"Okay, but when I came here just now, I saw there was only an instant coffee shop downstairs. If you want to drink the four kinds of coffee you mentioned, you may have to wait a little longer."
"That's none of my business. As long as you can put four cups of coffee on my desk before 10 o'clock every morning, that's all." Marco checked his watch and said, "You still have 40 minutes!"
"As you wish! I will do it well." After saying that, Yan Zi lowered his head and pulled Feng Xiaoyun away.
"Are you really going to buy her coffee? Did you remember everything she said?" Feng Xiaoyun asked.
Yan Zi rolled her eyes at him. "What we were talking about just now were the lines from the play. From the moment she said a latte, that was our first meeting and conversation in the play."
"Huh~~" Yan Zi let out a long breath. "Her aura was so strong just now. I felt like she was completely immersed in the role. Just now, she really was like that fashion devil Meili, picky, pursuing perfection, and making people unable to refute her."
"As for me, I felt like I was just reciting lines. Even though I knew them by heart, I didn't have that feeling." Yan Zi said somewhat weakly. What had just happened was the first confrontation between the two in the play, and in fact, it was also the first confrontation between the two in reality.
She knew very well that she had lost just now. Marco, who had won two Best Actress awards and one Best Actress award, was really strong. Moreover, the role of Meili was a perfect match for her. This was probably why Zuo Ying'an chose her.
Soon all the actors arrived, and Zuo Ying'an also arrived with the man and woman from that day. Yan Zi now knew that the man was the screenwriter, whose surname was Lin.
The woman was the art director, surnamed Ren. The character Meili was based on her. She is also the editor-in-chief of Flower magazine.
"We're all in this circle. Even if we haven't met before, we should recognize each other now, right? I won't introduce you in detail. Let's talk about the script now."
After sitting down, Zuo Ying'an spoke straight to the point. This was also his habit. On the set, he was an autocratic dictator, but before filming began, he would give you a chance to express your opinion on the script. If you could convince him, he would consider changing the script.
Once filming starts, he will require the actors to perform strictly according to the requirements of the script, unless there is a superb performance with a stroke of genius or a sense of sudden enlightenment.
"Director Zuo, I think the character of Meili is strong, but not three-dimensional enough." Marco was the first to raise an opinion. Among all the actors here, she and Yan Zi are both the leading female roles, and she has more experience. Naturally, no one would be dissatisfied if she spoke first.
"Yes, she is such a strong woman. Her other side is not seen in front of the camera, but is reflected in her opponent Annie."
"Ah, of course I understand that!" Ma Ke'er said, then looked at Yan Zi gently, like an elder encouraging a younger person, and asked, "Is Miss Yan Zi okay?"
The problem was thrown to Yan Zi. If she couldn't figure out how to contrast Mary from Anne's perspective, Marco would most likely persuade Zuo Ying'an to change the script, and there would be no doubt that the role would tilt towards her.
Everyone was looking at Yan Zi. Everyone present knew about the grudges between the two of them. Moreover, the other actresses were naturally dissatisfied with the fact that they were both invited to play a double-female role. Seeing the two of them fighting each other, they all had a mentality of watching the fun. It would be even better if both of them could suffer losses.
"Of course!" Yan Zi looked into Marco's eyes and said, "In fact, there have been many times when Mary's vulnerability and tenderness were hidden in the tasks she assigned to Annie. Especially those 'personal matters' she arranged outside of work, which almost always indirectly revealed Mary's hidden side."
"So I have the confidence to handle these fragments well and make the character of Meili more three-dimensional and layered."
Zuo Ying'an nodded secretly at Yan Zi's words. In this movie with two female protagonists, there are actually many aspects in which the two of them need to complement each other. Now that Yan Zi can interpret these contents through the script by herself, it still makes him very satisfied.
"Since Ms. Yan Zi is confident that she can handle these issues, then I have no objections. After all, young people sometimes lack experience, which inevitably makes me a little worried. This is my first drama since joining Tianfeng Entertainment, and the company and I take it very seriously, so thank you all for your cooperation."
Some other main actors and supporting actors even said they didn't dare, which is as they should.
Zuo Ying'an naturally saw the subtle rivalry between the two, but he did not say anything. In the play, the two were both superiors and subordinates, but there was also some subtle hostility between them.
Mary in the play really hates the incompetence of her subordinates. Marco's suspicion just now was the reaction Mary should have, but in the play she would not raise any questions but would directly respond sarcastically.
In fact, Anne was also very dissatisfied with Mary for throwing all the official and personal matters to her. The two of them had dissatisfaction and opposition to each other in the early stage, which was very helpful for them to get into the role.
As for the online grievances between the two, Zuo Ying'an naturally knew about it. He chose them as the two heroines of this drama with two heroines. Whether he had the intention of hyping it up or not, only he knew.
After all, not every actor has the confidence like Marco to question the script. Zuo Ying'an quickly communicated with everyone, and the script was finalized. The official opening ceremony was held ten days later.
On the way back, Yan Zi sat aside without saying a word. Feng Xiaoyun couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Why aren't you talking? This is not like you."
"Nonsense! I'm not like you, a chatterbox all day long. Just now, you were actually able to chat with Director Ren."
"Wow, you're not jealous, are you? That's an old lady in her fifties."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm just curious about what you and her have to talk about."
"She knows I'm your assistant. Didn't you tell her that I chose all your clothes? She just wanted to know my opinion on the current season's trends."
"Tsk~ Just you!" After knowing that Director Ren was the editor-in-chief of "Flowers", Yan Zi didn't believe that the other party would ask Feng Xiaoyun for advice on the season's trends.
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