The staff who have been working on this game for many years have developed a very deep affection for the female protagonist.
The employees in charge of the game's storyline were all genuinely "deeply in love" with Russell.
The candidate sniffed her red nose and said, "Because Russell's son died around the same age as Louis, I believe you wouldn't include a pointless plot point. When Russell saw Louis, she must have been reminded of her own son, but her mission was to get Louis away..."
"Moreover, against the backdrop of the cruel apocalypse, Russell had lived alone for a long time and was accustomed to the joys and sorrows of life. She was filled with pessimism, knowing that she would have to say goodbye to Louise sooner or later. If things went badly, it might be a separation of life and death, a permanent parting."
"Russell was deliberately keeping herself away from Louis because she was afraid that she would develop deep feelings for him due to transference. In this way, when they parted, she would not suffer the same heart-wrenching pain as she had back then."
Clap clap clap.
Mingyan clapped his hands and said, "A brilliant interpretation."
The candidate's face flushed instantly, and she said excitedly, "Thank you!"
“However,” Mingyan changed the subject, “I am not very satisfied with your previous performance.”
After Mingyan finished speaking, the technical artist at Blue Star Studio secretly glanced at him.
—Hmm, he'd never seen his boss look so serious before! It was quite intimidating!
In daily life, Mingyan is a very easy-going person.
There is an obvious explanation for why he is deliberately putting pressure on the candidate: he is very interested in her answer and wants to test her ability to withstand pressure.
Sure enough, the candidate became a little flustered when he heard Mingyan's question.
But she quickly calmed down and said, "If you are not satisfied with my previous performance, I can improve it on the spot."
Mingyan nodded and picked up a thin manuscript from the side.
He then selected a short clip of "Russell fighting back after being defeated by the BOSS" and asked the other party to perform it on the spot.
Auditions where you draw a topic on the spot, prepare on the spot, and perform without props are a nightmare for every actor.
The candidate bit his lip, read through the short script, asked polite questions, and then began to try to act out the role.
She portrayed Russell being knocked to the ground by the BOSS and then weakened after being hit in the abdomen.
Then she saw Louis rush to protect her, and was immediately knocked away, his fate unknown.
Then, Russell unleashed his supernatural abilities.
At this point, Mingyan frowned slightly.
Suddenly, he opened his phone and selected a short piece of music to play.
You buried all the recordings in the backyard.
I'll dig them up again when you're not looking at them.
You can also bury my body in the backyard.
I'll dig myself out again when you no longer care about me!
It was composed by Ling Xiaoman.
As the stirring music began, everyone present was aroused.
In the center of the room, Russell slowly got up from the ground, clutching his abdomen with one hand, and knelt on one knee, pulling out his dagger.
Get ready to fight tooth and nail!
—Everyone suddenly felt this emotion.
In an instant, Russell suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with boundless rage and hatred, so intense that they seemed to pierce everyone's vision.
Almost everyone was startled, and then watched as "Russell" suddenly launched an attack, completely unleashing his supernatural abilities.
"...Well," Russell struck a pose as if he were fully unleashing his powers, scratched his head, and said, "My performance is over. Thank you, teachers."
Everyone: "..."
Mingyan smiled and said, "Okay, your audition is over. Go back and wait for news. It won't be later than tomorrow night at the latest."
The candidate bowed to him, sniffed, and left the room.
After she left, the interviewers exchanged glances.
They all knew perfectly well: Chief Designer Ming really favored the last candidate! She was definitely going to be the lead actress!
Everyone knew the unspoken agreement.
Mingyan also asked, "What do you think?"
The teacher from the Actors Guild thought for a moment and said, "She has a lot of talent. I saw from her profile that she comes from a theatrical background, but her acting is a bit too forceful."
At this point, Lanxing's technical artist said, "That's no problem. Motion and facial expression capture technology can't capture 100% of the emotion. Generally, for a 100% emotion, we still need the actor to achieve 150% so that the final composite effect will have a more appropriate level of expression."
"Then there's no problem at all."
After confirming with each other, everyone basically agreed on the terms.
Mingyan smiled and said to the lawyer, "We can start preparing the contract now. Also, regarding that candidate from earlier, we can ask her if she would accept a contract to play another female role; she's quite suitable."
With that, the male and female leads for "Blue Star Apocalypse" were finally confirmed.
Mingyan was also freed up from this aspect of the work, and the remaining tasks will be handled by a specialist in the art team.