Lu Wan woke up on time at 6:30 in the morning, and heard slight noises coming from the bathroom on the right.
Her roommate was a fair-skinned girl with a somewhat classical look.
I got up earlier than her today and am already washing up.
Lu Wan walked to the bathroom and saw the other person applying something on his face.
The two chatted for half an hour before going to bed last night and got along quite well. Qiao Lan is a specialty student in the editing and directing major, but his academic performance is also very impressive and he has won many awards in essay competitions.
"Lu Wan, you only brought facial cleanser and cream... I envy you for having such good skin no matter what you do. Damn, you don't even have dark circles under your eyes." Qiao Lan sighed.
“I’m just lazy.”
Lu Wan applies facial cream and goes to sleep every day, and sometimes she even forgets to apply facial cream.
But she does a hydrating mask occasionally…with the whole family.
When Mr. Zhao applies facial mask on the weekend, he will bring Professor Lu along, after all, men also need to take care of themselves.
Lu Buyu makes a living by his face, so he naturally cannot be lax. He takes skin care very seriously. He is a man who owns a hundred bottles of perfume alone.
After the other three people had their facial masks applied, she naturally accepted Mr. Lu's invitation.
"Then do you want to try my skin care products and cosmetics?" Qiao Lan asked with a smile.
When girls get together, they can't help but recommend things to each other, although this seems to be Lu Wan's blind spot.
Lu Wan: “Is it okay?”
Although she has never done it before, she is quite interested in it.
"Of course. You're going to be on camera today. Why don't you wash your face first? I'll help you put on makeup when you're done," said Qiao Lan.
Looking at Lu Wan's face, she was eager to help! It's easy to get results.
Twenty minutes later.
Qiao Lan asked Lu Wan to stand up and look in the mirror, and asked with a smile: "How is it? Not bad, right?"
Lu Wan has a good eyebrow shape and basically does not need to add any color. Although it is not very white, her skin tone is very even and healthy, so she doesn't even need to put on foundation.
For a program like this and as a high school student, heavy makeup is not appropriate. Qiao Lan used flesh-colored eye shadow, highlighted the bags under the eyes with highlighter, and applied a light layer of mascara.
Lu Wan has beautiful eyes, and this can highlight her advantages.
Finally, lightly apply blush on your cheeks, under your eyes, and tip of your nose.
The whole process was done in five minutes.
Although it is light makeup, the whole person looks full of energy after putting it on.
Lu Wan looked in the mirror. Others looked good with just a little touch of their fingers, but when she put makeup on Lu Buyu, it was just... a special effect.
"Finally, add a little light lipstick." said Qiao Lan.
Lu Wan hesitated and said, "I don't think lipstick is necessary."
Qiao Lan blinked: "This is not lipstick, it's colored lipstick."
With her patient guidance, she finally put on a complete light makeup for the other person.
This is her most satisfying work in recent times.
Mr. Lu's face was so smooth that she couldn't help but touch it a few more times under the pretext of putting on makeup.
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Breakfast is provided at the hotel.
After the two of them finished, they went straight to the restaurant.
It was the first time for Lu Wan to put something on her face, and she was not used to it. But when she saw that no one was looking at her with curiosity, she gradually relaxed.
Participants in the competition include high school students, college students, as well as many returnees and people who have already started working.
Many people want to show their best side in front of the camera, so they dress up carefully.
The hotel's breakfast is filling but not very tasty.
After Lu Wan got the food, he heard Qiao Lan calling him.
Among the contestants this time, there are many friends of Qiao Lan, who she had met in previous competitions, big and small.
Those friends knew that she had shared a room with Lu Wan last night and strongly urged her to invite Lu Wan to have breakfast together.
After Lu Wan sat down, he greeted everyone.
Qiao Lan looked at the plate in the other person's hand and said with a smile: "The breakfast here tastes ordinary, but you have taken so much, there must be something to eat."
Lu Wan smiled and said, "It doesn't look very delicious."
Five minutes passed, and Lu Wan was still chewing...
Ten minutes passed, and Lu Wan was inhaling like a storm...
Twenty minutes passed, Lu Wan picked up the milk and drank it all, finishing his breakfast. Everyone at the table was petrified...
It’s not very delicious, why do you eat so much? This is not convincing at all.
"Um, aren't you afraid of getting fat by eating so many carbohydrates?" a girl asked cautiously. Hi, I finally got a word in.
"No, I exercise a lot. As long as you exercise every day, you can eat without worry." Lu Wan explained.
"Oh, I hate exercise, so I'd better eat carefully."
Everyone at the table burst into laughter.
Lu Wan: “…”
After finishing the meal, everyone returned to their rooms to rest for a while.
