By Han Wei Chou

Rui En plays a bubbly, talkative variety show director in ‘The Dream Makers’.

She is known for being a woman of few words.

But for the next few months, Singapore actress Rui En will transform herself into a bit of a chatterbox, to play the bubbly director Fang Tong Lin in the upcoming drama “The Dream Makers”, which is set in a fictional television station.

“I play a variety [show] director who … eventually becomes discovered, then becomes an artiste, becomes a host and becomes an actress.

“She is very chatty and talkative! As long as she is like in a normal mood – she doesn’t even need to be in a good mood – she is like talking all the time.”

“Basically, my character is the sort of girl that can be friends with anybody that she meets within five seconds. Not guarded at all. The exact opposite of who I am,” Rui En said with a laugh.

“She is really just like any other girl on the street. Just quirkier.”

The hard part, said the actress, is bringing out Fang’s ‘girl on the street’ quality, and making the talkative director “relatable”.

“It’s a lot harder than most people think.

“When you get the camera in front of you, you clam up, and you get conscious [of the camera],” said Rui En.

“My goal in this show is try to remove all of that, as much as I can, to be as natural as possible.”

Rui En shows off her ’employee pass’.

Speaking at the commencement ceremony for the drama, Rui En went on to reveal that she is looking forward to playing such a “colourful” character and has been preparing for her role by observing the crew in action.

She even went shopping for an assortment of accessories, from colourful bracelets to small stuffed toys, that would help make her look more convincing as the warm, affable Fang.

“The personal touches are important,” said Rui En happily, looking every bit like one of the drama’s production staff members, who were present at the ceremony.

Personal touches: Rui En and the accessories she bought especially for her role in “The Dream Makers”.

“The Dream Makers” also stars Zoe Tay, Chen Hanwei, Chen Liping, Qi Yuwu as well as Jeanette Aw, and marks the first time both Aw and Rui En are appearing together in a local drama.

The 30-parter, which commemorates MediaCorp’s 50th anniversary, will air in June.

Love triangle: Qi Yuwu (left), Rui En (right) and Jeannette Aw’s (right) characters become caught up in a love triangle in “The Dream Makers”, the first drama Aw and Rui En appear in together.

The Dream Makers 志在四方 debuts 24 June 2013 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia

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