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After the lights came back on, the first act officially started. It began with Fang Lin and the female student Chen, holding her books, walking side by side, chatting and laughing while .

During the rehearsal, this scene went smoothly because it wasn't difficult. The scene of young men and women with mutual affection walking together and chatting about literature and ideals is not only common in TV dramas but also in real life... It's a scene so close to life that it's not a problem for drama school students to perform.

But this time, there were problems with the performance.

It wasn't about forgetting lines or making major mistakes, even the audience in the audience area might not be able to see clearly due to the distance, but the mentors could see clearly —

Jin He was nervous, and because of that, it somewhat affected Ren Yanfei.

The scene was meant to depict a romantic scene from the Republic of China era, between a well-educated female student and a wealthy young man, emphasizing sweetness at the beginning, and their explosive scene would only come in the third act, after Aroma died, their conflicts would be revealed.

But this beginning felt unnatural.

Perhaps the pressure that Jasmine's singing brought during rehearsals made the two actors on stage, especially Jin He, who took the initiative to take on the role of the female student, a bit unsettled.

She began to doubt the role, thinking that although Chen was the heroine of the original movie, this part was clearly Aroma's shining moment.

Doubts about the role, mixed thoughts in her mind, she tried to perform better during the show, but ended up overdoing it.

What did it lead to?

It led to the audience not being able to get into the scene. While you were reciting lines, what I was thinking was, "Oh, you're reciting lines," and the viewers couldn't get into the plot. The three mentors were full of expectations for this performance, but after watching a short segment, they transitioned to having blank expressions.

Especially the C-position on the mentor's seat — a movie director, Guo Kaicheng, who has been filming for over thirty years and has won numerous awards, was more than once the focus of the camera.

His face said it all: bored to death.

Just when he managed to get through this scene, as the lights dimmed on stage and then lit up again, the character Aroma played by Jasmine made her appearance, and the mentors in the audience perked up a bit.

Aroma appeared in front of the dressing table, seated, already in character.

She had arranged to meet Fang Lin here, but some time had passed, and Fang Lin had not arrived yet because he went to see Chen a little earlier, causing a delay. Aroma sat quietly waiting for him, glancing at the mirror several times to show her best side. She wanted to smile, as her smile was the most beautiful, but Fang Lin's change of heart and tardiness prevented her from doing so.

Just when her heart sank to the bottom, he arrived.

When she heard the door opening, Aroma showed her first smile, looking towards the direction of the door.

This was also the first clear view of the character given to the audience.

It was a bit stunning.

Aroma's smile didn't last three seconds. When Fang Lin saw her like this, he felt puzzled and impatient, asking, "What's the matter with your appearance?"

Aroma lowered her eyes, then raised them again, smiling as she said, "I remembered the first time I saw you, I looked like this."

Jasmine's portrayal of this character immersed entirely into the beauty of the past, reminiscing about their shared memories, expressing her feelings of leaving everything behind to be with someone, ending with: "Even if your feelings have changed now, I have no regrets. Young Master Fang, listen to me sing one more time, we should part on good terms."

At this moment, the entire audience, including Fang Lin, was drawn into the drama.

The image of Aroma in their eyes was like a sunset glow on the horizon, the last golden light before the dark night, both dazzling and glamorous.

She exuded astonishing beauty, captivating yet heavyhearted.

Everyone knew how fleeting this beauty was. Soon the golden crow would fall below the horizon, and the sunset glow would fade away.

They couldn't keep her, couldn't hold onto her, only able to watch her burn in this final beauty.

Aroma picked up the cup of water on the dressing table, took a sip to moisten her throat, then sang delicately and gracefully, just like when she first met Fang Lin.

It was her specialty.

Her singing was as beautiful as ever.

Fang Lin felt his heart beating fast, recalling the intense love he once felt, remembering his genuine infatuation with this woman, a taste he still remembered.

At that moment, Fang Lin finally forgot about his student Chen.

As Aroma finished singing her last line, blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, poisoning her to death.

The play wasn't over yet, but the audience was already sobbing.

Not to mention the audience, even the professional mentors involved in directing and acting were deeply moved, some with red eyes.

Seeing how Fang Lin had previously neglected Aroma due to Chen's appearance, leading this passionate woman to her demise. Later, due to Aroma's death, he was filled with regret and self-blame, getting into conflicts and arguments with Chen, ultimately disappointing this student who also loved him... By this point in the play, the audience was both moved to tears and angered.

As the three acts came to an end and the actors returned to the stage, the audience spontaneously stood up and gave them a half-minute round of applause in appreciation.

After the applause died down, the host asked the three actors to introduce themselves, and after a brief introduction, it was time for the audience's favorite segment - comments from the mentors.

Director Guo was the first to be pushed forward.

Guo didn't shy away from speaking and said, "I've heard from a few colleagues before about Jasmine, and their evaluation was -- she's a very spirited actress.

I'm selective about the dramas I watch, not watching everything, but with people talking about her all the time, I couldn't help but go see her in that play early on just to find faults.

Don't we all have that kind of attitude?

You keep telling me how good she is, and I want to see for myself how good she really is.

Hey! Look at her, no more spoilers. My friends ask me, Have you noticed anything interesting? How did this show become so popular?

I said the casting was good, this actress really knows how to act.

They teased me, saying critics all say Jasmine's acting skills are just passable, her strength lies in her popularity with the audience, but you think she's really good at acting, you're practically a big director.

I said, no one can simply rely on popularity to raise the average viewership of a TV series with dozens of episodes to over 2.0. I have to tell the audience and even some young people in the entertainment industry, don't get things mixed up. What's more important than showing off is to touch people's hearts with emotions, making the audience understand your character is more important than making them think you act amazingly.

