CHAPTER 265: CHAPTER 266: FIGHTING THE SCHEMING BITCH (2)

Vera Wave, being new to this industry, didn’t understand such tricks and simply assumed she had stood in the wrong place.

"Oh, Director... I’m sorry!"

Director Song, not wanting to make it too obvious, just raised a hand. "Next time, pay attention to the camera. Everyone, get ready."

And so, the scene was reshot. Irene Spencer knew when to pull back and didn’t push things too far, keen to avoid the director’s displeasure.

After a whole morning’s effort, they finally managed to shoot the scene successfully.

Assistant Anabel Wilton immediately rushed over, handing Irene water and a jacket. She glanced sideways at Vera. "Ms. Spencer, we need to hurry. If we don’t leave now, we’ll be late for the noon event."

Irene Spencer feigned a troubled expression as she looked at Director Song. "Director, what do you think?"

Director Song pondered for a moment. "You go ahead. We’ll shoot something else first."

"I’ll be back as soon as possible," Irene Spencer said humbly. She then walked over to Vera. "Don’t worry. For my first movie, one scene had over ten retakes. Relax, you’ll do great!"

Ostensibly, she was comforting Vera, but in reality, she subtly shifted the entire blame onto her.

The rest of the staff, unaware of the underlying games, all thought Vera was the one delaying the shoot and grew somewhat resentful toward her.

Vera, oblivious to the setup, smiled gratefully at Irene Spencer.

"Thank you, Ms. Spencer. I’ll definitely pay more attention next time."

"Alright, you all carry on with filming. I’m off to the event. We’ll continue this afternoon when I get back."

Irene Spencer cordially bid farewell to everyone, changed her clothes, and left in her car. The director then called over other directors to work with Vera on her scenes and reshoot additional footage.

Vera had left early that morning without eating breakfast and was now starving. Consequently, her focus faltered, and even simple shots required numerous retakes.

Filming continued until just after two in the afternoon. Only after these few short shots were completed did the staff finally have time to eat lunch.

Vera noticed everyone’s dissatisfaction and approached them to apologize.

"I’m so sorry, everyone!"

Although the staff were displeased, they were still mindful of her connections and didn’t say much, merely offering a few perfunctory replies.

Vera, of course, sensed their coldness, and a look of disappointment crossed her face. Assistant Director Rowan Nichols brought a boxed lunch over to her and guided her to a nearby chair.

"Vera," he began, "let me tell you, your acting is actually quite good. You’re the first newcomer I’ve seen who can make Irene Spencer try so hard to steal the spotlight."

"Huh?" Vera looked at him, completely bewildered. "Steal the spotlight?"

"You didn’t notice?" Rowan Nichols saw her expression and sighed. "Well, I suppose you wouldn’t understand these things."

After glancing around, he leaned in closer and lowered his voice.

"Vera, we’ve gotten to know each other a bit now. Let me give you a piece of advice, like that line from our movie, remember? ’You can’t just judge a person by their appearance...’"

This line was originally spoken by Miss Arista, Irene Spencer’s character in the film. Rowan Nichols was deliberately saying it with a pointed meaning.

He still had to make a living in this industry and didn’t have powerful backing like Vera did. Naturally, he didn’t dare say too much. If word got out, he couldn’t afford to offend someone like Irene Spencer.

He meant...

Vera turned her head to look at him, but Rowan Nichols had already stood up, offering her a gentle smile.

"You must be starving after getting up so early. Hurry up and eat. You have several more scenes to reshoot this afternoon. After you’ve finished, I’ll explain a bit about working with the camera so you look good on screen."

Vera gave him a grateful smile.

"Thank you, Director Nichols."

Quickly finishing her boxed lunch, Vera proactively took a bottle of water and handed it to Rowan Nichols. He then led her into the room they had been using for filming earlier and began to explain some industry know-how, such as camera positioning, blocking, and other technical aspects.