Chapter Three: The People Cut from the Film

Gu Yan had not written an unmasking. Onscreen, Xia Mi tore away the villain's mask anyway. There was nothing beneath it. In the screening room, Lin Xia's nose began to bleed. She forgot the name she had used in primary school. Gu Yan cut the power, but the film projector kept turning. The blank face leaned toward the camera. “Thank you for giving her more scenes. The more complete a character becomes, the better suited she is to replace the actor.” The truth struck him. The Marquis did not enter through plot holes. He entered through excellence. The more viewers believed in a character, the thinner the real identity became. Starwave had already copied the new film from the studio's cloud account.