I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 601 Regret is also a kind of perfection

While they were having dinner, the cast members complimented Jinli again.

These actors are much more pragmatic; they understand who is truly responsible for making a film a hit.

Jinli answered the greetings from the other actors one by one, welcoming everyone.

One of the actors mustered up his courage and asked, "Jinli, I don't want to ask what your major is, I just want to know which university you're going to. Can you tell me that?"

Others also looked over curiously.

Although Jinli's admission score did not reach the level of Tsinghua and Peking Universities last year, people say that this year's questions were more difficult, and the scores will drop.

Therefore, in their eyes, Jinli's score of 685 points already made her a candidate for Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

However, this score might only be a few points higher than the cutoff for Tsinghua and Peking Universities, barely enough to get in, and wouldn't qualify you for more popular majors.

However, Jinli is an artist, so she doesn't have the pressure of reality and only needs to consider whether she likes it or not.

Maybe Jinli's favorite major is a relatively unpopular one?
Besides, even if you apply for a popular major, it doesn't matter. You can accept adjustments in your application and still get into Tsinghua or Peking University. Then you can work hard to get a double degree or change your major midway through the application process.

As the top universities in China, being able to get into Tsinghua and Peking Universities already puts one ahead of many others.

The major is secondary; Tsinghua and Peking Universities are prestigious brands!
Thinking about it more deeply, graduates of this school receive preferential treatment and support no matter what they do.

In business, there are specialized channels for introducing resources, while in politics, there are also clandestine factional support.

This is quite normal. When you're away from home, you naturally feel a sense of closeness when you meet someone from your hometown or school.

When I meet an old friend in a foreign land, my eyes well up with tears!

Upon hearing this, Chu Chenliang glanced over, his eyes sparkling with curiosity, but he said on the surface:

"You can see how to answer. If you can't answer, then we won't reply. We understand."

The actor who asked the question quickly replied, "Yes, I'm just curious. I don't necessarily need to know. If it involves confidentiality, then let's not talk about it."

Jinli snapped out of her reverie and said with a smile, "It's not that I can't answer, but I've been thinking about this question myself."

I decided on my university choices a long time ago, but there are many schools that meet my requirements. I haven't officially discussed with my agent which school to apply to yet.

I just recalled the cutoff scores from previous years, and it seems like getting into Tsinghua or Peking University isn't out of the question. I'll probably go to Tsinghua or Peking University.

"Wow, real students from Tsinghua and Peking Universities are right in front of me!" one actor exclaimed.

Another actor said, "This is the first person I know who has attended such a prestigious university."

Bai Jiang then asked, "Is it going to be time to fill out college applications soon?"

Jinli nodded: "We'll start filling out the forms the day after tomorrow."

Xu Ting suddenly smiled and said, "If you were on set, we would definitely remind you not to forget to fill it out."

Before Jinli could speak, Chu Chenliang said, "She won't be here the day after tomorrow. She'll only be responsible for the announcements for tomorrow and the day after. She has to return to the company the day after tomorrow."

The other actors chimed in, saying, "Of course, such an important matter should be completed at the company."

"After filling out your college application, you still have other things to do. Have you thought about traveling to other places?"

"One of my nephews is also taking the college entrance exam this year. He plans to cycle to LS after filling out his college application and accomplish a great feat."

Xu Ting then asked, "Aren't you coming back to the film crew after you fill out your college application?"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere immediately fell silent, and no one spoke.

Bai Jiang opened his mouth, wanting to say something to smooth things over, but seeing that everyone was looking at him, he thought for a moment and then kept quiet.

Jinli said calmly, "I'm not coming back. I have other plans, but I should come back before the movie ends."

As if a spell had been unlocked, the people in the lag came to life and began to speak again:

"That's good. We've got the beginning and the ending. It's perfect."

"You should focus on your studies. Every time you trend on social media, you're contributing to the production team!"

"We're all focused on you, hoping you can continue to get good grades."

Upon hearing this, Jinli said with a wry smile, "No, no, no, I don't want to take any more exams. Just taking the college entrance exam has exhausted my courage. When I go to school, I don't expect my grades to be too good."

While they were having a lively discussion, Xu Ting pursed her lips and remained silent.

Bai Jiang didn't want to see her continue making foolish mistakes, so he walked over to her and whispered, "Say less. Too many people are watching. Director Chu doesn't want news of discord among the cast to spread."

Xu Ting parted her lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she closed her mouth.

She didn't understand. She was just pointing out an obvious question, so why were so many people staring at her, and why did Bai Jiang think the director would be angry?

Seeing her defiant expression, Bai Jiang frowned and immediately moved away from Xu Ting.

I don't know if she really doesn't understand anything or if she's just pretending to be stupid.

Jinli hadn't been on set before, but she's showing up now, so she must have been invited back by the director.

Now that she's so popular, those in the industry know how precious her time is.

