Auditions (1)

The days passed in a blur and Valentina continued to prepare. On the day of the auditions, she took extra care in dressing up. She carefully did her makeup accentuating her eyes with sharp liner and bright red lipstick. After carefully curling her hair, she put it in a high ponytail with a few pieces framing her face. After putting on a bright red top, she paired it with black leggings, a leather jacket, and black boots that were easy to move in.

Lucrezia, the character she was auditioning for was a fiercely beautiful woman who continued maintaining her tomboyish and rebellious persona. Her only purpose was to highlight how beautiful and elegant the female lead was compared to her. She hoped that her outfit would convey to the directors her interpretation of a tomboyish beauty.

When she stepped down the stairs, surprisingly Kaiser was there along with Luca. Luca clapped loudly and Kaiser followed along.

"You look like a superhero Auntie Val!"

"You look very fierce."

"Aww my little nugget, thank you. And thank you as well Kaiser" Valentina ran over and hugged Luca, kissing his cheeks while he blushed.

"I'll have the driver drop you off," Kaiser told her as she walked to the door.

Seeing her about to protest, he continued, "It's a nondescript car that nobody knows about. Unless you wanted to drive yourself?"

"No that's fine. Thank you again for organizing that."

"It's my fault since taxis aren't allowed here. Good luck and make sure to break a leg. I look forward to your spending spree." Kaiser smirked.

Valentina rolled her eyes at him before giving him a bright smile. "Look forward to it."

As she entered the lowkey black BMW, Valentina reminisced about how comfortable living in Grayson's mansion was. Maids, a chef, a driver, etc. If anything, it motivated her to strive for success and wealth. Although she might never achieve the wealth and status of the Grayson family, she still aimed high. After all, she enjoyed living this lavish lifestyle. If she had to be dragged into another world and had to work hard and get revenge, shouldn't she enjoy life too?

And the first step of that plan was to pass this audition and secure the role.

Trying to get rid of the butterflies in her stomach, Valentina fought to calm her anxiety.

'System is there anything you can give me to help me succeed in this audition?'

[Host should do your best to complete the previous missions and continue improving acting skills.]

[Host has received the acknowledgment of 80/100 people so far. Work hard to reach 100 people and level up to increase acting skills.]

Hearing the system's emotionless response, Valentina firmed up her resolve. She had to get the role!

When she arrived at the audition location, she walked in and looked around. She saw multiple actresses along with their managers speaking to different staff members. All of the women were dressed to the nines and Valentina felt as if she walked into an award show filled with models. There were quite a few faces she had seen in the media and a few unknown ones like her. Everyone around seemed confident in themselves as if they knew what they were doing. As she looked around, she felt a bit underdressed and unconfident, but what could she do? She had chosen the best outfit to fit the role and done the best she could to prepare.

After asking for directions, she quickly signed herself in and sat down in the row of chairs.

"Roseanne, you're up next. Please make your way forward" A voice called out and the woman called Roseanne dressed in a bright yellow gown and long brown hair walked forward. As she walked, her body swayed seductively, and she left a trail of perfume that could be smelled all the way from where Valentina sat.

Valentina nervously sat while waiting for her turn. A couple of the actresses spoke to each other, but nobody talked to her even though she had some interesting looks.

Less than 5 minutes later, "Valentina, you're up next to audition." The same voice announced.

Valentina got up, approached the doorway, and entered it. Inside were four people sitting at a table. One of them was a director whom she had met before when Dr. Cranston was introducing her at the Spring Love Premiere. She believed that his name was Director Brian Loewe. The other three people, two women and one man were completely unknown to her.

To the side was a woman in a t-shirt that read staff with a clipboard in her hands.

"Please introduce yourself as well as the role you're auditioning for to the audition panel." The woman told her.

"Yes!"

Valentina approached the table full of people and stood calmly while making eye contact with each person.

"Hello, my name is Valentina, and I am auditioning for Lucrezia, the second female lead it's a pleasure to meet you."

The panel was silent for a moment as the panelists examined her before discussing for a moment. Then the director announced.

"Pass. Please let the next auditioner enter immediately."

"Of course. Miss Valentina, please come this way."

Shocked at the quickness of the audition, Valentina blankly followed the staff member into another room. There were five other women sitting down inside the room whom Valentina didn't recognize. The only thing that was common among them was that they were the more tomboyishly dressed than some of the people outside.

As she entered, the other women turned to look at her speculatively before they all turned back to doing what they were before. Valentina calmly sat down and waited for instructions to be announced. Although she had been a bit nervous, it seemed her interpretation of the role seemed to be on the nose.

Around 30 minutes passed, and no other auditioning actresses came in. Instead, a different staff member came in and got everybody's attention.

"Thank you for waiting ladies, for now I will lead you to the second part of the audition. First off you will have to change and then one by one, you'll be taken to the stage."

Valentina quietly followed towards the back as they were led to an extravagantly large costume room. It had everything from large racks of elegant dresses to full ball gowns, casual clothing, and everything in between. Waiting there were 6 staff members standing by different racks of clothing.

"You are able to freely select what clothing you feel embodies the second female lead and highlight her beauty as she interacts with the male lead. The staff members are here to help you get ready with hair, and makeup, and help you find any pieces of clothing that you want. You have 30 minutes, go!"

Hearing that they needed to highlight their beauty, each actress quickly rushed to racks and started searching through for the perfect outfit almost battling with each other as they rapidly collected different dresses and jewelry to make them stand out. Valentina thought it through for a moment before approaching a staff member.

"Excuse me, would you be able to help me out with more details about the scene? So that I would be able to select the most appropriate thing to wear." she politely asked a female staff member with short hair.

The staff member glanced at the beautiful woman respectfully asking her a question. Seeing the earnestness in her eyes, she quickly led Valentina to the side.

"I can't help you out much, but the hint has already been given. Select clothing that highlights the unique beauty of the second female lead while also highlighting the relationship between the male lead and the second female lead. I can only help you choose things that you tell me." The woman reported.