Mr. Ford Is Jealous

Chapter 296

 “That’s enough,” Caspian told his manager. “Find me a quiet place to cool off. Bradley yelled his head off at me just now…” 

“Oh, I wouldn’t worry about that, Caspian!” the manager consoled. “You know Bradley yells at everyone. Your acting just now was perfectly fine. I’m sure he was angry at something else…” Meanwhile, Stella was leafing through the script alone in a deserted corner. She’d been through her lines a few times now, trying her hardest to get into character. The problem was that none of the scenes that she would be filming today were emotional. On the surface, it would seem that there was no need to get in the zone to film these scenes, but in fact, it was mundane scenes like these that were the greatest test of an actor’s skills. She had to look, sound, and act natural, and couldn’t appear as though she was performing in front of a camera. This was no mean feat for a new actor. Soon afterward, Bradley was done shooting two scenes and sent his assistant over to get Stella. Her heart pounded with anxiety, and just as she was about to go, the assistant stopped her. 

“Just hurry up and get these scenes over with,” he whispered to her. “Guinevere Cohen will be coming soon. Her previous scenes have all been shot, and if she finds out now that one of the supporting roles hasn’t been filled yet, who knows how furious she’ll be!” “When is she shooting again?” Stella asked. “Oh, you didn’t know? She suddenly decided to show up on set, earlier than expected. She said she wants to see our progress, which is why Bradley’s been in a hellish mood today. If your performance isn’t up to par and you get fired for it, Bradley will have to scramble and find another actress to take your place. We’re already in a rush as it is. We might not even make it before the Spring Film Festival starts. I can’t imagine how much money we’d lose if there are more delays!” 

At that point, all of the actors had been paid, especially a top actress like Guinevere, who got the money as soon as she finished filming. Guinevere held immense fame, status, and fortune. Although it was a good thing that a film had someone like that in the cast, all the pressure to perform at the box office was basically borne by the director, Bradley Lane, alone. Since Guinevere had an impressive repertoire, nobody would blame her if the film ended up a flop. Instead, rumors would start about how washed-out of a director Bradley Lane was, 

Bradley had been under such intense stress lately. “If I ever decide to work with these superstars again, I must be the king of fools!” Stella overheard Bradley grumbling

because he’d been impressed with her acting in previous films. Little did he know how fastidious and demanding she was!

was hard to please, so him and Guinevere working together was like a clash of titans. The assistant was quite fond of Stella,

forget this,” he

are two people that you must never offend: One is Bradley Lane, and the

even if they didn’t rehearse together just now, she’d gained enough experience to make great improvements the second time around. As the performance