Chapter 720: Before Vacation

After the crooked paths were blocked, the artists with poor business ability already knew that they were doomed this time.

The smarter ones, after the exam, posted on Weibo to admit their mistakes, and then swore that they must polish their acting skills in the next year, so that they could be worthy of the fans' love for them.

And the stupider ones, still the same as before, used the old set of suppressing hot searches and deleting comments.

However, netizens now all have a strong rebellious psychology. The more you don't let them talk, the more they want to mention it.

Originally, it would have been fine to ridicule it twice, but you deleted my comments, so I have to catch you and black you.

The key is that the fans can't wash it, directly entering a vicious circle.

As the saying goes, the sun is fierce and all things are revealed. Usually, these traffic stars market themselves as powerful actors with acting skills, but when actors really have exams, their grades are all miserable.

During this period, the whole internet was almost in a feast of complaints.

The actor exam itself is nothing to complain about, but the various phenomena derived from it are really too programmatic, almost all of them are materials.

Half a month passed, and the work of actor rating had come to an end.

Among the ten groups, seven groups had finished the exam, and the remaining three groups only had half a day's workload left.

As of now, more than 36,000 actors have participated, more than 6,000 are unqualified, and more than 14,000 are at the sixth level, and 6,000 are at the fifth level.

These belong to the bottom layer of acting skills, and even the fifth level cannot be said to be very professional, just not so out of character, and ordinary people can reach this level after studying seriously for a year or a half.

As for the sixth level and unqualified, there is no need to say more, the requirements for extras are basically this.

Interestingly, the proportion of traffic stars in this group is the highest; many are third or fourth-tier celebrities with millions of followers, and a few have even played "manly men."

If someone with that level of acting skill can play the male lead, can he act? He can't; he doesn't have the ability.

This is also the reason why many big-budget TV dramas produced in recent years have been so terrible.

But regardless, the actor rating exam has finally come to an end here.

As for whether it can be considered a success, different people have different opinions.

At the very least, those unqualified actors are certainly crying without tears.

Because their acting skills are unqualified, although they can still act for the next year, the pay for a single production will only be around a hundred thousand.

Compared to their previous income, this amount of money isn't even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth; if they don't take on several more roles in a year, they probably won't even be able to pay their mortgages.

Originally, during this time of year, the college entrance exam was the event with the highest heat, and Weibo would arrange hot searches around news happening across the country.

But this year, the hot searches were split between the college entrance exam and the actor ratings, with the number of news items on both sides being about the same every day.

Compared to the college entrance exam, netizens actually prefer watching these celebrities make fools of themselves.

After half a month of busy work, Miss Luo Quan finally got all the work on hand sorted out and completed the handover.

The remaining review work has nothing to do with her; it will be arranged by the higher-ups themselves.

However, the final result shouldn't change too much.

At the same location, a group of big shots organized another celebration banquet to reward the judges, but this time Miss Luo Quan didn't go; instead, she took Wen Xia and the others back to Shanghai.

For this kind of occasion, going once is enough; since she doesn't drink, there's no point in going so many times.

However, because she didn't go to the banquet, Miss Luo Quan received the special-grade actor certificate issued by the state in advance.

With this certificate, her pay can reach the current salary increase, which is 50 million RMB.

Every judge who participated in the rating work got one, and there was also one who didn't participate but whose acting skills are indeed well-known.

A special-grade actor is a rank, but it's also an honor; even if she doesn't film a single production, she can still enjoy a decent allowance.

Although when filming, she might not necessarily get the top salary, the pay is definitely much more generous than before.

After receiving the special-grade actor certificate, Miss Luo Quan was the first to post it online to show off, and the fans' replies were quite consistent: it was well-deserved.

With her acting skills, getting such a rating is absolutely no problem, even though she is a full fifteen years younger than the second-youngest special-grade actor, almost a generation apart.

"Welcome home!"

Chen Xingyu and Ai Wei stood at the door, greeting the travel-worn group with beaming smiles.

"Ah, I'm finally done with it." Wen Xia sat on the sofa, exhausted, too lazy to even take off the backpack on her back.

For the past few days, in order to prepare for the actor rating and get a good grade, she hadn't eaten or slept well.

