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Chapter 12
"This is bad, things have gotten worse..." A sense of foreboding rose in Yao Bianliang's heart.
Today was the day the semifinal voting channel opened.
With Cheng Liuhui broadcasting his interview video at this time and heavily promoting her, wouldn't her vote count increase by a large margin?
Warning bells rang in Yao Bianliang's mind as she immediately opened the variety show's voting channel.
Sure enough, the previously sparse comment section suddenly became much more active.
Ĕ n̆ u m̂ a
[I'm here, specially came to vote for Yao Bianliang]
[Came from Director Cheng's interview video, voted for you! You must make it to the finals]
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[By the way, why doesn't Yao Bianliang ever post selfies? Curious about her real appearance]
[Heard Xiaoyu mention in his livestream that Liangliang's actual appearance is super attractive, quite looking forward to it]
[Great acting skills and attractive appearance, plus she stays true to her heart—why isn't an actress like this popular? Get popular!]
❀⋆｡°✿☆❀✿°｡⋆❀
Ё n ŭ mа̇
"What exactly is this Cheng Liuhui doing?" Yao Bianliang was completely distressed.
Your personal interview should naturally be used to build your own reputation, so why drag her into it too?
Every time Yao Bianliang refreshed the page, the vote count increased by several votes, and watching this rising speed gave her heart palpitations.
She had kindly played the female lead in the short drama, helping Cheng Liuhui successfully film "To Our Youth"—if not for her contributions, at least she'd made sacrifices.
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As a result, Cheng Liuhui turned around and promoted her everywhere, gaining her a huge wave of fans!
"This is completely repaying kindness with enmity!" Yao Bianliang was so angry her liver hurt.
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What made her even more distressed was that the comment section also mentioned recommendations from Xiaoyu and Sister Zhang.
"Could it be that Xiaoyu and Sister Zhang also mentioned me to the media?"
Yao Bianliang searched for related topics and quickly found the source.
Sister Zhang had mentioned Yao Bianliang several times during an event interview, creating a perfect image of her as someone who didn't pursue fame and fortune, was dedicated to her profession, had superb acting skills, and possessed a determined character.
Xiaoyu's situation was even more outrageous—he had started a livestream to interact with viewers, and somehow the topic suddenly turned to Yao Bianliang.
As a result, the entire livestream became a praise festival for Yao Bianliang.
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During this process, Xiaoyu also "inadvertently" revealed that Yao Bianliang's true appearance was very attractive, causing netizens to become increasingly expectant.
Originally, if these promotions had been released individually, they wouldn't have caused too much impact.
However, Cheng Liuhui's personal interview already had high popularity.
Leveraging the Fruit TV interview topic, many netizens also included Xiaoyu and Sister Zhang's recommendations under this topic, creating a wave of popularity.
Various positive comments met her eyes, making Yao Bianliang's head throb.
She couldn't bear it anymore and sent a message to Cheng Liuhui.
Ênuṁа .і̂d
Yao Bianliang: "What's going on with your interview?"
This topic had suddenly emerged with significant popularity growth—clearly premeditated.
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Yao Bianliang didn't believe that just a few casual remarks from Cheng Liuhui and the others could suddenly push this topic to the trending list.
Cheng Liuhui quickly replied: "You saw the interview? It's nothing, we just mentioned you a few times in public."
"I know you probably don't care about this popularity either, but I still wanted to repay you within my capabilities. I hope you don't mind."
Yao Bianliang: "......"
Е n ûm̀ а.і̂d
Brother, you call this repayment? This is clearly repaying kindness with enmity!
"Cheng Liuhui, this is your interview, a great opportunity for you to make a name for yourself. Why did you need to mention me in the interview, making me the protagonist?"
Yao Bianliang completely failed to understand and was so angry she didn't even call him Brother Hui anymore, using his full name instead.
Cheng Liuhui sincerely said: "Liangliang, you know we're in the semifinals now, and the competition is more intense. If you have popularity and more votes, it will be more beneficial for your advancement path ahead."
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Hearing this, Yao Bianliang felt a stab in her heart.
The problem now was that she didn't want to advance at all!
Еnum̄ а̌
She gritted her teeth: "In that case, I really should thank you."
Cheng Liuhui hurriedly replied: "No need, this is what I should do."
Having received Yao Bianliang's thanks, he seemed very happy and followed up with a cute dog emoji.
Yao Bianliang: "......"
What, you're even proud of yourself?
If not for the system's rules prohibiting her from making people suspect her true intentions, Yao Bianliang would have really wanted to hit Cheng Liuhui over the head with a brick.