At this critical juncture, isn't it naive to expect them to stay on set permanently?
Bai Jiang thought to himself, "It seems I still need to cut ties quickly. I can't stay with someone like this who doesn't know what's good for her, lest I get hurt by her without even realizing it!"

Jinli returned to the production team to bring new exposure to "Dawn," increase its popularity, and make it trend online again.

Therefore, there was no concealment of her schedule, nor of the production crew.

That afternoon, online media broke the news, claiming that Jinli would appear at the movie promotion for "Dawn" the following day.

For a time, those who bought tickets to the promotional event became the envy of everyone.

[I remember Quanlinchang is a second-tier city, but the cinema there was very large. However, the box office performance of the films there was generally mediocre. The shopping mall originally hoped that the large cinema would attract more customers, but who knew that it would become the last straw that dragged the mall down.]
[The locals in Quanlin love square dancing; they dance in the morning, afternoon, and even evening (laughing and crying). Movies? What are they? We don't watch them; they're a waste of money!]
[There are a lot of retired elderly people in Quanlin area. The shopping mall should build a senior activity center instead of a movie theater. (Laughter)]
[But they'll see Jinli tomorrow!]
[Is it too late to buy tickets now? But I'm a full two hours away from Quanlin! (crying)]
[Don't buy them! Before the media broke the news, there were still 200 VIP tickets left for the Quanlin Forest Farm promotional event, priced at 500 yuan each! As soon as the news broke, I immediately checked the official website, and they were sold out instantly!]
[After Jinli participated in the Quanlin Forest Farm event, will she participate in the next one? I'd like to book the next one.]
[I'm not entirely sure, but I don't think Jinli will stay long. She has to fill out her college application the day after tomorrow. Is she going to do it while she's on set?]
Netizens said they didn't know, but secretly they bought tickets for the next show and the one after that.

Because of Jinli's appearance, all the tickets for the promotional event in the past week have been sold out!
Not only were the tickets for the promotional event sold out, but the film's box office also showed signs of improvement.

Netizens discussed the words "Jinli" and "Shuguang" together, focusing on the content itself and analyzing the quality of her portrayal of "Ruan Ruanruan".

[You guys went to see Jinli herself, but I went for her acting. She clearly showed a breakthrough in this scene, and didn't you guys notice how incredibly smooth the special effects were in her scenes?]
Jinli's Ruan Ruan Ruan represents the last vestige of tenderness humanity shows in the apocalypse.
[The character who was originally destined to die the fastest, through a series of coincidences, managed to turn the tide. This is what a fairy tale in the apocalypse should be like. Director Chu used an absurd character to express the last bit of compassion left in the end times.]
[In the apocalypse, people can become very bad, but they can also not be so bad. Before Ruan Ruan Ruan awakened her superpowers, she was a burden, but those people did not completely abandon her and retained a bit of humanity.]
[There was this guy who was really nice. Before the apocalypse, he took the most money from Ruan Ruanruan. After the apocalypse, when the team was about to abandon her, he specially left her a piece of bread. But he only had two pieces left on him. After giving her one, he only had one left.]
……

The reviews of "Dawn" inexplicably became more serious.

Previously, when people mentioned this drama, they would think: "Oh, the drama starring Jinli, the star who took the college entrance examination this year and got into Tsinghua and Peking University."

Now, when people mention this drama, they think: "Jin Li's performance in this drama is quite groundbreaking. She is very good at comedy, but she is also very decisive and efficient when it comes to fighting." After "Dawn" dominated the charts for a week, "Air Rescue Operation," which had been ranked second, finally has a new hope and is very likely to dethrone "Dawn." Everyone is excited.

Who would have thought that the path would be blocked in the middle, and then a beautiful pear would appear out of nowhere!
This is practically a bug!

Even though he wasn't present on set, "Dawn" managed to dominate the publicity.

If he appears on set now, how can other movies compete?
Let's just surrender!

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"Director, how about we send the male and female leads out to do some publicity and generate some buzz?" the producer asked anxiously.

Despite consistently ranking second, "Air Rescue" is far behind the number one film at the box office.

Although movies are meant to be long-term, if a film has such a big lead in the early stages, it's hard to catch up later!

Only when the forces are evenly matched can people have confidence.

The director said speechlessly, "Look at our crew, which actor isn't working hard? Especially the male and female leads, they don't miss a single promotional event. Just a few days ago, they even challenged themselves with a difficult wire stunt. They've already worked hard enough."

The producer said anxiously, "But it still can't compare to Jinli!"

The director shrugged: "Which celebrities these days can compare to Jin Li?"

The producer suddenly realized something and slapped his thigh, saying, "Idiot! You're right. We can't let the male and female leads go head-to-head with Jinli, because Jinli is currently very popular. We should find actors with similar popularity to promote her!"

