Chapter 339
Zola looked surprised because she suddenly saw Leopold. There were also several men with cameras following him. She guessed he was going to film and rehearse the highlight scenes. But Zola thought there shouldn’t be much to film there. After all, she was the only actor:
“Where are Viola and Ben?” the director asked.
“They seem to have other schedules at the moment,” Zola answered.
“You’re the only one here?”
“I don’t have much to do anyway. Zola smiled. The director didn’t say anything, and he was about to leave with his crew.
“Wait.” Leopold suddenly stopped him.
“Mr. Cavanaugh, what’s wrong?” The director asked politely.
“Let’s see Zolate
performance first. Since we’re already here.”
“Sounds good,” the director agreed, then looked at Zola, “Alright, show us your practice!”
Hearing the director’s order, Zola was unwilling. The scenes she had to perform were filled with conflicts, and she struggled to get into character without another person to act with.
Zola, try to get into your character. We’ll film what we can take,” the director advised.
Zola gritted her teeth and agreed. Then, she began to perform her part in front of all the film crews. She had spent so much time comprehending her character, but her current performance showed it wasn’t good enough.
Amidst her performance, Zola noticed Leopold looking at her with a strange expression. ‘Does he think I’m insulting his work?” It was also at that moment that Zola noticed Leopold was on crutches. ‘Did he break his bones recently? When she thought of Leopold being thrown to the ground and his limbs broken, she couldn’t help but feel a little gloated.
“Not good enough!” Leopold commented.
“I know. I’ll try to use different methods to understand my character.” Zola admitted that her performance was far from the
bare minimum.
“You have to understand this character. What is she thinking? Why is she enduring? What’s the point of her breakdown? need more effort to act these out and make the audience empathize with her struggles!”
“I will,” Zola replied respectfully. She thought she had messed up Leopold’s movie. After all, this movie was his debut on big screen, so it had exceptional and personal meaning to him.
After giving his advice, Leopold left with the production team, and Zola heaved a sigh of relief. She had practiced and studied the script many times, but having no other actors to perform with made her struggle.
Outside the rehearsal room, Leopold was gathering with the production team. Since his legs were compromised, everyone was trying to make him comfortable.
When the actors signed their contract, aren’t they required to follow the meeting schedule and rehearse on the TV station?” A crew asked.
“They are,” the director answered, “But some of the actors have other projects as well. I’ve tried to call their agents, but there
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“I feel that since the contract has been signed, they are bound to it. But since one or two people decided to make excuses not to come. I’m afraid others will start to find all kinds of reasons not to come for rehearsal. If this continues, the show’s quality will be greatly reduced. So, for the sake of the show’s quality, I suggest you be impartial
The director nodded while watching a few sets of actors rehearsing that day, especially Zola. He was getting anxious about the project. After all, everyone didn’t gather to rehearse. If the actors only rehearsed at the last minute, it would ruin the show.
“Alright, I’ll text them after this. From tomorrow onwards, everyone must come and rehearse live!” The director said firmly.
The next day, Zola was surprised to find Viola and Ben had come to the rehearsal. “Didn’t Ben say he wouldn’t have time to come his afternoon? And Viola said she would only come if there’s Ben
“Hey, didn’t you say you’re not coming today?” Zola asked in a friendly manner. After all, they were going to film together, so they had to build a good relationship.
“Yeah, that was the plan. At first, the production team was okay with me taking a leave. But yesterday, I received a notice that I couldn’t take any leave! Do you know how I rushed back to Belley after working all night? I slept for less than two hours, and now I am rehearsing. I can use some time to recover, you know?”
“Then sleep for a while. Viola and I will rehearse first.” Zola urged. She was also relieved that the production team had decided to step up..
“Okay, I’ll join when I feel better. Ben quickly walked to the sofa beside him.
Meanwhile, Zola asked Viola to rehearse on the stage. “No.” surprisingly, Viola refused, “There’s no way I can get into the role. I feel like I’m missing something. Let’s rest for now and wait for Ben to wake up.”
Zola could only sigh.
She had one rule when she returned to the entertainment industry. That was, she didn’t want to offend anyone. So she nodded and told Viola to lie down and rest.
ry time as an
Zola sat in another corner, studying the script while memorizing her lines. She would record her lines every evaluation. Then, she would choose the one she felt most suitable
Ben only sobered up a little after sleeping until the afternoon. After eating the lunch sent by the production team, the three of them finally began their first scene. It was obvious. Ben and Viola did not practice while they were away. The two of them couldn’t even speak smoothly.
“I’m sorry, Zola. I didn’t expect this scene to be so difficult to act in. I thought my part was simple. But clearly, I’ve underestimated it. Ben looked guilty.
“It’s okay. We’ll try to give each other advice.” Zola comforted.
Eventually, as soon as it was 5:30 p.m., Viola and Ben found various reasons to leave the rehearsal room. There was on Zola left.
“Well, guess I’m the only one having so much free time. Zola thought. She then performed in front of the mirror. Once sh was engrossed, she lost track of time. By the time Zola returned to her senses, it was already 10 pm.
Just when Zola had gone to the washroom and was about to leave, the lights in the toilet suddenly went dark. Then, the entire building went dark. “Ah!” Zola was shocked.
Zola was traumatized by the darkness in the washroom, and she was scared to death. After all, in many horror movies, it is one of the frequent places for a horror encounter. The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.
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Zola quickly reached for her bag. She wanted to take her phone to light her way and call for help. But then she realized she had left her phone in the rehearsal room.
‘Great, the rehearsal room is quite far from the toilet! Zola cursed. She was unfamiliar with the washroom layout and couldn’t see anything. ‘Now, how am I supposed to go back?”
Zola trembled in fear. She felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest. But at that moment, she had no choice but to feel her way out of the washroom. She kept encouraging herself in her heart. She told herself that ghosts weren’t real and she had nothing to be scared about. ‘Nothing can scare me!’
“Ah!” Zola suddenly screamed again. She felt her hand had touched something warm. But it couldn’t be anything like rats or cockroaches.
Zola was convinced she had touched something big and alive. In shock, she staggered forward, and she heard a clang. Something seemed to have fallen.
What had fallen so loudly? Did I push someone? Or… something? Zola was so frightened that she screamed in panic. She felt like her soul was ripped apart from her body.
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