Just when Nanaya was still wondering whether the news Lily told him was a joke or true.
In the lounge, the staff member who temporarily acted as the host began to announce the final results of the first round of auditions.
"Then I will announce the final list of candidates who will enter the second round of auditions! Number 4 will be the first!"
As the host announced the first number, auditioners No. 1 to 3 all looked very frustrated, and the youngest auditioner slumped in his seat.
Out of his own bad taste, Nanaya asked the host to announce the numbers directly in order.
When the host announced number 4, it meant that the auditionees with the first three numbers were directly eliminated.
Although Nanaya wanted to protect privacy and did not want the name of the chosen person to be announced in public.
But in fact, this method can easily make people feel uncomfortable, or even a bit cold-blooded and cruel.
If you register your name, all those who are eliminated will still have a glimmer of hope until the last moment.
In this way, everyone will be disappointed together and will feel unlucky together.
But now the host's behavior is like torture, and the losers know their fate almost immediately.
The person behind the number has to wait for the host to call out his or her number while being forced to look at the depressed faces of the losers around him or her.
This situation was a torment for everyone present, and even those who passed the test did not feel very good.
"Number 28!"
"I won?!"
Tom Hiddleston, who was originally preparing to leave the lounge, was shocked all over, and then his face was filled with uncontrollable surprise.
He originally wanted to cheer loudly, but when he thought of the two friends next to him who had not yet reported their numbers, he had to temporarily put away his excitement.
"Congratulations."
James patted Hiddleston's shoulder and said, "When this is over, let's go out for dinner to celebrate!"
"This is not a good idea. What if you..."
Tom Hiddleston put it more tactfully, his subtext was to ask what would happen if the two of them didn't win.
"It's okay, it's okay. How could someone like me not win?"
James said proudly: "Then we two will celebrate, and Horse Face will vent his anger."
"Fuck you!" Benedict Cumberbatch raised his middle finger and said, "Believe it or not, I'll give you a taste of my fist."
"Tsk, it's just a fist."
James snorted twice, seeming a little disappointed with Benedict Cumberbatch's suggestion.
"I thought you were going to conquer me with something else."
Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston subconsciously stayed away from this dangerous guy.
"Don't do that!"
James reached out, but the two men hid further away.
Benedict Cumberbatch said with disdain: "We are not male-oriented."
"I know, me neither," James said anxiously.
Benedict Cumberbatch was about to curse James again when the host on the stage called out "Number 56".
"I think I heard your number."
Because of the fight just now, Benedict Cumberbatch was a little uncertain.
"Me too."
James stood there in a daze for a while, until he saw his number posted on the blackboard, then he jumped up from his seat.
Then, James shouted and laughed excitedly: "I won! I really won!"
"Ha ha, Tom. Let's have some fun tonight!"
James grabbed Tom Hiddleston's hand and shook it vigorously, looking as if she was drunk.
"Hey, hey, what happened to what we said before, that it doesn't matter?"
The corners of Benedict Cumberbatch's mouth twitched, and he felt a little uncomfortable.
Both Tom Hiddleston and James won. What will happen if I don't win in the end?
Although failing an audition would definitely not affect his long-standing relationship with James, Benedict Cumberbatch would definitely still feel a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the host quickly called out Benedict Cumberbatch's number "78".
At this point, all of the future Marvel British trio had entered the second round of auditions for the role of fz.
After all the numbers were reported, the host finally put down the white paper in his hand.
"Those whose numbers were not called out, unfortunately, you were not selected in this audition. Thank you for participating. Director Kiryu expressed his hope to see you again in the future."
Just like what Lily and Nanaya said, no matter how nice the words sound, failure is failure.
No matter how much they try to whitewash it, those people are all losers in this audition.
The host did not continue to stimulate these guys' ideas, he continued.
"Now, those who have been selected for the second audition, please take your seats. We will inform you of the requirements for the second round of auditions. Those who have not been selected, please leave the classroom, because it is too late today. The college has prepared dinner, and everyone can follow the staff to the cafeteria to eat."
There was a loud clatter, and the actors who were not selected filed out of the classroom.
Fortunately, all the people who auditioned this time were men, and although some people secretly wiped away tears, there was no crying.
But there are still many people with helplessness and frustration on their faces, and many people even have expressions of despair on their faces.
Tom Hiddleston thought that these people definitely had no appetite, and it was not impossible that they would stuff food into their nostrils in the restaurant.
