The investors of ’Twin Flowers’ are the Gray family and Loyalty Films, with Abraham Redington credited as the producer.
But the actual decision-maker is David Redington.
To help promote his nephew’s company.
For this first TV series invested and produced by Loyalty Films, David Redington not only returned to star personally but also used his connections to assemble the most elite team in the Eastonian television circle.
It can be said that every mber of the ’Twin Flowers’ crew, from the director, screenwriter, and main actor to the supporting roles, makeup, styling, and lighting.
The entire crew is composed of the top-tier professionals within the television industry.
Except for one of the heroines—Leslie Howard.
In the office, David Redington, with his legs crossed and sunk deep into the sofa, was frowning as he read the protest remarks from fans on Twitter.
[Replace Leslie Howard!]
[Strongly oppose Leslie Howard!]
[Leslie Howard, get out of the Twin Flowers crew!]
Frustrated, he tossed aside his cell phone. The man lifted his cold, indifferent deep eyes, his deep blue eyes falling on Elizabeth Henson sitting opposite him.
Elizabeth Henson is the director of ’Twin Flowers,’ representing the new wave of dostic directors.
"Is there any way to reduce Leslie Howard’s scenes?" he looked at Elizabeth Henson and coldly asked.
Elizabeth was taken aback; she did not expect the actual investor and producer, David Redington, to be so averse to Leslie Howard.
Not only did he clearly tell her to reduce Leslie Howard’s scenes.
Even after she had expressly ntioned that so plotlines could be trimd, he still found it insufficient.
Elizabeth could not understand, if he didn’t favor Leslie Howard, why had he signed her to play the role of Grace Smith in the first place.
In Elizabeth’s opinion, the character of Grace Smith has potential, provided the acting skills are up to par.
"If we cut more, it will impact the storyline, or perhaps we could change the plot? Turn Daisy Smith’s role into the absolute heroine, and make Grace Smith the malicious supporting actress,"
Elizabeth attempted to suggest.
However, she was not keen on such changes; making those changes would be too clichéd, turning it directly into a lodrama.
And the original plot of ’Twin Flowers’ actually aid to showcase how two sisters, under different personalities and life choices, end up with different outcos.
Although Grace Smith is ambitious and unscrupulous in achieving her goals, she is not a villain in the traditional sense.
She just wants to win too much.
"No need to change the plot," David Redington’s deep blue eyes darkened slightly. He also has his artistic persistence, and will only cut Leslie Howard’s scenes without damaging the overall aesthetic.
If it involves fundantally changing the script, he wouldn’t do it.
However...
"We can reduce my scenes with Grace Smith, especially the ones where she seduces Alan Moore."
Without necessity, David Redington resists all potential physically intimate scenes with Leslie Howard.
To portray Grace Smith’s ambition to climb up at any cost, there were originally three scenes where she actively seduces Alan Moore.
In addition, there’s a scene where she takes Alan Moore ho after he gets drunk at a social gathering.
In that scene, Grace Smith would even try to spend the night with him.
Elizabeth Henson frowned, "If you really don’t like Leslie Howard, you could cut the seduction scenes from three to one. But the sleepover scene can’t be removed; it’s a crucial part."
David Redington nodded, not opposing.
So the final negotiation results, although not drastically altering the script, still led to a significant unnoticed reduction in Leslie Howard’s scenes.
*
The next day, ’Twin Flowers’ officially started filming.
When all the creators gathered for the opening ceremony, only Leslie Howard was missing.
"Honestly, you’re not as popular as you used to be, so why act like a diva and be late!"
"Tsk, I heard Leslie Howard was never not late."
"Haha, still a diva indeed, does she think she’s more popular than David Redington and Winona Wallace!"
Just as the staff and reporters were whispering among themselves, a graceful figure elegantly stepped out of a car in the distance and walked over.
[Beyond 1200 words: Update complete, see you at 6:00 tomorrow night~]
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