Chapter 92: The Best Natasha
The curtain opened, and the actors appeared.
The scene of the first act begins with the preparations before Natasha's upcoming sixteenth birthday banquet.
As the servants within the castle constantly bustled through every corner of the scene, a young girl in the center of the stage, with her back to the audience and surrounded by four middle-aged maids, was sighing with slight irritation.
"Miss Natasha, there's only one left. As long as you put on this dress, you will surely be the most dazzling rose in the entire kingdom."
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There was no answer, as if the young girl had already compromised with this life constantly bound by rules. Besides a helpless sigh, she didn't say another word.
"Susan, is Miss Natasha's dress ready? The madam has already started urging—"
"It's finished!"
As the last petticoat was placed on the young girl, the maids who had been surrounding her finally dispersed.
"Miss, you are truly too beautiful today!"
Amidst the maids' exclamations, the already impatient Natasha, holding the heavy hem of her dress, slowly turned around. It was at this moment that the true face of Natasha in her youth was truly revealed to all the audience.
"Ah—"
Her long hair as black as ebony, skin as fair and delicate as porcelain, coupled with a face so exquisitely beautiful as if sculpted by a god, all highlighted by the rose-colored long dress, made everyone present, including the audience below the stage, feel as if struck by lightning, unable to look away.
"She actually—...—is really———Jia Na!?"
Unlike the initial shock of the other audience members, Vivian, who witnessed the true face of the actress playing Natasha at this moment, only felt absurdity,
and disbelief!
"This is... quite different from the Jia Na I know."
Completely different from the Jia Na who only knew how to study, experiment, and stay in the library!
"Is this the surprise David was talking about? It's indeed a surprise."
Seeing the familiar face on the stage, Richard-Eva, who had been specifically invited by David-Berg, was both surprised and utterly amazed by Jia Na on stage. But when he turned his head and saw Suo Luo-Lie Yan next to him, looking almost petrified and dazed, he couldn't help but shake his head, worrying about his simple brother.
"Some people are destined to be born to pursue the path of the Wizard. No matter how beautiful the surrounding scenery, to them,"
it's just fleeting clouds on the path they pursue—"
And Jia Na happened to be this kind of person in Richard-Eva's eyes.
"Who is this actress? She's so beautiful!"
Below the stage, the audience also staring at Natasha's true face were all whispering to each other, constantly asking similar questions:
Who exactly is this new actress?
"She must be a new actress, I've never seen her in any theater before."
"It fits perfectly! It fits absolutely perfectly! She looks exactly like the most beautiful woman in the kingdom in my heart!"
Sometimes, an image that fits the character can make that character 50% successful. The other 50% is the actor's skill, plus the director's professional guidance. Any one of these is indispensable.
"La la—la la la 'The spring rain does not fail the whisper of drizzle, the rose does not fail the viewer's liking—'"
"Day after day, day after day———"
【Character Special Talent, "Heavenly Voice" activated.
Activation Effect: The voice is like the sound of nature. Anyone who listens will become somewhat infatuated and their favorable impression of the speaker will deepen.】
The passage Jia Na was singing at this moment was exactly the part she sang during the script reading session at the first rehearsal.
Helplessness, irritability, and the yearning to fight on the battlefield, kill enemies, and serve the country like a man. The performance of all these emotions,
was more refined than during the first rehearsal. It also made the audience, who heard Jia Na's singing for the first time, involuntarily quiet down, afraid of breaking the beautiful scene at this moment.
"How does it feel?"
As the plot progressed step by step, the eyes of everyone present could be said to be completely focused on Jia Na. Even if the performances of other actors were brilliant, it was difficult to overshadow Jia Na's radiance.
"You picked the person, you directed the play, is there a need to ask how I feel?"
Backstage, Crane-Roland, who was standing beside Anna-Moonshadow at this moment, couldn't help but show off to Anna-Moonshadow next to him in a very smug tone. However, compared to Crane-Roland's excitement, Anna-Moonshadow's slightly cold tone and the complex look in her eyes when watching Jia Na's performance on stage all showed that she was actually not calm inside at this moment.
"Anna, we picked her together. For today's success, you naturally deserve a share of the credit."
"No need."
Glancing at Crane-Roland next to her, whose face was red from excessive excitement, a strange, stifled anger rose from Anna-
Moonshadow's heart. However, when her gaze returned to Jia Na on the stage, this anger miraculously subsided.
"Some people are born to be dazzling. Even without you and me, without the Nightingale Opera Troupe, she would still shine."
After taking one last deep look at the stage, she turned around, no longer paying attention to Crane-Roland's self-satisfied chatter, and Anna-Moonshadow strode out of the dimly lit backstage, carrying the prop sword in her hand.
The plot progression in Act A was very fast, from Natasha's first appearance as a young girl to her first encounter with Loki. Throughout this period, background stories were constantly filled in with the appearances of supporting characters such as Charlotte, Nakiusha, her father Payne, her mother Yingge, and others.
After about forty minutes, with the end of Charlotte's battlefield plot segment, the climax of Act A, which was the plot of "Natasha Cutting Her Hair and Joining the Army," finally began amidst the expectant gaze of the entire audience.
"It's coming! It's finally coming!"
Unlike the audience's curiosity, backstage, Liji-Xiaosi, who had no more scenes, excitedly stared at Jia Na on the stage, her face flushed with excitement.
"I really want to record this scene Jia Na is acting with a recording stone!"
Although the two had collaborated many times during rehearsals. However, no matter how many times Liji-Xiaosi watched the "Cutting Hair and Joining the Army" plot after Crane-Roland's repeated revisions, she felt she couldn't see enough.
"If only I could also act in this part in my lifetime—"
Although she knew this possibility was small, who would be willing to be a supporting character? If Liji-Xiaosi could choose freely, Natasha would always be her first choice. "Mr. Loki, please—... step out for a moment."
"Natasha."
"Please leave! Thank you—"
The same plot, different acting methods.
Compared to the hysteria of previous actors portraying Young Natasha upon hearing the news of her father Payne's death, this version of Natasha, while making the audience empathize with her pain, showed emotions in Natasha's eyes beyond just hatred, which were even more moving.
Hatred and fury were just emotional releases, but Natasha's unwavering stubbornness and determination to fight for the kingdom, even when blinded by hatred, were the most brilliant aspects portrayed in this current version of Natasha.
It was precisely this moment's performance that truly made everyone agree with the description on the flyer:
This is the best Natasha."