When the judges announced her grade, she even had an urge to cry.

"Still not mature enough; when your acting skills become more refined in the future, this kind of exam will be a piece of cake."

Miss Luo Quan lounged on the sofa, pointing out the landscape.

Compared to Wen Xia, she was actually the most tired during this time.

After all, she had to be tortured every day by those cringeworthy little fresh meats with their neither-crying-nor-laughing acting.

She couldn't change the channel, couldn't call a stop, and had to watch it all.

This was a double torture of body and mind, and the bitterness of it is hard to express in words.

Fortunately, it only happens once a year, and the benefits are not few; although they aren't apparent now, if there are any movies that need to pass censorship or concerts to be held in the future, even if she can't get it done immediately, she can ask people to put in a word to speed up some procedures.

"Xingyu, I've been a bit busy lately and haven't asked how you did on your college entrance exam?" After returning home, Miss Luo Quan finally cared about Chen Xingyu's grades.

"It's okay; I estimate my score is around 610." Chen Xingyu gave a relatively conservative score; in fact, if there were no accidents, she felt she could score 635.

But now she is also half an artist, and if she brags about something and can't achieve it, she'll be the one losing face, so she ended up saying a lower number.

Wen Xia was very satisfied: "610, that's already very good; the top scorer in the art exam last year only had five hundred and something, so you're already at the level of an art exam top scorer."

"Is there such a thing as a top scorer for this stuff?" Miss Luo Quan was a bit surprised.

Wen Xia explained with a smile: "It's marketing; besides, the cultural level of artists is generally not high, and there are plenty of people with only high school or even middle school diplomas.

You think everyone is like the sisters in our company? The whole room is full of top students."

Speaking of this, all the girls showed smiles.

In terms of grades, the artists of Springwater Entertainment are indeed quite good compared to others in the industry.

Just as they were laughing, Miss Luo Quan's phone received a text message; the swimsuit she bought online had arrived.

Although she bought one last year, so much time has passed that her figure has changed, and intimate clothing like swimsuits naturally needs to be updated according to the changes.

She had already bought hers long ago; the one that arrived this time was bought for Chen Xingyu.

Chen Xingyu placed the order and paid, but the delivery address and contact information used Miss Luo Quan's.

Soon, the courier was placed by a dedicated person in the community into a delivery box in the lobby, and a robot delivered it up.

Nowadays, in many bars or KTVs with a bit of class, you can see guiding robots.

And those with load-bearing capacity can be bought for a bit more money; some people play around and even control drones to buy breakfast.

A top-tier luxury community like Tan Gong certainly doesn't lack that bit of money.

Of course, the couriers that can be delivered are limited to small items; for those big items weighing tens of pounds, you still have to rely on people.

"A smart society is convenient." Miss Luo Quan received the notification, opened the door, and picked up the courier from the transport cart named robot.

"How many pieces did you buy? It's quite heavy." Miss Luo Quan lifted the box and found it weighed two or three pounds; with that little fabric of a swimsuit, this is definitely more than four or five pieces.

"I only bought four sets." Chen Xingyu was also confused, took out her phone, and looked at the quantity she ordered: "Four-piece set, more quantity without increasing the price."

"Just open it and see."

Wen Xia took out scissors, scraped open the tape on the box, and then took out the clothes inside.

It wasn't the four sets Chen Xingyu said, but six sets.

"Looks like it's buy two get one free." Wen Xia chuckled and opened a black package, but when she lifted this set, all the girls were stunned.

"Tsk tsk tsk, so bold."

Su Yu took a sip of tea and grinned.

What Wen Xia was holding was a QQ swimsuit with pitifully little fabric, and one that made people blush and heart race just by looking at it.

This thing is basically impossible to appear on the beach; even a private beach probably wouldn't work.

Wearing this in broad daylight, not many girls can have such a thick skin.

But precisely because of the shyness and the conservatism that is usually avoided at all costs.

Seeing this kind of special swimsuit that has a huge impact on cognition and vision, the girls, although blushing, still touched and observed it carefully.

