It was completely different from Bai Yun's performance at the beginning. This had a grand opening and magnificently depicted the character's strong hatred for the country's traitors. The lines were sonorous, tragic, and righteous, especially when she collapsed to the ground with the last tear in the corner of her eye.
No one interrupted the lingering effect of the scene.
Instead of imitating the original classic, Bai Yun created a completely different Anping.
Liao Qing's eyes were filled with admiration. As a producer of this drama who had been with the production team the entire time, she had never agreed with the prevailing sentiment that the original Anping was the best.
The Anping she portrayed was too aggrieved. Instead of saying that she was portraying Anping, it was more like she was pouring all the indignation and resentment of her diagnosis onto Anping. Therefore, her Anping was a character that was sorrowful and even a little cynical. It was actually not suitable.
On the other hand, the role portrayed by Bai Yun was more righteous. She had sacrificed herself for the country not because she was indignant or angry, but because in this vast royal city, she was the only one who understood the righteousness of the world and the responsibility of the royal family. That was the knowledge that had been instilled in her since she was young, making her willingly die for the royal family and the suffering of the world.
This was actually a more appropriate interpretation of the Anping created by the screenwriter.
Bai Yun held her forehead and got up from the floor. Then, she bowed and thanked the audience, before saying in a hoarse voice, "Thank you."
Liao Qing was the first to applaud. When everyone came back to their senses, there was also a smattering of applause. Although they were unwilling, they had to admit that none of the artistes here could compare to her. There was no similarity between the two scenes.
Liao Qing narrowed her eyes and asked gently, "Do you still need more tests now? Are the artistes behind confident that their acting skills can directly compete with hers?"
Those who had drawn a simple script gritted their teeth.
Dabblers like them scoffed at acting classes, and felt that they could just skate by with a good-looking face and passable acting skills in idol dramas when the time came.
How could they compare to such an extremely talented Bai Yun?
In the end, there was only dead silence. Bai Yun stood in the middle, her back still straight. Despite having undergone an emotional rollercoaster ride enacting those two scenes, she did not seem to be affected by her characters at all.
Inevitably tired, Bai Yun panted lightly. The emotional changes of the two scenes had made her a little tired, but fortunately, she was quick to jump out of those roles.
Besides, she needed this high-quality drama from the training class.
Her schedule had to be full. In order to reverse her cannon fodder fate, she had to establish herself as quickly as possible.
Bai Yun's cold gaze landed on that group of people with a faint smile, causing them to tremble. With all the hype surrounding Bai Yun, they really did not dare to provoke her for the time being. One after another, they returned to their original positions.
Liao Qing stood up and nodded in satisfaction. "Then this S grade belongs to Bai Yun. No one has any objections, right?"
One of the men at the judges' table was about to open his mouth to fight for his artiste when he saw her take a step back. His mouth trembled slightly, and his eyes were filled with disappointment.
He could only watch helplessly as Liao Qing announced the recipient of the S grade. He still wanted to make a last-ditch effort to fight for his artiste, but one glance from Liao Qing and he silently shut his mouth.
Everyone was afraid of a teacher's death stare. Even though they had graduated many years ago and Liao Qing wasn't actually their teacher, that instinctive fear was still there.
After Lin Qu started applauding from the seat in the back, the others followed suit and congratulated her. Although most of them felt indignant, they still had to maintain a superficial courtesy.
Hearing the final result and applause, Bai Yun finally relaxed.
Only then did she realize that the back of her neck was dripping with sweat. For her to have sweat so much in the late fall of November, it was obvious that she was nervous too. Fortunately, she successfully clinched that S that belonged to her.
If it was Best Actress Bai Yun, she could easily handle these matters.
But now she wasn't. Without the backers or the abundant resources she'd accumulated earlier on, she could be considered to be fighting alone.
Bai Yun smiled and nodded to everyone who congratulated her. Then, she walked to the end, picked up her things, and prepared to leave.
When Lin Qu looked at Bai Yun from the side, her gaze landed on her neck and saw that the hair on her neck was wet.
Lin Qu's emotions were a little complicated. No matter how unwilling she was to accept Sister Yin's words that Bai Yun would be of great use in the future, she had to admit at this moment that this fellow was completely different from before. Therefore, she sighed and congratulated Bai Yun, who was drinking water. "Congratulations, sincerely."