"Jingle bell!"

With a bell, the theater quickly fell silent.

The curtain slowly opened, and the musical was officially staged.

Based on Stephen Longstreet's semi-autobiographical The Sisters Liked Them Handsome, "High Heels Buttons" tells the story of the entanglement of the Longstreet family and two con artists in Atlantic City.

Audrey's role at the beginning of the second act is just one of a group of choral girls, and she doesn't have many scenes, but she needs to sing and dance.

The show is made up of several nonsensical short films, so the audience often burst into laughter.

This part of Audrey is especially joyful.

As soon as Audrey appeared, Evan noticed a cry of surprise from someone in the audience, and he took a look to see that the voices were coming from the commentators' section.

Even in the midst of a crowd, Audrey was noticed by these sharp-eyed professionals.

Virginia noticed this too, and she whispered in Evan's ear, "I guess it won't be long before Audrey's name appears in the newspapers." ”

"You...... And Audrey, are you ready?"

Evan hesitated for a moment and replied, "Of course. ”

To be honest, Evan only experienced it for a short time in the small society of Caltech, but it was enough for him to realize that fame is not all good.

Ever-pervasive media is going to cause endless trouble, and Evan knows this all too well.

Evan knew he needed to be mentally prepared for all of this as soon as possible, as Audrey was about to become famous.

In the second half, Evan's attention drifted away.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang......"

At the end of the performance, the audience gave a round of applause, and then all the cast and crew took the stage for a curtain call.

Evan saw Audrey smiling brightly when she was surrounded by several girls, and he laughed along.

After the audition, Evan and Virginia did not rush to leave.

Backstage at the theater, the show's investors and creative team shook hands with the actors one by one and thanked them before announcing the success of the show.

After that, director Abbott announced the next arrangements of the crew: after the audition, the next official performance will be at the New Century Theater on Broadway in New York, and I hope everyone will continue to work hard.

"Everyone knows the arrangement, let's rest for half a day, and we'll rehearse again tomorrow. ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone immediately disbanded.

However, the disbandment and departure were all small roles, and the main actors had already been informed that they were going to a dinner party of theater managers and commentators.

Audrey was not notified, so as soon as the director said to rest, she rushed to remove her makeup and change clothes.

She knew Evan must be waiting outside.

"Audrey!" As she changed her clothes and was about to leave, producer Monte Plocellé (Monte Plocell) Proser) stopped her.

Audrey bowed politely and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Prossell smiled and said, "There's a banquet in the evening, Audrey, can you go there?"

Audrey hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Mr. Prosser, is this the banquet that both Mr. Abbott and Fabray's group will go to?"

Prossi nodded.

Audrey asked again, "Do I have to go?"

"It's not necessary, but I think it's best to make a trip, as many managers and commentators are interested in you...... If you go, there will be a lot of benefits!"

Audrey frowned when she heard this, and after a moment of silence, she finally shook her head and refused: "Then I won't go." ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Prosser, I have friends waiting outside, I have to leave!"

With that, Audrey nodded to the producer and was about to leave.

However, Prossell didn't want to let her go so easily, so he stretched out his hand in front of her and said, "Audrey, don't you think about it anymore?"

"You know, every year, I don't know how many young and beautiful girls want to show their faces in front of them, but they don't have the opportunity to ......"

Audrey interrupted, "Mr. Prosser, I've thought it through, I'm willing to give them this opportunity......"

Procep grimaced and threatened: "You are a member of the troupe, if you still want to continue to appear in ......"

Audrey's face turned pale when she heard this.

She's.

She remembered how she had been threatened by officers when she was in the Netherlands;

She remembered the scene when she first came to California, and was pestered by two hooligans.

No matter which time, she did not give in.

Audrey took a deep breath and was about to tear her face and scold the greasy middle-aged man when Abbott walked over.

"Audrey, why are you still here, Evan has been waiting for you for a long time, what are you doing in a daze, go back quickly!"

Abbott said a word to Audrey before he said to Prosser, "Monte, let's go too, the car that picks us up has arrived." ”

Audrey had to swallow everything she had to say back into her stomach, and then walked out without saying a word.

Before Audrey walked away, Abbott added: "Audrey, your performance is very good today, and I look forward to you going further tomorrow!"

Audrey paused at this point, and then quickened her pace to leave.

Prossi didn't understand why Abbott was protecting Audrey, and said unhappily: "Abbott, why let her go, it's just a little girl......"

Abbott said faintly: "She's really just a little girl, but it's not the one standing behind her......"

……

"Audrey, this way!"

Seeing her friend in the distance, Virginia greeted in a loud voice.

Hearing the voice, Audrey, who had a gloomy face, immediately smiled and trotted towards Virginia and Evan.

"Awesome acting!"

After Virginia and Audrey hugged each other, they praised, "It's a nice singing!"

"Am I right, Evan!"

Evan said, "Yes, how could it be wrong?"

"Audrey, how does it feel to perform in front of so many people for the first time?" asked Virginia.

Audrey said absentmindedly, "It's okay, that's it!"

Virginia said, "Well, anyway, today is a memorable day, let's find a place to celebrate?"

"Evan, don't pick a place yet!"

Evan thought for a while and said, "How about we go to eat seafood, by the way, there is a hotel nearby that seems to have a seafood restaurant, and now that the rain is still falling, I think it is best to be nearby." ”

"I think it's good!" Virginia nodded, then looked at Audrey.

Audrey hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Otherwise, let's go home and do it ourselves!"

That hotel was exactly where Abbott was going.

Evan and Virginia looked at each other, and they both saw something unusual in Audrey.

"Okay, let's go home!"