Chapter 691: The True-Talk System of the Entertainment Industry (7)

"Wow, wow, wow! You guys even brought us food? Love you!"

"We were just discussing what to eat, and you guys brought us food. Thanks, sisters! I'll transfer the money to you in a bit."

Several girls in the neighboring dorm received the stir-fried noodles and fried rice that Zhao Qin and the other two had packed back, and they accepted them joyfully.

"Whose fried rice is this? It looks surprisingly good!"

The lead girl had been hungry for a while; she took the lunch box, smelled the fragrance, swallowed instinctively, and couldn't wait to open the lid, making the aroma even more intense.

Scooping up a spoonful of the golden, individual grains of fried rice into her mouth, followed by some crisp bean sprouts and emerald-green baby bok choy, Zhao Qin felt her whole being come alive.

It was so delicious!

Too busy to care about the rice grains stuck to the corner of her mouth, she buried her head and dove into the meal.

Her other three roommates watched her wolfing down the food, truly curious: "Is the fried rice really that good? Or were you just overly hungry?"

"It's really delicious!" the girl asked while eating, her mouth full, "Qinqin, whose fried rice is this? I want to eat it again tomorrow."

"... It's opened by Xie Yang."

"???"

After hearing Zhao Qin and the other two finish recounting, sentence by sentence, how Xie Yang had set up a stall to sell fried rice and noodles at the Film and Television City Snack Street, the girls fell into a silence.

"... Uh, did I hear that right? Xie Yang isn't planning to act anymore, she's switched to doing business?"

"Oh heavens! If someone like Xie Yang can't find a job in her field, do we academic slackers, who are at the bottom of our class in professional grades and don't even look as good as Xie Yang, have any way out?"

Then came another silence.

As art school students, how could they not have dreams of stardom? In their freshman and sophomore years, they had often worked as extras, but they treated it like play; after going a few times, they found it tiring, bitter, and low-paying, so they gradually reduced the frequency of going.

Only Xie Yang, whose professional course grades were first place every semester and who spent every winter and summer vacation at the Film and Television City, was thought by not just them, but the whole class, to be firmly committed to this path.

Especially these past few days, seeing her leave early and return late every day, they all thought she was auditioning at the Film and Television City, never expecting...

"Did she suffer some kind of shock?"

"I heard she had an audition opportunity a few days ago. Did she fail the audition and get discouraged?"

"I don't know. But honestly, Xie Yang's cooking is actually quite good; this fried rice is better than any stall I've eaten at before."

"My stir-fried noodles are also very good."

"Let me have a taste!... Mmm! It's delicious! Why don't we go to her stall and support her too?"

"Sure! I have no objections!"

"I have no objections either!"

"Then it's settled!"

Flowers bloom on two branches, each telling its own story.

At the same time, Liu Jie, with a look of disbelief, returned to the set carrying the packed Golden Egg Fried Rice.

"Liu Jie, the moment you left, that person left right after. I saw her portion of food thrown into the trash without even being opened. What a waste!" Xiao Zheng, who did odd jobs, ran over to complain to her.

The "that person" she referred to was someone the investor had temporarily inserted into the crew for a cameo; she was called a newcomer, but she acted like a big shot.

Today, logically, she had no scenes, and she didn't pop up when the group was ordering meals; yet, near mealtime, she sent her assistant to collect food, and she took several portions, causing the leads to not have enough. It ended up being one portion short, which led to the scene of "Liu Jie, who is in charge of ordering and distributing food, having to run to the Snack Street to forage."

But this foraging trip was not in vain!

Liu Jie ate the Golden Egg Fried Rice with great relish; her mood, which had been stifled for half the day, turned from cloudy to sunny, and even her blocked mammary glands felt clear!

Xiao Zheng sniffed the fragrance permeating the air: "Liu Jie, where did you buy this fried rice? It's so fragrant! Even though I'm already full, I feel hungry again."

"Haha!" Liu Jie laughed, "This fried rice really tastes good, and you would never guess who cooked it."

"Isn't it just bought from some random stall on the Snack Street?"

"It is from the Snack Street, but the person who cooked the fried rice is quite special. Speaking of her, you aren't unfamiliar with her."

"Who is it?" Hearing Liu Jie say this, Xiao Zheng became even more curious, "I know her? It wouldn't be some colleague from our crew who quit and went to set up a stall to sell snacks, would it?"

Liu Jie laughed: "Half right! But it's not a colleague from our crew, it's an extra—that Xiao Xie who is very good at acting in period dramas! She's set up a stall on the Snack Street selling stir-fried noodles and fried rice."

"!!!"

Is that for real!

Xiao Zheng looked astonished.

That face of Xie Yang's was born to eat the bowl of rice that is period dramas.

Every time a row of extras stood together for an interview, as long as she was present, she was definitely among those selected. Because when she put on period costumes, she looked like someone from the play; acting as a maid, she looked like a maid; acting as a palace maid, she looked like a palace maid.

It was just that acting as a lead still required some opportunity.

After all, casting for a lead doesn't just look at the face, but also at the right time, the right place, and the right people...

But Xiao Zheng believed that as long as Xie Yang was still in this circle, one day she would shine brightly.

But why did such a young girl with acting talent go off to sell stir-fried noodles and fried rice?

"She doesn't want to act anymore? Wasn't she very hardworking in trying to pursue this line of work before?"

"She said she suddenly became obsessed with culinary arts."

Mentioning this, Liu Jie couldn't figure it out either, but Xiao Xie's cooking was truly quite good!

"I'm going to buy from her stall again tomorrow."

"How about we all order Xiao Xie's stir-fried noodles and fried rice tomorrow, just to show her some support?"

Xiao Zheng smelled the lingering aroma of fried rice in the air and instinctively swallowed.

Liu Jie finished her box of fried rice and still felt unsatisfied. She thought for a moment and said: "That works! Tomorrow, as soon as we start work, I'll take a count to see how many people want to change their palate. I'll give Xiao Xie a heads-up in advance so she can time it to help us stir-fry it, so we don't have to wait in line when we get there. We'll still order the Shengji lunch boxes for Director Fu and the others."

It was mainly because she was afraid the director and the actors would look down on street food as unhygienic or unhealthy.

As for them, these ordinary workers, it didn't matter; they had no need to be on camera, didn't need to maintain their figures, and had no appearance anxiety, so naturally, they would eat whatever tasted good!

Xie Yang didn't know yet that she was about to welcome big customers tomorrow. She was busy until one or two o'clock, packed up her stall, and planned to stop by the Walking Street to see the original owner's cousin.

The original owner's cousin was named Xie Xiangyu, and she and her husband, Xu Chengguang, had long-term rented a fixed storefront on the Walking Street at the entrance of the Film and Television City to sell Hanfu.

The Hanfu business has become popular in recent years, operating both online and offline, and business is quite good; otherwise, they wouldn't have persisted for so many years. Furthermore, relying on this income, the couple was able to buy a house in full near the Film and Television City.

Recently, many film crews have moved into the Film and Television City, and many tourists have come following the news; the noon hour is also when the Walking Street has the most traffic, so the couple has been busy and unable to find time to eat.

That is how it is when running a business; lunch often has to be delayed until two or three in the afternoon, dinner can end up being a late-night snack, and there are truly not many days when the three meals are on time.

When Xie Yang arrived riding an electric tricycle, Xie Xiangyu had just sent off four or five young girls who loved Hanfu; she turned her head to see her cousin's daughter, but she was not surprised, assuming she had come for a film crew audition again.

This cousin's daughter truly has a passion for acting; regardless of the cold or heat, as long as she has no classes at school, she runs to the base for extras.