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Chapter 326 When Professor X and Doctor Strange Met Loki
🕑 Added 2025-05-08 14:58:01 +0000 UTCDespite Lily's crazy behavior during the performance assessment, Nanaya felt that she was targeting the old lady whose name must not be mentioned.
Although Lily's mischievous appearance is very cute, Nanaya hopes that she can be more serious sometimes.
So when Lily's results came out, the grade of "poor" given by her teacher was not wrong.
But no matter what, the relationship between him and Lily was very good, so Nanaya still asked Si Ji to write a letter of recommendation to Tokyo University of the Arts.
It is easier to get things done if you have someone in the court.
This is not just talk.
Especially in Japan, a society with serious class stratification, human relationships are really very important.
If you have someone in your circle, many things can become really simple.
For example, when Lily first entered school, if it weren't for the recommendation letters from Nanaya and Shiki, she would have had no chance of getting in.
Of course, sometimes, some out-of-specification entities are able to break the rules without relying on others.
If she waits until Fate is released, then there will be no problem for Lily to apply for undergraduate study at Tokyo University of the Arts.
Look at all those British art schools now vying to have Lily join their schools; this is a very good example.
As a popular star and a high-ranking aristocrat, Lily's identity allows her to travel freely in the British Isles.
Even Ryan is not as famous as his sister in the UK.
Otherwise, the scandal between her and Nanaya some time ago would not have been referred to by the newspaper as "Lily Wettin's sister".
However, Lily has no plans to leave Japan at the moment, so she rejected these invitations.
“I hope to graduate from Tokyo University of the Arts with a complete and lasting experience.”
This was Lily's response to all the schools that invited her.
Although in Nanaya's opinion, this reason is as ridiculous as Rukawa Kaede going to Shohoku because it is "close to home".
But all British academies believed this reason.
Then--
They began to compete for Lily's graduate school place.
Of course, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art also hopes that Lily can join its school, especially since Lily is a relative of the British royal family by blood.
The princess is paired with the Royal Academy. This is simply the most suitable thing in the eyes of the professors of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
"Ms. Wettin, what do you think? We can extend your enrollment period appropriately. You can complete the credits slowly, and it won't affect your filming."
Professor Raft was still muttering to himself as he led Lily and Nanaya to the audition room.
"Let's talk about it later."
Lily didn't seem very interested, she pulled Nanaya faster and faster.
"I think your acting is a bit dull, Miss Wettin. We have the best teachers in our academy, and we will definitely be able to--"
“That’s right here, right?”
Lily interrupted Professor Rafter a little rudely.
“Yes…yes.”
Professor Raft was stunned for a moment, then he nodded subconsciously.
"Thank you for leading the way." Lily said coldly, "We will start the audition in an hour. You can notify the auditionees to make some simple preparations."
After saying that, Lily opened the door and walked into the room without waiting for the other party to reply.
"OK."
But the answer that Raft waited for was a closed door.
"Even if you don't like him, you don't have to show it so obviously, right?"
Nanaya put his suitcase in the corner of the room and asked Lily while looking around the room.
"Anyway, even if I really want to study for a master's degree, I don't want to come here. There's nothing good about a school that even my brother-in-law looks down on."
Lily found a chair and sat down. She answered casually, shaking her snow-white thighs.
"It's normal for you to look down on me. I'm just a commercial filmmaker."
Nanaya said casually. Although he was a little unhappy, he didn't care at all.
It has been a long time since European art circles have looked down upon commercial circles.
In fact, the current film industry is in a very contradictory situation.
The artistic school looks down on the vulgarity of the commercial school, but envies the money and popularity of the commercial school.
The commercial faction envies the style and status of the artistic faction.
In Nanaya's opinion, the positions of both sides have a bit of the flavor of the relationship between impoverished nobles and nouveau riche businessmen.
Of course, Nanaya has always been on the side of businessmen, and he believes that the level of commercial films will one day improve.
Think about when westerns first became popular, artists looked down on these vulgar cowboys.
As a result, when Oscar sees Clint Eastwood now, he treats him as his own father.
When gangster films like "The Godfather" became popular, everyone felt that these movies were the cancer of society.
But now...the bigwigs of gangster movies have started to accuse superhero movies of not being movies.
All we can say is that history always repeats itself.
Nanaya felt that one day, he might see a superhero director come out and criticize the emerging films for not being artistic at all.
