[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress":3,"chapter-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-333":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Plagued by bad reviews, but the top actress!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733994,2218,"Chapter 333 - 333 333 Empress Starts to Do Business","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-333",333,"\u003Cp>Chapter 333: Chapter 333 Empress Starts to Do Business Chapter 333: Chapter 333 Empress Starts to Do Business Although there are the likes of Lin Mier, Lin Siqian, and Jiang Ming, there are also those like Xu Jiayang and Lu Huashan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there’s these three, who are actually quite nice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it’s because their interests don’t clash much with hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Li is a model, Yin Guo is a singer, and she is an actress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Xuejun, although also an actress, has a gentle nature, not competitive or aggressive, likely someone who isn’t willing to go with the flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, with her beauty and talent, it’s impossible for her to have been in the entertainment industry for more than a decade without making much of a splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Ruan Jiajia…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao glanced from the corner of her eye and saw Ruan Jiajia with a displeased expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, she’s not easy to get along with, too opportunistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao didn’t bother; she made friends as they come, separated if they didn’t mesh well, never forcing anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then took the yogurt from Zhuang Xuejun, “Thanks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opened it, and drank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Xuejun, “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I secretly brought this for you to use as a cold compress, not for drinking!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glutton!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very difficult to find yogurt in this military camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not applied as a compress, by tomorrow her skin would definitely start peeling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao raised an eyebrow, “No worries, I have this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she took out a bottle of something from her luggage and tossed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Xue caught it and sniffed, “What’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was somewhat like a body lotion and somewhat like an ointment, with a faint scent of flowers, quite pleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s my body lotion, very effective. After applying it, you definitely won’t peel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it was a medicinal ointment she made herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had purposely made it look like body lotion; she usually used it for skincare, and it worked better than any skincare product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had also neutralized the medicinal scent by adding some pollen, making it smell comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was even soothing to apply at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Xuejun frowned, “What brand is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The packaging was unfamiliar, seemed a bit odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao arched an eyebrow, “A secret.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which secret?” Qiao Li was curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As public figures like them, they pay a lot of attention to skincare, so they were familiar with many major brands of skincare products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d never heard of a brand called Secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be some off-brand product?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible; Xia Weibao had such good skin, clearly a person who was adept at taking care of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wouldn’t just use any off-brand product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless this brand was really good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It must be related to honey, ‘mi’ is often used in skincare product names. Am I right? Baby.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuang Xuejun said smilingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Li nodded, “So it’s Secret Honey. How come I’ve never heard of this brand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Guo also took it to have a look, “Do you usually use this for skincare? Is it effective?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao felt as if a flock of crows had just flown over her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had merely said “a secret” because she didn’t know how to explain, meaning it was confidential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, these three women, through their chatter, came up with a name all on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secret Honey, the name actually didn’t sound bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a light bulb went off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, she could sell skincare products.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had plenty of secret skincare formulas; all made from Chinese herbs, low-cost and effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celebrities regularly spend a lot of money on skincare that’s expensive and not necessarily effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her formulas were so good that once they experienced the results, they would definitely buy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been worrying about how to grow Divine Doctor Medical Hall; she had no time to see patients and couldn’t possibly open a medical hall specifically, after all, the entertainment industry was her career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, selling medicinal ointments was the best option!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, she hadn’t thought of making it into a big brand; keeping it low-key was the main aim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who needed them would come to buy, no advertising, relying on word of mouth for promotion, just to earn some extra cash.\u003C\u002Fp>",712,"2026-06-06T16:21:59.441Z",1,"novelbin.me","7b322b8bda5d270d498f2fdc67037619f0814dd7f4e3f2d4c732488d8a5df0b2","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-334","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-332",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]