Chapter 136: Midterm Exam Results for Issue 133 [2nd Update]

“…”

The teahouse suddenly fell silent, and all the patrons who heard that sentence were taken aback, including the front desk lady who had followed.

As the girl lifted her head, her features were exposed to view.

In an instant, everyone around, regardless of gender, lost their luster.

The destructive power of beauty was too overwhelming.

“What did you say?” The woman almost laughed at the absurdity, “You said that you bought this place?”

She was a regular diner here and knew that the owner of the teahouse was preparing to sell it because he was going abroad.

However, the teahouse had been around for years and was quite expensive, so she didn’t consider buying it.

After all, her company already had enough monthly expenses, and she didn’t need an extra bill.

But ten seconds ago?

What grand words she was saying.

Concealed by her sunglasses, the woman’s expression could hardly hide her contempt as she shook her head repeatedly, changing her address to the girl: “Young lady, it’s good to be spirited, but you must choose the right occasion.”

Did a high school student understand how cruel society could be?

The woman spoke again with implied meaning: “Young lady, some people you can’t afford to offend, so you’d better be careful how you conduct yourself in the future.”

Ying Zijin ignored her and took a call right in front of the woman.

“Hello!” An excited voice came from the other end of the phone, “Miss Ying, I don’t know where you are, but I’ll have someone deliver it to you right now?”

STAR’s VIP accounts were all real-name registered.

However, names would only be seen during large transactions between two parties.

If necessary, they might also need to exchange photos to facilitate recognition.

The girl’s voice was cool and concise, “Downstairs at your place.”

The voice on the phone belonged to the teahouse owner, who was taken aback, but quickly understood: “Alright, alright, I’ll have my staff bring it straight to you. I really can’t thank you enough, now I can finally wash my hands of this.”

The call ended.

The woman’s smile gelled on her lips as she realized the girl was not kidding: “Your acting is quite good, young lady. If you hadn’t taken my employee’s dance costume, I might have considered recommending you into the entertainment industry, what a pity.”

A pity she no longer had that chance.

She could issue a ban with just a word.

Nie Chao still didn’t know what was happening but was already fuming: “I say you—”

His words were cut off by the ringing of the front desk lady’s phone.

“Boss?” The front desk lady glanced at the caller ID and answered promptly, “Is there something you wish to instruct?”

“I’ve already bought my plane ticket, and I’ve sent you a picture on WeChat,” the teahouse owner spoke rapidly, “Pass on all the files in my drawer to this young lady. She’s your new boss now, so let’s say our farewells.”

The front desk lady was somewhat flustered.

She opened WeChat and after a long pause, she looked up dazedly at the girl: “You… you’re our new boss? The boss told me to give you the prepared file bag.”

The woman’s laughter froze on her lips.

“Leave it for now,” stood Ying Zijin up indifferently, “Have her removed.”

The front desk lady looked towards the woman with apprehension: “Excuse me, Madam Gao, but the boss has spoken, please leave.”

She was just an employee and still had to listen to the boss.

The woman’s face alternated between shades of red and pale, a fleeting moment of embarrassment washing over her.

She stood at one meter sixty-four and was wearing 5cm high heels.

Even so, she was still almost half a head shorter than the girl.

Even the strongest aura shriveled up in an instant.

The woman gritted her teeth and spun on her heels, walking away briskly.

It was like she was fleeing in panic.

The situation had reversed too quickly, leaving Nie Chao dumbfounded.

“Holy shit, big boss, how did you buy it?” He managed to express his shock, “No, when did you buy it?”

They had been there the whole time, not absent for even five minutes straight.

Carrying a bag of packed pastries, Ying Zijin said a single word nonchalantly: “STAR.”

Since she was going to buy it anyway, there wasn’t much difference between buying it early or late.

Nie Chao then remembered the bug-like online shopping platform.

When STAR first went on the market, its slogan was—

There’s nothing you can’t buy, only what you can’t think of.

If even a principality could be bought and sold, a teahouse really was nothing.

But to be able to buy a teahouse, one must have a high STAR membership Rank.

Such expensive items wouldn’t be sold to Low-Level members without financial assurance on the part of the platform.

Nie Chao had indeed made a number of purchases on STAR as well, but those were just everyday items; he had never bought anything big.

However, Old Master Nie, five years ago, had auctioned an ancient castle from the O Continent on STAR, which dated back to the 14th century with extremely beautiful scenery.

