Chapter 1327: Chapter 1327: Playing Opposite Each Other
Charlotte Thompson stared at the person standing in front of her, with a face that was naive and clueless, yet exactly identical to her own.
"Who are you? Why do you look exactly like me?"
Riley Thompson, portraying the positive character, blinked her eyes, then gazed at Charlotte Thompson with a look of absolute innocence.
Hearing such a question from the positive character, Charlotte Thompson, as the negative character, curved her lips into a smile, revealing her irresistibly fair skin as she gracefully positioned her arm.
She then stood up from the soft couch, weak and boneless, inching closer to Riley, and with a finger, she gently lifted her chin.
"Who am I?"
Charlotte Thompson’s trailing tone went slightly upwards, coupled with a smiling mouth, oddly infused with a mocking tone.
"Indeed, only an idiot like you would ask such a stupid question."
After that, Charlotte Thompson slowly moved closer to Riley in front of her, whispering into her ear.
"I am you."
With every word she uttered, even with each breath, it seemed that the person before them was breathtakingly enchanting, ensnaring everyone in her bewitching gaze.
So when the positive character heard what the negative character had to say, she was initially stunned, unsure of how to react.
According to the script, the positive character would have been so stunned by the negative character’s beauty and charm that she would truly appear to be dispirited and distraught.
However, when it came Riley’s turn to perform, she just stood there looking dazed.
Like a fool with some problem.
Charlotte Thompson sneakily glanced at Riley’s acting and recalled how she had just proudly bragged in front of her.
This made Charlotte Thompson question whether her own appreciation and pursuit of art were not high enough, as she couldn’t understand what was so good about Riley’s performance.
However, that wasn’t the main point. What followed was the segment that was truly unbearable to watch.
After a relatively calm narration, the two characters were supposed to exhibit a very stark emotional contrast—one overwhelmed with joy at having gained everything, and the other in extreme sorrow for having lost everything.
The real crux of this part was the simultaneous acting of two people, meaning that once the director yelled ’start,’ both would have to enter their emotions at the same time.
Everything went as planned, and once the director shouted ’start,’ Charlotte Thompson immediately got into character, revealing a haughty and unruly smile.
However, there was a problem with Riley’s part.
She couldn’t cry.
Seeing Riley staring dry-eyed, unable to shed a single tear, in front of her.
Charlotte Thompson finally choked up.
Yet Riley still sought excuses for her inability to cry.
"I’m so sorry, director, my eyes have been really dry and tired lately, and the doctor said it’s difficult for me to shed tears. Crying scenes are truly a challenge for me," she said.
Charlotte Thompson played with the bells on her costume, the crisp sound reaching her ears.
But at that moment, Charlotte Thompson heard something that she found utterly absurd.
"Director, I think the problem is with this costume."
Hearing this, Charlotte Thompson reflexively lifted her head, as she wanted to see just what Riley might claim was wrong with her performance.
This was definitely a great provocation to any designer.
Unexpectedly, Riley pointed without hesitation at the costume Charlotte Thompson was currently wearing and blurted out:
"Director, the bells on this costume are completely unnecessary. Those trivial sounds are so distracting that it’s impossible to get into the right emotion."