Hadrian Turner’s delicate face flushed slightly, his hands tugging at the corners of his clothes, looking regretfully at the new outfit he’d specially changed into, now smeared with tears and snot, and sighed helplessly.
He had come specifically to watch Aurelia Shaw’s scene, but unexpectedly, he ran into a crazy woman.
This crazy woman seemed to be a fan of Aurelia Shaw as well.
Forget it, for Aurelia Shaw’s sake, he’d bear with it.
"Cold-blooded! Heartless!" Amanda Fuller glared at Hadrian Turner reproachfully, grabbed his clothes again, and wiped her tears.
"..." Hadrian Turner was filled with awkward frustration.
In front of the camera.
Satisfied with the promise of her wish, Anne Hart smiled contentedly and gestured to Yvaine, "You can leave now."
Yvaine bent down, backing away awkwardly, her expression twitching, clenching her fists in embarrassment. The assistant nervously glanced at Caleb, and sure enough, saw Caleb’s brow furrow once again. The assistant held their breath, trying to minimize their presence to avoid unwitting trouble.
Lucas Taylor placed a chess piece, casually lifting his eyes to gaze at the departing figure, his eyes deep and contemplative. After a long while, he retracted his gaze and lowered another piece onto the board.
"Cut!" With that, everyone let out a sigh of relief.
"Director Fan, are we continuing to shoot?" the cameraman rushed over to ask.
"Shoot what? I’m not in the mood today, we’re done." Caleb waved his hand to dismiss everyone, and the cameraman ran off to inform the others, who began packing up to finish early.
The scene they had just shot was arguably the one where Yvaine’s emotions were the most volatile in the entire drama. Lucas Taylor began to take an interest in this insignificant maid because of this encounter, setting the stage for the events to follow between them.
This scene didn’t have many lines for Yvaine, but precisely because of the lack of dialogue, it required the actor to use their eyes and expressions to convey the character’s psychology, which is the ultimate test of an actor’s skills. However...
Eleanor Spencer clearly failed to bring out Yvaine’s emotions. No matter how the character of Yvaine was shaped, she was already typecast after this scene.
In this drama, Yvaine was destined not to become a standout character.
Instead, Anne Hart, the antagonist, with her inherently controversial role, might not become wildly popular but would surely grab people’s attention.
Caleb thought to himself: This boss sure is cunning. No wonder he found such an unlikable role for his wife, playing along with this plan. It’s just unfortunate for Eleanor Spencer, this new actress. With a few more years of experience, she could make it well in the industry.
But alas, she was unlucky to be playing against the boss’s wife, so she could only serve as a stepping stone.
As soon as Caleb said "cut," Amanda Fuller rushed over, wiping the tears at the corners of her eyes, "Aurelia, you were amazing in that scene."
Earlier, she had been worried that Aurelia might fall out of character, but that was completely unnecessary. Now, Amanda Fuller realized that she was overthinking it; Aurelia’s performance was already at an extraordinary level.
Aurelia Shaw looked at this woman, older than herself, yet acting like a child, and smiled helplessly, "You’re exaggerating."
"Not at all!" Amanda Fuller insisted, "Look, it moved me to tears."
Aurelia couldn’t help but laugh, "There’s nothing in that scene to cry about, why are you crying? If you’re going to trick me, at least find another reason, this one’s too far-fetched."