Transmigrated as the Top-Tier Alpha's Secretly Married Ex-Wife - Chapter 17

Chapter 17

After two minutes of silence, the voting button for Su Tuantuan on the screen nearly dimmed, but then, under extremely rapid circumstances, it climbed upwards.

: “Su Tuantuan can actually act!!!”

: “That scene just now was brilliant! One person managed to convey so many emotions! Anyone who saw that has to say it’s amazing!”

Before the wave of praise could fully form, doubts had already arrived.

: “Based on Su Tuantuan’s past performances, is it possible that she cheated this time?”

: “It’s completely normal for Su Tuantuan to cheat. I don’t believe she can act that well!”

Su Tuantuan’s performance could be said to have completely eclipsed the twenty-six people before her.

The person who the judges had mentally ranked fourth from the bottom in acting, based solely on that brief performance, had created a huge gap between herself and the others.

If those twenty-six represented the novice village, then Su Tuantuan was the seemingly unconquerable final BOSS.

The four judges were Male Alpha Ban Shan, Female Alpha Meng Han, Male Beta Zhao Yulong, and Female Omega Pu Ke.

The oldest among them was sixty, and the youngest was thirty-five.

They were all established, award-winning veterans in the industry who had mentored many newcomers.

They hadn’t initially planned to seriously watch Su Tuantuan’s performance because her acting was notoriously bad, and her public reputation was poor. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been ranked third from the bottom, surpassed even by Jiang Zhizhi.

The four discussed briefly and ultimately gave Su Tuantuan four passing marks.

Su Tuantuan thanked them while holding the passing cards, then calmly exited the hall.

Everyone else was still processing the scene.

But she had already returned to her usual state.

Many actors were waiting outside.

Seeing Su Tuantuan actually holding four passing cards, they all showed strange expressions.

They had watched Su Tuantuan’s performance on the big screen earlier.

Acting of that caliber, yet still being criticized as terrible and ranked fourth from the bottom.

They felt it was almost insulting.

Jiang Zhizhi excitedly ran over. “Tuantuan, you are amazing! I cried just now watching you! I completely thought you were that little girl, and it was only two minutes! How did you get into character so quickly?”

With only two minutes of prep time, one had to consider the setting, the sense of story in the performance, and more importantly, be able to immediately draw the audience in.

In Su Tuantuan’s performance just now, even an audience member who hadn’t experienced such a tragedy could feel the pain and helplessness of a girl with amputated legs. And in just a few minutes, she fully conveyed the emotion.

And it didn’t feel monotonous at all.

Su Tuantuan smiled faintly. “Let’s watch the rest of them first.”

There were still people who hadn’t performed.

But with Su Tuantuan’s brilliance as a precedent, the remaining three seemed insignificant.

Their acting wasn’t great to begin with, but compared to hers, it was a major scene of embarrassment.

The judges’ shocked expressions just now grew increasingly serious.

In the end, of the remaining three actors, only one received a single passing mark. The other two didn’t receive any.

However, they wouldn’t be eliminated immediately.

The production team would give them a second chance.

If their scores were still the lowest and their performance still the worst in the next round, they would be mercilessly eliminated.

Though cruel, this was the rule of the world.

After the audition, the thirty actors were housed together, divided into pairs, and drew scripts for rehearsal. There were a total of fifteen pairs of contestants. The competition would be broadcast live on Friday and Saturday.

The two pairs with the worst performance and lowest ranking would be completely eliminated.

This meant a total of four contestants would be eliminated.

The production team provided accommodation. Contestants could go out for work engagements as long as they completed their rehearsals.

But most people here were unknown actors with few engagements.

So, wandering around here all day wasn’t a problem.

Some people came with the mindset of surviving until the final episode.

Since the production team provided food and lodging, and the opportunity to appear on screen, even poor results meant they had gained some recognition from the netizens.

The pairings would be announced online. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day, there would be a live broadcast of each actor’s daily life and rehearsal progress.

This was very public and transparent.

Anyone who was lazy or didn’t work hard would be clearly visible.

Su Tuantuan and Jiang Zhizhi were paired together.

Quite a few people wanted to team up with Su Tuantuan.

Because she performed well, her votes would surely be high. Moreover, she received four passing cards, meaning that as long as she carried her teammate, the teammate would be safely protected in the second round.

However, a team could only have two people.

Jiang Zhizhi was the first to ask. Su Tuantuan found her quite adorable. While her performance wasn’t great, it wasn’t impossible to improve.

For example, the segment Jiang Zhizhi performed was already better than many others.

Choosing anyone else was worse than choosing Jiang Zhizhi.

Today’s live broadcast was over. Rehearsal and script selection would officially begin tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.

Su Tuantuan’s luggage was stored in a locker by the staff. The dorms here resembled capsule rooms. Bathrooms and washing areas required a separate card swipe to use. Luggage was centrally stored, and the rooms were only for sleeping.

The room had only one bed, not even a closet. Once a person sat down, put their shoes away, and pulled the bed cover, only the window was left for ventilation.

Su Tuantuan, who was used to sleeping in a large bed, intensely disliked this environment.

But the other contestants were quite satisfied.

