Meanwhile.
Film Emperor Gu Qing had already approached.
Lin Yu Yan was the first to step forward. She stood there somewhat awkwardly, a blush on her face, and shyly said:
"Film Emperor Gu, I'm your fan.
I particularly love your works. My dream is to be admitted to an acting academy, and to have the opportunity to act alongside you in the future!
Um...
Film Emperor Gu, may I shake your hand?"
"Sorry, I don't like people of the opposite sex to be within half a step of me."
With that cold sentence, Gu Qing strode over with his long legs to Shangguan Wan Er, or rather, to a certain person clinging to Shangguan Wan Er like a sloth, and stood beside them.
Finally, he very obviously moved half a step closer to that person until his arm gently brushed their shoulder.
Lin Yu Yan and the others: ...
[WTF, if my hearing and memory aren't playing tricks on me, did Film Emperor Gu just say he doesn't like people of the opposite sex within half a step of him?]
[The person upstairs, I'm sure, absolutely sure, and definitely sure you didn't mishear!]
[So can someone explain why Film Emperor Gu is actively getting close to that young lady named Lin Jing Xing?]
[My cousin's aunt's uncle's nephew's second brother works on the show. According to him, this variety show was specifically created to pave the way for a certain rich boss's daughter in the entertainment industry.
All invited guests are merely supporting actors to highlight that daughter!]
[My guess is Lin Jing Xing is that rich daughter.]
[I'm not betting snacks on this, I'm all in!]
[No wonder Shangguan Wan Er, known for her aloofness, and Film Emperor Gu are acting so out of character, doting on a civilian. So that's why!]
[Damn! Evil capitalism!
Are all of us Gu family soldiers dead? How dare they bundle market my Film Emperor like this!]
[Reject capital manipulation! Reject malicious marketing! Reject unscrupulous production crew!]
[If I remember correctly, didn't Film Emperor Gu go solo and start his own studio long ago?
And with Film Emperor Gu's status and financial power, he wouldn't need to bow to any rich sponsor, right?]
[I'll meekly say: Does only I think Film Emperor Gu and Goddess Shangguan are willing?]
[Impossible!
If my male god is truly willing, I'll livestream eating dirt upside down!]
[Whether it's true or not, let's screenshot it as proof first.]
The bullet comments scrolled by at lightning speed. Meanwhile, Lin Jing Xing, at the center of the topic, was sandwiched between the two icebergs, Shangguan Wan Er and Gu Qing, participating in a group photo before entering the school along with everyone else.
Although Lin Yu Yan stood in the C position, Lin Jing Xing, with a goddess on one side and a Film Emperor beside her, became the focus of everyone's discussion.
Its popularity had already surged to the hot search and quickly occupied the top few spots.
#Film Emperor Gu Qing Suspected of Being Manipulated by Capital#
#Film Emperor Gu Qing Breaks Rules to Approach a Woman#
#Lin Jing Xing's True Identity#
#Hello Eighteen Years Old Lin Jing Xing#
Heat meant ratings, but the director team was instead troubled.
While the show's immediate explosion in popularity was a welcome event, it wasn't the rich daughter who became the highlight, but a civilian. How were they to report back?
To provide a satisfactory result for their wealthy sponsor, the director team decided to bring forward the baseline assessment test, originally scheduled for the next day.
The host, having received instructions, immediately announced the first task to everyone:
Conducting a baseline assessment test for admission.
To demonstrate the production team's transparency, the test papers for the baseline assessment would be randomly drawn from the Gaokao simulation question bank of Tianshui City.
The guest with the highest score would not only be able to choose their class and seat freely but also designate a guest to form a study team, to learn together in the subsequent studies.
Lin Jing Xing, who guessed with her toes that this task was fishy, took the opportunity to use the restroom and, using her phone to connect to the campus Wi-Fi, hacked into the director team's chat group.
She learned that the so-called transparency was merely for show, the question drawing was just a formality, a mere pretense.
To make Lin Yu Yan a sensation, the director team had gone to great lengths.
In fact, they had already decided on the test questions days ago, sent the answers to Lin Yu Yan, and instructed her to memorize them in advance.
When the results came out, not only would Lin Yu Yan's academic prodigy persona be solidified, but she would also gain a batch of high-quality fans. If the sponsor was happy, they might even increase the show's budget.
Of course, as a law-abiding and good citizen, how could she stand by and watch someone cheat and fool the public?
Lin Jing Xing first saved screenshots of those chat records, then very kindly fixed the bug on the page for drawing questions which had been tampered with.
Finally, she finished her business in the restroom, leaving without a trace of her deeds.
Arriving at the specially prepared examination room, Lin Jing Xing found her name tag and sat in a corner.
As there was still some time before the exam began, the host, to liven up the atmosphere, inquired about everyone's academic background.
But this time, it wasn't Lin Jing Xing who was being put on the spot, but Shangguan Wan Er, the only other female guest besides herself and Lin Yu Yan.
"I heard Goddess Shangguan is not from a formal background. I wonder which university's young man is lucky enough to commute to and from school with Goddess Shangguan?"
Shangguan Wan Er, being addressed, her slender eyelashes trembled slightly, but she remained silent.
It was Lin Yu Yan, standing nearby, who took the conversation forward, saying with a look of admiration:
"Sister Shangguan is so amazing, her academic performance must be excellent too! Could she be a top student from Tsinghua or Peking University!"
"Tsk, who says that those with good grades must be top students from Tsinghua or Peking University?
How would that make the top students from other prestigious universities feel?"
Lin Jing Xing suddenly found herself liking her persona, the freedom to retort whenever she pleased, so satisfying!
There was a moment of awkward silence.
Others quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
But the host clearly had no intention of letting Shangguan Wan Er off the hook and dropped another bombshell:
"As far as I know, Goddess Shangguan doesn't seem to have attended a high school in China?"
"If she didn't attend a high school in China, what's wrong with attending one abroad?
Don't look at me with such admiring eyes. I also didn't attend a high school in China, and I don't feel inferior to anyone.
Oh right, there's a current high school student from China present.
How about we make a bet with the test results later? If this little sister scores higher than me, I will unconditionally agree to one thing she asks.
If, by chance, I score higher than this little sister.
Then our production team can never bother my goddess with trivial matters like whether she attended high school in China or which country's high school she attended!"
"Deal, it's a promise!"
It was Lin Yu Yan who spoke with full confidence.
However, when Lin Yu Yan received the test paper, she was dumbfounded.