Qiu Jiahe walked briskly onto the stage. As soon as she looked down, she saw her best friend sitting in the first row below, secretly covering her mouth and laughing. She could only suppress the urge to roll her eyes at her and began to introduce herself.
"Hello everyone, I'm Qiu Jiahe from Qiming Entertainment. I've been in the industry for about two weeks now, but I don't have any productions yet. I'm here to audition for the role of the second female lead, Kong Qian. Please give me your guidance."
Gan Hai was surprised and asked, "You're here without any work? And you're auditioning for the second female lead without any acting experience?"
Qiu Jiahe nodded and replied, "If you're talking about any TV series or movies, then yes, I haven't, but I do have some acting skills. I played a supporting role in the Capital University Drama Club."
Gan Hai still couldn't understand why a newcomer would be so careless as to audition for Wen Chengwang's script. He was about to speak, but was interrupted by Wen Chengwang.
"Don't worry, Gan Hai, this Qiu Jiahe was recommended by Ji Jinyao."
When Wen Chengwang said this, Gan Hai immediately understood: "Ji Niu, that makes sense. Her eyes are quite poisonous. Let's continue?"
Seeing Wen Chengwang nod, Gan Hai picked up the microphone again and looked at the stage: "Okay, you're very brave, newcomer. Then you can try the part where Kong Qian wakes up. You have three minutes to prepare."
Qiu Jiahe originally thought that he might have finished before he even started, but he was suddenly called and his whole body trembled.
"Okay, thank you, teacher."
Although there was not much time for preparation, Qiu Jiahe had already memorized every scene by heart. He only needed to adjust his mood a little to get into the role normally.
When Gan Hai called out "start" again, even Zhao Mei, a relative layman, could see the change in Qiu Jiahe's temperament.
Also because lying down would make it difficult for the director to see clearly, he chose to sit, but his interpretation was quite different. The previous actor, Xu Mengle, obviously focused on portraying the sickly part, while Qiu Jiahe took a different approach and portrayed the part of relief.
In Qiu Jiahe's understanding, Kong Qian should have been happy when she first learned that she had escaped from the ship. Only after she regained her sanity did she realize the difficulty of her situation.
He recited the lines in a deliberately hoarse voice, but due to years of training in drama performances, the weak voice did not affect the clarity of his pronunciation at all.
From the haziness when she just opened her eyes, to the joy of knowing that she was rescued, to the resentment of discovering the difficult situation, and finally to the sweet smile after pretending to have a headache.
The whole play seemed to flow smoothly under Qiu Jiahe's performance. Even after Qiu Jiahe stood up and bowed, she was still immersed in her performance.
Qiu Jiahe's performance is more like a transformation than a performance. She almost turns herself into another person. Under her interpretation, each character is different from Qiu Jiahe herself.
Zhao Mei was particularly shocked by this. Since she had only seen one performance by Qiu Jiahe, although she knew that her best friend had good acting skills, she had no real feeling. But today's selection put Qiu Jiahe together with others, even Zhao Mei understood why Ji Jinyao was so eager for Qiu Jiahe to enter the entertainment industry.
Wen Chengwang and Gan Hai were silent for a long time after watching it. Just when Qiu Jiahe couldn't help but ask, he finally said, "...The acting is really good. Please go back and wait for notification."
Qiu Jiahe was asked to leave in a confused manner, but Wen Chengwang and Gan Hai were completely unaware that there was a traitor among their judges.
Zhao Mei stood aside, listening to their discussion silently.
"Chengwang, this one is fine. He has the spirit and acting skills. Apart from not looking very sharp, he has no flaws."
"Well, it's really good. Although it might be because she comes from a theater background, she may have overdone it a bit, but you can also see that she has thoroughly absorbed this role. As for her face, it's a small matter. After a little bit of training, she should be very outstanding."
"Then it's her?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, let's finish reading today's ones first. If there's nothing better, we'll decide on this one."
"Don't worry, Chengwang. This is probably it. Haven't you considered the level of the Chinese entertainment industry? It's hard to find someone better than the last one, let alone this one."
After listening to the whole thing, Zhao Mei pretended to look down at the application form, but she was actually secretly happy for Qiu Jiahe. Being able to get Wen Chengwang's approval was definitely not a loss even if she didn't get the role today.
Zhao Mei originally wanted to tell Qiu Jiahe the good news in advance, but after thinking about it, she felt that it would be better to give her a surprise later, so she put the phone down again.
Gan Hai's prediction just now made Zhao Mei, who watched the audition until 4 pm, give him a thumbs up. He was indeed a master's prediction, it was absolutely correct.
The quality of the later ones became increasingly confusing and uneven, but overall no one stood out more. Throughout the entire day, there was really only Xu Mengle and Qiu Jiahe.
The more Zhao Mei looked, the more she wanted to lie down on the floor and take a nap. She yawned countless times. The investors sitting next to her could probably see the final candidate, so they didn't wait any longer and ran away.
Even those who were still holding on were playing with their phones. After thinking about it, Zhao Mei realized that it wouldn't be long anyway, so she quietly said goodbye to the two and left the banquet hall.
After going out, Zhao Mei couldn't wait to take a taxi back to school. After entering the dormitory, she changed her clothes and started complaining to Qiu Jiahe.
"I'm telling you, Jiahe, it's a good thing you weren't the one sitting there, otherwise you would have definitely fallen into a deep sleep."
"What's wrong with our great investor Zhao?"
"...Don't be so sarcastic. There was actually a pretty good performer before you. I only watched two of them at the time, and after watching your performance, I thought it was just beginning, but it was already over."
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Ignoring Qiu Jiahe's puzzled expression, Zhao Mei complained, "The level of those behind you is simply like the In the Garden Babies. I found a few child actors from elementary school who acted in more interesting roles than them."
"I was yawning like crazy watching this. Director Wen and photographer Gan are so knowledgeable and experienced that they didn't even feel sleepy and even pointed out mistakes. To be honest, it's really not a loss if I don't get selected."
"But you could tell they were unhappy. At first they were joking and chatting with each other, but then the atmosphere became more and more tense. I was too lazy to watch and quickly ran out."
Qiu Jiahe was also shocked. He had thought that he would at most get an average score in this audition, but he didn't expect to get one of the top scores.
"So, Meili, do you think you can choose me? Before I left, I saw their complicated expressions. I thought I was gone."
Zhao Mei, who was sipping water to calm herself, nearly spit it out. "Ahem... Could a future female celebrity named Qiu please have some confidence in her acting skills and stop criticizing others?"
Qiu Jiahe was overjoyed to get a positive answer: "So should we quickly talk to Sister Ji?"
Zhao Mei nodded: "Okay, you can ask her out. It's getting late today, let's talk about it tomorrow."
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