Chapter 1031 Opened This Restaurant For Me
"Really? And she still won an award, how lucky." Christina had never watched any TV shows or movies starring Virginia, but after hearing this, she planned to take some time to watch them.
The two were chatting enthusiastically, and the staff had also finished their preparations. The director announced the start of filming, and Christina quickly tidied herself up and hurried to her position.
After chatting with Isolde for a while, Christina felt her mood had calmed down a bit.
Regaining her composure, Christina's filming went very smoothly. During this period, she had become quite adept at portraying Valeria Song, and the filming progressed very smoothly, even ahead of the original schedule.
After the morning's filming was completed, Curtis was particularly satisfied. "Christina, your acting has improved a lot. I always thought you could do well, but I didn't expect you to be even better than I imagined! Keep it up!"
Christina didn't expect such high praise from Curtis and felt a bit embarrassed. "Thank you, Mr. Caldwell. Actually, I don't think I'm that good, still far from the veteran actors, but I'm very happy to have passed your standards."
"I'm telling the truth, you really did a great job, very talented." Curtis gave her a thumbs up, "Valeria Song is definitely going to be a hit this year!"
Unbeknownst to them, Virginia saw Curtis's thumbs-up, and it stung her deeply.
Yesterday, she pretended to faint to keep Bernard and was sent to the hospital by Billy.
Following the principle of fully committing to her act, Virginia stayed in the hospital for observation overnight before being discharged. Just back from the hospital, she passed by the Valeria Song set and decided to take a look.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived, she saw this scene.
She didn't expect that in Curtis's eyes, a newcomer like Christina, who had never acted before, was considered a talented actress, while she was deemed unsuitable.
Staring intently at the two talking, Virginia then turned and went back to her car.
Her assistant and manager exchanged uneasy glances but still followed her.
Back in the nanny van, as soon as Virginia sat down, she swept everything off the table. "Well, Christina is doing better than me now, making Curtis so happy!"
The manager saw this and tried to soothe her with a smile. "Virginia, why are you letting her get to you? We have filming tomorrow, and if you get angry, your skin won't look good on camera."
"What's the use of looking good? Didn't I tell you that Valeria Song is very important for my career transition? Why didn't you help me get the role?" Virginia vented her frustration on her manager.
The manager listened to her complaints, feeling wronged but unable to argue.
Virginia had previously mentioned wanting to use Valeria Song to transition her career, not wanting to continue playing commercial roles.
The manager also thought it was a necessary step and had been actively contacting people at Curtis's company, even securing an audition for Virginia.
But what good did it do? During the audition, Curtis's expression was particularly unpleasant, and after one scene, he directly said she was unsuitable.
As a result, Virginia now blamed her manager for losing the role of Valeria Song.
The manager felt deeply wronged but couldn't say anything in front of Virginia, only trying to comfort her, "Virginia, even without Valeria Song, we have many other scripts to choose from! Besides, you're so young and beautiful, there's no rush into a transition. Many people would love to play these 'pretty face' roles but don't get the chance."
The manager signaled to the assistant, who immediately understood and chimed in with a smile. "Yes, Virginia. You're known as a beauty in the industry, there's no rush to transition."
Despite their efforts to calm her down and not to compete with a newcomer like Christina, Virginia couldn't let it go. She couldn't feel at ease until she vented her anger.
"I want to see if this newcomer can really surpass me!"
After the morning's filming, Christina had no scenes in the afternoon and planned to return to the hotel to rest after removing her makeup.
As soon as she walked out of the set, she saw Virginia standing in front of the van, smiling at her. "Christina, come over here, I need to talk to you."
Christina didn't like her and didn't want to interact with her much.
But with Virginia calling her so warmly in front of so many people, Christina felt she had no choice but to go over, or the crew might start gossiping.
After hesitating for a while, Christina smiled and walked over. "Ms. Pearl, what do you need?"
Virginia smiled and affectionately took her hand. "I just got back from the hospital and happened to run into you. How about we have a meal together?"
"No need, Ms. Pearl, I want to go back to the hotel to read the script." Christina refused without any hesitation.
Virginia, being rejected, immediately put on a very hurt expression. "Christina, why do you always reject me? We're friends, and it really hurts my feelings when you do this!"
Seeing her like this, Christina couldn't refuse in front of everyone and reluctantly agreed.
Seeing her agree, Virginia's face lit up with a bright smile again. "Great! Come on, get in the car."
Reluctantly, Christina got into Virginia's car.
On the way, Virginia acted as if they were very close, talking about many things related to filming. "It's your first time acting, be very careful not to get hurt. Also, Mr. Caldwell has very high standards, don't be upset if he scolds you."
Every word seemed to show concern for Christina, hoping for her well-being.
But when you really thought about it, her words were full of sarcasm.
At the restaurant, Virginia ordered the food without asking Christina's preferences. "Have you been to this restaurant before?"
Christina looked around and shook her head. "No, why?"
"You haven't? I thought Bernard would have brought you here." Virginia feigned surprise, "When I was filming here before, I couldn't get used to the food, so Bernard opened this restaurant just to suit my taste."
Christina was momentarily stunned, then smiled faintly. "Really? Bernard must care a lot about you."
"Yes, he's always been so good to me, but I want to focus on my career, so I haven't agreed to him yet..."
'Agreed to what?'
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