"It's nothing." Julia shook her head, knowing that Lisa would never leave her alone. She didn't expect
her to be so cruel. It was as if she didn't even care about the play. She just wanted to retaliate against
Julia.
Even though Julia was well-tempered, she was getting a little angry.
"This is outrageous! How could she do this?" Everyone else could see that Lisa had slapped her on
purpose. Since Julia was an outcast and Lisa was the female lead, nobody decided to help Julia. They
just watched what happened.
As Julia's assistant, Abby couldn't stand seeing Julia get bullied. Just as she was about to confront
Lisa, Julia grabbed her.
"Don't go." Although she was very upset, Julia knew that it was not the right time to get angry.
"But Julia, they..." Abby stammered, glowering with anger.
"I'm fine, really." Julia forced a smile on her face. As she was about to fix her make-up, the director
called for her again. She quickly put her things down and rushed to the set.
With a gloating look on her face, Lisa mocked, "Oh my God! Your face is swollen. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Julia curtly replied, feeling a little bit of anger.
Her face was swollen because of Lisa's slap and now the latter had the audacity to pretend that she
cared about her.
"I'm really sorry. I think I hit you so hard just now. I'll try to restrain myself later," Lisa replied with a big
smile.
"That's enough. Stop talking. Just get ready." Director Guo had a stern look on his face. Julia had
actually acted every well, but Lisa had ruined the scene. Now that they were about to shoot again, it
was a pity that Julia wasn't in good shape.
He also knew what happened this morning and was aware that Lisa did it on purpose. But because of
her background, he refrained from saying anything that would offend her.
"Action!"
No matter how upset Julia was, she would continue to concentrate on doing a good job. After slapping
Julia again, Lisa kept coming up with the same excuse to stop the shooting.
"Director, I don't think I am good at this scene. How about you find someone to demonstrate it for me? I
just can't do it." Lisa innocently smiled at the director.
However, Director Guo was very upset and annoyed. To his surprise, Julia was a very dedicated
actress who continued to stand strong. No matter how many times she had gotten slapped, she was
still devoted to the play and gave it her best.
Every time he thought they would succeed, something unexpected would happen and Lisa would ask if
they could stop.
Generally speaking, he shouldn't step in the fight between the two actresses. However, it was affecting
the progress of his shooting and he had no other choice but to take action.
He raised his eyebrows at Lisa and raised his voice. "Lisa, stop fooling around. You just won the Best
Actress Award. You are the leading actress and now you are telling me that you can't do it? Are you
kidding me?"
"Director, I really can't." Lisa innocently grinned and continued, "I thought I could perform well in this
play. But whenever I stand there, my mind goes blank. I don't really know why and now Julia has gotten
slapped so many times. I'm sorry."
She pretended to give Julia an apologetic look. "You won't blame me, will you?"
Julia remained silent, a cold expression on her face.
Instead of getting angry, Lisa just beamed at him. "Director Guo, what's your opinion? Can you find
someone to demonstrate it for me?"
Director Guo sighed and glanced at Julia. "Will you be okay with that?"
"Of course." Julia nodded firmly. Although she knew that Lisa did it on purpose, she knew she had to
finish the scene as soon as possible so that she wouldn't suffer anymore.
Director Guo clapped his hands and grinned. "Now that you both agreed, so I won't stop you. Julia, you
and Lisa will be exchanging roles. Julia's acting skills are good, and maybe she can give you a better
simulation of how it should go."
"No way!" Lisa frowned when she heard what Director Guo had just instructed them to do. "I asked you
to arrange for someone else to assume my role. I want to—"
Director Guo challenged her with a grin and said in a serious manner,
"Stop wasting time. Just get on with it."
"Director Guo." Jean got up and stood next to Lisa. "We better not. I believe that Lisa will be able to do
it well."
"No way!" Director Guo insisted determinedly. "I just saw Julia in the monitor and she gave a great
performance. She knows how to act. If someone should teach Lisa, it must be her. Now, stop wasting
time. Let's get started."
He returned to his seat and waited for them to begin.
Although she was filled with resentment, Lisa had to obey whatever the director said.
With narrowed eyes, Lisa glared at Julia, silently threatening her.
Julia simply turned a blind eye to it.
When they got on stage, they heard the director yell, "Action." Things went smoothly at first and Julia
was getting ready to avenge Lisa's slap. That woman had slapped her so many times that her cheek
still hurt. To get a better results, however, Julia changed her mind at the very last moment.
Although there was a crisp sound that came from Lisa's face, it didn't hurt at all.
Lisa was stunned. She never thought that Julia would be so soft-hearted.
She stared at Julia, not knowing what that woman was up to. She opened her mouth and realized that
she couldn't recall her lines.
"Cut!" Director Guo's face turned red with anger as he rushed over to Lisa. In a booming voice, he
yelled, "What's wrong with you? You can't even play the supporting role well. What do you want to
do?"
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