With that in mind, she politely answered, “Hello, I’m here for an audition. My name is Lucy Katz.”
Lucy was not that big in the industry, albeit she was not unknown either. In general, she was an actress somewhere between the B to C list.
Nevertheless, she kept a low profile and mostly accepted shows that were internal resources of Anning International. Hence, outsiders within the entertainment industry knew little of her.
Sitting on a chair, a plump man lifted his head and gave her the side glance before vaguely nodding.
“Okay, take a seat! It’ll soon be your turn.”
“Sure.”
As Lucy took a seat within reach, she noticed two girls following the director into a bedroom inside, leaving her alone with the cameraman.
There was a hint of awkwardness in the air.
For some reason, Lucy felt uneasy since coming into this room.
She had a weird hunch.
She took a glance at the cameraman who was smoking. The latter blew a smoke ring and smiled at her.
“Are you scared?”
Lucy was taken aback. “Huh?”
The cameraman grinned. “I know you. You were great in the dramas.”
“Oh, haha, thanks for the compliment.”
Lucy did not know what to say, even her smile seemed rather unnatural. After a pause, she asked out of curiosity, “Are they auditioning in there?”
“Yeah.”
“Why aren’t you in there? Don’t you need to film it?”
“Nope.”
The man’s brief answers implied his unwillingness to engage in further conversation.
All the more Lucy was left unsettled and curious. Although she had sensed something amiss, she was too embarrassed to enquire.
About ten minutes later, the two girls finally came out.
As it was summer, these girls only had a simple T-shirt or blouse on but they appeared disheveled when they emerged out of the room.
One of the girls, red in the face, straightened up her clothes in a scurry. The pair looked shy and flustered as they left in a hurry.
Just as Lucy watched in doubt, the director’s voice was heard from the bedroom.
“You, come in!”
Throwing a glance at the cameraman, Lucy was able to ascertain from his eyes that she was called. She then hummed in expression and entered the room.
With the curtains down, the bedroom was dimmed with only a faint table lamp lit.
The director leaned back against a sofa in the corner with his legs crossed, puffing a cigarette.
He waved his hand and squinted his eyes as she came in, and said, “Take off your clothes!”
“Huh?”
Lucy froze there.
The director frowned unhappily.
“What are you standing there for? Take it off! How would I know your figure is up to standard if you don’t take off your clothes? The female lead role being auditioned today has a lot of scenes in a bikini so the body figure is most crucial.”
Having snapped out of it, Lucy realized the reason why the two girls came out red in the face.
She too, blushed and stammered, “I-I... Can’t I...”
The furrow between the director’s brows deepened.
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