The sofas in the corridor were filled with young and beautiful actresses, and even along the walls stood several models with curvy, well-proportioned figures.

It was clear enough that the requirements for this audition were not exaggerated at all.

—The figure had to be extremely, extremely good, and the face had to be extremely, extremely beautiful.

Ye Fu arrived late. She had just received the audition prompt when her name was called. She followed behind a group of beautiful actresses, lining up to go in.

Inside, besides the director, there was also a man wearing sunglasses. From a distance, she didn’t dare to look too much—she only gave him a quick glance before focusing on the sheet in her hand.

—Cry.

There were many types of crying: sorrowful, angry, embarrassed, and even breakdowns. Each scenario was different, and she didn’t know how to interpret this single word.

As for the film being auditioned today, the only thing she knew about it was four words—very high level of explicitness.

No matter what, for a third-rate actress like her who had been shelved, this was her last chance. She didn’t want to lose it.

Moreover… because the director had been unable to find a suitable candidate, the female lead’s pay had been raised to the highest in history—something she could never achieve even after ten years of struggle.

She was deeply tempted.

“Take off your clothes,” Director Xu, seated at the front, said.

The group of actresses hesitated for a moment, then all began to undress.

Director Xu was a well-known eccentric genius in the industry. With over twenty years in the business, he had made many actors famous. But his temper was notoriously bad—no matter who you were, even award-winning actors had to follow the audition process.

Ye Fu had come in a hurry today and was only wearing a light green dress.

She removed the dress, leaving only a simple white set of underwear. Compared to the others—purple, red, even leopard print—hers looked overly pure and modest.

“Take off your shoes and socks.”

Director Xu glanced over the group. His gaze was direct, without any trace of male desire—more like someone inspecting merchandise, full of scrutiny and judgment.

Twenty-five actresses stood in a row, silently removing their shoes and socks, standing barefoot on the wooden floor.

It seemed no one had expected the “remove socks” step. A few actresses with red nail polish looked embarrassed at first, then quickly regained composure—after all, nail polish could be removed.

The question was whether it would cost them points.

“You, you, and you…” Director Xu pointed at a few actresses. “You can go.”

Though unwilling, they said nothing. They picked up their clothes, got dressed, bowed to the director, and left.

“Take off all your clothes.” Once the door closed, Director Xu adjusted his glasses and looked at the remaining actresses. “Everything.”

Ye Fu lifted her head to look at the director, but her gaze drifted uncontrollably toward the man beside him.

The man wore sunglasses, hiding the upper half of his face. His nose bridge was sharp, his lips thin. He had remained expressionless the entire time, giving off a cold aura.

His fingers, resting on the table, were slender and defined. Beneath the table, his long legs were straight and well-shaped.

Though he hadn’t spoken a single word, his presence was overwhelming. Most of the actresses weren’t even looking at the director—they were staring at him instead.

Ye Fu lowered her head and stopped looking. She slowly removed her underwear. There were no chairs behind her; others tossed theirs onto the floor, but she hesitated, holding hers in her hands to avoid getting them dirty.

Her dress was already dirty—she didn’t want her undergarments to be as well.

But this was an audition.

She hesitated, while the others had already stripped and stood in place.

Director Xu’s gaze swept from the last person forward. Ye Fu stood third in line, her hands tightly gripping her clothes, unwilling to let go.

It was her first time auditioning for something like this. Along with nervousness came a trace of shame.

She had never imagined that one day, for the sake of a film, she would stand completely naked in front of a director.

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