After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 228: College Entrance Exam Results

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: College Entrance Exam Results

Jiang Lingxi followed Wei Xiao into his director’s office.

"Xixi, I have to thank you for this matter."

Jiang Lingxi didn’t want to take the credit, "It’s Shen Yunqing’s contribution."

"It was you who recommended Mr. Shen, I must thank both of you. I just thanked Mr. Shen via phone," Wei Xiao looked at Jiang Lingxi with an air of calm, "Mr. Shen’s surprise and assistance this time were truly significant, but you don’t seem surprised at all?"

Earlier, he saw that the other actors in the crew were ecstatic. After all, not everyone has the chance to shoot on location at real historical sites. Even he had felt a bit uncontrollable, excited and nervous.

Yet his lead actress was so composed!

Jiang Lingxi: "Yes."

Wei Xiao: "..." What kind of response is this?

He wiped his face, trying to calm himself down, and began to discuss another matter.

"I recorded the entire chess game that you played with Mr. Shen today. I sent it to a seasoned elder in the Go community afterward." Wei Xiao looked a bit embarrassed at this point, "Actually, I just wanted to prove to the elder that the game was truly played by one of my actors. He didn’t believe it at first. But I didn’t expect that after watching, he messaged me saying he wanted to use the actor in the video. That elder has always been kind to me, and I really couldn’t refuse!"

After appreciating a very different side of Wei Xiao than his director persona, Jiang Lingxi slowly nodded, "And then?"

Wei Xiao felt hopeful, cleared his throat, and replied hastily, "Here’s the thing, that elder is surnamed Shi. Elder Shi also holds a title as the Deputy Head of the Go branch of the international chess scene in the Hua District. That might sound a bit complicated, but simply put, he is one of the leading figures in the domestic chess scene. Currently, he is a guest on a traditional competitive program. This program includes a Go challenge, featuring Go enthusiasts from all over. Unexpectedly, a young man from neighboring country R emerged skilled and defeated our country’s guests. Elder Shi was quite upset about this. When he saw your game with Mr. Shen, he wanted to invite you to compete against the young man from R who has already won several rounds."

Jiang Lingxi frowned as she listened to him finish, "We invented Go, yet we can’t beat a foreign player?"

This just didn’t sit well with her!

"Sigh, after winning several rounds in a row, that young man even boasted at the end of the last program that we had no one who could match him. It really angered Elder Shi. But after watching your game video, Elder Shi believes you can do it, and so do I."

"You two regard me so highly."

She couldn’t deny that her competitive spirit was indeed stirred by the two of them.

Recalling the message from Elder Shi asking him to persuade her to defeat the young man so thoroughly that he wouldn’t dare boast again, Wei Xiao racked his brain and finally thought of a compelling way, "Moreover, the program is sponsored by the National Television. The country is currently promoting traditional culture, and the program’s audience is substantial. You are an actress and you’re excellent at Go, which is also beneficial for increasing your reputation."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lingxi thought of her own fanbase, ten times smaller compared to Wei Minmin’s.

"If I go, will it affect the filming schedule here?"

"No, no," Wei Xiao quickly waved his hands, "The program is broadcast live in the evening, and the studio is right at the Imperial City TV station. You’ll just need to work a little harder after filming to play a game of Go."

"If you agree, after tomorrow evening’s filming, I’ll have the crew’s car take you there. Elder Shi will arrange for someone to pick you up once you arrive."

Jiang Lingxi: "...So Director Wei and Elder Shi have everything arranged?"

Wei Xiao gave an awkward laugh, "I just thought, Xixi, you wouldn’t turn a blind eye to such things."

"Really?"

"Yes, intuition."

Jiang Lingxi: "..."

That intuition was quite accurate.

Her once hard-won legacy, protected for future generations, shouldn’t be disregarded by foreigners on this land.

With Jiang Lingxi’s nod, Wei Xiao immediately messaged Elder Shi, "I won’t let you down."

"The young lady is outstanding. By the way, I want to add her as a friend. Make the introduction quickly, I want to discuss the insights from today’s game with her."

Never had Wei Xiao thought he would be a middleman like this one day: "..."

As soon as she came out of the office, Jiang Lingxi received a friend request: "..."

She opened the request with an avatar of two Go stones. No need to ask, it must be the elder Shi.

The elder is quite impatient!

*

After adding him as a friend, Jiang Lingxi chatted with the elder all night about Go, resulting in dreams of playing chess all through her sleep.

The setting was the palace they filmed at during the day, and her opponent wore a familiar purple robe, with elegant fingers holding a white jade stone, it was hard to tell if the fingers or the stone was more refined. The voice was as steady as ever, reminiscent of jade flowing through a stream.

She had never mentioned before that she liked hearing that voice.

After all, saying something like that felt a little improper for the minister of her realm.

Although the dream felt real, she was subconsciously aware it was a dream, so she allowed herself to be a little more open.

She finally said what she had withheld in her previous life: "Shen Qing’s voice is even more melodious than the sound of a stone landing on the board."

As soon as her words fell, the person in front of her cooperatively showed a surprised expression, and his fingers trembled slightly, the stone slipped onto the board, a crisp sound disrupting the game that was halfway played.

Jiang Lingxi’s prank succeeded, and she woke up laughing from her dream.

She opened her eyes to the already bright bedroom, feeling an inexplicable sense of loss.

"Knock knock!"

"Come in."

The bedroom door was twisted open from outside, and Lu Zhengzheng’s little head poked in, meeting a smiling face on the bed, "So it wasn’t an illusion!"

"What?"

"I just heard Sister Xixi laughing outside and thought it was my imagineation."

Jiang Lingxi: "...Was I laughing that loudly?"

Lu Zhengzheng nodded, "Did you have a nice dream?"

Jiang Lingxi was too embarrassed to admit she was laughed awake by a dream, so she cleared her throat and replied, "I just saw a joke on my phone."

"It must have been really funny." Luckily, Lu Zhengzheng didn’t press further, "Sister Xixi, An’an is here."

"Today is the college entrance exam results day, she’s a bit nervous." Jiang Lingxi grabbed a hairpin from the table and quickly tied her hair, "You chat with her for a bit, I’ll freshen up and take you both out for breakfast."

After breakfast and getting herself made up, she arrived at the set just before nine.

The crew was already busy setting up the scenes to be shot today. Jiang Lingxi sat down with Xu Ling’an, holding her phone, quietly waiting for nine o’clock.

It was Lu Zhengzheng who suddenly spoke up, "It’s nine o’clock."

The three of them exchanged glances, and simultaneously logged in to the exam result checking portal on their phones, inputting Xu Ling’an’s exam number and name, and hit search.

They then watched as a grey circle kept spinning on the screen.

"It must be too many people trying to check their scores right now, overloading the system."

After trying several times, it was finally Xu Ling’an’s phone that successfully logged in, Jiang Lingxi and Lu Zhengzheng both looked at her phone screen.

"How come there’s no score displayed? Could the system be malfunctioning due to overload?"

Xu Ling’an’s face turned a little pale, she didn’t know either.

After exiting and rechecking, it still showed the same result.

"Sister..."

Jiang Lingxi was about to ask Tong Yue, who also had relatives taking the college entrance exam, what was going on when Xu Ling’an’s phone rang first.

"It’s Grandma."

Despite the panic, Xu Ling’an quickly answered the call, trying to keep her tone calm: "Grandma."

"An’an, I just received two phone calls from people claiming to be admissions officers from Jing University and Hua University. They said they’re inviting you to apply to their schools. When I told them you weren’t home, they said they’re heading to the film city to find you now..."