After Transmigrating as a Scum Omega, I Had a Happy Ending with My Ex-Wife [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 7

As web variety shows have surged in popularity over the past two years, countless new genres have been popping up like mushrooms after a spring rain.

Among them, idol survival shows are particularly adored by young people—not for any complex reason, but simply because they provide a stage for everyone to showcase themselves.

Dreamy Youth is one such show, now in its third season. The previous two seasons were massive hits; the final winning trainees have since built successful careers in the entertainment industry—some ranking among top-tier “flowering” starlets, some focusing on acting, and others having already released two full albums.

Because of this, an exceptionally large number of trainee girls signed up this year.

When the official Weibo account for Dreamy Youth announced this season’s mentors, the audience went wild. Upon learning that the “Producer” (Host/Initiator) was actually Film Queen Fu, Weibo nearly crashed. The buzz was no less intense than the news of her divorce.

Who is Film Queen Fu? She is the youngest actress to achieve a “Grand Slam” (winning the top three prestigious film awards). Any one of her works could crush a top-tier starlet; in fact, idol starlets aren’t even in the same league as her.

And now, Film Queen Fu was going to participate in a web variety show?

【Ahhh! Sister Mo is actually doing a variety show! I can only say: Sister Mo, please do more shows like this!】

【I’m ready! Charge, Sister Mo!】

Usually, Fu Mo does nothing but act. Fans only see her when a new project is released; otherwise, their idol is a ghost.

Now that she was joining a variety show, wouldn’t there be plenty of chances to see her? The entire comment section was flooded with “Ahhh!” bullet-chat (Danmu) messages from fans.

On the first day of the broadcast, long before the scheduled time, many fans were already waiting in front of their screens just to get the first glimpse of Film Queen Fu.

As the show started and the first images appeared, the screen was instantly covered in bullet-chat:

【Ahhh! Film Queen Fu, I’m here!】

【I came solely for Film Queen Fu.】

【Xu Xiyi, hurry up and release a new album!】

【Xuehua, the character ‘Xiao Xiao’ you played is too cute!】

【Han Sixi, Mommy loves you~】

【Wen Yutong, go for it, daughter!】

Fans from all camps gathered to cheer and call for their favorite idols.

Soon, the screen showed the footage of the trainees reporting for duty.

【Ah, it’s that maid Xiao Ling from The Favored Concubine’s Mischief! I liked her so much when I watched it. She’s so cute.】

The camera cut, and the audience got excited again.

【It’s Lin Xiaohan! Her dancing is beautiful. I didn’t expect her to come too.】

【Liang Ya! Ahhh, she’s here as well.】

The screen currently showed the waiting hall. Trainees—both known and unknown—were constantly entering through the large main doors.

As viewers discussed the girls present, someone else appeared at the entrance.

【Who is it? Who could it be?】

【Is it Han Sixi?】

【Or Wen Yutong?】

The audience didn’t have to guess for long. When a beautiful figure entered pushing a suitcase, both the trainees on-site and the viewers in the livestream were stunned for a moment.

It wasn’t until the trainee Lou Kexin let out a shout and rushed over that the audience regained their senses.

【Su Hua?!】

【Holy crap!】

【Why is she here?】

【Su Hua, get out of the entertainment industry!】

【Fuck, what’s even the point of watching if she’s here?】

【I heard she’s tone-deaf and has zero coordination. Is she here for comic relief?】

【I used to only see her stirring up trouble on Weibo; I didn’t expect her to come to a variety show to embarrass herself.】

【You guys forgot one thing: The Producer.】

Reminded by that one comment, the audience snapped out of it.

【Holy shit!】

【Wait, what?!】

The viewers were genuinely shocked, yet many began to feel a sense of anticipation.

【Ahhh! I actually want to see Su Hua start a fight live.】

【On the same show as her ex-wife—one as the mentor, one as the student. Just thinking about it is thrilling.】

【Damn, here she comes! She’s walking in with a massive wave of anti-fans.】

As soon as those words were typed, the screen was indeed filled with attacks on Su Hua, mostly demanding she leave the industry.

【Kexin, little sister, stay away from that person!】

【Sister, don’t be fooled by her appearance!】

【Ahhh! Sister, run!】

The anti-fans arrived, but the show continued.

In the entire hall of seventy or eighty trainees, only Lou Kexin was genuinely welcoming to Su Hua; everyone else wore expressions of rejection and disdain.

【To be fair, Su Hua brought this on herself.】

【If she didn’t act out so much, with that face, she would have reached top-tier status long ago.】

【No thanks, her acting is an eyesore.】

【I can obsess over her face, but her acting and character… mmm…】

While everyone was commenting, more people arrived at the entrance.

【Ahhh! It’s Han Sixi and Wen Yutong!】

【Sixi, Yutong, Mommy loves you~】

Fans of Han Sixi and Wen Yutong instantly drowned out the previous discussion about Su Hua. The screen was packed with excited comments.

Once the hundred trainees were mostly present, the staff had them line up by company to enter the stage area. Trainees from other companies stood in small groups, and even the individual trainees found a “tribe,” but Su Hua stood all alone at the very end of the line.

The camera swept over her intentionally or otherwise.

