Transmigrated as the Top-Tier Alpha's Secretly Married Ex-Wife - Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Due to the popularity gained in the previous episodes, Su Tuantuan was voted into the first place this round, even though she didn’t have many scenes. In contrast, although Bai Xue had more screen time and her acting had improved, her online votes remained low due to the negative press.

This performance round was set to eliminate four contestants, with three already decided.

When it came to the fourth spot, the four instructors whispered among themselves, hesitating between Jiang Zhizhi and Bai Xue.

In terms of pure skill, Jiang Zhizhi was certainly not as good as Bai Xue, but in this round of online voting, Jiang Zhizhi was higher than Bai Xue. If they went by online votes, Bai Xue would definitely be eliminated.

Jiang Zhizhi, perhaps already knowing the elimination result, stood there looking at the judges’ panel, her eyes turning red, about to cry again.

She had quite good public goodwill, and netizens were mostly supporting her.

: “Just let Jiang Zhizhi advance. Even if Bai Xue is eliminated, she’s still ninth place. I think that’s already a good result.”

: “To be honest, Bai Xue’s appearance is not as comfortable as Jiang Zhizhi’s. I support Jiang Zhizhi…”

Meng Han looked troubled and said very fairly, “Bai Xue is a very talented actress. Your performance today was truly eye-opening for all of us. We didn’t expect such a great performance from you.”

The three other instructors nodded in agreement.

“However—”

Meng Han’s pen paused on the paper, her expression becoming serious. “Our criteria for advancement are not just based on this one performance. Bai Xue, your online vote count is slightly lower than Jiang Zhizhi’s, and this is where our difficulty lies.”

Bai Xue was also feeling down. She hadn’t expected her online votes to be so low. She wanted to cry but stubbornly held back her tears. She held the microphone and smiled. “Thank you, instructors.”

Meng Han also smiled. “The result isn’t out yet; don’t rush to thank us.”

She looked at Jiang Zhizhi, who was still wiping away tears. “Student Jiang Zhizhi, who do you think should advance this time, you or Bai Xue?”

Jiang Zhizhi couldn’t stop her tears, especially in this kind of situation.

She choked up, looked up at the four instructors, then at Bai Xue, and after some hesitation, said, “It should be me…”

Seeing the instructors raise their eyebrows, her voice dropped even lower. “I have quite a lot of votes…”

Netizens were all laughing, finding her adorable.

But the instructors had already delivered their result.

“This time, we have decided to give Bai Xue another chance. In the next round, you will compete for the top three spots and the championship.”

With only nine actors left, the top three actors would be selected on Saturday, and the championship would be contested on Sunday.

This meant they had to rehearse two plays this week.

This was immense pressure for anyone.

Bai Xue hadn’t expected to be kept. When she heard the instructors’ words, she couldn’t believe her ears for a moment. Jiang Zhizhi immediately smiled and gave Bai Xue a high-five.

Su Tuantuan looked composed. It wasn’t that she was absolutely confident in winning the championship, but she was simply happy to see talented and hard-working peers here.

The instructors spoke up at this point. “Because the pressure of staging two plays is too great, we have decided to let Su Tuantuan provide full guidance to maximize your room for improvement. What do you all think?”

Su Tuantuan, who was mentioned out of the blue: “???”

She looked completely bewildered.

Before she could speak, Jiang Zhizhi clapped excitedly. “That’s great!”

She looked hopeful. “Last time Tuantuan coached me, I made huge progress. I’ve been wanting Tuantuan to coach me again!”

The instructors laughed. Ban Shan said helplessly, “Is that why you slacked off in rehearsals, hoping to work with Su Tuantuan?”

Zhao Yulong reminded her, “So, Teacher Su, this week you need to rehearse with two groups. By Saturday, you will participate in both groups. Do you have any objections?”

How could Su Tuantuan dare to have any objections? Her forced smile was obvious. “Can I refuse?”

The plan was supposed to be for the four instructors to provide guidance, but somehow, it had turned into her being the one guiding them.

Seriously, was she here to compete or to coach the trainees?

The comments section was filled with laughter, and some people expressed concern that the pressure on Su Tuantuan was too much. Immediately, a comment popped up.

: “Actually, if you think about it, the instructors are giving Tuantuan opportunities and exposure. She is the only one in the history of The Road to Performance to have a contestant replace an instructor in guidance!”

: “Just now, Teacher Zhao called Tuantuan ‘Teacher Su.’ This shows that the instructors already recognize Tuantuan’s professional ability, right? Calling all directors, please take a look!”

As Su Tuantuan’s fan base grew, more comments supported her.

It was no longer like before, where most comments were negative or dismissive.

Pu Ke said with a smile, “No, you don’t have the right to refuse!”

This was a way of forcibly putting pressure on Su Tuantuan.

While others performed two plays, she had to rehearse three. She not only had to rehearse her own parts but also guide the parts of other actors.

This meant she would be intimately familiar with every actor’s lines and performance.

In a competition context, this was inherently extremely unfair.

But not a single actor rejected the proposal.

Every actor who had worked with Su Tuantuan developed a deep trust in her.

Because she was professional and grounded enough.

Just as the vote count was announced, the Male Alpha who played the warlord, Xu Junzhuo, stepped forward. He had high popularity online and ranked second in the netizen vote.

He looked at the audience and apologized. “I made a mistake during the performance just now. I said the wrong line. I don’t know if everyone noticed, but Teacher Su quickly covered it up. I was surprised by the vote count just now because many friends voted for me, but Teacher Su’s vote count was much lower than the previous episode.”

He paused. “The votes should go to the stronger person. Without Teacher Su, I would not have successfully advanced. So, I hope that next time, everyone can vote more for Teacher Su. She was willing to play a supporting role to highlight others in this rehearsal.”

Xu Junzhuo bowed to the audience and then bowed to Su Tuantuan.

Su Tuantuan was completely bewildered.

Wait, are these kids really this honest?

There was no need to point out a stage mistake like that!

The audience below the stage discussed animatedly, but then, led by the four instructors, thunderous applause erupted in the hall.

Netizens once again put a new label on Su Tuantuan.

#SuTuantuan’sGreatness# quickly trended on the hot search.

Su Tuantuan never imagined that her most popular role since transmigrating would be that of a corpse.

When the live stream ended, Jiang Zhizhi insisted on taking them out for barbecue. As the group laughed and headed back to clean up, Su Tuantuan’s steps halted when she saw Mo Xian standing by the door.

Mo Xian must have snuck in, only appearing after everyone had left. She was wearing a baseball cap and a mask, with the brim pulled low, but Bai Xue instantly recognized her. She nudged Su Tuantuan’s arm to get her to look.

Su Tuantuan pretended not to see, continuing to walk with them. Mo Xian called out to her, “Tuantuan.”

Su Tuantuan stopped. Everyone else turned to look at her.

The summer night wind dispersed some of the awkwardness. Su Tuantuan smiled. “Wait for me for two minutes.”

Everyone wore an expression of understanding. Only Bai Xue looked at her with slight worry, then was pulled away by Jiang Zhizhi.

Su Tuantuan took a deep breath, turned around, and faced Mo Xian.