Chapter 01 Chapter 1
"Sister Xi, the director of 'Hot Blood Glory' said... he suddenly has a better candidate for your role. You don't need to try on makeup today."
Agent Hu Yanming said with his head lowered, looking apologetic.
"Hot Blood Glory" is a tribute film invested heavily by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to promote the Olympic Games. Every artist is scrambling to get a role in the film.
Chu Xi was chosen by the director during the audition because her temperament and image were very suitable for one of the female reporter roles.
The female reporter role doesn't have many scenes, but the highlights are very touching. If she can perform well, she might leave a good impression on the audience.
As a result... on the day of filming, the role was replaced.
They said that there was a better candidate, but everyone knew that this was just an excuse. The investor must have stuffed someone in there because there was no room for other roles, so they had to replace Chu Xi, who had no background.
Chu Xi slowly opened his eyes and rubbed his painful forehead.
The dazzling sunlight shining through the window gradually brought her back to her senses.
This is the artist lounge of the "Hot Blood Glory" crew, and the young man speaking in front of her is her agent Hu Yanming.
Chu Xi frowned slightly.
She had just come out of the shooting training ground, so how did she suddenly end up here?
At this moment, a huge amount of memories quickly poured into her mind.
She traveled into a book and became an unknown artist with the same name and surname as her in the novel. She struggled in the entertainment industry for three years but remained an unknown artist without making any splash.
No matter how hard she tried or how much sweat she shed, she received no reward at all, as if she was locked in the will of the world. Until her death, she was just an insignificant passerby in the protagonist's life.
"Sister Xi, I'm sorry. It's all due to my ability. If I work harder and get to know more directors, I can definitely help you get more resources and notices." Seeing that Chu Xi didn't respond, Hu Yanming lowered his head and apologized again.
He has been taking care of Chu Xi for some time, but the longer the time goes, the more uncomfortable he feels.
Chu Xi has a standard beautiful face, with a pair of extremely clear eyes, ethereal and smart, a palm-sized face that is white and glowing, and a cold and independent temperament that is not disturbed by the world.
The company's scout was able to pick Chu Xi out from among many amateurs at first sight and was also amazed by her temperament.
Hu Yanming always felt that she would definitely be able to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry.
But three years have passed, and I don’t know what’s going on. The roles and opportunities that I finally got are always lost for various reasons.
A last-minute casting change before filming began, a recently completed variety show being suspended due to an illegal actor, and being disqualified from a film audition due to being late for a car accident...
After going around in circles, Hu Yanming was wondering whether he could defeat Chu Xi?
"It's not your fault, and you don't have to apologize to me." Chu Xi digested the huge amount of information in his mind, rubbed his temples and said, "I want to be alone for a while."
Hu Yanming felt even more guilty.
Sister Xi must be feeling upset because her role was replaced, but he can't help her at all.
"Okay." Hu Yanming turned and walked out of the lounge, closing the door carefully.
He pursed his lips and clenched his hands into fists.
He couldn't let Sister Xi down. No matter what, he had to get another notice back for Sister Xi!
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"Congratulations to the host for binding the Entertainment Industry Female Supporting Character Counterattack System. This system is designed to help you reverse your tragic fate."
"The host can gain emotional points from the outside world by making a comeback in the entertainment industry. Emotional points can be used to redeem time in the shooting training space, with every thousand emotional points being exchanged for one hour of training time."
"Emotional value definition: Any emotional feedback towards the host, such as love, shock, disgust, and admiration, is considered an emotional value. The stronger the emotional feedback, the greater the emotional value."
A cold mechanical voice sounded from Chu Xi's mind.
She paused for a moment while massaging her solar plexus before asking, "What is the training space?"
"The training space is built using 25th-century technology. Once you enter, it automatically generates specialized training grounds for various sports, even simulating competition environments. There, time slows down, and you won't feel hunger or fatigue."
In the simulated competition arena, time flows slower.
After capturing the key words, Chu Xi became interested and continued to say to the system: "Just talking about it is useless. If you don't let me try, how can I know if it will work?"
The system hesitated for two seconds before agreeing: "I can give the host five minutes of free training space experience."
As the voice fell, Chu Xi's consciousness was instantly pulled out of his body and pulled into a silent, enclosed space.
System announcement: This time the selection is the shooting training ground.
Her body was located in the center of the entire training ground, and the surroundings were like a modeling animation, rapidly forming the environment and facilities of a shooting training ground.
The walls are dark in color, and a row of lights on the ceiling cast even light, illuminating the entire training ground.
Chu Xi stepped on the soft carpet and looked towards the shooting range opposite.
The shooting positions are lined up in a row, and there is a fixed target lane in front of each shooting position. At the end of the target lane is a target paper from the tenth ring to the first ring.
Chu Xi walked to one of the shooting positions. To his left was a dedicated rack for guns. Sights, guns, magazines, and other equipment were neatly arranged next to it, creating a solemn and majestic atmosphere.
Chu Xi picked up the shooting glasses and put them on, staring at the front with cold eyes, holding the air pistol firmly, raising his arm, and aiming and shooting smoothly.
With a "click", a small hole was punched into the target paper ten meters away.
The system announced: "This shooting score is 10.3 rings."
The ten rings are the innermost circle of the bull's eye. The closer the hit position is to the bull's eye, the higher the score will be. The highest number of rings is 10.9.
