After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

"Ye Wanyin's score..."

"Except for Yin Xiangming and Ji Wan, who both scored 8 points, everyone else scored 10 points."

【? ? ? 】

[She was targeting Ye Sanqing the whole time, yet she gave Ye Sanqing a score of 10?]

[I was just about to say that Ji Wan and Yin Xiangming's scores were quite high, which shows that the people who came this time didn't flatter or belittle the others. I'm glad I didn't post it.]

What do you mean? Are you saying someone is praising the powerful and belittling the weak?

Isn't it obvious? The top three either don't need to please anyone or disdain to, and these are the people who gave these two relatively high scores.

[What? Wanwan gave it an 8, right? Ye Sanqing only gave it a 6 or 7. How dare you say that?]

Do you even know what "relative" means?

Sometimes, surfing the internet can be really helpless.

[A brief analysis: Ye Wanyin didn't want to offend anyone, so she picked two easy targets and gave them lower scores, while giving everyone else full marks. This might not have been so obvious in previous episodes, but in this episode...]

[Given that everyone else's honest ratings, she appeared particularly hypocritical.]

[If everyone got a perfect score, that would be fine, at least it wouldn't hurt anyone, right? Isn't this obviously targeting someone?]

Honestly, anyone who still idolizes Ye Wanyin is out of their mind. All they do is cry and cry. They're clearly not destined for happiness.

[And she still accuses others of bullying? She yelled when Ye Sanqing gave her 0 points, but she didn't yell when Sheng Hanyu gave her 1 point. Is she trying to seduce men?]

Is there really a big difference between 0 and 1?

Although it is, it is still quite big.

[Deng Lingxuan is just like that; she jumps up when Ye Sanqing gives her a low score, but did Sheng Hanyu give her a high score? This is a stark contrast; these two deserve their low scores perfectly.]

Ye Sanqing looked at Ye Wanyin meaningfully.

The reasons given were all superficial and polite, such as having read the works and having a good impression of them. However, the reason given for Yin Xiangming was that he had not read the works, and the same was true for Ji Wan.

Isn't that obvious? If someone is still on the fringes of being an amateur, where would they get so many works to show you?

"You've seen my work? May I ask what my first role was?" Ye Sanqing suddenly asked!

"Ah, this..." Ye Wanyin was just saying it casually, she didn't expect Ye Sanqing to ask a question.

"No matter what role my sister plays, she's perfect in my heart." She decided to brush it off.

Ye Sanqing wasn't buying it, and pressed on, "So what is it?"

"You can't remember, huh? If you can't remember, then don't talk about perfection. You actually need my work to form your impression of me? What, can you copy and paste handwritten notes into the wrong line?"

[Hilarious! Ye Sanqing is such a good talker!]

[I was just thinking, it's one thing for others to be related to their work, but Ye Sanqing is too, isn't she? Aren't they sisters? It's not like they only became kin on this show.]

[The second wave of discriminatory treatment: some say they gave low scores because they haven't read Ji and Yin's works, but where did Sheng even get his works?]

She was clever enough to say that giving someone a mask shows she's a good person.

"I didn't copy and paste!" Ye Wanyin tried to defend herself, but all she could say was this obvious statement, which made her even more frustrated.

So she didn't notice Deng Lingxuan's surprised look.

Deng Lingxuan gave Ye Wanyin a lower score than she had, and she was genuinely puzzled. Shouldn't she have stood up for her and given her a lower score?

"Next is Pan Hongyu. Sheng Hanyu scores 8 points. She is thoughtful and considerate, and has a long-standing relationship with her family."

"Pei Canxing gets 9 points. I really like this kid's singing."

"Ye Sanqing scores 8 points. Seeing him in person is worse than hearing about him. He seems to have a bright future."

"Ye Wanyin scores 7 points. Her acting skills need improvement, but she has a bright future after that."

"Yin Xiangming gets 10 points, my son is the best!"

