There’s no flaunting of sensuality, nor any flattery. Just a hint of laziness, and perhaps a trace of disdain in her eyes.
But the audition can’t end without any performance. The producer asked, "Miss Xia, we’ll give you five minutes to improvise a bit."
In the previous performances, so had co in cosplay costus, doing a backflip as soon as they entered the stage—this role needed to showcase action. Others held onto chairs and danced a passionate dance. After all, being a highly seductive female spy, showing off the body was the basic trick.
Even Shang Feifei perford an impromptu act at the start. Her strengths lay in dance and acting, so her performance mainly focused on these two aspects.
Only Xia Siyu nodded after hearing the request, then glanced at the judges’ table, and chose the judge with the most serious expression. He was also one of the casting directors: "Excuse , sir, could you help with a scene?"
Hearing Xia Siyu’s request, the judges burst into exclamations. How could she not know that this judge was known in Hollywood as the Great Demon King, the most picky and demanding of all. If anything didn’t et his standards, he’d ruthlessly eliminate you. Why would Xia Siyu choose him? Did she no longer want this role?
Chosen as a partner, the judge remained expressionless and stood up: "Sure. Which scene?"
His expression was obvious enough. He wasn’t going to give any enthusiastic feedback, nor expect any chemistry from working with him.
Previous performances mostly chose scenes of flirting with the male lead or struggling between tasks and the male lead, or when the character was at odds with the superior in the antagonist departnt.
The forr showcases the character’s seductive side, while the latter reveals the character’s internal conflict, both regarded as remarkable sections.
Unexpectedly, Xia Siyu simply said, "You just need to read this part."
It was the very beginning, where the character first appears, shopping in a mall, initially buying things. Suddenly an accident occurs, forcing her into the event. The judge played the role of the salesman at the start of the scene.
Only a few lines: "Miss, how about this lipstick color? Miss, do you need these shoes? My God, what happened?"
It indeed suited this judge’s "nature."
He nodded, picked up the script, "Are we ready to start?"
Xia Siyu nodded, and the performance officially began.
At first, he thought Xia Siyu picked him, perhaps taking a risky move, trying to win him over, breaking through here. Moreover, although it was just the opening scene, going from seductive to sharp should be a highly variable scene, seemingly simple but actually complex.
Since the original work was only a comic, much would be added for a film adaptation. Although the script followed the original, many lines could still be added. But he certainly wouldn’t help add any.
anwhile, Xia Siyu was still sitting in her chair, leisurely taking out a lipstick, without striking a seductive pose or striking a pose in front of the mirror. She simply twisted open the cap and lightly applied it on her wrist. The judge said, "Miss, how about this lipstick color?"
She didn’t answer, just nodded lightly. The judge asked again, "Miss, do you need these shoes?"
Crossing her legs, it was just right for viewing shoes at this mont. She nodded again.
Not saying a word and maintaining a blank expression, what kind of audition was this? This was outrageous. Not to ntion this notoriously strict judge, even others showed signs of difficulty. Was this what’s considered a recomnded good actress? Her imagination and expressiveness were too poor.
So the plot quickly advanced, with a sound effect of a "bang," and the judge unemotionally shouted, "My God, what happened?"
Looking back, Xia Siyu was still sitting there, unmoved. She still held the makeup box, her expression calm. However, there was finally so change in her deanor—a slight curl of her lips, almost smiling. Then she finally spoke, and had new actions: "The lipstick is nice, the shoes are also very good, lightweight and fast, perfectly suited for ."
She still didn’t rush to get up and instead, leisurely twisted the lipstick cap back on, bent down, and elegantly tied her shoe laces. Then she took out a makeup bag, pulled out a card: "Thank you, I’ll take these two."
The judge frowned, what now, his part was done, did she expect him to keep acting with her? But this ti, Xia Siyu expertly took out her phone, asking calmly, "A mission?"
Although she didn’t say who she was talking to, the content implied a conversation with the antagonist BOSS, her direct superior.
"Oh, it looks lively down there. What a pity that my newly bought heels have no red carpet to grace."
That voice still calm, so calm it made the judges a bit irritated.
Although the character’s cooperation with her antagonist superior was purely rcenary, with little deep emotion, and she often disobeyed orders to help the male lead escape, being a traitor of sorts. But, wasn’t she being too calm?
How did soone like her get selected? Even other newcors could show emotional fluctuations, but she remained unchanged.
"There’s a lead on the chip. Looks like I’ll have to play gas with those bratty kids again." Xia Siyu finally stood up, her tone still composed and serene.
However, this ti the judges seed to grasp a certain flavor from her slightly relaxed and lazy voice line.
She was playing a top spy. Others focused too much on action scenes or the romantic narrative, like opposing her boss just to save the male lead’s life. In the original, this character was a morally gray figure, and aside from the male lead, she was quite cold-hearted. Once she received a task from her boss, she’d complete it without reservation. Because of her outstanding capability, there was no need for panic or surprise, even if there was an ongoing shootout outside, she could stroll along as if walking in a garden, following her own pace.
But when she walked a few steps, suddenly paused, her brow slightly furrowing. Although her voice remained calm, the words that ca unexpectedly revealed a hint of concern: "You an, he got caught up in it too?"
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