Chapter 396: Chapter 397

Chapter 397 He sang Guinevere‘s words of praise, but Stella could tell that he meant something else.

She smiled and didn‘t say anything further. Instead, she focused on remembering her script.

“Can I do it like this?”

“Not bad,” the instructor nodded. “When you‘re in front of the cameras, make sure your fighting sequences are meticulous–sharp and precise. Don‘t just focus on hitting your opponents, but on displaying the character‘s personality. Reimagine the original fighting scene in the author‘s mind.”

Stella found that what he said made sense and took his advice very seriously.

A while later, there seemed to be a commotion among the crew, prompting them to look over. Someone had walked out of the dressing room; a rose amongst the thorns that drew everyone‘s attention.

The instructor said mildly, “Seems like the big celebrity is done with her makeup. The entire crew is waiting for her alone... She claims to want to catch up, yet she’s requesting everything to be done from the beginning just because of something trivial she doesn‘t like...”

He subconsciously rambled on his grievances before suddenly realizing that Stella was still next to him.

Worried that he‘d said something wrong, he smiled guiltily at her. “I didn‘t mean anyone in particular, don‘t think too much about it.”

Stella pretended that she‘d heard nothing. She didn‘t want to get herself involved in such things. Then, the assistant suddenly came rushing over. “Are you ready?”

“Yes, we are.” “Everything‘s ready over there. We‘ve divided the place into two scenes. Director Bradley will film that scene first. Both of you, go over there and wait.”

Another assistant director was in charge of the filming on their end. It seemed the crew had indeed been trying hard to get up to speed. Stella‘s partner in this scene was Caspian again. Because of his manager‘s reminders, he wasn‘t as friendly toward Stella as he used to be and even kept his distance when he could.

However, he did not forget to keep things cordial between them.

Stella could tell that he was trying to keep his distance, and didn‘t make a big deal out of it.

She was merely the new actress–all she needed to do was to keep calm and focus on doing her part well. There was no need to overthink other things.

Their scene was shot smoothly and successfully. Caspian was sufficiently prepared as well, and the two had amazing chemistry on set.

After shooting their scene, even Caspian had a change of heart towards Stella.

Since his manager was watching from the side, he couldn‘t say much except for a small compliment.

“Good job today...” he whispered when Stella walked past him. Stella was slightly taken aback as she glanced at him. She could sense that he was avoiding her gaze and turned to look at his manager standing on one side, glaring at him menacingly. She understood what was happening and nodded slightly, not giving him too large a response, before going backstage. Bradley was still doing some preparation work.

Guinevere‘s crew started the earliest, yet they haven‘t even officially begun filming.

Apparently, Guinevere had very high standards for the crew, not only for the actors and actresses whom she shared scenes with, but even the surroundings had to fulfill her ‘expectations.

She was scheduled to film a fighting scene as well. Guinevere hardly came out after giving birth, and her body recuperated pretty well. However, perhaps because she hadn‘t been working for a long time, she found it rather physically demanding. Most of the crew knew that she had returned to work after giving birth and were, therefore, more understanding and patient with her. Yet, things inevitably slowed down.

Things were getting on Bradley‘s nerves. “Forget it. Let‘s film another segment.” Guinevere refused to. “I think this segment can be even better.” She insisted, “The character can be more fully fleshed out. I don’t want the audience thinking that I‘m just a female actress who only knows how to cry.” Guinevere‘s signature had always been her crying scenes, which were always very touching and infectious. However, she wanted a breakthrough in her career and did not want people to think she only knew how to shoot emotional scenes. As she spoke, she glanced around her and spotted someone who made her heart stop. “Stella Sealey?”