Chapter 711: Chapter 711
Watching the show always seemed to fly by, and before long, two hours had passed and "Strongest Female Trainee" had ended.
He Jinxia knew that Shengshi Entertainment’s "Sunshine Youth Charge Ahead" was also being aired on the TV station, so she switched channels to look for it.
Just as she found it, "Sunshine Youth Charge Ahead" was also reaching its conclusion, and she only managed to catch a few minutes of the end. The youthful, sunny, beautiful boys were indeed a delightful sight.
But for some reason, she always felt that there was an excessive air of girlishness about them.
Feeling a girlish presence from these boys was not out of place, after all, many of the handsome young men, with just a touch of makeup, looked as if they had stepped out of an anime, even more beautiful than women in reality.
She pondered for a while, then decided to check the topic popularity of the two programs on Weibo.
At that moment, Luo You called and asked her if she had watched the shows and what her thoughts were.
He Jinxia organized her thoughts and slowly began, "It was surprising. A girl group reality show has never been done in Huaxia before; this is the first time. I originally thought it would be somewhat rough around the edges, but it was not at all.
The mentors hired for the show were very strong, and the lighting equipment onsite was good too. Most importantly, the trainees are of high quality, but—"
She paused and asked somewhat doubtfully, "Does the company really plan to select girl group members through this show?"
Luo You, "Why do you say that?"
He Jinxia, "Reality shows and talent shows are somewhat different; it feels like reality shows emphasize the effects of the program more than the actual abilities of the contestants."
Luo You nodded without hesitation, "Right, the company created this program with the idea of first making all contestants gain popularity.
If their skills are lacking, we can gradually train them. But if they have skills but no popularity, they will never break out. This program puts the popularity of the trainees first."
A flicker of thought crossed He Jinxia’s eyes, "Often the trainees with stronger abilities won’t have awful popularity either."
Luo You, "That’s true, but some trainees, who may not be talented but have very appealing personalities, tend to have much higher popularity than those who are merely skillful."
Changing the topic, he asked, "What’s your outlook on this program?"
He Jinxia countered, "Has the viewer ratings for the same time slot been released?"
Luo You, "It’s still being tallied. The specific results will come out in two hours, but as it looks, it should rank third in viewer ratings for its time slot, with Shengshi Entertainment’s show in fourth place."
Hearing this data, He Jinxia immediately said, "Okay, book the program for me. Next week, I will take out a day to go record."
Ranking third in viewer ratings was already quite strong. From now on, she wouldn’t expect it to rise further, but if it could maintain its spot, it was destined to be a hit reality show.
Having decided to make a guest appearance on "Strongest Female Trainee," He Jinxia then hung up the phone.
Before going to sleep, she opened the memo app on her phone; her schedule this week was relatively open, but starting next week, it would be packed.
He Jinxia took a deep breath, feeling both excited and anticipatory.
She felt as if her life was on a high-speed express, constantly needing to run without stopping. If she stopped, everything she had gained would turn into a mirage.
And as long as she kept running, she would soon reach the shore of victory... but for now, that remained just a fond wish.
Thinking this, He Jinxia drifted into sleep.
That night, she unusually had a dream, a dream about her career.
She dreamed that she starred in an incredibly powerful movie, received nominations at various film festivals, and even won the Movie Queen title at one of the festivals.
Then, in front of everyone, she kissed the trophy and, in front of the TV viewers, online video viewers, and all the audience present, she delivered her acceptance speech.
She had just started to speak one word when suddenly, the lights in the entire venue were struck by lightning, and the whole award ceremony collapsed. The stars in the audience screamed and scattered, while He Jinxia herself stood alone on the stage, baffled, not knowing what to do!
Sheng Yan suddenly appeared before her, grabbed her, and started running for their lives. The following scenes all seemed to be smeared with thick oil paints, so chaotic she couldn’t remember anything.
He Jinxia frowned, with the alarm ringing "ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling..." incessantly in her ears. Suddenly, the fantasy was pulled back to reality, and she abruptly opened her eyes.
He Jinxia turned over and reached for her phone to turn off the set alarm, staring blankly ahead as she opened her eyes.
After a while, her vision focused and her consciousness cleared up.
Looking up, she saw the sunlight had already poured in through the window, marking the start of a new day. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on novel※fire.net
He Jinxia yawned, got out of bed to brush her teeth and wash her face, occasionally reminiscing about the dream she had.
People often say that dreams are the opposite of reality.
If she dreamed about winning the Movie Queen, does that mean it will never happen in reality?
Not only that, the later parts transformed from a fine award-ceremony film into a catastrophic epic disaster movie—what a bitterly thrilling experience!
Does this mean, then, that any future award ceremonies she attends will go smoothly, without any incidents?
He Jinxia shook her head and chuckled, her eyes lighting up at some thought, and sent the dream to Sheng Yan, unfortunately not receiving her lover’s first reply.
Just after she tidied up, she received a call from Luo You.
On the phone, Luo You’s tone was somewhat serious, "Are you up? Come to the company after breakfast, there’s something I need to discuss with you."
He Jinxia’s brow furrowed slightly, sensing an ominous feeling, she acknowledged and quickly finished her breakfast and rushed to the company.
There were already many people at work in the company, and the reception staff greeted He Jinxia very politely when they saw her.
Every year she came to the company, she could always feel how people’s attitudes towards her changed.
Only after He Jinxia left did the reception staff dare to gossip, discussing her and saying that her makeup looked very similar to her bare face, and her facial features were very pretty.
"They say losing weight can have a transformative effect on a person. Seeing He Jinxia makes me want to lose weight too," one receptionist said enviously.
"Forget it, the difference between you and her isn’t about weight, but that face. Face the reality, you don’t look fat at all; if you lose more weight, you’ll turn into a paper-thin person!"
"Ah, I envy how beautiful stars like her can be."
"When it comes down to it, it’s all about having good genes from your parents..."
The reception staff changed over time, and the initial receptionist who attended He Jinxia had long since left and gone who knows where.
Although the person at the reception desk was no longer the same, the content of their discussions hadn’t changed at all.