"So, we don't need to change other people's minds. I just need to survive these old guys."
Lily was amused by Nanaya's serious nonsense and she giggled.
"You're still talking about me, brother-in-law. Aren't you just as rude to him?"
"I'm not a student." Nanaya pouted and said, "As for you, I think it's okay for you to take more classes. After all, your acting skills are really not that good."
"Brother-in-law~~"
"Don't act like a spoiled child." Nanaya flicked Lily's forehead. "You should hone your acting skills during this period. If you are still the same when the filming starts this year, I will show you how I will deal with you."
"Bad intentions."
Lily complained while holding her forehead, but Nanaya had already turned around and started decorating the room.
"that..."
The door of the audition room was opened, and several young people poked their heads out and asked timidly, "We are here to help."
Nanaya looked up, confirmed the volunteer certificates hanging around their necks and said, "Oh, then help set up the table."
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Just as Nanaya was setting up the audition room with the students of the academy, in the lecture hall next door which was temporarily used as a waiting room, many young British actors were waiting for the audition to begin.
Thomas William Hiddleston is one of those actors waiting to audition.
He was a student of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art himself, but that was in the past.
He graduated from college last year and is currently working in the British entertainment industry. However, due to his lack of qualifications and connections, he can only make a living by playing supporting roles in various crews.
Sometimes he wasn't even sure whether the footage he shot would be preserved.
In the year since graduation, Thomas has only starred in a TV movie called "The Mystery of Shakespeare's Sonnets", but a movie like this that can't even be shown in theaters really has a hard time making a presence.
If it weren't for his teacher's introduction, Thomas would occasionally perform in some drama troupes, and he didn't think he could make a living in London.
In fact, someone like him who was not even a minor actor was not originally qualified to participate in this audition.
However, as the organizer of the audition, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art still managed to secure a few places for its own graduated students, and Thomas was one of these lucky ones.
"Hiddleston, you are a very talented actor. This opportunity is rare. You must seize it."
This was what Thomas' teacher told him before he entered the waiting room.
[I originally thought that I would have a better platform after attending RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), but I didn’t expect that I would have to start from scratch after leaving the ivory tower. I hope this audition will have a good result.]
Thomas thought silently in his heart while secretly looking at the male actors around him.
Perhaps noticing Thomas's gaze, a young man in the front row turned around and looked at him.
"Feel sorry."
Thomas apologized immediately. Except for a few guys who shared the same fate as him, everyone who could sit here was an actor much better than him.
If a small figure like me who has just debuted angers these guys, I will probably be treated badly.
"It's okay." The young man smiled kindly. "Why are you staring at me? Did you figure out who I am? Do you want me to sign an autograph for you?"
"Uh... no thanks."
Thomas opened his mouth in shock. This was the first time in his life that he had seen someone so shameless.
"Ignore him."
The man sitting with the young man patted his companion on the head and said to Thomas, "This guy played a boring supporting role in a box office hit movie last year, and now he is very proud of himself. Just ignore him."
"Is that so..."
Thomas chuckled a few times. He noticed that the face of the man with curly hair behind him was much longer than that of an ordinary person. It was simply a standard horse face.
"It's not some boring supporting role, okay?!" the short-haired man in the first place said dissatisfiedly, "That's The Chronicles of Narnia, which took third place at the box office last year. If it weren't for that damn Japanese movie, it might have been the runner-up."
"You who only played a naked sheep man, shut up!" The long-faced man said contemptuously, "Even if there was no "Fate", wouldn't your movie be better than "Star Wars"?"
The short-haired man slapped his head and retorted, "Find me a movie that can beat Star Wars, and it must be the final film in the series. If there is a movie that beats Star Wars, it would be a complete freak!"
"Hehe."
The long-faced man sneered twice.
Probably unhappy with his companion's expression, the short-haired man puffed his cheeks and said, "What are you so proud of? Didn't you yourself get kidnapped while filming a TV show last year?"
"Yeah, it's a miracle that I can come back alive." The long-faced man said with a melancholy look.
"Um... Sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned that."
"It's okay, all this is over." The long-faced man was quite optimistic.
"By the way, how about introducing ourselves? My name is Benedict Cumberbatch, and this conceited guy is James McAvoy." The long-faced man introduced himself, "What's your name?"
"Thomas William Hiddleston." Thomas replied with a wry smile, "You can also call me Tom Hiddleston."
