Regarding Ava Sterling’s question, Lauren Howell wasn’t surprised. She said, "Because this show is a big production, Silas probably calculated the time from selecting the roles, setting up locations, creating costumes and makeup, starting the cameras, beginning filming, to wrapping up, the whole process takes about a year." "But before starting the cameras, which is before filming, you have time to learn acting, which is about five to six months." "These five to six months are for selecting locations, setting up scenes, and making costumes and makeup, which have nothing to do with you. So in about half a year, your acting skills will definitely improve a lot. Of course, during this time, we’ll arrange for professional teachers to teach you, Silas will also guide you, and after filming begins, there will also be professional teachers on set to teach you. With your intelligence, I think it’s completely fine." "And according to this half-year period, I’ve roughly rearranged your schedule so it won’t conflict with your current work — there will be no problem at all." "There’s just one thing." Lauren Howell stopped, looking at Ava Sterling with a helpless gaze. Ava Sterling was listening attentively and focused, and this sudden pause made her uncomfortable. She frowned, "What? Just say it." Seeing Lauren Howell’s expression made Ava Sterling impatient. She preferred people to say things directly; she disliked dilly-dallying. This woman always liked to hit her sore spots. Lauren Howell saw Ava Sterling’s displeased expression and shrugged, "I just hope to be able to contact you anytime, and your phone shouldn’t be turned off frequently. Remember to keep it charged." "Like yesterday’s situation, letting the teacher wait for a long time is especially bad." "Actors and models are different. As a model, you just need to walk your runway, but actors can’t do that. You have to collaborate with others, not act like a diva or bully anyone. Otherwise, media criticism can make all your efforts return to square one overnight." Ava Sterling’s brow furrowed tightly, but her expression eased a bit, "Okay." "I’ll note this point. Please specify the teaching schedule." "I’ll arrange according to the time." Lauren Howell was about to continue talking, but at that moment, the elevator dinged and opened. Ava Sterling saw the floor button; she pressed the floor where the training room was located, unsure if the models were there yet. Anyway, it wasn’t urgent. She walked out directly to a quiet place, and said, "Go ahead." Lauren Howell nodded, "This is how I’ve arranged it: you have a few hours of rest time at noon, and also in the evening, I’ve arranged for two hours at noon and three hours in the evening." "Of course, the teacher must agree to this schedule as well." "But everything is prioritized for you. Your current time teaching models is arranged this way, and I’ve asked Silas to arrange the teachers accordingly." "Once the time teaching models is over, I’ll adjust the schedule based on your subsequent work plans, but still prioritizing you." Ava Sterling thought this arrangement was good, because now that she’s married to Poe Vaughn, her time is quite restricted and she can’t do as she pleases. So Lauren Howell’s arrangement was good, everything was prioritized for her. Ava Sterling folded her arms, touching her chin, contemplating, "I agree with what you said. Then I need to mention one thing." Lauren Howell: "Go ahead." "As for the role selection, I don’t know how Silas Donovan chooses them, so can you ask him, and then I have some requirements regarding the casting." Ava Sterling enjoys watching TV and after watching so much, she roughly understands that if an actor’s skills aren’t up to par, it’s wasted; if the director is no good, it’s wasted; if the costumes, makeup, and special effects aren’t good, it’s even more wasted. For her, none of the links in this chain can be missing. She insists on strict requirements. Lauren Howell didn’t expect Ava Sterling to bring this up, given that Ava had no understanding of this aspect. However, knowing Ava Sterling, she must have a reason for bringing it up. "What are your requirements? Tell me, I’ll communicate with Silas." Ava Sterling looked at Lauren Howell, "They should be skilled in acting. Regardless of whether he chooses popular or professional actors, I don’t care. I just want them to be talented, but someone who is likely to fall from grace — even the best acting won’t do." Lauren Howell’s eyes lit up and she immediately said, "Agreed, I think you’re absolutely right. If they’re likely to fall from grace, it becomes troublesome. Anything else?" "Yes. For costumes and makeup, find a good production team; don’t skimp on costs. If the budget is insufficient, I’ll find ways around it; for special effects, too, find a skilled team, don’t penny-pinch." "Tell him not to compromise quality for budget constraints, I won’t accept that." Lauren Howell laughed immediately, "That won’t happen. I understand Silas as someone who is particularly willing to spend money and just as picky as you. Ordinary things don’t catch his eye, you can rest assured." "And given Silas’s prestige, when he starts filming a TV series, many people want to invest, so financial issues shouldn’t exist." "Since he’s a renowned director, I’m at ease, but when it comes to the actors, I have to review them." "As for chaos, squeezing people in here and there, I don’t oppose it as long as there’s no chaos, no falling from grace, and their acting is good. I don’t mind." "I understand what you mean. I’ll communicate this with Silas and definitely follow your opinions." ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel-fire.ɴet "Yes, then for selecting locations and setting up scenes, they should be real locations. I don’t mind hardship or fatigue; I only mind falseness." "The audience isn’t blind, and neither am I." Lauren Howell laughed instantly, "I get it, no fooling anyone." "Right now, this is all I can think of, do you have anything else to add?" After speaking, Ava Sterling glanced at the time, with over ten minutes to spare. Lauren Howell said, "I don’t have anything else, just..." She paused again, and Ava’s face turned dark immediately, "Lauren Howell, do you need to be so hesitant? Just spit it out in one sentence!" Seeing Ava’s outburst, Lauren hurriedly said, "I’ll say it, I’ll say it. I wanted to know about your situation with Celestial Holdings..." Just as she spoke, Ava Sterling froze again, but it wasn’t intentional — she was surveying the surroundings, fearful someone might overhear and that would be troublesome. Initially, Ava was going to get angry, but seeing Lauren’s expression, she understood her concern, so she suppressed her temper, speaking in a low voice, "Go ahead!" Lauren Howell quickly moved closer to Ava, cautiously speaking near her, "How are things with that bigwig?" Ava’s face turned completely black as a pot, her eyes glaring at Lauren Howell as frightening as could be. Lauren hurriedly said, "I’m not gossiping, I’m worried that sometimes if something unexpected happens, I can’t reach you or something will happen." "I truly am not gossiping!" Lauren Howell’s expression was remarkably firm and serious; she even raised her hand to swear, demonstrating her pure and sincere intentions. Ava Sterling knew Lauren Howell wasn’t someone who didn’t know her limits. Though a bit nosy, she knew when and how far to go. Now that Lauren asks in this way, she indeed has concerns in this regard. Ava Sterling said, "No, my situation here I’ll handle myself." "However, if sometimes you can’t reach me, you can contact another person."