After the video call from Tong Yue, there were quite a few more calls and video chats that came in one after another.
There were family members like Jiang Wenhu and Xu Ling’an, who knew early on that she was taking the college entrance exam, and friends who called to verify after seeing the news online.
The phone was hot from all the calls!
By evening, as Tong Yue expected, the hashtag #JiangLingxiCollegeEntranceExam# jumped onto the trending list, ranking quite high. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novel·fiɾe·net
The former is a super popular celebrity in the entertainment industry in recent months, and the latter is an extremely important exam for Hua State students.
How did these two become linked together?
With this curiosity, netizens who saw the trending topic clicked in one after another.
[Have you heard? Jiang Lingxi is taking the college entrance exam this year?]
[Is it fake? With her current popularity, she must be raking in money from movies and endorsements, does she still need to squeeze through the narrow gate of the college entrance exam?]
[Earning money is one thing, but in terms of educational background, Jiang Lingxi’s high school diploma is indeed not very presentable.]
[I vaguely remember last year her manager said she had thoughts of furthering her education.]
[I remember too, but I thought she’d just buy her way into a college degree, who would have thought she’d genuinely take the college entrance exam!]
[It’s true, I’m a college entrance exam candidate this year, I saw Xixi in the exam hall and even mustered the courage to say hello, Xixi is so down-to-earth in private.]
[I’m so envious, I’m also taking the exam but didn’t get to see Xixi, probably in a different exam hall.]
[I just want to say, does she have to be so surprising? How come she quietly went to take the exam?]
[Is Xixi planning to apply to the Imperial City Film Academy? Then wouldn’t I be Xixi’s senior!]
[She must be applying to a film university, the score requirement is lower.]
[Based on my many experiences of being proven wrong, those who think they’ve guessed which school Xixi is applying to, be careful of getting it wrong again!]
[I just want to know how she found time to study amidst her busy schedule? Previously, I saw a leaked notice from the Phoenix Seal crew, her itinerary was jam-packed.]
[Jiang Lingxi was indeed busy the first half of the year, seemed like she was on two sets with leading female roles, and took on several endorsements and charity short films in between—she probably didn’t even have enough sleep.]
[Regardless of her exam results, at least she left behind jobs that earned her thousands per minute to take the exam herself—quite admirable for her determination and initiative.]
[Senior year student here, was hesitating between grad school or work, now I’ve decided, while I’m young, I’m going to give it my all!]
[Yes, if people better than you are still working hard, what excuse do you have not to?]
[Bottoms up to this motivational soup, you guys chat on, I’m off to cram!]
During dinner, Jiang Lingxu found out about Jiang Lingxi’s estimated score.
Around 680, with a fluctuation of no more than 10.
The disparities in this world are just enormous.
He was silently rendered speechless!
After Jiang Lingxi posted a status about taking the college entrance exam that evening, the trending topic stayed up all night and until the next day before gradually being pushed down.
The most frequent comment under her status was: Sitting here waiting for the score.
Both student fans and working adult fans were all extremely curious.
However, with about twenty days until the results of the college entrance exam come out, Jiang Lingxi only took two days of rest before being caught up in the whirlwind arrival of her vigorous and decisive manager.
"Gale has been set for the summer release!"
With that statement, Jiang Lingxi knew there was more work to come.
"The first roadshow is in Imperial City, set for tomorrow night, and there are four more first- and second-tier cities like Shanghai and Shengdu to go to. The schedule isn’t too tight, changing cities every two or three days, you can think of it as a trip. The roadshow will end right when the college entrance exam results are out, so neither will be delayed."
After reading the notice handed to her by Tong Yue, Jiang Lingxi asked, "Was this calculated?"
"Of course, not only are you waiting for your entrance exam score, nearly the entire internet is following it too, how could I dare forget that? Actually, after this roadshow, I’ve pushed off the others, just attending these largest ones. After all, it’s not over with just the score coming out, there’s still the college application process later."
"Speaking of which, are you really planning to apply for the history major? Why? Wouldn’t an art-related major be easier, matching your current work. If you choose history, wouldn’t you have to seriously attend classes?"
"What art-related majors?"
"Like calligraphy, painting, music..."
The examples trailed off as Jiang Lingxi looked over.
Tong Yue raised her hand and lightly tapped her mouth.
These majors indeed sound good but relative to others.
But for Jiang Lingxi, when it comes to calligraphy and painting, the teachers may not even be as proficient as the student.
As for music, Jiang Lingxi had told her early on that she only liked to listen, not to perform.
And the most fitting major, performance, what could be a better experience than shooting on set!
Choosing these majors really wouldn’t necessitate taking the entrance exam again.
But Jiang Lingxi also knew it wasn’t realistic to expect Tong Yue to give her a complete break from work in the second half of the year, "Sister Tong, you only need to lighten the non-essential workload for me, I’ll handle the rest myself."
Tong Yue nodded in a daze.
The next night, on the eve of the roadshow.
After a few months, the main cast of Gale gathered again for the movie promotion.
Xiao Yu couldn’t help but frequently glance at Jiang Lingxi, who was sitting across on the sofa.
Since the wrap-up of Gale, this was his first time seeing her again.
But judging by the overwhelming news online, he knew how busy she’d been these months, even without specifically keeping track.
Yet being so busy, she still took a college entrance exam.
When he saw this news trending, he almost spat his drink out.
He couldn’t believe it until he confirmed it with the status she personally posted.
How does she manage to do things so unexpectedly!
Xiao Yu took a deep breath after Jiang Lingxi put down her cup, "Sister Xi, which school are you planning to apply to? Film or drama, or art?"
In Imperial City, only these three schools have the most ties with the entertainment industry.
Xiao Yu was instinctively stunned.
"I want to apply to Jing University."
Xiao Yu looked into Jiang Lingxi’s eyes to confirm she wasn’t joking.
"Jing University’s required scores seem quite high."
The scoreline for Jing University was indeed something Jiang Lingxi had looked up in advance.
But if her estimation wasn’t wrong, she should pass it without issue.
"Indeed, they’re quite high."
He had nothing left to say.
If she knows yet still insists on applying to Jing University, then she must be quite confident in her college entrance exam results.
But, can this really be done?