CHAPTER 34: CHAPTER 34: IMMERSED IN THE ROLE

Tong Yan was completely unprepared for the successive surprises today; they overwhelmed her and brought tears to her eyes. After experiencing her past life, the familial and friendship bonds in this life are even more precious.

The show aired during prime time on Saturday night, but the star wasn’t Tong Yan, nor Jiang Shishi, it was Wen Shu.

Wen Shu was naturally good-looking, but it was his behavior on the show that stood out: meticulous, considerate, gentle, romantic, multi-talented, responsible as a man, unafraid of hardship, enduring without complaint, and yet pure. Even though he was scared, he bravely protected Tong Yan, instantly winning over a large female audience.

Especially his deep emotional performance at the end, which led someone to specially edit a video clip of it. It received over ten million clicks, becoming the hottest video recently.

Tong Yan’s Weibo exploded, with everyone saying that she and Wen Shu should be together, as they were a perfect match. She had also watched the video, which was edited very well—funny when it needed to be funny, romantic when it needed to be romantic, especially the noodle-eating scene the next day and the haunted house at night, filled with little pink moments. No wonder the fans were so excited.

The responses for the other artists were quite good, as everyone worked hard and willingly took on challenges. Only Jiang Shishi was nearly blacklisted. Why? Because she was arrogant in the show, constantly critical and sarcastic toward the male couple. She even refused to complete tasks. Jiang Shishi, an actress, thought her performance was excellent, but the sharp-eyed netizens saw through it all.

As a result, her dark history was dug up, revealing scandals like being a sugar baby, among others. Even her behavior on set and her sponsor’s identity were exposed in detail, making Tong Yan admire the netizens’ detective skills.

Jiang Shishi’s Weibo was filled with insults, forcing her to turn off the comments function. Her usual posts were very proper, but she couldn’t withstand the barrage of shared criticisms, and eventually, she stopped logging into Weibo altogether.

Tong Yan’s straightforward and unaffected demeanor gained her many fans, especially her morning prank on Wen Shu, which allowed the audience to see another side of her.

Next, Tong Yan began preparing for the audition for the female supporting role in "Apocalypse." If successful, she could rise to a second-tier status, considering she was currently only a third or fourth-tier small-time celebrity at most.

"Apocalypse" primarily tells the story of the post-apocalyptic world where zombies attack and humanity is plunged into distress. This is when the male lead, Dr. Ye Sen, emerges. He is a powerful psychic who also developed a cure for the zombie virus, leading humanity towards hope with the female lead. However, Dr. Ye Sen ultimately sacrifices himself to save mankind, and the female supporting character sacrifices her life to save the male lead.

Ye Sen has a cold and decadent personality, high intelligence, always dressed in a lab coat, exuding nobility with a touch of OCD, yet it doesn’t stop the audience from loving him obsessively. She remembered that in her previous life, Ye Sen was played by a little-known actor named Zheng Mingxuan, who became a high-profile star through this role.

Zheng Mingxuan portrayed Ye Sen vividly and realistically. During that period, wherever Zheng Mingxuan appeared, there was a huge crowd, and some female fans even fainted upon seeing him.

With three days left before the audition, she secluded herself at home, making final preparations, imagining herself as the supporting character Laura.

Laura was an important experimental subject from a national scientific research institute, rescued by Ye Sen and became his right-hand assistant. She ultimately sacrifices herself for Ye Sen. Raised in a lab, she was straightforward and naive. In her worldview, there was no saving all beings, no distinction between good and evil, only the choice of kill or not kill as dictated by Ye Sen. Her love for Ye Sen ran deep into her bones.

Laura is a highly controversial character. Those who like her do so because her love for Ye Sen is pure, with Ye Sen being her entire world, loving him with all her heart. While those who dislike her find her intolerable because she lacks a sense of morality, killing anyone who displeases her, resulting in the wrongful deaths of many good people.