[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress":3,"chapter-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1517":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Plagued by bad reviews, but the top actress!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1735328,2218,"Chapter 1516: Second Place","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1517",1517,"\u003Cp>Just like when she was in the Huaxia entertainment circle, as long as she was there, almost everyone would revolve around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others seemed somewhat dimmed by comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao viewed these things lightly, so she didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others were furious, all cursing that Brina was over the line, clearly referring to them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao just smiled, \"Go back and prepare, it’s time to put on makeup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than wasting time here, it’s better to go back and prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the competition is about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The preliminary round process was not open to the public, not even audiences—judges screened throughout the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the competition, the results were directly announced to the public, with no elaboration on the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first place was the team from Country F, performing ballet—this was expected and didn’t cause much of a stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the second place surprisingly went to the Huaxia team’s \"Celestial Dance,\" which was quite incredible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It nearly made everyone’s eyes pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xia Weibao saw the result, she raised her eyebrow—not second place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was somewhat surprised by the outcome since she thought she danced well enough to win first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that dance was choreographed poorly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too ordinary; no matter how high-level, it couldn’t blossom into something spectacular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obtaining a second-place finish was already quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter caused a huge sensation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last year, the Huaxia team was at the bottom, unable to even enter the finals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, they got second place in the preliminary round!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right after Ballet Princess Balina!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, everyone started digging to find out who led the Huaxia delegation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no idea until they did—a big star!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In everyone’s general understanding, stars were those who relied on their looks, could act, but didn’t have a special skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they had a professional background, they weren’t particularly skilled because stars are busy, just need to package themselves a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xia Weibao was impressive, not only known as the goddess of classical dance but also part of the National Studies Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, she was a practitioner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She once kicked Boxing King Basong off the stage in one blow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xia Weibao defeated Basong, it shocked the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many knew about it, but they didn’t know who defeated Basong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though there were videos and photos, ahem, Westerners couldn’t tell Eastern faces apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost all Eastern people looked like the same person; who recognized Xia Weibao?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they’ve investigated, everyone was stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most important thing was her terrifying identity—her mother is the United Nations Secretary-General, and her cousin is the President of Huaxia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a status, few in the world were as noble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Xia Weibao’s fame overshadowed Brina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faces of the Country F team members twisted in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brina didn’t mind much, maintaining her superior and self-assured demeanor in front of the international media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a reporter asked if Xia Weibao would become her biggest competitor, she merely smiled, \"Just lucky; I always believe the international dance contest is a place for strength, not identity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words were elegant, confident, and instantly gained her fans’ admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well said, as expected of our Ballet Princess, so magnanimous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, we rely on strength. What’s so special about being the Secretary-General’s daughter or the President’s cousin? If you want to be a princess, go home and do it, because the international dance competition is all about strength!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",575,"2026-06-06T16:22:23.763Z",1,"novelbin.me","dfc1fd979477c04fd847eca368c05e604189edec87a022b6d99b0aad2a40306b","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1518","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1516",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]