Chapter187 The Role
Chapter187 The Role
“Concubine Law” (played by Jenny) leaned on the wall with one of her hands on her chest and
denounced firmly, tears falling down her cheeks, “Everyone says I’m dirty. For my next life, I would... i
would definitely become the most famous actress in Jinling City! By then, i would never... ever... step in
Zijing City till the end of my life.” When finishing her last words, “Concubine Law” suddenly glared with
bulging veins in her necks as if she was clutched on her throat and her hands stretched out towards the
sky just like trying to catch something, “Your Majesty... Your Majesty... you... you...”
In the original drama, it was “Your Majesty, you should have come to see me off...”. But Jenny figured
out at the backstage that this doesn’t sound like the proud Concubine Law, who would not be waiting
for the man who had broken her heart at the end of her life, because she was not afraid to die for what
was right. Jenny didn’t know how to modify the lines until she was on the stage, fully resonated with the
character. She just winged it. For someone who was about to die, maybe she had so many things to
say, but she just needed to say the name of that man. And what she hadn’t said was a kind of sorrowful
yet precious pity.
The audience erupted in applause. The author and the scriptwriter were very clear about the lines. The
author spoke first. She was a young woman at her thirties. She adjusted her glasses and asked
attentively, “You’ve changed the lines?”
It was dark so Jenny was not sure of the woman’s facial expression. She hesitated for a second and
replied frankly, “I didn’t want to change it in the first place. When i was playing this role, i just felt that it
might be more appropriate this way.”
The scriptwriter was a serious woman at her forties, who got control of all the lines so she didn’t like
others to change the lines at all.She looked at Jenny frowning, “You felt? Have you read this book? You
just changed the lines at random. I don’t think we can accept an inexperienced young lady like you.”
“What you said makes sense. But she did make a nice modification of the lines.” the young woman
retorted friendly, “and her acting was great. I have seen the movie she played, which had won the
Golden Bear.”
“So, you think she’s suitable for this role?” the director looked at the author across the scriptwriter.
“So far, so good. She did played “Concubine Law” perfectly.”
“Come on! Even if she did play it well just now, she will not necessarily get the role then.” The
scriptwriter turned to the director with a profound look, “Director Wen, we should be more careful about
this role, right?”
Hearing this, the director felt troubled remembering the call from the investors before this audition, “All
right, next one...”
“I can try other roles if this one is not available,” Jenny said with eagerness. When she saw the
scriptwriter’s propound look just now, she understood that this role might have been assigned to
someone else. She didn’t want to look for the trouble.
The director, as a man focused on art, was sick of but had to deal with these operations. He was
impatient now and kind of annoyed at the role just played by Jenny so he waved his hand impatiently to
Jenny who still stuck there, “There’s no more. Time’s up. Next one...”
“Maybe she can try playing Concubine Pure. What do you think?” the author said friendly in an inquiry
tone.
The director stopped for a second, “Concubine Pure?”
In the drama, Concubine Pure was an innocent girl who was just sent to the Palace at the age of
sixteen. She was having a smooth life in the Palace thanks to her powerful family background, which
helped to keep her from danger. There was a famous scene in which Concubine Pure ran into Prince
Thirteen when she was chasing butterflies.
Although it was normal and not hard for actresses to switch between roles, it was hard for Jenny to win
the audience again playing an innocent and carefree lady in contrast to the role of a famous prostitute,
tough and sexy, whom she just played a while ago. Jenny was worried that the image of Concubine
Law she just played was so deep in the audience’s minds that her new image as the Concubine Pure
might not be accepted.
The director hesitated for a second and nodded with approval.
With sharp eyes, the director looked at Jenny with appreciation when she just started to read the lines,
haven’t finishing the audition.
“What a playboy...” “Concubine Pure” was scared and angry. She frowned with her hands on her waist
and looked at the man in front of her, who just popped up out of the woods. Just a quick note, Jenny
was indeed playing in front of air.
“She’s quite good, huh?” the author asked in a low voice.
The director nodded, “You bet! We will take her. As for the roles, we will discuss later.”
Jenny knew she nailed the audition from the look of the director so she walked out of the FarEast Film
& Television Building with delight. She was wearing an oversize coat covering her body so that the
director wouldn’t suspect that she was pregnant. It was long before the play started shooting. She
might have already had her baby by then so there was really no need for her to ask for the trouble.
Having walked out of the building, she gave Victoria a call, “I’m happy today. Let’s go have a feast. My
treat.”
“Great! I’m off duty today. I’m on my way to pick you up.”
The delightful voice made her even happier. Victoria preferred noisy but Jenny as an actress, shouldn’t
go into the crowd but she still took Jenny to the most crowded shopping mall in the city center, leaving
fear behind.
“Look at you wearing mask and hat in black. It’s so obvious you know. You actresses don’t know how to
disguise.”
Victoria put a yellow hat on Jenny’s head and then covered her neck with a plaid scarf. Finally, Jenny
was turned into a nerd wearing the glasses with black spectacles. Jenny stood in front of the mirror to
find herself totally clumsy and dated.
“I’m 100% positive that no one can recognize you in this way.”
Even Jenny couldn’t recognize herself dressing up like this, let alone others. When shopping in the
mall, Jenny could totally experience the disdain those salespersons had for her. Jenny picked a dress
casually and felt the quality which was not bad. Suddenly she heard an indifferent voice, “Hello, Miss,
the price for this dress is 6800 yuan...” Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
Jenny felt confused for a second, “OK.”
“Would you like to check out the discounted section over there?” the salesperson said with a fake
smile, pointing to the clothes beside the door, which were on sale with a discount of up to 90% off.
A first, Jenny didn’t understand the implication of the salesperson. Hearing this, she totally got it. She
just smiled politely and before she spoke, a sharp voice came to her ears, “What the hell are you
talking? Don’t you dare to say it again?”