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Chapter 328 Remember to close the window when you go to bed
🕑 Added 2025-05-10 14:51:23 +0000 UTCNanaya nodded to the man who had finished his performance in front of him and said, "You can leave now."
"Thanks."
Benedict Cumberbatch nodded, and without asking about the audition result, he left the audition room.
"How about it?"
As soon as Benedict Cumberbatch returned to the lounge, his two companions asked him hurriedly.
"Seeing that your audition lasted more than 10 minutes, the other party should be very satisfied with you, right?" James McAvoy asked curiously.
"It's just so-so. I think the Japanese director is a bit weird."
Recalling his audition, Benedict Cumberbatch's eyebrows furrowed.
"Did he give you a hard time?" Hiddleston's fingers trembled slightly, and he thought of his audition.
Benedict Cumberbatch shook his head: "I didn't make it difficult, but the director asked me to play several roles."
"Eh? Me too."
James McAvoy put his head on his hands and complained, "Not only did they make me do all kinds of difficult moves, they also asked me to show how to give a lecture and sit in a wheelchair as a disabled person."
Benedict Cumberbatch was a little confused: "Really? I haven't encountered that."
"Yes. "
James McAvoy nodded his head vigorously, "Yes, he was staring at me the whole time. That look made me feel creepy."
Benedict Cumberbatch sniffed and said, "I've encountered this situation before. It should be the director's personal habit."
James McAvoy rubbed his chin and said, "Do you think that Japanese guy is attracted by my handsome body?"
"Then you can prepare two condoms for him, so you can just get out of here."
Benedict Cumberbatch expressed his contempt for his friend who made dirty jokes with a mocking look on his face.
Although he lives in a big gay country, Benedict Cumberbatch thinks his sexual orientation is still very normal. He can also see that there is nothing wrong with the director's sexual orientation.
"I've also been looked at that way, so it must be the director's habit."
When Tom Hiddleston heard his two companions say the same thing, he felt a little relieved.
[It seems that I am overthinking it. It is really just that the director is used to auditioning. ]
Just as the three were chatting, the volunteer staff member who had announced the audition requirements at the beginning walked up to the podium again.
"The auditions for everyone here are now over," the staff member announced to everyone, "Please wait in the lounge for a moment. We will announce the list of members who will enter the second round of auditions in an hour."
The staff member's words immediately made the atmosphere in the lounge tense, and many actors began to whisper.
But the staff member didn't care about such a small matter and left the lounge directly.
The actors present are all adults, and he believes that they have the self-control to not do anything out of line.
After all, causing trouble during the selection process would be equivalent to them not wanting to be selected.
Therefore, the actors in the lecture hall could only whisper to the people nearby while anxiously waiting for the results to be announced.
It’s easier for those old actors who have had audition experience. As they are already seasoned veterans, they just wait quietly for the results. They have done what they should do during the audition, and all that’s left is to wait for notification.
But the young actors were a little absent-minded. For them, this hour might be the longest hour in their lives.
Now, everyone who auditioned knows the true purpose of this audition.
After all, there are not many people in the British entertainment industry who don’t know Lily Wetting.
And everyone guessed that the Oriental man who hosted the audition and was quite close to her should be the director of Fate - Nanaya Kiryu.
He is the director and leading actor of Fate (although he is a supporting role)!
Even if it is not a sequel to the Fate series, it is at least a new project from that director. This condition alone is very attractive.
Although the British have always looked down on Hollywood, except for a few special cases, who doesn't want to develop in Hollywood?
Even if you just star in a commercial film and then come back to the UK to work hard, your salary can increase significantly.
Those young actors have less self-control and become extremely excited when they think that they may star in a big production.
The old-timers were a bit disdainful of these guys' performance. They knew very well that only a handful of people would win in this audition.
After all, this is just the first round of auditions, there will be a second and even a third round.
If you really want to be excited, it’s not too late to get excited after you finally get the role.
However, as time passed, when the waiting time exceeded 1 hour, the old actors became a little impatient.
Everyone was in an anxious state. They kept looking at the time and then anxiously looked towards the classroom door, hoping to see someone coming to announce the results.
Although there was a staff member standing at the door of the classroom, no one came forward to ask. Who knew if this waiting was also part of the audition, and the Japanese director was testing their patience.
There are such chicken soup articles all over the world, and these actors are not sure about their guesses.
"It's a bit long now." Benedict Cumberbatch said, looking at his watch. "I hope I can get back in time for dinner. No fire is allowed in my dormitory after 9 o'clock."
"Just wait. Announcing the results today is considered fast." James McAvoy said calmly, "You know, in Hollywood, this kind of audition won't get the results for two or three days."
"Really?"
"Yeah." James McAvoy pulled Benedict Cumberbatch and said, "I told you not to go back for dinner today. It's a rare opportunity for me to go back to England, so let's go out for dinner. By the way, Tom, you can come too."
James McAvoy brought along his new friend.
"I don't need it."
Tom Hiddleston refused with a wry smile. The two didn't look like bad people, but he was a little hesitant about going to dinner together after just knowing each other for a few minutes.
"Don't refuse so bluntly." James McAvoy continued to persuade, "I know a very good restaurant."
A trace of confusion flashed across Tom Hiddleston's face, but then he shook his head.
