Chapter 693: The Entertainment Industry Truth System (9)

Xie Yang, who was held in high hopes by her mother's colleagues, went to the farmers' market again to purchase a batch of ingredients, and continued to set up her stall at the Film and Television City in the evening.

During the three and a half hours at noon, she sold 20 portions of rice noodles, 18 portions of stir-fried noodles, and 25 portions of fried rice.

In the evening, she prepared a few more catties of rice and noodles, set up the stall until around nine o'clock, and sold 26 portions of stir-fried rice noodles, 22 portions of stir-fried noodles, and 35 portions of fried rice.

Adding noon and evening together, she sold a total of 2190 yuan, the cost of the consumed ingredients was less than 800 yuan, and the gross profit was estimated at 1400 yuan.

This was still choosing relatively good ingredients; for example, the rice noodles and wheat noodles were handmade, and the fermented soybeans for the sauce and the spices for grinding five-spice powder were all selected from regular brands, otherwise the profit would be even higher.

However, counting the pots, pans, ladles, basins, and the second-hand electric tricycle and other household items purchased, the current total balance was still in the red.

Actually, she could have sold another wave of late-night snacks after eleven o'clock at night, but she wanted to rest.

If the Task time limit was only three days, she would have to keep grinding without eating or sleeping, but since there were ten days, judging by today's business, she would definitely be able to finish it.

Thus, after packing up her things, she stopped by to deliver two portions of hot, fragrant fried rice to her cousin, and rode the electric tricycle back to her rented room.

After adapting for a few days, she launched another drink—iced Mung Bean Soup.

Savory noodles and rice, sweet Mung Bean Soup; they seemed not to go together, but in fact, they were very harmonious: eating too much stir-fried noodles and rice is prone to causing internal heat, so a cup of mint, mung bean, and lily bulb soup clears the grease and cools the heat.

The old and new sets of stoves were lined up; single-burner firewood stoves were placed on both sides, one for steaming rice and one for boiling noodles, while the double-burner mobile stove was pushed to the middle as the main force for the day.

Every day at ten o'clock, people would come one after another to buy food.

The first wave of customers were either tourists who had just woken up and come out to forage for food, or extras who had gone to the film crew at four or five o'clock to catch the morning scenes; among them were many repeat customers, and when they saw the new product, Mung Bean Soup, and that it wasn't expensive—only one yuan per cup, with about 400ml per cup, the mung beans boiled until sandy, and there were several pieces of lily bulb, not the kind that was so thin you could only see the soup and no ingredients—of course they wanted it.

After paying, they smiled and said to Xie Yang: "Boss, one yuan for a cup of lily bulb and mung bean soup, won't you lose money?"

Xie Yang smiled and said: "Thanks to everyone for supporting the business, the Mung Bean Soup is a reward for everyone. However, I haven't had time to buy a sealing machine yet, please don't mind."

The customers each held a cup of Mung Bean Soup: "Don't mind, don't mind, it's just right to drink while waiting."

When Zhao Qin and her group of seven or eight people came together to support Xie Yang, it was already nearly noon; the area in front of the stall was crowded, but everyone didn't seem to be in a hurry, queuing up in an orderly manner, each holding a cup of Mung Bean Soup, chatting and laughing, occasionally taking a sip.

The group wanted to squeeze into the crowd to greet Xie Yang, but were reminded by a few repeat customers:

"Hey, don't cut in line!"

"Exactly! Scan the code and scoop the Mung Bean Soup yourself, but don't think about cutting in line."

"..."

Two minutes later, they were also holding cups of Mung Bean Soup, obediently queuing at the end of the line and sipping slowly.

Just now, when they scanned the code to scoop the Mung Bean Soup, it wasn't that they didn't want to greet Xie Yang, but she was so busy she didn't even lift her head, stir-frying one portion after another, so they didn't have the heart to disturb her, thinking it wouldn't be too late to greet her when it was their turn.

"This Mung Bean Soup is so sandy and delicious!"

"Sweet but not greasy, cool and refreshing, it's really delicious!"

