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Chapter 223 The Heroine Who Fell from the Sky

Although the Film Academy was on holiday, many out-of-town students did not leave school. One reason was that the fare was expensive and it was inconvenient to travel back and forth, so they thought they could just go home for the New Year.

Secondly, they are reluctant to leave the prosperous city of Yanjing. Take the recently popular "Lush Mountain Love" for example. If many out-of-town students return to their hometowns, they probably won't be able to watch this movie during the entire summer vacation.

Also, there are more opportunities in big cities, and these students are thinking, what if the Beijing Film Studio or other film studios come to the school to recruit actors, and all the other students are there but they are not, what a huge loss that would be.

Zhang Fengyi and Zhang Tielin thought so, but they ended up staying in school till they got bored and never got the role that fell from the sky, so they went into the city on Sunday to play with their classmate Xie Yuan.

When the three of them walked to Xidan Street, there were a lot of people, and it was particularly lively outside a certain store.

They saw two huge posters from a distance, and Xie Yuan was still wondering: "Wow, is this a new movie theater? Let's go over and take a look."

Zhang Tielin: "I won't go to a new one. Haven't I already seen the latest movies?"

Zhang Fengyi said: "It's nothing to take a look, let's go."

Zhang Fengyi and Xie Yuan left, and Zhang Tielin immediately followed them. When they got closer, he finally saw clearly that the poster showed portraits of two girls. Wow, they were so beautiful!
Zhang Tielin, who originally didn't want to come, suddenly couldn't walk anymore.

Seeing him like this, Xie Yuan smiled and asked him: "Tie Lin, who do you think is prettier between these two girls?"

Zhang Tielin really compared them carefully and finally came to the conclusion: "I think the one on the left is the right one."

Zhang Fengyi: "The one on the left seems to be Gong Wei, the heroine of The Shepherd."

Xie Yuan: "Really? Fengyi, you can recognize this?"

Zhang Fengyi: "I have a good memory, but I have never seen the one on the right, but she is also very beautiful."

Xie Yuan: "So what does this Oriental Plaza sell? It doesn't look like a movie theater."

“Just go in and take a look and you’ll know.” Zhang Tielin said impatiently.

After entering, the three of them could hardly walk. The store, which was less than 300 square meters, was packed with people, and there were people checking out at the counter all the time. It was so lively, comparable to the scramble for pork during Chinese New Year.

"So they sell clothes. Now I remember, the clothes on the poster seem to be the ones worn by the heroine in 'Lush Mountain Love', but they both look better than the heroine." Xie Yuan commented, and the two Zhangs also agreed with him. Zhang Yu was more cute and far less feminine.

After entering, they were even more surprised. They could actually touch the clothes directly and choose them by themselves. It was quite interesting. They had never seen it before!
Zhang Fengyi: "Hey, there's a place selling leather jackets!"

Xie Yuan: "Are you sure you want to buy a leather jacket in such a hot day?"

"You can buy it and wear it later. Today is the first day of business, so there will be discounts," Zhang Fengyi understood, "and if you buy another one, we can give you a 30% discount!"

Zhang Tielin: "Hey, is that a frog-eye mirror? I've always wanted to buy one!"

Small items like the frog-eye mirror were on the shelf behind the counter. When Zhang Tielin noticed the counter, he nudged Zhang Fengyi and said, "Fengyi, does the man collecting the money look like the writer Wei Ming?"

Because Zhang Fengyi was once the finalist for the male lead in "Niu Yu Niu Er", he is most familiar with Wei Ming.

"It really looks a bit like him. Let's go over and ask."

Xie Yuan held him back: "Wouldn't it be a bad idea to just go there like this? How about buying something before going there? You want to buy a jacket, right? I want a pair of pants too."

"Are you all buying clothes?" Zhang Tielin thought that if he went there empty-handed, wouldn't it seem unsophisticated? People in the industry were saying that although Wei Ming was young, he was a strong person and often interfered with the casting of his works, so he also picked a pair of jeans.

When buying clothes, the salesperson Yunyun came over to introduce and explain to him. Zhang Tielin took a few more glances. Although they were not as good as the two women on the posters outside, they had a quiet and gentle temperament.

"Little sister, is this store of yours a public store?"

