Since Yanny was a fresh celebrity, even though she might have a stubborn and headstrong nature as a child, she still felt nervous when she was faced with Cameron, a person of such high status.
The scene they were about to shoot was Female Extra Three's first encounter with the male lead. Their characters met at a ball and there were two to three spoken lines altogether. However, they had to rely heavily on their body language.
According to the script, Female Extra Three would feel a huge sense of admiration toward the male lead. Admiration and delight had to be reflected through her gaze.
Yanny already admired Cameron in person for his accomplishments and grandeur. All she had to do was put in a little more effort in acting to pull it off. It was very easy for her to do so.
The only thing was, after the ball, her character would have more dialogue with Cameron's character especially when her character had to flirt with his.
It seemed both Yanny's and Cameron's acting were able to captivate everyone. They finished their scenes smoothly.
The director was very pleased as he called out, "Cut!"
Yanny let out a huge sigh of relief when she snapped out of her trance. She thought to herself, 'Oh thank god I didn't forget my lines.'
The director praised, "Not bad, Yanny. You're able to get it right so smoothly on your first take. Here I was, all worried about you being the new kid on the block. Oh no, the guys after this will have to do multiple takes, it seems."
Yanny was not too shocked from his praise as she replied with a smile, "I'll work harder."
"Good. Hard work is always good!"
The director seemed to like Yanny since she worked hard as compared to those who entered the industry through the resources their connections provided them. They were only there to show off and were never there to act in the first place.
However, Yanny was humble and it seemed she was willing to learn even by having Shayne backing her. It was obvious why Shayne had his eye on this woman.
She received a phone call from Shayne when she was taking a break after her shoot.
Yanny initially did not want to pick up the call since it was not a nice thing to be talking on her phone while being on set.
However, she was also worried that her sugar daddy would be offended, so she picked up the call.
She failed to notice that Cameron had noticed Shayne's name flashing on her phone.
Shayne asked immediately after the call was connected, "How was it? Is the wilderness fun?"
Yanny thought to herself, 'Oh… you wish.'
Yanny said, "Shayne, I'm here to work, not to have fun."
Shayne held his phone against his ear with one hand while tucking his other hand away in his pocket. He was pacing back and forth casually behind the huge glass window in his office as he spoke in a casual tone, "Oh, so, serving me isn't work to you but acting is?"
Yanny thought to herself, '... How could this man twist her words around all the time?'
However, Yanny somehow felt that there was someone eavesdropping on her conversation, so she hastily said, "Shayne, I'll call you back after work tonight, okay? I'm still filming on set and there are a lot of people around."
"What's the matter? Are you afraid of other people finding out that I'm your sugar daddy?" The man exclaimed as he frowned. His voice sounded calm and it was unsure how he actually felt. The tone of his voice sounded as disdainful and arrogant as he normally would.
Yanny said as she buttered up to him, "Of course not. I just don't want them to hear my conversation with you. They might snatch you away from me. Don't you know how appealing you are to others, Shayne?"
Shayne raised his brows and cracked a grin as he said, "No I don't."
"The actresses on our film set might all wish that you're able to be their sugar daddy, you know."
Shayne squinted his eyes and cracked a sinister grin as he said, "Well, no way. I happened to be quite the picky person."
Cameron who was standing beside her had a subtle playful glint flashed across his eyes.
'Is this woman Shayne's new toy?
'Wow, just because you're dating someone, you want to use my reputation to boost hers as Female Extra Three? How is this acceptable?
'I don't mind boosting her reputation but… what's the deal about not letting me shoot kissing scenes with her?’
Cameron lowered his head and looked at the script in his hands. He felt mischievous and decided to sit next to Yanny.
The instant Cameron sat next to her, Yanny instinctively got up and gave up her seat politely.
Cameron cracked a gentle smile after noticing her reaction as he said, "There's no need for that. I'm just her to discuss the script with you."
Yanny returned to her seat and gave him a suspicious look as she thought to herself, 'Is this man serious right now? Is he, an award winning actor going to discuss the script with me, a nobody? Is his brain okay?'
Cameron could tell she was uncomfortable, so he said, "You don't have to feel nervous. We're just having a casual conversation together and we're helping each other out. You can ask me if there's anything you don't understand."
Yanny had a perspective of him then and she thought to herself, 'This award winning actor seemed like an untouchable god but the truth is, he's actually quite friendly and approachable.'
"Thank you, Mr. Yaeger."
Cameron frowned immediately when he heard her address him as Mr. Yaeger. He said, "Hmm? I'm not that old. Calling me mister makes me feel like I'm in my fifties or sixties. Just call me by my name, Cameron."
'Cameron? Was he trying to get close to me?'
However, Yanny continued to call him mister as a form of respect and Cameron no longer dwelled on the matter. He pointed at the script and said, "I've read through the original novel. Here in this scene, when the male lead passed out, Female Extra Three was supposed to secretly kiss the male lead. However, it's not in the script. This scene made it seem like Female Extra Three doesn't really care all that much about the male lead. What do you think?"
It seemed that Cameron was… flirting with a serious look.
Yanny held onto her chin and instinctively raised her brows while she thought. She then lowered her head and looked at the part of the script Cameron was pointing at. She spoke in a puzzled tone, "I've read the original novel too… but I don't remember the part that you told me about."
Cameron replied, "You must've skimmed through it too quickly and missed it."
Yanny chuckled calmly and said, "Yeah, maybe as I usually read before I sleep at night. Maybe I was just too tired and missed it."
"Yeah. I feel like if we want to make this scene better, we need to add an uncontrollable kissing scene in it. What do you think?"
Yanny was stunned when Cameron asked her what she thought.
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