Chapter 278: Chapter 278 - 275: Mr. Jing, the meeting is about to start, you still...

At the live stream event, indeed a lot of people had already gathered around. Although there was a perimeter of about ten meters around the stage that people weren’t allowed to cross, such barriers that could be pushed aside at any moment didn’t offer much protection.

Shi Su was the last to get on stage. The host first invited two male actors up to chat a bit to warm up the crowd.

In the backstage, Jun looked at her phone and said, "The livestream already has over three million viewers."

The staff sent by the sponsors came over to quietly remind them, "There are too many people here today. Just now, before Shi Su came backstage, the host didn’t have time to coordinate with her and went up to manage the situation. Now we need to brief you about possible scenarios that might arise later."

"Because Shi Su’s dance issue has been a hot topic recently, the host will definitely bring it up, and both the audience and those watching the live stream will be very interested in it. If possible, Shi Su might use this opportunity to clarify things."

Shi Su had already guessed this might happen. She merely glanced at the staff member without saying much, her expression calm and unreadable.

Jun, on the side, said coldly with displeasure, "For such an important matter, you want to throw questions at her without coordinating? You guys really know how to exploit hype. You’re not letting any of this go to waste."

The staff member chuckled sheepishly and responded, "We can’t help it. The boss of the sponsors wants to use this live broadcast reality show to promote better. They want traffic, and we’re just doing our jobs, these are also directives from above."

"Alright, no need to explain, we understand," Jun said coldly while frowning, "Can you guarantee the artists’ safety one hundred percent in this venue today?"

"Yes, definitely!"

Jun said nothing more and glanced at Shi Su, "Are you okay?"

As she finished speaking, the host’s voice came through from the stage, "Now let’s welcome the two actresses from the popular ’Yao Platform’ drama crew to the stage, please give a warm welcome to Shi Yunyin and Shi Su!"

Shi Su walked directly out. Jun, still worried, called Chiu Jiu to learn that their own bodyguards and Wen Ke were also in the crowd below, which allowed her to feel slightly at ease. When she turned her gaze back again, Shi Su was already standing before everyone on the stage.

Today, Shi Yunyin was wearing a customized light pink traditional Chinese costume, made of material hundreds of times better and more expensive than the costumes usually worn in dramas. It was a coveted product of a luxury and highly expensive national style fashion brand, and her hairstyle was designed to be elegant and serene. Standing before the camera and the audience, she looked extraordinarily beautiful and pitiful.

In contrast, Shi Su’s ancient costume appeared rather simple on the surface. Its color was similar to the white worn by Tian Yuli before she turned, pure and simple. Her makeup and hairstyle also followed a minimalistic style, not particularly attention-grabbing.

But nowadays, regardless of what Shi Su wore, just standing there was attention-grabbing enough.

The host started by asking several questions about the drama to engage the atmosphere. Both Shi Su and Shi Yunjian held microphones and answered. They stood on either side of the host on stage, their expressions towards each other calm but with no exchange of glances, making it hard to discern their relationship.

In the backstage, Jun continued watching the live broadcast on her phone.

As Shi Su and Shi Yunyin appeared, the viewer count in the live stream soared wildly, jumping to over nine million within just over ten minutes, soon to cross ten million!

On stage, after asking the preliminary questions, the host also glanced at his phone to check the viewer count. As it hit ten million, he put the phone down and smilingly said, "Today, we are filming a reality show variety program, which will later air as a special edition. I wonder if the two of you would like to play a game with me?"

"Sure."

"Sounds good."

"Our sponsor established this skincare brand with the goal of spreading beauty worldwide, but how should female beauty be expressed? Of course, through dance, whether it’s classical dance or modern dance, each has its own unique charm..."

The viewers continued to rise.

In the Imperial City.

At a conference center.

"Mr. Jing, the meeting is about to start, aren’t you going in?"

Jing Jihan glanced at the time, "There are still five minutes, no rush."

Beside him, Zhou He was seriously searching for something on his phone. Moments later, he quietly said, "Found the live stream. It’s this one."

Saying that, Zhou He quickly handed the phone back to Jing Jihan.

...

The audience was in an uproar; the recent dance plagiarism issue involving Shi Su and Shi Yunyin had already caused quite a stir, yet today they could see both on stage, even dancing together?

The host, as if the excitement wasn’t enough, mentioned again, "Everyone guessed correctly, the next round is a dance-off — the winner will get five hundred sets of skincare products from the sponsor to give to the audience for free."

Shi Yunyin suddenly picked up the microphone at this moment and said, "I don’t reject dance-off activities. Being here means I’m also courageously facing the past. Acting is my lifelong dream, though I’ve also had regrets over the years. Since the movie ’Chi Xiao’ five years ago, I haven’t filmed any role requiring dance. Due to a leg injury during shooting later, resulting in a severe fracture in the calf, I can maintain normal walking after recovery but was cautioned by doctors never to make any big moves, including dance and other action scenes. I know ’Chi Xiao’ is irreproducible; no matter the time or person trying to mimic, it cannot be replicated, and most likely, I will never present such a classic again myself..."

There was a moment of silence in the audience, while the live stream’s barrage was filled with frenzied comments: [Heartache for Shi Yunyin!]

Shi Yunyin continued, "When filming ’Chi Xiao’, it marked my best years. Although I’m still in the young artists’ ranks now, my legs can no longer dance for the audience. I genuinely regret this. When this show invited me, I knew what would happen, but I came anyway, facing everything now honestly, what I have, and what I’ve lost. Life must look forward; we can’t always look back to chase past achievements that have become history."

Listening, the host couldn’t help but feel a bit sympathetic, saying, "Then... do you plan to forfeit this dance-off game, Yunyin?"

"Yes."

The host then turned to Shi Su and asked, "What about you, Shi Su?"

At this moment, everyone was feeling for Shi Yunyin, lamenting the lost classic.

The dance-off was just a game after all. If Shi Su insisted on continuing just to show herself at such a time, it would certainly seem overly competitive.

Just when everyone thought Shi Su would also choose to forfeit—

Shi Su calmly said, "Although that dance cannot be replicated, since the Best Actress regrets it so much, although the dance is not to be performed, I should do something, to express my respect for ’Chi Xiao’, for five years ago, for the Best Actress, and for myself."