The hostâs face froze, and even his strong professionalism couldnât maintain his expression. âTw-twice?â he stammered.
âTwice. Itâs been a long time since I revisited it,â Si Fuqing replied with steady eyes. âIf the performance wasnât good, I apologize for letting everyone down.â
Everyone was speechless.
Director Qin was also stunned.
Was she trying to outdo everyone with this humblebrag?
Did she really think her performance was poor?
The assistant directorâs mouth fell open, his mind racing. âOld Qin, do you think Miss Si could be the reincarnation of Yun Lan? She was exactly the same!â
Director Qin sighed, ââ¦I think you should ask her for some medicine for your brain.â
Reincarnation? Really?
What nonsense.
He might as well claim to be the Jade Emperor descended to earth!
Director Qin snorted and continued watching the screen.
Predictably, the Red Team scored full marks.
Nobody paid attention to the Blue Teamâs performance anymore; the audience was still immersed in Si Fuqingâs impromptu act.
The Blue Teamâs segment wasnât from Yun Lanâs movie but from another piece featuring a Glenn Award-winning actor.
Song Wenhua, performing last, only managed to stammer out two sentences.
After verification by the host, only seven characters were correct.
Song Wenhua didnât know how she managed to endure the rest of the recording.
She felt a pang of regret.
If she had known it would turn out like this, she wouldnât have participated in this variety show, where she was merely a foil to Si Fuqing.
If she didnât have any standout moments in the next episodes, this show would be a wasted effort for her.
Pressing her lips together, Song Wenhua began to ponder her next move.
Meanwhile, the production team had been granted absolute priority by the Great Xia TV for the show âthe Birth of an Employee.â
This two-hour recording session was considered a special edition.
Thanks to Si Fuqingâs exceptional performance, Director Qin decided to edit and produce it overnight.
The episode was released across the Great Xia Empireâs internet on the third day.
Director Qin didnât use Yun Lanâs name in the title to avoid riding on her fame.
After all, Si Fuqing hadnât won any awards yet and was still far from Yun Lanâs status. Inevitably, some netizens would criticize her.
As expected, the special episode garnered a lot of attention.
The internet was abuzz with discussions about Si Fuqingâs performance.
[Whoa! She performed it word-for-word after watching it twice? What kind of memory is that?]
[Memory alone isnât enough; you need acting skills! From a professional standpoint, her performance is top-tier. Look at how she transitions in and out of characterâthatâs natural talent!]
[This canât be scripted, right? No script would casually include Yun Lanâs movie. Messing up would lead to massive ridicule, and even if it was scripted, Si Fuqing nailed it! My goodness, I can already see the birth of another Yun Lan! And sheâs only nineteen!]
[I got chills. Look at these screenshots! Si Fuqingâs expressions and tone are almost identical to those in the movie! Iâd believe it if you said she was Yun Lan herself!]
This performance earned Si Fuqing a huge fan base.
But with popularity came more haters.
[Si Fuqingâs fans are getting more and more exaggerated. First, they claimed she overshadowed Tong Luoyun, and now theyâre directly comparing her to Yun Lan. Do you think Yun Lan is someone you can compare to so easily?]
[Yun Lan is a legend, not just anyone. Si Fuqing is probably taking advantage of Yun Lanâs easygoing fans to gain fame.]
[Constant marketing is so annoying. Can she stop trending?]
Gu Wenzhu watched all of Si Fuqingâs shows.
This special edition of âthe Birth of an Employeeâ was no exception.
Seeing the barrage of comments, he was furious. âYou clearly performed better than ever, so whatâs wrong with these peopleâs judgment?â
Si Fuqing, however, wasnât bothered. She stroked her chin thoughtfully. âI just remembered a joke.â
Gu Wenzhu was taken aback. âYou can still think of jokes? What joke?â
âOf course,â Si Fuqing said unhurriedly. âEvgeny came second in a contest to imitate himself.â
Evgeny was an internationally renowned comedian from the last century, a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Oscar, whose comedic achievements remain unsurpassed.
Once, a television station in the Western Continent hosted a contest to imitate Evgeny, attracting many participants.
In the end, the judges and audience found that the second-place winner, who they thought had many shortcomings, was actually Evgeny himself.
This joke has remained timeless ever since.