"No, we are individuals." Yunyun said.

"What if the clothes are of poor quality? Who can we turn to if there is a problem?" he asked again.

"Don't worry, comrade. If there is any problem, we will refund or exchange the product within seven days." Yunyun is already a well-trained shopping guide and has no problem with basic conversations.

Zhang Tielin asked again: "From your accent, you are not a local, right?"

Mei Wenhua, who had been busy weaving among the crowd, finally couldn't stand it anymore. Where did this pervert come from? He just wanted to buy clothes, but he started chatting with our shopping guide endlessly and even asked about her family background, right?
"Comrade, is there something wrong with our pants?" He waved his hand and let Yunyun go.

"Oh, no, no problem."

Mei Wenhua smiled and said, "Then we can go to the counter to check out. One piece is 20% off, two pieces are 30% off, and the discount is only for today."

Zhang Fengyi and Xie Yuan had just finished their shopping. Men buy clothes quickly and don't even go into the fitting room. Women, on the other hand, won't make a decision without trying on a few pieces. However, considering the high profits of women's clothing, Mei Culture still prefers to focus on the development of women's clothing.

The three of them came to the counter, and Wei Ming recognized them at a glance: "Oh, it's you."

Zhang Fengyi hurriedly asked, "Teacher Wei, why are you managing the accounts here?"

Wei Ming took his leather jacket with a smile: "This is opened by my friend. There were too many customers on the opening day and I was a little overwhelmed, so I came to help. Do you want to pay together? I'll give you a 30% discount."

Zhang Fengyi nodded. So that's how it is.

"Okay, okay." Xie Yuan took out the money on his own initiative and would settle the bill with them later. Since he was a native of Yanjing and his parents were both intellectuals, Xie Yuan was considered to be one of the more well-off classmates.

Zhang Tielin pointed at the sunglasses behind him and said, "I'll get another pair of sunglasses."

Wei Ming smiled and said, "Young man, you look really cool wearing this. Don't you two want it? You will be outdone by this classmate."

Zhang Tielin hurriedly introduced himself: "Teacher Wei, my name is Zhang Tielin, and we are in the same class."

"Oh oh oh." Wei Ming: I'm not interested.

Zhang Fengyi and Xie Yuan were too embarrassed to say no to Wei Ming's question, and the sun was so strong right now, sunglasses could also protect the eyes, so each of them bought a pair of sunglasses. Xie Yuan didn't have enough money, so Zhang Fengyi paid for it.

Seeing that Zhang Tielin hadn't made a move yet, Wei Ming said, "You can also take a look at the leather belts and shoes in the store. They are all genuine leather from the south and of very good quality. If you audition in the future, the first impression you make on the director is very important. Wearing leather shoes and a leather belt will make you look like a spirited young man."

Zhang Fengyi scratched his head and said, "Teacher Wei, you are such a good talker. I am tempted, but we are just poor students..."

He was thinking of refusing, but Zhang Tielin got excited and asked, "Do you have size 44 leather shoes?"

"Yes, I have shoes that fit the size of your feet." Wei Ming directly took the most expensive pair.

Seeing that Zhang Tielin bought leather shoes, Zhang Fengyi and Xie Yuan looked at each other and asked, "How about we get a cheap belt?"
For these three super VIP customers whose total consumption exceeded 250 yuan, Wei Ming gave them an additional % discount on top of the % discount, sent them out warmly, and welcomed them to visit often in the future.

Walking on the crowded Xidan Street, Zhang Tielin proudly put on his frog-eye glasses and felt like a star, but Zhang Fengyi felt regretful.

"I was impulsive. I've spent all my living expenses for the next month. What should I do now?"

Xie Yuan had a good attitude: "It's okay. If you can't eat, just go beg. There are still good people in Yanjing City."

Zhang Fengyi: "We are both from other places. If we need food, we can go to your house."

Xie Yuan said with a smile: "Okay, but let's settle the bill first. I paid a lot of money today. Hey, Tielin, why are you running? You think you are so great just because you put on leather shoes!"

Wei Ming looked at the time and it was time to get off work at noon. He called Mei Wenhua over and asked him to watch over the counter while he went to get lunch for them.

