The Trending Topic Herself: The Villainess is the Superstar!-Chapter 224: Unearthing a Treasure

Maya has become very popular these days, so does this mean her identity is not just based on popularity, but she needs to gain the audience’s recognition?

Finally, under Maya’s guidance, the makeup artist darkened her skin tone and put on fake teeth.

Now, only her eyes remain as bright and dazzling as always.

Maya nodded in the end, "That’s it. Oh, and the hairstyle is a bit too trendy, it needs to be changed."

The makeup artist agreed as instructed.

Now Maya’s appearance had undergone a significant change. With heavy foundation and makeup techniques, her looks finally reached the level of "mediocre".

The makeup artist felt uneasy, "Maya, what do you think now?"

Maya nodded, "Very good."

The makeup artist finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Maya, turn around." It was Ryan’s voice.

Maya lightly tapped her toes, and the swivel chair immediately turned in the other direction, she asked, "How does it look?"

Ryan was first surprised, then his eyes showed relief, "I know you have always loved beauty. I really didn’t expect you to make yourself ugly for this play."

"It’s nothing," Maya took a sip of juice, "I told you before, Ryan, that I want to be a good actress in the future."

Ryan smiled and nodded, then said slowly, "I wonder if you remember what I once told you—"

"Maya, popularity has its time limits, but it’s the work, the good work, that remains eternal."

*

When Maya walked over, she startled Yvonne. She stared closely at Maya’s face and softly said, "Maya?"

Maya took a step forward and smiled, "It’s just a styling, Director Yvonne, you can’t even recognize me?"

"How could I not... I just didn’t expect..."

"Director Yvonne, the role you need is ’Jane Jennings’ and not ’Maya Monroe’, right?"

Maya spun around and adjusted the black-framed glasses on her nose.

"How does it feel?"

Yvonne’s eyes were bewildered, "This is the ’Jane Jennings’ in my mind."

Then she remembered something.

"I remember you seemed to like dressing glamorously for the camera, in that case..." Her expression became somewhat troubled.

"It’s nothing, it’s still down to the shooting effect." Maya said slowly.

Yvonne nodded repeatedly, becoming more satisfied with Maya as she watched, finally her lips curled into a smile, "I know, you won’t disappoint me. I’ve always believed in my judgment."

The assistant director standing next to Yvonne had a complicated expression.

Maya’s reputation wasn’t particularly good, but this time Maya’s performance was truly unexpected for them.

*

At three o’clock in the afternoon, Maya finished shooting her first scene.

Scott handed her a light jacket, "Maya, great work."

Ryan came over, quietly watching Maya for a few seconds. Whether in acting or character, Maya had undergone a profound transformation.

Ryan handed over the glass cup he was holding, a few red goji berries floated on top.

Maya did not accept it, "This... I don’t drink this!"

She refused with unusual firmness.

Ryan didn’t take no for an answer, he handed the glass cup back to her, "You should drink something healthy, goji berries, good for health!"

"I don’t like the taste of goji berries, I won’t drink it."

It’s not like resources are scarce, she won’t wrong herself.

"Look at you, drinking milk tea and cola all the time, it’s no wonder your health’s off! Trust me, drink less of those unhealthy ones, come on, take it!"

Maya paused, thinking about this issue.

The reason she indulged before was not a lack of health awareness, but rather she thought her fate was doomed, so she might as well enjoy herself while young.

But after the change, with an uncertain outcome, maybe she could live long and prosper?

If bedridden in her later years, that’s clearly not what Maya wanted.

Perhaps—she really needed to pay attention to this issue now.

Ryan didn’t know what made Maya change her mind, but seeing her obediently accept the cup, Ryan couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"That’s right, you should always think of your health."

Ryan took out another cup, also filled with goji berries, although twice the amount as Maya’s.

Maya paused, it seemed Ryan often practiced self-care.

She mimicked Ryan’s way, first blowing away the steam from the surface of the cup, then sipping a taste.

"Ah... it’s really hot."

Ryan glanced at her, in his spare time, "That’s because you drink too many cold drinks."

Yvonne came over after finishing her work, not stingy with praise for Maya, "Maya, your performance was even better than I imagined, controlled and balanced."

"Thank you."

Her eyes had returned to brightness, too beautiful to look directly at.

Yvonne was momentarily dazed.

Maya was clearly someone so outrageously bold, yet she could portray the timid and cowardly ’Jane Jennings’ vividly in performance.

With just a look, she could switch seamlessly between on and off the screen...

Yvonne smiled, "You really are full of surprises, Maya."

"In this collaboration, I’ve found a true gem."

After Yvonne left, Ryan put down the cup in his hand and asked, "Collaboration? What collaboration? Why do I feel like Yvonne was suggesting something?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Maya’s fingers lightly rubbed against the cup, "She was talking about the current filming, maybe you’re overthinking it."

Maya didn’t give Ryan time to delve deeper, "I’m a bit tired, let’s go rest over there for a while."

"By the way..." Maya looked toward Scott, "Are my chips ready?"

Scott glanced at the scowling Ryan, after weighing in his mind who’s more difficult, Maya or Ryan, he slowly said:

"Uh... they’re ready."

Ryan knew it was useless to blame Scott, so he turned to Maya, "Weren’t you starting a healthy diet?"

Maya had somehow already stuffed a piece of candy in her mouth, "You have to take it step by step, can’t become a pig in one bite. Right now, I’m starting by changing my drinks, as for chips—without snacks, I really can’t finish filming!"

*

On the sixth day of filming, Maya met someone unexpected — Serena Sawyer.

Serena walked slowly into Maya’s trailer, she took off her sunglasses, revealing her full and expressive eyes.

Maya put down the bag of chips in her hand, "Didn’t expect you’d come to see me in person."

"We are friends—at least I think so, what about you?"

Maya gave a lazy smile, "Being friends with an award-winning actress—sounds like a pretty good experience."

Serena sat across from her, "There was a scheduling conflict a few days ago, so I delayed by two days, otherwise I could have come earlier."

Maya nodded slightly, "It’s good that you came."