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"Cheng Liuhui, I'm formally telling you that I don't need you to promote me or create buzz," Yao Bianliang said. "I don't need it now, and I'll need it even less in the future! I just want to act in peace, without all these distractions."
"Also, I'm not that excellent actress who doesn't seek fame and is dedicated to her profession that you imagine. You don't need to promote me like this, thank you."
Cheng Liuhui stared at these two paragraphs from Yao Bianliang, somewhat puzzled.
In the first paragraph, Yao Bianliang said she didn't want to create buzz, only wanted to act in peace.
This clearly indicated that she was an excellent actress who didn't seek fame and was dedicated to her profession.
However, in the second paragraph, Yao Bianliang denied this characterization.
Е̄n̂ ú m̂а̀ . i ď
Cheng Liuhui was confused. Wasn't this self-contradictory?
But after carefully reading it twice, Cheng Liuhui understood.
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Yao Bianliang was willing to hold herself to such standards simply because she wanted to follow her heart and uphold her principles, not to win others' praise and admiration.
Therefore, establishing a so-called "public persona," promoting it externally, and making a big show of it wasn't her intention.
Realizing this, Cheng Liuhui felt somewhat ashamed.
He had been too narrow-minded, focused on using such a public persona to gain traffic and attention.
Еn̆ ūm а
Thinking about it now, his behavior was truly unsuitable for refined company—no wonder Yao Bianliang would say this.
Cheng Liuhui replied: "Alright, I won't promote you randomly anymore."
Yao Bianliang stared at this reply, vaguely feeling that Cheng Liuhui had once again imagined something in his head.
However, since Cheng Liuhui had promised not to promote her anymore, she had achieved her goal.
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One promotion was already enough for her to handle. If there were two more, Yao Bianliang truly couldn't imagine what she would do.
Cheng Liuhui continued: "I wonder how the semifinal groupings will turn out. If there's an opportunity in the future, we could collaborate again."
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Seeing these words, Yao Bianliang inwardly scoffed.
Still want to collaborate? Dream on.
This collaboration had truly been disastrous for her.
A perfectly good flop script had been forcibly turned into a hit drama.
Even though the group stage had already ended, this person still didn't forget to team up with other group members to push her onto the trending topics.
If she were to collaborate with Cheng Liuhui again, she might as well write her name backward on the spot!
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"We'll see about that later."
Yao Bianliang gave a perfunctory response, then blocked Cheng Liuhui's messages and closed the chat interface.
Director Cheng Liuhui, from now on you go your way, and I'll go mine.
It would be best if we never crossed paths again in this lifetime!
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B City, North River Grand Hall.
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The venue was located in the city center, standing by the river, and was one of the largest venues in B City.
The entire "Good Drama PK Competition" team would conduct seven days of closed filming here.
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Yao Bianliang dragged her old suitcase to the contestants' dormitory and settled in under the guidance of staff members.
The original body had been destitute, with few possessions, so packing was naturally much easier.
The dormitory housed three people. Since the other two roommates hadn't arrived yet, Yao Bianliang followed the staff to the main hall to wait for the draw.
Many contestants had already arrived in the hall. Although directors didn't need to participate in the grouping, most were present as required by the production team.
Ĕ num а.і ď
Yao Bianliang looked up and saw Cheng Liuhui standing in a corner of the hall, surrounded by many people.
Some were trying to chat with him, others wanted his autograph, and many contestants were attempting to build connections with this rising director.
Yao Bianliang found it amusing.
When Cheng Liuhui had been down on his luck, these people wouldn't even give him a glance. Unexpectedly, now that Cheng Liuhui had made it, they immediately flocked to him.
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It must be said that to thrive in the entertainment industry, one needs the ability to change faces like this.
Xiaoyu was sitting next to Cheng Liuhui and, sharp-eyed, spotted Yao Bianliang approaching: "Hey, is that Sister Liang?"
Е n ūm̂а̂
Cheng Liuhui, trapped in the middle and unable to escape, saw Yao Bianliang and immediately waved as if seeing a savior: "Liangliang, over here!"
The contestants surrounding Cheng Liuhui all turned their heads, following his gaze toward Yao Bianliang, their eyes mixed with envy.
Yao Bianliang: "......"
Director Cheng, do you have some misunderstanding about our relationship?
From the moment you promoted me externally, our friendship was already over!
Out of politeness, Yao Bianliang waved to Cheng Liuhui and Xiaoyu as a greeting.
