Chapter 695: Chapter 38: The Cannon Fodder Actress Opposing the Slacker Female Lead (Part 38)

As soon as the words were spoken, sure enough, everyone else looked over in surprise.

All their eyes were filled with admiration, and of course, tension.

Lu Huan was secretly delighted inside.

This time, it was her turn to be the top competitor, outdoing Jiang Lai, who overestimated herself!

The main director glanced at her twice, and at this moment, the assistant director said.

"We’ll start reviewing in fifteen minutes. You can come over to prepare, then go on stage for your performance when the time comes."

When it was really about to start, Lu Huan still felt a bit nervous.

After all, this matter concerned the interests of her entire family.

To get connected, Mrs. Lu spent a lot of time and money, even selling the family’s stocks and mutual funds, all just to get insider information for the audition.

When they got the script, the other party assured them.

The main director attaches great importance to the actors’ line-reading skills. If the lines are well delivered, the female lead role is almost certainly hers.

So, she had been secretly memorizing.

Even on the program, she slackened off and passed the work to Lu Ming, seeking out a quiet place to continue memorizing.

Now, her efforts were about to pay off.

Thinking of this, Lu Huan straightened her hair, controlled her emotions, and looked at the countdown timer on the screen.

Only one minute left.

Some people in the audience were clearly anxious and complained.

"How can anyone memorize so much in just fifteen minutes?"

"Don’t worry, if you can’t memorize it, others can’t either; it’s the same for everyone. The key is to be emotionally on point."

"Yeah, yeah, don’t be nervous, everyone, don’t be nervous."

Several actors encouraged each other and finally looked at Lu Huan, again with faces full of envy.

"Her memory is so good." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Indeed, how can she remember such long lines?"

"I’m definitely done for. My English is last-minute practice, and now I have to memorize such a long English dialogue."

There’s still no Chinese translation.

At this point, Lu Huan began her performance on stage.

The heroine stood at the podium proclaiming her camp and officially declared war on the traditional League of Legends.

This part is passionate for the protagonist, but due to her natural poker face, her expression couldn’t have too much fluctuation, making it particularly challenging to handle.

Lu Huan was extremely well-prepared, and even from that scene, she could indeed affect people in the audience.

It was just that the venue was too large, and without a microphone, the dialogue was a bit unclear.

But being able to memorize such a long speech and perform it was already impressive.

"She actually memorized it all!"

"Oh no, oh no, I’m up next, aren’t I..."

After thirty minutes passed, the script was collected directly, and everyone went on stage one by one according to the number behind their seat.

The second person clearly seemed a bit nervous, and combined with not memorizing the lines, their entire performance was a mess.

As they left the stage, Lu Huan went over to offer some comfort.

"It’s okay, as long as the expression is strong enough, lines can be supplemented later."

The other person sighed with their head down.

"Ah, I know it was a trip in vain, thank you, I’m fine."

Next, the third and fourth performers showed similar results.

Some have good memory and can remember half the lines, while others have strong expression and simply improvise on the spot. But given the time constraints, you have to solidly endure the time on stage somehow.

In the audience, Lu Huan yawned, feeling bored, turned back, and looked at Jiang Lai sitting in the middle seat.

She smiled.

Thinking of how much she cared about Jiang Lai, a third-rate artist, during the variety show, she felt so foolish.

Leaving the variety show, back in reality, it doesn’t matter if she knows all those skills when faced with resources.

This industry doesn’t need a housekeeper.

Everyone has the ability to hire help, but when it comes down to professional matters, that little bit of skill from a housekeeper isn’t enough.

Next up was Jiang Lai’s turn.

Lu Huan looked at her and mouthed the words silently.

"Good luck, you’re so talented."

As Jiang Lai walked past her, she spoke directly.

"You’ll soon know if I’m good, but your performance was really not great."

Lu Huan: "..."

A rush of anger surged up, and she glared at Jiang Lai’s back as if she wanted to bore a hole through it.

At this point, she still dared to be arrogant.

Lu Huan took a deep breath, worked hard to control her emotions, sat up straight, and looked towards Jiang Lai on stage.

She was determined to see what kind of mess Jiang Lai would make!

Even the numerous experienced actresses in front couldn’t manage, let alone someone like Jiang Lai, who was a third-rate artist that goes unnoticed.

On the other side, the main director flipped through Jiang Lai’s data, looking completely uninterested.

Nothing remarkable, her acting experience barely had any outstanding moments, except she looked good.

No one announced when it would start; the actor was ready, then they could enter the state and start performing.

The timer was nine minutes, any overtime meant disqualification.

Once the timing started, Jiang Lai didn’t react but instead looked back at the constructed stage, then turned around, did a swift single-arm jump, and stood confidently in a higher position.

From here, the director could see her more clearly, and because she stood high, her voice could carry further.

In this part of the heroine’s speech, she chose the latter half, transitioning the heroine’s emotions from high and excited to calm.

Having traversed two emotional states, and this part was full of long, uninterrupted sentences without punctuation, so when people in the audience found out Jiang Lai got this part, they shook their heads and sighed.

It’s definitely hopeless.

The segment was later in the script, the sentences were long, with complex structures, and the emotional changes were even more intense.

Lu Huan had already closed her eyes.

No need to watch. Trying to stand higher to attract attention is pointlessly laughable to the director.

At this moment, a clear voice came from the stage, as if a loudspeaker was automatically turned on, echoing throughout the studio.

The main director, initially bowing his head to check the next actor’s data, immediately raised his head and looked at Jiang Lai.

Because of the high position, he could clearly see the expressions on Jiang Lai’s face.

A gaze full of determination and confidence, calm and composed expression, powerful and resounding voice, smooth and precise lines, accompanied by coordinated hand movements, a protagonist character representing her righteous league, vividly unfolded before his eyes.

That voice indeed had immense persuasive power; every line could be distinctly transmitted to the ears, capturing your ears and heart just like hooks.

The entire nine minutes, without a pause for nine whole minutes, the director stared at Jiang Lai intently, until she delivered the last line and then made another swift and elegant leap, landing lightly and gracefully back on stage.

After a lengthy silence, a burst of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

The other actors were so caught up in the speech that they even forgot it was just a performance.