Chapter 41 Program Launch

"Hey, Yuanyuan, the video websites and TV stations are broadcasting 'Supermodel' simultaneously tonight. You don't have anything else planned for tonight, right?"

"No."

"That's great! Let's watch it together tonight!"

"No problem, I'm going to have dinner. We'll chat on voice later."

"Okay, go ahead, I'll hurry and buy some dinner too."

Liu Lu hung up the phone, excitedly grabbed some change, ran downstairs to buy a bowl of hot and sour noodles, and took it home. Her parents were very busy these days and usually didn't get home until very late.

She used to dislike being in her lifeless home, but today she felt rooted to the spot, not wanting to leave. She turned on the TV early, tuned to the channel where "Supermodel" was airing, and started eating her hot and sour noodles.

After finishing the bowl, she took a jar of ice-cold apple cider vinegar from the refrigerator to cool down the spiciness. She comfortably nestled on the sofa, her other hand holding her phone, browsing the "Supermodel" website for the latest updates.

Why did she like watching "Supermodel" so much? Of course, it was for the goddess!

Of the four roommates, besides Yuanyuan (Zheng Yuan), whom she had taken to watch "Supermodel China," the other two roommates couldn't understand their pursuit of celebrities. In their words, "

You're in college and still chasing stars? And what's wrong with chasing someone younger than you?"

Honestly, Liu Lu didn't understand their thinking either. What's wrong with her chasing stars? Who's it bothering? What's wrong with chasing someone younger than her? Money can't buy what I like! Besides, that person is worthy of her liking.

Look at that face, that expression, that intelligence—everything about them is admirable. So what if someone like that is younger than her? She's not chasing after someone's age.

Originally, Liu Lu was closest to another classmate in her dorm, but now, because of her celebrity obsession, she's actually getting closer to Zheng Yuan, who's in a different department.

Speaking of which, Yuanyuan is a top student in the computer science department, which is rare; the vast majority of people working in the IT industry are male. During the live stream of the "Supermodel All-Star" competition, when the top 30 contestants were narrowed down to 15, Yuanyuan had shown her a real talent. The video editing was so good; every time she watched it, she liked her idol even more.

"Ring ring~" The voice request notification sounded.

Liu Lu quickly answered.

"Yuanyuan, have you finished eating?"

"Yes, it'll start in a few minutes. Are you watching the video or watching TV?"

"I've got both on. I'm going to watch TV and send comments."

"Then I'll watch it on the computer. My dad has taken over the TV."

"I feel sorry for you," Liu Lu said. "By the way, I just saw the trailer on the official website. Let me tell you, it's incredibly exciting..."

"It's starting." Zheng Yuan's voice came through the voice message.

Sure enough, the trailer clip she had just seen on the official website appeared on the TV screen.

Liu Lu quickly sat up.

After the exciting and conflict-ridden trailer finished, the scene from the beginning of the trailer appeared.

Zhuo Yiyan stood before the fifteen contestants, smiling, and said, "Congratulations on advancing to the top fifteen! Next, you will face a fierce and brutal elimination round."

Hearing this, Liu Lu felt a surge of excitement. She quickly picked up her phone and sent comments to Zheng Yuan, saying, "So exciting! The elimination round has finally started!"

At the beginning of the video, there weren't many comments, mostly things like "Looking forward to it!" and "Go so-and-so!"

Then came the group selection. Someone like Liu Lu, who practically watched the supermodel live streams every day, knew which contestants had interacted a lot, which hadn't, and which had had conflicts. When

she saw that Sheng Jiaoyang had actually pulled Qi Hua and others, who weren't usually friendly, into his group, Liu Lu was stunned. At that moment, only one thought crossed her mind—

had Erjiao lost her mind?

"Huh?" Even Zheng Yuan on the other end of the voice call was surprised.

"What's wrong with Erjiao? Look at the people she chose! Qi Hua, Huang Linying, Zhang Xue, and that one... what's her name again?"

"Luo Caimin."

"Right, right, they're all not very good. If she was going to choose, she should have chosen Xiao Yang or Pu Mingyu, those strong contestants! What good is Qi Hua's pretty face and bad temper? Oh my, my Erjiao, why did you have to be so foolish?!"

Liu Lu sighed, already able to foresee the miserable scene of Erjiao being dragged down by these useless people.

"Erjiao must have her own reasons for choosing them, don't worry about it." Compared to Liu Lu, Zheng Yuan was obviously much more rational and calm.

Finally, it was time for the styling change. Liu Lu couldn't keep up with her grumbling. She stared intently at the TV screen, following the camera as it moved between the contestants. It finally caught sight of Erjiao, then quickly moved away. She was getting a little anxious.

She saw Zhuo Yiyan and the styling director talking in the aisle.

“There are several celebrity look-alikes this season,”

Liu Lu nodded, her second daughter being one of them.

“It’ll be difficult to transform her.”

Liu Lu disagreed. How could it be difficult to transform her second daughter? She still stunned everyone even in cheap clothes before!

