"If everyone is ready, then let's begin. This audition will not be commented on. After the performance, you can return to your seats to continue watching. You may leave after all the performances are over. As for the audition results, we will reply to everyone within a week."
A few crackling electrical sounds came from the speakers on stage, and the announcement interrupted Li Ling before she could finish speaking.
The people behind the nameplates not far away were already seated, and the venue naturally quieted down.
Li Ling gave her a half-smile, looking down on her, "Miss Su, then show me your real skills."
Su Er's gaze was fixed on the stage, and she no longer looked at her.
About half an hour later, her name was called from the speakers: "Su Er".
Su Er responded and quickly jogged onto the stage.
The people behind the nameplates were all prominent figures in the entertainment industry. When she saw Mo Qingshu, her gaze didn't linger for long. She bowed and began to introduce herself.
"Spring in the City" uses the Qing Dynasty as its background, but the characters and story are all original.
The role Su Er auditioned for was a princess who was pampered from childhood and had a spoiled personality. She was deeply loved by the emperor, but was forced to marry a foreign prince to a foreign land. She was only able to return to the palace after her husband died in an internal strife.
She knew that even a princess would find it difficult to survive in the deep palace without power, so she proceeded cautiously, even resorting to using her former lover.
However, as her ambition grew, the emperor became increasingly wary of her. In the end, the evil deeds she committed in the power struggle were exposed to the world, and the princess was locked in the deep palace, never to see the light of day again.
Su Er has carefully analyzed this character. He has done many evil things, but his underlying nature is extremely tragic.
If the character's boundaries aren't properly defined, it's easy to become a mere supporting female character who is universally despised, or a purely tragic figure, thus losing sight of the character's original purpose.
The scene I auditioned today was a confrontation between the princess and the emperor after her evil deeds were exposed.
Su Er slowly exhaled, banishing all distracting thoughts from her mind.
Are you ready?
Su Er looked up and nodded slightly, replying that it was okay.
As the word "begin" was spoken, the previously noisy conversations in the venue subsided, and everyone's attention turned to the stage.
The assistant director simply recited the lines: "Kemin, don't you know you're wrong?"
Su Er closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, her eyes held an unyielding stubbornness and madness. "Wrong? What wrong have I done? Did I want to kill you?"
“Your Majesty, we are siblings from the same mother, so why do you do this? I will certainly not treat you unfairly.”
Su Er's smile gradually spread across her lips, like an innocent and ignorant child. "Father loves me the most. He said he wants me to be closer to him so that when he misses me, he can see me at a glance."
"But what happened after that?" Her smile turned sorrowful after that rhetorical question. "For the sake of stability on the border, didn't they still make me marry into the Khalkha?"
Su Er's voice turned shrill, "If it weren't for me! How could you sit on your throne so securely!"
Su Er looked up at the sky, and crystal tears slid down her cheeks, revealing a vulnerability that defied description.
She murmured softly, "Father, you're unfair... The wind beyond the Great Wall is so cold..."
a long time……
Su Er composed herself, wiped away her tears, straightened up, and bowed again to the audience. "Thank you everyone, my performance is over."
After a moment of silence, the applause from the audience grew louder.
"Okay, thank you for your performance. You can go offstage now."
Su Er sat back down in the corner as instructed, and Li Ling went on stage after her.
In terms of acting skills, Su Er thinks she's actually not bad at all.
After sitting for about an hour, all the auditions ended, and Su Er, carrying her canvas bag, left the stage with all the other actors.
Although she had finally relieved herself of a long-standing burden, Su Er was still somewhat trapped in the emotions she had just experienced, and her eyes were slightly red.
"Hey, Su Er." A loud voice came from behind, and the sound of high heels clicking on the ground grew closer.
Su Er was prepared to endure her verbal attacks, but unexpectedly, Li Ling crossed her arms and glanced at her, saying, "Your acting was indeed quite good."
Even though it was meant as a compliment, her condescending expression made the kind words lose their pleasant meaning.
Su Er replied calmly, "Thank you, you too."
"Tch, it's not your place to judge me." After saying this, Li Ling turned and walked away without looking back, her high heels clicking on the floor.
Su Er was speechless for a moment. No, this girl must be a bit dim-witted.
As soon as Lin Shuqin saw Su Er come out, she hurriedly went to greet her, "How are you? Are you alright?"
Su Er nodded, but her interest was not high. "Mm."
Lin Shuqin thought Su Er felt that she hadn't acted well, so she gently stroked her hair and comforted her, "Come on, we don't have any plans for today. I'll take you shopping, and your sister will pay."
Su Er was stunned, the surprise came too suddenly, "Really?"
"Of course it's true, let's go now."
Su Er cheered, casting aside her gloomy mood.
On the bus, she texted Jiang Siyan, word by word: "My audition is over."
Jiang Siyan was always slow to reply to messages, so Su Er didn't pay attention to them after sending them. However, when she was almost at the mall, He Yi called her.
After connecting, Su Er chatted with He Yi about various things for a while, but in the end, they both returned to the same question.
"Xiao Er, Mom has looked into it, and with your current qualifications, it's definitely not enough for a teaching position at your school. See if you can free up some time this year, we..."
Su Er listened quietly. It was the same old story. They said they wanted to discuss it with her and see what she wanted, but in reality, they had already decided when to take the postgraduate entrance exam and what kind of tutor to choose.
"Your mom will send you the teacher's WeChat message. We've already paid the money. Please keep in touch with them."
Su Er took a deep breath, but she couldn't suppress the urge to roar in anger.
Lin Shuqin knew that her family controlled her very strictly, and seeing that her expression was not right, she casually lied, "Xiao Er, it's your turn!"
Seeing the wink Lin Shuqin gave her, Su Er took the opportunity to make an excuse that she needed to put on makeup and hung up the phone.
"Do you want me to take the postgraduate entrance exam?"
"Sister Qin, you know her."
"My aunt called me too."
Su Er nodded knowingly, not surprised.
"And what about you? What do you think?" Lin Shuqin asked.
Su Er leaned back in her chair and said, "Let's focus on filming the movie first. We'll see how things go, one step at a time."
There are too many things in the world that are beyond our control.
There will always be people or things that quietly appear in your life, and the originally fixed path may suddenly change direction.
Perhaps it's because every step we took in our youth was predetermined.
To this day, Su Er is unwilling and does not want to make any assumptions about her life.
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