The My Hollywood System

Chapter 93

Renly had attacked Will differently from the other candidates. There was clearly a glaring gap between the ordinary candidate and him. Regardless of her appearance, she stood out only in her mannerisms and behavior. The way he processes things and acts against them is on a different level when compared to other beginners.

After all, many people were given scripts to play her, but Renly was the first to ask about the character accent she was going to play.

Only this short question raised his opinion of the judges.

"Brit's "character. If you have any answers, go ahead with the audition."

Will said in an innocent voice that managed to hide all his emotions.

Renly smiled faintly after knowing the accent of her character, then, the star who will play the role of the pope gestured for Renly to start acting.

"The life of a soldier is as sinful as that of a criminal. And today, I'm here to plead guilty to the sins that haunt me every night."

Renly started her acting. His expression showed bitter sadness as if he himself did not believe that he had committed a sin but was well aware that he was a sinner.

"I have taken the lives of those close to me at the behest of the Empire. I have taken the lives of innocent people whose crimes have only been prisoners of war."

Renly's lips and eyes continued to tremble like the teardrops seen in her eyes as she looked at her trembling but injured hand.

"These trembling hands now have never hesitated to take the life of one's son, father, husband or brother. They never distinguished anyone and just continued to follow the commands engraved in this sinful brain."

At this point, Renly even began to stutter as if choking on her own words and her trembling hands began to approach her face. Looking at them with trembling eyes and clenched teeth, Renly clenched her hands.

"However, here I am today, pleading guilty to my sins and expecting God's forgiveness, for I must eliminate anyone and everyone who stands in the way of the glory of the Empire. For I must commit these sins until the day I embrace my own sin of death. I ask forgiveness for the sins I have committed and the sins I will commit next.”

Renly's eyes that were red with tears began to show a determination that said that he would not let anyone stand in his way towards the conquest of the great Empire.

"Okay, that's enough."

Jennifer said when the audition ended. The whole thing about asking for forgiveness for his own sins was just the beginning to really show his devotion to the Empire that he was a part of. The empire where he committed so many sins. It was a fairly deep character of someone who was neither a sociopath nor a psychopath and clearly felt guilty for killing another person, but he was someone who was willing to live with guilt over all his sins for the future of his Empire. .

Overall, it was a depiction of a war filled with highly patriotic generals in the world. As Will tried to come up with his own movie idea, he even thought of this scene that could have a pretty big impact if done well. Although it was just one of many ideas, he had thought about and kept thinking about his future film.

Renly still had the red eyes from her previous acting, yet the atmosphere around her was completely different, and she smiled again as if all of her previous acting was a total joke…. The truth.

"You can wait outside. We'll announce the results after everyone's audition is done for the day."

Will said and gestured for Renly to the door. Renly walked out with a smile as if satisfied with herself, unlike the other contestants who had long faces when they came out after giving the audition.

"We got our first lead for [1917]."

As soon as Renly leaves the room, Will whispers to Jeffrey, who then just chuckles. Indeed, Will only sees the best.

***

It was a room with a table and chairs beside it, and the middle of the room was mostly empty, with some people forming groups of 2 or 3 people and speaking silently among themselves.

The atmosphere of the room looks rather gloomy considering that the room is filled with young people who are always energetic. They all came here for the 3rd round of auditions and some of them had already given their auditions and were waiting for the results.

Of course, people who have already auditioned will get the crowd after they ask questions like how the audition was and how the judge was, or even what role or scene they were asked to play. Since it is not prohibited to share information, DTA staff do not stop anyone from sharing their experience.

But it was soon explained why there were no rules restricting others from sharing their experiences. Some of the contestants simply refused to tell anyone what was going on with them inside, and some who are generous enough to try to help can't help because there's nothing special that can be noticed.

Everyone who came out had a long, nervous face as the results would be announced later, and the judges themselves never showed a reaction that could be considered 'good' or 'bad' by people.

One of the girls who could not help this nervousness ended up crying. This only ended up making the contestants more nervous and uneasy.

The same goes for Natalie Bergmann. He was very conscious and nervous about the situation he was in at the moment. As more people entered and exited with the same sad or moody expression, his heart started to beat fast. He began to think whether he would be able to leave an impression on the jury or embarrass himself in front of the big players.

The other contestant came out, and what made him stand out from the rest was that he smiled lightly. Although the smile she brought was very delicate, it was still visible enough to make people jealous or even more anxious than before.

The contestant who came out was none other than Renly Warren, and even the jury did not say anything obvious or even show any signs of it; she herself felt it deep within her. The fact that he managed to do well somehow. That was why a smile crept onto his face without him intending to make it.

"Hey, were you chosen? How's the jury react?"

Clearly, some people tried to talk to him, especially after seeing that he was at least not as sad as the others. The funny thing was that the person who called her sister looked much older than her, almost 26-27, while it was clear that Renly was only in her early twenties.

Instead of the other person's jealous and envious gaze, Natalie had a completely different reaction. His eyes were filled with admiration, and his heart became a little calm after seeing that someone seemed to have done well, and the situation was not as desperate as it seemed. He felt Renly had already landed the role and hoped there would be some role when her turn came. After all, even if the results were not immediately announced, the judges' decisions were already formed the moment a contestant walked out of the audition room.

As an actor, Natalie is proud of her acting skills and does not demean herself in front of others. Even though his heart had calmed down a little, the nervousness was still there, and it would only disappear after he finished with his audition.

The fact that Renly got the role wasn't just Natalie's thinking. Everyone thinks exactly the same. And that's why everyone expects what Natalie wants, at least there should be some roles left for them that they can get.

The lounge was filled with feelings of nervousness and anticipation as the people whose auditions were left waited for their turn to come.

***

During the audition, only 2 to 3 contestants could leave an impression on Will, one of whom was Renly. Although others are good at basic standards, they still require a lot of polishing to be established in the industry.

There was another half-Korean half-American girl who was able to leave an impression on Will. Her name is Charlotte Woo. Her acting was the best, but the most outstanding of her was her confidence. After playing the given script, she even asked Will to show her dance.

Will has an instinctual feeling that Charlotte will be popular as a K-pop idol. However, since this was Hollywood and her acting was pretty good, as long as Will was able to make a movie that suited him, he would become much more popular than he got as a K-pop idol.

With only a few auditions remaining, Natalie Bergmann's turn finally arrived. Will, who was writing a note about the previous contestant, was the last person to see his face. As soon as he took his head out of the file in his hand and looked at him, his eyes looked like they were about to pop out of their sockets.

'There we go!'