“Making her more beautiful is easy, but making her more fashionable and visually impactful is much harder.”

Bullshit! My second daughter can be beautiful or cool, aloof or adorable, assertive or reserved…

"I don't want to!" A sudden shout from the TV startled Liu Lu.

The camera quickly zoomed in on the source of the sound, and Qi Hua's angry face reappeared before her.

"Oh my god, it's that woman again! She's practically the troublemaker of this year's supermodel competition," Liu Lu exclaimed.

However, thanks to Qi Hua, Er Jiao finally got some screen time this time.

Seeing Er Jiao defending the stylist being yelled at by Qi Hua to "shut your stinking mouth," Liu Lu wanted to jump into the TV and scratch that angry face. What kind of person is she, daring to talk to our Er Jiao like that? You're the one with a stinking mouth, your whole family has stinking mouths!

This scene made those who liked Xu Jiao Jiao especially dislike Qi Hua, and even casual viewers had a very bad impression of the particularly arrogant Qi Hua.

"Calm down, calm down," Zheng Yuan kept trying to calm the somewhat furious Liu Lu over the phone.

"If this woman doesn't have powerful connections, I'll change my surname to hers! This is rigged! How could someone with such poor manners get into the competition and even get second place in popularity? I don't believe so many people are blind!" Liu Lu said indignantly.

"Look, Er Jiao's new look is out!" Zheng Yuan, the calm and collected technical expert, reminded her.

Liu Lu's eyes widened instantly, her mouth agape in astonishment as she stared at the rare close-up shot of Er Jiao on the screen.

She's reached a new level of coolness!

Wang Wei's comment, "Jiao Jiao, you're so cool you have no friends," really hit the nail on the head.

Er Jiao really might end up with no friends if she keeps going like this. When she stands next to the others, their style is noticeably lower. Even with her gray hair, she's still fashionable and beautiful.

The others' styles, tsk tsk, are all non-mainstream. Well, Er Jiao's hairstyle would also look non-mainstream on someone else.

Seeing Zhuo Yiyan and Dawei praising Er Jiao, Liu Lu grinned broadly, feeling a sense of shared experience.

With fifteen contestants, the average screen time for each person was actually quite limited. Popular contestants received slightly more screen time, so even if viewers had a favorite, they could only patiently watch.

The photo session quickly ended, and all the contestants went to the beach with Zhuo Yiyan.

The group competition, which had looked so exciting in the trailer, began. The process was intense and entertaining; some contestants' reactions were hilarious, while others left viewers both amused and exasperated.

In the group competition, Erjiao didn't perform well because her teammates were incredibly unreliable, unsurprisingly dragging her down.

"Erjiao, why did you have to be so foolish!" Liu Lu sighed while waiting for the commercial break.

After the commercials, the episode was nearing its end.

Zhang Xue and Luo Caimin, whose name Liu Lu couldn't even remember, were eliminated. Liu Lu wasn't surprised at all; in fact, she breathed a sigh of relief—finally, two of her dragging her down were gone.

Liu Lu wasn't surprised that Erjiao won the best photo; Erjiao was so beautiful, she could easily take high-quality photos.

The judges had good taste! It seems that apart from Qi Hua being a major flaw, the production team is fairly fair.

In a nightclub, Qi Hua was sitting in a booth watching others dance. She wanted to join in the fun, but her sprained ankle hadn't healed yet, so she could only watch from the sidelines.

"Hey, Qi Hua, was that show you participated in before called 'Supermodel'?" The girl with smoky makeup sitting next to her asked, swaying her head to the upbeat music.

"Yeah, what's up?" Qi Hua wasn't in a good mood.

"Yan Yue tagged you in the group chat, saying to watch 'Supermodel'." The girl said, scrolling through her phone without looking up.

Qi Hua picked up her phone and opened their group chat. Sure enough, Yan Yue had tagged her, telling her to watch "Supermodel" online. For her, participating in "Supermodel" was the darkest time of her life. She had initially been full of confidence, telling her friends she was going to win the championship, but now she had slinked away from the competition. Where was her pride now?

"Wow! This is incredible, Qi Hua, look!" The girl with smoky eye makeup held her phone up to Qi Hua.

The phone screen displayed the comments section, with Qi Hua's name appearing frequently.

But they were all insults.

[Is this Qi Hua still a baby? She knows what kind of situation this is and still acts like this, she must be some kind of weirdo!]

[What's wrong with the production team? Keeping someone like Qi Hua on the show? What's the use of being pretty? I wouldn't want a girl like that even if she offered herself to me!] [

Wow, Qi Hua is just jealous of my Erjiao, saying such awful things, she should be sent back for a makeover.]

The above are some of the more polite insults.

Qi Hua was furious and slapped the girl's phone to the ground.

"Hey, are you kidding me? This is my phone!" the girl exclaimed in surprise.

"I'll pay you back if it's broken." Qi Hua said, abandoning her cane and limping away.

"Where are you going!" The girl with smoky makeup quickly picked up her phone and chased after her.

"Settle the score!" Qi Hua said angrily.