Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 116

Finally, Egbert managed to herd Eileen off to bed.

The next day.

Eileen arrived on set to find that a new scriptwriter had joined the crew.

Before starting work. Galen suggested a casual gathering to introduce the new scriptwriter to everyone.

As Eileen approached, she heard a clear and efficient female voice from the slightly ajar rest room door. “Hertha’s screen time needs to be halved, and Joyce’s screen time needs to be increased by two-thirds. The way the plot is handled also needs to change; ‘Eyes on the Rendezvous’ has too much of a ‘Vanishing Riddle’ vibe.”

Vanishing Riddle’ was a famous mystery drama. Eileen knew that after ‘Eyes on the Rendezvous’ aired, some media commentary channels would probably say that the plot was very similar to ‘Vanishing Riddle.

But why reduce Hertha’s screen time and increase Joyce’s?

Eileen knocked on the door.

The voices inside paused, and then Galen’s voice came out. “Come in.”

Eileen pushed the door open and walked in.

Upon entering, she saw Galen, the scriptwriter, and a strikingly beautiful woman in conversation.

This woman was seemingly in her thirties; she had long hair draped over her shoulders and a standout aura. The voice just now must have been hers.

Galen asked, “Where’s Egbert?”

Eileen, clutching her script, sat down on a folding chair and replied. “He’s in the restroom. He’ll be here in a bit.”

Galen didn’t say anything else. He turned to the unfamiliar woman and introduced her. “This is Eileen, the actress playing Joyce.”

Then he said to Eileen, “This is Fred, the new co-scriptwriter and art director.”

of Vanishing Riddle? Fred is a

it and politely

put down her script, suddenly stood up, smiled at Eileen, and extended her hand. “Don’t be so formal; call

aback; she didn’t expect this big shot writer to be so friendly. She stood up and shook hands with her. “Hello, Flossie.”

to pull her hand back,

was a

looked up and saw Flossie

her hand back again and asked, “What’s

awkwardly releasing her hand and explaining, “I’m sorry, I was just surprised. I didn’t expect the actress Galen found to be so fitting for the role. Ms. Lopez. Your aura is very

Where? Honestly, I was fooled by

to Galen’s constant ribbing. She pouted and didn’t

the script last night, the image of Joyce that came to mind was Ms.

bit surprised; he did not expect Flossie to argue with him over

a while, Egbert arrived, and the

Flossie brought up mainly

was not willing to make major changes. He said, “If we do that, the female lead

Eileen

it. The final effect is what matters in a movie. As long as the effect is good, do we need

“Your ideas are really out of

the script onto the table and quite bluntly confronted Galen. “I didn’t expect a director of your status to

Flossie, making a movie is different from writing!’ Galen was

tension in the room

looked

gaze and shook his head at her, signaling

in to mediate. “Actually, we can try to

immediately turned to look at

cleared his throat and said, “Galen, don’t be so quick to oppose. Actually, Ms. Flossie came to me last night. We talked a lot about the script. After all, she