Old Master Nie bought the castle with the idea of one day passing on the Nie Family to his descendants and retiring there himself.

Unfortunately, his wish had never been fulfilled.

Nie Chao was curious, “Who is that woman?”

Ying Zijin paused, “You run an entertainment company, and you don’t recognize her?”

“Ah, that,” Nie Chao scratched his head, “I was just playing around with it, never really thought about making money.”

God knows why the producer was able to make a good amount of money with such a melodramatic soap opera.

Ying Zijin replied indifferently, “Pretty crazy; no need to know her.”

**

Ying Zijin walked around a bit before taking some snacks to Fu Yunshen and then returned to her room.

A few more messages had appeared on WeChat, sent by Shang Yaozhi.

They were sent ten minutes ago.

[Divine Doctor Ying, I am truly sorry. The person who sought you out today was our company’s chairwoman. She misunderstood you after previously seeing you talking with me and wanted you to stay away from me. She’s got some issues with her mind, which is why yesterday’s incident happened; I am terribly sorry.]

Ying Zijin wasn’t surprised.

The loss of the dance costume and the lack of surveillance footage were all that woman’s doing.

It was just too low-level to be of any effect.

Framing newcomers in the entertainment circle, on the other hand, one was more accurate than the next.

[No need, it has nothing to do with you.]

Shang Yaozhi replied promptly after receiving this message.

[Regardless, Divine Doctor Ying, you have suffered undeserving misfortune because of me. Fortunately, you’re alright. If you need anything in the future, I will definitely help.]

Ying Zijin looked at the message thoughtfully.

She considered for a moment before deciding to say a bit more.

[A word of advice, if you don’t want to die, switch companies as soon as possible.]

Shang Yaozhi, sitting in the nanny car, contemplated deeply upon reading this sentence.

A few seconds later, he turned his head and asked his agent, “How much longer is my contract with Star Entertainment?”

The agent was taken aback before answering, “Half a year.”

Star Entertainment, Starry Entertainment, is currently ranked in the top three entertainment companies in Hua Country.

But a few years ago, it was just a small workshop.

It wasn’t until Shang Yaozhi, the Movie Emperor, was pushed to stardom that Starry Entertainment grew significantly.

However, it is a well-known fact that Starry Entertainment employs draconian contracts. Many trainees sign contracts but get no exposure opportunities. When they want to terminate the contract, they lack the funds, and their entertainment career ends right there.

When Shang Yaozhi signed with Star Entertainment, he was only sixteen.

That signature lasted ten years.

Now, he was twenty-six, still under a contract from ten years ago.

Being a Golden Flower Award Movie Emperor was glorious, but the salary he was supposed to receive was entirely withheld by Star Entertainment.

“Hmm,” Shang Yaozhi stayed silent for a moment, “after this half year is up, I’m not renewing the contract.”

The agent, also aware of Star Entertainment’s situation, agreed, “With your current status, Star Entertainment won’t be able to force you to stay, nor will they be able to blacklist you. Originally, there would be no need to leave, but that chairwoman…”

He shook his head and did not continue.

She appeared quite normal, but in reality, she was just a crazy woman.

**

On May 5th, the teachers of the second year of high school ended their vacation early and returned to school.

They needed to calculate the midterm exam results and come up with the rankings before school started the next day and then post the top hundred names on the school’s bulletin board.

They thought it would be a simple task and indeed it should have been, but this time’s results…

A few teachers were looking at a computer screen, all simultaneously falling into a silent stupor.

They were at a loss and did not know what to do.

Just then, the head of the academic affairs walked in with his new short-sleeved shirt and hands behind his back, “Has the total score come out yet?”

The teachers turned around to see the academic head, as dark as charcoal, “…”

The teacher responsible for calculating the total scores had an odd expression and spoke with difficulty, “It’s out. This has to be the score, right? Headmaster, about that…”

“What about that?” The head of academic affairs, having enjoyed a nice trip, was in a good mood and waved his hand grandly, “I’ve brought you all a special product from the seaside—we’ll share it in a bit.”

None of the teachers was in the mood to think about special products, so they simply pushed the computer toward the headmaster, expressionless, “You should see for yourself, sir.”

“Of course, I’ll see for myself. There are so many people; you can’t cover all of it. I just want to know who’s first and by how many points,” said the head of academic affairs, as he put on his glasses and looked at the computer, “But what’s with the facial expression that says ‘there’s a lot to this story’? What happened, was the exam too hard, did it—”

His words came to an abrupt halt.