Although Tom Hiddleston is a few years younger than these two young people who just met, the difference is not that big.
Soon, the three young guys became familiar with each other.
The time waiting for the audition notice was very boring, so the three bored men could only chat with each other to pass the time.
As they chatted, the topic of conversation turned to the audition itself.
James McAvoy McAvoy, who was the most informed among the group, whispered to his two companions, "Do you know? This audition is not from the UK, but from Hollywood."
Although this audition was completely impromptu, even Nanaya, the main judge, did not expect such an event to be held.
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the organizer of the audition, thought that Nanaya's audition was a secret (in fact, Lily did not make it clear), so they did not tell the actors waiting for the audition the specific content of the audition before the audition began.
But even though this audition was a little confusing, it was not a problem for James McAvoy.
As a British actor who has already made a name for herself in Hollywood and has her own network of contacts, James McAvoy had long heard that director Fate was coming to the UK for an audition.
Combined with the scale of this audition, he quickly guessed some in-depth information about this mysterious audition.
"Really? Does that mean the Harry Potter series is going to expand its cast?" Hiddleston asked curiously.
It's rare for Hollywood to conduct auditions on such a large scale.
Normally, if a Hollywood crew needs British actors, they will only choose from British actors who are already working in Hollywood, rather than coming to the UK for large-scale auditions like they are doing now.
In Hiddleston's impression, only movies like the Harry Potter series, which require a large number of British actors, would have such large-scale auditions.
"Probably not." Benedict Cumberbatch shook his head. "I haven't heard any news about this."
The Harry Potter series is a global hit. Because the original author has the bizarre requirement that all actors must be British, every time the cast is expanded, it will cause a bloody storm in the British entertainment industry.
Benedict Cumberbatch believed that if this was true, he would not have heard no news at all.
"That's amazing…"
At this moment, Tom Hiddleston was looking at the two seniors with eyes full of admiration.
It's not that Tom Hiddleston was shocked by the commercial compliments between his two new friends.
Through the previous communication, he already knew the identities of the two big men in front of him. One of them was a rising star in the British film and television industry, and the other was a representative of the young British generation in Hollywood.
Although James McAvoy and Benedict Cumberbatch had not yet reached the status of big stars they would in the future, they were already very remarkable figures for Tom Hiddleston who was still struggling in the stage of playing minor roles.
The newbie listened to the big guy telling secrets and then exclaimed in amazement.
This is probably the daily life of newbies.
"It's OK."
Benedict Cumberbatch was very pleased with Tom Hiddleston's flattery. He raised the corner of his mouth proudly and pouted at James McAvoy: "You must have other information, share it with me."
"Whee."
James McAvoy leaned her head over and said in a low voice, "I heard that the Japanese director of Fate has come to the UK."
"Is this true or false?"
Benedict Cumberbatch immediately became interested.
"It's true. I received a message from my friend in North America two hours ago. It shouldn't be wrong."
"The Fate that grossed $700 million worldwide?"
Tom Hiddleston's eyes almost popped out of his head. He had never thought that he would be able to audition for a movie of this scale.
Even if he was not selected in the end, the fact that he had participated in the audition would be enough for Hiddleston and his friends to brag about it for a long time.
"Yes, I heard that the director is planning to start a new series of Fate and needs a few young, handsome British actors with good looks."
James McAvoy hooked his nose with her thumb in a cocky manner: "Yes, that's me."
"Tsk, it's amazing that you're good-looking."
Benedict Cumberbatch was irritated by his friend's smug look. If it weren't for the audition he had later, he would have really wanted to make a fool of himself for his friend.
"Be quiet."
Several young people with staff tags walked in, each holding a thick stack of papers in their hands.
"We will send each of you a form where you will need to fill in your personal information and attach your own personal photo."
One of the volunteers picked up a piece of white paper and explained to all the auditioning actors, "The content at the bottom is the role of this audition. Please choose the one you think is suitable for and tick it. Then hand it to the person who collects the audition forms for this role. Don't make any mistakes. If you don't understand something, you can ask us directly. We will hand out the forms now."
"It's just like an exam."
James McAvoy complained as he filled out the form after getting it.
Benedict Cumberbatch grinned and responded, "If you have any opinions, you can directly raise them with the audition examiner. I believe that the director will be happy to reject you."
Tom Hiddleston, who was sitting in the back row, shook his head. He was already accustomed to the way these two new bosses liked to tell crosstalk and get along with each other.
