After Director Keane finished his speech, it was time for the traditional incense-offering ceremony to kick off filming.
An offering table had already been set up, laden with tributes, incense, and candles. It held several vases filled with fresh flowers and a few incense burners. A basket to the side contained a large bundle of high-quality incense sticks.
Director Keane took the lead. He walked over to the basket, picked up three sticks of incense, and lit them from a candle. He was followed by the screenwriter, then the male and female leads, Miles Quinn and Faye Jennings...
Everyone formed a line and moved forward in an orderly fashion to take an incense stick, light it, and then return to their places.
Clara Grant was already standing in the back row. Now, she was second to last in line, with the girl who had been so hostile toward her right at the very end.
