Chapter 77 Audition
Wei Lanqiao was wearing a pink haute couture suit today, with flawless makeup and a sweet smile that was just right.
It was as if there had never been any rift between them.
But if you look closely, you can see that her smile does not reach her eyes.
"Long time no see." Shi Qing also responded with an impeccable smile.
She is no longer the naive girl who could be fooled by a few words.
She was thinking quietly in her mind that she would have to report to Xia Zhu later. She had a feeling that Wei Lanqiao would mess with her.
There's no way around it, I've been backstabbed so many times.
Wei Lanqiao saw her distant attitude, but didn't care. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, she turned away gracefully and continued to socialize with other people.
Shi Qing nodded and greeted several actors she had worked with before, her eyes searching the crowd until they finally landed on a quiet corner.
A girl in simple clothes was sitting there with earphones in her ears, reading the script attentively.
It’s Liang Hui.
He played Lin Yu in the work "Sin Under the Toes", which was selected in the third round of "Actors in Progress".
Liang Hui debuted as a child star and has a very high national popularity.
Although she is a few years younger than Shi Qing, Shi Qing can definitely say that she grew up watching Liang Hui's plays.
She had always wanted to meet Liang Hui, but the two of them had no intersection.
Shi Qing walked over and patted her shoulder gently.
Liang Hui raised her head and was stunned when she saw Shi Qing.
Then he took off his headphones and smiled innocently: "Sister Shi Qing."
"Hello." Shi Qing sat down next to her and started chatting.
"I've watched your performance as Lin Yu many times. It's so good."
Being praised in person, Liang Hui scratched her head a little embarrassedly: "Thank you. I've seen your performance in 'As Young as Youth', and your performance in it was really good."
Both of them are very serious about acting and can easily find common topics to talk about.
They did not test each other like others did, but simply chatted about their understanding of the performance. The atmosphere was relaxed and pleasant.
Liang Hui is a professional actor, and Shi Qing benefited a lot from the short conversation.
Not long into the conversation, the door to the actors' waiting room was pushed open.
An assistant came in with a list and started calling out numbers.
The audition officially begins.
The waiting time is tormenting.
When it was Shi Qing's turn, it was already afternoon.
She pushed open the door and walked into the audition room.
The room was brightly lit, with a long table in front.
Director Feng Guohao sat in the main seat with a serious expression. Beside him sat the screenwriter, producer, and investor of the film.
Feng Guohao looked at Shi Qing and called out in a businesslike manner, "Shi Qing, have you read the script outline?"
"I've seen it, Director Feng."
"Okay. I'll randomly draw a script excerpt and you'll perform it." Feng Guohao pointed to a lottery box on the table, "Draw it yourself."
Shi Qing took a deep breath, walked forward, and pulled out a folded piece of paper.
Unfold it, and it says:
Scene: Living room; Characters: Yan Ruyu, son Deng Yu; Situation: The dream is shattered and the truth is revealed.
It is the scene with the most intense emotional conflict in the entire movie and the one that tests acting skills the most.
Feng Guohao glanced at the note, nodded, and handed the script of this segment to Shi Qing.
Then he looked at the man who was already prepared and said, "Hong Li, you act with her in this scene."
Hong Li is the host of "Actors in Progress".
Feng Guohao originally participated in the program with the intention of selecting actors for his new movie.
He felt that all the male actors in the show were not up to par, and he only took a fancy to Hong Li, who was experienced, calm and introverted.
Therefore, the role of the male protagonist Deng Yu was decided first.
Hong Li stood up and smiled friendly at Shi Qing.
The three-minute preparation time is over.
“Action!”
With Feng Guohao's order, the atmosphere in the room seemed to change.
Shi Qing's entire demeanor changed.
She was no longer the quiet and introverted Shi Qing, but the twenty-year-old Yan Ruyu.
Her eyes and eyebrows were filled with the innocence of a young girl and the sweetness of someone in love. She ran to Hong Li, skipping and holding up a newly bought tie in her hand as if presenting a treasure, her voice crisp and bright.
"Ah Xu, look, I bought this for you while shopping today! Doesn't it look good?"
The love in her eyes almost overflowed.
Deng Yu, played by Hong Li, looked at her with complicated eyes, took the tie, and said in a gentle but tired voice: "It looks good. As long as it's a gift from you, it looks good."
"Then put it on and let me see it!" Yan Ruyu urged, standing on tiptoe, wanting to put it on him personally.
The moment she approached, she seemed to smell something. She sniffed lightly and frowned slightly: "Huh? Why do you smell like medicine?"
Deng Yu's body stiffened and he subconsciously took half a step back.
"Maybe... I got it from passing by the pharmacy just now."
This tiny action planted the seeds of doubt.
The smile on Yan Ruyu's face froze.
She raised her head, with a hint of confusion in her eyes, and looked at the man in front of her again.
This face is familiar.
But it seems...something is wrong.
"You..." She spoke tentatively, her voice trembling, "You are not Ah Xu... Who are you?"
The love in his eyes turned into vigilance and fear in an instant.
She seemed to be shocked and staggered back, her eyes full of vigilance.
Deng Yu's eyes instantly turned red when he saw Yan Ruyu like this.
This scene has been played out countless times in the past year.
Every time, it was like being tortured in his heart.
He knew his mother should wake up.
"Mom..." Deng Yu finally took off his disguise, his voice choked with sobs, filled with endless pain and unbearable pain, "It's me, I'm your son, Deng Yu!"
Deng Yu?
A trace of confusion flashed in her eyes, and then the memories of these two words came flooding back.
Yan Ruyu's body trembled violently, her pupils dilated, filled with disbelief and shock.
She stared at Deng Yu blankly, her lips moving but no sound coming out.
The change happened in the next second.
The pair of hands that had been nimble began to tremble uncontrollably, their fingers curled up and became morbidly stiff.
The muscles on his face relaxed, the nasolabial folds seemed to deepen in an instant, and his whole body exuded an air of decadence and old age.
She went from an innocent young girl to a frightened and wary woman, and finally to an insane old woman trapped in the mists of time.
The appearance hasn't changed, but the feeling has.
The three levels of transformation are portrayed naturally by Shi Qing, yet with a heartbreaking impact.
Yan Ruyu looked around blankly, her eyes sweeping over everyone present with empty eyes.
Finally, when it came to Deng Yu, his voice became dry and unclear, with the ambiguity unique to the elderly:
"Deng Yu? You are... my son... Deng Yu?"
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