The Scandalous Actress Needs to Strive GL - Chapter 27

Viewers coming from the live broadcast were surprised when they saw the progress; no wonder they hadn’t noticed Qiu Wan. It turned out the Eldest Princess was offline so early. When they scrolled back to find scenes related to Qiu Wan, they were collectively shocked once again. This… the Eldest Princess is Qiu Wan? No, this Qiu Wan is the Eldest Princess?

#WhoCanTellMeIfThisIsQiuWan

#WhenAVaseNoLongerPlaysAVaseRole

Two trending topics rushed to the homepage one after the other. After rewatching Qiu Wan’s scenes, the audience belatedly realized the real reason they had overlooked the character of the Eldest Princess.

The dignified and elegant Eldest Princess, exuding nobility, was practically the princess herself, stepping out of a palace drama. Because of the seamless acting, the audience subconsciously assumed that the Eldest Princess should be like this. Also, due to the immense hype surrounding the two main leads, they were focused only on the plot and unconsciously ignored the actress playing the role.

Now that they looked again, oh my god, this Eldest Princess is Qiu Wan! It’s really that ‘Vase’ Qiu Wan! That ‘Vase’ who only has a pretty face, that ‘Vase’ who, since her debut, has only ever played ‘Vase’ roles!

The comments under the trending topics were almost entirely filled with disbelieving onlookers. The contrast was simply too great. Previously, Qiu Wan’s roles were all minor ‘Vase’ parts that didn’t require much acting skill. Some only needed her to sit beautifully, pretend to play the zither, and smile, with hardly any lines.

Over time, people developed a fixed impression of the uninspired and unlikeable ‘Vase’ roles she played: Qiu Wan is a ‘Vase’ with little acting skill, who only takes on these bland ‘Vase’ roles.

However, no one ever expected that when the ‘Vase’ stopped playing a ‘Vase’ role, the effect would be so astonishing. Yes, only the word ‘astonishing’ could describe it.

In the blink of an eye, the hot topic was flooded with various edited clips. Some compared Qiu Wan’s acting before and after, concluding that this woman had never played a different type of role before, and who knew she actually had acting skills.

There were also comparisons between Qiu Wan’s and the female lead Meng Ranli’s acting, concluding that this woman practically blew the female lead out of the water! Originally, without comparison, there was no harm. But once the audience acknowledged Qiu Wan’s acting in this drama, they instinctively started making comparisons.

#MengRanli,LiHe,MaleAndFemaleLeadsCoastingActing

Such a search term also quietly climbed up. Just as Meng Ranli had anticipated, when everyone’s standard was similar, the one who stood out slightly would be noticed, and a draw between them was a win-win.

But once someone stood out like a crane among chickens, people would only see that one crane, and everyone else would become background. Therefore, since the start of the broadcast, she had been praying that no one would notice the character of Qiu Wan.

She watched as the plot reached the halfway point, and even after the Eldest Princess’s character went offline, there was no ripple of attention. She even secretly celebrated that her prayer had finally come true. Who knew that some variety show would invite an oblivious guest.

They actually brought up Qiu Wan’s acting during the live broadcast and were even dug up to be her fan, which led to the drama The Grand Historian of Great Song, in which both she and Qiu Wan starred, being exposed.

What does it feel like when you are about to get what you wanted, but it all gets ruined again? Meng Ranli forcefully threw the remote control. She was about to explode with anger. So, that “Brother Wang,” this person who goes around claiming to be her fan, must be a fake fan, right? She almost wished she could reach through the screen and sew up that Brother Wang’s mouth.

However, Brother Wang clearly could not grasp her intention. In the live broadcast, his complaints continued. Although they had been divided into groups, the program crew temporarily decided not to let the two groups stray too far because of this small, temporary interruption. This episode’s theme was, after all, survival, and Brother Wang was considered the most professional among the four people.

Although B City has many mountainous areas, there are no challenging cliffs. The program crew could only passively increase the difficulty by not providing the guests with food for two consecutive days, forcing them to fend for themselves.

On the other side, the two traffic artists under Zhou’s Corporation were facing the possibility of a reputation collapse in their transition plan. After discussing it, their agents had no good solution and simply reported the problem upwards.

Zhou Yang looked at the increasingly unfavorable comments about his artists on the hot searches. Why was it this woman Qiu Wan again? He narrowed his eyes: “Buy hot searches for other artists to suppress these, and then spend money to withdraw all topics and hot searches related to this web drama. Arrange it quickly.”

Jin Wen, who had been constantly following news about Qiu Wan, watched as the hot searches related to her vanished in a flash. Then, topics like Someone Suspected of Exposure of Relationship appeared, clearly put up to take the heat.

Taking the heat was one thing, but why remove the hot searches that were favorable to Qiu Wan?

Jin Wen was infuriated. After some thought, she knew it must have been arranged by either Meng Ranli or Li He, or the companies behind them, as a countermeasure. After all, both of them were contracted artists under Zhou’s Corporation.

