Marina, dressed in a magnificent court gown and wearing a Crown, looked like a completely different person from before!
Her lips were lightly pursed, her gaze cool, her chin slightly raised. She held a short scepter symbolizing power, draped in a resplendent robe, with a diamond-studded Crown glittering atop her head. She merely stood there, yet she had already become the center of attention for everyone present!
Marina now looked like an empress who had stepped straight out of an oil painting!
"This is the Empress Catherine I had in mind..." Goncharovsky shot to his feet, his voice trembling slightly and his chest heaving. He was clearly overcome with emotion.
By now, he had completely forgotten his actress friend, because the girl standing at the door perfectly matched every one of his imaginings of Empress Catherine!
Goncharovsky felt he could not imagine anyone more suited to play Catherine than Marina, because it was impossible for anyone to fit the role better than she did!
Selyov was equally stunned. He rubbed his eyes and carefully examined Marina again, unable to help sighing inwardly.
The boss was the boss, after all!
What a sharp eye...
Before putting on makeup and changing clothes, Marina had looked quite ordinary, without anything particularly striking about her.
But after this simple makeover, she seemed to have completely "transformed"!
In fact, Selyov and Goncharovsky had already brought several actresses in for auditions. They wore the same clothes and makeup, but both men had felt that something was missing, so the female lead had never been decided.
Marina's audition today had made both Selyov and Goncharovsky's eyes light up. They both believed she was the most suitable candidate.
There was no need to mention Selyov. Since Marina was the boss's personally chosen candidate, he would never oppose it.