Chapter 699: Entertainment Industry Truth System (15)

The hidden truth of the Lou Family is that the Wanyi was borrowed by Lou Yiling from her family, and she must pay it back with interest in the future.

But regarding these inside details, Lou Qingguo and his wife didn't mention a word to outsiders; they only said their daughter asked them for Wanyi, claiming it was for postgraduate entrance exam preparations.

Outsiders who didn't know the truth shook their heads after hearing about it.

In the past, they mocked the Xie Family for raising a daughter who was a bottomless bucket—not to mention that she spent an extra year in high school repeating a year compared to other children, she also attended an art school that burned through money. Behind their backs, they often said that Lao Xie and his wife spoiled their daughter too much. Now, however, they envied how capable their daughter was; she found a job before even graduating, and after getting her first month's salary, she bought new clothes and nutritional supplements for Lao Xie and his wife. How truly filial!

Looking at the Lou Family, it was said she also graduated this year and attended an undergraduate program, yet not only did she fail to secure a job, she even reached out to her family for money—and asked for Wanyi at that.

"Lao Lou, why is your daughter still asking the family for money after graduating from an undergraduate program? Does taking a postgraduate exam cost that much?"

"Come to think of it, Lao Xie's daughter, who went to a vocational college, isn't doing too bad either. She found a job as soon as she graduated."

Lou Guoqing didn't like hearing this: "What kind of job did Lao Xie's daughter find? She's just setting up a stall at the Film and Television City. My son saw it online; it's absolutely true."

"It's not really setting up a street stall. I ran into Lao Xie yesterday, and he said his daughter is doing it to find inspiration for acting."

"Do you believe that?"

We do!

Everyone nodded: "Lao Xie's daughter has loved being a star since she was little, and she's so pretty, how could she possibly go off to set up a street stall?"

"……"

Lou Guoqing was so angry he couldn't respond.

Seeing him return huffing and puffing, his wife asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Who upset you?"

"It's all because of the good daughter you raised! She doesn't look for a job after graduating and even asks the family for money! My old face has been completely disgraced by her!"

"What's shameful about taking a postgraduate exam? Besides, wasn't it agreed that she would pay this money back?"

"Lao Xie's daughter has been making money since graduating from vocational college, buying this and that for Lao Xie and his wife. Yet your daughter is still asking the family for money after graduating. Does she really have to take this exam? Why can't she just start working and earning money sooner?"

While muttering, Lou Guoqing took out his phone and dialed Lou Yiling's number.

During this time, Lou Yiling had been staying in a serviced apartment and hadn't gone out much.

At this moment, she was facing a mirror, applying medicine to the wounds on her face.

It had been almost a month, and the scabs on the wounds had finally fallen off completely, but the scars were still very obvious.

So, she had spent five thousand yuan to have a purchasing agent buy a Japanese-made scar cream. After using it for a few days, she felt the scars had faded a little. But looking closely, it seemed there was no change at all.

Just as she was sulking, her father's video call came in.

Lou Yiling hurriedly hid in the bathroom, found an angle that looked somewhat similar to a dormitory bathroom, and pressed the answer button.

"Dad, are you looking for me?"

Lou Guoqing didn't pay any attention to her background environment at all. As soon as the call connected, he urged her to find a job: "Lao Xie from the scissor factory, his daughter was in the same class as you in middle school. She repeated a year of high school to get into an art school and also graduated this year. She already found a job, and with her first month's salary, she bought this and that for her parents. You're an undergraduate, can't you even beat her?"

Lou Yiling rolled her eyes: "What kind of job could she possibly find? She's just an extra."

"What's an extra?"

"It's a minor character who appears for less than a second or two in an entire TV series, sometimes without even a single shot."

"That's what an extra is? What's the pay? Is it high?"

"High? Not at all, it's about the same as a regular worker, three hundred and fifty at most per day."

"Three hundred and fifty isn't low! That's over ten thousand a month. No wonder she has money to buy clothes and nutritional supplements for her parents. If you could find a job paying ten thousand a month, why bother with a postgraduate exam? It's a waste of time and money..."

These words made Lou Yiling feel guilty.

She didn't actually intend to take the postgraduate exam; it was just an excuse to recover from her injuries.

She didn't intend to settle for being a small extra either; if she was going to be something, she would be a dazzling star actor!

"I said three hundred and fifty is the highest price in the industry, and it's not like there's work every day," Lou Yiling said impatiently. "Alright, I need to study, I'm hanging up."

After saying this, she hung up the phone without waiting for her father to react.

She continued to observe her face in the mirror. When she went for a follow-up visit, she heard the doctor say that it would be very difficult for the scars to fade until there was no trace left, but fortunately, she could use concealer.

However, she discovered that after using concealer, her face looked very stiff, and because the weather was hot, her face looked greasy. Perhaps it was applied too thickly, or perhaps this brand of concealer wasn't good enough.

Consequently, she began buying various types of concealer online, both expensive and cheap, but the concealing effect never satisfied her.

Finally, she hardened her heart and decided to get a Scar Removal Beauty Procedure.

However, she looked down on domestic institutions in this field, feeling that if she was going to do it, she should go to Kimchi Country, which had the best technology in this area.

But all her savings combined were only enough to buy a one-way ticket during the off-season; how could she afford the high cost of the Scar Removal Beauty Procedure?

At this moment, she inadvertently saw an online loan advertisement. After hesitating back and forth for a long while, she finally clicked the link with an itchy heart...

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"Xiao Xie, you're finally here! I've been waiting for you for ages! The usual, three cups of iced Mung Bean Soup, one cup of non-iced Mung Bean Soup."

"Xiao Xie, give me three cups of iced sour plum juice and one cup of non-iced Mung Bean Soup."

"Xiao Xie, I want two cups of Immortal Grass and one cup of non-iced sour plum juice."

"Xiao Xie, ……"

Xie Yang pushed her mobile drink stall to the intersection where the film crew frequently entered and exited. Before she could even stop steadily, regular customers came up to greet her.

Looking up, they were almost all familiar faces, mostly actors' assistants. They bought several portions at a time, one of which was a non-iced drink, presumably to bring to the artists.

"Xiao Xie, are there any new products today?"

The assistant to the third female lead of the Qing Dynasty drama poked her head to look at Xie Yang's drink cart, noticing two insulated buckets with a sharp eye, and asked with excitement in her voice.

Xie Yang smiled upon hearing this: "Yes, there are new products: iced Lemon Plum Tea, and another is Lemon Honey Bird's Nest. The quantity is small, I can sell at most four cups."

In fact, these two cool, summer-refreshing beauty products were things she made because she wanted to drink them herself. All the ingredients used came from the Smart Farm, including the Nanyang Bird's Nest, which was a product from the later stages of the farm's upgrade.

The cost calculation wasn't cheap, so the selling price was naturally much higher than ordinary cold drinks. Worried that no one would buy them, she only brought two small insulated buckets.

But unexpectedly, they were snatched up in a flash.

This was mainly attributed to the fact that the cold drinks she sold were hygienic, healthy, and tasted good.

In fact, actors didn't really dare to buy food from mobile stalls, fearing that the hygiene wouldn't pass, and secondly, fearing that the sugar content was too high and they would gain weight after drinking them.

But ever since tasting the food from Xie Yang's stall once, regardless of whether one got fat or not, the taste was truly good, and the ingredients were very clean.

Furthermore, after drinking the Mung Bean Soup, the oil on one's face decreased and the pimples also faded away; after drinking the Sour Plum Soup, the symptoms of summer heat exhaustion were cured without treatment!