Deep Fog Kiss

Seattle.

Upon arriving at the hotel booked by the film crew, the director, producer, and all the actors immediately began a script reading session.

At this moment in the hotel, the male lead, the female lead, and other important supporting characters are all sitting at a table.

Jiang Li sat at the head of the conference table, rehearsing her lines with everyone.

"The male protagonist, Silas, is a man with a refined and composed appearance, but whose eyes hold a sense of vicissitude."

"When you're acting, you need to express his sense of vicissitude and the story in his eyes."

"Okay, Leah."

The male lead is played by Jack, one of Hollywood's most popular young actors.

He's handsome, a good actor, and very popular with audiences.

He won a major award with just one movie when he debuted.

He nodded earnestly, taking notes, and humbly asked, "Was he burdened with a heavy sense of guilt, and only developed a desire to 'become better' after meeting the female lead?"

"That's right," Jiang Li said. "That's why his lines are relatively restrained and affectionate, yet they are also straightforward and poignant at crucial moments."

"Every line he says is a tug-of-war between 'atonement' and 'love'."

Jiang Li drew out the core plot and told him, "The most important change in the male protagonist is from 'I don't deserve to have love' to 'For you, I am willing to pay for all my sins'."

"This is his emotional journey, and also the most charming aspect of his relationships."

Jack nodded. "Okay, I understand."

At this moment, Wendy, the actress playing the female lead, spoke softly, "Leah, could you please say this for me?"

Jiang Li looked over and explained with a smile, "The female lead, Lina, is actually a very simple person. She is independent and resilient, and has an extreme love and reverence for art."

"When Lena first met the male protagonist Silas, she was attracted by his professionalism and gentleness, and thus fell in love with him."

As Jiang Li outlined the main character's emotional arc, she said, "After learning the truth, she fell into despair and hatred."

"But in the end, she gradually understood Silas's predicament and finally chose to stand by his side."

"Lina is a rational and determined character. In the early stages, she is gentle with a sharp edge, but later she becomes a deeply affectionate and powerful girl."

"Her romantic storyline will propel Silas to achieve 'redemption'."

"Wow!" Wendy exclaimed in admiration after Jiang Li's explanation.

When she first read the script, she hadn't quite figured out the female lead.

But after hearing the screenwriter's explanation, she suddenly understood.

Looking at the script of the whole story, she felt as if she had entered the inner world of the female protagonist.

"I see!"

She laughed happily, "The female protagonist, Lina, is both Silas's 'target' and 'motivation' for redemption."

"And later, through her forgiveness, we also completed the secondary theme of our film, 'truth and forgiveness,' right, Leah?"

"That's right."

Jiang Li was surprised by her understanding and nodded in praise, "The female lead, Lina, will have several highlight scenes, which will be the biggest highlight of this movie that unfolds from a male perspective."

Upon hearing this, the other main characters applauded.

"As expected of the top screenwriter Leah, in this male-centric film, the female lead is no longer a supporting character, but a strong and resilient woman."

Director William, sitting to the side, was not happy. Instead, he frowned and flipped through the script over and over.

Flip it from beginning to end, and then from end to beginning.

"Leah".

He suddenly spoke, looking at Jiang Li, "What is Mikala's role?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent.

Everyone in the industry knows Mikala.

If anyone happens to be in the same production crew as her and has their scenes stolen, they can only blame their bad luck.

But it's clear that, judging from the current script, this script hasn't been overshadowed.

Both the leading actress and the supporting actress have their moments of brilliance.

Jiang Li looked up at William, "In the third of the film."

"What kind of role is it?" William asked, frowning.

Before Jiang Li could speak, the hotel door beeped and opened from the outside.

Just as everyone looked up, the door was kicked open violently.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, everyone gasped in shock.

Including director William.

The person standing at the door was a Chinese girl.

She is tall, looks young, and dresses sexily.

She strode in aggressively from the doorway, wearing ten-centimeter high heels.

Walking to the conference table, she raised her chin. "Who's the screenwriter?"

Jiang Li's gaze fell on her.

The girl's face matched the photo in the information she had researched beforehand.

It's Mikala.

An actor who was half an hour late for the reading session.

Jiang Li looked at her calmly, stood up, and said, "Hello, I'm screenwriter Leah."

As soon as she finished speaking, a thick stack of documents was suddenly thrown at her face.

She instinctively turned her head to dodge, and the stack of documents hit her shoulder, scattering all over the table.

"Are you blind, or can't you understand human speech?!"

Mikala angrily shouted in Chinese, "Where are the scenes I asked you to add for me?! Where are my scenes?!"

The people around her were startled by her actions, but dared not intervene.

Everyone knows that Mikala has a powerful backer, and a very influential one at that.

No one dares to offend them.

Moreover, he was speaking Chinese, which no one could understand, so everyone could only watch in silence.

Liang Huan understood what she was saying and immediately stood up. "Miss Mikala! Please show some respect!"

"Who do you think you are?" Mikala glared at her angrily. "Do you even have the right to speak here?!"

She crossed her arms and looked at Jiang Li, "Are you deaf, or do you just want to quit?"

"I gave you time to revise the scenes, open your dog eyes and look at what you changed!"

She pointed angrily at the scripts scattered on the table. "Just those few lines at the end? You're kidding me!"

Jiang Li raised her hand to tidy her hair and picked up the papers one by one.

"Although the newly added character doesn't have many scenes, he still has a highlight moment."

She spoke calmly and unhurriedly, "It can help Miss Mikala gain some popularity with the audience."

"Moreover, the appearance of a character out of nowhere has already had a significant impact on the entire film."

She straightened the script in her hands, looked up at Mikala's heavily made-up face, and said, "I can only do my best to add a role that is just icing on the cake."

She handed the tidied script to Mikala, smiled slowly, and said, "If you don't want to film it, you can withdraw from this project."

Mikala's expression changed upon hearing this.

"You have quite the nerve!"

She sneered, "You'd better find out who invested in this project!"

"SL Group is your production crew's father! They'll make you kneel down and polish their shoes, and you'll do it!"

"You're just a screenwriter, so what if you've won a few awards?"

"So what if you're famous?"

She looked at Jiang Li and sneered, "I could kick you out of this industry in no time!"