side character transmigration: the final boss is no joke

5

Only when Shi Sheng's number was called did she wake from her trance. She got up and entered the room. Inside, five people were seated. As one of the judges for this audition, the director sat in the middle seat. He was a man closing in on his forties and had hardened facial features. He didn't appear easy to get along with.

This director was called Song Han and he was famous for being picky. There was a rumour that he had forced an actor to redo a scene more than a hundred times. Of course, this was just a rumour so the validity of it was still up for question.

The result of Song Han's pickiness was that he managed to make quite a few actors famous. There was a bit of an exaggerated saying going around: If you worked with Song Han for a bit, your acting skills and position would rise sharply.

"Greetings to all the teachers, I am Jiang Wan." Shi Sheng's voice wasn't too loud nor too soft. It was just enough for everyone to hear yet wasn't piercing to the ears. The judges looked over the information on Jiang Wan and had a whispered discussion for a bit. One of them revealed a non-optimistic expression. "Act on your own. Begin." Song Han called for her to start with an expressionless face.

Shi Sheng nodded and ignored the other four. She brewed her feelings as she got into character. She was acting out Bai Wan's the point where her personality took a dark turn, which was the most important scene.

Jiang Wan's acting skills weren't too good, so there wasn't much for Shi Sheng to borrow from. So, she could only imagine herself as Bai Wan who had been misunderstood by others. She imagined how she would feel if no one believed her and all that was left in her world was despair and sorrow. She imagined how in 'her' unrequited love, she had turned into the weapon for the villain behind the scenes.

Everyone stared at the woman on stage. It was as if they were looking at a despairing Bai Wan who had fallen into darkness.

When Shi Sheng ended, the room fell into a dead silence.

Three seconds later, Song Han snapped out of his daze and looked at Shi Sheng as he spoke clearly, "You acted very well. Go back and await the notice."

The other four looked at one another. 'That means he's decided?'

In all the previous auditions, he had only spoken to let the actresses know when to begin but nothing else.

With this, the four all spoke to Shi Sheng a bit, their attitudes clearly having improved. Shi Sheng left the room and was received by Tang Yin. He didn't immediately ask her how it went, instead taking her outside where the others waiting couldn't see before asking in his unhurried voice, "How was it?"

"We wait for the notice." Shi Sheng shrugged, indifference on her face. She knew that since Song Han had spoken, this role was most likely hers but since the contract hadn't been signed yet, she wasn't in a rush to tell Tang Yin. After all, anything could happen.

Tang Yin hadn't held too much hope so he didn't reveal any disappointment upon hearing her words. When the two went downstairs, Tang Yin received a call. By the time it ended, Tang Yin's expression wasn't too good as he spoke to Shi Sheng, "I'll send you back first. There's nothing much going on today so you go rest at home."

"You have something to do?"

Tang Yin pursed his lips in silent confirmation.

"If you have something to do, go ahead. Meanwhile, I will be taking advantage of when I have yet to become famous to enjoy a normal life."

'Just how much confidence does she have in herself to be so certain she'll become famous?' Tang Yin shook his head, "I should send you back first."