Chapter 64: Freeloading
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Zhou Yun looked at his hands on hers. The joints of his fingers were well-proportioned, fair, and slender. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly. “It’s good that you know. You can leave.”
Yuan Shao retracted his hands and smiled at Zhou Yun before leaving.
Although Tan Si had a professional background, her standards were very average. It was just that she was lucky. The first drama she participated in was very popular, and the character of the second female lead she acted in was more likable. Hence, she became popular. Coupled with Zhou Yun’s operations, she slowly became a popular newcomer with decent potential in the entertainment industry.
Tan Si had not filmed a show for more than half a year and was about to join the production team. Zhou Yun was worried that she was in poor condition, so she simply found a performance teacher for Tan Si. Now, she had to come to the company for lessons for half a day every day.
When Zhou Yun arrived at the practice room, Tan Si happened to be sitting in a chair after class and scrolling on her phone. Her assistant was squatting at the side, holding a glass of water in one hand and a fruit platter in the other. From time to time, Tan Si would use her fork to get a piece of fruit.
Zhou Yun was already long used to such demeanor from Tan Si. “Dong Ling, go out first.”
Tan Si looked at the fruit platter that she had only taken a few pieces from and frowned slightly. “I haven’t finished eating yet. I’ve been practicing for so long. I’m starving.”
Zhou Yun took the things from Dong Ling’s hand and placed them on the table less than half a meter away from Tan Si. She waved her hand and asked Dong Ling to leave quickly. She rolled her eyes at Tan Si exasperatedly. “I can’t be bothered with you! If you want to eat, bring the stool over yourself.”
Then, Zhou Yun told Tan Si about Yuan Shao and Tan Ming’s encounter.
Tan Si had just stood for two hours in her lesson and did not want to move at all. However, when she heard that Tan Ming had paid 780,000 yuan without hesitation, she sat up straight and looked at Zhou Yun in disbelief. “Where did she get so much money!”
Zhou Yun shrugged. “I just asked around. Because she’s a commoner, she only got 200,000 yuan for participating in that outdoor variety show.”
Tan Si narrowed her eyes and thought for a while before making a guess. “Could it be from Si Cheng? Other than that, I can’t think of any other possibility.”
At the thought of this, Tan Si couldn’t sit still anymore. She revealed this matter to Si Cheng on WeChat and probed for a while, but she didn’t discover anything.
Soon, it was the day of the opening ceremony. There were typically two routes for such an occasion. One was the red carpet route for celebrities related to the entertainment industry, fashion experts, and so on. It was also for reporters to take photos and promote the event. The other route was for the wealthy who paid attention to keeping a low profile and did not like to be exposed.
Jiang Huai, Tan Ming, and Li Mei took the second path.
The Vice President of the Tianqi headquarters, Feng Cai, was an executive and an old employee with 30 years of service. He knew Li Mei and the main members of the Jiang family. When he saw the three of them enter, he hurriedly went forward. “Madam, Third Young Master.”
Li Mei and her husband planned to return to Jingdu City to hold a large-scale official ceremony to announce Tan Ming’s identity. Therefore, they did not introduce her at this moment. After chatting with Feng Cai for a while, she said, “I’m not familiar with most of the people here. You have full authority to host it. Just treat us as ordinary customers who are here to attend the opening.”
Feng Cai understood that Li Mei didn’t want too much exposure in Sea City, so he nodded and agreed. “Okay, Madam.”
Jiang Huai’s close colleagues had already arrived at the scene. After informing Li Mei, he went to look for his friends.
Although Li Mei was not familiar with the madams and young ladies here, there were still some whom she had met at other large banquets. Those who recognized her came to greet her. Tan Ming followed Li Mei and learned how to interact with these rich people. She successfully began to familiarize herself with their family backgrounds.
Tan Si held CEO Xing’s hand and entered the venue. Then, she took special care to walk the red carpet. She planned to take advantage of the popularity of the top celebrities who had come today. There were also two celebrities of the same level as her. They had taken advantage of other people’s invitations just like Tan Si. When they saw each other, they were well aware of the other parties.
Tan Si entered the venue and couldn’t wait to take a few selfies and post them on Weibo.
[The opening ceremony of Tianqi! My little princess Sisi is amazing. Tianqi has good taste!]
[At Tianqi’s level, those who were really invited to participate were all top celebrities. There were also two people who were only as popular as Tan Si who got into the venue. It doesn’t take a genius to know that they were not invited. Those who weren’t good enough obviously were just freeloading on someone else.]
[Which team is the one above on? From the looks of it, you know your idol that couldn’t get in, so you can only come to Sisi’s comment section to say jealous words!]