The director paused, then said, "You mean Gu Cheng? Right now, he's the only one whose popularity can rival Jin Li's, but Gu Cheng isn't from our crew—"

The producer interrupted, "That's alright, as long as he can come to the promotional event to show his support, that's fine. I'll contact Tianding right now, no, I'll contact Guangyue Media right now!"
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"So, the movie 'Air Rescue Operation' wants me to do publicity and attend their movie promotion event?"

Gu Cheng raised an eyebrow with interest upon hearing Zhang Guang's words.

Zhang Guang: "Yes, I exchanged phone numbers with that producer, and he just called my phone directly to ask me something."

Why not ask on WeChat?
Thank you, but it's not the person in charge of a major brand who contacts him; he reads all messages but doesn't reply.

Zhang Guang glanced at Gu Cheng and chuckled, "Judging from your expression, you really want to go over there?"

Gu Cheng smiled and said, "No, I just think it's fun. I'll just keep it to myself. I wouldn't dare go over there, in case Jinli complains to me later."

Zhang Guang clicked his tongue. "I don't think she'll complain about you. She'll just ask if you had fun. It's your own overly strong sense of male virtue that's the problem."

He understands Jinli quite well, so he's not a very calculating actor.

She's pretty easygoing.

However, this type of actress is also the most difficult to manage; she has poor health, so we can't schedule too many gigs for her.

Because of their Buddhist-like attitude, they have no ambition for many things, cannot be motivated by small gestures, and find it difficult to inspire others.

If it were him, it would be very difficult to manage this kind of artist.

Therefore, Chenxi Entertainment's ability to develop to its current state thanks to Jinli is also partly due to good fortune.

Jinli has gotten to where she is today because every step she took was correct.

If you make even the slightest mistake, it will be very difficult to recover.

Gu Cheng listened to Zhang Guang's words and did not refute them. Instead, she said earnestly, "No wonder you're single."

Zhang Guang: ...
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Jinli arrived at the hotel she had booked, and the actors from the same film crew asked her if she wanted to attend the party that evening.

Jinli replied: "No need, I have to do a live stream reading tonight."

She always refuses to attend dinner parties that she doesn't want to go to or that are unnecessary.

Once the Knowledge Universe live stream room is opened, netizens quickly take their places.

Although Jinli's live stream times are not fixed, she generally streams during those few time slots.

She had just picked up a book to read when she suddenly noticed the comments section on the screen—

[Family members, Gu Cheng has responded!!!]

[Oh no, is my favorite couple going to become a reality??]

Family members, Gu Cheng said Jinli is a very self-disciplined person, and she's a very, very good person.

[After watching the interview, I've already added vitamins to my diet!]

[Vitamins are great; brushing on this every day helps control insulin levels caused by excessive sugar intake~]

Jinli, unable to contain her curiosity after seeing the comments on the screen, fixed the video to the book page and opened her blog on another tablet.

As expected, the top trending topic was #GuChengRespondsToInterview#!

Reporter: "Jinli gave her first media interview after the college entrance examination results were released, and she mentioned you for the first time, saying that you are very smart. What are your thoughts on that?"

Gu Cheng looked like he was rushing to attend an event for a certain brand. He was dressed very smartly in a custom-made suit, and the "Ya Jun" watch on his wrist was shining brightly.

Hearing the reporter's interview, he smiled slightly and calmly said:
"First of all, this is not the first interview. We have both been interviewed by a professional media organization before, but the interview content has not been released yet."

Then, I actually think I'm not smart. I'm just a little quick to grasp things, I understand the knowledge in books relatively quickly, and I have a flexible mind, but that's far from being a smart person.

The brightest minds have all been given to the state. Compared to them, I feel ashamed; I'm just an ordinary person.

Reporter: "She said she had discussed your studies with you, but she didn't know you were also taking the college entrance exam. Is that true?"

Gu Cheng: "Yes, I knew she was going to take the college entrance exam, but her foundation was very weak. I thought my foundation was pretty good, so I answered some of her questions."

Then, as I kept replying, I got the idea to participate too, so I went down with one of her classmates. She's the most hardworking female celebrity I've ever seen, bar none.

Reporter: "Wow, that's a very high evaluation!"

Gu Cheng: "The more you interact with her, the more you'll know how self-disciplined she is. Ordinary celebrities can't do that, and many people can't either."

Reporter: "Did you watch her live streams while you were studying?"

Gu Cheng nodded: "Yes, her study room is so famous, I hope to benefit from it too."

Reporter: "You two previously collaborated on 'Assassination,' but the ending was regrettable. Would you consider collaborating on a romance drama to make up for that regret?"

Gu Cheng: "First of all, it's not a question of whether I want to or not. There has to be a suitable script, and the director has to be interested in both of us."

Secondly, I'm afraid my acting skills can't keep up with Jinli's. Her acting skills are much better than mine. She's jealous of my intelligence, and I'm jealous of her ability to switch between different states so quickly and easily, and I'm jealous of her amazing acting skills.

Finally, regret is also a kind of perfection, so let everyone continue to have regrets.