Female Novel
Chapter 376 Hotel Audition
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 clasped onto her keychain.
A hint of contempt flashed 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 uncomfortably.
"Then why didn't I see you do their makeup before?"
"That's because they came early, and you came the latest, so they were all done when you arrived..."
At those words, Sally's face changed instantly.
Because it was a period drama, the costumes were complicated, 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 the last minute every day, he'd probably have some choice
comments.
Sally's expression turned particularly 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 only comply. "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 popular, 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
compliantly did her makeup.
Their liking of Laura, though, grew a fair bit inside them.novelbin
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,
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 the company, 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 overlap. 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 less come 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.