Trembling At A High Altitude

Before departing, Elsa suddenly found Li Teng and handed him a large package of food.

It was the group of new actors who had agreed to treat Li Teng to a meal, buying it with the points they had just earned.

"This is...not quite proper." Li Teng didn't lack food, and he still had an unused consumption coupon worth two thousand points.

"It's already bought, no need to be polite, you have a big appetite, you can eat it." Elsa remembered Li Teng's appetite very well.

"It's really not about being polite, let's all get together for a meal before we leave." Li Teng shook his head.

Elsa later realized that Li Teng was truly not just being polite and reluctantly called everyone over to eat the food together.

The new actors still felt quite guilty, and their affection for Li Teng naturally grew a lot.

Soon, the bus to take the actors to the airport arrived.

After saying goodbye to each other at the airport, they each went their separate ways.

...

Like the last time he had returned, the two days spent on top of the pillar this time were very peaceful.

With three packages of instant noodles and pickles to eat every day, plenty of drinking water, and the "Start Reading APP," Li Teng's quality of life on the pillar had greatly improved.

Eating instant noodles and leisurely reading online novels while lying on top of the pillar made Li Teng feel as if he had returned to the real world.

The two days passed in a blink of an eye.

The time for the Best Newcomer Competitive Acting Contest had come.

The helicopter also arrived as scheduled, picking up Li Teng and returning him to Film and Television City.

...

"In the Best Newcomer Competitive Acting Contest, you won't have to worry about getting a boxed lunch."

"But you still need to strive to win the title of this Best Newcomer Competitive Acting Contest. Aside from the rewards, the most important thing is to catch the attention of some mysterious individuals, which will lay a good foundation for your future in Film and Television City."

"This is a very good opportunity to showcase and improve your popularity, make sure to seize it well."

Yuan Qiang solemnly instructed Li Teng right before he was about to compete.

"Mm, I will definitely try hard, not letting down Director Yuan's expectations." Li Teng of course had to express his determination.

He was certainly not going to let go of the championship of that competitive acting contest, especially for those 100 points.

And to gain another APP would indeed be a great win.

Don't underestimate these APPs, they actually possess some qualities of legal cheats.

Like the Virtual Companion APP, which played a very important role in the last "Snowfield Hunter" performance.

Yuan Qiang called a minibus and personally took Li Teng to the building housing the Time Bubble.

All the performances in Film and Television City's QF-153 zone requiring the Time Bubble were held in this building.

Of course, this QF-153 zone's Best Newcomer Competitive Acting Contest was no exception.

Upon entering the preparation room before the competition, Li Teng saw his seven competitors.

All of them were male actors.

There are also contests that only female actors can participate in, which involve different scripts and take place at different times, and they have nothing to do with Li Teng.

The competitive acting contest had a temporary director.

But he did not reveal any information about the script for this contest.

He just narrated some general rules.

For example, unless required by the storyline, the actors could not attack or harm each other, and so forth.

Then he announced the start of the competitive acting contest.

Under the director's guidance, the actors entered a teleportation chamber and each lay in their own teleportation pod.

Li Teng's mind gradually became blurry.

The staff adjusted various parameters on the control panel screen…

The countdown numbers kept jumping until finally, all the numbers turned to zero.

Suddenly, alarm bells rang loudly.

"A Trojan program invasion has been detected!"

"The Trojan program is modifying the teleportation destination!"

"Cancel the teleportation immediately!"

"Cancel the teleportation immediately!"

"Cancellation failed…"

"Would you like to forcibly disconnect? Forcible disconnection may lead to abnormal consequences."

"Forced disconnection failed, please initiate physical isolation…"

"…"

"Transmission has ended."

"Transmission destination not detected."

"Eight actors missing, initiating search program."

"Please submit a missing report to the higher department immediately."

"…"

Dazed, Li Teng felt something was amiss when he heard these sounds.

He struggled to stay conscious and pushed open the capsule door, sitting up.

But it had no effect.

His body was completely out of his control.

After the transmission began, it was as if his head had taken a heavy blow.

Subsequently, he inevitably fell into a coma.

…

The coma lasted for a long time.

Li Teng was awakened by the muffled voices around him.

He didn't move rashly and couldn't move at all; his body was completely unresponsive.

He could only listen carefully to the conversation nearby.

"This batch is good, all premium selections from Film and Television City."

"Nonsense! We paid a big price, and if they can be used by us, it can greatly enhance our power."

"Is it about time to start the memory erasure program?"

"Almost, if we wait a bit longer, someone might start waking up."

"Then I'm starting the erasure program now."

"Okay."

Li Teng's body still couldn't move; hearing this conversation, he quickly slowed his breathing to avoid being detected by the others as abnormal.

Things looked grim!

From some of the information he'd overheard, it seemed like they were about to perform in the Best Newcomer competition when the transport capsule was hacked?

Their transmission destination had been altered.

Now it appeared they had been sold off to unidentified personnel.

These unidentified personnel, to control them, were preparing to erase their memories!

This was terrifying! What the hell was Film and Television City thinking? Such a huge oversight! The tech department bunch of fools should be fired!

Who were these people who purchased them like goods?

They didn't seem like good people, considering they were planning to erase their memories!

This was something Li Teng absolutely couldn't tolerate.

The next moment, a screeching sound came from a machine, and then Li Teng felt as if his head was being electrocuted; the pain was intense.

The pain tearing through the depths of his soul was unbearable for ordinary people.

There was a flurry of screams around, likely from the other seven actors.

Li Teng felt like he was about to pass out in an instant.

He struggled to maintain his consciousness; he knew that once he passed out, he might lose all his memory. Simultaneously, he also screamed a few times to avoid arousing suspicion from the operators outside due to being too different from the others.

After a while, the others' screams stopped, and clearly, the excruciating pain from the depths of their souls had overwhelmed them, causing them to pass out one after another.

Li Teng stopped screaming as well.

But he didn't pass out; he clenched his teeth, resisting, trying hard to stay conscious.