After filling out his information and resume, Tom Hiddleston first carefully pasted his photo on the paper, and then looked at several roles for the audition.
There are quite a few audition roles announced this time, including a young British student, a haughty classroom lecturer, a knight who needs certain action experience, and a vicious evil wizard.
[Which one should I choose? ]
Tom Hiddleston knew that he didn't have many choices. Unlike those big stars who had the energy to choose their favorite roles, Tom Hiddleston could only choose roles that could show his advantages as much as possible and leave a deep impression on the examiners.
In this way, even if you are not selected this time, the big guys will think of you first when there is a suitable role in the future.
Tom Hiddleston first eliminated the role of knight, which required a basic foundation in action scenes, although he had participated in the school rugby team when he was in secondary school at Eton College.
But since attending Cambridge, Hiddleston has not done any strenuous exercise for a long time. Although his career as an actor requires him to maintain the habit of exercising regularly to stay in shape, the intensity is not enough to make him competent for action roles.
It's not like Tom Hiddleston hasn't watched Fate which was released last year. He thinks he can't do such movements that are almost ergonomically unsuitable.
If he had known this a few months earlier, Tom Hiddleston might have gone to the gym for targeted exercises.
The time now is really too short, so short that Tom Hiddleston doesn't dare to choose at all. After all, if he twists his waist while posing, there will be no hope at all.
[Student, teacher or mage? ]
The remaining roles made Tom Hiddleston struggle for a long time. At 20 years old, he has no problem playing a student, and he can also act like a teacher.
But these two characters are so ordinary, so ordinary that Hiddleston couldn't figure out how he should perform to impress the judges.
Thinking of this, Tom Hiddleston chose the role of the evil wizard, because this cult character would give him more room to play.
"Which role did you choose?"
After handing in the materials, Benedict Cumberbatch asked his companions questions curiously.
"I chose the evil wizard because it would give me more opportunities to perform."
Benedict Cumberbatch was not surprised by Tom Hiddleston's choice. For a newcomer like him, he should forget about getting the role when participating in such an audition. It would be a great fortune if those big guys remembered him.
James McAvoy raised his head and said, "As a handsome and charming person like me, of course I should choose a charming knight."
"Forget it. I think you're dragging down the level of actors in the entire classroom!"
Benedict Cumberbatch said this through gritted teeth, trying not to overpower the urge to beat his friend so hard that he would have to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
"Don't talk about me, Benny, what did you choose?"
"I chose the role of teacher."
Born in 1976, Benedict Cumberbatch is well aware that no matter how much makeup he puts on, it will be difficult for him to pass as a student. He is not particularly handsome, so he will definitely not be able to play the role of a dashing knight.
Since he can't make himself look ugly, the only role Benedict Cumberbatch can choose is the lecturer.
"Number 28," a volunteer shouted to the crowd, "It's your turn."
"It's me."
Tom Hiddleston glanced at the number tag in his hand - it was given to him by the volunteers when he submitted the materials.
"Good luck."
Since there is no competition, both of Tom Hiddleston's new friends sent him their blessings.
"Thanks."
Tom Hiddleston responded with a smile.
Soon, Tom Hiddleston was led by volunteers to the audition room nearby.
In this relatively empty room, apart from a simple backdrop for the performance, there were only a few tables forming the judges' seats.
Tom Hiddleston took a look at the people sitting on the judges' panel and found that there were seven people in total: three men and four women.
Most of them were people that Hiddleston knew. They were teachers at the school, and he had even attended their classes.
The remaining two are a man and a woman. The woman is the currently popular star Lily Wettin, and the man with an obvious oriental face should be the Japanese director that Brother James McAvoy mentioned.
"Hello, judge. I am..."
Before Tom Hiddleston could finish his speech, he was interrupted by Nanaya.
"Thomas William Hiddleston?"
Nanaya put down the materials in his hand and began to look Tom Hiddleston up and down, as if he wanted to record all the details of his appearance in his eyes.
[What's wrong?]
Tom Hiddleston felt that the director looked at him in a strange way, which made him feel a little scared.
[This director doesn't have that kind of fetish, right? He is obviously Japanese, not a native of China, right? ]
Just when Hiddleston was struggling, Nanaya leaned back on the chair and said to him calmly, "Mr. Hiddleston, could you please make a few weak expressions?"
[Should I give up this role? Or should I sacrifice my butt for this role?]
The corners of Tom Hiddleston's mouth twitched. He now regretted very much taking part in this audition.