"Sir, Do you have a moment?."
The director stopped walking. He invited her inside and asked her to sit down. He poured some tea for her. She immediately apologized for delaying the shot that day.
"It's fine. Everyone has some bad day. You were not ready for that shot yet. We will try again tomorrow. Don't worry about it."
"It's not that. Do you remember when I talked to you about my friend?"
"You mean the one that made your movie?"
"Yes. I am having difficulty in acting because Tazuya's character highly reminds me of him. Their names are also similar. His name is Kazuya. Chizuru explained to him about Kazuya's mannerisms. The director was surprised at how much the character resembled him. More than that, he was surprised by Chizuru's expressions. She was glowing while speaking about him. After Chizuru finished talking, The director made a phone call to the writer. He asked if he could change the character's name from Tazuya to Kazuya. When he finished, he told her he got the writer's approval. Chizuru was surprised and asked him why did he do so.
"This will work better. Tazuya's and Kazuya's personalities match completely, and you feel more comfortable around Kazuya. I can't change the lead; this is the least I can do. I understood that your acting and the real you are entirely different. So I want you to act like you are around Kazuya. Simply put, instead of Chizuru Ichinose, the actress, I want Chizuru Ichinose, the person in my film. "
"But if I stopped acting and just be myself, I will be out of character. I will not at all resemble the character."
"This is why actors from plays don't make big in movies. They are trained in Shakespeare acting. But now, since the advent of Marlon Brando or even before, It was displaced by method acting. An actor can portray a scene in which all way he wants. He only needs to make the audience understand it effectively as written in the script. This is what makes every actor different. The character Misaki is of the same age as you. You just want to give a version of yourself to the character. Adapt and learn the character's personality and perform it your own way. You are good at learning about the character, but don't put anything of your own to the character. So from now on, assume that the character is Kazuya and act like how you behaved around him in different stages of your relationship. I am sure it will be better."
"But what about the scenes that were already taken. The character is clearly referred to as Tazuya."
"It will not be a problem. The dubbing still needs to be done, and their names are similar. We can correct it."
"Thank you, sir, for your advice. I will try to do as you instructed."
Chizuru left the room. The director immediately contacted other crew members and told them about the changes. Umi was furious, but the director didn't mind it. He was hoping that the movie would become better.