Chapter 1: This is what life is all about

  To outsiders, college students in film and television academies seem to have an advantage over others, even making money easily during their school days, but in fact, it's not the case.

  The Film Academy indeed has some students who become famous during their school days - releasing albums, filming TV shows, and taking on advertisements, making a fortune and achieving both fame and wealth.

  However, such students are after all in the minority.

  The thing that the Yellow Emperor is least lacking in is people. With a population base of one or two hundred million, there are plenty of handsome men and beautiful women to go around. Why would anyone want to find an inexperienced student?

  Those directors and investors can completely find students who have already graduated, or even those who have already debuted with some foundation. The so-called 'discovery of new talent' is not all an excuse, but the vast majority are pretexts. Any industry is the same, if you want to get something, you must pay first.

  So don't look at Su Ying's school with only a few thousand students, and countless handsome boys and beautiful girls, but during the school period, it is rare to get a living.

  Jiang Xiaoyan is a bit nervous today, this is her first commercial shoot.

  As one of the three goddesses of Su Ying, she has actually been noticed by someone for a long time and was even promised to play the role of the second female lead in a certain TV series, on the condition that she had to pay something. This thing is considered insignificant by most people in the entertainment industry, and it's often used as a means for many stars, especially female stars, to rise to fame, but for her, it's extremely important, and she would never sell her body for fame and fortune.

  It was because of the trouble at home that she had no money in her hands, so she borrowed 50,000 yuan from Zhu Tong, which led to a series of events afterwards.

  This time is different!

  The one who found her was a somewhat famous director in the circle. Although it was only a mid-sized advertisement, for her, it was a great opportunity.

  At least in the early stages of communication, the other party showed great sincerity and did not make any impolite requests, which made her feel much more at ease.

  The most important thing is that after filming this advertisement, she can get 700,000 yuan, and then she can pay back the 500,000 yuan she owes to Qin Yan. Yesterday's dinner invitation was just a gesture of gratitude, and she wouldn't forget that it was Qin Yan who stepped in and made Zhu Tong give up on collecting the debt, so the creditor of the 500,000 yuan became Qin Yan.

  She didn't want to have any more dealings with that lecherous guy, let alone a financial relationship, so she readily agreed to take on the advertisement yesterday.

  The director called early this morning and asked her to go over and sign a contract, also to discuss the script and filming schedule, saying that they would try not to interfere with her class time.

  The meeting place was a restaurant, and Jiang Xiaoying arrived ten minutes early.

  The other party arrived earlier. The hostess at the restaurant told her that the guest in room 1 had already arrived, and she was immediately led to room 1 by a waiter.

  "Miss Jiang is up so early, come on in, hurry and take a seat."

  A slender and tall middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looking quite elegant, showed a warm smile, stood up and pulled out a chair for Jiang Xiaoying.

  There were two people in the room, one was director Kim Chang-won who greeted him and the other was a man of medium build.

  The man in his forties, slightly chubby and balding, sat in the main seat. When he saw Jiang Xiaoyan enter, he hastily stood up, looking very polite.

  "Come, let me introduce you."

  He pointed to the bald-headed man and said, "This is our investor in this advertisement, as well as the manufacturer of the product being advertised. I'm afraid you've heard of him too - Mr. Wu Xin, the chairman of Green Day Daily Chemicals Company, is a big shot in Pingjiang."

  "It's nothing, just a small business, far inferior to Director Jin." Bald-headed Wu Xin said humbly, without the slightest arrogance of a big boss.

  Because of previous communication, Jiang Xiaoying knew it was a shampoo advertisement. Upon hearing that it was the chairman of Green Day Cosmetics, she understood.

  Jin Changyuan and Wu Xin gave a brief introduction, then let the waiter serve the dishes, and quickly handed over the contract and script to Jiang Xiaoying.

  All sorts of actions made Jiang Xiaoying feel very good: whether it was the director or the producer, they didn't put on any airs, unlike those people who had found her before and were arrogant to no end. Moreover, they didn't make any unreasonable demands. As soon as they met, they immediately took out the contract and script. Even Director Jin let her sit in a position that was relatively far from the two men, making her feel not even a little uncomfortable.

  Unlike TV dramas, the script content is relatively small, and Jiang Xiaoying's main attention is on the contract. She had long heard that many investors would play tricks on the contract.

  Soon, the waiter brought up the wine and dishes, and there was also a bottle of Maotai.

  Drink alcohol?

  Jiang Xiaoyu's heart skipped a beat when she saw the white wine, but Wu Xin's next words made her completely at ease: "Director Jin, to celebrate our cooperation in advance, this drink is a must-have. However, Miss Jiang can skip it, after all, she's still a student and a girl, how about we substitute with a beverage instead?"

  "Wu Dong said exactly what I wanted to say. Let's split this bottle of Maotai in half, Miss Jiang, what would you like to drink?" Jin Changyuan asked warmly.

  "Thank you, Director Jin and President Wu, any drink is fine."

  Jiang Xiaoying calmed down and thought to herself: Who says the entertainment industry is dark? There are bad people and good people in this world, at least Director Jin and Wu Dong aren't bad people.

  Five minutes later.

  When she finished drinking that glass of mango juice, Xiaoying Jiang finally realized something was wrong. She felt a bit dizzy in her head and there was a strange burning sensation in her body...

