Although no one would say it out loud in such an occasion, they could not help but feel that Ning Xi was too arrogant, or to put it bluntly, she was overestimating her own abilities.
He just won the Palme d'Or and has never touched the edge of an A-level international award. He also does not fit the image of the character in this drama at all. Yet he dares to audition for Director Jiang's play
This is no different from Xu Jiaojiao...
"Hello, judges. I am Ning Xi, an artist from Shengshi Entertainment." Ning Xi simply greeted them.
There are five judges today. The one in the middle is Jiang Xingzhou. On Jiang Xingzhou’s right is Song Lin. There are also producers, assistant directors, and screenwriters.
There is no doubt that Jiang Xingzhou is the one who has the most say among these people.
I don’t know if it’s because he hasn’t found a suitable one after auditioning more than a dozen times, but Jiang Xingzhou’s face looks a little unhappy at the moment, and his aura is even more terrifying.
"Hey, Director Jiang, your fierce look will affect the actors' performance!" Song Lin at the side chuckled and teased.
Perhaps the only person who dared to joke with Jiang Xingzhou at this time was Song Lin.
"If you can't even stand this little interference, what's the point of acting?" Jiang Xingzhou said with a cold face.
"This little bit of interference? Director Jiang, you are too modest. After my first audition with you, I had nightmares for several nights..."
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Because of the judges' chatter, and after hearing that Song Lin was also so nervous during her first audition with Jiang Xingzhou, Ning Xi's originally tense mood relaxed a lot. She looked at Song Lin with a hint of gratitude in her eyes.
"Okay, let's start." Jiang Xingzhou said.
Ning Xi nodded and took out a piece of paper.
Act 37: Losing a child on a rainy night.
Seeing the scene she had drawn, Ning Xi frowned slightly. Oops, why did it have to be this scene...
Several people had already drawn this scene. Jiang Xingzhou had no special expression on his face and said in a methodical manner, "Ten seconds to prepare."
As soon as Jiang Xingzhou finished speaking, someone next to him started counting the time, leaving no time for the actors to react.
Even though the heroine of this play is a mute and has no lines, it is still a huge challenge for an actor to read the script in ten seconds and immediately get into the role.
Fortunately, she had prepared well in advance and had already memorized the contents of the script. She knew what she was going to act out after just one glance.
Ten seconds are up.
The staff member who was helping with the rehearsal said the line: "No... no breath... Xiao Zhuzi is no longer alive..."
The staff are only responsible for speaking the lines and cannot perform. When they recite the lines, they are very rigid and there is no emotional ups and downs. It all depends on the auditioning artists to get into the role.
The moment the staff member finished speaking, Ning Xi's expression froze, and then she rolled over and crawled to hug the prop mannequin on the ground.
Similarly, this prop is quite casual, it is just a rolled up quilt, and you have to imagine it as a child.
When Ning Xi rushed over like crazy, everyone thought she would burst into tears, but she didn't.
Ning Xi hugged the "child" tightly in her arms, pressed her cheek against the child's cheek, kissed the child's cold forehead and face... She tremblingly took off her coat, wrapped it tightly around the child, hugged, kissed, and gently rocked the child...
As if the child is not dead yet...
However, from the mother's violently shaking body, her extremely terrified yet strong expression on her face, her eyes wide open yet unwilling to shed tears... everyone knew that the child was indeed dead...
Until the end, the mother's suppressed emotions finally burst out, crying, silently, but deafeningly.