Chapter 549: Chapter 549: Unwilling to Cooperate
Tiffany Lynch was seething with rage, her chest heaving dramatically. Pointing at Hannah, she stuttered, "You..."
Hannah curled her lips slightly, extending a hand, "Miss Lynch, do you want me to help you up?"
"I don’t need your help!" She hoisted her skirt and struggled to walk towards the shore.
The assistant by her side tried to help a few times but was dismissed with a wave of her hand.
This time, she had truly embarrassed herself in front of everyone.
Her clothes were soiled and her headdress was lopsided. If one didn’t know any better, one might think she was a refugee from somewhere, definitely missing the purity and cleanliness of a lotus fairy.
Tiffany Lynch finally managed to reach the shore and immediately spotted Jackie Qualls. She couldn’t hold back her emotions, her eyes red and voice quivering, "Jackie..."
She reached out her hand, wishing him to help her up.
Jackie Qualls remained nonchalant, his warm smile unchanged, but his eyes avoided hers, "You should go and clean yourself up first."
Watching Jackie Qualls walking towards Hannah, Tiffany Lynch stomped her foot in frustration. The mud she kicked up splattered onto several staff members, causing everyone to hurriedly move their equipment further away.
Over there, Jackie Qualls seemed to be chatting with Hannah. She appeared nonchalant and indifferent, but he was patient, his eyes even showing a hint of indulgence.
Tiffany Lynch’s chest ached with anger, her eyes reddening even further. However, she realized that the mud on her face was beginning to harden under the scorching sun. Regardless of her discomfort, she had no choice but to go clean up her disheveled appearance.
In the script, there were quite a few scenes between Hannah and Tiffany Lynch.
The former, an universally despised princess from the demon realm; the latter, an aloof and pure fairy, were natural rivals.
The role stuck in the middle was the male lead played by Jackie Qualls - a cultivation prodigy.
Before experiencing the emotions of love, he becomes bewitched by the princess of the demon realm. Later on, with the help of the female lead, he gradually sees through the demon princess’ disguise, and his affections slowly shift to the female lead.
In one particular scene that required some level of intimacy between the male and female leads, Tiffany Lynch put on a rare long performance, while Jackie Qualls appeared distracted, repeatedly glancing at Hannah, who stood on the sidelines as an extra.
This scene depicted the antagonist realizing the betrayal upon witnessing the intimacy between the male and female leads, leading to her complete transformation into a villain.
According to the plot, the next step was for Hannah, the antagonist, to transform into the appearance of the female lead and attempt to seduce the male lead.
The initial plan was for Tiffany Lynch to mimic Hannah’s demeanor in her interactions with Jackie Qualls.
If performed well, this would have been a breakthrough for Tiffany Lynch’s acting skills.
The director even specifically instructed her to closely observe Hannah during her performance and, if she had time, to interact more with Hannah.
Initially, this was supposed to be a great opportunity for Tiffany Lynch, but she was not comfortable with it.
Was she supposed to mimic Hannah Winter?
How could this be possible?
Between a main actor and a stand-in, making the main actor mimic the stand-in was essentially a slap to her face.
Tiffany Lynch’s agent tried to persuade her for a long time but was unable to change her mind.
This was a matter of personal pride - there was no way she would debase herself by imitating someone else.
Moreover, that ’someone else’ was Hannah Winter.
Unwilling to cooperate, Tiffany Lynch was obviously not in the right mental state when they began shooting, and she looked somewhat out of place in the red gauze dress that Hannah wore in the show.
The bold red color overpowered her, and even her movements and expressions became rather stiff.
