The Quagmire of Desire: From Gambling Addict and Village Flower to Movie Queen

Liu Meiling was awakened by a warm sensation on her chest.

She opened her eyes and found herself still lying naked on the pink sofa, with Su Wanni on her chest, drool dripping onto her collarbone.

"Sister..." Su Wanni mumbled groggily, her hand still touching her chest.

Liu Meiling slapped her across the face: "Get up, it's dawn."

Su Wanni became even more energetic after being hit, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she snuggled into her arms: "Sister, give me a kiss."

"Shut up, get up! Didn't you say you were going to take me to the film set?" Liu Meiling pushed her away and sat up to find a cigarette.

Su Wanni ran naked to get her phone and checked the time: "It's only seven o'clock. The crew doesn't start filming until eight-thirty. We'll make it."

Liu Meiling, with a cigarette dangling from her lips, sent a message to Xiaohui: "I'm busy these two days, I won't be going to the driving school or the chess and card shop, please tell Xiaoyan."

Xiao Hui replied instantly: "Got it."

She sent Sun Xiaoyan another WeChat message: "I'm out with a friend and I have some business to attend to. I'll be back in a couple of days."

Sun Xiaoyan replied quickly: "What friend? Male or female?"

Liu Meiling smiled and replied "woman," without offering any further explanation.

Su Wanni had already run to the bathroom and poked her head out, calling to her, "Sister, come take a shower quickly, you need to look your best today."

Liu Meiling stubbed out her cigarette and went into the bathroom. Su Wanni had already adjusted the water temperature. As soon as she saw Liu Meiling come in, she pounced on her, her hands groping her body.

"Are you fucking sick?" Liu Meiling slapped her hand away.

Su Wanni chuckled: "Sister, with your figure, what's wrong with me touching you? It's not like I'll lose any flesh."

After the two took a shower, Su Wanni pulled her to the walk-in closet and rummaged around for a while before finding a black tight-fitting dress.

"Try this."

Liu Meiling took it and changed into it. The fabric was very thin and clingy, highlighting the curves of her breasts and buttocks.

Su Wanni took two steps back and looked at it, her eyes lighting up: "Holy crap, sister, your figure is amazing! You'll definitely turn heads on set today."

Liu Meiling looked in the mirror and was quite satisfied with herself: "This dress of yours must have been expensive, right?"

"They're all rented," Su Wanni waved her hand. "How could a nobody like me afford these? They're all rented to make a good impression."

The two finished getting ready and went downstairs. The two assistants were already waiting at the door, carrying breakfast.

Su Wanni reverted to her usual grumpy self: "Why are you so late? I've been waiting for ages."

A junior assistant quickly said, "Sister Ni, we left at 6:30, and there was a bit of traffic on the way."

"Screw the traffic jam, come earlier next time." Su Wanni took the breakfast, then turned to Liu Meiling and smiled, "Sister, let's eat in the car."

The RV driver arrived, and Su Wanni helped Liu Meiling into the vehicle, with two assistants following behind.

Liu Meiling glanced at the two assistants; they were both very young, around twenty years old.

"Are these two girls sent by your company? How come you have two assistants?" Liu Meiling asked.

Su Wanni took a bite of her steamed bun: "My company doesn't care about me at all. My lousy company didn't even provide me with an agent. This one is an intern, and that one couldn't find a job. I only took them in because I felt sorry for them."

The two assistants kept their heads down and didn't say a word, clearly having gotten used to Su Wan Ni's temper.

"Can't you be nicer to people?" Liu Meiling said.

"Haven't I been good enough to them? I pay their salaries, cover their food and lodging, and even teach them how to survive in the entertainment industry." Su Wanni pouted. "Look at how clumsy they are. If I didn't pity them, I would have fired them long ago."

Liu Meiling didn't say anything more and lowered her head to eat her breakfast.

After driving for almost an hour, we arrived at a film set converted from an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city.

Several cars were parked outside, and a few people in theatrical costumes were smoking and chatting.

Su Wanni pulled Liu Meiling out of the car, with two assistants following behind.

"You wait here, I'll go say hello to the director," Su Wanni said, then yelled at her two assistants, "You two stay here with my sister, don't wander off."

The two assistants nodded repeatedly.

