Chapter 376 Hotel Audition


    The makeup artist who was doing her makeup hurriedly said, “Laura gave them to us. Almost everyone


    in the cast has one, but the style is different. Look, mine is a chapel.”


    She said, and showed the decoration she’d already sped onto her keychain.


    A hint of contempt shed through Sally’s eyes as she sneered, “A piece of junk like that being held up


    as a treasure – and here I thought it was something nice! Keychains? We use fingerprint locks these


    days, okay? Only country rubes still use keys to open their doors!”


    “…”


    The entire dressing room fell into an awkward silence.


    Josephine had already finished her makeup and walked out coolly.


    Everyone looked at each other, no one daring to say anything.


    At that moment, Laura came in.


    “Excuse me, Rhea, I just messed up my mascara. Can you touch it up for me?”


    Because personnel were limited, other than the female lead Josephine, the rest of them had one


    makeup artist for a few people at once.


    Rhea, as things went, did both Laura and Sally’s makeup.


    Hearing her voice right now, she hastily said, “Oh, sure. Sit here, and I’ll fix your makeup right away.”


    “Okay.”


    But the moment Laura sat down, Sally’s biting tones rang out from the side.


    “Rhea, I remember the cast specifically arranged you to do my makeup, so why are you doing hers?”


    Hearing that, Rhea said awkwardly, “I’m sorry, Sally, but there’s only five makeup artists to over a


    dozen people who need their makeup done at once. So except for Josephine, everyone else has to


    share.”


    Sally widened her eyes at that, as if she’d heard something astonishing.


    “What did you say? We’re sharing?”


    Rhea nodded ufortably.


    “Then why didn’t I see you do their makeup before?”


    “That’s because they came early, and you came thetest, so they were all done when you arrived…”


    At those words, Sally’s face changed instantly.


    Because it was a period drama, the costumes wereplicated, so it was a bit more work to put in


    than modern shows.


    To line up for their makeup every day, every actress woke up early. After all, to get the hairdo done


    followed by the styling and all those different steps, it took at least an hour or so.


    And the director this time, Leroy, was one who only looked at acting ability instead of status, and there


    wasn’t a single example of his work that didn’t draw in crowds.


    That was why Sally had tried her utmost to persuade him, not only bringing her own capital but also


    promising not to try anything with special treatment. Only then had she gotten in the cast.


    If Leroy knew that she was arriving at thest minute every day, he’d probably have some choice


    Sally’s expression turned particrly nasty.


    Seeing that at the side, Laura smiled, “It’s all right. Do her makeup first, Rhea. I’ll wait at the side.”


    Hearing that, Rhea could onlyply. “Okay, then.”


    With that, Laura smiled a friendly smile at Sally.


    Sally, though, thought that meant she was scared of her, and sneered, “At least you know what’s good


    for you.”


    Then she turned around and had Rhea do her makeup.


    That scene, though, was clear for everyone else in the dressing room to see, and they all showed


    expressions of disdain.


    Come on, she was just a third-rate little celeb who bought her way into the cast, what was she doing


    putting on airs?


    Laura was the costar of the show. She had a lot of character moments. Other than the female lead, she


    had the biggest spotlight in the entire plot.


    And if the show got popr, Laura was basically set to climb to the top of the industry. At that point,


    why’d she need to be concerned about how Sally felt?


    Besides, Laura had quite a few great examples of her work before, and a good mass of fans. An


    actress who only got her roles because her family was rich had no business being snarky here.


    Although everyone was dissatisfied with Sally’s bullying, they didn’t show it on their faces and


    Their liking of Laura, though, grew a fair bit inside them.


    The scene in the morning was an emotional scene in the rain.


    Laura’s previous roles had been with famous directors like Hamlin and Nathan, so her acting ability had


    naturally been honed very well.


    Because of that, as she immersed herself fully into the role, she cut an incredible contrast with Sally,


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    who was also acting in the emotional scene!


    After one take, the director yelled, “Cut!”


    He was frowning as he turned to Sally and said, “You need to rein in that expression of yours a bit. She


    doesn’t know you’re her enemy yet. Gnashing your teeth like that doesn’t suit the mood at all. Retake.”


    Hearing that, Sally’s expression grew a bit cold, but she didn’t say anything.


    It took them four takes to barely get a passable scene.


    Soon, it was noon.


    Laura only had one scene in the morning and nothing for the afternoon, so she could rest for now.


    At that moment, her phone rang.


    It was her agent, Maria.


    Laura’s contract was with Star, but Natalia wasn’t responsible for that end anymore, having handed all


    duties over to Elsa.


    And since Elsa was taking care of everything pertaining to thepany, she didn’t have time to guide


    actors personally, so everyone had been assigned to different agents.


    And her agent was a new face in the industry by the name of Maria.


    Laura hurriedly took the call and beamed, “Did you call me for something, Maria?”


    On the other end of the line, Maria’s voice was as collected as always. “Are you free this afternoon?


    There’s an audition.”


    Laura started, then agreed without even thinking about it. “Sure, but I’ve got a show directed by Leroy


    right now and don’t want to ovep. When would the role start?”


    “Don’t know yet. Just go try it out first. If you pass the audition, we can discuss the shifts afterwards.”


    Hearing that, Laura didn’t refuse and agreed to the arrangement.


    After hanging up, Maria sent the audition’s location over soon enough.


    Laura looked at it and found it was a hotel. She couldn’t help but frown.


    But since it was Maria who’d given her the location, then it should be right. Thinking of that, she


    changed her clothes, said goodbye to Leroy, and left the cast.


    The address Maria had given her was for a luxury hotel.


    At the hotel, Laura found the room number and pressed the doorbell.


    Soon, a man’s voice came from inside.


    “Come in!”


    She pushed inside and found that there was a rotund, middle-aged man sitting there, his broad face


    fleshy and fierce. There was a cameraman standing to the side, and two girls about her age, probably


    both here for the audition.


    Laura heaved a sigh of relief.


    To be honest, when she’d found out that the audition was being held at a hotel, she’d been a bit


    hesitant.


    After all, this wasn’t her first day in the business. She’d more or lesse to know about some of the


    filth that went on from hearsay. But here, with a director, a cameraman, and other actresses auditioning


    for the role, it should be fine.