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Then, under everyone's gaze, she pulled up her hoodie, turned around, and sat down in another corner, showing no intention of continuing to acknowledge them.
Yao Bianliang had chosen her seat very strategically, deliberately keeping a vast distance from Cheng Liuhui.
That expressionless face seemed to have four large characters written on it—
"Don't approach me"
Cheng Liuhui: "......"
Since Yao Bianliang ignored him, Cheng Liuhui could only continue dealing with other contestants miserably.
Еn̊u m̊_ă ._ї d̈
Mu Taozhi, with his bright red hair, sat in a corner position, silently observing the situation.
His baseball cap was tilted on his head, revealing his attractive jawline and a pair of eyes as bright as stars.
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"So that's Yao Bianliang?" Mu Taozhi nudged He Yanning beside him and whispered, "Looking at her, her appearance seems quite good too."
According to his manager, this girl would be in the same group as him this time.
Mu Taozhi didn't know much about Yao Bianliang. However, this didn't prevent him from hearing her name many times.
If Yao Bianliang's acting skills were universally acknowledged as good, then his were universally acknowledged as terrible.
Е́ n̄u ma
When "Youth With You Is Sweet" clashed with "To Our Youth," Mu Taozhi, as the male lead, had his acting thoroughly outclassed by Yao Bianliang in various ways.
Moreover, some netizens had edited clips of their acting performances and placed them side by side for comparison. Mu Taozhi's acting was publicly executed, dying quite miserably.
Typically, audiences prefer comparing male contestants with male contestants and female contestants with female contestants.
But since this season's male contestants weren't very impressive, with no one able to make Mu Taozhi's acting look particularly bad, netizens simply compared him with Yao Bianliang.
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Whenever he thought about the netizens' mockery, Mu Taozhi felt a stab in his heart.
His acting was already terrible—why compare him with Yao Bianliang!
Е n u m̆ а̄ . і̄ d
What kind of level was Yao Bianliang? Was she in the same category as him?
If there had to be a comparison... shouldn't it be with He Yanning?
Although in netizens' words, Mu Taozhi's acting was excessively dramatic while He Yanning's was expressionless—two sides of the same coin.
But in Mu Taozhi's view, his acting was still slightly better than He Yanning's.
He had always maintained this view and firmly believed in it.
"Hey, He Yanning," Mu Taozhi nudged He Yanning's shoulder and whispered, "We're in the same group as Yao Bianliang this time, aren't you worried at all?"
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He Yanning was wearing a well-fitted white shirt today, his flawlessly refined face revealing a pair of cold eyes that conveyed aloofness, forming a stark contrast with Mu Taozhi's bright red hair.
He turned his head slightly: "Worried about what?"
"Acting skills!" Mu Taozhi said. "Although according to the predetermined script, we can't lose in the competition. But if our acting gets thoroughly outclassed, that doesn't look good either, right?"
He Yanning fell silent for a moment: "She's playing a plot device character with no scenes opposite us."
All of Yao Bianliang's scenes were ordinary daily conversations without standout moments or places requiring intense acting.
In this situation, no matter how good her acting skills were, she couldn't overshadow the protagonists.
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In fact, if Yao Bianliang's acting was good enough, she might help them get into character. This way, the final product presented to the audience would be much better.
The production team had exactly this idea in mind when they complied with Yao Xinxin's request and placed Yao Bianliang in this group.
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Mu Taozhi was slightly taken aback at these words.
That seemed... to make sense.
He Yanning: "The production team wouldn't arrange someone to thoroughly outclass our acting—that would defeat the purpose."
Simply put, Yao Bianliang was a supporting character arranged by the production team to serve as a foil.
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Mu Taozhi's fingers stroked his chin as his thoughts became active.
Just as He Yanning said, Yao Bianliang's performance in this drama couldn't be impressive.
So, if he acted well in this drama, perhaps he could redeem himself!
At the very least, people would no longer use comparison images of Yao Bianliang's acting and his to mock and ridicule him, right?
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Thinking this way, Mu Taozhi increasingly felt this plan was feasible.
While the two were chatting, the drawing of lots was proceeding smoothly.
E n um̀ӓ
As the last contestant drew their number, the groupings were officially determined.
"Sister Liang, what number did you draw?" Yu Yiqing asked curiously. "I got number 2."
Yao Bianliang unfolded the paper she had drawn, which had the number "6" written on it.
"It's number 6." Yao Bianliang's eyes flickered slightly.
Six, this number seemed familiar.
If she remembered correctly, in the original novel, He Yanning and Mu Taozhi were in Group 6.
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