  Wu Xin's personal hobby helped Jiang Xiaoyan a lot, because this Wu Dong didn't like playing dead fish, he liked women to be in a sober state when doing things, so the drink contained aphrodisiacs rather than anesthetics. Otherwise, with the effect of anesthetics, drinking it would directly knock her out, and there would be no chance of resistance.

  They're not good people!

  Jiang Xiaoying finally realized that she had misjudged everything. All her previous actions were to make herself let down her guard and fall into the trap.

  She knew that if she showed discomfort now, it would be almost impossible to escape again.

  Forcing down the feeling of weakness spreading through her body, she pretended nothing was wrong and stood up, smiling: "Director Jin, General Manager Wu, sorry about this, I need to go to the restroom."

  Jin Changyuan and Wu Xin exchanged a glance, judging from Jiang Xiaoyan's behavior, the medicine should not have taken effect yet. At this time, they absolutely cannot reveal their true intentions. However, they were also worried that something unexpected might happen on the way to the bathroom, Wu Xin couldn't help but admire himself, fortunately, he had prepared a package with a bathroom in advance.

  "Miss Jiang, the restroom is just over there. Are you okay? Did you eat something bad?" Jin Changyuan asked with feigned concern.

  "No, I'm fine."

  Jiang Xiaoying was secretly anxious, these two bastards had actually chosen a private room with a bathroom, her original plan was to go outside for help, now it seemed impossible.

  Her fingernails were almost buried in the flesh of her palm, she used pain to stimulate herself not to show any unusual behavior, and finally walked into the bathroom and locked the door.

  The moment she walked into the bathroom, her whole body was drenched in sweat.

  What's next?

  Report an alarm?

  Once the alarm is sounded, the matter will be spread out. Moreover, this is a hotel, and there are many guests having lunch at noon. I'm afraid that tomorrow's newspaper headlines will appear her name. Not many girls want such things to be exposed, even if they are actually clean and not invaded, others will not think so.

  Ask classmates for help?

  She indeed has some good classmates, but after yesterday's incident, those girls who kicked her when she was down made her worried.

  The things she used to firmly believe in were gradually beginning to waver, and she didn't dare guarantee that her classmates wouldn't spread it out.

  A figure suddenly appeared in my mind: messy hair, a face full of stubble, wearing a floral beach shorts, with a pair of black flip-flops that perfectly embodied the word "slovenly", and whenever he saw a beautiful woman, his eyes would light up, staring openly at her legs and chest.

  How did you think of that pervert?

  Jiang Xiaoying was taken aback, but she was very clear that under the current circumstances, there were several ways to save her from this predicament, but only one way would not leave any "side effects", at least he wouldn't go around telling others about it. The question was, would he agree to lend a helping hand?

  Yesterday, Qin Yan changed his mobile phone card in front of her. The new card was unopened and had a phone number printed on it.

  She didn't pay much attention at the time, but for some reason, a string of numbers was clearly imprinted in her mind, making her suspect that her memory had improved.

  The soundproofing in the bathroom was not good, so she didn't dare to make a phone call. She trembled as she sent a message and suddenly felt dizzy, her feet slipping out from under her, almost falling down. Although she managed to grab onto the door handle just in time and didn't fall, her knee hit the door with a crisp thud.

  Wu Xinyi was stunned, and immediately made a gesture to Jin Changyuan, who was also stunned. Jin Changyuan understood and walked to the bathroom door, pretending to be very concerned, asking: "How is Miss Jiang? Did she fall? Is everything okay?"

  "I... I'm fine, the bathroom floor is just a bit slippery." Jiang Xiaoyan's voice trembled involuntarily.

  Jin Changyuan turned his head to look at Wu Xin, and finally returned to his seat. The two old foxes were probably already aware that Jiang Xiaoying had feelings for him.

  However, the effect of the drug is not fully exerted immediately, this is a restaurant private room, not a hotel, and there are waiters outside the door, so they don't dare to make a move ahead of time.

  Rosemary Bar

  Second floor.

  Qin Yan sat on the sofa, staring at the tea table in front of him. On the tea table was a small earthenware stove, with pale blue charcoal flames licking at the ceramic pot on top of it. The thick aroma of Chinese medicine wafted through the living room.

  This is where he lives. The Rosemary Bar is on the first floor, facing the street, and upstairs are his living quarters, which are much smaller than the bar.

  More than ten minutes later, he poured the black medicine from the vase into a bowl. Without even waiting for it to cool down, he gulped down the nearly boiling hot liquid of almost 100 degrees in one breath. If it were an ordinary person, their mouth, throat, and even stomach would have been scorched, but he merely furrowed his brow.

  A scorching heat wave spread through his chest and abdomen, and he revealed a wry smile: "Having paid so much, I hope it's really effective, or else I'll be out of luck."

  Because of that so-called top-level mission, he was seriously injured and his dantian was greatly damaged, with little strength left. Because some people suspected him of cheating, he was almost killed several times in the pursuit, all for the sake of keeping that thing, but so far it has had no effect at all.

  Drip! Drip! Drip!

  Just then, the distinctive beep of an incoming message was heard. Qin Yan was taken aback and thought it was spam at first, but when he casually opened it, he was stunned...