“Here we go again.”
Seeing his father like this, Crane-Roland couldn't help but turn his head and whisper a complaint to David-Berg beside him.
“This is all Commander Roman's painstaking effort.”
...
“Hello, Commander Roman, it is my greatest honor to receive your praise.”
With the experience of dealing with people from her past life and this one, Jia Na knew clearly that when accepting praise from others humbly, she should also show gratitude on her face, thereby providing emotional value back to the other party.
“Your performance just now, whether it was singing or acting, was very outstanding… In fact, in terms of expression and body control, your performance didn’t seem like a newcomer at all…”
Amateurs watch the show, experts watch the technique.
Everyone in this room, whether they were judges or observing interviewees, were experts in the field of performance. And Roman-Roland's evaluation was exactly as everyone expected: this actress named Jia Na performed very well in her first audition.
Furthermore, due to the blessings of her appearance and vocal talent, her brilliance far surpassed Aoli Berry.
...
“Aoli…”
“I'm fine.”
Although her face showed no distress, the clenched fists of Aoli Berry at this moment still revealed her inner turmoil.
“This segment of the performance is just an appetizer; the truly difficult part will be that extra scene… As a newcomer, there’s no way she can portray such complex emotions…”
“Why do you still think she’s a newcomer?”
Even though she knew the person next to her was offering kind comfort, Aoli Berry, who was gradually seeing Jia Na's true strength, didn't want to be a fool who even lied to herself.
...
“Miss Jia Na, would you be willing to perform an additional scene on the spot?”
“Of course, no problem.”
Having already anticipated this situation, Jia Na was not surprised and had even prepared before going on stage.
“Then you can also perform an extra scene where Natasha learns of her father’s death and cuts her hair to join the army.”
Hearing Roman-Roland's words, the group of interviewees who had also anticipated an extra scene segment couldn't help but lean forward.
Even Liji-Xiaosi, who was acquainted with Jia Na, couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment.
However, she didn't know if she was nervous for Jia Na or for her own teaching level.
...
“Mr. Xiuka, I’ll have to trouble you to partner with me again this time.”
As Xiuka-Boge, who was closest to Jia Na, the rose-like smile under the red dress at close range caused Xiuka-Boge, who was used to seeing beautiful women, to be speechless again. After a moment of distraction, he swallowed and replied somewhat stiffly:
“Of course, no problem, it’s also my honor.”
Upon receiving Xiuka-Boge's reply, Jia Na nodded in thanks again, then her smile faded, and her expression changed. In just an instant, the expression that was warm and smiling the second before became somber due to the subtle adjustments of various micro-expressions.
“I’m sorry, I feel very sorry…”
Perhaps influenced by Jia Na's emotional modulation, Xiuka-Boge, who was also unwilling to be outdone in his professional field, showed a much fuller emotional tension in this performance than when he partnered with Aoli Berry.
“No, wait a moment!”
According to the plot premise of 'blood shadow rose', Natasha at this point had already vaguely guessed the outcome of her father's death in her heart.
However, holding onto the last shred of hope deep within her heart, she kept deceiving herself, unwilling to accept the truth.
At this time, for the portrayal of Natasha's complex emotions, Jia Na thought of the psychological suggestion regarding self-deception in Deformation Art.
Even though she didn't have Natasha's experience to empathize, Jia Na could deepen her belief in the character through psychological suggestion, and then use her Muscle Control talent to naturally perform a series of actions and expressions.
At this moment, although Natasha’s gaze was directed at Loki, her trembling lips and slightly unfocused pupils allowed the four judges closer to Jia Na, as well as the interviewees in the first row, to keenly capture Natasha’s micro-expression handling.
“He… he was a qualified warrior, and an excellent leader… This, your father asked me to give to you.”
Although he really didn't want to admit it, as an experienced actor, Xiuka-Boge had now completely forgotten that he was just accompanying Jia Na. He not only started to act intensely, but even unconsciously changed some of his lines.
“Now, this ring can be considered returned to its rightful owner.”
As the plot progressed, a ring engraved with a golden rose appeared in the palm of Loki's right hand.
Looking at the familiar pattern on the rose ring and the scarlet bloodstains on it, even Natasha, who had repeatedly deceived herself, felt as if her heart was being struck by a heavy hammer at this moment. The feeling of suffocation from within made Natasha, who had realized the truth, feel as if her heart was being cut by a knife.
“Mr. Loki, please… step outside.”
“Natasha…”
“Please go out! Thank you…”
Unlike Aoli Berry's almost hysterical interpretation of emotions from the beginning, Jia Na's performance method at this time was more restrained.
It wasn't until the moment Loki stepped out of the room that Natasha, whose chest was heaving and whose body was trembling uncontrollably, finally completely ignited her emotions in the empty room.
“Father—”
With unfocused eyes, tears like pearls on a broken string, and already kneeling on the ground, Natasha, under Jia Na's excellent Muscle Control, her body was like the most outstanding acting machine, perfectly replicating Jia Na's vision for this scene one-to-one.
...
“Yes! Yes! Yes! This is the Natasha in my heart!”
Looking at Jia Na's slender figure, her heartbroken yet undeniably beautiful face, Liji-Xiaosi, who had an almost fanatical love for opera, at this moment, her excitement and agitation were even stronger than when she got the autograph of her idol, Anna!
“I lost…”
Looking at Jia Na's entire performance, for some reason, the string that was originally taut in Aoli Berry's heart suddenly loosened.
“But it wasn't an unfair loss.”
...
“Cut!”
This time, it wasn't Roman-Roland who called the stop, but Crane-Roland, who was standing to the side, his face flushed and his excitement almost overflowing.
“Damn it! What’s going on? I haven’t seen enough yet!”
Just like Jia Na's first round of auditions was stopped by Roman-Roland, when they were clearly about to reach the peak of the plot's climax and were immersed in watching Jia Na's performance, after being stopped by Crane-Roland, a few of the more impulsive interviewees could barely stop themselves from cursing.