Chapter 7
Everyone knew that I was Jared’s wife, so when Shaun started “building rapport” with me, he also felt a lot of
pressure.
I took the initiative to joke with him, “You must have read entertainment news before joining the group, right? I had already become a has–been, so you don’t have to worry about Jared using tricks to blacklist you.”
Shaun nodded with understanding and smiled, “Got it. Then I won’t be afraid of falling in love with you because of the play.”
Mr. Skyles watched the two of us chatting aimlessly for a while and nodded approvingly, “You two are quite something. What do you young people call it? Oh right, ‘CP feeling‘… You look quite compatible!”
“That’s great. In a while, when the behind–the–scenes footage is released by Reuters, the investors won’t need to spend money on promoting the CP during the publicity period anymore…”
Shaun laughed heartily and said, “Mr. Skyles, didn’t we break up in the end of the movie? Who ships this kind of couple?”
Mr. Skyles waved his hand and said, “Shaun, why are you even more old–fashioned than me? Nowadays, the BE aesthetic is all the rage…”
“I saw the two of you standing together, and there was a strong sense of destiny… You can question the quality of the movies I’ve made, but you absolutely cannot question the actors and actresses I’ve chosen. Every actor who has worked in my movies has become hugely successful!”
“You two, a perfect match!”
“Mr. Skyles‘ certainty made my face flush.
Hurry up and pick up the thermos, turn your face away while drinking water.
The couple on the screen, Mr. Skyles, indeed achieved several beautiful stories in reality.
But I used to always think that when filming, it’s filming, and life is life.
Work is work, and emotions are emotions.
In the past, no matter how many emotional scenes I filmed, once the shooting was over, I could instantly snap out of character without any hesitation.
Facing Shaun this time, I inexplicably felt a fluttering sensation in my heart.
I attributed all of this to Shaun being an excessively excellent scene actor.
Have strength, but do not show off.
We read the script together and also filmed several scenes as opponents. Shaun can definitely be regarded as the industry benchmark.
Every glance was a “textbook–perfect performance“.
I was being guided by Shaun into the role, gradually forgetting all the frustrating things about Jared and Tatiana down the mountain.
“Cut! Congratulations on wrapping up!”
Mr. Skyles stood up from behind the monitor and excitedly gave me and Shaun a thumbs up, saying, “Excellent! A thousand times better than when you two first joined the team!”
“It was Mr. Hamnon who brought us here.”
I laughed and then followed Shaun to the back of the monitor to watch the replay as the staff handed us the flowers.
I said this sentence completely without politeness or flattery.
Shaun was indeed very good at directing plays. After six months of collaboration, I could already receive more emotions and feelings conveyed through his eyes and subtle facial expressions.
And I could make more nuanced responses accordingly.
I firmly believed that the movie “Romance” would definitely win awards hands down.
“No, Raquel is still more talented.”
“Oh?” Mr. Skyles‘ gaze shifted between the two of us, “You two were going back and forth.”
I breathed in the air of the mountains and finally sighed with relief.
This movie, I can say, was the most exhilarating and satisfying performance I have ever acted in.
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In the past, in order to spend more time with Jared, I missed out on many scripts that I liked.
Occasionally, a few scripts that I showed strong interest in were snatched away by him to please Tatiana.
It is probably because I was born to be an actor that I have been able to gain the favor of famous directors, even though the films I have been shooting in recent years are “flops” that I don’t like.
Chapter 7