【Su Hua is being shunned.】

【She deserves it.】

【But honestly, this scene looks so pitiful.】

【If I didn’t know her history, I’d think she was being bullied.】

【But the fact is, she is being shunned by everyone.】

【Hahaha!】

The comment section was full of people watching the drama.

At Fengsheng Entertainment, An Lanqing and Xiao Dong watched the bullet-chat, unsure whether to be angry or feel bad for Su Hua.

An Lanqing said, “Let her get yelled at. If she knew this would happen, she shouldn’t have acted up in the first place.”

Xiao Dong didn’t dare to speak. Even though An Lanqing said that, she still told the PR department to stay alert and notify her immediately if anything went wrong on Weibo.

The screen switched to the interior stage. At first, it was pitch black. As the first group of trainees entered, the screen lit up with a flash, revealing the striking “Pyramid.”

One hundred seats—no more, no less.

The first group of girls was startled, then screamed with excitement. Having seen the previous two seasons, they knew what this pyramid represented. They looked at the number one seat at the top but eventually withdrew their lingering gazes and sat in the middle section.

More trainees entered, and the empty seats were filled one by one.

【Ahhh! Han Sixi, Wen Yutong!】

【Liang Ya took the first seat! Heavens, this is so intense.】

【Han Sixi and Wen Yutong are actually sitting in the 15th and 16th seats? Babies, you need to have confidence in yourselves!】

【Mainly because the front was already taken, they could only sit there.】

The camera cut to the other side, showing the mentors. The audience cheered.

【Fu Mo! Fu Mo!】

【Xu Xiyi!!】

【Xuehua, I love you~】

On screen, Jiao Kai, the dance instructor for this show, looked at a monitor and teased the woman beside him: “Fu Mo, isn’t that your… ex-wife?”

The audience roared.

【Jiao Kai is stirring up trouble again!】

【Ooh, let’s go, let’s go!】

【The way Jiao Kai paused for a second there is very telling.】

【Jiao Kai is a pro at gossip after all.】

【Hahahaha!】

The viewers laughed as they chatted.

【How is Film Queen Fu supposed to answer that? Isn’t that making it awkward for her?】

【Exactly.】

However, the awkwardness everyone feared didn’t happen. On the screen, the woman in the black dress nodded seriously. “Yes.”

The viewers didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

【To be fair, Film Queen Fu is really blunt.】

【These days, blunt Film Queens are rare.】

【Sister Mo is just being honest; facts are facts.】

Cui Manxuan began teasing Jiao Kai, then moved on to teasing Fu Mo. When the camera caught Fu Mo’s expression of serious contemplation…

The Cui Manxuan in the show laughed, and the audience in front of their TVs laughed too.

【Hahahaha! What do I do? Film Queen Fu looks so cute like this.】

【That look of serious thinking… I want to take her home.】

【That’s because you haven’t seen Sister Mo when she’s in ‘Alpha’ mode.】

【The Sister Mo in movies is so different from the real Sister Mo. The contrast is huge!】

【I love her either way.】

While everyone was discussing this, the mentors left the control room.

On the other side, the waiting hall was thinning out until only a dozen people were left. Su Hua was still at the very end, keeping a distance of over a meter from the girl in front of her.

【Why is Su Hua standing so far away? Is she looking down on them?】

【I saw it just now; it seemed like the girls in front didn’t want to be near her, so she stood back on her own.】

【It’s good she’s being mindful, I’m just afraid she has no self-awareness.】

【Have you guys noticed? She’s standing so straight.】

【I noticed too! From the beginning until now, she’s been standing perfectly straight without a hint of laziness.】

【Is she just acting for us because she sees the cameras?】

【Likely.】

Soon, the waiting hall grew even emptier, and the seats on the pyramid inside were almost all taken.

When only one seat remained…

【Seat 100.】

【I think it suits Su Hua quite well.】

【Hahaha, I agree. Since she has no talent, isn’t she just here to play?】

【I bet she gets cut in the first round.】

【I’ll bet on that too.】

When Su Hua finally appeared inside the stage area as the last contestant, the girls on the pyramid went quiet, then clapped and smiled—though the smiles looked very fake.

Among all these trainees, only the bubbly and sweet Lou Kexin stood up and waved her arms enthusiastically to greet her.

【Kexin, baby, don’t be fooled by her looks! Be careful she doesn’t sell you off.】

【If she did, Kexin would probably help her count the money.】

【I’ve had a question since the beginning: Why does Lou Kexin like Su Hua?】

【I’ve been curious too, I just didn’t dare ask.】

【I think they were in a drama together called The Favored Concubine’s Mischief.】

【Ah! That trashy drama! Su Hua played Consort Shisan Li!】

【Heavens, I still can’t look at that character; she was so brainless.】

【Kexin played Xiao Ling, the personal maid.】

【Wasn’t it said Su Hua acted like a diva on that set? I think it was that specific drama.】

【Then this is even weirder.】

No matter how curious everyone was, no one provided an answer.

There was only one seat left on the pyramid—the 100th spot. Both the trainees on-site and the audience at home were waiting for a specific moment: a dramatic scene that might blow up into a trending topic.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the scene cut away—to a commercial break.

【Damn, the production crew really knows how to leave us hanging!】