From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

“Cut!”

The filming, all of it, is finished.

“Thank you!”

“Thank you…”

Led by David Schwimmer, the main actors came hand-in-hand to the front of the set, bowing to the audience in gratitude, like a theater curtain call.

From morning to afternoon, a whole day, the audience was present the entire time; moreover, the actors and staff were slightly better off, able to move around, but the audience had to sit upright, and other than a few times to go to the restroom to take care of physiological needs, they couldn't move around freely at other times.

Everyone who has experienced school classrooms should be able to deeply appreciate that kind of feeling.

But.

The slightly different thing is that, despite being tired, despite backaches, the audience was still excited and thrilled, cheering.

With the most enthusiastic applause and whistles, they cheered for all the actors and staff.

And then.

The filming was then declared completely finished.

The on-site staff began to organize the team—

The activity wasn't over.

The reason why the activity of watching the filming at the studio was so popular was that, in addition to being able to witness the filming of their characters and the series on site, the most important thing was the on-site meeting after the filming was over.

An opportunity to get in close contact with the "Friends" actors.

One can imagine how precious this time is for fans of the show.

Of course, not all actors participate.

Filming takes place every week, and there are meet-and-greets every time. Dealing with one hundred and fifty audience members is not an easy task, and it's easy to start comparing popularity, which is not fair to the actors, so the crew adopts a rotation system.

The six main actors take turns, each responsible for one week, and then continue to rotate. Finally, for the season finale filming, the six main actors appear together.

It is precisely because of this that everyone is eager to participate in the season finale filming. The number of applicants can be described as crazy, and the odds of winning should be similar to the lottery.

This week, the actor on duty for the meet-and-greet is Jennifer Aniston.

Undoubtedly the queen of popularity.

“Wow.”

Looking at the dense, crooked queue in front of her, a sigh naturally escaped. She had previously thought that one hundred and fifty people shouldn't be too many, just a small area in the audience; but now that they were lined up in front of her, the feeling of numerical pressure came over her.

Moreover, keeping quiet and calm during filming meant that the feeling wasn't too obvious; now that filming was over, the audience's emotions gradually released, completely unaware of the fatigue and exhaustion of a whole day of filming. Instead, they were eager to try, and the boiling blood caused the temperature to slowly rise.

Vision, hearing, smell, touch, fully experiencing the rolling heat wave.

Anson couldn't help but sigh.

The sound had just come out, and then he could perceive two gazes cast over—

One was from Jennifer, and the other was from James Michael Tyler.

James, who plays Gunther, the owner of the coffee shop in "Friends", has always had a crush on Rachel, but Rachel has never been interested in him. This is a fixed character, although not part of the "Friends" six, he is always in the coffee shop, and is considered one of the few fixed supporting characters in the series, basically always there.

Although not a main character, Gunther also has his own story line and often appears on screen; he also creates a lot of laughs and is very popular with fans.

If the last scene of the day's filming ends in "Central Perk", James is usually there, he generally stays behind.

Today is also the same.

Along with James, the guest star Anson also stayed behind.

Noticing the gazes, Anson shrugged lightly, his face full of composure, “Have I mentioned to you? This is my first work.”

The subtext was that he hadn't seen the world and asked for forgiveness.

The lighthearted, joking words made Jennifer's lips curl up, examining him carefully, “Yes, I know, and even now, I'm still trying to digest this news.”

Obviously, Jennifer didn't believe it.

“Haha.” Anson laughed.

James looked at Anson and said seriously, “Maybe you should leave now, before you get hurt.”

After speaking, James turned his head to look at the audience queuing in front of him, hinting with his eyes—

The audience might not recognize Anson at all, so that Anson would be snubbed, and then he would have to secretly return to the locker room to hide and cry under the shower.

Anson widened his eyes, “From the audience, or from you?”

And Anson's response was, are you jealous? So, are you going crazy with jealousy now?

James: …

The atmosphere was cheerful.

The small meet-and-greet soon began.

Undoubtedly, Jennifer was the absolute focus, and James also won the unanimous love of the fans, but what was unexpected yet reasonable was:

The audience members didn't mind stopping in front of Anson.

Whether out of courtesy or convenience, one or two didn't ignore Anson, shaking hands and praising him, their faces full of smiles that wouldn't lie.

And then.

In one stride, the next figure couldn't wait to take a step forward, stretching out both hands towards Anson, but becoming shy when about to approach, cautiously pulling back, nervously lowering her eyes and shrugging her shoulders, carefully concealing her joy.

Unexpectedly, Anson generously grasped those hands—

Gloria felt like she was about to stop breathing.

Thump. Thump thump thump thump.

The heart that was beating wildly just a second ago, beating faster and faster, more and more violently, as if it was about to vomit out; at this moment, it miraculously slowed down.

Thump. Thump… thump…

Everything slowed down tenfold, as if her heart was about to stop beating.

Suddenly looking up, Gloria fell into that deep and clear blue, like Alice falling into the rabbit hole, with gentle smiles rippling.

And then, Gloria forgot to breathe.

Gloria felt like she must be out of her mind. She was now at the "Friends" filming set, and her favorite Rachel was standing right in front of her, but she couldn't care about any of that. She couldn't remember anything she said to Jennifer Aniston, and her mind kept drifting forward.

Her heart and eyes were full of that figure.

Until the other person grasped her hands, those hot, hot palms enveloping her, Gloria realized that her palms were ice-cold.

Startled.

Gloria's hands trembled uncontrollably—damn hand tremors.

Gloria didn't want to reveal her vulnerability and tried to pull her hands back, but her wrists and forearms were like cotton, without any strength.

She, like a fool, stood there blankly, quietly looking into those eyes, and then saw those thin lips turn upwards, outlining a breathtaking arc, and her heart also rose and soared along with it. That kind of joy, that kind of happiness, was so pure and so simple.

Everything, everything, seemed to make sense at this moment.

There was only one thought in her mind, emerging like a spring bamboo shoot, bursting out.

“What's your name?” Gloria said.