The recording starts at 2pm, and the production crew will send a bus to pick up the contestants in two hours.
There are a total of 200 contestants in the starting lineup, but the three rounds of competition recorded on the first day today will eliminate the number to 60.
More than two-thirds are leaving.
Being able to pass the interview of the program team means that everyone has good abilities, so the competition is very fierce at the beginning.
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Lu Wan got off the bus and walked forward with everyone.
Someone tapped Lu Wan on the shoulder. She turned around and saw Chen Nianqing, who asked with a smile, "Are you nervous? Are you afraid of being eliminated in the first round?"
"Of course I won't. Just be careful about yourself."
Lu Wan: "If you are eliminated, we will go to eat mutton hotpot tonight and go back the next day. You will be the only one left to win glory for our school."
Chen Nianqing pursed her lips and said calmly, "Then I still hope you don't get eliminated. Why don't you stick with it?"
The two talked all the way until Qiao Lan brought a group of girls to find Lu Wan, and Chen Nianqing walked away consciously.
Qiao Lan watched the boy leave and couldn't help asking, "I heard that Chen Nianqing has always been a loner and not easy to approach? You seem to have a good relationship with him."
Lu Wan said nonchalantly, "It's just a rumor. He looks like a cool guy on the surface, but he's actually pretty easy-going with his friends."
Qiao Lan: “…”
Oh, then the question is, how can I become friends with classmate Chen?
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In the recording room, the waiting contestants were chatting. Everyone was guessing what type of topic this time would be. The rate of qualifying for the first round was too low, and many contestants had begun to get nervous.
Lu Wan's phone vibrated and she took it out to take a look.
Professor Lu sent her a WeChat message, asking her to step out for a while, saying that there was something important.
Lu Wan came out of the recording studio and saw Lu Boyan standing at the end of the corridor from afar.
She walked quickly towards him, wondering what Professor Lu was going to say.
Judging from the other party's expression, it shouldn't be an urgent matter.
Lu Wan approached, and Lu Boyan pulled her to the corridor next to him and mysteriously took out a... Buddha's head fruit.
"Wanwan, this fruit is very sweet. I brought it specially for you."
Lu Wan: “…”
Dear father, you called me here...just to say this?
Professor Lu: “Very sweet.”
Lu Wansheng took it and said, "Thank you, Dad."
She finally wore the very expensive outfit that Mr. Zhao had bought for her before. After all, she had to dress decently for the show.
She was wearing a pair of stiff, floor-length pants with large pockets today.
Lu Wan didn't bring a backpack today, so he stuffed the Buddha's Head Fruit into his trouser pocket. Apart from the bulge, everything else was fine.
"Dad, this is a show after all, so try not to approach me in private."
Professor Lu spread his hands: "Okay, I'll try my best."
The father and daughter said a few more words before leaving the staircase together and going their separate ways in the corridor.
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The more Jiang Xurong thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't just let this matter go.
Among the two hundred contestants this time, there happened to be one she knew.
We didn't know each other at first, but when we met at the hotel yesterday, she came up to me and asked for my autograph, saying she was a fan.
Now we know each other.
Jiang Xurong usually looks down on others, but at that time she was cautious and said with a smile that she was a guest of the show and the other party was a contestant, and they should exchange contact information so that they can communicate with each other in the future.
The girl agreed.
This morning Jiang Xurong sent a message, asking the girl to pay more attention to Lu Wan, as she suspected that she would break the rules of the competition.
As a contestant, Yu Na naturally didn't want this to happen. She felt that Jiang Xurong must know some inside information to say that, and she somewhat believed it.
When Lu Wan went out, she followed.
Then he saw the other person and one of the judges...hiding in the corridor and talking for ten minutes before coming out. When the two of them parted, the judge also told Lu Wan to keep his things and not lose them.
Yu Na was very shocked. What is that? Could it be that in Lu Wan’s bulging pocket… are the questions for this exam?
Jiang Xurong sent a message to ask, and she told him everything.
Seeing the message, Jiang Xurong excitedly stood up from the chair in the lounge.
This time, the evidence was finally revealed. Lu Wan and the judges had a secret deal and exchanged test questions through improper transactions.
If the truth gets out, Lu Wan will be finished, so how can she not be happy?
In this way, no matter what vengeance there was, it would be avenged, Lu Wan's reputation would be ruined, and Lu Buyu would not be able to escape unscathed.
When public opinion ferments, will the brother speak up for his sister and cause public outrage, or play dead and remain silent? If so, how can he have the nerve to promote fake brother-sister love in the future?
She wanted Lu Wan and that crappy professor to leave the program in disgrace! And we must never allow this matter to be settled quietly and privately; the bigger the fuss, the better.
