Chapter 1304: Securing the Role
The directors didn’t have much hope, but when the door opened and they saw the young girl walk in, their eyes involuntarily lit up.
Just based on her looks, her appearance and temperament were far superior to the actors they had been considering for the past half month.
Although they were prepared, they were still momentarily impressed.
Moreover, the amazing thing was that this little girl wasn’t nervous or stage-frightened at all. Seeing them all seated there, she remained calm and natural.
They couldn’t help but feel puzzled. Usually, actors would be nervous seeing them. It’s normal. This girl was supposedly a newcomer, yet her mental fortitude was impressive.
Of course, they didn’t know how accustomed Yun Qiluo was to big scenes. Following Yan Yan, she had seen countless big shots. A few directors and producers couldn’t possibly intimidate her.
She wasn’t even afraid of Yan Yan’s aura. At their first meeting, she dared to pounce on him.
Yun Qiluo calmly completed her self-introduction, and then the director directed her to perform a particular scene.
The three actors auditioning were all performing the same scene. It best reflected Xue Yao’s character: after killing someone and escaping, she encounters a few stray little beggars and buys them food.
In just a few minutes, she needed to portray the ruthlessness of killing and the kindness and softness that followed.
It seemed easy, but in reality, the emotional transition had to be very precise, since Xue Yao is a poker face without expressions, requiring only eyes and actions.
The previous two performed mediocrely. For those accustomed to the cute and adorable route, this was challenging. However, for Yun Qiluo, it was very easy.
It was even simpler than her previous role as the palace maid Bishui.
Xue Yao’s character was too much like her, as if this role was made for her.
During the time she had amnesia, forgetting Yan Yan and everyone, she was likely in this very state.
When Yan Yan wasn’t by her side, she was alone.
She just needed to return to that state.
One had to admit, Xue Fan had a very keen eye. He saw from the beginning that Yun Qiluo was suitable for this role.
In fact, this character’s personality was inherently a part of Yun Qiluo’s nature.
After watching her performance, the producers and directors all showed satisfied expressions, but they didn’t dare to be too happy too soon, fearing she might flounder in other scenes.
Such things had happened; doing well in auditions but faltering once on set due to the long preparation time for auditions.
The casting director reviewed Yun Qiluo’s information again and discussed with others.
Then asked her, "Do you have other scenes prepared? We’d like to see other scenes, even if performed impromptu."
Yun Qiluo was really skilled at impromptu performances, not to mention she almost had the novel memorized; performing a mere scene took her mere minutes.
After she finished performing, the room was silent for a moment.
Soon after, the smile on the casting director’s face was undeniable, clearing away the previous gloom and depression.
He was much more enthusiastic towards Yun Qiluo: "Well done, you’re very talented. And I see from your resume that you have less than a month of filming experience. How did you manage that?"
"Director Xue taught me a lot earlier."
Yun Qiluo answered honestly.