No matter how much the fans make a fuss, it is an indisputable fact that Shi Xi has already participated in the audition.
Shi Xi entered the interview room and saw a row of people standing there. They took turns going up to draw their audition clips and show them off.
Seeing a broken glass lamp on the stage, Shi Xi asked in confusion, "Why isn't that over there being cleaned up?"
What if someone gets cut by the glass scattered all over the floor?
The staff member said, "That was a light that was broken by the previous audition group. The auntie will come and clean it up in a bit."
Shi Xi: Is there a lighting stage in the audition?
That's enough.
Shi Xi told the staff about the role she was interviewing for and then randomly picked up a slip of paper.
Lin Mengxi buys a dress
Shi Xi quickly recalled this part of the plot.
The second female lead she interviewed, Lin Mengxi, was originally from a wealthy family, but suddenly faced a huge change, and even her house was taken away by the bank.
When Lin Mengxi went to the mall, she still wanted to buy a dress that cost 3,000 yuan, without ever thinking that this was her mother's hard-earned money from a month's work.
Just as Shi Xi was recalling her lines and pondering the character, people ahead of her started auditioning.
It is also a role played by Lin Mengxi.
The woman, dressed in flamboyant attire, said in a spoiled and willful manner, "I want this dress! It's only three thousand yuan; I'll earn it back quickly."
The director who came to interview her watched her performance, didn't say anything, and urged the next person to come.
It was still Lin Mengxi who was being interviewed.
Her performance was so charming and adorable that she begged her mother to buy her a dress that cost three thousand yuan.
The director, expressionless, said, "Next."
Shi Xi counted in her mind that half of the dozen or so actors in this round were there to audition for the role of Lin Mengxi.
The competition is really fierce.
There can be no pressure.
When it was Shi Xi's turn, she gave a brief self-introduction and then began to get into character.
The people behind the interview table also straightened their posture slightly.
I want to see how Shi Xi will act.
...
The girl's eyes were bright and clear; one glance revealed her innocence and naivety, unlike those who were accustomed to the world's hustle and bustle, her spirit as fluid as water.
Having put on her favorite dress, the girl nodded with satisfaction, her tone calm and natural, "This dress will do."
It was as natural as drinking water.
The mother said hesitantly, "This dress costs three thousand yuan!"
The girl's eyes were full of incomprehension about the amount. "Three thousand yuan, I'll earn it back in no time."
In her worldview, she can have whatever she wants.
She is simple and innocent, without a trace of affectation or spoiledness.
...
After the performance, the director nodded with great satisfaction, "Let's do one more take, drinking in the private room."
The other auditionees cast envious glances at them.
Being able to take the additional test already puts them ahead of many others.
…
The girl entered the private room and felt a little awkward seeing so many people.
She had always been a well-behaved girl and had never seen such a scene before.
She walked in cautiously, her eyes innocent and pure, like a fawn that had fallen into a pack of wolves.
Soon, a wolf took a liking to her.
"Miss, what would you like to drink?"
The girl looked up with her big, bright eyes, and her gaze, like a clear pool of water, suddenly filled my heart.
A beautiful thing that makes you want to protect it with all your might.
...
As Shi Xi left the interview room and prepared to go back, she heard faint crying coming from the stairwell.
Did I hear that right?
Shi Xi took a few steps toward the stairwell and indeed heard crying.
After hesitating for a moment, Shi Xi carefully pushed open the door to the stairwell and saw the woman in the pinafore sitting on the stairs, sobbing.
Shi Xi walked in and asked, "Why are you crying?"
The girl in the pinafore dress was crying when her spellcasting was interrupted. She looked up, sobbing, "I...I auditioned, and I...I messed it up, waaaaah."
"You might think you messed up, but the director might think your performance was natural!" Shi Xi comforted her.
"But I... I smashed the audition lights." At this point, the woman in the overalls started crying again, "Waaaaah."
Shi Xi remained silent.
It turned out that when she went inside, she saw the broken glass lamp on the floor; she was the one who broke it.
Shi Xi handed over a tissue, "It's okay, there are so many film crews, let's go to the next audition."
"No director will ever want me, waaaaah!" Tears and snot streamed down her face as she wore the overalls.
"Cheer up! You broke the light, which left an impression on the director," Shi Xi advised. "Of all the actors, the director must have the deepest impression of you."
"But, but this is, a bad impression." The girl in the overalls pouted, wanting to continue crying.
Shi Xi continued with her twisted logic, "That's better than having no impression at all! Think about it, next time a director is looking for a destructive actor, won't you be the first person they think of?"
Shi Xi had wrapped the pinafore dress inside.
This logic seems self-consistent?
Seeing that she had stopped crying, Shi Xi gave her a pack of tissues and said, "Okay, cheer up and stop crying."
The pinafore dress shifted, and she pouted, about to cry again.
Shi Xi: "Why are you still crying?"
Overalls: "My legs are numb."
Shi Xi: ...
*
After leaving the building where she auditioned, Shi Xi wanted to go straight back to her villa to rest.
Acting is very mentally taxing for her.
Every time I step out of the play, it feels like I'm living life all over again.
Especially when you get a new role, you have to put even more effort into figuring it out.
It looks like it's a sure thing. I'll go back and study this show some more.
Back at the villa, Shi Xi opened the door and smelled the aroma of food.
She thought it was her aunt cooking.
Shi Xi could see Xie Yunzhou standing in the kitchen wearing a pink plaid apron, and she almost laughed.
Too much staying at home.
Like a devoted husband waiting at home for his strong-willed wife to come home.
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