From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Creation can be incredibly painful, making you scratch your head and toss and turn, but your brain remains devoid of ideas, like a parched desert.

But at the same time, it can also be incredibly blissful, comparable to a gushing spring, with inspiration constantly erupting, the whole world a tapestry of color, impossible to stop.

At this moment, Marta was experiencing the latter, from an inspiration to a seed, and then in a short period of time, it grew into a towering tree and continued to grow.

A flat, paper-thin character gradually filled out, not only possessing flesh and blood but also life, every smile, every word, every action lifelike.

David Crane marveled, it was clear that Marta really liked Anson, "All of this, is it all inspiration Anson gave you?"

For all creators, they have their own muse, it could be an event, it could be a person, it could be a song, anything is possible.

Right now, Anson has become Marta's source of inspiration.

Marta no longer rejected or denied it, nodding in agreement, "It's him, but it's not just him."

"That accident."

"Anson's on-the-spot reaction gave the character Paul a soul, hiding himself behind a mask."

"Actually, real life is all like this, but if we create according to convention, it would be too boring, appearing friendly on the surface but being a devil at heart, appearing dull but playing harder than anyone else behind the scenes, such characters have no comedic effect, I have no interest in that."

David Crane gently raised his chin, "So, you created a character who appears to be a playboy but is actually exceptionally pure, to satisfy your fantasy?"

"Cough cough," Marta almost choked on her own saliva.

But Marta still perked up, "Actually, I've already laid the groundwork, Paul's wife died after giving birth to their daughter, but he never remarried."

"See, this is a loyal dog setting."

David Crane: … …

When writing the script, she was clearly just being lazy, inserting whatever scene or dialogue she thought of, the main purpose was to create comedic effect, as for character settings or foreshadowing, it was all nonsense.

Marta didn't care, glaring back righteously.

This time, David Crane obediently shut his mouth.

Marta revealed a satisfied expression, "To be honest, I met him at Deborah's place yesterday, and I thought, okay, David's taste is not bad, at least the guy has a face, not too bad, we should be able to come up with something to make the audience buy into this pile of garbage."

"But now, I think, maybe Paul is Anson, Anson is Paul, we can create another charming character in this season."

"What do you think?"

Marta and David Crane have partnered for six full years, as co-writers and as the creative core, they jointly control the creative rights of the series.

But Marta knows that her expertise still lies in screenwriting, while the overall direction of marketing, collaboration, and negotiation is still up to David.

So, Marta throws out an idea, then asks for David's opinion, and in the end, David still needs to use his insight and intuition to make the final decision.

David Crane was a little surprised, such a story development was indeed something he had not anticipated, "Marta, are you sure?"

Marta revealed a smile, "To tell you the truth?"

David Crane nodded.

Marta, "The truth is, the inspiration in my mind can't stop at all, there's even a visual sense, I can imagine how Anson would perform it."

This is already enough.

David Crane didn't hesitate any longer, nodding to affirm, "Then what are we waiting for, we should seize the time to create now, the next episode's script will be out."

Saying that, he himself also revealed a smile, his expression completely relaxed, "Darren that guy should be ecstatic, he will definitely get a good deal."

Marta keenly noticed a name, "Darren?"

Could it be the agent?

David Crane gently raised his chin to indicate Anson's direction, "Darren Starr, this was still entrusted by Darren."

Marta suddenly understood, "So it's Darren, I thought it was a parachute from somewhere."

David Crane chuckled, "Are you going back to write the script now, or staying here to continue watching the filming?"

Marta immediately became vigilant, "What, are you trying to drive me away now?"

Marta, ultimately did not stay at the studio for long—

In fact, there is no need for screenwriters to come to the filming location, because the script creation has been completed, which also means the end of their work, those tasks at the filming location have nothing to do with them, even if they want to interfere, the producer and director will not allow it.

Today, Marta came to the scene in person, after all, she was still worried, worried that Anson might mess it up.

If it really messed up, it would also mean greater pressure for the next twenty-two or twenty-three episodes, and the screenwriters might need to rethink some ideas.

But now, not only did it not mess up, but it also triggered inspiration, so Marta didn't need to stay, and turned around to prepare to go back to write the script.

Anyway, judging from the work content in the morning, there was no need to worry about Anson at all, a fledgling newcomer was chatting and laughing with the top stars of "Friends", without any stage fright, and even faintly grasped the initiative, so there was no need to worry about the subsequent filming.

Marta's footsteps leaving were very light.

The facts also proved once again that Marta was right.

Subsequent filming, everything went smoothly.

Of course, NG still appeared after all, from Courteney Cox.

Not a mistake, but a burst of laughter.

The on-site filming atmosphere was too relaxed, too happy, and too smooth, which was also a problem; because as a result, the emotions were not tense enough and not focused enough, laughing too happily also easily reduced the laugh points, even a little thing, or even something not funny at all, might trigger relaxed laugh points.

There was no blaming Courteney, in fact, Lisa, Matthew, and Jennifer were also on the verge of laughter, if it wasn't Courteney, it might have been someone else.

NG appeared in a way that the whole audience burst into laughter.

The situation that the crew was worried about did not appear, although NG, the filming atmosphere was still relaxed, but the accumulated pressure was released, and it became more and more relaxed.

Subsequent filming, there was no curse and no dispute, everything went smoothly.

Quarter past four in the afternoon.

"Cut!"

Michael announced the end of filming for the last time, and also announced the end of all work for the day.

Finishing work a full forty-five minutes early was a joyous event for everyone in the crew, and also, the filming work for the twenty-first episode was all completed, and the next thing was handed over to post-production.

David Crane had been staying on set, watching the whole process, and was about to go forward to say hello to Anson, but as soon as he took a step, he immediately noticed:

Someone had already taken the lead.