Contract Marriage: Let's Make It Real, Mrs. Sterling!-Chapter 348 - 347: Mia, You’re Already Doing Great
The quick admission from someone left Mia Sutton momentarily speechless, unsure of how to respond.
A pair of amber eyes blinked several times, then said softly, "I suddenly feel that moving in was a mistake."
And for some reason, since that time, the person who was once so gentle and elegant seemed to have developed new skills.
"Be good, I won’t tease you next time."
Mia Sutton: "You said the same thing last time."
Jensen Sterling: "..."
"This time I mean it."
Mia blinked twice before saying, "If you do it again next time, I’ll really move."
Jensen paused for several seconds, then nodded, agreeing in a sense.
Jensen Sterling: "If I tease you again, should I sleep in the guest room?"
How genuine that agreement was, who could really say, right?
But in the next moment, Jensen regretted it.
The person on the bed smiled slyly, eyes curving, letting the blanket slip off.
Holding a phone, she waved it at Jensen.
"Mr. Sterling, keep your word, I’ve got a recording for proof."
Jensen Sterling: "..."
Mia was satisfied and bounced off the bed to wash up.
The room was left with only Jensen. At first, he didn’t react, then after a while, he lowered his head, eyes curving into a smile that mingled helplessness with indulgence.
... Mia washed quickly, planning to do makeup on set, so she simply applied toner and lotion, wore a mask and left.
To avoid suspicion, she purposely walked separately from Jensen.
...
On set.
Everyone was busy, but everything was in order, not chaotic.
As it was the first scene being shot today, Ian Lee chose a segment that wasn’t too difficult.
Firstly to assess Mia Sutton’s skills, secondly to let the actors get familiar with the feeling of filming.
Though not overly challenging, it wasn’t very easy either.
Quite frankly, in this play, no scene is particularly simple.
Every moment demands immense skill from the actors.
This scene was Mia’s first day stepping into the troupe due to the war.
The struggle of the young girl, and her resistance against fate, her hope to live on.
So when the troupe master said she could stay but wouldn’t be paid, she quickly agreed.
The segment wasn’t difficult, but Ian Lee was cautious, so he decided to oversee it personally.
However, looking at the images on screen, he was somewhat surprised.
After observing for a while, he felt relieved.
On camera, Mia’s performance was exceptional. Unlike those with specialized training, using many acting techniques,
Mia didn’t use many techniques, yet her emotional portrayal was well done. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
She integrated the character completely into herself during the performance.
The segment was completed smoothly, done in one take.
After Ian yelled "cut," he rarely praised: it was good.
Indeed, it was very good, considering it was her first time filming a movie, grasping this level already is commendable, her co-star being a seasoned actor for many years, yet she was not overshadowed at all.
Moreover, she was quite familiar with the camera angles.
Ian even doubted whether it was truly her first time acting?
"Good, maintain this pace and continue filming."
...
Since they were shooting at different locations, multiple scenes, Ian checked Mia’s side once assured there was no issue, then watched the other parts.
The whole morning was spent in hustle and bustle. Though Mia’s first take went smoothly, the subsequent ones weren’t as smooth.
Sometimes due to her issues, sometimes due to the opponent actor’s problems, causing multiple reshoots.
Only during the break did she slowly exhale.
Shooting a film clearly differs greatly from filming a TV series.
Compared to TV, films pay more attention to detail because it’s roughly a two-hour big screen presentation, brief yet refined, which implies they must strive harder.
Since even the slightest flaw could attract attention.
Therefore, they had to scrutinize detail by detail, any inadequacies would require redoing.
That’s why despite filming the whole morning, Mia just reached the intended progress, not shooting much extra.
Internally, Mia sighed; clearly, there’s still room for improvement.
...
Until Jensen came over, seeing others already having lunch, while the girl still had the script in hand, sitting on her small stool reading it.
Jensen glanced twice, then strode over: "Working so hard?"
Mia was engrossed in her script, startled by the sudden voice.
Looking up, she realized it was Jensen.
Jensen initially intended to remind the girl to eat properly seeing her reading the script over here, yet on noticing her expression, his fingers paused.
Because the girl looked unhappy.
Jensen: "What’s the matter? Filming not going well?"
As he was at another location shooting in the morning, he hadn’t seen Mia.
Upon hearing, Mia flipped through the script slightly and said, "Not bad, just feel that I still have a long way to go."
Jensen chuckled, then sat next to Mia, saying gently, "Do you know the filming progress of the crew this morning?"
Mia heard this, her gaze moved slightly from the script, then slowly shook her head.
Then she heard Jensen say plainly, "This morning, besides your segment and mine, none of the others were completed."
Mia heard this, paused, her gaze somewhat dull, not quite processing Jensen’s words.
In a voice tinged with disbelief, she asked, "None of the others were finished?"
Jensen: "Yes, not finished."
"One group even filmed only a third of their scheduled segment."
Seeing Mia’s perplexity, Jensen slowly explained, "They didn’t fully grasp that segment, the feeling came out wrong, spent the entire morning stuck."
"Mia, perhaps you’re used to the series filming while doing God and Demon Technique, but film is different."
"A TV series might take four to five months with dozens of episodes, while two-plus months of film shoot results in just two hours of finished product."
"Hence, film shoots are really slow, you need to get used to it."
"So Mia, you’ve done very well indeed." Jensen’s eyes held a hint of a smile as he spoke softly.