"I checked, this was a free gift from the store's event; I didn't notice it at the time." Chen Xingyu's face was already as red as a ripe apple, and she didn't dare to look at everyone when she spoke.

"I thought you bought it on purpose." Wen Xia joked.

"How is that possible! Sister Wen Xia, don't talk nonsense!" Chen Xingyu immediately retorted, but her voice became smaller and smaller.

"Wait, what is this?" Miss Luo Quan picked up a piece of black fabric from the packaging bag.

A transparent hollow lace band, about two fingers wide, with an elastic band behind it.

"Is it for the head?" Miss Luo Quan said, curiously putting on this eye mask, covering her eyes with the hollow lace.

"Pfft!" Su Yu, who had just taken a sip of tea, sprayed it out, and while laughing, said: "Haha, boss, you really know how to play."

"You don't really think I don't know anything, do you?" Miss Luo Quan said, sticking out half of her pink, soft tongue and moving it to the corner of her mouth.

Although she couldn't see her eyes, it must be the legendary AH face.

This could often be seen on Bilibili in the past, and old ACG fans would understand it in a second.

However, she definitely couldn't do this kind of scale during a live stream.

If she really did this, the fans might be very excited, but the live stream room probably wouldn't be saved.

However, suddenly doing this now also made the sisters very excited.

"Damn, Luoluo, I didn't expect you to be such a hidden old driver; is it this much?"

Wen Xia said, taking out her phone and asking Miss Luo Quan to do it again.

"How could I let you film it?" Miss Luo Quan pouted, but she didn't take off the eye mask.

"Please, not filming this as a wallpaper is simply a waste of heaven's gift!" Wen Xia hugged Miss Luo Quan's arm and shook it violently from side to side.

"Alright, stop shaking, I really can't stand you." Miss Luo Quan was very helpless; she really couldn't refuse Wen Xia's sincere request.

Not to mention the other girls, who were also looking at her with eager eyes.

So, Miss Luo Quan repeated the expression of sticking out her tongue just now.

In addition, she also extended her right hand to make a "yes" sign.

"Just like that, hold it."

Wen Xia squatted on the ground, her fingers clicking wildly.

In just over ten seconds, she took no less than twenty close-up shots.

"Is it done? My tongue is sore."

"Done, done." Wen Xia clicked again, finally announcing the end.

After filming, Miss Luo Quan took off the eye mask.

Her playful mood was up; wearing this to seek some freshness and excitement is no big deal.

And it's just an eye mask, there's nothing wrong with it.

But this swimsuit, no matter how much she likes to play, she can't wear it.

As for this photo, it's fine as a wallpaper, but let's talk about releasing it later.

Currently, her fans haven't reached the point where they can accept photos of this level.

To be honest, after she saw this photo, she would also feel her face blush and heart race.

It's clearly just a small eye mask, but it's directly linked to the word "imprisonment."

I don't know if she's too sensitive.

But this swimsuit store is really something; doing a buy two get one free event and giving away this kind of indecent stuff—isn't this teaching kids bad things?

But thinking about it carefully, most people who buy swimsuits probably aren't kids anymore.

And similar products have extremely high sales on the three major e-commerce apps.

There is demand only if there are sales, which shows that most people actually have desires in this regard.

This in itself is not a shameful thing; after all, the sage once said: food and sex are human nature.

After putting away the two special swimsuits, Miss Luo Quan asked Chen Xingyu to check the other four sets.

These are to be worn to the beach, so they can't be too outrageous.

Fortunately, this unreliable store is still quite reliable with their regular products; the four sets Chen Xingyu bought with her money have no problems, they are all relatively conservative and well-fitting, suitable for her age.

As for Miss Luo Quan and Wen Xia and the others, because they are going to film a swimsuit blockbuster this time, it's naturally mainly about showing off their figures.

No matter how you explain it, swimwear is meant to be combined with sexiness; otherwise, why choose this theme?

Of course, it's still different from the ones abroad; the domestic atmosphere is not as open as outside, so just stop at the right point.

As for the accompanying photographer, Miss Luo Quan didn't look for an outsider.

Last time they went to the Maldives, it was Lin Zheyuan's senior sister, Wang Lan.

So this time she still had to find her; after all, charity begins at home.