The Queen's Rise to the Top

Chapter 63

Gu Beihuai watched Nan XiangWan's performance end and immediately got up to leave.

The three mentors each bid him farewell with a wave.

Gu Beihuai nodded, suppressing his heart that had been beating too fast just now.

Back on stage, the plump Zhao Tiancheng sat back down in the chief mentor's seat.

Walking out of the studio, Gu Beihuai swiftly got into the car and sat in the back seat.

The manager Lang Hu in the front passenger seat turned around, "Mr. Gu, we don't have any movies in preparation right now! Other than the one you just wrapped, you wanted to focus on business matters and weren't taking any more movie or TV roles, right?"

Gu Beihuai looked at him, expressionless.

Lang Hu: "Mr. Gu, say something! Don't tell me you signed a film contract without telling me!"

"Sigh, Mr. Gu, don't you trust me anymore?"

Gu Beihuai's eyelid twitched: "No movies in preparation - so you won't even look for one to film?"

Lang Hu: "Ah???"

At the same time, Lang Hu was extremely excited inside.

Is he planning to develop as a director?

Great!

A heavenly king is a heavenly king!

So talented!

Gu Beihuai: "After the college entrance exam ends, contact Nan XiangWan to play the female lead."

Lang Hu: "Oh, okay, who should we get to play the male lead? That new actor Duan Chao looks pretty good."

Gu Beihuai's voice turned icy cold: "Lang Hu, are you trying not to work?"

Lang Hu:

The driver on the side was so anxious he couldn't help but cut in: "Mr. Gu, Nan XiangWan is really an outstanding newcomer! It's rare for the entertainment industry to produce someone like her! Just like you back in the day!"

Gu Beihuai's expression finally softened a little: "She is outstanding."

Driver: "I don't know how many girls have been captivated by her!"

Gu Beihuai's expression was as dark as ink.

He was one of them.

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Nan XiangWan returned to the waiting room.

Pop!

Deng Si Nan held up a bottle of something, the mouth bursting open.

Bubbly liquid gushed out.

The other girls excitedly surrounded Nan XiangWan in the middle.

Let's open some champagne to celebrate!

Everyone take a sip, it'll relax you before going back on stage!

Although the results weren't out yet, they knew their team would definitely take first place by a wide margin.

Hahaha! Nan XiangWan isn't legal yet right?

It's just champagne, one sip is fine!

And so, Nan XiangWan raised her glass.

Her teammates cheered "Eers!"

Nan XiangWan joined them in toasting and drank it down.

Very soon.

She realized the figures of her teammates in front of her were starting to double.

Their voices became faint then loud, faint then loud.

Her whole head felt so heavy, so heavy.

Thud!

Nan XiangWan collapsed headfirst onto the ground!

The cheers in the waiting room stopped abruptly.

Deng Si Nan: "Nan XiangWan?!"

Li Banyan: "Holy sh*t babe what happened?!"

The teammates were in a panic, calling for staff to come help.

Just then, Ge Dongxuan, who had just finished performing, happened to walk by.

Seeing the commotion in this waiting room, she wandered in to take a look.

But as soon as she entered, she saw Nan XiangWan passed out on the sofa, her face flushed red!

Ge Dongxuan:

Li Banyan was anxious to the point of hysteria: "What on earth is going on?! Where are the medics?!"

Staff member: "They're on their way!"

Ge Dongxuan spoke up: "What did she eat or drink to pass out like this?"

Deng Si Nan's face was ghostly pale: "Champagne, but we all drank it."

Ge Dongxuan: "*facepalm* She gets dead drunk off one chocolate liquor, and you give her champagne?!"

Deng Si Nan:

Li Banyan: ???

Apart from the staff present and Ge Dongxuan, no one else knew about the time Nan XiangWan had passed out drunk off one chocolate liquor.

When Li Banyan returned to the dorm, Nan XiangWan was already sprawled on the bed, dead asleep.

So her roommates didn't know either!

Afterwards, Ge Dongxuan did complain about it to Zhu Sha, but Zhu Sha wasn't the gossipy sort.

Just then the medics arrived.

It was the same two medics, and upon seeing it was Nan XiangWan again, both were speechless!

Drinking alcohol again?

Can't someone keep an eye on her?!

With today's incident happening in the waiting room full of people, the hallway was also crammed with onlookers.

And so, Nan XiangWan's atrocious alcohol tolerance became known to all.

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On the competition stage.

The fourth team was currently performing.

During the critiques for the third team, the livestream audience had noticed the chief mentor was back again, causing a small wave of excitement.

Some subgroups of fans also rushed to Gu Beihuai's social media to privately message asking about the situation.

But there was no response.

The topic [#GuBeihuai Come And Gone Again#] quietly made it onto the hot search trends.

Fans poured out streams of complaints, and all kinds of comments emerged.

One subset of fans noticed a pattern!

Every one of Gu Beihuai's unexpected incidents was related to Nan XiangWan!

Could something be going on between them?

No way?!

Gu Beihuai, you absolutely must not, Nan XiangWan isn't even of age yet!

Three years minimum!

Backstage, host Guan Liangzhe was preparing to go on.

Just then, some girls in the live audience tugged on his clothes from behind.

Guan Liangzhe turned around to see several chattering young girls surrounding him.

"Mr. Host, when the first place team comes back on stage later, please have Nan XiangWan say a couple more sentences!"

"Earlier Nan XiangWan just said her teammates' names, then stood there spacing out the whole time! Please ask her more questions!"

"Yes, we want to hear Nan XiangWan speak!"

"Handsome, can you have Nan XiangWan say more, please?"

"Handsome, we're begging you!"

Guan Liangzhe gave them an "OK" gesture.

The girls bowed repeatedly in thanks, chattering excitedly!

Inside, Guan Liangzhe still felt quite satisfied. It was rare to encounter such well-behaved fans, calling him "Handsome" made him bloom with joy.

Most importantly, the fans didn't make any noise or disturbances when the performers were on stage.

Very obedient!

In the waiting room.

The medics had left already. There was nothing more they could do for just intoxication anyway, no need to go to the hospital.

Ge Dongxuan had also left in exasperation, and the others dispersed as well.

Deng Si Nan was currently at a loss for words, this girl got dead drunk off one sip of champagne?!

What to do when they go back on stage later!

Li Banyan brought over some warm water: "Pour this down her throat?"

Deng Si Nan gritted her teeth: "Do it! There are still several teams left to perform before the show ends, let's try our best to sober her up!"

On the sofa.

Nan XiangWan lay there, breathing evenly with a hint of warmth.

Her cheeks were flushed pink, like two clumps of pink cotton.

Instinctively, her body curled up cutely as she slept on the sofa.

She looked just like a sound asleep little squirrel!

The five teammates all caught their breath, falling silent for a long while.

Finally, someone couldn't help but blurt out: "So, so cute!"

This time the others reacted - they had actually been so mesmerized watching Nan XiangWan sleep that they spaced out?!