On the live broadcast platform, the comment section exploded again.
“Holy cow, what Teacher Huang just said, why does it make me want to vomit? Did I eat too much tonight?”
“Honestly, I’m about to unfollow. What the hell is ‘friendship first, competition second’? Can a human even say that? Then what’s the point of the PK?”
“Disgusting, greasy Great Immortal Huang.”
“Unfollow, unfollow.”
“You want to support Zhuang Feifei, fine, but why do you have to step on Chen Feng?”
“Do you think the Beijing Circle Three Sisters are called that for nothing? They have connections behind them. Teacher Huang definitely has to give them some face. He can’t let Zhuang Feifei lose too badly.”
“The only flaw in this show so far is Teacher Huang.”
“Agree with the above.”
…
The internet was in an uproar.
More and more people supported Chen Feng.
The number of new fans continued to skyrocket.
Regarding Teacher Huang’s remarks, it was almost entirely negative reviews.
On the live broadcast stage, Chen Feng defeated Zhuang Feifei with a score of three to one, successfully advancing and becoming the first contestant to enter the top five.
The two left the stage.
Backstage, Zhuang Feifei, with red eyes, was immediately taken away by her assistant and company staff.
Those people looked at Chen Feng with hostility.
Chen Feng, however, was indifferent.
He leisurely returned to the waiting area.
This was a place only for advanced contestants.
Currently, there was no one else there.
Chen Feng sat on a chair, picked up a bottle of mineral water, and took a few gulps.
Next, it was time to watch the matches.
…
Three hours passed quickly.
The remaining four matches were simply not as exciting as the first one.
They were all fixed routines.
Among them, the match between Li Han, the Beijing Circle Prince, and Xu Yao, the closed-door disciple of Uncle Heitu, was uneventful, with Li Han advancing with an overwhelming victory.
The remaining two groups saw one male and one female advance.
The male was Zhao Yiming.
The female was Song Yunxiao.
Both were legitimate actors.
Although they weren’t very famous, their performances on stage were quite captivating.
Thus, the final top five were revealed.
The next competition would be for the top three of the Yanjing division.
Five into three.
The competition format was also adjusted.
After the live broadcast ended, assistant director Li Dong gathered the five advanced contestants and informed them on the spot about next month’s competition format.
Each of the five contestants had to find a guest performer.
The choice of competition repertoire would still be provided by the organizers.
The competition rules would adopt a popularity PK battle, and at that time, the four judging teachers would no longer have absolute power.
The judging teachers could only provide a portion of the popularity points.
The remaining popularity points would be generated by online voting.
Finally, the top three in popularity would be ranked, and those ranked fourth and fifth in popularity would be eliminated.
After hearing the competition rules, the five contestants were all somewhat solemn.
They had to find guest performers?
And the final popularity would be determined by online voting.
The possibility of behind-the-scenes manipulation was too great.
Popularity points alone could be influenced by ‘money power’.
Then what was the point of competing?
Li Han, the Beijing Circle Prince, and Xu Yao, the closed-door disciple of Uncle Heitu, would undoubtedly take the first and second spots in popularity.
Which meant, the remaining three people would compete for one spot?
Zhao Yiming and Song Yunxiao both looked crestfallen.
Li Han, however, remained dismissive.
It was just that tonight, his gaze surprisingly often drifted towards Chen Feng.
…
It was past ten in the evening.
The grand theater finally emptied out.
The next round of the top three competition was scheduled for a weekend one month later.
Still in prime time.
Leaving the theater and going outside, Chen Feng stood on the street and stretched lazily.
He had a feeling of surviving a disaster.
Tonight, when he embodied the dying cancer patient, the feeling was indescribable; it was truly like dying, a nightmare-like experience.
Fortunately, he withdrew in time.
Otherwise, Chen Feng suspected that if he had delayed any longer, he might have truly kicked the bucket.
The system was also a scam.
It could activate any role for him.
So, from now on, he would rather die than play a corpse.
There shouldn’t be such an opportunity, right?
Where to go tonight?
Still staying in a hotel.
In a couple of days, he would have to find time to buy a house in Yanjing.
Just buy a ready-to-move-in second-hand house.
He, a Rich Second Generation with tens of billions in assets, couldn’t always stay in hotels.
So, Chen Feng took a taxi and randomly found a hotel to check in.
He had a wonderful night’s sleep.
…
The next day, early morning.
When Chen Feng woke up naturally and opened his phone to browse the news, he was suddenly startled by several trending news headlines.
They were about the top three competition for “What is an Actor.”
One of them was a rumor that Uncle Heitu would directly act as a guest performer and participate in the competition with his closed-door disciple, Xu Yao.
This caused a sensation.
How much did Uncle Heitu like this Xu Yao?
He was even personally participating.
Needless to say, he would definitely be one of the top three.
No doubt about it.
Another trending news headline was that Li Han, the Beijing Circle Prince, had announced he was inviting International Zhang, the Beijing Circle actress, to assist in the competition.
Another grand spectacle.
No doubt, she also secured a spot in the top three.
There was also a trending news headline about the live broadcast accident last night.
It was released by the production team.
In the news, Chen Feng was singled out.
It said his realistic acting scared his opponent into a breakdown and screaming, which even caused the live broadcast to be temporarily interrupted.
Chen Feng couldn’t help but smile wryly.
Because of this news, he was once again pushed onto the trending topics.
He had become the ‘Hottest Extra King’.
Alright!
At least this time it wasn’t negative popularity.
It was a positive image.
His acting skills were also unanimously recognized by the production team and the vast number of netizens.
His exposure soared once again.
His popularity was getting higher and higher.
So now the problem was, who should he find as a guest performer for the top three competition?
Among the people he knew, counting them all, there wasn’t a single heavyweight.
Chen Feng was depressed.
He pondered in his room for a while, thinking if it really came down to it, he would go back to school to ask for help.
He had to find someone with some popularity.
The top three competition required online voting.
Li Han and Xu Yao had already secured their victories in advance, so the next match would be him competing with the other two contestants for the only remaining advancement spot.
So, this time it was really difficult.
…
At nine in the morning, Chen Feng left the hotel and found a place to eat breakfast.
Just as he was about to hail a taxi to go back to school, his phone suddenly rang.
He picked it up and saw it was an unknown number.
Chen Feng casually answered the call.
“Hello, who is this?”
“Hello. Chen Feng, this is Song Yunxiao.”
Chen Feng was startled.
It was her? Wasn’t she the girl who advanced to the top five with him yesterday?
Strange, why would she call him?
Chen Feng asked curiously, “Hello, may I ask if you need something?”
“Yes, I’d like to meet you. Zhao Yiming and I are together. If it’s convenient for you, could we meet?”
“What is it? Can’t you say it over the phone?”
“It’s not very convenient. It’s about next month’s top three competition. If you’re not busy now, I hope we can meet. It won’t take up too much of your time.”
Chen Feng was silent for a moment.
About the competition?
Did they have some inside information?
He had nothing to do today anyway, so meeting them was fine.
Chen Feng casually replied, “Okay, where should we meet? I’ll come over.”
“Great! How about ‘Chafou’ on Wangfu Street? We’ll be waiting for you there.”
“Okay, see you in a bit.”
After saying that, he hung up the phone, turned around, and immediately hailed a taxi to Wangfu Street.