Chapter 236 - ASTRID'S TURN

ANOTHER person stood up and walked to the adjacent room, followed by the person accompanying him. That guy was already the 40th. With the auditionees walking to the adjacent room, the number of people in the waiting room started to dwindle.

Those who entered the adjacent room did not return to the waiting room. So, Astrid guessed that there must be another exit in the room where they were conducting the audition. He also observed that the time it took for another auditionee to enter the adjacent room after the last one was about six-seven minutes. With that, one could see that the time given for them to audition was only five minutes. 

One might think that it was too short. But in Astrid’s opinion, it’s enough to showcase one’s talent, if they were fit for the role or not. A competent actor should be able to show any emotions needed from him in just a snap of a finger. 

Of course, others might not think the same way as him. He knew that there were some actors who needed a lot of preparation to get into the psych of the role they’re playing. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

At the end of the day, as long as you put effort into understanding the role you were given, then you could still be called a competent actor. What Astrid disliked were those who were just in it for the fame and money. They had no respect for the craft and simply treated it as a money-making machine.

With his past life’s experience, most of that kind of people would do everything to get ahead. They would even hate those who were more famous than them. They wouldn’t hesitate to hurt others for their own agenda. They had no respect for people, even for themselves.

When he started to gain popularity back then, a lot of those types tried to burry him. If not for the things he experienced growing up, he might have given up on his career and completely succumb to depression. 

Really, he sometimes wanted to thank his aunt’s family and the abuse he experienced from them for making him stronger mentally and psychologically. Astrid shook his head at that thought. That sounded like he was some kind of masochist or something.

“It’s our turn.”

Ellis’ voice pulled Astrid back to the present. He raised his head and saw the AI robot saying that the one with number 46 should go to the adjacent room. Both he and Ellis stood up and followed the AI robot. 

Walking inside the adjacent room, Astrid finally had a look of what was inside. It was a room probably a quarter of the size of the waiting room. But considering how many people the waiting room could accommodate, this room was still pretty big by normal standards. 

There was a long desk facing a small makeshift stage. Five people were sitting behind it. At the center was a man who looked to be in his early 50s. But considering how people in the era aged, the man should be more than a hundred years old. He had a very amiable look on his face. Like a kind uncle. 

This must be the director, Mason Scott.

His guess was confirmed by Ellis who whispered to him in a very low voice, “The one sitting at the middle is Director Scott. The one on his left is most likely the writer Pink Peach.”

Ellis glanced at the remaining three. One was probably the casting director, the other, the scriptwriter, and then, one of the investors – most likely a representative from Kaleido.

That person being here meant that the chances of this role landing on Yujin Wells’ lap was much higher. But she wasn’t worried. With the director and the original writer here, she was confident that Astrid could turn the tide.

Astrid glanced at the person Ellis guessed as Pink Peach. The other had short light brown hair that was styled like a longer bowl cut. The bangs were covering the other’s eyes. At a quick glance, one couldn’t tell if the writer was a male or a female. Not just because of the hair, but also because of the baggy clothing the other was wearing. But if they looked close enough, then, it’s easy to see that the other was a woman.

As the two were quickly observing the others, the evaluators were also doing the same. Their focus was mainly on the black-haired teenager. 

Both the eyes of the scriptwriter and casting director brightened the moment they saw him. They couldn’t contain their excitement. The other was probably the most outstanding from all the auditionees today. In terms of appearance, of course. If he could act, then they wouldn’t hesitate to give the other their votes.

The investor, as what Ellis had guessed, was a representative of Kaleido. Seeing the appearance of the teenager, he felt worried. His job today was to make sure that this role would be given to Yujin Wells. The auditionees so far didn’t give him any threats. In terms of appearance and talent alone, Yujin was definitely far superior compared to those who had auditioned so far. 

But this one certainly wouldn’t lose to Yujin in terms of appearance alone. In fact, one could say that the other looked better. But so what? Looking good alone wasn’t enough. One should have talent as well. He saw the excited expression on the scriptwriter and casting director. Clearly these two didn’t think so.

He then glanced at the director and Pink Peach. Both didn’t have that much change in their expression. He finally let out a sigh of relief. The most important decision still belonged to these two. As long as they didn’t approve of this kid, then, he had nothing to worry about.

Astrid finally walked in front of the evaluators and made a polite nod before introducing himself.

“Hello, I’m Astrid Townsend from Polaris and I’m here to audition for the role of Luan Escanor.”