The Entertainment Industry in Turmoil: Young Actresses All Want to Rise to the Top

Chapter 114 gave Dilraba a great time!

In early August, the sun blazed down on the capital city.

Li Yitong pushed open the door to Shen Mo's office, threw the documents in her hand in front of Shen Mo, and then rushed to the air conditioner vent.

Shen Mo opened the file, glanced at it, and then raised an eyebrow at Li Yitong.

"Is 'A Little Reunion' confirmed? When will filming begin?"

"next week!"

Li Yitong turned around, a smile appearing in her crescent-shaped eyes.

"Teacher Huang Lei and Sister Haiqing both confirmed their schedules this morning."

She lightly tapped a few names on the list with her fingertip, "Mainly these children."

"We need to take advantage of the fact that they still have the naivety of junior high school students."

"If we wait another six months, they'll develop further and it won't be easy for them to play middle school students."

Just then, Chen Zhixi strode in and handed over a tablet computer, which displayed the newly released list of nominees for the Hundred Flowers Awards.

"President Shen, President Li, the nominations for the Hundred Flowers Awards have been announced."

Li Yitong took the tablet and read aloud softly: "Outstanding Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Actress..."

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She looked up and met Shen Mo's gaze, her eyes shining. "Six nominations."

Shen Mo smiled slightly; this outcome was exactly what he had expected.

But when he saw his name right after "Best Actor," he still felt a strange flutter in his heart.

"Perfect."

He stood up and straightened his suit cuffs.

"When 'A Little Reunion' started filming, this nomination was the best publicity."

"Perfect timing. We're going to record Happy Camp in a couple of days, so let's bring them along. After all, they're making a guest appearance."

"It would be good to take the opportunity to promote 'A Little Reunion' and 'A Little Joy' at the same time."

At the recording site of Hunan TV's "Happy Camp," amidst dazzling lights and deafening cheers, the cast of "My Love from the Star" took to the stage one by one, introduced by He Jiong in a high-spirited manner.

"Let's give a warm round of applause to welcome Gu Beichen, who came from the stars! And the most dazzling superstar, Jiang Jinyue! Welcome!"

Shen Mo, dressed in a well-tailored dark suit, walked steadily at the front.

Faced with the surging cheers of "Professor Gu" from the audience, he merely nodded slightly, a calm smile on his lips just like the one in the play.

Li Yitong, dressed in a light pink dress, affectionately linked arms with him, her signature crescent-shaped eyes sparkling with starlight as she waved continuously to the cheering audience.

Just then, He Jiong's voice rang out again.

"We all know that in 'My Love from the Star,' there is a love that transcends the stars and a destined romance. Now, please don't blink during this next segment —"

Before he finished speaking, all the lights in the stadium suddenly went out, plunging the stadium into darkness and silence, leaving only the scattered light sticks of support in the audience.

A cool spotlight slammed down precisely on Shen Mo's figure in the center of the stage.

He lowered his head slightly, and the profile of his face appeared even clearer and more austere in the halo of light.

Immediately afterwards, another beam of spotlight descended and enveloped Li Yitong.

She had already assumed a dancing posture, slowly raising her hand as the prelude to "You Are My Destiny" began.

Shen Mo slowly raised his head, his deep gaze locking onto Li Yitong in front of him.

He clenched one fist and gently pressed it against his heart, while his other hand, with a sense of destiny, reached out to her.

It perfectly expresses Gu Beichen's deep affection and protectiveness.

Li Yitong, on the other hand, transformed into a musical sprite, dancing gracefully with Shen Mo as her center.

Her modern dance moves are sometimes light and leaping, sometimes flexible and bending over, sometimes circling and spinning, and sometimes making eye contact.

It silently tells the poignant interstellar love story between Jiang Jinyue and Gu Beichen.

Five faint spotlights lit up one after another at the back of the stage, outlining the slender figures of the "Five Beauties of Ink Trace".

They were dressed in matching, elegant dance skirts, and moved quietly in a neat and graceful group dance.

As the music reached its climax, Shen Mo's outstretched hand finally clasped tightly with Li Yitong's outstretched hand.

He gently pulled her back into his arms, a still moment, like a replay of countless classic scenes from the drama.

"Aaaaaah—!"

The audience, who had been silent for a long time, erupted in almost frenzied screams and applause, with many fans even moved to tears.

This "after-sales service" stage is not just a promotional event, but also a visual feast for the "Beichen Jinyue" CP fans, pushing the romance and sense of destiny in the drama to the peak on the real stage.

The lights slowly came on, and the host and all the actors reunited on stage.

He Jiong's voice also carried a hint of emotion.

