Chapter 30

An hour and a half later.

As *Life's Big Event* officially drew to a close.

The lights in the venue slowly brightened.

And all the audience members recovered from their immersive state.

It was clearly visible that many female audience members were wiping tears from the corners of their eyes.

They were evidently moved by the countless touching scenes in the film.

A full half-hour break was provided between each film to allow for emotional stabilization and buffering, ensuring the audience remained in the right state of mind to provide objective scores.

[So touching...]

[It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a movie that makes you laugh and cry like this! Very good!]

[Zhu Sanlong’s acting is absolutely incredible!! This is peak performance!!]

[My Long Long has always had such great acting! He is a Best Actor winner after all!!]

[Wuu wuu, I started crying as soon as the little girl cried... my tear threshold is too low...]

[With this performance, Zhu Sanlong is definitely getting over 90 points!]

[Su Chen must be feeling the pressure now, right?]

[A perfect hand, played well—Zhu Sanlong is really showing off now!]

[I have to say, this genre is really popular!]

The live chat was filled with praise for Zhu Sanlong’s performance.

Many sentimental audience members also had red eyes after watching.

Clearly, this film perfectly suited all of Zhu Sanlong’s strengths! The score would be the highest in history!

Meanwhile, in the contestant area.

Su Chen was also amazed by Zhu Sanlong’s performance.

In the other world, didn't Zhu Sanlong also win the Best Actor award for this film?

It was only natural that his performance this time was exceptionally outstanding.

It’s just a pity... it shouldn't have appeared in this round.

Thinking of this, Su Chen couldn't help but feel a bit regretful, and he closed his eyes to rest.

The half-hour passed in a flash.

The audience’s emotions had long since settled.

In the livestream, popularity was at its peak! Countless viewers were waiting in anticipation!

"Please watch the next film."

"Contestant Number Three, Su Chen, *Joker*."

Accompanied by Xiao Sa’s voice.

The lights in the venue dimmed once again.

All the audience members felt inexplicably nervous!

Perhaps because of their expectations for Su Chen, or perhaps because of Zhu Sanlong’s overly dazzling performance!

Those who had originally thought Su Chen would win without any suspense were now starting to waver.

After all, as one rises, the other falls; Zhu Sanlong had chosen the film best suited to him and the easiest to score high with, and he had performed perfectly!

Su Chen, on the other hand, had suffered a setback in terms of subject matter, and if his performance were even slightly lacking...

He might truly end up handing over the top spot in this round!

But this round... in the imagination of countless viewers, was a cinematic feast of needle against wheat-awn!

And in this atmosphere mixed with tension and anticipation.

Amidst the pitch-black darkness.

The sound of a broadcast slowly began to play.

"This is Gotham City Radio, reporting the news you need, 24/7!"

"This is Gotham City Radio, reporting the news you need, 24/7!"

"Good morning, it is Tuesday, October 15th, temperature 5 degrees Celsius."

"Today is the eighteenth day of the sanitation strike."

"Accumulated trash is increasing at a rate of ten thousand tons per day."

"Even the most beautiful areas in the city are now like swamps."

"Health Commissioner Edward O'Rourke has declared a state of emergency for the entire city!"

While the broadcast played in the background.

The camera slowly brightened.

Before them was an old, dim dressing room.

The room not only contained lockers and a dining table, but miscellaneous items were even piled on the radiators, as if it served multiple purposes at once.

As the camera slowly pushed in.

Several figures busy in the dressing room were passed over, including a short dwarf and a fat man wearing a strange clown suit...

In front of a makeup mirror surrounded by warm yellow bulbs.

A long but incredibly thin male figure was applying makeup in the mirror, his right hand holding a brush, smearing white clown paint onto his face stroke by stroke.

Following the man’s movements, he wore a thin undershirt, his shoulder blades somewhat protruding.

And the audience members, whose minds were still wondering where Gotham City was.

At this moment, frowned.

The figure of this disheveled, down-and-out man in the camera... inexplicably gave them a very familiar feeling!

Until the camera pushed in further.

The man’s face in the mirror became vaguely visible.

Although it was already covered in clown makeup, making his features almost unrecognizable!

But some viewers still recognized him! They gasped in disbelief!

The man with his back to the camera, incredibly thin... with a messy mop of curly hair...

Was actually Su Chen?!

But... it was true that one could change their physique through AI when participating.

It stood to reason that Su Chen wanted to fit the character better!

Realizing this.

All the viewers recalled the synopsis.

The protagonist, Arthur, was indeed an image of a down-and-out man suffering from mental illness and living a hard life.

It matched this back view inexplicably well!

Although the look was a bit ugly...

And as the camera pushed in, the broadcast continued, now playing countless complaints sent in by citizens.

"This is the first time in decades, there's no need to wait until someone dies or gets sick from typhoid! The situation is already very urgent!"

"Almost everyone in the city is suffering! No matter what their names are or where they live."

"No matter which street you walk down, you see trash and rats."

"My customers can barely walk into the store!"

"It’s a mess! I’ve been in this country for fifty years, I’ve never seen a situation like this, what is this world coming to?!"

"Lock them in a room and make them come up with a solution, whether it takes 24 hours or 48 hours!"

"Having the National Guard clean it up is a good idea!"

"Next news, builders and landlords express concern over the rising price of heating oil..."

Amidst the terrible broadcast full of social unrest and public dissatisfaction.

— Author's Notes —

If any readers are still watching! I sincerely ask for flowers! Rating tickets! Monthly tickets!!! Thank you all!!!.