From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Surprise, astonishment.

Joy, excitement.

A mix of emotions welled up in Sam's chest as he stared intently at Anson, even momentarily questioning his own eyes.

Involuntarily, Sam looked left and right, trying to confirm that he wasn't the only one seeing Anson.

The simple act caused Anson's lips to curl into a slight smile, "Relax, director, this isn't 'The Phantom of the Opera'."

Then, Anson also turned his head to survey the surroundings, "I'm guessing the Public Theater isn't big enough, there's less space to hide."

Now, Sam was one hundred percent sure that the person in front of him was indeed Anson—

He couldn't have imagined such a skit on his own.

But still feeling a little dizzy, Sam couldn't quite come to his senses, "But, how did you get here?"

Anson looked bewildered:…

"Director, so have I become an unwelcome person now?"

Sam then realized that his words might have been ambiguous, and he waved his hands repeatedly, shaking his head, trying to explain, but not knowing where to start.

The smile in Anson's eyes bloomed as he lightly patted Sam's shoulder, "Director, please continue working, don't delay filming because of me, otherwise, if today's work is delayed, I might really become an unwelcome person in the crew."

Sam's brain was still a bit muddled, completely unable to keep up with Anson's thoughts.

Anson took the initiative, "Director, are you sure you don't need my help? I can help Kirsten with her lines."

Sam didn't speak, just nodded repeatedly: Of course! Of course! That would be great!

Anson's lips curled up, revealing a smile, "Then I'll be right back."

"Shhh!"

But, was it really so? Or were they still in a dream, a Midsummer Night's Dream?

Sam was a little unsure of himself.

He raised his head and looked around, and could see that others, like Sam, were also staring at Anson's back with excitement and confusion, joy and dreaminess, even though their eyes were filled with unbelievable bewilderment, the slight upturn of their lips inadvertently revealed their true emotions.

The atmosphere quietly became lighter.

And the person involved seemed completely unaware of the commotion he had caused.

Anson left the monitor, crouching down, like a theater-goer who was late for a performance, apologizing as he moved through the audience seats—

In order to film this scene, the entire theater was packed, with extras filling the entire indoor space, but only after truly experiencing it did they realize the difficulty of filming. The five or ten seconds of footage presented on the movie screen might take an entire day to film in real life, so they were trapped in the theater, stuck in an endless loop.

At this time, there was actually someone "late"?

A low, rustling sound of protest came from the audience seats, but after all, it wasn't a real theater, and they weren't real audience members. After a brief commotion, the extras all quieted down again.

After a moment of stunned silence, they couldn't help but pause:

Um, wait, the man who just passed by… Anson?

…

On stage, Kirsten's attention was not very focused.

She was repeatedly pondering her performance just now, having found some feeling, but she felt that it was still not quite right; moreover, the director hadn't said anything at all, and she was even more convinced that her performance was not good enough, and she was in a state of confusion, to the point that she had lost her self-judgment.

She wanted to film it again.

But they had been busy in the theater for more than two hours without making a breakthrough, and each additional filming was an extra torment for the entire crew, so the words had already come to her lips legitimately, but she hesitated for once.

Her confidence was slightly lacking.

At this time, the commotion from the audience seats seemed to indicate that the extras were also impatient, which made Kirsten even more hesitant and struggling.

That feeling… was terrible.

Then—

"Let's do it again."

Sam's voice came from behind the monitor, which made Kirsten breathe a sigh of relief and respond crisply.

"Okay!"

She turned around, took a deep breath, and clenched her fist secretly, cheering herself on.

The focus of this scene is on Mary Jane.

In the second film of the series, Mary Jane, who has always lacked a sense of security, quickly accepted the pursuit of others after confessing to Peter Parker but being rejected, and desperately jumped into another harbor to escape reality.

However, emotions are not switches that can be turned on and off so easily. Mary Jane still likes Peter Parker, and she can't understand why Peter Parker rejected her—

Because Peter seemed to like her, hinting at it implicitly and explicitly, his eyes, his attitude, his thoughts, were all elusive.

After graduation, Mary Jane's dream of becoming an actress finally had a breakthrough. She was discovered and appreciated on the street, filmed commercials, and then got the opportunity to perform on off-Broadway, finally being able to become an actress.

Mary Jane has been inviting Peter Parker—as well as her other friends—to come and watch her performances. She can't tell what she's thinking, but she just hopes to see Peter's figure in the audience.

She keeps convincing herself that Peter has rejected her, that Peter is in the past, that they have never started, and that there should be no need to expect more.

However, she still can't control herself.

A feeling that can't be explained.

Then, she was disappointed.

Again and again. Clearly Peter had agreed to come and watch the performance, but he was stood up again and again, which made Mary Jane extremely disappointed.

Disappointed in Peter, and even more in herself.

In fact, Peter is sincere, he sincerely wants to go and watch Mary Jane's performance; however, time and time again, Peter is delayed by Spider-Man's work.

Just like the decision to reject Mary Jane, Peter hopes that he can shoulder the responsibility of Spider-Man; and the price is that his own life is a mess, and his daily life is torn apart by various crimes and accidents, which is the real reason why he missed the performance again and again.

While Mary Jane is suffering, Peter is just as much so.

However, Mary Jane is always kept in the dark, she doesn't know anything.

After hoping again and again but failing again and again, Mary Jane fell into an abyss of pain.

She felt that she deserved it, that she should not continue to hope for a man who would never respond to her, and that she should focus on the happiness in front of her.

So, she accepted her boyfriend's proposal.

But she never expected that she would actually see Peter in the audience.

The scene being filmed right now is this scene.

Mary Jane, who has been expecting but repeatedly disappointed, finally makes up her mind to turn around and move on with her life, but sees Peter in the audience.

Everything is like a joke of the god of fate.

Mary Jane believes that she has sorted out her emotions and is ready to say goodbye to the past and say goodbye to Peter, and then the moment Peter appears, she is stunned as if struck by lightning.

That emotional impact was not only mixed but also turbulent, catching her off guard.

Even she herself did not expect it to be so strong, which made her flustered and scared.