Normally, in this kind of situation where one is praised at the expense of another, both parties would tacitly agree you withdraw yours, and I’ve also gained a wave of attention, and then they’d do each other a favor. After all, if you have the ability, you will become famous sooner or later, and there’s no need to offend the other party for temporary limelight.

But this person was her contracted artist, Jin Wen’s artist, and the suspected future wife of the CEO, Qiu Wan! How could she tolerate this? Even if she could tolerate it, the CEO couldn’t.

So, Yu Baishu, who was in the office reporting the meeting summary to Mu Qingchen, saw a bunch of screenshots and complaints pop up on the screen of her phone on the desk. When the screen lit up, she glanced at it and almost fainted.

This woman, Jin Wen, didn’t private message; she sent the messages to the small group chat of the three of them: her, Jin Wen, and CEO Mu. Speaking of this group chat, it was thanks to that night when the three of them, slightly tipsy, stopped talking about seniority and addressed each other as friends. At Jin Wen’s urging, they even confusedly created a small group chat.

That would have been fine, but since that day, she hadn’t dared to send a single message there, fearing that the CEO would recover and kill her with a glare. Luckily, that woman Jin Wen also knew she had been drunk and crazy, and had been inactive ever since.

Who knew this bolt from the blue would arrive today? Sure enough, the CEO’s attention was diverted, and she waved her hand, signaling that today’s report was over.

Now it was Yu Baishu’s turn to be surprised. What could make the CEO put down work and get active in the group chat? As soon as she left the office, she quickly unlocked her phone and saw what Jin Wen had sent.

It was all messages expressing indignation and injustice for Qiu Wan, in a protective, furious manner. The main point was, if you’re upset, go and deal with it! Go confront the other party! Why post it here for people to see?

A few minutes later, Yu Baishu knew who this behavior was for. There were only three people; it definitely wasn’t for her. There was no need to mention the remaining person.

Looking at the tasks the CEO had assigned, she couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. This woman Jin Wen was absolutely brilliant. What “iron blooded agent?” She was just a scheming woman who pandered to the CEO’s interests. The key was that the CEO actually fell for it, after all, the protagonist of the incident was the CEO’s sweetheart.

Consequently, the hot searches that had just been suppressed quickly surged back up.

#QiuWanActing

#QiuWanStunning

This time, there were not only various single-shot clips of Qiu Wan in the web drama but also many stunning shots from the live variety show, including her holding the pipa, her serene and solemn appearance, the pipa piece she played, and her composed look while wielding the brush to paint.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and her eyes were like autumn water. Every shot was uniquely beautiful, drawing in passersby like the young man who was momentarily stunned by a fleeting glimpse of beauty, only focused on admiring the beauty and forgetting the way home.

Mu Qingchen looked at the person on the hot search. These were the eyebrows she had kissed, but that woman hadn’t sent a single message since the phone call after she left that day.

She had clearly said she wouldn’t change bed partners. Did she not hear? Impossible, she definitely heard. Did she not understand?

CEO Mu hesitated for a long time, took out her phone, clicked on Qiu Wan’s profile picture, typed two words, and quickly deleted them. She was the CEO of Mu’s Corporation; this woman was just an artist under Mu’s Corporation.

She had no reason, both ethically and rationally, to take the initiative to care about this woman. But they weren’t just the CEO and an artist of the company; they were also bed partners.

Bed partners. Mu Qingchen thought about these two words, and for some reason, felt a dull ache in her heart, giving her an urge to tear up the bed partner contract they had signed at the time.

So, when would this suspension bridge finally reach the end? She sighed heavily, dejectedly picked up her phone, and ultimately, unable to resist, sent the other party a handshake emoji signaling cooperation.

This was about business. After all, the company had just spent a large sum of money to make arrangements. She couldn’t do a good deed and not leave her name; she couldn’t let Qiu Wan heartlessly enjoy the benefits. She had to let this woman know everything the company had done for her.

Qiu Wan, who had been hungry for half a day and just finished filming, got her phone and saw that the hot searches were full of small clips of herself. Then, she received a handshake emoji from CEO Mu.

She sent two question marks back, not understanding this method of greeting.

Mu Qingchen: Mu’s Corporation resolutely protects the vital interests of its contracted artists. The company is on your side. Mutual benefit is our common goal, so focus on filming. The company has resolved the hot search issue immediately.

Qiu Wan: ??!!

What was CEO Mu talking about? What was wrong with the hot searches? Confused, she called Jin Wen to ask what was going on.

“Qiu Wan, you wouldn’t believe it. As soon as I indirectly sent the message, the CEO contacted me, asking for every detail. The hot searches were arranged right after she hung up. Not just anyone gets this kind of treatment. This is true protection of a wife! You must thank the CEO properly…”

Jin Wen talked on and on, earnestly advising her before hanging up. Qiu Wan, who had learned the whole story, looked at CEO Mu’s formulaic conversation with a complicated expression.

She bit her lip, a faint smile playing at the corners of her mouth, and sent the other party a handshake emoji as well, generously adding four words: A pleasant collaboration.

Thank you to the little angel who threw a landmine: Late Wind (1);

Thank you to the little angels who provided nutrient fluid: songic (40 bottles); Er San (10 bottles);

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!