After arranging lunch, he went to Zhu Lin's unit. Today, Sister Lin had changed her shift, so she would work in the morning and rest in the afternoon, which was a good opportunity for the two of them to be intimate with each other.

As soon as he left, a middle-aged man came in with a little girl of about thirteen or fourteen years old.

The little girl said excitedly: "I was right, wasn't I? This is how clothes are sold here!"

"But Shanshan, there doesn't seem to be any clothes suitable for your age here."

Jiang Shan said dissatisfiedly: "Why not? I think this one is very suitable. Just buy the smallest size."

Jiang Huaiyan laughed and remained indifferent. He thought the clothes here were for adults and his daughter should buy children's clothes.

So when the shopping guide Xiaohong asked the two customers what they needed.

Jiang Huaiyan looked at her and asked, "Don't you have clothes for children your age here?"

Xiaohong is only 14 years old and is about the same age and height as Jiang Shan.

This really stumped Wei Hong. It seemed that he really had no such thing. After coming to Beijing, his brother bought him clothes, but they were bought in a department store. The overalls he bought from the children's clothing section were very childish.

Jiang Huaiyan said to Jiang Shan: "Dad can't do anything about it. I'll buy it for you when you grow up in two years."

Although he didn't buy clothes, Jiang Huaiyan had other things to do.

He asked Wei Hong: "Who is the person in charge here? I have something to ask him."

Seeing that this man spoke in an official tone, Wei Hong immediately brought him to Mei Wenhua.

"What can I do for you, comrade?"

Jiang Huaiyan: "I want to ask about the two posters outside. I know the one on the left is Gong Xing. What is the name of the one on the right?"

Mei Wenhua was a little wary. You are a clothes buyer, why do you care about the models on the posters?

"Which unit are you from?" Xiaomei asked.

Jiang Huaiyan smiled and said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm from the Beijing Film Studio. Recently, the Beijing Film Studio has a movie that is looking for a female lead. I think the image of that female lesbian is very close to our requirements, so I want to ask where she is from. If you have time, you can come to the Beijing Film Studio for a try."

"Oh, so you're from the Beijing Film Studio. I'm so sorry," Mei Wenhua asked, "Do you know Wei Ming?"

"Of course I know him. Let me introduce myself. I'm Jiang Huaiyan, the director of the Literature Department of Beijing Film Studio. All the scripts he writes for the studio have to go through my hands."

Jiang Shan nodded. She also remembered the handsome guy who came to her to discuss Black Cat Sheriff. Speaking of which, the third episode of "Black Cat Sheriff" is about to be released. She is so looking forward to it!
Since it was someone Brother Ming knew, Mei Wenhua said, "The sister on the poster was found by Wei Ming. I'll tell him about this later and ask him to contact Director Jiang. What do you think?"

"sure."

After Jiang Huaiyan left, Mei Wenhua quickly wrote down this matter.

At this time, Wei Ming had already met up with Sister Lin. After dinner, he asked her, "Dongfang Xintiandi officially opens today. Do you want to go and see it?"

Zhu Lin asked with a smile: "Is it because there are too many customers that you tricked me into being a waiter?"

Wei Ming was also happy: "Then do you want to go~"

"Go and go."

However, Wei Ming took the man back to the Overseas Chinese Apartment on his motorcycle. "If you go, you will probably do more harm than good. People will see the beautiful model in the poster walk out of the painting and go to see you. Who will look at the clothes?"

Zhu Lin patted Wei Ming's back gently and spoke glibly.

When I returned to Wei Ming's home after many days, I felt that it had changed a lot. Some new furniture was added, all of which were bought by Wei Ming casually. They were antiques or not, but they were very artistic.

And because there are two little girls in the house, it doesn’t feel as empty as before and it has more life in it.

Zhu Lin was still a little worried: "When will the sisters come back?"

"There are indeed a lot of customers today. I guess we'll be busy until late at night."

"That's quite hard." Zhu Lin felt a little apologetic that he was taking up Wei Ming's time even though he was so busy.

Wei Ming turned on the tape recorder and played the tango accompaniment.

"If they're not busy, how can we have a chance?"

This dance was very unruly. Wei Ming's hands were always going into his partner's clothes, and soon both of them became disheveled.

