Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Upon seeing Ye Tianxin, Li Xiaohui felt that she was beneath her.
In Li Xiaohui’s heart, she felt inferior.
They both grew up in the same small town. Why had Ye Tianxin been so fortunate?
“Ye Tianxin? Is it really you?”
Ye Tianxin nodded. She glanced at the suitcase behind Li Xiaohui and said with a smile, “Follow me.”
When they arrived at the basement parking, Li Xiaohui looked at the luxury car Ye Tianxin was driving, and she was stunned.
“Tianxin, do you earn a lot of money making movies?”
Ye Tianxin was a little startled and replied, “Why would you ask that?”
Li Xiaohui awkwardly stretched out her hand and touched the body of the car. It felt different from other cars she had seen before.
“When I was online at school, I read that your film, ‘Red Cherry’, more than 10 billion yuan. When I saw the news, I counted the zeros. It must be a lot of money. Your cut is at least 100 million, right?”
Li Xiaohui’s words amused Ye Tianxin. She smiled and said, “Xiaohui, I didn’t get 100 million yuan. Besides, I already got my pay before the filming started. The box office sales, whether it was good or bad, had little to do with me. At best, if it was good, if I were to star in a movie again, the pay would be higher. Then again, I don’t intend to film another movie this time…”
When Li Xiaohui heard this, she was crushed and asked, “Why not? You can earn money quickly by filming movies.”
“I am a student, so my task is to study.”
Ye Tianxin drove Li Xiaohui to the dormitory of Capital University. Then she took Li Xiaohui to a restaurant at the back of the school to eat Mongolian hot pot.
“Tianxin, why aren’t you eating?”
Ye Tianxin raised her head and met Li Xiaohui’s gaze, then replied, “I had just eaten when you called me.”
“But we haven’t seen each other for a long time. You can read that book later. Tell me, how have you been?”
Ye Tianxin gently put down the book.
“What do you want to talk about?”
Li Xiaohui thought for a while and said, “I am going to drop out of school and join the entertainment industry. Do you think you can introduce me to a director?”
“Drop out of school?”
Ye Tianxin furrowed her eyebrows in disapproval.
Li Xiaohui nodded and continued, “Yeah, I used to like Chunxue very much before, but now you’re here with me. I think, instead of going to college and looking for a stable job, I would rather challenge myself and try my luck in show business. Who knows, I’ll become famous someday…”
“Xiaohui, do you know how many people are trying to make it in the entertainment industry every year?” Ye Tianxin felt that Li Xiaohui was out of her mind. “Very few people are known to the public, and they have worked very hard to reach where they are today.”
Li Xiaohui disagreed and said hopefully, “What if I am one of the lucky few who make it big?”
“Well then,” Ye Tianxin raised her cup of tea for a toast, “I wish you success in the future.”
Li Xiaohui happily said, “Cheers,” then drank her water. While helping herself with some lamb, she went on, “Tianxin, how’s your relationship with Director Jin? Can you introduce me to him?”
Ye Tianxin began to flip the pages of her book.
“Xiaohui, I can’t introduce you to Director Jin,” she refused. “But I can introduce you to someone from my agency.”
Li Xiaohui was overjoyed when she heard this. “Is it Jing Entertainment Group?” she asked excitedly. “Then what contract will I get? Class A? Class B? Class S?”
“How do you know that?”
“Of course. I also know that you are the only diamond-level artist of Jing Entertainment Group.”