"Let's just forget it."
James McAvoy wanted to give them some more advice, but the staff member who had left before finally came back, which forced him to temporarily give up his plan of getting Tom Hiddleston to join the group.
This time, it wasn't just the staff member who came in. Several judges who were in the audition room before also came to the lounge.
"Everyone, please pay attention. We are about to start announcing the second round of auditions."
[I’m so nervous. I hope I can pass.]
Tom Hiddleston couldn't help but pinch the sweat in his palms. Even though he no longer had much hope for this audition, at this moment he couldn't help but think about what it would be like if he was shortlisted.
Before the final results are announced, everyone has a sense of luck.
What if?
Nanaya, who was standing on the podium, took a step forward, took the microphone from the staff, and glanced at all the actors present.
"Hello everyone, my name is Nanaya Kiryu, and I'm a film director. Before I officially announce the second round of auditions, I have something to say to you."
Nanaya's actions made the actors sit up straight.
Even though the final result is already in, there is certainly no harm in leaving a good impression on the director at this time.
[So awesome...I wonder when I can have such a status? ]
Feeling Nanaya's aura that could change so many attitudes with just a glance, Tom Hiddleston couldn't help but feel fascinated.
Nanaya coughed twice, then he said into the microphone: "First of all, thank you all for coming to participate in this informal audition. Well, there's nothing I can do about it. After all, I didn't realize they had turned it into an audition until I arrived in the UK."
Nanaya glared at Lily out of the corner of his eye, then continued:
"This audition is just about my new movie, and I choose actors based on whether they fit the image of the character in my movie. So for those who were not selected, I hope you don't feel sad. Everyone present is a very good actor, and I can see the shining points in you. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely give priority to you.
“I believe everyone here has their own dream of becoming an actor. Regardless of whether you make it to the second round of auditions or whether you will eventually become an actor under my lens, I hope you will not forget your own dream and keep working hard for it.”
After giving everyone present a mouthful of chicken soup, Nanaya took Lily and left the lounge.
As for the next task of announcing the audition results, he directly handed it over to the academy, and he himself slipped away.
"Huhu~Brother-in-law, you are really bad."
In the corridor, Lily covered her mouth and laughed secretly, saying, "It sounds so nice, but if they didn't get selected, they didn't get selected. I guess they won't meet their brother-in-law again in the future, right?"
"You still say that!"
Nanaya scratched the tip of Lily's nose with his finger and said, "I'm saying this for you. If your family hadn't taken the initiative to organize this audition, I wouldn't have to do this to end it."
The quality of this audition was pretty good. In addition to the future Marvel trio, Nanaya also saw many actors he was familiar with who would become famous in the future.
For example, Eddie Redmayne, the actor who plays Freckles, Jude Law, the actor who plays Eddie Redmayne, and Martin Freeman, the actor who plays Eddie Redmayne.
Nanaya felt a little regretful that Downey was not included, otherwise they could have really put together two pairs of Holmes and Watson.
It’s a pity that the number of places in FZ is really limited, and Nanaya can’t possibly bring everyone into his crew. There are some actors that Nanaya likes very much, but because of their different personalities, they are destined to be eliminated in this audition.
But Nanaya didn't want to ruin his relationship with these actors, so he had to find a way to ease the relationship between them.
At least I can't let these actors hate me, and it will leave me with an opportunity to contact them in the future.
In fact, Nanaya classified all the actor materials collected this time, among which those
Nanaya secretly identified all the actors who would emerge in the future and used them as contact information for the actors in his future films.
After listening to Nanaya's entire explanation, Lily tilted her head and said speechlessly: "Is there such a complicated factor involved? Lily, I have no idea."
Nanaya smiled and rubbed Lily's head: "If she were your sister, she would probably understand a little bit. As for you...ah."
"Hey, I'm 20 years old, I'm not a kid anymore!"
Lily said dissatisfiedly.
"Anyone who says something like that is a child."
"Hmm..."
Lily pouted in dissatisfaction. She rolled her eyes and thought of a way to take revenge on Nanaya.
"Hey, brother-in-law, are you going back to the hotel now?"
"Yeah, I didn't even adjust to the jet lag after I got off the plane. Now it's so late, I just want to eat and sleep early."
Nanaya nodded and yawned.
"Then remember not to open the window when you sleep at night."
"What's wrong?" Nanaya asked casually.
"There was a news report two days ago about a couple of international students who left their windows open when they went to bed. As a result, a pair of thugs broke into their room. Both of them were brutally abused and both became mentally ill."
Lily deliberately used a very innocent tone to say something very horrifying.
"Forehead..."
Nanaya's hand stopped in mid-air, and he stared at Lily blankly.
"I'm a man, so that shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Didn't you hear? They attacked both men and women."
Lily said with a look of "you are too naive" on her face: "Normally, it really doesn't matter. But brother-in-law, don't forget that you just offended a lot of people. It would be terrible if some of them were dissatisfied and sneaked in at night~ Ouch~"
Nanaya's face had turned ashen at this time, while Lily's heart was filled with a sense of satisfaction at having successfully pulled off a prank.
"Oh my god, you big head ghost!"
Nanaya shouted at Lily who was shaking her head and preparing to leave: "Come back here you little bitch!"
