This was Cooperâs request. The director didnât know who he was so he turned to look at Michael.
Cooper came with Michael and Michael seems to treat him with great respectâ¦
Michael was helpless. It seems that Cooper is very opposed to letting Carmen act in movies. He definitely doesnât want her to finish acting the second scene so smoothly. Moreover, Carmen needs to experience the hard work that goes into acting in order to make a better choice.
Michael had no choice but to agree. âOkay, Mr. Mitchell. Whatever you say.â
The director immediately started to find faults at the beginning of the second scene.
âCut! The flower dropped! Letâs do this again!â
âCut! Your gaze did not express the characterâs feelings! Start over!â
âWhere are your emotions? You have to show your emotions! Again!â
There was a series of cuts the whole morning and the director found fault with almost everything.
Everyone on set was tired and listless, and it was not until the crew put out lunch at noon that everyone dispersed and had a rest.
Carmen was sad and emotional. She sat on Cooperâs laps and buried her head in his chest, not saying a word.
Holding her in his arms, Cooper coaxed her. âThatâs how acting works. There will always be a lot of retakes. If the shot doesnât look good, you have to start over again and again. Itâs not fun at all. After you finish shooting in the afternoon, letâs go home and you can inherit my farm. Itâs full of fluffy sheep and you can have as many of them as you want. Or, you can learn how to build robots from Uncle Linus!â
Carmen was too sad to speak. She pursed her lips and tears welled up in her eyes, but she held back her tears firmly. Cooper had scared her with words like âthatâs how acting worksâ and tried to lure her with words like âinherit my farmâ to persuade Carmen to leave. However, Carmen wouldnât leave. At noon, she even stubbornly ate a big bowl of lunch and braced herself to prepare for the afternoon shoot.
Michael and Sophia stood at the side and both of them felt speechless. Sophia couldnât help but roll her eyes. Cooper really doesnât want Carmen to act in movies!
Sophia thought that whether or not Carmen inherited the family business was not important because all she wanted was for her to be happy. If she really likes acting, as her mother, Iâll naturally support her decision.
After Carmen finished eating, she drank some water and looked up at her father.
Michael looked like Mulan today, and he was even going to sing a verse from the movie itself. In order to accompany Carmen, he really did everything he could and was willing to be in the background for her.
With his female characterâs makeup and clothing, Michael looked really beautiful. If he didnât speak, Sophia wouldnât be able to tell that he was a man.
âDaddyâ¦â Carmen looked at him innocently. Seeing this, Michael squatted down and his face full of makeup was filled with tenderness as he said, âDarling, whatâs the matter?â
Carmen buried her face in Michaelâs arms. Looking shy, she stuttered for a long time before she finally came up with a full sentence. âI want to hear you sing operaâ¦â
This was also the wish of everyone on set!
When Michael came out in a dress a moment ago and everyone heard the sound of his heightened voice and saw the way he swayed his body, they didnât want to shoot the scene anymore. All they wanted to do was watch him sing opera.
In order to strive for perfection and for the scene to look realistic, Michaelâs makeup was impeccable, a stage was set up, and they even hired a troupe to act with him. Everything was in place and all they needed was an opera singer.
There was also a glint of hope in Sophiaâs eyes.
She had watched all of Michaelâs movies and two of them had scenes of him singing opera, which was rumored that he sang them himself. He had also sung a little just now, but they were intermittent and not complete.
His fans always said that he was born with a great voice. They admired him because not only did he know how to act, but he was also good at singing opera.
Sohpia looked at Michael in anticipation.
Under everyoneâs excited gaze, Michael stretched out his slender figure and poked Carmenâs adorable small cheeks as he softly said, âOkay. If my darling wants to see me sing, Iâll sing! However, once I finish singing, you canât be sad anymore!â
Carmen nodded and looked excited.
Taylor Murray is about to sing opera!
Everyone immediately swarmed over. Because of Michaelâs visit, they were under heavy security and fortunately, his whereabouts had not been leaked. Apart from a dozen extras and the crew members on set, there were no other people. Everyone soon gathered under the stage and waited for Michael to sing.
The set was set up according to the actual street corner from history using high quality props. Sophia sat among a group of extras and she felt as if she had travelled back in time to a hundred years ago, which was a strange feeling. She found the best seat and waited for Michael to sing.
The accompaniment began and Michael started singing live.
His singing was graceful and pleasant to the ears. Moreover, he sang professionally and was different from the countertenor singers who sang weirdly on the Internet. His voice was very imposing, and he sang high and low notes in one breath. Listening to him sing was like hearing the rain fall on the ground.
It was beautiful and full of personality.
After singing the first paragraph of the song, there was already a round of applause and cheers from the audience. Sophia was also clapping happily and Carmen excitedly gave her father some flowers.
Only Cooperâs face was as dark as night.
This b*stard. Now that he knows his family background and power are not as great as mine and itâs useless to attract Sophia with money, he turns to seduction.
Ever since he was young, I already knew that this b*stard would be really good at seducing girls.
Now, as expected, Michael knows a lot of seducing methods. My cute and pure daughter wonât be a match for him!
Meanwhile, at that moment, Sophiaâs eyes were focused on Michael.
The twinkle in his eyes and his charming smile is a piece of art. Every word he sings sounds beautifulâ¦
It would be great to listen to him sing for the rest of my life!
Michael continued to sing seriously, and coincidentally, this was Sophiaâs favorite piece. In his eyes, everyone else didnât exist and he could only see her. His singing was meant for her, and only her.
After having her father cheer her up, Carmen looked much more energetic in the afternoon. She braced herself and told herself that she needed to act well.
Even if itâs only a few shots, I want to give it my all.
However, the director continued yelling cut, pointing out little problems every time. He kept asking everyone to do everything over and over again, and in the end, Carmen was so tired that she started dozing off when standing.
Michael couldnât bear to see her like this so he spoke to the director. âThis is Carmenâs first shoot. Donât go so hard on her.â
Since Michael already spoke up, the director naturally had to go easy on her. In fact, the front few shoots were done well. In the end, they shot one more time and ended the filming.
When Cooper saw that his granddaughter was not willing to give up even though she was exhausted, he felt distressed and angry. However, he finally compromised.
The first day ended perfectly. After Michael took off his makeup and changed his clothes, he took Carmen from Cooperâs arms, carried her into the car, and went to the hotel they were staying at to have dinner.
Sophia followed behind with Bubbles and asked, âDarling, filming is tiring. If you want to have an acting career, every day will be like this!â
Carmen was drowsy and she rubbed her eyes. She couldnât open her eyes but she still pouted in response.
She wanted to be in movies but she was afraid of being tired. However, when she remembered that she didnât have money for her kindergarten tuition fees, that Judgeâs dog food for the next month had not been paid, and that the other dogs at home were waiting for her to feed them, she made a decision and determinedly said, âNo, I want to continue acting!
No matter how tiring it is, I want to continue! Daddy has been working hard for many years. I want to continue acting and earn a lot of money to take care of daddy!â