Rebirth of Chinese Entertainment, the Diary of a 95 Flower

Chapter 114 Yang Chaozhong

The wooden door closed automatically.

Heating is blocked.

A cold wind swept over me.

The queue at the character registration desk was still incredibly long.

Inside the studio, cameras were set up on tripods to film the process of each young actor being shortlisted for roles.

Li Nuo went out the gate, crossed the street, stood next to a black car with sleek side lines, and pressed the car key.

The warning lights flashed twice.

Li Nuo turned around, waved to Yang Chaoyue from afar, opened the back door, and got in the car.

"This is the Mercedes-Benz E-Class..."

When Yang Chaoyue saw the three-pointed star on the wheel, he understood why Li Nuo said the Mercedes-Benz E-Class was more upscale than the Corolla.

Because the owner of the textile factory used to drive a car of this brand.

The cross-shaped chrome grille and the headlights with their angular lines give it a sharp and aggressive look.

The tail badge has the E300 logo.

In TV dramas, many big bosses drive cars of this brand.

It certainly looks like a high-end car.

Just like the MG car in "Meteor Shower Again," which can achieve urban off-roading and cross-border living.

It's a TV drama, so it's definitely not fake.

My longing for university life was largely due to being drawn in by the TV series "Meteor Shower Again".

As you open the rear door, the fragrance of the perfume wafts out.

The seats are made of genuine leather.

The dashboard has a refined mechanical aesthetic, the center console features an LCD screen, and the buttons and knobs have a metallic feel, all of which exude quality.

Li Nuo was the only one in the car, sitting in the back seat, looking up at Yang Chaoyue.

Even though I'm used to riding in Jiangyang's Corolla, I still feel apprehensive.

Seeing the luxurious interior of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class for the first time, coupled with the prestige bestowed by the brand's logo, her pupils trembled slightly as she quickly shifted her focus between the Burmester clock on the center console and the ambient lighting.

I didn't dare to step inside.

He lightly bit his upper lip with his lower teeth, and his throat bobbed.

I felt the gap between social classes.

Li Nuo didn't say anything, just sat there, as if silently declaring to herself, "This is a world that even your boss can't reach."

"Come in and chat, the soundproofing is excellent," Li Nuo said with a smile, crossing her legs.

Yang Chaoyue lifted his leg and stepped in, sitting only on the front part of the seat with his knees together.

I dare not fully press myself against the backrest.

Suddenly, I had a feeling of déjà vu.

My first time riding in a Corolla in Jiangyang was like this too.

Noticing that Li Nuo was scrutinizing him, Yang Chaoyue tried to relax, but his neck remained stiff, his shoulders were hunched, and his calves were tense.

She pretended to smooth her hair, trying to appear composed.

My little finger is trembling.

The movement of raising my arm felt slightly sore.

This is the first time I've ridden in such a nice car.

They couldn't capture Li Nuo's relaxed demeanor.

Like a rural student entering a five-star hotel for the first time.

There was certainly a sense of novelty, but more than anything, there was a feeling of being lost and inferior.

Yang Chaoyue avoided Li Nuo's gaze.

He tried to cross his legs like Li Nuoren but accidentally kicked the center console with his toe, repeatedly saying, "Sorry, sorry."

The body speaks louder than words.

He couldn't hide his inferiority complex.

Li Nuo suddenly asked, "Is the Corolla really in the same class as the Mercedes-Benz E-Class?"

"You specifically called me over just to talk about this?"

Upon hearing Li Nuo belittle Jiang Yang's car again, Yang Chaoyue straightened his back immediately.

When the weak point is touched, the bone will stand up on its own.

The calves are no longer tight.

He took a short breath and leaned back in his seat: "They all have four wheels, they can all run, aren't they all the same? They all need refueling."

"This car will cost 45 yuan after registration, while your boss's Corolla costs around 10 yuan."

"The difference is 35!"

"right."

"That's definitely a different level."

Hearing this, Li Nuo felt relieved.

Yang Chaoyue continued, "My boss's car is cheaper, but of a higher class."

What logic?!
Li Nuo puffed out her cheeks.

……

[Under your care, Yang Chaoyue's acting skills have improved. You have received feedback, and your acting level has increased by 1.]

Jiang Yang, who was in the lounge listening to Wang Jun say some polite words to comfort Hu Xianxu, suddenly received a system message.

I'm very puzzled.

I inexplicably gleaned some acting skills from Yang Chaoyue.