Zhu Lin didn't dare to stay in the living room, so the two of them jumped into the master bedroom and closed the door before starting.

They spent a very fulfilling afternoon. Because Wei Ming said that the two sisters would definitely not come back, Zhu Lin cooked another dinner and did not eat out.

Although the food in the restaurant was indeed delicious, she had heard a famous saying that if you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach. She hoped that Xiao Wei would get used to the taste of the food she cooked.

It was getting dark after dinner. Zhu Lin was worried that he would be blocked by his two sisters, so he urged Wei Ming to take him home.

When I got home, I didn't expect my eldest sister to be there. She sat between my parents and asked me, "Linlin, what's your relationship with that clothing store called Oriental New World in Xidan?"

"What's the relationship?"

The eldest sister said, "This afternoon, your brother-in-law and I went shopping in Xidan, and from a distance we saw two posters hanging outside a store, and one of them was you."

"What about the other one?" Zhu Lin asked hurriedly. She thought it was both her.

"Why do you care who the other one is? Explain your problem first!" said the mother. "What is your relationship with that store?"

"Oh, a friend opened it and asked me to help be a poster model, so I took a few photos," Zhu Lin said truthfully, and then changed the subject, "So, sister, did you buy it?"

The eldest sister: "What can I buy at my age? They are all clothes for little girls."

"Sister, you are not old at all. It just so happens that they gave me a few sets of clothes as a thank you. Come over and try them on to see if there is anything you like."

"Ah, really?"

The eldest sister immediately switched to Zhu Lin's camp and happily went to try on clothes with her younger sister, leaving her parents worried.

The class in graduate school was so good, but you insisted on becoming an actor. Now you're a model. Fortunately, you're a model who wears clothes. Alas.

These two uncles and aunts are indeed well-informed, and they even know about models without clothes.

In Zhu Lin's room, she was still asking her elder sister who the other model was.

"I don't know." My sister gestured at the clothes.

"Is she pretty?" Zhu Lin asked.

"It's pretty, not much inferior to yours." My sister is quite objective.

Zhu Lin already had a guess in her mind, but she still had to go to the scene to confirm it in person. It was too late now, so she had to wait until tomorrow.

At this time, Wei Ming had already arrived at the scene on a motorcycle. There were not many customers at this time, and the shopping guides had asked them to go off work. Only Manager Mei and Yunyun and Xiaohong were left. Wei Ming said he would pick them up in the evening.

When he came in, Yunyun was still working. She successfully helped a young educated woman wearing glasses to buy an item, and Xiaohong was responsible for helping her pay the bill.

Mei Wenhua pulled Wei Ming aside and said, "Brother Ming, guess how much our sales were today!"

Wei Ming: "It should be at least 6,000."

He didn't count in detail, but when he left at noon, he had almost three thousand, and the three people from Beijing Film Academy alone contributed nearly one-tenth.

Mei Wenhua said excitedly: "So far, it has sold 7700 yuan! Oh my god, I never dreamed that it would sell so well. If it weren't for the limitation of the venue and the number of employees, I think it would not be a dream to sell more than yuan a day!"

Many customers did not come in because there were too many people and it was too crowded inside, and they were worried that their money would be stolen. This situation is not uncommon.

With sales of over 7000 yuan and several hundred items sold, it’s no wonder that Wei Ming saw that the store was much emptier.

At the beginning, Xiaomei and Biaozi's investment was not that much, and most of the clothes were just prepayments and were bought on credit.

"We need to speed up the replenishment." Wei Ming said.

"Well, I am confident now and can let them make clothes freely. Oh, there is one more thing." Finally, Mei Wenhua talked about Jiang Huaiyan's situation.

"Director Jiang is my old friend." Wei Ming frowned in thought, but what kind of movie was it?

The Beijing Film Studio was allocated a quota of about ten films each year, most of which were obscure films in later generations. During this period, the performance of the Beijing Film Studio was not as good as that of the Shanghai Film Studio, which boldly used new directors.

As for the heroines in several Beijing films that he was familiar with during this period, such as "Camel Xiangzi" and "Tea House", they were definitely not suitable for Zhu Lin.

In any case, this is a good opportunity for Sister Lin. It is worth it even if it is just for practicing. She is not a very talented actor, but she performs very well in her comfort zone.

