RPWDL Chapter 16

Chapter 16 – Astonishing Grades

The company just went public recently and Xu Lang had a lot of things to do, so he overlooked Xia Teng’s matter.

By the time he found out, Xia Teng had once again climbed the hot search.

The reason was because Lin Ce released the cast of the new movie.

Lin Ce was no longer the little director who had no funds nor connections; his previous work had later won an award.

Many fans and celebrities paid attention on him.

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There was a very bad habit in the entertainment circle, whenever the lineup of actors and actresses was not yet decided, there would often be fake news to increase hype.

Often times you would see rumors about so-and-so famous star was going to play a certain role, only to have a no-name celebrity listed when the real lineup was announced.

Therefore, what Lin Ce did—announcing the actors in one go without any warning—was something like a breath of fresh air.

Although Xia Teng’s acting skills were good, it was inevitable that some people would feel sour about it.

After all, this movie was very likely to win an award, it would be good if their own idol was the one who received the role.

Xia Teng was rather fortunate; the male lead actor for the movie was even less famous than her, and considering Xia Teng’s young age, everyone would feel like they were fighting over things with a younger generation if they speak against her, which was not a very good feeling.

As a result, most of the gunfire was directed towards the male lead actor’s Weibo page to the point that it was difficult to look at.

Xu Lang looked at Lin Ce’s Weibo post. The star casted for this movie in his previous life was a total mess; Lin Ce had no funds, so he could only accept the flower vase appointed by the investors.

[*flower vase: pretty on the outside, empty on the inside; beautiful face with no talent/skill.]

This was why Xu Lang was greatly surprised when he saw the news on Weibo.

Indeed, in this life, all of these had changed. With Xu Lang’s strong support, whether it was the filming crew or the cast members, Lin Ce decided them all based on his own decision.

And Xia Teng’s performance in the previous movie was indeed impressive.

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In Xu Lang’s previous life, the movie《Mama》had a score of eighty-five on Douban by relying on the script and the male lead actor. Of course, all the bad reviews were given to the female lead’s acting skills.

After winning a series of awards, that male lead actor also swept major best actor awards of that year.

It was also due to this reason that the female lead actress was rebuked for a long time.

But now that the female lead had changed into Xia Teng, Xu Lang was suddenly a little curious about what kind of results such a combination would bring.

No matter what it would be, Xu Lang still gave Lin Ce a call.

He requested Lin Ce to manage the crew well, and there should be no news of bullying small actors.

Lin Ce’s instantly recalled the previous incident with Mo Yan, so he readily made the promise.

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About half a month after entering the filming crew, the director abruptly slapped his thigh. “I have picked up a gem ah!”

He frequently said this, but it had always been during filming. Everyone was currently resting, so how did this sentence suddenly appear.

“Xia Teng! Come and have a look! Is this you?” The director said while suppressing his excitement.

“Huh?” Xia Teng walked over. The crew had a good relationship; seeing that the director was so excited, everyone approached the two of them to join in.

Xia Teng looked at the picture on the director’s phone screen.

{City A College Entrance Examination Score Inquiry}
[Registration number: 0147835682 Full Name: Xia Teng]
[Chinese Literature: 130 points]
[Mathematics: 147 points]
[Foreign Language: 145 points]
[Natural Science: 279 points]
[Total score: 701 points]

Xia Teng blinked her eyes and could no longer think. Her heartbeat sped up.

“How… how did I do in the test…” Xia Teng’s voice was a little hoarse.

“Come and check if it’s true!! This is from the Internet. The person claimed to be a student in the same class as you and saw your score when the teacher was checking the grades. But who knows if this is real or not.” The director’s eyes were especially bright—if this was real, it was basically a promotion material delivered to their door.

“I got it.”

At this time, someone from the crew had already lugged a computer over. “If you cannot check it on the phone, I have a computer!”

The group of people started to check the results in a flurry.

Then… the system was busy.

“Wait, I’ll call to check!” The makeup artist said excitedly.

But the phone line was busy.

As a result, everyone simply called to check the result.

Finally, someone got through. “Xia Teng, quick, tell me your test number and ID number.”

Xia Teng received the phone, her hands almost trembling.

Because it was on loudspeaker mode, everyone could listen in.

Xia Teng’s ears were buzzing, she could only hear the last “701 points”.

“The total score… how much was it?” Xia Teng stammered and asked the person next to her.

From the director to the rest of the crew members and actors, everyone jumped up excitedly. “Out of 750 points!!! Xia Teng! You got 701 points!”

Xia Teng’s legs went a little soft, that is… that is to say, she can be in the same school with Xu Lang!

“Ao ao aoo!!!” Xia Teng came back to her senses and bounced up happily. “I’m so amazing ah!!!”

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At this time, Xu Lang also remembered that today was the day the results were posted. He logged into Weibo, then saw Xia Teng’s results.

Of course, the comments were full of doubting voices, saying that it was unnecessary to do this just for the sake of creating a big news and it would be very awkward later when the truth was exposed.

Of course, Xu Lang didn’t think this result was wrong. In his opinion, this was what Xia Teng’s normal performance should be like.

Then he received a call from his homeroom teacher.

“Xu Lang, have you checked your grades?” The homeroom teacher’s voice was the same as if winning 5 million.

“I haven’t checked, I couldn’t get into the system,” Xu Lang said.

“Your total score is seven hundred and ten! First in science!! Nine points higher than the second place!”

Oh, then the second place must be Xia Teng.

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Very soon Xia Teng also called Xu Lang, and just like a little kid, she couldn’t stop shouting excitedly.

Later with Xu Lang’s reminder, Xia Teng posted on Weibo.

[ Xia Teng (V): Reporting in to refute the rumor, the screenshot that said I got 701 points in the college entrance examination…… it’s true! Ao ao ao!!! So excited!!!! Right now I don’t even need a rocket to fly to the sky! ]

[ Mama Movie Official (V): The crew’s carnival <video> ]

It just happened to record how Xia Teng and the crew called to check the score earlier. Of course, Xia Teng’s ID number was censored out with a beep.

Then all of a sudden, Weibo exploded.

Some were beseeching this top student to bless them!

Some were astonished that Xia Teng played a lot of small roles during her senior year of high school and yet she was still able to get such a high score.

There were also some who investigated around and found that the number one spot in City A was 710 points. They felt it was a pity that Xia Teng didn’t get the number one rank.

In any case, passers-by who might have disliked Xia Teng before also gave her a word or two of admiration for this big top student.

And thus, nobody cared about the number-one who scored 710 points.

Even the traditional news media organizations all were contacting the crew, asking them if they had any time to accept interview.

The director was overjoyed. Although there was a tiny bit of inadequacy due to Xia Teng not being the number one, he still let Xia Teng go without hesitation.

At this time, the director’s group also discovered that the number-one’s name was Xu Lang.

“The boss’s name is a good name ah, look, this person with the exact same name was the number-one!” The group said as they sighed.

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Translator’s Corner:
If you forget about the college subjects and want to know more, can check previous chapters. The “Natural Science” here refers to Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (I think).

Next chapter scheduled on 16 March~