The female supporting role is crazy about the male lead

The audition location today is Beijing Grand Theater.

When Xia Ran followed the staff into the dressing room, she looked up and was startled for a moment by the beautiful scene in front of her.

This not-so-small dressing room was packed with people, all of whom were female celebrities with outstanding looks.

Even though there are only a few supporting roles left now, the competition for Director Zhong’s plays is still fierce.

Among these people, Xia Ran not only saw popular actresses, but also several actresses active on the drama stage.

Hearing the noise of Xia Ran coming in, the beauties who were either dressing up, reciting poems, or closing their eyes to regulate their breathing all turned to look at her.

Her eyes instantly reflected on Zhang Yanli's beautiful face, which could truly be described as "all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison."

Xia Ran greeted them politely with a smile, found an empty corner to sit down, and began to think about the script in his hand.

The woman was wearing a simple gray T-shirt and blue jeans, sitting quietly in the corner.

She tied all her hair into a low ponytail, revealing her plain and fair face.

Without any makeup, with her brows lowered and her eyes closed, the woman who usually appears confident and flamboyant in front of the camera now put away her outward aura and her temperament became calmer.

Because of the joining of Yan Ba ​​Xia Ran, the women in the dressing room felt a strong sense of crisis and began to whisper.

"Oh my god, Xia Ran is so beautiful, even without makeup!"

"Oh my god, how can a person grow like this? I can't even breathe..."

There are endless expressions of admiration for Xia Ran's beauty.

"Hey, which role do you think she will audition for?" A popular female star in yellow clothes said to her friend in white clothes, pointing at the woman who was lowering her head in the corner.

Her friend in white had previously worked with her in a hit TV series, and the two were also good friends in private. Now they were auditioning for this movie together.

"I don't know." The woman in white had a worried look on her face since she saw Xia Ran come in. "How can we play if she comes?"

"Everyone knows how many great resources her company has given her, and she is so beautiful. In front of her, who among the audience and directors can see us?"

The woman in white felt sadder and sadder the more she thought about it, because this was an opportunity she had fought so hard for.

The woman in yellow was also speechless. Yes, she has the looks and topics to talk about. She is just a supporting role, so she doesn’t need too much acting skills, right?

How could they possibly win against her?

At the other end of the dressing room.

"Hmph," a girl with pigtails looked at the girl who stole everyone's attention as soon as she came in and said unhappily, "Director Zhong doesn't need a beauty, a vase. Who doesn't know that her acting skills are one-dimensional?"

"Director Zhong doesn't like her."

There were doubts among drama actors about Xia Ran's acting skills.

However, Xia Ran, who was the center of everyone's conversation, turned a deaf ear to everything. She wore headphones and wrote and drew on a notebook with a pen from time to time, preparing seriously for the performance later.

Although the role of Yuqin that she was auditioning for didn't have many scenes and wasn't an important one, the reason why no one has been hired for this role yet is because she is very difficult to play well.

As the personal maid of the heroine Princess Luyue, Yuqin’s character is too contradictory.

In the early stage of the plot, she was just a maid who was loyal to her master. In the middle, she was exploited and her personality changed drastically to become a villain. At the end, as the truth was revealed, her personality reversed and she began to follow the princess again.

Although she doesn't have many scenes, she runs through the entire story of the princess's conspiracy and revenge.

The section she is going to perform today is the final reversal. After hurting many people as a villain, Yuqin discovers the truth and rejoins the princess's camp in order to atone for her sins.

Yuqin's psychology is the highlight of this plot.

The great sorrow and pain she felt when she first learned the truth, the shock and touching moment when Princess Liuyue accepted her, and finally the regret and self-mockery when she saw the evil she had caused, were all very exciting and complex.

"Xia Ran, Liu Jing, Ge Xinya... It's Yuqin's turn to audition. Teachers, follow me."

A boy dressed as a staff member knocked on the door and walked in, announcing the start of their audition.

"Oh my god, Xia Ran is actually in the same group with Liu Jing, so she will definitely not be able to show up."

The woman in white was a little gloating. Liu Jing was a well-known young actress in the circle and had won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Peacock Awards. If she competed with Xia Ran, Xia Ran would be in big trouble.

On this side, the actresses who wanted to audition for the role of Yuqin came in one after another, and stood in a row on the stage.

"Hello, actors. I am Aguo, the screenwriter of "Eternal Clouds". You can just call me Teacher Aguo." A smiling woman wearing glasses spoke first.

"This is our producer, Mr. Lei."

"I'm producer Lei Yunpeng." Teacher Lei Yunpeng, who was sitting on the other side, was wearing sunglasses in the room, looking cool.

