[An! When did he take office?]
[No way, he just rushed onto the stage looking so fresh and clean?]
Liu Yan is a seasoned pro in this area; this isn't her first time participating in this kind of variety show.
"Of course I do. Director An, I know you like Bai Yan, but artistic tastes are diverse. You have to allow others not to like you, right?"
An sneered: "Fine, aesthetic sense?"
"Is this what you like?" An asked, and then a performance with a twitching, twitching acting style appeared on the big screen, which Liu Yan gave a score of nine out of ten.
"Is this what you like?" On the big screen, two actors appeared on stage shouting at each other to portray an emotional outburst. Liu Yan gave it another eight points.
Then came the look in the eyes of the beautiful yet pitiful concubine: "You gave this one four points."
An looked at her with a slightly cold gaze: "Your aesthetic sense is just as terrible as your grades. Don't give me any more high-sounding reasons. You can tell me right now, which of these three performances do you think is the best?"
"Let's take a look at your diverse aesthetic."
[Holy crap... How could An do this? I'm totally overwhelmed by this thinking of Liu Yan, but I'm not Liu Yan! Hahaha, An is so ruthless, I love her!]
Don't doubt it, he's always been like this. I thought his temper had improved since he came to China.
Liu Yan's face turned pale. She only wanted to upset Bai Yan a little, but she didn't expect to put herself in such a difficult position. What could she say? How could she deny Bai Yan under such extreme comparison?
But admitting it... that's even worse!
See? Stop with the high-sounding excuses. She knows Bai Yan is a good actress! She's deliberately targeting Bai Yan!
Brothers and sisters, don't be fooled by her manipulative tactics. What is art? Art is what we, the audience, enjoy!
[Liu Yan, step down!]
[Liu Yan, step down!]
Liu Yan was now in an awkward position on stage. She stood up, looked up at An, and then suddenly collapsed to the ground, fainting.
Upon seeing this, Director Zhu immediately spoke into the walkie-talkie: "Liu Yan has fainted. Arrange for the audience to vote for the last mentor. Send someone to take Liu Yan to the hospital immediately."
Without the unfair scoring, Bai Yan and Fang Yaming's "Yan Sha" successfully crushed Lu Lu, who came in second, and became the undisputed number one in the third public performance.
Fang Yaming and Bai Yan embraced, while Chen Chen watched from outside the crowd for a while, pondering for a long time.
She squeezed into the crowd, her face pale. "Sister Bai... I'm sorry."
Chen Chen was originally supposed to team up with Bai Yan for this performance, but her family, acting as her guardians, forbade the production team from letting her perform on the same stage as Bai Yan. Chen Chen felt extremely guilty during this time.
"It's okay, it has nothing to do with you." Bai Yan comforted the little girl by touching her face. "Come on, let's take a picture together."
Seeing that she didn't blame him, Chen Chen carefully took a close-up photo with her.
The audience erupted in applause.
An stood in the corner, silently watching the previous scene on the stage. Even in the crowd, she seemed to radiate light, the light he was chasing.
"Hmm... finally finished."
But Mu Nian had somehow appeared beside him, looking at the stage with some regret: "We still missed the ending."
An asked, "The matter has been resolved."
“That’s a fan of Shen Lian. She wanted to help Shen Lian get revenge because she was wronged.” Mu Nian frowned. “It’s not just Shen Lian, but also fans of Lulu and others. There’s been a lot of negativity online lately, and we’ve been monitoring it.”
"Tomorrow, the municipal government will use Shen Lian and Lu Lu as examples to criticize public figures for abusing their influence and endangering the lives of others."
An looked at him suspiciously: "Isn't Chen Lian your goddess?"
Mu Nian touched his nose. "What's wrong with being a goddess? We should make an example of someone." He would never tell An that he had stopped being a fan; An would laugh at him, she definitely would.
...
As Mu Nian said, the relevant departments reported on the recent sulfuric acid attack outside the studio of an online variety show the following day.
During the report, the actors Shen and Lu were severely criticized for abusing their idol status, condoning and inciting fans to cyberbully Bai, and causing a serious incident.
[Shen Mou, Lu Mou? Shen Lian, Lu Lu?]
[What should I do? I can't help but laugh at such a serious report.]
[Speaking of Lulu and Shen Ying's descendants, didn't one release a video saying they boycotted Bai Yan, and the other posted on Weibo saying they believed in Bo Yaodong? Why are they both pretending to be dead today?]
Before Lulu and Shen Lian could even speak out, the online trolls jumped out first.
Even if everything else is fake, Bai Yan stealing the spotlight is undeniable. Do you think Bai Yan is completely innocent? Bai Yan's fans are ridiculous!
Can Bo Yaodong's dirty reputation be washed away by a mere white face? She still hasn't explained the scene-stealing incident!
The incident once again became a trending topic, but this time Song Hansheng unexpectedly stepped forward and posted on his personal account: Bai Yan did not steal the spotlight.
There's only this one.
[Young Master? If your account gets hacked, at least say something!]
[Squeak squeak squeak squeak]
[Stop fooling around upstairs.]
[Am I blind? The Crown Prince is speaking up for Bai Yan. Isn't he the one who hates Bai Yan the most?]
Shortly after Song Hansheng spoke out, a small account with the ID 'Lu Jian Bu Ping' (meaning "seeing injustice on the road") revealed that it was an internal staff member of Tomato TV and had filmed some scenes in the rehearsal room for the second public performance.
“It wasn’t Bai Yan’s group that changed roles. The play they rehearsed right before going on stage was ‘Starry Night,’ while Song Hanzhen’s group, except for the first day when they rehearsed ‘West City Story,’ spent the other days rehearsing ‘Starry Night.’ They knew about the script change a long time ago and kept it a secret from Bai Yan’s A group.”
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