Chapter 873 The Bar Keeps Getting Lower

• Skylar stared at the practice worksheets on the prop desk. The math paper worked like a sedative the moment she looked at it. The camera pushed in, landing on the test sheet, then moved to a tight shot of Skylar’s hand as she wrote.
• The set’s chief director, Zhao Ziyang, had been swapped in only three days before filming. The previous director tried to jack up his price right before the shoot, pissed off the investors, and they brought in Zhao Ziyang, a hot up‑and‑coming youth‑film director these past two years.
• Zhao Ziyang raised his megaphone and barked at Skylar: “Close‑up. I’m shooting a close‑up. Stick to the script. It’s not rocket science. Can you grind through the problems or not?”