From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

"I just learned that Elizabeth's father wants to meet me."

"Wait, hold on, aren't you Elizabeth's father?"

Back and forth, the whole place erupted in laughter—

Chandler truly lives up to his role as the official comedian of "Friends"; a single quip successfully ignites the entire room, needing no canned laughter to feel the happiness.

And!

Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe are also laughing particularly joyfully; Lisa, who plays Phoebe, even looks like she's about to break character, her smile fully blooming.

Laughter, applause, whistles—the whole place is buzzing.

Ross is somewhat helpless, his face full of an honest man's innocence and helplessness, "Guys, please, I really hope he likes me. If you could help me out a bit, that would really be a big help."

Friends, "Of course," "No problem," "It's nothing," "Definitely," one after another readily agree.

Ross finally regains his smile, letting out a long sigh of relief, "Thank you."

Monica sincerely adds, "We all know how hard it is to attend a parent-teacher conference."

Haha.

Haha!

Explosive laughter, like thunder.

Sure enough, Monica is Ross's sister, a blood relative.

Perfect—

So far, the filming is perfect.

Gloria completely loses track of time, thoroughly immersed in the atmosphere of Studio 24, every second feeling like a beautiful dream.

She doesn't want to wake up, doesn't want to come to her senses at all, every cell soaking in the luster of happiness, warm and sweet, light enough to fly into the clouds.

Everything is rose-colored.

Impatiently, Gloria wants to see the next scene unfold—Elizabeth's father? Ross is probably going to make a fool of himself again.

Ha!

…

"Ready."

At the same time, Anson and his acting partner are also ready.

Pressure comes crashing down.

Today, she is about to partner with Anson to play a pair of attractive siblings.

Even Alexandra can faintly feel the presence of pressure. So far, the entire filming has been very smooth, even too smooth.

Originally, smooth sailing is a good thing, allowing the entire filming atmosphere to remain relaxed, ending the work as soon as possible, and getting off work as soon as possible; but too much smoothness can also create unnecessary burdens, and the next person to make a mistake may become the target of everyone's criticism.

Huff.

Alexandra adjusts her breathing.

She can sense Anson's tension, not just nervousness, but also excitement, anticipation, agitation, elation, and other emotions all intertwined. Not to mention his debut performance, even someone as seasoned as her can't avoid certain emotions in certain situations.

Gently, Alexandra bumps Anson with her shoulder.

"Break a leg."

Alexandra clenches her fist, cheering Anson on.

Then, the director's voice comes from her ear—

"Action!"

At the command, Alexandra isn't sure if it's her imagination:

Anson, who seemed slightly tense and emotionally complex just a second ago,

Completely transforms in the next second, his eyes completely different. Where can you find any trace of tension? He instantly relaxes completely.

Alexandra: ? ? ? This works?

But there's no time to hesitate; Alexandra has already taken the lead and started walking.

Creak!

Pushing open the door of the "Central Perk" café in the studio, passing through a wooden door, they enter one of the main filming locations of "Friends", and also the most iconic space that the audience remembers from the series.

Alexandra—Elizabeth—takes the lead, waving to Ross, who is sitting at the bar and hurriedly stands up.

Clap clap!

Applause rings out on set. At the front of the audience, an assistant can be seen calling for applause, stirring up the atmosphere outside of the cameras.

Gloria is no exception.

She remains focused and fully invested, clapping her hands in cooperation at the first moment, and then, in the next second, she sees the man behind Elizabeth.

Dashing and unrestrained, handsome and elegant, like a gentle breeze blowing through the Aegean Sea, dazzling and brilliant lights flickering faintly, the boundless sunlight falling into her heart.

He is wearing a beige tennis shirt, unbuttoned, slightly lazy and casual; a loose-fitting dark blue casual suit is draped over it, the shoulder line and waistline are slightly larger, but it inadvertently reveals a kind of looseness, obviously not an office but a vacation outfit, casually rolling up the sleeves, slightly messy hair, with a natural charm.

Refined yet dangerous, tough yet refreshing.

A contradictory yet harmonious unique temperament that grabs attention as soon as he appears.

"The Talented Mr. Ripley."

Immediately, the deadly and dangerous genius comes to Gloria's mind, a character created by American writer Patricia Highsmith.

The original novel was adapted into films twice in 1960 and 1999 respectively.

But compared to the version interpreted by Matt Damon in 1999; it is closer to the temperament of Alain Delon in the 1960 version of "Purple Noon", with a sense of thrilling.

A pure and intense impact.

Huh!

Gloria is stunned like this, staring intently at that figure, not a feeling of earth-shattering or magnificent, but just that her sight involuntarily follows that figure's movement.

He doesn't seem to have any special actions, entering calmly and confidently, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, slightly raising his chin, straightening his back, putting his left hand in his pocket, and simply scanning the audience with his eyes.

The unassuming action naturally reveals an aura of controlling the entire scene.

In one glance, he has already taken control of the situation.

In the next second, before she realizes it, Gloria cheers.

A full half-beat late, Gloria realizes that the surrounding applause is rising. Originally, she was mechanically clapping her hands because of the staff's call, but slowly, slowly, a surging emotion from the bottom of her heart is burning fiercely, evolving into applause, cheers, and whistles.

In "Friends", top celebrity guest stars always win thunderous applause, a heartfelt welcome, but what's going on with this guy in front of her, a strange face bringing a kind of shock.

Clap clap.

Clap clap!

While cheering and exchanging glances, the curiosity and anticipation between each other are colliding, and an indescribable excitement begins to surge.

Sweeping the entire audience.

Behind the camera, Marta turns to look at David Crane. She can immediately see the smug smile on David's lips that is particularly annoying. The praise that was already on the tip of her tongue is swallowed back.

But David notices.

It doesn't matter that Marta doesn't speak. David leans his body slightly towards Marta, "How is it, what's the effect?"

That expression is really too annoying.

Marta takes a deep breath, barely controlling her urge to beat David on the spot, "Mainly, Deborah's styling is accurate."

David doesn't mind, "Whose credit isn't important, what's important is the picture the audience sees. I think, the audience seems very satisfied."

Taking advantage and still acting innocent.

Marta takes a deep breath, barely controlling her urge to beat David on the spot, "The lines, we still have to see the lines next."

Newcomer, new book, begging for support!