Chapter 6 - The Most Troublesome Celebrity (1/2)
Chapter 6 - The Most Troublesome Celebrity
TL Note: there will be no schedule for releases. But I will try to get 2 to 3 chaps out every week.
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To Xiao Yi, everything that had happened was like a Cinderella story. Just half an hour ago, she had been at a six star hotel savouring high-grade red wine while wearing a 120000￥ foreign dress, attracting countless gazes. But now, she had already changed back into a discounted singlet[1] from the night market, denim shorts that had been washed until they were white, and faded new balance[2] sports shoes. She was sitting next to the window in a KFC, drinking her second cup of half-priced apple flavoured soda.
Even though she still attracted the eyes of many men[3], but looking at those dicks ripping apart the chicken then licking the flavour off their fingers, Xiao Yi couldn’t bear to watch anymore.
On the contrary, Chen Min and Wu Neng, these two best friends, hit it off well[4]. They talked all the way to Lin Hai Mall, and after sitting down, still talked nonstop. They were bargaining over the most basic things. In the end, Wu Neng compromised. He sighed while inspecting a contract that he had already signed before, pushing it in front of Chen Min.
“Like we agreed on, you will guard for 7 days, until the end of the 《China’s Wonderful Sound》 that Dream Jade will be participating in. During this period, your Chen family’s bodyguard service will provide free 24 hour protection. If anything happens to my house’s Dream Jade, your firm will have to, according to the insurance company, pay the insured sum of 10 million as compensation.
If you get through the protection time smoothly, my firm promises to say the name of your bodyguard service during a mid-sized interview, and show our gratitude, for no more than 5 seconds. This will act as your firm’s payment.” What Wu Neng said shouldn’t be called cooperation and was no different than a contract to sell oneself. However, Chen Min didn’t even spare it a glance and signed his name on it without any hesitation. What he wanted was fame. This was commonly known as hugging a large leg[5].
“Can you bring me to see the client now?” Chen Min instantly went into work mode.
“Don’t be anxious. She still has 10 minutes to get here.” Wu Neng leaned against the wooden chair and took a glance at the Rolex on his hand. “Ever since participating in 《China’s Wonderful Sound》, my house’s Dream Jade didn’t have any rest for 3 months. So, I gave her a break today. She’ll be coming here to shop.” Wu Neng also relaxed.
“Forgive me for my presumptuousness, but, at this critical period, you let her go off on her own…… Are you really considered a qualified agent?” Chen Min said scornfully.
“How long have you known her for? I've already been with her for 3 years and still can't handle this little girl. 4 years ago, from when she was 18 years old, Dream Jade had the identity of most 《Cocky Girl[6]》, the original《Snow Buries the Flower[7]》, making her famous from north to south. Hence, only through numerous hardships[8], did I become her agent.”
“I have never judged anyone wrongly. She is just that kind of unpolished jade that has a diva’s temperament. However, recently, she has made me feel disappointed. Except for the first year’s results, starting from the second year, she was surrounded by a constant stream of bad publicity. No matter how I taught her self-control, she just didn’t listen. Until she caused those three little incidents in Hong Kong. Two years ago, she was frozen by the company, and I’ve been just as miserable to this day.”
“If I from start to finish hadn’t exploited my connections and used backdoors, as well as obstinately made Dream Jade participate in 《China’s Wonderful Sound》, would you be interested enough to make a beautiful woman come fuck[9] me?” Wu Neng, full of arrogance and contempt, said to Chen Min, “Brat, Wu Entertainment is more complex than you think. Risk and benefit come at the same time. Sometimes, for a chance, you have to sleep with someone. Other times, you have to play with your own life.”
“I won’t fuss about you fucking me, because your kind of willingness to do anything for the sake of success, is just like me back in the day.”
“Planning on making me your godson?” Chen Min laughed.
“To godsons, I have no interest. Goddaughters are still okay.” Wu Neng looked at Xiao Yi who was next to Chen Min as he spoke. His eyes had a kind of desire. It wasn’t lust, but rather the ambition to make an unpolished jade shine that came with the job.
