Chapter 8: Lydia’s Stunning Performance

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Lydia could not help but look at the last row. Marcel was discussing something with a white-haired man beside him. He nodded from time to time. His sharp outline made people feel sharp just looking at him. Although he was only sitting in the last row and there were many people in the middle, the judges were still sitting like there were thorns on their backs.

Lydia handed the script back to Nourse and asked softly, “Is Marcel Group the investor for this movie?”

Nourse nodded. “Yes. This is Mr. Marcel’s first time investing in a movie, so he is paying more attention to it. He will personally come to the casting site to take a look.”

“Will other people be allowed to bring funds into the production?”

Nourse immediately smiled. “How is that possible? The cast of ‘A Big Family’ naturally won’t be short of any funds.”

Lydia was slightly relieved. She really did not want to act together with Irene.

She had seen Irene’s television dramas before. Originally, she had been sent there for another actor’s acting skills, but in the end, she saw Irene Dunbar there. Her acting skills were really terrible. If she did not bring any funds along into the production team, it would be very difficult for her to obtain this role.

Very soon, the person on stage had finished performing. After bowing, she waited for the judges to speak. The judges whispered to each other, then told her to go back and wait for further notice. Once she heard this, she realized that it definitely did not mean good.

After she left the stage, someone shouted Lydia’s name. Lydia took a deep breath and walked onto the stage.

The paragraph in the script was for the second female lead. She had to act out her feelings three days after she had been raped by a man in her family when the man came to look for her again.

The second female lead in the script was called Maria. She had been a good girl since young and had never caused trouble. But because of her character, she was constantly bullied by her family. In the end, she was even raped by her distant uncle.

For three days, she had been struggling intensely. She did not know if she should tell the public about this.

This uncle brought her a sum of money and told her to have sex with him regularly in the future. If she agreed, the uncle would provide her with financial support to enter college.

Maria, who did not go to school because of her family’s preference for sons, was moved by this offer.

After the uncle left, Maria was left in a state of anxiety.

Lydia imagined herself as Maria and began to perform.

First, she walked, then stopped and started gnawing her nails, daydreaming, crying, longing, crying again, and becoming delirious, showing Maria’s pain, unwillingness, and desire for a better future in all its painful glory.

In the end, she seemed to have suddenly realized something and began to braid her hair. She gradually smiled.

Many people watching from below the stage sympathized with her. Tears began to flow from their eyes.

At this moment, a piece of very cheerful music suddenly sounded in the hall. The rhythm was very joyous, completely destroying the atmosphere of the scene. Everyone raised their heads to look in the direction of the sound system. Many people were whispering, blaming the sound engineer for being mentally ill.

The casting director sitting in the first row looked up at the position of the sound system. He slammed the table and stood up. “Who the f*ck is playing music?”

The people next to him immediately ran to the sound studio.

Lydia was also distracted by the sudden music. She unconsciously glanced at Marcel, who was in the last row. Marcel looked at her with interest, as if he was watching a good show.

Lydia secretly snorted. Was this a test he deliberately gave her? Unfortunately, it would

be very difficult to sabotage her.

Lydia quickly immersed herself into the scene again.

She stepped to the rhythm of the music and danced, but her steps were messy and had an air of self-pity.

Maria had loved to sing and dance since she was a child, but she had never actually learned it. When she was a child, people would watch her for entertainment. When she was a little older, however, people started thinking that she was a seductress, trying to seduce them.

She had held it in for too long, and now it manifested as a sign that she was going dark.

When she started dancing, everyone’s attention was drawn to her again. Even though the music was happy, people could still see the helplessness in her movements and demeanor.

Even when the music stopped, Lydia was still dancing. She jumped and laughed as if she was welcoming a new life.

When she was done, she bowed to everyone. The anger that the casting director had because of the music was gone. There was only surprise in his eyes.

There were many auditions for the second female lead today, but this was undoubtedly the best one.