I believe Jasmine's performance is a sophisticated one, complex yet simple, back to basics.

What's difficult about portraying a character?

The difficulty lies in making the audience love it.

An actress who can make the audience cry and laugh for her with just a casual performance is, in my opinion, the most talented. If I were to film, I would look for such a person..."

As Guo started speaking, the host didn't know how to interrupt, but fortunately the senior figure of the show stepped in: "That's enough, Guo, let's not turn this into a big fan meeting, just give your comments on the previous segment."

The audience burst into laughter.

Someone shouted, "Let Guo speak, we love to listen."

Director Guo turned back to thank all the audience for their support and then continued, "Indeed, I can't finish speaking on my own, I have to leave some words for the other two. So, getting back to this play, I think today's version of Aroma is the most flavorful I've seen beyond the original work, and actress Jasmine completely showcases the charm of the character, especially when master Fang arrives, her reactions, her lines, I truly felt heartbroken.

Throughout this scene, there's not a single word about seeking life or death, but I believe the audience can all sense her determination, there's that feeling of helplessness when you can't hold onto the fading sunset, very artistic and beautiful."

In the past, some performances were praised to the skies by mentors and the audience was left puzzled. Even if they thought it was good, they couldn't quite understand what the mentors were saying.

This time was different, the live audience understood all of Guo's intended meanings, and they thought he truly deserved the awards as a renowned director, unlike some who come and only show off incomprehensible professional jargon.

Guo strongly affirmed Jasmine's current path, saying if there are suitable roles in the future, they must invite her, he really wants to collaborate with her.

Jasmine blushed, feeling like she had paid for a troll to sit in the mentor's seat.

Since the beginning of "My All-Round Girlfriend," there have actually been quite a few people who praised her.

Guo was the first to praise her to this extent.

Guo also praised her singing, even veteran fans couldn't find fault, very good. Director Guo Kaicheng spoke for several minutes alone, without mentioning the other two, completely focused on conversing with Jasmine as if he had discovered a treasure.

The host was quick-witted, quickly wrapping it up, "Thanks to Director Guo Kaicheng for his comments on actress Jasmine, let's hear what the other two mentors have to say."

The praising session was over, so criticism would be next, it goes without saying.

The other two more or less pointed out the acting issues with Ren Yanfei and Jin He: "The final scene was better, the beginning was too forceful, you need to quickly show the true feelings between master Fang and Chen to the audience in a short time, this directly led to Aroma being pushed to a dead-end, I regret that I didn't see that beauty throughout the whole segment, it just felt awkward."

Jin He took the microphone and apologized, "Because it was a face-to-face audience format, I was a little nervous when I first came on stage."

Jin He has also acted in many plays, she naturally knew Jasmine was doing well, but deep down, she was still a bit unwilling.

Because from the beginning, she felt that the production team was favoring Jasmine, even imagining that they gave Jasmine the script in advance for rehearsal, leading her to feel unjustly defeated.

However, such conspiracy theories are not suitable to be brought up on stage.

Especially since she didn't perform well today.

If the mentor's critique had already hurt her deeply, the revelation of the voting results made her feel even more embarrassed. Among the five hundred audience members, over four hundred votes were cast for Jasmine, making the other two contestants look pitiful.

To be honest, in all the episodes aired so far, there has never been such a huge disparity.

Ninety percent of the audience on site supported the same person, making this victory absolutely overwhelming.

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Even though the show had confidentiality requirements for the audience, after the recording of this episode ended and people dispersed, some individuals couldn't help but climb onto anonymous forums to discuss.

"Get ready for the drama, I went to Blue TV to perform, this episode was too too too surprising, I really didn't expect her to participate!"

-- Who?

-- Who is it?

-- If I were rich, I would definitely hire a moderator who can explain things clearly.

-- Give us a hint, who went?

-- Hint: New generation, team favorite, ephemeral like mist and rain, and wind.

-- Oh! I see!

-- Jasmine??? Jasmine went to perform on the drama stage?!!

-- @Moderator, can you tell us more, which play did she perform in? Who did she collaborate with? Did she advance to the next round?

-- I can't say too much, but I can tell you that the performance shocked my entire family, after the play ended, we spontaneously applauded for at least half a minute, and at least ninety percent of the audience was in tears! (Moderator)

At first, some people doubted, but then other audience members elsewhere started to speak up, and their words seemed plausible. The first one to reveal the news was quite reserved, while others exaggerated, saying that Jasmine's portrayal of the character could rival the original play, and it's been a long time since a character made them feel so mesmerized at first sight, and she achieved that.

When the audience who attended the live show praised her widely, someone on Facebook initiated a poll:

"Guess what role Jasmine will portray in her first appearance on 'Actors, Please get ready'?"

Butterfly

Rabbit

Panda

Coffee

Milk Tea

Stinky Tofu

...

Other (please comment in detail).

The top comment was: Is the Stinky Tofu choice a joke? Why didn't you mention snail noodles?

The second comment was: The blogger objectifies women, report it!

Within a day of the poll being released, thirty thousand people participated. While some were curious and chose Stinky Tofu, more chose "other," and the nominations in the comments section were diverse, including everything from aphrodisiacs to sleeping pills. Some covertly commented that they thought it resembled a sunset because the guess was too generic and no one paid attention to them.

Jasmine happened to have some free time, so she spent half a day scrolling through these comments, chuckling as she read.

Then she received a teasing message from Wen Hang.

Wen Hang mentioned this to his younger cousin Jia Jia at home, saying: "[I asked him, what do you think Sister Peach will look like? Can you guess what he said?]"

Jasmine: ...

If you call me Sister Peach, I won't be happy.

But forget it.

"[Can't guess, what did Jia jia say?]"

"[He said she's like air, nothing can compare.]" OvO

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