There were fifty actors in total. In addition to the actors, the villa also housed the filming director and various staff members, so it was impossible to provide one room for each person.

Bai Yan lives with a young actress named Chen Chen. She is a former child star and is only thirteen years old this year, but she has developed faster than other children her age and already looks very graceful.

"All actors, please come to the lobby on the first floor for a meeting in twenty minutes."

"All actors, please come to the lobby on the first floor for a meeting in twenty minutes."

...

After the loudspeaker blared three times, Bai Yan had already finished getting ready, while Chen Chen had just come out of the bedroom. Looking at the crowd coming and going, she silently took two steps back, her eyes filled with timidity...

There are so many people today.

"Want a glass of milk?" Just then, a voice came from behind him, and Chen Chen turned to look at her.

Bai Yan handed over the milk, saying, "Your lips are very pale, it seems like you have low blood sugar. Eating some breakfast will help."

Chen Chen hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took it, saying softly, "Thank you."

Then she stepped back to the side, took a sip of milk, and glanced at Bai Yan.

Bai Yan looked at the little girl for a while, then gently shook her head and rummaged through the room to find a small clock that she had given her as a toy: "Here you go."

Chen Chen hugged the doll to her arms, finally feeling a sense of security: "Thank you... thank you, sister."

Bai Yan chuckled softly, "Let's go."

By the time the two people went downstairs, everyone in the hall had already arrived.

"Some people got on the trending topics yesterday and are already acting like big shots today, making the whole film crew wait for them. Are they trying to be arrogant?" A harsh female voice rang out.

Chen Chen hugged the doll tightly, wishing he could shrink into a corner. Bai Yan looked up in that direction.

She is a celebrity named Song Hanzhen.

Bai Yan looked down at her watch again: "There are still three minutes until the twenty-minute mark. I'm not late."

Song Hanzhen crossed her arms and said, "Look, everyone's waiting for you. How can you be so shameless?"

Bai Yan laughed: "If I remember correctly, you couldn't find your earrings when you went on stage yesterday, which caused you to be ten minutes late for the first performance... Several other groups of performers didn't even have time to start? You're shameless enough to act like a big shot, but why should I be ashamed?"

Song Hanzhen's eyes widened in surprise: "You!" She didn't even own a company, yet she dared to talk back to her?

She's a star among celebrities!

Bai Yan smiled as she looked at her.

"Alright, everyone's here. We need to summarize the overall situation of the first round." The speaker was Ms. Zheng, one of the five mentors, who is a professor-level figure in acting.

"Let me ask you a question: how do actors make a living?" Teacher Zheng looked at the group of fifty people.

"Acting skills!" someone said matter-of-factly.

“Yes, acting skills are important, but they’re not everything,” Teacher Zheng said. “The audience is the most important, because they are the actors’ bread and butter.”

"So in each round to come, we will rank the actors based on their scores. Those who have the lowest acting scores will get an extra chance to stay if they have a high number of audience votes. Conversely, those who have the lowest acting scores and the lowest number of audience votes will be eliminated immediately."

As soon as Teacher Zheng said that, many people became nervous.

"You should know in your hearts who had the lowest score yesterday. But the votes from your fans saved your life yesterday, so you can stay."

Among the crowd, the male idol known for his "Fang Tou Ming" acting skills lowered his head.

Teacher Zheng then looked at everyone and said, "But I hope everyone remembers that this is an acting-themed variety show. Tomato TV has hundreds of millions of viewers, and it's not aimed at the fans of some of you. Fans will lose to casual viewers and general audiences."

"Okay, I'll stop with the harsh words I've said."

Teacher Zheng then turned to everyone and smiled kindly: "Everyone has worked hard for the three days of the first public performance. Take a rest today."

"Everyone, go eat. I'll announce the rules for the second round during dinner."

She looked at everyone and said meaningfully, "The fifty of you can still have a meal together today, but starting tomorrow, the second performance will begin, and that may be the last time we have a reunion dinner."

In short, the actors were both relaxed and on edge.

The third floor of the villa is the dining room. After Bai Yan went up, Chen Chen followed. Ever since morning, the little girl has been following her like a shadow.

After the two of them ordered their food, they couldn't find seats. Then Fang Yaming waved to them and said warmly, "Come, sit here."

Several actresses were sitting next to Fang Yaming. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Bai Yan, have you lost ten pounds since three days ago?"

Bai Yan nodded: "Not ten jin, about seven or eight jin."

"How did you lose weight?" the girl asked in surprise, then stared at her closely. "You're not wearing makeup, right? You've lost so much weight and your complexion still looks so good?"

Bai Yan smiled gently: "I have a secret recipe. I weighed 160 pounds a month ago."

A chorus of "Wow!" erupted, including Chen Chen, whose eyes widened in surprise.

At this moment, Song Hanzhen and fellow celebrity Lulu walked over. Song Hanzhen frowned and said, "Some people just love to brag. Aren't they afraid of biting off more than they can chew?"

Lulu frowned, turned to her camera and said, "Um... I don't advocate excessive dieting. And..." She seemed a little conflicted, "Don't believe those folk remedies on the internet, claiming you can lose fifty or sixty pounds in a month without harming your health, that's impossible."

After speaking, Lulu glanced apologetically at Bai Yan.

[Lulu is so cute! She's kind and careful not to hurt her colleagues with her words. Compared to some people who spread rumors just to get attention, she's so much better!]

I admit Bai Yan is very beautiful, but I still...

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