"Deng Lingxuan gets 5 points. She is disrespectful to her seniors and needs to correct her attitude!"

"Ji Wan scored 6 points; he doesn't act like an elder at all."

Hearing this, Ye Wanyin calmed down slightly. Although she didn't know where Pan Hongyu got the right to comment on her acting, given the other woman's seniority, she couldn't argue with her. She simply forced a weak smile and said, "Thank you for your affirmation, Teacher Pan..."

Pan Hongyu smiled kindly on the surface, but inwardly rolled her eyes. Dumb, she couldn't even grasp the underlying meaning; her mind was probably preoccupied with figuring out how to fight Ye Sanqing.

Ye Sanqing and Sheng Hanyu chuckled softly at the same time.

Because they all understood the subtext: "You can't even cry properly, it's all for nothing. You might as well not cry at all; you'd have a brighter future if you didn't cry."

Bae Chan-sung: Even though I'm right next to them, why do I always feel like we're from different dimensions?

Deng Lingxuan, because of what happened yesterday, didn't expect her to give a high score, and just held her head high with arrogance.

"Yin Xiangming, all eight points, the reason written is: very good."

Everyone glanced at him and thought, "Forget it, it's pointless to ask." After all, he looked like someone who wouldn't say a word out of the blue.

Only Ye Wanyin refused to believe it and insisted on saying cheerfully, "Thank you, Brother Xiangming!"

Yin Xiangming: (muttering softly)

Ye Wanyin: "Brother Xiangming, you're too kind. Thanking you is my duty. Thank you for supporting me despite the malice so many people have shown me..."

Yin Xiangming: (Very loudly) "Don't call me brother!" Why should I? Pei Canxing and Sheng Hanyu can escape this title, but I don't want to be the only one who gets it!

Ye Wanyin was startled and leaned back slightly. Since she was facing the second row to speak, her back was not completely facing the back of the chair, and she almost fell off the chair.

Pan Hongyu patted Yin Xiangming, signaling him to say less, and then continued, "Miss Ye thinks highly of my Xiangming, and as his mother, I am very gratified. However, we are also aware that we are not worthy of such a title from Miss Ye. Please address us by our names directly, Miss Ye."

Pan Hongyu expressed herself tactfully, but it was a way of speaking that Ye Wanyin could accept.

Ye Wanyin thought to herself, I don't even want to call you brother yet, and you're not worthy! It's better that you know you're not worthy, so I don't have to go against my conscience and call you that.

So she nodded in agreement.

"Deng Lingxuan gave Sheng Hanyu a score of 7 because he asked me to apologize."

"Pei Canxing gets 9 points. I'm afraid I'll get criticized if I give him a low score because he has too many fans."

"Ye Sanqing, 4 points! He actually forced me to apologize! Fail, definitely fail!"

"Wait a minute," Ye Sanqing gestured to interrupt, and asked, "So you think you were forced to apologize? In other words, you have absolutely no remorse?"

"Huh? Nothing at all?" Sheng Hanyu leaned closer, pretending that she couldn't hear clearly.

"I'm sorry—" Ye Sanqing raised his voice and dragged out the tone.

Seeing Ye Sanqing's expression that seemed to say, "If you don't sincerely apologize, I'll take back my acceptance," and Sheng Hanyu's expression that seemed to say, "So she didn't apologize! What was she talking about yesterday?", Deng Lingxuan could only explain that she didn't mean it that way, and that her apology was absolutely sincere.

The two of them didn't speak, just smiled silently, and as they talked, she ran out of things to say.

Thankfully, the director's continued reading saved her. "Ye Wanyin, 8 points, a new good friend!"

"Pan Hongyu, 5 points, don't you dare scold me! Even my mom has never scolded me!"

"Yin Xiangming, 6 points. Who's your senior here?!"

"Ji Wan, 5 points. He's utterly useless as an uncle!"

To be fair, these points actually fit Deng Lingxuan's personality quite well.

