My Son is a Reborn Villain

Chapter 96

The waiting room suddenly fell into an awkward silence. Thankfully, it didn’t take long for the female lead audition to finally start.

True to their reputation as long-standing rivals, Xia Wanning and Fang Xueruo’s auditions were conducted one after the other, with Xia Wanning going first. The production team provided the same short script to all the actresses who came for auditions. The script only had a few lines of description, leaving it up to the actresses to interpret and perform.

Xia Wanning’s acting skills were excellent. She portrayed the transformation of the female lead from innocent and pure to betrayed by close friends with great depth. The examiners were very satisfied. Among the five or six actresses who auditioned, she portrayed the role most accurately. However, Xia Wanning’s flamboyant and stunning appearance didn’t quite fit the character of the female lead. This was a consideration for the director, but this shortcoming could be compensated for through makeup. If there were no other outstanding candidates later, she would be chosen.

Feeling the directors’ satisfaction, Xia Wanning left in a positive mood, even though nothing was confirmed on the spot. With Si Yue and Wenwen’s support, she felt confident in her chances.

Although Wenwen had become quite familiar with Xia Wanning and she usually took good care of him, objectively speaking, her character didn’t match the role in the script, posing the risk of breaking the immersion for the audience. His ulterior motives aside, Wenwen felt it would be impossible for Xia Wanning to replace Fang Xueruo as the female lead.

The next one to enter was Fang Xueruo. The moment she walked in, the director’s eyes lit up. Her innocent and pure demeanor resembled exactly what they were looking for to portray the female lead in her early stages.

Fang Xueruo was a movie empress and an award-winning renowned actress. To achieve such feats, besides her strong backing, she naturally also had enough acting skills. Although she was still a bit behind Xia Wanning in terms of acting, her look and aura was in line with the female lead’s character, which gave her enough boost.

Upon seeing Fang Xueruo, Wenwen became extremely vigilant. When he saw the director and others looking excited, he knew they were pleased with Fang Xueruo.

So, Wenwen took action into his own hands and said with an innocent face, “Isn’t this sister already the female lead in a big production? Can you play two female leads at the same time?”

Fang Xueruo’s expression remained unchanged, but her smile deepened as if she was delighted that Wenwen was paying attention to her. “The filming for that project is almost complete. It would be my honor to join this production next.” She replied with a smile.

Wenwen blinked, tilting his head in confusion. “Does filming a TV drama take less time than filming a movie?”

Their previous film project took only two months to wrap up, but that was because it was a movie. Furthermore, it was a science fiction movie, with heavy visual effects that mostly took place during the post-production process.

And Fang Xueruo’s current film started shooting later than them. It was an Xianxia drama, so it would take at least four or five months. Did she manage to finish filming all the female lead scenes in just one month?

Hearing their conversation, the director’s excitement quickly faded away. As a director, what he hated the most was the leading actors messing up with the production schedule. After returning to his senses, he suddenly realized that Fang Xueruo was not a good choice.