bookrebus Chapter 36 Audition
Chapter 36 Audition
Before the system could bring Rong Ming over, the audition director arrived first. He scanned the room and his gaze lingered on Long Xiaoxiao for a moment.
This child star looks great, how come I've never seen him before?
The director hesitated for a moment, but didn't dwell on it. He simply stood in the center of the room, clapped his hands, and addressed the crowd: "The auditions are about to begin. Have you all received your scripts?"
The role I auditioned for was a mute child. There was no specific gender requirement because the character didn't have much screen time and the role wasn't particularly important.
Even so, a large number of parents who wanted to send their children into the entertainment industry rushed over.
Long Xiaoxiao tilted her head and looked at the crowd in front of her, still confused. After thinking for a moment, she simply asked the system, "Uncle, what are they doing?"
The human form of Long Xiaoxiao is even cuter, and with her childish voice, she's simply an adorable creature.
The system thought for a moment and explained, "There's a party going on. Xiaoxiao, you can just go up and walk a few steps later."
The system was still searching through the system shop for any useful items, because the main system stipulated that each system could only receive data from the original world but could not modify it, so the system could not directly contact Rongming.
Long Xiaoxiao nodded blankly, still quietly huddled in the corner.
"Alright, has everyone drawn lots? Who's number one?" The director walked to a chair, sat down, and gestured with his chin towards the crowd as he asked.
The group looked at each other, remaining silent.
The system suddenly realized something. Just now, when Long Xiaoxiao entered the room, someone seemed to have casually tossed a crumpled piece of paper into her hand. The system quickly called out to Long Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, come upstairs quickly."
Long Xiaoxiao was stunned. Had they already started? Why was she going up now?
Although she didn't understand why, Long Xiaoxiao obediently stood up and walked towards the center. She was still not used to this human body and walked unsteadily.
The director's eyes lit up as he watched Long Xiaoxiao slowly approach.
The mute boy in the play is a beggar who has been in exile for many years. He is lame and disabled. Long Xiaoxiao's current walking posture is exactly the same as the mute boy he imagined!
Long Xiaoxiao slowly moved to the center, bracing herself to meet everyone's gazes, and looked at them without saying a word.
The system's original intention was that if Long Xiaoxiao didn't speak, she would definitely be eliminated. Then, if she stayed in the corner for a while, the system would find a way to get her back to Xingyin Mountain.
"Great! Very good!" The director clapped his hands in delight.
"what?"
The system is confused.
Not only the system, but other parents were also confused.
"Director, she's so young, she can't act at all!" someone protested.
Actually, Long Xiaoxiao's figure doesn't look too small, but because she always walks slowly, doesn't talk, and has an innocent and cute expression, everyone subconsciously thinks she's younger than she is.
"What's wrong with her? Wasn't her performance good enough just now?" the director said with a smile, turning to look at Long Xiaoxiao, becoming more and more satisfied with her performance.
With such a delicate and adorable appearance, she would definitely become a sensation if she debuted as a child star.
"No need to try again, she's the one." The director made the decision.
This angered everyone. The parent who drew card number two stepped forward and said in an unfriendly tone, "Director, we've come all this way, and our child doesn't even get a chance to audition?"
The director wasn't afraid, but he was a little impatient. He waved his hand and said, "Even if I try, I definitely won't be able to beat this little girl."
The boy who got card number two looked to be about six years old. Hearing the director's words, he immediately became indignant and shouted, "I'm much better than her! She's dirty and a slob!"
Long Xiaoxiao had just fallen and was covered in dust. Her clothes were blue, so she really looked a bit sloppy.
Long Xiaoxiao couldn't understand what he was saying, but she vaguely realized that he was talking about her, so she asked the system with some confusion, "Uncle, what is he saying?"
The system, having just recovered from its shock, was enraged upon hearing the little boy's words.
How is Xiaoxiao messy? Xiaoxiao is the cleanest and most fragrant little dragon!
Upon hearing Long Xiaoxiao's question, the system paused for a moment, then lied without changing its expression, saying, "He said you are very cute."
Upon hearing this, Long Xiaoxiao immediately smiled shyly at the little boy.
The little boy, who had been glaring angrily at Long Xiaoxiao, was stunned. His face immediately turned red, and he turned away.
"If you insist on making a scene, then let your child audition. If he's not as good as this girl, then let's all call it a day," the director said impatiently to the parent in position number two.
These words immediately ignited everyone's fighting spirit, and all eyes turned to the little boy with card number two, their eyes filled with anticipation.
The little boy immediately strode confidently toward the center of the field. As he passed Long Xiaoxiao, he deliberately snorted loudly and bumped into Long Xiaoxiao's shoulder.
Long Xiaoxiao stumbled from the impact, and since she was already somewhat unsteady on her feet, she almost fell over.
Feeling wronged, Long Xiaoxiao pouted and said to the system in her heart, "Uncle, he's not good."
"Yes, he's bad!" the system said indignantly.
Long Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "No, he's not bad, he's just not good."
"Bad" is a rather serious word for Long Xiaoxiao, and she feels that she shouldn't use such a vicious word to describe others.
The system was speechless.
While the two were talking, the little boy had already walked to the center, his face contorted in pain, and he staggered a few times in an exaggerated manner before slowly falling to the ground, writhing his limbs as if doing something.
Long Xiaoxiao was shocked.
"Uncle, what's wrong with him?" Long Xiaoxiao asked anxiously. "Is he injured?"
The system was also shocked, but still explained, "No, he's just acting."
Long Xiaoxiao had a concept of acting, so she breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down.
The parents present fell silent.
This... does seem to be inferior to Long Xiaoxiao.
But that's just how kids act!
The parent in the second position didn't seem to notice anything amiss. Turning to the director, they confidently declared, "See? My child has no problem acting!"
"..."
The director was at a loss for words for a moment, and finally rubbed his forehead, saying helplessly, "We don't need this style here, so we have to decline."
The boy in card number two, who was rolling around on the ground acting, immediately stood up when he heard the director's words. He stormed over, tears streaming down his face, and yelled at the director, "You have no taste!"
The director was helpless. He was most afraid of encountering naughty children and indifferent parents when auditioning child stars. Now he just wanted to quickly coordinate with Long Xiaoxiao's parents about the follow-up matters of the film crew and didn't want to deal with the two people in front of him anymore.
After yelling at the director, the little boy turned around and pushed Long Xiaoxiao.
Long Xiaoxiao was stunned and didn't react. When she looked up, she found that she had been pushed and sat on the ground.
"Huh?" Long Xiaoxiao uttered a syllable in confusion and bewilderment.