The phone says:
"Hello, Su Mian, my name is Yu Liqi."
"I have social anxiety, and I sometimes get nervous when I speak."
"Thank you for earlier. I saw you secretly push the motorcycle into the ditch, otherwise that man would still be bothering me, and I'd be late for the audition."
Su Mian looked at Yu Liqi carefully, but couldn't recognize her in any of her previous roles.
Like her before, she's probably just another unknown.
Su Mian said, "You're socially awkward, so how are you going to memorize your lines later?"
Yu Liqi typed. "It's okay, I'm here to audition for the cold-hearted maidservant next to the female lead. Her only line is: 'Yes, Miss!'"
Su Mian: "Go for it!"
Yu Liqi lowered her head shyly, her face turning red again.
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Although Yu Liqi was only interviewing for a minor role, she still wanted to prepare well.
So before it officially started, she went to the restroom to make some final adjustments to her appearance.
The goal is to make the production team feel that her appearance and temperament are suitable at first glance.
As I entered the restroom, I happened to run into Fang Nuonuo.
The two exchanged a glance, both taken aback.
Yu Liqi's face darkened; she had no intention of speaking to her.
Fang Nuonuo gave a mocking laugh, "I studied journalism in college, and you did too. Now I want to enter the entertainment industry, and you want to too. Trying to be as shrewd as me. But it doesn't matter, cousin, you'll always be my foil."
Yu Liqi remained silent.
She and Fang Nuonuo are cousins, and the two have never gotten along since childhood.
Actually, when she was a little girl, she was a sweet and soft little cake, not at all like this dark, cold, and socially anxious person.
It was Fang Nuonuo, along with her family and relatives, who gradually drove her to this point.
When Fang Nuonuo first started kindergarten, she would deliberately go to her house to show off whenever she received a little red flower.
Later, when she went to school, Fang Nuonuo became even more outrageous.
Her own parents would always criticize her in front of many people:
"Look at how good your cousin is... and then look at yourself!"
"If you were half as good as your cousin, we wouldn't be so angry every day!"
After hearing these kinds of words for a long time, Yu Liqi became rebellious.
At this point, she didn't hate Fang Nuonuo yet; she only hated her family.
She constantly goes against Fang Nuonuo's wishes because she wants to cause trouble for her family and relatives.
In front of her elders, Fang Nuonuo is a gentle, understanding, and obedient girl.
Yu Liqi then dyed her hair, rode a motorcycle, and got her ears pierced.
During the Chinese New Year, Fang Nuonuo performed various talents for her relatives.
Yu Liqi locked herself in her room and wouldn't go out.
Later, Fang Nuonuo spread rumors that she had a puppy love at school and was hanging out with men in society.
She explained that she didn't have a puppy love relationship; it was Fang Nuonuo who had been flirting with some boys at school and using them to help her achieve certain goals.
But no one believed her.
It's because Fang Nuonuo has always had a well-behaved image.
It was because of this incident that Yu Liqi began to dislike her.
After that, Yu Liqi's personality became increasingly cold and indifferent.
Gradually, my speaking ability seemed to deteriorate, and I even stuttered when talking to strangers.
But I didn't study journalism because of Fang Nuonuo.
She studied journalism because she genuinely had career aspirations and beliefs.
However, due to various reasons, he later entered the entertainment industry.
When Yu Liqi saw her, years of grievances welled up in her heart.
She couldn't help but utter a harsh remark. "What if I get elected but you don't?"
Fang Nuonuo exclaimed as if she had heard a funny joke, "You're really confident!"
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Soon, the auditions began.
The actors went up to perform one by one according to their numbers.
At first, no one was nervous.
But I didn't expect all the judges to be so scathing.
A 40-year-old male actor came to audition for the male lead role.
He's a very experienced veteran actor.
But his acting roles have always been in youth and school settings.
He once played a high school heartthrob at the age of 37, and was ridiculed by the audience for five years.
As soon as the director saw him, he waved his hand and said, "You can't play the male lead, but the role of the male lead's father is perfect for you."
The actor puffed out his cheeks and said coquettishly, "Director, you must be joking. I usually play the male lead, I've never played the male lead's father before, and I don't have any children yet, so I don't know how to play a father."
The director asked, "Don't you have a father?"
The male actor was stunned for a moment. "... Huh?"
There were also some actors with rather exaggerated acting skills who auditioned for lead roles.
The director clapped as he watched, saying, "This is funnier than real amateur acting! Even the players of murder mystery games act more realistically than you!"
Many actors became increasingly nervous as they listened.
The actress who acted opposite Fang Nuonuo earlier indeed called her by the wrong name.
The name mentioned is "Wanwan". It is usually pronounced wǎn in given names, and even if it is pronounced differently, it is pronounced guān or guǎn.
But the actor was pronounced as "huan".
The director clicked his tongue. "Look up any unfamiliar words in the dictionary. No wonder audiences say that female stars in the entertainment industry are all 'losers'!"
Although the actress was saddened, she admitted that she hadn't prepared adequately and decided to leave.
As he was leaving, Su Mian stopped him.
She whispered, "Don't go, let's look around some more."
Su Mian saw Fang Nuonuo rehearsing a scene with this actress.
If Fang Nuonuo didn't recognize the character either, then her failure to remind her was unintentional.
If she knows them, then she did it on purpose.
This is a rare opportunity, shouldn't this villain stir things up?
Soon, it was Fang Nuonuo's turn to go on stage.
She also mentioned that name.
Sure enough, she didn't misread it at all!
And she even got a high score in her audition!
However, since she was interviewing for the female lead role, and the female lead needs to go through a second round of auditions, it has not yet been decided whether to select her.
As she came off the stage, the actress pulled her aside and asked, "You knew how to pronounce that word, why didn't you remind me?"
Fang Nuonuo's eyes were full of apology. "I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention when we were acting together..."
The actress asked, "I mentioned that name four times in my lines, and you didn't notice any of them?"
Fang Nuonuo's eyes reddened, her face full of grievance. "I really didn't notice..."
The actress simply didn't believe her flimsy excuse.
However, because it was a public place, I couldn't do anything to her.
The actress sneered, "I'd like to see if all your scheming will get you chosen!"
Su Mian was quite disappointed that there was no excitement to watch.
It has to be said that Fang Nuonuo truly deserves to be the biggest winner in the original storyline.
This impeccable reaction is truly the mark of someone destined for greatness.
Su Mian's audition was excellent, and she received a high score.
Yu Liqi auditioned for a role with very little screen time and still got the part.
Finally, five female lead candidates entered the second stage of auditions, where they would travel with the production team to audition in other locations.
Upon arriving at another, larger room, the wires were already prepared.
The director said that stunt doubles couldn't be used during filming; he wanted to make a true martial arts film.
Next, we'll actually try out a high-altitude fight scene.
All five actors auditioned.
Ultimately, the creative team chose Su Mian.
Because Su Mian remained completely calm, her movements were graceful and elegant, perfectly matching the image of the female lead in the minds of the creators.
The other actresses were all weak in the knees when they came down.
Therefore, they were completely convinced by Su Mian's ease and skill.
Fang Nuonuo also openly congratulated Su Mian.
But she immediately messaged her agent. "You can release the recording now."