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Chapter 17
Rong Dai finished speaking and then closed her eyes. The pain was torn open again. Her heart was in such agony that she almost collapsed!
In her previous life, she had killed her father, brothers, and sisters, and caused her clan members to be exiled, yet she could not die.
She dared not die. She did not dare to face her dead father, brothers and sisters. She just did not expect that she would eventually die in the cold palace, unable to see the emperor fall into the abyss. This was her regret and obsession.
She was speechless for a long time. The audition stage was also frighteningly quiet. The wetness in the corners of her eyes made her somewhat helpless.
"Good! It's her!" Lu Ye suddenly clapped his hands. The crew in the audition stage were startled awake. They hurriedly turned on the lights and started up the machines.
Rong Dai quickly blinked her eyes and swallowed back the tears.
The pain that had been sealed for more than ten years, she never dared to touch it. She did not expect that after being reborn in this modern world, she still had to rely on the Rong family to survive.
Thinking of this, Rong Dai was in an extremely low mood. Even with Lu Ye's approval, she could only force out a bland smile at the corners of her mouth.
"Thank you, Director. May I ask how much will I be paid?"
Although she was hurt and sad, now that she had been reborn again, she could not be like her past life. She had to live a peaceful life with her parents and siblings’ wishes to live up to their sacrifice.
Lu Ye walked over to her. His gaze was very appreciative, as if shining. It had been a long time since he had encountered such a talented and spirited actor!
"We will definitely not shortchange you. My assistant will discuss this with your agent. Let me tell you about this drama..."
"Director Lu, um..." The assistant was also shocked by Rong Dai's acting skills. Just now, that scene brought them into it, as if they had witnessed a major scene of the empress' split from the emperor.
But this person is not an actor at all. She is the wife of the prestigious Huo family!
"You don't know how to do your job? Can't you see I'm busy here? The audition for the female lead is over for today. Hurry up and arrange for the male leads tomorrow! If anyone dares to quit on me again, don't come to my plays anymore!"
Lu Ye had a weird temper. He was obsessed with filming and never cared about the people around him.
The assistant's face turned pale. He could only look at Rong Dai pleadingly: "Mrs. Huo, please explain to Director Lu..."
If the Huo Group found out that the wife of their family came out to act, would this drama still be produced?
Clap, clap, clap!
"Sister-in-law, I didn't expect you to have this talent!" Before the assistant finished speaking, Huo Shaojie walked in applauding with a charming smile.
Although he did not see Rong Dai's performance just now, someone had recorded it on their phone. After watching it, he was also shocked.
He never imagined that his sister-in-law, whom he had only met a few times and rarely heard speak at home, would have such high talent in acting.
Although the lines were not from the script, just the look in her eyes conveyed the grief and resentment of a woman and the hatred of an empress vividly.
If it weren't for the fact that it was the real person standing on stage, he would have thought it was an illusion.
"Sister-in-law?" Now it was Lu Ye's turn to be confused. The assistant took the opportunity to whisper in his ear.
"So she's not a professional actor, she's your sister-in-law?" Lu Ye looked at Huo Shaojie in shock and panic.
If that was the case, then she probably couldn't act!
And they had spent a great deal of effort on this script. He was personally looking forward to this drama very much. Even without Rong Dai saying a word earlier, just that one look in her eyes, he was certain no one but her could play the female lead!
The reason he used this part for the audition was because it was the most difficult scene. Whether the actor could control and carry this drama depended critically on this scene.
Once this scene collapsed, the quality of the whole drama would decrease.
Huo Shaojie raised his eyebrows at him with a smile: "What do you think?"
Lu Ye nodded approvingly: "Very good. No one but her can play the female lead. Even if I look at others, no one is as shocking as her. But will your eldest brother agree?"
Even as obsessed with his work as he was, he knew the strength of the Huo Group. It would be absolutely unacceptable for the wife of such a prestigious family to come out and act.
At that time, Huo Shaojie had endured tremendous pressure before achieving his success in this profession.
If the Huo Group found out that he had not only led their second son astray, but also their daughter-in-law, wouldn't they kill him?
Lu Ye felt a chill in his heart, watching such great acting skills slip through his fingers. His heart felt like it had been stabbed with a knife!
Huo Shaojie was also at a loss. His elder brother...he was not at all confident that he could get his brother to agree to let his sister-in-law out to act. Without even guessing, he knew the chances were zero.
Rong Dai stood aside watching the two discuss and completely ignore her, the person involved. She couldn't help but ask them: "Shouldn't you be asking me first?"
She and Huo Shaoting had reached an agreement. Although acting was not very respectable in her past life, it was different now. The acting profession was still very popular and paid well.
She didn't know any other job now, and this happened to be a suitable role for her. If she missed this opportunity, when could she repay Huo Shaoting the 200 million yuan she owed him?
Just thinking of the long string of zeros made Rong Dai's scalp tingle.
In her previous life, she was originally a young lady of a prestigious clan, so she naturally understood how much these prestigious families valued face.
If she really went out to act, it would probably embarrass the Huo family. Not to mention whether Huo Shaoting would agree, her mother-in-law would probably be the first to disagree.
But she desperately needed this opportunity and this job!
"Sister-in-law, my brother will not agree. Don't worry about that money. My brother won't hold it against you. My mother was just putting on an act. Don't take it to heart."
Huo Shaojie was still timid. He didn't need to think to know his elder brother would absolutely not agree. Although it was a pity, it was still better than him being "exiled" by his elder brother.
Rong Dai shook her head. As a former empress, and young lady of the Rong family, her words were law. Where would her dignity be otherwise?
"I will discuss this with Shaoting, but I really need to go out and work. You don't want to see me like before every time you come home either, right? I...just need a space to express myself."
She explained very seriously to Huo Shaojie. She couldn't say that she and Huo Shaoting already had an agreement to divorce after a year, and that Huo Shaoting wouldn't control her. If she said that today, there was no saying she wouldn't be kicked out of the Huo family tomorrow.