CHAPTER 789: CHAPTER 779: TRENDING TOPIC EXPLODES AGAIN

The trending topics exploded again!

Opening the trending list, seeing ’Jiang Lingxi’ once again made all the netizens think: "..."

They’re used to it, they really are!

Looking again at the suffix that follows closely.

#Jiang Lingxi Checks Scores Live#

"It seems like today is the day the college entrance exam scores are released!"

"Checking scores live, are they really going live for this? Aren’t they afraid of a disastrous failure?"

"No, I think the ’Gale’ crew is having a roadshow in Shengdu, and it just coincidentally lines up with the release of the exam results."

...

Despite their words, everyone who saw this trending topic clicked in unison.

The first topic was a shaky livestream recording.

Opening it, you can tell it’s at the roadshow, someone in the audience is live streaming with their phone.

From the moment a girl stood up to express curiosity about Jiang Lingxi’s exam score, to Jiang Lingxi pulling out her phone to check the score live.

Then to when the score was revealed, and Jiang Lingxi’s response to Director Feng about the previous score estimate, as well as the expressions of the other guests on stage.

The editing could be considered very complete.

[Ahhhhh, even though it’s not my score, I still want to scream!]

[Six hundred eighty-nine, you can basically get into any domestic university.]

[I just want to know how this score was achieved? How can someone score so well!]

[The key is how accurately they estimated their score!]

[With this score, wouldn’t it be a bit of a waste to go to a film and art school?]

[Why didn’t any of the audience members on-site ask Xixi which school she’s planning to apply to!]

The viewer on-site who happened to read this comment thought: "..."

Can they say they were so shocked at the time that they simply forgot!

By the time they remembered to ask, the event had already ended, and they couldn’t exactly chase after her to ask.

Regretting it now is useless, better to just keep scrolling down.

[I scored six hundred seventy-one, hoping to become Xixi’s classmate.]

The profile picture ahead of this comment was remembered by many; the high school student who happened to be in the same exam hall as Jiang Lingxi and encouraged each other during the exams.

Afterward, many people asked her which university she planned to apply to.

[My goal is Jing University.]

Everyone: "..."

Jiang Lingxi scored this well, could she really be considering applying to a comprehensive university?

If she ends up going to school, what about her career in the entertainment industry?

Though raising one’s academic qualifications is indeed important, graduating from Jing University would make one stand out even in the entertainment circle.

But compared to her current booming success in the entertainment world, choosing to go back to school feels a bit like a bad trade.

Jiang Lingxi, however, was unaware that netizens had already started worrying about her future choices. After leaving the event site, she got on a car heading for the airport.

She gave Shen Yunqing a call while she was at it.

Her score was out, but she still didn’t know how much Jiang Lingxu had scored.

"Have you seen my score?"

"Yeah, six-eight-nine, a very nice number."

"A bit higher than I estimated, Jing University should be secure. What about Xiaoxu’s score, has it been checked?"

"Five hundred six."

"Then his estimation was pretty accurate."

"Last year’s score line for the art college was four hundred and fifty, even if it goes up this year, it wouldn’t go up more than fifty. With his score, applying to an art college should be no problem."

"That’s good. I’m on my way to the airport now, I’ll be in the Imperial City by this afternoon."

"I’ll tell Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, and the grandparents. How about we have dinner together tonight?"

"Sure, you go ahead and arrange it."

After getting off the plane in the afternoon and returning to Xiyuan, Jiang Lingxi saw Jiang Lingxu, who was a bit introverted even though he scored his desired score.

"What’s there to be unhappy about since you’ve secured the schools you wanted?"

Jiang Lingxu looked at his sister who was still trending online, "You got six-eight-nine."

Jiang Lingxi raised a brow, "Hmm, didn’t you know my estimated scores all along?"

Jiang Lingxu figured it out.

This was probably the classic case of an A-student never understanding the woes of an underachiever.

His sister scored a six-eight-nine and was so calm, while he, just scoring barely over five hundred, felt too embarrassed to even celebrate.

Quietly gathered his feelings, "Sis, a lot of people online are guessing which school you will apply to."

"You’ll know once the school term starts."

"Are you really going to attend classes?"

"Otherwise why would I go through the trouble to take the exam?"

"What about your work in the entertainment industry?"

"That’s not something for you to worry about. My phone’s ringing, could you get it for me?"

Jiang Lingxu hurriedly sprang up to retrieve the phone that was charging nearby, unplugged it, and handed it over.

"It’s Minmin."

Jiang Lingxi smartly moved the phone a bit away after answering.

As expected, the next second there was a jolt from the earpiece.

"Sister Xi, you’re my idol!"

Jiang Lingxi: "...That might be overstating it."

"How is it overstating! Six-eight-nine! I was shocked to see your score online. And you were so busy during the first half of the year, yet you still got such a high score. You wouldn’t believe how the other guests on the show reacted when I told them your score, they thought I was joking! They were in disbelief until I showed them the trending topic, they took so long to process it."

"Sister Xi, which school are you planning to apply to? While film schools offer more freedom, with your score, it seems a bit of a waste. But at more comprehensive universities, you won’t have as much freedom; wouldn’t attending classes mean less time for acting?"

There’s nothing to hide from friends, so Jiang Lingxi directly revealed her plan, "Applying to Jing University."

Wei Minmin took a soft breath on the other end of the line, "Is that settled already?"

"Yeah, nothing to hesitate about."

"Then with your score, there shouldn’t be any issues. By the way, I actually called for another reason."

"Go ahead."

"I’m currently on a countryside-themed variety show ’Taoyuan Village,’ and the show director wants us to invite friends to be guest stars for an episode. I wasn’t sure whether to ask you before, but now that your exam score is out and the ’Gale’ roadshow is over, I was wondering if you have time to come and record an episode with us?

It only takes three to five days, and if something comes up, you can leave early. I think the recording process is pretty relaxing, and the scenery here is beautiful, with lots of delicious fruits. Oh, and the fish in the mountain springs here are really tasty."

Jiang Lingxi: "..."

Does everyone know she loves fish now, using it to tempt her!

"I’ll think about it and get back to you tomorrow."

Since she’d be a guest star, Tong Yue should definitely be informed.

If there are other arrangements overlapping, it wouldn’t be good.

Wei Minmin understood this reasoning, "Alright, I’ll wait for your reply."

Coincidentally, Tong Yue came over the next day, and after celebrating the high exam score, it was time to talk about work.

Jiang Lingxi brought up Wei Minmin’s invitation.

Tong Yue thought for a moment and nodded, "The ’Taoyuan Village’ program has decent viewership; these slower-paced variety shows are quite popular right now. A short getaway might be nice for you."

After hanging up the call with Wei Minmin, Jiang Lingxi googled the show and watched the first two episodes. While it seemed to be a slow-paced show featuring eating, drinking, and playing, its popularity had been consistently high since it began airing.

The long-term guests included several hot actors and a well-known host.

Yet in Tong Yue’s words, it was just ’decent.’

"Sister Tong, you’re getting carried away!"

Tong Yue: "..."