Chu Xi slowly put down the air pistol.
She recalled the training days in the run-up to the Olympics.
After winning the first Olympic gold medal, countless pressures followed.
The expectations from her coach, the attention from her online fans, and the pursuit from her competitors were like a huge rock pressing on her shoulders, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Suffocation, depression, and late-night collapse overwhelmed Chu Xi.
As a result, her training results became worse and worse.
Chu Xi's hand holding the gun trembled slightly.
As a shooting athlete, her hands had to remain absolutely stable and still at all times, but at this moment, they were shaking uncontrollably.
The five-minute shooting experience ended, and only one second passed when I returned to reality.
Chu Xi sat on the sofa and looked down at her palms. Her ten fingers were clean and slender, with calluses on her thumb and index finger, which were the marks left by her years of holding guns.
She must have traveled to this world with her own body.
Judging from the shooting test just now, her shooting ability was not affected, but she could feel that the physical fitness of this body seemed to have become worse.
It is probably influenced by the personalities of the artists in this world.
As for where Chu Xi here had gone, she had no idea at all. It seemed that the artist Chu Xi here had never existed before she came here.
Chu Xi sighed softly.
I don’t know if she has the chance to win another gold medal in this world.
"Sister! There is a sports competition variety show recruiting guests!" Hu Yanming pushed the door open and ran in excitedly, and suddenly stopped in front of Chu Xi.
"The director of 'Super Star Sports Games' is my former college senior. He's recruiting guests for this variety show through WeChat Moments. If you're interested, I can sign you up now."
The emotional value gained in the entertainment circle can be exchanged for the length of time in the shooting training space.
Perhaps, this high-tech training space from the future can help her find new breakthroughs.
Chu Xi took a deep breath and looked up at Hu Yanming, "Okay, please sign me up."
A hint of joy appeared in Hu Yanming's eyes. "Okay, I'll contact the director right away!"
After signing up, Hu Yanming sent Chu Xi the program introduction materials:
"Super Star Sports Games" is a sports and entertainment variety show that brings together hundreds of artists to participate in and experience sports events.
In order to increase the audience's sense of involvement and presence, this program will adopt the same live broadcast format as professional sports events to prepare for the 21-day sports meeting.
It is divided into two official competition stages: the qualifying round and the final, and the champion of each event will be decided in the end.
Hu Yanming concluded: "Although this variety show doesn't have a huge investment or popularity, it still gets some screen time and exposure, which is better than nothing."
"By the way, sister, are there any sports that you are good at?" Hu Yanming asked again.
Chu Xi pondered for a moment and said, "Shoot."
"Shooting?" Hu Yanming frowned. "I don't think there's any shooting competition in the show, but there is archery. You know, these kinds of sports events held in the entertainment industry can't be compared to real sporting events. Shooting sports involve the use of real guns, so the production team won't touch them lightly."
Chu Xi didn't care. After all, he entered the entertainment industry just to exchange for training time. "No problem, archery is fine too."
The two came out of the crew's break room and started waiting for the elevator. They happened to meet Xu Qianqian, an artist from the same company, coming out of the dressing room on the other side.
Xu Qianqian was followed by her assistant. She had delicate makeup on her face and was dressed very brightly, looking like a female celebrity.
The elevator reached the floor and the doors slowly opened to both sides.
Chu Xi and Hu Yanming were the first to enter the elevator.
Xu Qianqian held her head high as she entered the electric chair. She glanced at Chu Xi and said with a smirk, "Boss Chen has already agreed to let me play the role of a female reporter in 'Hot Blood Glory'. I came to the crew today to try out makeup. I'm sorry to have to take your role."
Chu Xi leaned against the railing inside the elevator, as if he didn't hear Xu Qianqian's words, and lowered his head to search for something on his mobile phone.
Being ignored, Xu Qianqian gritted her teeth and said, "Chu Xi! Didn't you hear me talking to you?"
"I heard it." Chu Xi raised her head and glanced at him, then said lightly, "Congratulations, and I wish you all the best in joining the team." After that, she continued to look down at the phone screen.
Xu Qianqian was stunned. She had never expected Chu Xi to react like this.
Shouldn't Chu Xi be madly jealous of her because she stole her chance to join the group? Shouldn't she be cursing in anger?
She tried so hard to drink with him last night just to show off in front of Chu Xi, but he didn't care at all and even generously gave her blessings?
Xu Qianqian was at a loss. Just as she was thinking about how to confront him, the elevator door opened.
Chu Xi put the phone in his pocket, walked out of the elevator, and his back gradually disappeared from sight.
"Sister, she must be extremely jealous of you, but she's just pretending not to care at all." The assistant understood Xu Qianqian's thoughts and cooperated with her.
Xu Qianqian snorted coldly, "She's the best."
Anyway, no matter what, from today on, she and Chu Xi will be people from two different worlds.
"Sister Xi, are you... okay?" After exiting the elevator, Hu Yanming looked at Chu Xi with concern. He knew Chu Xi had lost her role, and she was already feeling bad, and Xu Qianqian had just targeted her like that.
Chu Xi put his hands in his pockets and walked without stopping, "It's okay."
For Chu Xi, who once competed in the World Olympics, the entertainment industry is not worth mentioning at all.
Perhaps some people yearn for the prosperous world of fame and fortune.
But she isn't.
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A week later, the Super Star Sports Games production team officially announced the guest lineup online.
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