New Year's Eve, in the CCTV studio.
Xia Qing's hands trembled slightly. She was just too nervous.
She'd always believed she was born to be an actress. She'd performed for tens of thousands of people and rarely got nervous, but this time was different. She was about to step onto the Spring Festival Gala stage.
Xia Qing checked the time. Her turn was in about half an hour.
Ever since Zheng Yuji had outshone her when they released new songs, her career had taken a sharp turn for the worse.
The role of Chang Yu in Young Bao Qingtian should have gone to her. Who could have guessed that the wildly popular web series had been written by him?
Now Cao Shiyu, who played Chang Yu, had seen her popularity soar. Even a trip to the supermarket could land her at the top of Weibo's trending list, and her career in film and television was only getting brighter. Xia Qing couldn't help feeling bitter.
That opportunity should have been hers!
But all her setbacks would soon be behind her. After tonight, the whole country would remember her name: Xia Qing!
Xia Qing was certain that the new song her company had created especially for her would shine on the Spring Festival Gala stage and sweep across the country in no time.
The song was just that good!
Even the gala's chief director had lavished praise on it.
She'd heard that her song had even directly knocked Zheng Yuji's As Long As There Is You out of the lineup.
She'd finally gotten her revenge for the song release!
Xia Qing checked the time again. Her performance was less than twenty minutes away.
She took out her phone and called her mother.
"Mom, I'm about to go on! You and Dad absolutely