Pan Hongyu didn't want to argue with her anymore, and there was no need to ask about the reason, so she didn't say anything.

Ji Wan smiled wryly, inexplicably feeling a sense of shared misfortune with Yin Xiangming. "Ji Wan, basically all 10 points, Yin Xiangming 9 points, Deng Lingxuan 8 points."

Most of the reasons given were just polite formalities. The reason given to Yin Xiangming was that he was a promising talent, which could also be considered a polite formality.

The reason he gave Deng Lingxuan was sincere. He said that she had offended someone on the first day, and he was very sorry, so he was demonstrating what it meant to apologize.

These two are the ones who dare not offend anyone.

I've been observing Yin Xiangming, and I've noticed that he seems to have a hint of surprise at finally being treated like a human being, but also a bit of disbelief that anyone would actually look at him properly.

How do you know so much? He didn't even say anything.

I only realized it because she didn't say anything, because I used to be that kind of person too. Sigh, it's all tears when I think about it.

Well, I'm okay, but my mom is similar to Teacher Pan... whenever I speak, she says, "What do kids know?" and won't let me speak. Over time, I just don't want to speak anymore.

If you really are a child, then you're not being wronged.

I'm thirty years old.

[You people, is being a mother easy? Teacher Pan is only doing this because she cares about her child. A child without a mother is like a blade of grass!]

I can totally relate; sometimes kids really do need to be taught a lesson.

The comments section immediately split into two opposing camps and started arguing.

Why don't you all say that Ji Wan was praising the high-ranking official while belittling the low-ranking one? Didn't he also give Yin Xiangming a relatively low score?

Oh, you've learned the word 'relative' now!

The problem is that he offered Deng Lingxuan even less, which shows that he at least doesn't spoil his own younger family members.

[Shouldn't Yin Xiangming be the one praising the powerful and belittling the weak? Instead, he gave everyone the same score, which is kind of beautiful in that he doesn't care about the lives of others.]

Anyway, I've already paid the points, so there's no way I'm going to say anything now.

[This is somewhat like going to work and being required to rate fellow users using their real names]

[Hilarious, so you're just trying to force yourself to serve water, huh?]

What kind of company is so aggressive? They're out of the loop now, you'd better jump ship quickly.

[Get your year-end bonus before you leave]

[Speaking of work, it's really annoying to have someone like Ye Wanyin as a colleague. Just think about it, she talks badly about others behind their backs and encourages them to give low scores... but then she gives them a high score herself.]

[Ugh! I don't necessarily dislike the "green tea, white lotus" act; sometimes I even find it kind of cute. But having a colleague like that is just unbearable.]

【You wish! There's no way Wanwan would ever work with you!】

[I just noticed that Deng Lingxuan gave Ye Sanqing a score of 4... Isn't she just being played for?]

[Hilarious, she doesn't seem to have realized what's going on yet.]

Deng Lingxuan was too busy being angry that her uncle had given her a low score to think about this.

"Okay, all the scores have been read. If everyone has no questions, we'll proceed with the group ranking."

"First place: Pei Canxing and Sheng Hanyu's group, total score 123 points; second place: Pan Hongyu and Yin Xiangming's group, total score 108 points; third place: Deng Lingxuan and Ji Wan's group, total score 107.5 points; fourth place: Ye Sanqing and Ye Wanyin's group, total score 100 points."

Deng Lingxuan: "How come we were only 0.5 points short?!"

Ye Sanqing didn't expect that she would deliberately give a score of 0.5 without knowing how others would score it. Who knew that they would be tied for second place with just 0.5 points?

Sheng Hanyu started laughing. He had already calculated the scores, which was why he thought Ye Wanyin was bad at math.

Sure enough, Deng Lingxuan went straight for Ye Wanyin. "Wanwan, if you hadn't said it was about right, our group wouldn't be in third place right now!"

Ye Sanqing wouldn't help her out of the predicament; he simply pretended not to see it, but still put on a smile.

It's impossible to change it!