"The most important thing on the first day might not be acting."
After hearing Feng Ling's words, Su Bai briefly met her eyes, and an unspoken understanding passed between them.
"Lian Xiangyu and the others have already been completely controlled by the game. They've become puppets in the audition script. Whether their acting is good or bad means nothing to them anymore." Su Bai turned his gaze toward the villa's windows. "So what matters most is the judgment of that director who hasn't shown himself."
"Neither the Administrator nor that voice in the hall ever mentioned the director's evaluation criteria," Feng Ling murmured, as if talking to herself, though there was a thoughtful note in her voice.
Then she looked up at Su Bai and said seriously, "Because this game involves actors and scripts, we instinctively assumed they would be judged on their acting. But for puppets, acting can't possibly be the standard used to evaluate Lian Xiangyu and the others."
Su Bai nodded thoughtfully, analyzing the situation in a calm voice. "Maybe acting was never the requirement for clearing this game in the first place. Both the Administrator and that voice mentioned a 'spectacular performance.' In fact, they repeated the word 'spectacular' several times. Perhaps the key is to make this performance more spectacular."
"Could that be why their scripts are so unhinged?" Feng Ling murmured with some uncertainty. She looked up at Su Bai with a serious expression and continued, "Since we haven't been dragged into the script yet, why don't we wait until the first day ends and see how the director evaluates Lian Xiangyu and the others? We can find out whether staying on the sidelines and slacking off gets us a failing grade. Then we'll know exactly what they mean by 'spectacular.'"
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