Liu Meiling stood at the edge of the film set and looked around.

The place is filled with abandoned machinery and iron frames, with a few simple sets set up in the middle, and a group of people are busy at work.

She was a little nervous, after all, this was her first time in such a place.

About ten minutes later, Su Wanni returned, followed by a middle-aged man with a burly face.

"Director, this is the sister I was talking about," Su Wanni said with a smile.

The casting director looked Liu Meiling up and down, his gaze lingering on her chest and buttocks for a long time before circling her a few times.

"Nice figure, but poor posture. You can tell she hasn't had any professional training." The casting director scoffed. "What gives you the right to bring someone here for a cameo? Even your company wouldn't dare do this. This is a borderline web series, you understand? If the person isn't good-looking or sexy enough, you can forget about filming the show."

Su Wanni quickly smiled apologetically, "Director, don't worry, my sister is a natural beauty, you'll definitely like her."

The casting director glanced at Liu Meiling again: "Let her try out for a shampoo girl extra role, just as a background character washing hair in your scene. Since you introduced her, she'll only get extra pay, three hundred yuan a day, take it or leave it."

Su Wanni nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, thank you, director."

After the casting director left, Su Wanni pulled Liu Meiling to change her clothes.

The costume consisted of a white short-sleeved shirt, buttoned only up to the chest, revealing a large expanse of skin, and a very short skirt that just covered her buttocks.

Liu Meiling changed into her costume and felt extremely uncomfortable, as if she had returned to her past when she was working as a streetwalker in Sister Hong's shop.

"This outfit is way too revealing," she said.

"That's just how borderline web dramas are, you'll get used to it," Su Wanni said. "The shampoo girl you played today is ostensibly working at a hair salon, but secretly she's a prostitute, so it's normal for her to dress provocatively."

Liu Meiling didn't say anything more and followed Su Wanni to the film set.

The director was arranging the camera positions when he saw Liu Meiling nod but didn't say anything.

Su Wanni is playing a female shampoo shop attendant today, the fourth female lead, who secretly works as a prostitute. Today she has a scene where she seduces the male lead.

"Have you memorized your lines?" the director asked Su Wanni.

Su Wanni nodded: "I've memorized it."

"Let's begin then."

Liu Meiling stood to the side, watching Su Wanni and the male lead begin their rehearsal.

The male lead is a very fair-skinned young man, thin, with skin even fairer than Liu Meiling's, and looks to be about the same size as her, but he is a man.

Liu Meiling wondered to herself: Are all male celebrities this thin in private? But who is this person? I don't recognize him.

She stared at the male lead for a moment, and he glanced at her back with a cold look before turning back to continue filming.

Liu Meiling felt that the man didn't like her, and even his eyes revealed a sense of dislike for women.

Although the filming was very professional, there was something strange about it.

Su Wanni's acting was very natural. She leaned close to the male lead, put her hand on his shoulder, and gave him a seductive look: "Brother, how about a massage?"

The male protagonist coldly pushed her away: "No need."

"Their skills are excellent." Su Wanni persisted and moved closer again.

The director yelled, "Cut! That's a wrap!"

Liu Meiling stood to the side, dumbfounded. Su Wanni's acting skills were really good.

"Sister, it's your turn." Su Wanni came over and pulled her.

Liu Meiling walked in front of the camera, her heart pounding with nervousness.

Following Su Wanni's instructions, she stood in front of the shampoo station, picked up the mannequin head, and began washing.

"Cut!" the director yelled. "Is that washing your hair or scrubbing clothes? Be natural!"

Liu Meiling gritted her teeth and tried again.

"Cut! My hand is too stiff!"

Su Wanni panicked and ran over to pull her along: "Sister, you need to relax your hands and twist your waist. You're a shampoo girl, you need to be a little more charming."

Su Wanni personally demonstrated it once, her movements were very smooth, and her waist twist was very precise.

Liu Meiling tried it again, just like her, and this time it was a little better, but it still didn't look natural.

"Cut! Not seductive enough!" the director said. "You're supposed to be a prostitute, not a respectable shampoo girl. You need to have some alluring charm!"

Liu Meiling gritted her teeth, thinking back to the spirit she had shown in Sister Hong's shop. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have needed to act at all. Why was it different from what the director said?