Zhou Wenqi heard everyone saying this, took a sip of the Mung Bean Soup, and then narrowed her eyes in satisfaction: "I was originally worried that Xie Yang had given up acting and switched to setting up a small stall because she was discouraged by a setback. Now it seems my perspective was too small! With such good skills, not setting up a stall would be our loss! I suddenly regret agreeing to develop in my boyfriend's city. How about I just stay here? That way I can often eat the delicious food made by Xie Yang! What do you think?"

"..."

Just after entering the door, she received a call from her roommate.

"What happened to your old classmate's face? I saw her wearing a mask in this hot weather, squatting downstairs for you for a long time, saying your phone couldn't get through. You didn't tell her you moved out of the dormitory?"

Xie Yang had no intention of saving face for Lou Yiling: "She snatched my interview opportunity, I had a falling out with her, I put her luggage at the dormitory management office, tell her to take her luggage and get lost, don't say anything else to her."

Zhou Wenqi opened her mouth in surprise.

Zhao Qin saw this and asked her with her mouth what was wrong.

Zhou Wenqi hung up the phone and said: "Xie Yang's interview opportunity was snatched by that old classmate who was staying with her."

"No wonder!" Zhao Qin suddenly realized, "I was just saying, she was fine, why did she suddenly run to the Snack Street to set up a stall? It turns out she encountered a betrayal of friendship."

"Poor Nini!"

"No wonder the phone couldn't get through, she must have been blacklisted by Xie Yang, right? Must tell Xinyuan, if she meets that person when she comes back, don't pay any attention to her."

"I'm sending a message right now!"

Just like that, Lou Yiling couldn't block Xie Yang at her school, nor could she get any useful information from Xie Yang's roommates, so she had to dejectedly push her suitcase to find a place to stay.

After staying in the hospital for three days, with treatment fees and nursing fees, it had almost wiped out the little savings she had in her pocket.

Although she could seek compensation from that Truck Driver, she had to pay for it herself for the time being.

So as soon as she was discharged from the hospital, she came to find Xie Yang; first, she wanted to continue to sponge off her dormitory, and second, she wanted to ask to borrow some money from her.

But the phone couldn't get through, and she couldn't get into the dormitory. When the dormitory manager asked her for her name, after she said it, she saw the other party push out the suitcase she had left in Xie Yang's dormitory.

Seeing the suitcase, Lou Yiling almost couldn't hold back her ferocious expression.

What does Xie Meini mean!

Still fellow villagers, still old classmates! Just treat yourself like this?

She was angry and annoyed, but the dormitory was about to turn off the lights, and she hadn't managed to squat until Xie Yang came back, and the phone couldn't get through at all. By now, she had also realized—she was probably blacklisted.

Thinking of this, her face turned black, and she stomped her feet in anger.

"Fine, Xie Meini! It's a pity I was thinking that when I entered the circle, if you hadn't found a job, I would pull you up. I didn't expect you to be so ruthless, not cherishing our old classmate friendship at all..."

"This crappy Film and Television City is really my nemesis! I've only been here a few days and it caused me to be disfigured... The role of the sixth female lead is definitely ruined now! Which film crew would wait a month for a supporting role... So annoying! I hope it doesn't leave a scar... If it leaves a scar, I'm done for!"

"And you, you piece of junk! What exactly is going on? Wasn't Xie Meini within my line of sight at the time? Why was there no effect? If I had known, I would have dodged it. I could have clearly dodged it... It's all your fault! It's all your fault! Ah ah ah! I'm so pissed off!"

She clutched the Black Crystal on her chest, so angry she wanted to throw it away.

But scolding was one thing, she couldn't bear to throw it away, and in the end, she left while cursing all the way.

Her face was injured like this, she couldn't film anymore.

But she wasn't willing to leave just like this; she hadn't made any money, her dream of being an actress hadn't been realized, she hadn't gained anything and had even been disfigured. This trip was too much of a loss!

?? Wishing everyone a Happy New Year~ Good health and may everything go as you wish!