Chapter 698: The True-Talk System of the Entertainment Industry (14)

On the afternoon of the final day, she was even sought out by a film crew to play a hunter's daughter who dies the moment she appears in a period piece.

【Ding! Experience running a mobile beverage stall at the filming base for a period of ten days. Only sales to actors officially signed with a film crew count as profit. If the profit exceeds the wages of an extra, you will be rewarded with 500 points and 150 seconds of Truth Duration.】

"..."

She had just accepted an extra role with a two-second shot when the Sub-system appropriately issued her a Task.

But this Task was quite difficult.

Setting up a stall to sell drinks wasn't hard; the hard part was selling them to official actors.

How many officially signed actors are there in a single film crew? Most of the roles with few lines are filled by extras. That's because extras' wages are low.

As for official actors, they are on camera often, so they must be very strict about what they consume. Would they just buy drinks from a mobile stall?

But the reward was also quite tempting.

500 points and 150 seconds of Truth Duration!

If the first task had rewarded this much, she wouldn't have been so moved. But now that she had a comparison, she felt this reward was quite generous.

Xie Yang asked the Sub-system: "Will there be a penalty if I don't finish by the deadline?"

【No! But if you don't finish, this Task will refresh repeatedly until the Host completes it.】

"..."

She glanced at her current points and Truth Duration—

She had already spent the reward from the first task, and currently, she only had the reward from the kimchi-selling task that had just arrived—200 points and 60 seconds of Truth Duration. Added together, it would at most allow Lou Yiling to expose herself for 80 seconds.

Would 80 seconds be enough to get revenge for the original body? Would it be insufficient?

Forget it, forget it, just accept it!

At worst, she'd fail; what else could happen!

After accepting the Task, Xie Yang began to ponder what kind of drinks to sell.

Logically speaking, on such a hot day, drinks are the easiest thing to sell.

But since her target customers were actors! To look good on camera, actors are very strict about what they consume, almost to the point of being harsh.

Especially regarding drinks from a mobile stall, they probably wouldn't even give them a second glance, right? They would worry about hygiene, and they would worry about saccharin and gaining weight from drinking them.

However, before Xie Yang could decide what drinks to sell, Liu Jie called her:

"Xiao Xie, why didn't you set up your stall today? Were you delayed by something, or are you planning to switch to selling something else? If you're switching to other snacks, remember to tell me! Or you can post it on your Moments."

Xie Yang: "Liu Jie, I took an extra job today, and when I got back, there was no time for the stall, so I didn't set it up. But you really know me; I am indeed planning to switch to something else. The weather is getting hotter, and I want to drink cold drinks myself, so I plan to try selling cold drinks. Liu Jie, could you help me ask everyone what they usually like to drink?"

"You asked the right person! It's been unbearably hot these past few days. If you're going to sell drinks, add lily and Mung Bean Soup; I love drinking that."

After Liu Jie finished speaking, she helped her conduct a small-scale survey, telling her that about seven or eight people wanted to drink iced Mung Bean Soup, with or without lily. Among them were two actor assistants who had a good relationship with them, saying to add two more portions of non-iced lily Mung Bean Soup to bring to their sisters or brothers.

Additionally, three people wanted iced Sour Plum Soup, and two wanted Immortal Grass.

"Xiao Xie, just go ahead and make them; we trust your skills."

"Thank you, Liu Jie, I have an idea now."

After hanging up the phone, Xie Yang went to the supermarket.

On the way, she received a call from home.

A week ago, Chen Cuishan had received the clothes and nutritional supplements Xie Yang sent, and she had also called Xie Yang to happily say she had tried on the new clothes and they fit well, asking if they were expensive and telling Xie Yang not to buy them next time, as she had enough clothes to wear.

"... I have to wear work uniforms to work. The ones you helped me buy during your summer break last year haven't been worn many times yet, so why did you buy us more? And the nutritional supplements must be expensive too? You can tell just by looking at the packaging that it isn't cheap. Your father and I are happy that you earned money, but don't just focus on buying things for us; buy yourself something you like to eat, too."

Xie Yang didn't think her saying this was a buzzkill; the older generation was always like this, their way of expressing love had always been very subtle.

She immediately indicated that she had bought some for herself too, that she was feeding herself well every day, and that she was even a little heavier than she had been a while ago.

She had coaxed Xie's mother until she was beaming with joy before hanging up the phone.

The original body's parents were the type who wouldn't call unless something happened, just for fear that their daughter was busy and their call would disturb her. Since only a week had passed and they were calling again, had something happened?

"Hello, Mom?"

"Nini."

When Chen Cuishan dialed her daughter's number, her mood was indescribably complex.

She had only heard it this afternoon from some young people at the factory who loved scrolling through videos—that her daughter was setting up a street stall in the Film and Television City selling kimchi.

To be honest, she wasn't against her daughter setting up a street stall, but thinking about how her daughter loved acting so much, and how she had spent every winter and summer break in the film base working as an extra in previous years, why was she setting up a street stall instead after graduating?

So, she had her husband call a distant cousin who ran a shop in the Film and Television City, only to learn that her daughter had been setting up a street stall for a long time, had previously sold stir-fried noodles and rice, and had recently started selling kimchi.

Xie Yang: Your information is outdated! Starting today, I'm not selling kimchi; I'm preparing to switch to selling drinks.

"Nini, if you have any difficulties, you must tell the family! Are you short on money? Your dad and the others are working overtime at the workshop today; they'll be back in a while, and I'll have him transfer money to you."

"Mom, I'm not short on money," Xie Yang said hurriedly. "My setting up a street stall... is actually to find inspiration for roles. Look, I just went to play a small role today, and the director praised me for having improved quite a bit compared to before."

"Really?"

Chen Cuishan believed her.

She had said it herself: her daughter loved acting so much, how could she not look for related work after graduating and go set up a street stall instead? So it was to find inspiration! That made sense! If she hadn't set up a street stall, she really wouldn't be able to act out the feeling of a small vendor.

"Our Nini is just smart! Alright then, you must be tired after just finishing work; get some rest early. If anything happens, call Mom, and if you're really short on money, tell the family."

"Okay."

After making this call, Chen Cuishan felt relieved.

The next day at work, she took the initiative to chat with a colleague about this matter.

"That just goes to show your Nini has ability! Speaking of the Lou Family's Lingling, she's the same age as your Nini, went to an undergraduate college, and also graduated this year. She called home a while ago asking the family to transfer Wanyi!"

"Whoa!" Chen Cuishan was startled. "Wanyi? That much? What is she doing?"

"It seems she said she wants to take the postgraduate entrance exam. That day I was off, and I happened to be playing mahjong next door to the Lou Family, and I heard Lao Lou's wife grumbling for a long time. She said she'd studied until she was foolish, that taking a postgraduate exam would cost Wanyi, and even if she passed, it would take three years to break even, and if she didn't pass, that Wanyi would be like throwing money into the water."

Chen Cuishan didn't quite agree with this: "It's a good thing that the child is willing to study further; how can you say that?"

"The Lou Family is different from your family; they still have a son. They're saving money to buy a house and a car for the son, and the daughter is just water splashed out the door."

Chen Cuishan shook her head upon hearing this.

However, that was someone else's family business, and besides, she was not close with Lao Lou's wife; perhaps they had some hidden circumstances.