Chapter 31 - Twinkling Stars

Chapter 31: Chapter 30: Twinkling Stars"It's so comfortable!" Li Yan lay in the hotel's hot spring pool, her expression leisurely, with wisps of white mist dispersing due to the high temperature, making her look like a fairy descended to the mortal world hidden in the fog.

On the other side, Ye Qiu was also stretching her body, her delicate and beautiful face carrying a cold expression, resembling a witch from the Demon World.

Both were extraordinarily beautiful women, yet with different temperaments. When Li Yan posted a photo of the two of them together in the hot spring on Weibo, it trended again, attracting a large group of fans who couldn't stop gushing over it.

The first five-day outdoor survival live broadcast had just ended, and none of them were in a hurry to return, enjoying a rare vacation in another island city.

"If I had known this reality show would be so exhausting, I definitely wouldn't have come," Li Yan sighed comfortably. In fact, apart from the first day when she was in good spirits, she was just gritting her teeth and persevering for the rest. On the contrary, the Ye Qiu opposite her, although having a face that didn't seem suited for hard work, seemed to be undaunted by anything, and she had taken care of almost everyone over the five days.

"Then why did you come to participate in the outdoor reality show? Just from the name, it doesn't sound easy!" Ye Qiu wondered. In fact, she rather admired Li Yan, as for a pampered young lady raised in luxury, enduring five days of poor food and sleep wasn't easy at all.

Hearing this, Li Yan grimaced in frustration and said bitterly, "The producer initially told me it was just a trip for leisure and eating, who knew it would turn out like this!"

Ye Qiu opened her mouth but eventually chose not to speak, thinking inwardly, 'So gullible!'

"And you?" Li Yan was curious. Actually, with Ye Qiu's abilities and appearance, she didn't need to come here and suffer. But thinking about her excellent cooking skills and her prowess in fishing and hunting, not showing these would indeed be a waste.

"Me?" Ye Qiu smiled lightly: "Because I need fame, I need money."

Li Yan was taken aback at first, not expecting her to be so straightforward, but then she laughed because of that frankness. Indeed, who in this industry isn't here for money and fame? Although she and Ye Qiu hadn't interacted much, these days together made it clear to her what kind of person Ye Qiu was.

Even though she was not very talkative, and sometimes cold and serious, she also cared for and looked after others. Beautiful, capable, and with good character, she believed Ye Qiu would definitely become hugely popular in the future.

Having struggled in the entertainment industry for many years with few true friends, but after these days of interaction, she finally understood why actors and directors who had worked with Ye Qiu praised her so highly; it was all because she was worth it.

Although the reality show was tough, the benefits it brought were immense, and none of them said they wanted to quit. Before leaving, everyone looked forward to their next meeting.

Returning to the city, Ye Qiu also began to get busy. Besides attending classes and participating in some magazine shoots, she constantly monitored the activities of Du Siqi and Lin Feifei.

Lin Feifei, even without her introduction, was walking the same path she did in her past life.

The ongoing campus drama, instead of telling the clichéd love story of Cinderella and the Prince, chose a novel story of a top student campus beauty and a top student campus hunk competing and covertly developing feelings, winning a lot of fans.

Afterward, Lin Feifei, due to fitting the character in the television series perfectly, would skyrocket to fame, and a year later, she would take a campus film that would also be a box-office hit.

But from then on, her image would be fixed. Therefore, later, in order to transform, she would scheme to snatch the script from Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu moved her fingers, turned on Du Siqi's computer, and then discovered an interesting folder.

She didn't expect that Lin Feifei obtained the campus drama in that way, and Du Siqi even secretly recorded a video. If her fans saw the seemingly innocent campus goddess being intimate with a married investor behind the scenes, one can only imagine what the scene would be like.

Apart from Lin Feifei, there were also secretly recorded videos of other artists previously managed by Du Siqi, some voluntary like Lin Feifei, and others obviously coerced, involving both men and women. For some reason, no one had exposed them.

Such shameless behavior by Du Siqi was extremely rare even in the restless entertainment industry.

Ye Qiu knew that if she leaked these photos, Du Siqi and Lin Feifei would instantly lose everything, but she didn't want to do it just yet. It was more interesting to see someone fall from a high place into an abyss, and besides, Lin Feifei was the only artist Du Siqi had left, so he wouldn't harm anyone else.

Only after copying all the photos did Ye Qiu feel relieved enough to sleep.

A few days later, Ye Qiu, under the meticulous makeup of her stylist, prepared to attend the premiere of "Emperor Xiang". As the year-end grand drama of the national station, there were numerous media present, and Ye Qiu couldn't afford any mistakes.

Fortunately, she had always been strict with her own figure and appearance. Yang Tao had no complaints after several inspections.

Ye Qiu, tall and curvaceous, piled her hair up high, wearing the latest fairy-like series from the traditional Italian brand K.

The layers of light blue tulle were adorned with tiny crystals, sparkling under the lights, with tight fitting around the waist and sequin embroidery up to the chest area. The strapless design exposed a large portion of her back, blending beauty with sensuality.

Actually, wearing such an exposed dress could easily attract malicious media coverage given Ye Qiu's student status, but Ye Qiu's beautiful appearance made wearing plain clothes seem inappropriate. Since her debut, she had always allowed her work to speak for itself, without setting any personal image, believing as long as the appearance was good, and with their intentional guidance, the public would appreciate her beauty rather than criticize.

Ye Qiu wasn't the main character, but she indeed played a very important role in the drama.

It was because of Princess Lingjun's sacrifice that Emperor Xiang came to his senses, thereby safeguarding the inside and conquering the outside, creating a prosperous era.

Ye Qiu's outstanding performance in the drama also highly satisfied the national station, which placed her name fifth in the order, just behind Emperor Xiang, the Empress, Prime Minister, and the Great General, with even the Crown Prince, who had more scenes than her, ranked behind her.

Although the actor who played the Crown Prince was dissatisfied, he could only tolerate it, since it was the national station that made these arrangements!

Moreover, Ye Qiu was genuinely a good person. At the premiere, not only did Wen Xin and Dan Ming, who were close to her, praise her, but the director also unreservedly complimented her, boldly stating that Ye Qiu was the actress who best manifested Princess Lingjun's charm he had ever seen.

This praise was not slight; Princess Lingjun was regarded as an idol for women and a goddess for men. Ye Qiu, could she really achieve that?

Some, looking at Ye Qiu's stunning appearance, muttered that at least her beauty matched the expectations and was worth looking forward to.

Others were disdainful, thinking that no one could portray the Princess of their dreams.

The majority were just watching, waiting to see the results.

And so, the long-awaited "Emperor Xiang" commenced amidst high expectations.