They praised the convenient bathing facilities. Although they needed to swipe a card for each use, the shower system was high-tech. Furthermore, some of them were used to sharing dorm rooms with colleagues, with four or five people in one room.

So, they were very satisfied with these private, door-equipped capsule rooms.

In addition, there was a gym, a café, a reading area, a screening room, a small garden, and a swimming pool.

They could use them all with a card swipe.

Su Tuantuan was dissatisfied, so her face looked displeased.

Each contestant had a student card, which was used for dining, showering, laundry, and other expenses.

In other words, even going to the bathroom here would be recorded.

This was truly no different from being in jail.

The live broadcast for the day was over, so everyone seemed to have nothing to do. Jiang Zhizhi brought snacks to share with Su Tuantuan and was worrying about what script they would draw tomorrow when a tall woman stood in front of Su Tuantuan’s capsule room.

That woman was the one who was the fourth to replicate Su Tuantuan’s “iconic” scene.

Su Tuantuan had a strong impression of her and knew her name was Bai Xue.

Bai Xue…

Su Tuantuan’s body stiffened abruptly. She looked at the woman with a slight strangeness in her eyes.

She remembered, in the original novel, wasn’t there a cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name?

But she had fewer scenes than the original owner and seemed to have been glossed over, so Su Tuantuan wasn’t sure if it was her.

As for what she did, Su Tuantuan remembered even less.

She hadn’t changed her clothes yet and was still wearing the dress she arrived in. When she spoke, she looked down her nose at people. “Su Tuantuan, I need to talk to you. Let’s find a place and talk privately.”

Bai Xue looked very arrogant and domineering, her face extremely unpleasant. Jiang Zhizhi was a little scared. She pulled Su Tuantuan’s sleeve, forgetting to chew the potato chips in her mouth. “What do you want? Where are you taking our Tuantuan?”

Bai Xue sneered, looking at Jiang Zhizhi with disgust. “When she and I were good friends, you didn’t even know where you were. What are you?”

Su Tuantuan’s expression was calm. She gently held Jiang Zhizhi’s hand, put on her slippers, walked out of the capsule room, and coldly rebuked, “Speak properly. Why are you being so aggressive?”

Jiang Zhizhi was already quite insecure and timid. Being yelled at by Bai Xue made her face flush scarlet.

Bai Xue walked all the way to the small garden.

There was no one else here.

Hearing the footsteps following her, Bai Xue sneered. “So, you successfully climbed the social ladder, even moved house, and got that great resource Light of Day. Why are you still participating in a show like this?”

She turned around, her eyes filled with only aversion for Su Tuantuan. “We graduated together and promised to advance together. I even told you I planned to cozy up to Mo Xian. What did you do?”

She gritted her teeth. “My dear sister, you tricked me away, knocked me out, and took my place to sleep with Mo Xian. Do you know that if it weren’t for you, I would be the one participating in Light of Day!”

Su Tuantuan took a step back.

Her mind was racing, however.

Light of Day was a difficult variety show to get into. It was rumored that A-Huai traded one episode featuring Mo Xian to squeeze her, an actor who couldn’t be more unknown, into it.

But, this Bai Xue said.

The person who was supposed to be with Mo Xian that night should have been her?

There was no such plot point in the novel!

Su Tuantuan’s mind spun like a top. She heard Bai Xue again. “I told you a long time ago, our manager won’t let you off. He sent me there for his own purpose. You ruined his plan. Even though you moved and have had half a year of peace, you won’t be so lucky in the future.”

Su Tuantuan’s head buzzed. She thought of why the original owner suddenly demanded that Mo Xian buy her a house after their marriage.

That large apartment had excellent security, unlike the staff dorm she lived in before.

Relatively speaking, it was much safer.

The original owner demanded Mo Xian buy a house to… protect herself?

Su Tuantuan’s pupils contracted. She looked back at Bai Xue, her face already having returned to normal. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Bai Xue was already close, speaking viciously. “Don’t know? Su Tuantuan, why are you feigning innocence? Don’t you know that my manager wanted me to sleep with her and take photos to ruin Mo Xian?! If I had been the one that night, I would have been promoted to the company’s top artist by now, not stuck here recreating your terrible acting!”

Bai Xue violently shoved Su Tuantuan, sneering. “Just wait, Su Tuantuan. Mo Xian will soon be finished. When she’s done, you’re next. Neither of you will escape that plan.”

That plan.

Su Tuantuan remained silent. Bai Xue had already left with a cold laugh.

Su Tuantuan felt completely drained. Her body leaned against the off-white wall, all her strength gone.

So, the wicked female supporting character in the novel who designed to frame Mo Xian had knocked out her best friend and made herself spend the night with Mo Xian.

Mo Xian didn’t touch her that night.

But she wanted to spend her life with that woman.

But why?

Su Tuantuan slowly squatted down, momentarily empathizing with the original owner. She felt so, so sad for some unknown reason.

Because Mo Xian was an unattainable top star.

And she was just a small-time actor who would never make it big.

No matter how she tried to get closer.

The star would never look back at her.

And she blindly and recklessly chased for so long, trying to protect her star in such a clumsy and foolish way, only to be left with shards of glass.

“Su Tuantuan…”

Su Tuantuan murmured to herself, “You truly are a brainless, stupid woman…”