Director Wang is with me.

The audition process for the role of Rose hasn't even started yet, so who is Yang Chaoyue acting with?

……

Li Nuo felt she couldn't continue talking about this topic with Yang Chaoyue, fearing that if she kept going, she would start to dislike her own car.

She got down to business: "If you win the audition for the role of Rose, and we discuss the scheduling and contract details, how much will you get paid if you finally get the role?"

"3.5."

Only 3.5?
Li Nuo's heart settled down: "Your boss is really ruthless. To be honest, my salary for this movie is 25. Everyone is in it for the money. I won't say anything more, just look at this."

She opened the center console and took out a contract.

It is a voluntary gift agreement.

The agreement begins by clearly listing the names of the donor and the donee.

Payment can be made in cash or by bank transfer, and will be effective on the same day.

The terms clearly state that the donor's intention is voluntary and genuine, and there is no fraud, coercion, or taking advantage of another's vulnerability. The recipient also accepts the donation voluntarily and genuinely.

There was only one condition for the gift: Yang Chaoyue voluntarily gave up the audition for the role of Rose in the TV series "A Little Reunion".

Li Nuo placed the contract on Yang Chaoyue's knees, which were pressed together, and said nothing more.

Upon seeing the amount of the gift, Yang Chaoyue's pupils contracted sharply, then dilated slightly. His vocal cords tightened, and he uttered the numbers as if they were burning his tongue, "Ten, ten thousand..."

Breathing suddenly stopped, fingertips unconsciously stretched towards the contract, then suddenly curled up.

In the end, I carefully held it in my hand, gently moved it, and the paper made a soft rustling sound.

Physiological greed breaches moral defenses.

The fingers surrendered before the brain.

He said that Li Nuo's 45 yuan Mercedes-Benz was not as high-class as his 10 yuan Corolla.

but.

When a real opportunity presented itself to earn 10 yuan, Yang Chaoyue unconsciously swallowed, his lower lip trembling slightly.

Afraid of being poor.

We desperately need the money.

“Sign this contract, and my mom can immediately transfer money to your bank card or give you cash,” Li Nuo said seriously.

Yang Chaoyue stiffened his neck and shook his head: "If my boss finds out I did this, I might lose my job." "No, you can continue the audition process. Just pretend you didn't perform well, and Jiang Yang won't know about it. You can continue to work for his company."

Li Nuo added, "My salary is 25 yuan, but Jiang Yang only gives you 3.5 yuan. Think about it, how much money did he deduct from your salary? Don't you feel cheated working for a boss like that? So you won't feel guilty signing this contract."

This was the rhetoric her mother had taught her, and Li Nuo recited it perfectly.

Once the seeds of scheming are sown, the soil of trust begins to crumble.

He handed Yang Chaoyue a pen and said, "If you're willing, sign now. If you're not, walk out and we'll pretend nothing happened. It's fair competition."

Yang Chaoyue immediately leaned forward to get up.

Out of the corner of his eye, however, he kept staring at the figure of 10 yuan on the contract.

His buttocks were firmly nailed to the seat.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't tempted.

I've never seen so much money before.

Li Nuo's words were still echoing in my mind.

Yang Ge received a salary of 25 yuan, of which he kept 3.5 yuan for himself. In other words, Yang Ge kept 21.5 yuan for himself.
Why.

She suddenly flipped the contract over and placed it face down on her lap: "Can I be alone for a while and take a good look at the contract?"

Yang Chaoyue tried to maintain a polite smile, but her pounding heart made her facial muscles tense, and her smile was very bitter.

The corners of his mouth are turning up, but his soul is falling.

"In this society, it's either you eat people or people eat you. You have to resort to any means to improve your life. You have family too, right? Don't your family need money? Think about it carefully. I'll give you two minutes."

Li Nuo opened the car door and got out, leaving Yang Chaoyue alone in the car, deep in thought.

After being exposed to the cold wind for more than ten seconds, her racing heart finally calmed down.

It was my first time doing something like this, and I wasn't calm at all.

My composure just now was all an act.

In order to get the role of Rose, her mother taught her how to sow discord between Yang Chaoyue and Jiang Yang, as well as the techniques for speaking, which gave her her first glimpse into the cruel and deceitful nature of adults.

The car windows were covered with a privacy film that blocked ultraviolet rays, so Yang Chaoyue's condition inside could not be seen.

Judging from Yang Chaoyue's reaction just now, it can be predicted that Yang Chaoyue's psychological defenses have collapsed.

