[{"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-89":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},1733900,2218,"Chapter 89: Full Marks!","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-89",89,"\u003Cp>Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Full Marks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she slowly lifted her sign, everyone was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>10… 10 points?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave Lin Mier 9.5 points and actually gave Xia Weibao 10 points?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A perfect score!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other four judges saw it and their expressions changed in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had thought that Yin Mulan disliked Xia Weibao, so according to their guess, she would score her a zero, but now she had actually given a perfect score…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them looked at each other, suddenly feeling a bit guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this point, there’s no turning back; they could only stand their ground, insisting that Xia Weibao’s character was deplorable and she didn’t deserve any points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if others found out they had taken bribes, their careers as judges would be over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with their faces somewhat red, Yin Mulan’s score felt like a slap to their faces, leaving them with no place to hide their shame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was true professionalism, while they were kind of… sketchy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene had never been so quiet before, everyone’s face holding a subtle expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like watching a play with unexpected twists and turns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was a bit awkward, so the host quickly stepped in to save the day, “Next, Teacher Yin, please comment on Xia Weibao’s recent performance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Mulan picked up the microphone, “Perfect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a short truthful word, but it outweighed a thousand praises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire place was in an uproar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience seats erupted in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A buzz of discussion broke out, getting more and more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Yin Mulan did not care about that; instead, she looked towards Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Xia, may I ask you a few questions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao took the microphone from the host, “Please ask, Teacher Yin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This ‘Gentle as Water’ dance, did you choreograph it yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” she paused, “it was choreographed for me by someone else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her Dog Emperor had personally choreographed ‘Gentle as Water’ for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it convenient to reveal who it was?” Yin Mulan was somewhat expectant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was truly curious to know who could perfect ‘Gentle as Water’ down to such flawlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao shook her head, her lowered gaze hiding the sorrow in her heart, “Someone who has passed away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I apologize for bringing up your sad memories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Mulan nodded apologetically towards Xia Weibao, then put down the microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao didn’t say much, but there was a trace of melancholy added around her eyes and brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The results were out, and even though Yin Mulan had given a perfect score, after eliminating the highest and lowest scores, Xia Weibao’s final score was still zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attempt to challenge the title failed, and Lin Mier was the final overall champion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for this, Xia Weibao wasn’t surprised. She seemed to still be recovering from the sadness of the moment and left the stage with a sense of gloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news of Xia Weibao scoring zero immediately sparked a wave of discussion on the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people felt that someone like her indeed didn’t deserve any points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others thought that art and morality should be judged separately; her character might be flawed, but one couldn’t deny the fact that she was a dance prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dance that even Yin Mulan felt inferior to ended up scoring zero points, which was an insult to the art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some argued this point, others that, and the internet was alight with disagreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the president’s office of the Lu Corporation, a cold wind howled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Li shivered with cold, “I’ll investigate those judges right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, he dashed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Hualiang’s gaze was dark, his hand slowly pressing over his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the large screen, Xia Weibao’s last dance scene replayed continuously, that single tear, as if it had fallen on the tip of his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burning a hole through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empty and aching with a dull pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if something precious… had been forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>",659,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.440Z",1,"novelbin.me","a4872f74f88f88fb4e60581ec775be867429cea1e82fdc238514c963f35f5c44","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-90","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-88",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]