âAlright, todayâs live broadcast ends here,â Si Fuqing announced, standing up mercilessly despite Moussesâ wails of protest. âIâll be on break during the summer to film âThe Nationâs Heroineâ. I hope youâll be able to watch my new show by the end of the year.â
With a wave of her hand, she vanished from the cameraâs view.
[Ahhh, our precious Qingqing was on fire!]
[How dare you compare Si Fuqing with Song Wenhua?]
[Why is it considered low for her to address the situation personally? Or should she hide behind her fans like your favorite does?]
[Whereâs Song Wenhua? She should also go live and check her exam results. See how straightforward Si Fuqing is.]
Although Si Fuqing had already left the live stream, the demands in the chat for Song Wenhua to reveal her exam results grew increasingly loud.
With a snap, Song Wenhua shut her laptop.
Her face was pale, and her fingers were icy. It took a great effort for her to regain some composure, only to realize that her clothes were soaked with cold sweat.
She muttered, her voice trembling, âW-what should I do now?â
âShe canât possibly know your exam score,â her agent reassured her. âYou two arenât even taking exams in the same state. As long as we donât say anything, no one will find out.â
Despite his words, Song Wenhuaâs voice shook even more. âBut she ranked in the top ten nationwide!â
Although Song Wenhua hadnât focused much on her studies during her three years of high school, she still understood how difficult it was to score highly on the college entrance exam.
Si Fuqingâs schedule had been packed for the past six months. At least Song Wenhua had set aside three months to study, but Si Fuqing had even gone to Eastern Mulberry to participate in the OPL event. How could she have scored higher?
She couldnât accept it!
Her agent, aware of how unexpected this turn of events was, sighed, his expression dejected. âSome people are just geniuses, I guess.â
It was too late to spend a fortune to suppress the trending topics now. Si Fuqingâs live stream had propelled the college entrance exam results to the peak of attention.
#Si Fuqing, top ten in the nation for college entrance exam
#Si Fuqing, live broadcast
Even those who had never cared about the entertainment or esports circles were stunned.
[Top ten nationwide? Damn, Si Fuqing is amazing!]
[Iâm shocked! I never expected such a low-key academic genius in the entertainment industry. If I scored 650, my mom would be shouting it from a loudspeaker at our village gate.]
[Who said Si Fuqing was a dropout of the nine-year education system? Letâs see you get a top ten score nationwide!]
Song Wenhua had no interest in following the online buzz. She was waiting for the cutoff scores to be announced.
In the afternoon, the various thresholds were released.
First-tier universities: 532
Second-tier universities: 428
Art programs (undergraduate): 343
Art programs (vocational college): 202
Seeing the cutoff scores, Song Wenhuaâs body swayed, and her face turned ashen.
It was over. She really hadnât met the cutoff for art program undergraduates!
She couldnât attend the Great Xia Film Academy!
This outcome had been within her agentâs expectations because the cutoff for art programs had hovered around 340 in previous years, making Song Wenhuaâs score extremely precarious.
âGreat Xia Film Academy is still willing to accept you,â the agent exhaled slowly, âbut your score must never be leaked. Understand? Iâve already spoken to South State No. 1 Middle School. Be careful and focus on your filming quietly for now.â
This situation was partly his fault.
They had calculated everything, but they hadnât expected Song Wenhua to score so poorly.
Even more unexpected was Si Fuqing ranking in the top ten nationwide.
The smear campaign had just begun, and it was already a complete failure.@@novelbin@@
The team could only minimize the damage by shifting all blame onto the marketing accounts.
Song Wenhua nodded silently, her heart aching with every beat.
She knew that there was no way she could compete with Si Fuqing now. Even in her strongest areas, she had been utterly defeated.
âYou should rest,â the manager said as he stood up. âIâll go talk to the production team.â
âSomethingâs happened, Wenhua!â At that moment, her assistant burst in, panicked. âYour college entrance exam score has been leaked! Itâs trending!â
Song Wenhuaâs expression changed instantly. âWhat happened?â
âThe team suspects that someone from your school leaked it,â the assistant replied, breathless and frantic. âYour exam registration number and ID were used when filling out forms.â
Panic surged through Song Wenhua. âWerenât we supposed to respond by saying itâs a case of a common name? Go and handle it quickly.â
âWe did, but the person who exposed your score also dug up other information, confirming that itâs you!â The assistantâs voice was urgent. âYour fans might be easy to fool, but the general public isnât buying it!â
The general publicâs opinion is one of the most crucial factors for a celebrity.
If they lose that support, relying solely on fans wonât get them far.
Song Wenhua had always enjoyed strong support from the general public, especially because of the memorable roles she had played as a child star, which gave many people a nostalgic fondness for her.