The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 488 - 487. Pressed a loneliness

Chapter 488: 487. Pressed a loneliness

"You Smile" hadn’t even aired its final episode when she surged to the number one spot on the newcomer actors’ leaderboard.

And on the female actors’ power rankings, Tang Shu’s name also ranked high, even surpassing Chen Xin, a veteran actor who started as a child star.

Within Starshine Media, Sister Luo, who constantly watched the rankings, was dumbfounded.

"This momentum of yours is really too fierce, number one on the newcomer list?!"

The newcomer actors’ leaderboard is specifically open to younger actors and actresses without strict age limits. As long as someone consistently ranks in the top ten for two consecutive years, they are considered to have great potential.

After all, there are just too many new entertainers debuting each year.

Once one meets this condition, in the third year, they are removed from the newcomer leaderboard and move on to other actor rankings. This is akin to leveling up in a game; it is the first challenge actors must overcome, similar to a starter village.

But the starter village doesn’t mean it’s easy to pass. Some may stay on the newcomer rankings for three or four years without making it into the top ten two years in a row. If they don’t make it in five years, it suggests a lack of potential, and the agency will give up on them or put them on ice permanently.

The rules are cruel.

But they are also practical.

This leaderboard is beneficial for both agencies and entertainers. With the help of an agency’s packaging, talented entertainers can quickly make a name for themselves, and even those with less potential might have a shot if the company is supportive. But most who are eliminated tend to be performers with lesser acting skills. A five-year period allows both parties to cut their losses in time, ensuring no loss overall.

Now, Tang Shu managed to top the newcomer list in her first year, which is to say, she dazzled everyone.

Sister Luo, fixated on the newcomer actors’ leaderboard, had a very complex look in her eyes.

"I’ve always known you were not ordinary, but I never expected you to be this extraordinary!"

Tang Shu: "???"

Why does that sound so awkward?

I feel like you’re insinuating something about me.

"Sister Luo, give it another try, speak properly."

Luo Lin was at her wit’s end, "You want me to speak properly? Can you at least act like a newcomer!"

Which newcomer is as fierce as you?

The other nine people who are with you, each of them has been on the newcomer list for two or three years. You’re really not giving them face by taking first place immediately, how are others supposed to live!

Tang Shu sighed, massaged her temples, and felt a bit worried.

Why wasn’t she acting like a newcomer when she was clearly holding back? If it weren’t for her needing to adjust to the new world in the first half of the year, just the newcomer list’s top spot... She had lived in Damo for eighteen years, and no matter what she did, she never settled for second place.

"Stay calm, just perform normally."

"..."

Just perform normally...

Luo Lin felt like spitting out a mouthful of blood. Could there be anything more infuriating than these four words?

Anyone on the newcomer list who hears you say this would definitely want to put you in a sack and beat you up, believe it or not?

This artist is too much to handle.

"It turns out all my efforts to suppress your trending searches for you were in vain."

It was a lonely effort.

Shen Yan, who was suddenly mentioned, silently pointed at another leaderboard on the right side of the laptop, as a reminder.

"Sister Luo, the boss isn’t just at the top of the newcomer list, she’s also on the power rankings."

There are three actor leaderboards in the entertainment circle, apart from the gender-neutral newcomer list, there are also separate power rankings for male and female actors.

Normally, those on the newcomer list are too weak, and even if they make it onto the power rankings, they’re usually in the eighties or nineties, stirring no waves whatsoever.

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