I will definitely sign it.

It's just a matter of needing a dignified process.

The mother did not conduct a background check on Yang Chaoyue.

However, even from the brief conversation with Yang Chaoyue earlier, it was clear that Yang Chaoyue's understanding was limited.

The family is most likely not well-off.

Or they are poor.

If you were Yang Chaoyue, could you resist such a temptation of money?

It's hard.

Looking through the gate, one sees a long line of young actors waiting to pass the screening process, being criticized and scolded by the stagehands.

Which one of them isn't enduring it all for the sake of opportunity and money?

"Do adults all live in such a cruel world? I really don't want to grow up."

Li Nuo sighed.

Ultimately, I will have to adapt to this cannibalistic society.

They started by sacrificing their innocence, beginning with consuming Yang Chaoyue.

The back seat of the Mercedes was completely quiet.

Yang Chaoyue put his phone back in his pocket, and his pupils still burned when he saw the number 100,000 yuan again.

When I close my eyes, my memories suddenly rewind, and a series of images appear.

To improve his grades, Yang Ge sat at his desk in the master bedroom and studied late into the night.

Yang Ge remembered that Yang Ge had casually mentioned wanting Huang Lei's autograph. He not only got Huang Lei's autograph for him, but also an autograph for his father.

In a Versace clothing store, you should buy yourself the clothes that you yourself can't bear to buy.

Jiang Yang was mocked for his unconventional past, but Yang didn't hold it against him at all. He just claimed that his sister had posted those embarrassing stories.

She introduced herself to directors, ran errands, and gradually paved the way for her future.

The first time I took myself to the airport.

I taught myself to speak the Shanghai dialect.

This was the first time I took myself to an audition at Canxing.

To gain a basic understanding of this industry.

I taught myself pronunciation, and I also taught myself to establish myself in this industry.

He used the excuse of practicing his Mandarin to call Yang Ge a beast. Yang Ge knew he had been insulted, but he wasn't angry at all. Instead, he praised himself for his improvement.

He rescued himself from that textile factory in Songjiang District of Shanghai, a place filled with the smell of machine oil and the roar of machinery.

To have a home in Shanghai.

Yang Ge is not only my boss, but also my family who accompanied me when I was working hard in other places.

She took care of Yang Ge's daily life like a nanny.

Yang Ge led me toward a brighter future.

Images flashed through Yang Chaoyue's mind like a slideshow, finally settling on the day he first met Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang, dressed in a custom-made suit and with his hair slicked back, put psychological pressure on Yang Chaoyue and tricked him into signing with his shell company.

"Ms. Yang, what is your height?"

"1 meters."

"weight?"

"100 kilograms."

"Kilograms? Is the food at the textile factory this good, Yang Chaozhong?"

Yang Chaoyue suddenly laughed out loud, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the 100,000 yuan on the contract, and his thoughts were instantly pulled back to reality.

Her eyes gradually reddened.

Using any means necessary to climb the ladder step by step was something Yang Ge taught me.

Yang Ge had no idea that this contract was being signed.

Failing an audition might be a way to console oneself.

Continue to pay yourself a salary, provide yourself with housing, and cover your own food expenses.

When Jiang Yang first told Yang Chaoyue that she would face temptations in this circle in the future, she only had a vague idea.

I firmly believe that I can resist temptation.

This is what we're truly experiencing now.

Only then did I realize how terrible temptation can be.

His eyes gradually reddened.

She gripped the pen tightly and slowly but firmly signed her name on the contract: "Yang...Chao..."

The third character was not written.

His hands were trembling so badly.

The thought of betraying Jiang Yang hurt her more than losing the money.

She clutched her wrist before finally finishing signing, and then knocked on the car window.

The car door opened, and Li Nuo got in. She was relieved to find that Yang Chaoyue had already signed the contract.

They are all normal people.

They couldn't resist the temptation.

Seeing Yang Chaoyue wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, she met his reddened gaze and comforted him with a smile:

"It's okay, don't feel guilty. Jiang Yang won't know about this. How should we receive the payment, cash or bank transfer? I suggest bank transfer. My mom will transfer it to you in a bit. If it's cash, I'm afraid you won't be able to hide it well, and Jiang Yang will find out."

As Li Nuo spoke, she took the contract handed to her by Yang Chaoyue.

His gaze swept over the signature area, and his words suddenly stopped: "Yang Chaozhong?!"

(End of this chapter)