Chapter 1062: Chapter 1062: Can’t You Even Make a Draft When Lying?
Annie Anne was left speechless, with no desire to defend herself.
She simply ignored her and walked straight to the director to explain.
"Director, I was followed by paparazzi on my way here, which led to a rear-end collision; that’s why I was late."
Hearing Annie Anne’s reason, Mia Carter couldn’t hold back her laughter.
She laughed uproariously.
"You’re not joking, right? Someone like you has paparazzi following them? Can’t you even make up a better lie?"
Although paparazzi were shunned in the industry, they were also linked to fame.
Usually, only very popular stars had such obsessed fans. To Mia, Annie Anne was just making up excuses for her tardiness.
"Are you okay, then?"
The director yawned and looked Annie Anne up and down, straightening his back.
"If there’s nothing wrong, let’s start the shoot."
The filming officially began, and because it was a major scene involving many actors, some shots often required many retakes.
This consumed a lot of manpower and resources.
Mia Carter surprisingly didn’t cause further problems for Annie Anne, and the two didn’t have much interaction in the scene.
It was mainly about the lead actress and actor.
But when the camera panned across each actor’s face, it finally settled on Annie Anne’s face, enhanced by smoky makeup.
She looked stunning, as if she had stepped right out of a comic book!
"Great, can we retake this shot, everyone? She looks absolutely beautiful."
"Sorry, Director, I’m off work now," Mia Carter suddenly interrupted just as the director was getting excited.
"Mia, we have just one more shot to retake, can’t you hang on a little longer?"
Hearing the director speak so kindly and gently, Mia showed no intention of staying.
"I’m really sorry, Director, but I am someone who sticks to my schedule."
She said, glancing deliberately at Annie Anne, as if purposely directing the conflict towards her.
Making the entire crew focus their resentment on Annie Anne alone, who would surely be ostracized later.
"What’s more, I have other appointments afterward, and I can’t spend all my time here."
After saying this, Mia walked away with her assistant, without showing any respect for the director.
The assistant director stood by, struck dumb, not daring to speak.
If they didn’t finish retaking this shot, they would have to set up an identical scene tomorrow or later.
Not only the set but all the actors and extras needed to be exactly the same.
This not only cost a lot of money and energy but also made it easy to slip up in the portrayal.
The director was so angry he couldn’t even speak, frantically clutching his thinning hair.
"What if the supporting actress hadn’t been late, could we have finished today?"
"That’s right, now we have to come back tomorrow; I had plans to go out, and now they’re all spoiled."
"But you can’t just say that, Miss Anne might have really encountered an accident, and she already explained it."
In the dressing room, several extras whispered among themselves while changing, their faces filled with disdain.
Although they also disliked Mia Carter’s attitude, Annie Anne’s tardiness was an undisputed fact that had delayed everyone’s time.
The entire crew had to stay and work overtime to accommodate the next day’s reshoot.