Unknowingly, 10 minutes had already passed. Outside KFC’s window, a girl wearing a cap and carrying a primary school student’s backpack, pushing the revolving door, entered Lin Hai Mall.
She was no taller than 155 cm and wore Converse flat shoes, black stockings that reached up to her knees, a baggy demin skirt, as well as a large hip-hop style T-shirt with a 5-pointed yellow star[10] printed on the chest area. On her face was a pair of sunglasses that covered half her face. On her right wrist was a large black bracelet. She made people feel that she was soft spoken, had a flexible body, and was easy to push down.
Who could have thought that this little loli, who was wearing apparel worth almost 600¥, was actually the popular singer Dream Jade.
Standing in front of the door, Dream Jade opened up her arms and took a deep, big breath. This was the smell of freedom. Unrestrained shopping was a girl’s greatest motivation in life.
What damn practice and recorded interviews? They can all go to hell! Dream Jade directly went to the basement, which was filled with the most people. There, the entire underground women’s shopping district was made out of cubicles. It was a feast for the eyes, everything was sold there and the prices were cheap. It was very well liked by the public, so on rest days like this, it was basically overcrowded.
“She unexpectedly went to a place filled with so many people, this is simply fooling around.” Chen Min immediately stood up while pulling Xiao Yi, “Move, it’s time to get to work.”
Seeing this bodyguard get to work, Wu Neng had a leisurely appearance, and continued to enjoy his one day holiday.
“Boss, can this be a bit cheaper?” Inside the crowded underground women’s shopping district, Dream Jade squeezed into a shop that sold crystal hairpins. There, she faced the fat female shopkeeper, acted cute(卖萌), and started bargaining.
“This is just a small business, we do not bargain.” The fat shopkeeper was full of hostility towards skinny people since birth. She ate her chicken thigh and rice while saying coldly.
“320, just make it 20 cheaper. Give me the joy of bargaining okay(给我一点还价的快感好不好嘛)?” Dream Jade tilted her head and pleaded.
“This is just a small business, we do not bargain.” The fat storekeeper was like a walkman.
“Then how about this? Don’t tell anyone else, I’ll give you an autograph, just make it 20 cheaper?” Dream Jade glanced around like a thief. Outside the store, there were quite a few people moving about, however, there was no other customer inside.
“Autograph? Are you a celebrity?” Only then did the fat shopkeeper look at the girl wearing a cap and large sunglasses.
“I could be counted as one. Hello, my name is Dream Jade.” Dream Jade laughed as she took off her sunglasses. For the sake of enjoying the thrill of a bargain, this little bit of face, just sell it!(这张小脸卖就卖了吧！)
The fat shopkeeper blinked her small, sesame-like eyes, looked at the Dream Jade in front of her, and was stunned. Suddenly, she threw away the lunch box in her hands and exclaimed in a Susan Boyle voice, “ Ah!!!!!!!!!!! Dream Jade visited my store!!!!!!!!!! Ah!!! A big celebrity came to my store!!!!!!!!!!!”
The barrage of screams startled Dream Jade, and she immediately put on her sunglasses then signaled to the fat shopkeeper “hush”. However, who would have thought that the fat shopkeeper had such great vital capacity[12]. Even after shouting nonstop for 30 seconds, she still wasn’t out of breath. If she participated in 《China’s Wonderful Sound》, she'd probably be even more popular than Dream Jade, huh?
Followed by the sound of a pig getting slaughtered, the entrance to the fat shopkeeper’s store was immediately surrounded by people wanting to see what the commotion was about.
“You weren’t honest at all! I’ll never buy anything from here again! This place is horrible! Absolutely horrible[13]!” Dream Jade put down the hairpin, and without waiting for everyone’s reaction had already escaped by squeezing past the crowd.
“She…….She’s Dream Jade!” The fat shopkeeper finally took a breath. That one sentence made the crowd outside the store extremely excited.