Chapter 343 Educational Issues
The strange look in Ye Wanxi's eyes flashed by in an instant, and almost no one present noticed her momentary daze.
The awkward silence didn't last long. A man who looked slightly older than the others took the initiative to greet Ye Wanxi.
"You must be Ms. Ye, the initiator of today's program? Hello, I am Xue Jifeng, and I am today's performer."
Ye Wanxi looked at the hand extended in front of her, remained silent for a moment, and then extended her gloved right hand to shake his: "Hello, I am Ye Wanxi, the initiator of the program and the host tonight."
Seeing that Xue Jifeng had taken the initiative to greet Ye Wanxi, the others quickly followed suit and introduced themselves one by one.
Ye Wanxi withdrew her hand, greeted the others with a faint smile, and then brought up the rehearsal.
Perhaps because Ye Wanxi seemed easy to talk to and didn't have any airs of a celebrity, the group quickly struck up a conversation with her.
Zhao Xiaoqin and Zheng Baihong were the only two people who didn't go over to greet her. She stood not far away, watching Ye Wanxi surrounded by the crowd, and said with a disdainful look, "Pretentious."
"Xiaoqin." Zheng Baihong rubbed his forehead, somewhat helpless.
Little did they know that Gao Min had already noticed their commotion.
Gao Min frowned, unable to help but feel a little worried.
Although most of the people invited to participate in this program look very young, many of them have actually been practicing these instruments since they were very young and have long since become proficient.
Such a person is not intimidated at all in front of the stage, and the rehearsal effect is also very good.
Surprisingly, Ye Wanxi, the initiator and host, was required to give a lengthy introduction before each performer's performance.
This requires a certain level of dialogue delivery skills, which is a must for actors. However, Ye Wanxi had very few breakout roles before this, and one or two of her earlier works were quite cringe-worthy.
Director Li had already prepared that if Ye Wanxi really couldn't read the script smoothly, he would have the scriptwriters reluctantly cut some content as appropriate.
Unexpectedly, Ye Wanxi not only read it smoothly, but also went completely off-script in the later stages!
"Xiao Ye, is this really your first time hosting? No, did you just receive the script?"
Ye Wanxi chuckled: "Director Li, this is my first time visiting your TV station, and you just handed me the script yourself."
"and you……"
"Just a little bit of skill in making a living."
“Yes, yes, yes.” Gao Min chimed in, with a hint of pride, “Our Wanxi doesn’t have any other talent, but she’s incredibly fast at memorizing lines. When we were doing the readings together for the drama ‘Dao Lian,’ no one could memorize them as fast as her. Her photographic memory is well-known in the crew.”
Xue Jifeng listened from the side, his eyes brightening slightly. He exclaimed in amazement, "That's truly an enviable ability. Back when I was in school, I always wished I could have a photographic memory. Those difficult texts, words, and formulas—the top students could understand them at a glance. As a slacker like me, I could study like crazy every day but still couldn't catch up with them. It was truly heartbreaking."
Xue Jifeng suddenly changed the subject: "Miss Ye, you must have been a top student in school, right? You look quite young. Are you still in school? Which school do you attend? With such a busy work schedule, are you able to balance your studies?"
Xue Jifeng asked a long string of questions, but in a casual tone, making it seem like he was just talking on and on. Something seemed off, but you couldn't quite put your finger on it.
Gao Min listened from the side, but her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Ye Wanxi entered the entertainment industry right after graduating from high school and never went to university. When Director Li mentioned the script, they didn't think much of it and were just telling the truth.
But now that Xue Jifeng has interfered, people feel that Ye Wanxi is deliberately cultivating a genius student persona.
The most fatal flaw is that Ye Wanxi's academic qualifications simply cannot support this persona. If their current conversation is accidentally leaked out, and someone with a keen eye digs into it, it will definitely turn into a scene where Ye Wanxi's attempt to cultivate a genius persona backfires!
Compared to Gao Min's anxiety, Ye Wanxi was quite calm. She even smiled at Xue Jifeng and confessed, "I'm not in school anymore."
Xue Jifeng looked surprised: "You're not in school anymore? You graduated from university at such a young age?"
"I graduated from high school and didn't continue my studies."
"..."
As soon as Ye Wanxi finished speaking, the atmosphere in the photography studio suddenly froze.
Xue Jifeng was clearly surprised by Ye Wanxi's straightforward answer. After a moment of surprise, a hint of guilt appeared on his face: "No... I'm sorry, I don't know."
"It's alright, you know now." Ye Wanxi's expression remained unchanged, but she turned to remind the director, whose face was not looking too good, "Director Li, it's getting late, shouldn't everyone go eat? It'll be time to record soon."
"Oh right." Director Li suddenly realized something and called out to everyone, "Go eat, and after you finish, go back to your rest rooms and relax. The staff will come to find you in a bit. Okay, everyone can go now."
The guests dispersed, and the staff rushed forward to work overtime to make the final arrangements for the stage.
Ye Wanxi and Gao Min left first, while Xue Jifeng stood there with a face full of regret.
Seeing this, Zhao Xiaoqin frowned and complained in a low voice, "Our program is supposed to be a science popularization program, so having someone who just graduated from high school as the initiator, isn't that a bit too much..."
"Xiaoqin!" Zheng Baihong couldn't help but scold Zhao Xiaoqin again.
Although he was somewhat surprised that Ye Wanxi hadn't even gone to university and only had a high school diploma, he knew that she must have some extraordinary qualities to be standing here.
Zhao Xiaoqin's words were really ill-considered and too likely to offend people.
"I didn't say anything wrong." Zhao Xiaoqin muttered somewhat unconvinced. Seeing Xue Jifeng's guilty look, her prejudice against Ye Wanxi intensified. "Besides, what was with her attitude just now? Senior Xue was just asking a few questions out of kindness. Who knew he would hit her sore spot? It's one thing for her not to like it, but she also gave him a hard time in front of so many people. She has no manners at all."
When Xue Jifeng heard Zhao Xiaoqin speaking up for him, he couldn't help but smile and said gently, "Xiaoqin, don't say anymore. This was originally my fault. I didn't think before I spoke, and I caused Miss Ye to lose face in front of so many people. It's normal for Miss Ye to be unhappy. You really can't blame her."
"You're just too kind-hearted. If it were me, I would have argued with her just now."
Zhao Xiaoqin was completely led astray by Xue Jifeng's words, but Zheng Baihong was not as naive and innocent as his junior sister, and was not easily fooled or taken advantage of.
(End of this chapter)
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