"This is truly stunning! Let's give another round of applause to Shen Mo and Yi Tong, and also to the five beautiful girls who danced for us! Welcome them!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Shen Mo, who plays Gu Beichen." "Hello everyone, I'm Li Yitong, who plays Jiang Jinyue."

After Shen Mo and Li Yitong introduced themselves, the "Five Beauties of Ink Trace" stepped forward in unison, bowed to the camera and the audience, and gave brief self-introductions.

Shen Mo reminded them at the right moment, "Although the young ladies only had a cameo role in 'My Love from the Star,' they will also play the lead roles in Mohen's next two big-budget productions. Please look forward to them."

Then, under the guidance of the staff, the five people walked off the stage from the side and went to the rest area.

Next, the other members of the crew came on stage.

Dilraba, who plays "Tan Yan," wore a fringed long dress, which immediately caused a wave of screams.

Li Xian, who played the devoted second male lead, and Zhang Songwen, who played the third male lead, also made appearances and received a lot of applause.

After all the main actors had been introduced, He Jiong skillfully took control of the situation and loudly announced the theme of today's recording.

"Welcome everyone! Today, it's the ultimate battle between the Happy Family and the My Love from the Star Family!"

The five hosts of Happy Family quickly lined up, eager to get started.

"Jiang Jinyue! You better watch out, I'm going to snatch Professor Gu away from you today!"

Xie Na launched into a tirade against Li Yitong, then chuckled and extended his hand, which wasn't holding the microphone, to make a heart shape with his fingers for Shen Mo.

"Oh? Then I'll go find Brother Jie to chat with!"

Li Yitong half-closed her crescent-shaped eyes and responded softly.

"Go ahead, Brother Jie won't be tempted!" Xie Na waved his hand magnanimously.

Li Yitong turned her head, a slight smile playing on her lips, and looked at Shen Mo. "Could it be that Brother Mo can't resist temptation?"

Shen Mo spread his hands and pouted at Xie Na.

"That's hard to say!"

This unexpected answer drew laughter from the entire audience.

The first game of the day was a telephone game, with the "Happy Family" team going first and encountering all sorts of unexpected situations. The "My Love from the Star" team won the round thanks to their "teamwork".

The second game is a star-level lie detector test.

"We have a device here that can monitor your heartbeat and detect whether you are telling the truth or lying through your heartbeat."

"Whichever side is caught lying more often will be considered to have failed, and failure means facing our punishment."

With a slightly enigmatic smile, He Jiong finished explaining the rules of this round of the game.

"So first, please welcome Professor Gu, Shen Mo, from our 'My Love from the Star' family! Step into the lie detector area!"

Shen Mo smiled helplessly, walked to the designated spot, and his wrist was symbolically connected to the lie detector's "sensor."

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He had a bad feeling that he was going to be played.

Sure enough, as soon as he sat down, Xie eagerly raised his hand and stood up.

"I have a question! I have a question! I'm definitely breaking up this couple!"

Li Yitong was amused by this and covered her mouth to laugh, which startled Dilraba, who was standing next to her, who secretly glanced at her.

Xie Na took the question card, stood in front of Shen Mo, coughed lightly, and then asked.

"Shen Mo! Question one: Does Gu Beichen like Jiang Jinyue?"

"Of course!" Shen Mo answered without hesitation, and the green indicator light on the lie detector lit up.

"Sigh~" The whole audience booed.

"If you don't know how to ask questions, let me do it." Vega pretended to snatch her question card.

Xie Na quickly dodged, muttering to herself, "I was just testing the lie detector to see if there was anything wrong with it!"

"Alright, alright, next question, the real question!"

"Shen Mo! During the filming of 'My Love from the Star,' Professor Gu, did you ever feel a flutter in your heart even for a moment when facing our beautiful and lovely Tan Yan? Note, this is only in the drama!"

The question was raised, and a commotion erupted throughout the room.

When Dilraba realized the question had touched on her, she smiled shyly and covered her mouth, then looked at Shen Mo with the same adoring and loving gaze that Tan Yan had in the drama.

Shen Mo stroked his chin, glanced at Dilraba Dilmurat, then turned to Li Yitong, "In the drama, Gu Beichen's heart is naturally only for Jiang Jinyue!"

However, at that very moment, the lie detector emitted a faint alarm, eliciting screams from the entire audience.

"Yes!" Xie Na quickly pumped her fist and ran excitedly around the field. "Hahaha, I knew it! I'm the one who has to break up this couple!"

Dilraba's eyes widened suddenly, her face filled with disbelief, and she covered her mouth as she stared blankly at Shen Mo.

Shen Mo noticed Li Yitong standing next to He Jiong. The fingers of her arms tightened slightly, and the curve of her crescent-shaped eyes froze for a moment.

He Jiong probably felt that this wasn't exciting enough, so he made a direct suggestion.