Jiang Xurong thought over and over again and decided that as long as she exposed Lu Wan in public, the other contestants would not let it go.
Aren’t those people smart? I will definitely rush up and tear it apart.
Yu Na actually didn't quite believe it. Even if they met in private, it didn't mean there was any shady transaction.
Lu Wan looks quite decent.
Jiang Xurong's tone was firm, and she was shaken. She agreed to cooperate with the other party to testify, but she would only say what she saw and would not exaggerate...
She just wants justice.
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The program will be officially recorded at 2 pm.
There were no audience seats in the early stages of this program. The examination room had already been set up and more than 200 tables were placed throughout the venue.
Everyone took a seat according to their serial number. Lu Wan was seated at 64th and Chen Nianqing was seated next to her at 63rd.
Two hundred contestants compete in a battle royale, and only one hundred can break through.
The first challenge is the "Digital Huarong Road", which tests the comprehensive abilities of the contestants.
The game is very simple. It is a "digital Huarong Road" consisting of numbers from 1 to 15. The order of these numbers is shuffled and the players must quickly restore them to the normal order of 1 to 15.
After the arrangement is completed, the contestants will press the button on the table and the program team will automatically rank them according to speed.
The bottom 100 will be eliminated.
This game is very common and ordinary people can complete it in five or ten minutes.
However, it is still difficult to find the fastest arrangement method in the shortest time.
In addition, there are competitors all around, and to ensure fairness, there are supervisors standing next to each table.
Someone was watching them, and every second a contestant would clap their hands after completing a task. You can imagine the pressure the contestants felt.
Lu Wan had played this game before. There was a digital Huarong Road on the tablet computer of the barbecue restaurant owner’s son.
But it is much simpler, with only numbers from 1 to 8. It is a puzzle game for primary school students.
If the elementary school student couldn't put the numbers back in place for a long time, he would ask Lu Wan for help.
After all, Lu Wan is the smartest person in the entire barbecue restaurant, and the elementary school student knows that it’s useless to ask his parents.
The countdown ended and the sound of "start" rang out. It was quiet all around, with only the sound of fingertips rubbing against the screen.
Lu Wan moved the numbers while choosing the fastest solution from the countless solutions in his mind.
She seemed to have found it.
The people around were still working hard, and were shocked when they heard the two clapping sounds. How could someone be so fast?
Although it was unexpected, no one looked up because the game was still going on.
If you lose focus for just one second, you may be eliminated.
After Lu Wan walked out, he looked up at the big screen above his head.
Her name came first, 9 seconds.
Chen Nianqing came in second with 9 seconds.
Lu Wan was a little surprised. Student Chen was actually okay, probably just a few tenths of a second slower than her.
Generally speaking, being young is an advantage in this game, and most of the people who qualify are young people who are no older than 20 years old, or around 20 years old.
By the fifty-eight seconds, one hundred names appeared on the big screen.
A low tone announced the end of the game, leaving those who had not completed it to be eliminated.
This game also involves a certain amount of luck. Maybe you get the ones that are easier to restore the order, or maybe you just happen to find the best solution by accident.
There are even some favorites to win the championship...but they are eliminated from this round of games.
But no matter what, losing is losing.
Many people turned their attention to Lu Wan, who won first place. Thanks to that variety show, many people knew her.
Besides, it is difficult to keep a low profile with such height and appearance.
Qiao Lan was shocked: "My Mr. Lu is amazing, how did you do it?"
To get first place in this game, even if it’s due to a certain amount of luck, the strength is unquestionable.
Others also admired in their hearts, saying that this person is really capable and his image as a top student is not bad. He is really capable.
Many people left during the first round, and the production team announced that they would take a half-hour break before recording the next round.
Many players performed poorly and left without warning, saying goodbye to their friends who stayed behind, even though they felt resentful.
Many people came to congratulate Lu Wan and asked her how she achieved success so quickly.
Lu Wan: "No, I'm just lucky. Everyone is so good."
You should be more humble when you are praised.
There was a sudden bustle in front, and Lu Wan looked up and saw Jiang Xurong walking towards him.
She was a little surprised. Didn’t the judges and guests go backstage to rest? This person seems to have bad intentions and probably doesn't want to have a good exchange with the players.
Wait, he was actually coming for me... But the two of them shouldn't have any grudges, right?
No one spoke.
Jiang Xurong stopped in front of Lu Wan. She looked at the person in front of her and said angrily, "If you just want to pass the first competition, I can understand it. After all, you may be afraid of embarrassment, but isn't it too much for you to take first place?"
Haha, he is even greedier than me.
Lu Wan slowly...put a question mark in his mind.
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