Her comfort zone is being an intellectual woman. For example, in "A Place Far Away from the Crowd" and "Apart from the War Years", she performed in her true colors. Did Director Jiang see this trait of hers through the poster?
When it was time to close the store, Xiaomei said, "Brother Ming, why don't you take me home first."

He now has a huge sum of money, several thousand dollars, which has filled his leather bag. If he encounters a robber in the middle of the night, he will be in trouble.

Wei Ming nodded: "Okay, Xiaohong, get in the car."

Seeing that both sisters got into Wei Ming's car, Mei Wenhua said with a smile: "How about I help you pick one up? It's not safe for you to do that."

Wei Ming: "This is the safest way. Your motorcycle is too fragile."

"This is not mine, it's Biaozi's. I'll buy you a sturdier one than yours later." Xiaomei made up her mind.

After sending Mei Wenhua back, the three siblings returned to the Overseas Chinese Apartment, and then Xiaohong discovered the problem.

"Brother, did you start a fire at home?"

"Oh, I made dinner myself and made do with it."

Yunyun said hurriedly: "Don't worry, big brother, we don't have to work night shifts anymore, we will cook dinner for you."

Xiaohong also nodded seriously. How could the breadwinner of the family be asked to earn money to support the family and cook at the same time?

Wei Ming laughed: "Thank you."

Early the next morning, after Wei Ming finished the breakfast made by his sister, the three of them went to work separately.

When Wei Ming arrived at the school magazine office, he heard Yang Hao say, "Xiao Wei, your store is so popular. My mother went there yesterday and even bought a scarf with her old sister!"

Wei Ming laughed and said, "Thank you for your support, Auntie."

Yang Hao: "Your business model is really amazing. I guess the newspapers in Yanjing will start reporting on it soon."

Wei Ming probably thought so too. He was actually deliberately keeping a low profile, otherwise he would have invited Zhu Wei from China Youth Daily a long time ago. This story of an unemployed young man starting his own business is definitely an inspirational example needed at the moment and a pioneer in reform and opening up.

But if you wear the crown, you must bear its weight. While it will bring heat, there will definitely be a lot of controversy and discussion.

However, this is unavoidable. We can only hope that the controversy will come later to give Oriental Plaza some time to develop.

Today, while slacking off in class, Wei Ming officially started writing "The Right Path in the World is Vicissitudes". Next to the manuscript paper are several creation notes and outlines. However, the speed is still relatively slow at the beginning. The unit is indeed not a good place to write a book. He wants to go to the library tomorrow.

As for the afternoon, he would take Sister Lin to the Beijing Film Studio.

At noon, Wei Ming appeared at Zhu Lin's unit.

Zhu Lin was already riding his bike to Xidan when he was stunned when he saw Wei Ming appear.

"Why are you here again?"

"You're not welcome to say that."

"Welcome, but I want to go shopping in your store today." Zhu Lin said frankly, to see if he would feel guilty and not take him there.

Wei Ming: "Okay, but we have to do it another day. We have more important things to do today, so you should go back to work and ask for half a day off."

As expected, he felt guilty and refused to take himself with him. However, seeing that Wei Ming was serious, Zhu Lin really went back and asked for leave. He said, "You'd better have something to do. If you just tricked me into going home to have sex, you're dead."

Then Wei Ming took the people to a restaurant for dinner.

"That's what you said was important!"

Wei Ming: "You look anxious again. Nothing can delay your meal. Eat first."

After dinner, Wei Ming rode his motorcycle to the Beijing Film Studio. Zhu Lin also saw the Beijing Film Studio sign under his helmet.

"Why are you here?"

"Looking for someone." Wei Ming said something to the security guard and brought the person in. He had been to this place many times.

Wei Ming then took Zhu Lin to find Jiang Huaiyan and told her what had happened on the way.

"Because of that poster, Director Jiang thought you might be suitable for the leading role of a movie at the Beijing Film Studio, so he asked you to give it a try. It may not work out, after all, it takes a lot of selection to determine a leading actress."

Zhu Lin nodded, not seeming particularly nervous, as she was always very relaxed.

"Thank you, Xiao Wei." She gently squeezed her lover's palm.
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