Teacher Aguo continued to introduce, pointing to the man in the hat in the middle, "This is our Director Zhong Ru."

"This time, the three of us will be in charge of selecting the role of 'Yuqin'. I hope everyone will not be nervous and perform well."

The woman was still smiling warmly, but the director she introduced had a gloomy look on his face, revealing a hint of annoyance.

It may be because I haven’t seen a performance that satisfies me yet.

Xia Ran knew in his heart that this audition would not be so easy.

Sure enough, when the first few girls who performed finished their performances and asked Director Zhong to comment on them, they were all severely criticized for their acting skills without exception.

Later on, seeing the uneven acting skills, Director Zhong's face became increasingly gloomy, and in the end he even stopped the performance after only two minutes and asked them to leave.

So far, there hasn't been a single film that the director could talk about properly after watching...

The entire theater was silent because Director Zhong's low pressure made him extremely tense and depressed.

"Next, Liu Jing."

Liu Jing came on stage and began her performance.

Xia Ran watched quietly at the side. It turned out that she had talented acting skills. She handled some of Yuqin's minor emotions neatly and her acting skills were mature and sophisticated.

After Liu Jing finished her performance, unsurprisingly, applause broke out in the audience, and Teacher Aguo nodded repeatedly. Although Director Zhong's expression could not be seen clearly, it was obvious that the atmosphere over there had become a little softer.

Xia Ran pursed her lips. This was truly a strong opponent.

But she's not bad after experiencing so many worlds.

"Next, Xia Ran."

As soon as Xia Ran walked under the light, Director Zhong couldn't help but frowning. Yuqin didn't need to be so beautiful. His impression of Xia Ran immediately reduced by three points.

The performance officially begins, and at this moment she is Yuqin.

"You, what did you say?" Yuqin looked at General Liu, Princess Liuyue's capable deputy general - her voice trembling.

The camera zoomed in on the woman's face, and a woman with a stiff face appeared on the big screen.

The woman's whole face seemed to be frozen. Because of shock, her mouth was unnaturally open and she forgot to close it. All that could be seen was her slightly wide-open eyes, which were still trembling with various emotions flashing through them.

This was Yuqin's reaction when she first heard General Liu tell her the truth.

Completely different from the collapse Liu Jing showed when she heard it, without much expression, Xia Ran brought people into the heavy emotions of the little maid in the military camp with just a pair of eyes.

The other performers on the stage looked at each other, and Director Zhong sat up straight.

Xia Ran continued to perform, and after this start, the performance went more and more smoothly. Director Zhong, who was sitting below, even took off his hat.

The performance then came to the final turning point - Yuqin collapsed when she realized that she had made a completely wrong move and harmed many innocent people.

Everyone on the stage held their breath as they watched the woman on the stage, anticipating how she would perform.

Liu Jing stared intently.

"Princess, I seem to have really become a heinous villain." Yuqin on the stage should be pouring tea for the princess. Her voice was calm, but her head was lowered.

What kind of operation is this? Performing without even showing the face? The other performers on the stage secretly glanced at Director Zhong, and Director Zhong's face also became serious.

Alas, it seems that Xia Ran still can’t get through this.

Xia Ran didn't know what others were saying. She just brushed away the princess's hand that was trying to comfort her, raised her head, and smiled, "Princess, you don't have to defend me anymore."

"This is my fault, and I deserve to have my head chopped off."

The woman still had the same smile on her face as before, but her eyes were filled with strong emotions that she was trying hard to suppress.

Yuqin handed the princess tea, but suddenly retracted her hand the next moment. Everyone on this non-physical stage seemed to hear the sound of a teacup breaking.

The woman lowered her head and started to clean up quickly, but when she reached out to touch the "broken porcelain pieces" on the ground, she paused and stood there for a long time.

The camera was pulled in front of Xia Ran again.

The woman raised her fingers and twisted them continuously, probably to wipe away the gushing blood.

But how can we stop the bleeding if the wound is not bandaged?

The "blood" was still flowing. The woman twisted it faster and faster, and the dark color in her eyes accumulated more and more, like a balloon that was constantly being inflated. Everyone became frightened.

"Bang." The balloon finally burst.

The woman's accumulated resentment, pain, regret, and ridicule poured out from the corners of her eyes like a floodgate opened.

She finally folded her arms and cried.

The show is over.

The whole place was as quiet as a chicken.

"Okay!" Director Zhong was the first to shout excitedly and walked directly to the stage.

Unlike the gloomy look at the beginning, Director Zhong is now all smiles with shining eyes, "Xia Ran, right? Wait for my notification."