However, Tom Hiddleston has no intention of looking down on these people, because if he were one of them, he would definitely be in the same state.
Not to mention that I have only entered the second round of auditions and am far from being able to sit back and relax.
After all the unsuccessful candidates left, the atmosphere in the lounge became much more relaxed.
But soon, the atmosphere began to become tense again.
Everyone has entered the second round of auditions, which means everyone is closer to the role, but it also means that the competition will be more intense than the first round.
This is how the acting world works.
The capable ones are promoted, the average ones give way, and the mediocre ones are demoted.
There are only so many spots for actors, and even fewer for big productions.
In such circumstances, many people don't care about the process and means as long as they can be the one who appears in front of the camera.
Being an actor is such a cruel industry.
"So,"
The host announced expressionlessly, "According to Director Kiryu's request, the second round of auditions will begin tomorrow. Because this audition will take a long time to put on makeup, I hope everyone can come as early as possible. Also, because the second round of auditions involves the content of Director Kiryu's new movie, you must sign a confidentiality agreement before leaving."
"The audition format will be different from today. You will be divided into groups for the audition. Please prepare for the specific groups according to the contents of this paper. Now we will announce the groups."
As he spoke, the host told everyone the group list while others were distributing materials.
"That..."
An actor raised his hand and asked, "Does this grouping mean that people in our group will compete for one role?"
Following these words, the eyes of everyone present turned sharper as they looked at their teammates.
"No, Director Kiryu will arrange for each group to perform against each other, and you will play different roles." The host quickly explained, "So your performance will also affect your group members. But in the end, whether all of you will enter the next round, or only one person will enter, or all of you will be rejected, it all depends on Director Kiryu's evaluation."
James said, circling her head: "It sounds a bit complicated."
"I don't think you are smart enough to understand this kind of thing."
Benedict Cumberbatch sighed. He was about to explain the relationship to James, but he didn't expect James to answer directly.
"Forget it, as long as I give my best acting skills, it should be fine."
"Forehead..."
Benedict Cumberbatch had to admit that what James said made some sense. As long as he performed to his best, he would pass the exam. But if he couldn't pass, then even if he thought of some tricks, it would be useless in the end.
Tom Hiddleston pointed at his companions in surprise and reminded them, "Look, the three of us are actually in a group."
"Really? It seems we are lucky this time." James laughed.
"Is it really luck?"
Benedict Cumberbatch felt a little strange about this grouping. Although there were not many people in the second round of auditions, it was definitely not a small number.
The probability of three people I know being randomly assigned to a group is really too low.
Benedict Cumberbatch suspected that this was a deliberate grouping arranged by the director, but he couldn't figure out the reason for such grouping.
[The director probably didn't know that the three of us knew each other, so it must be because we had some common characteristics that made the other party make this choice. What was the reason? ]
While Benedict Cumberbatch was still thinking hard, James hugged his friend's head and said loudly, "Benny, why are you so sad? Let's go celebrate together tonight! Even Tom has agreed to come, you should come too!"
"Stupid James!" Benedict Cumberbatch punched him in anger. "I really want to think about the pattern of grouping! This is very important for us to pass the second round of auditions! And there will be a second round of interviews tomorrow! What the hell are you doing going out to party this evening!"
James Mcavoy said carelessly, "You just think too much. If you keep using your brain like this, your hairline will soon recede. Let's go, let's go."
"Wait a moment."
Although Benedict Cumberbatch was helpless, he was still pulled away by his teammates.
————————————————————————————————
The next morning, Nanaya rushed to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
"Brother-in-law, you look like you didn't get enough rest last night."
Lily pointed at the black actor on Nanaya's face and said with a smile.
"It's all because of you!"
Nanaya got angry and spun his fists on Lily's temples several times.
Because of the shock from Lily's breakup news yesterday, Nanaya slept in fear the whole night.
Although he locked the window tightly, he couldn't help but recall what Lily said.
Any movement outside the window would scare Nanaya to death.
"You ruined my entire night's rest. How are you going to compensate me?"
"Really? Brother-in-law, you are such a grown-up, but you are still so timid."
Lily rubbed her head and said disdainfully, "If you are really that scared, why don't I just stay with you for one night today? Then you won't be scared anymore, right?"
"No thanks. I'm afraid your sister will beat me into a third-class cripple."
Nanaya rejected the proposal without a second thought.