"How about we have Yitong and Reba stand in front of Shen Mo and ask them again in front of them to see if the lie detector is malfunctioning?"

"Huh~?"

Before Dilraba could react, Xie Na pushed her, who was reluctant but had a shy and mischievous smile, to stand to the left front of Shen Mo.

Li Yitong's crescent moons curved even more deeply. Without waiting for anyone to push or pull her, she walked to Shen Mo's right front and stared straight at him.

"This game is designed to be quite clever."

Shen Mowei shivered almost imperceptibly; even from a distance, one could smell the vinegar.

"Now, I have another question."

Seeing that the three people's positions were confirmed, Xie Na raised the question card in her hand and spoke again.

"Professor Gu loves Jiang Jinyue more than Tan Yan? Is that right, Shen Mo?"

Looking at the expectant eyes of the two women in front of him, Shen Mo pondered for a long time before looking at Dilraba.

Just when everyone thought an unexpected surprise was about to unfold, Shen Mo pursed his lips and nodded slightly at her, then blurted out "I'm sorry."

His gaze then shifted to Li Yitong, and the corners of Shen Mo's mouth instantly turned up. "Professor Gu only loves Jiang Jinyue."

The moment those words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned to the lie detector indicator light.

Unfortunately, after flashing for a few seconds, the light eventually turned green.

"Sigh~"

A sigh escaped from the audience once again.

Seeing the lingering enjoyment on the faces of the Happy Family members, Shen Mo quickly took the sensor off his hand and handed it to He Jiong.

"It's your turn, it's your turn—"

Even though he knew it was just a game, Shen Mo inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yitong smiled and raised her chin at Shen Mo, then ran over and snatched the question card from Xie Na's hand.

"Hey sis, I've come here to ask you some questions!"

[Damn it! This little turtle got its fun!]

Bai Mengyan watched Dilraba on stage, who was covering her mouth and laughing lightly, and gritted her teeth, clenching her fist and slapping it hard.

We can be little turtles at the door together, but if you, the turtle, abandon yourself and eat the fish, that won't do.

I'm defending against her so hard because I don't want to fall behind.

How can you protect yourself on this stage?

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Suddenly, Bai Mengyan noticed that the cameras in front of the stage, which were specifically designed to capture the audience's expressions, had turned in her direction.

She immediately straightened her back, put on a standard smile, and clapped her hands cheerfully.

Meng Ziyi, the number one fan, turned to look at Tian Xiwei, whom she considered a friend who was also a "student of ink".

Sure enough, she pouted unhappily, her face puffed up like a steamed bun.

Sigh, I'm still too young. Someone like me could tell at a glance that this was just a publicity stunt by the production team. They might even be the ones operating that indicator light backstage.

Hmph~ How could these little tricks possibly fool me, Meng Da Piao Liang!

This segment of the show looks obviously fake!

Meng Ziyi simply leaned over and took Tian Xiwei's arm, pretending to be deep in thought.

"Xiwei, don't worry, this is definitely for the sake of the show! We, as the producers, need to stay calm and not be fooled by the production team."

[What kind of ink? Can ink live in Brother Ink's house? Can ink hug Brother Ink?]

However, Tian Xiwei held back from saying these words, afraid of being subjected to the silent treatment by Sister Meng.

Liu Haocun leaned close to Wang Churan's ear and said, "What kind of question is that, sister? It's not related to the TV drama at all."

Wang Churan rolled her eyes at her and said, "It's on purpose. Dilraba is so popular now. If she gets involved in the CP hype between Mo Ge and Tong Jie, this episode will get even more attention."

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"You're calling me Brother Mo too?"

Liu Haocun was startled and covered his mouth, staring wide-eyed at Wang Churan.

"For over a month, you only called me President Shen, Chu Ran. You've changed!"

Wang Churan, who was always aloof and proud, blushed instantly.

He placed both hands directly on Liu Haocun's face, rubbing it vigorously from both sides until tears welled up in Liu Haocun's eyes before letting go.

Liu Haocun timidly touched his face and secretly glanced at Wang Churan.

His dark eyes darted around, his little head constantly pondering the clues Wang Churan had made over the past few days.

Suddenly, she clapped her hands, pointed her index finger at Wang Churan, and then turned to Shen Mo on the stage, repeating the process over and over again.

Wang Churan was speechless. Now that Liu Haocun was getting more and more familiar with her, he no longer showed any of his previous cautiousness. On the contrary, he was becoming bolder and bolder, and would provoke and tease her at the drop of a hat.

This action of his probably indicates he's imagining something else.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, so he started tickling her slender waist.

In this variety show recording setting, Liu Haocun dared not laugh out loud. He swayed left and right but could not escape Wang Churan's clutches. Instead, his face turned red.

Little did they know, all of this had been captured on camera.

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