Reborn to bury love, I can reach for the stars.

Despite her words, Shi Wanmeng still found the perfect angle to pose for photos after getting home that night. After working on it for a while, she posted a nine-grid photo collage. Upon refreshing the page, quite a few fans had already come to check it out.

Time flies like a dream: Ahhhhh, look who I saw on my feed!

Rock Sugar Carp: Oh my god, the missing person has appeared!

Chubby Little Fairy: Daughter, my daughter is so good! [heart][heart][heart]

Jiangnan Baby's Account: Good evening! My baby is so beautiful and sweet!

Qiuqiu is 80 years old this year: My God, how come there was no warning before an angel descended to earth?

Shi Wanmeng saw the effusive praise in the comments section and couldn't help but smile. Just as she was marveling at the difference between genuine praise and paid praise, Chi Yun called, his tone unfriendly: "What did you just post?"

Shi Wanmeng was completely confused: "My selfie business photo?"

"Are you serious?"

"if not?"

"Looks like you'll have to add selfie and photo editing to your class."

"What do you mean? The comments section is full of praise, okay?" Shi Wanmeng retorted.

"Perhaps true love blinds people."

"……"gas.

I logged into my alternate account, gave myself a thumbs up, and applied to join the fan group. Seeing that it was under review, I posted two compliments on my profile page. A short while later, I received a notification that I had successfully joined the group.

Perhaps because she had just posted photos, the group was very active. Shi Wanmeng looked at the constantly refreshing compliments and thought that her fans were the most considerate. With the fans' love in her heart, she logged off contentedly.

Thinking about the variety show Chi Yun mentioned, Shi Wanmeng got up unusually early the next day, even though she had no work scheduled, and started studying the script seriously.

"I Am an Actor" is a long-running acting variety show. Each episode features three groups of actors performing three stories. The group with the most audience votes advances to the next round and gets the opportunity to participate in subsequent performances.

This show has a huge audience and has made several actors famous through the previous seasons. As Chi Yun said, many people are vying for roles with good character designs.

This was Shi Wanmeng's first time acting. She held the script and memorized her lines diligently. Although her character didn't have many scenes, she was still taking notes and writing a character biography according to Professor Wang's method. She wasn't thinking about becoming an overnight sensation; she just wanted to avoid being criticized.

This is a somewhat old-fashioned story. The male protagonist comes from a merchant family, but due to his social status, he is unable to participate in the imperial examinations. He decides to become a chivalrous knight-errant and, during his travels, meets the female protagonist, and they become a perfect couple.

Shi Wanmeng plays the female supporting character, the male lead's childhood sweetheart. They share a budding romance, but unfortunately, she comes from a powerful official family, creating a vast gap in their social standing. Forced to separate from the male lead by the opposition of her elders, she marries the son of the local prefect. Heartbroken, the male lead leaves home to make his way in the world, leading to the rest of the story.

Xiao hope came to pick her up early the next morning, expecting to have to drag her out of bed again. However, when she arrived, Shi Wanmeng was already sitting at the dining table, waiting silently with a serious expression. Sensing the tense atmosphere, Xiao hope didn't dare say a word on the way to the recording studio.

When they arrived at the scene and met up with Chi Yun, Chi Yun could see that Shi Wanmeng was nervous, so he could only pat her on the shoulder to comfort her.

"Hello, Teacher Ma. We're entrusting our Wanmeng to you. Thank you for your hard work." Upon seeing the stylist from the program team, Chi Yun immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"Don't worry, your Wanmeng is already very beautiful. Let her go with her assistant to pick out an outfit first, so we can coordinate her makeup." The stylist smiled politely.

The clothing assistant beckoned, and Shi Wanmeng immediately followed to the next room. Looking at the dozen or so outfits hanging on the rack, she asked, "Can I choose any of these?"

"Yes, you can choose one."

Having received an affirmative answer, Shi Wanmeng began picking out clothes. Remembering the plot and the character's personality, she chose a light green ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), which made her look lively and elegant.

After handing the chosen dress to the stylist's assistant for ironing, Shi Wanmeng returned to the dressing room to begin her hair and makeup. Just as her wig was finished and she was about to apply makeup, she suddenly heard a commotion outside. A moment later, the stylist's assistant walked in, looking embarrassed, and whispered to the stylist.

Chi Yun, who was waiting nearby, realized something and looked at them without saying anything.

Sure enough, after a brief exchange, the stylist and costume assistant said to Shi Wanmeng, "Excuse me, Ms. Shi, Mr. Gu came to look at the clothes just now and chose the same outfit as you. He asked me to ask if you could change it?"

Before Shi Wanmeng could speak, Xiao hope couldn't help but exclaim, "Huh? Didn't we choose this first?"

The costume assistant was taken aback, not expecting her to refuse, and said directly, "Teacher Gu is the female lead, there's nothing we can do about it."

As soon as she finished speaking, she was glared at by the stylist, but the stylist just smiled faintly at Shi Wanmeng and Chi Yun, without any intention of helping them out of the predicament.

Just as Shi Wanmeng was about to speak, the door to the dressing room was pushed open, and Gu Ling walked in with her assistant.

The stylist immediately put on a smile and went to greet him, saying, "Mr. Gu, what brings you here? It'll be ready soon. You can rest in the dressing room next door for a bit."

Gu Ling glanced at the stylist without saying a word, walked over to Shi Wanmeng, looked at her halfway through her makeup in the mirror, and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, I didn't expect to see you here, Wanmeng."

“Yes, it’s quite a coincidence,” Shi Wanmeng laughed, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes: “I really didn’t expect that at all.”

Gu Ling was taken aback for a moment, then glanced back at the clothes in her assistant's hand and continued, "I went to pick out some clothes just now and saw this one that I liked. But they said you liked this one too. However, I think this outfit suits the female lead's character better; it has more life. What do you think?"

Shi Wanmeng didn't reply immediately, but glanced at Gu Ling, then nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, green suits you very well, you can have it."

Hearing this, Gu Ling's expression changed slightly, but Shi Wanmeng did not give her a chance to refute. She then said to Xiao hope, "Go and get that pale yellow outfit from the costume teacher. I'll wear that one."

Xiao hope immediately responded and hurriedly pulled the clothing assistant to get the clothes, afraid that Gu Ling would snatch them away again.

Gu Ling glared at Shi Wanmeng from behind, glanced at Chi Yun who was clearly trying to suppress a laugh, and stormed off with her assistant.

Sensing the strange atmosphere in the room, the stylist noticeably sped up her work, quickly finishing Shi Wanmeng's makeup before saying, "Ms. Shi, the makeup is done. I have other work to do, so please take a rest."

After saying that, she neatly tidied up the makeup tools on the table and ran away without looking back.

Once there were no outsiders in the room, Chi Yun looked troubled: "Oh well, that's good, but at least you two don't have any scenes together."

Shi Wanmeng, however, was no longer nervous as before, and looked excited and eager to try: "What? No scenes with my partner? What a pity, I'm full of fighting spirit now."

"..." Take it easy.