Chapter 51 Weight Loss Cheng Sijie solemnly opened the takeout box. ...

In the evening, after dinner, Cheng Sijie's phone rang.

She recently got herself a gym membership so she can go straight to the gym when she goes to the lab from Monday to Friday to lower her body fat percentage and look better on camera.

She even consulted Wang He about it. Wang He was looking at the newcomers who came to audition this year with a model agent. Her agent was a very cheerful woman in her forties from Northeast China. She and Wang He had worked together before, so she was very dedicated to Wang He and didn't feel any psychological pressure. She could speak her mind and take charge as needed.

Upon seeing Cheng Sijie, the older sister exclaimed, "Oh my goodness, Cheng Sijie, stop doing live streaming and become a model! I recently got in touch with a big company that's opening a new e-commerce department. You're so successful in social media, just come on over, I'll help you negotiate the salary!"

Cheng Sijie said, "Sis, you always say that. You discourage me as soon as I mention my weight!"

The older woman was taken aback. "How much do you weigh?"

Cheng Sijie reluctantly replied: "101."

The older sister said, "Well, you're not cut out for modeling."

According to their industry standards, Cheng Sijie, who is 1.72 meters tall, must weigh no more than 95 kilograms to be considered qualified.

This industry is quite talent-dependent. At least apart from Wang He, who is naturally tall and has long legs and doesn't gain weight, Cheng Sijie has never seen anyone around her who can reach that weight effortlessly.

Wang He casually remarked from the side, "Oh my, you don't know, Cheng Sijie has been getting fatter and fatter the more she tries to lose weight. I took her for a physical exam according to our company's procedures, and it's clear she'll never be able to get below 98 pounds. If she wants to lose weight again, she'll need a professional nutritionist and fitness team to create a customized adjustment plan for six months to a year."

The older sister frowned: "Then don't lose weight, it's not worth it. You'll definitely gain back all that genetic stuff anyway, and you don't need to get this thin."

Cheng Sijie nodded obediently: "I know, sis. I just came to ask Wang He how to make my fitness routine more effective so that my body fat percentage can be lowered further when I'm on camera. I've been too busy lately and I tend to swell up."

Wang He said, "Just find a personal trainer and train casually. As long as you don't aim to go below 100 pounds, with your natural curves and pear-shaped figure, it's much easier for you to lower your body fat compared to our H-shaped figures."

The older woman chuckled as she flipped through the models' portfolios, "Oh my, such a curvy figure, I'm dying of laughter, Esther is really hot."

Wang He laughed heartily: "Her boyfriend is so handsome!"

Cheng Sijie: "..."

The two of them started chatting.

"Why are you being so talkative today?" Cheng Sijie asked with a smile.

Wang He said smugly, "Ask my sister."

The older woman said with a smile, "She received a promotional offer for Chanel handbags."

Wang He said, "Hahaha, the interview has become quite intense. After all, it's Chanel."

Cheng Sijie said, "What? Isn't this what a stunning beauty like you deserves?"

"Chanel goes well with you, it really elevates your status." Cheng Sijie spouted nonsense without batting an eye.

Wang He was taken aback, touched his chin, thought for a while, then shamelessly leaned back in his chair, put his hands behind his head, and said, "That's true."

The older sister couldn't stop laughing, "You two little girls, aren't you afraid of making such big claims and then getting your tongues stuck in your throat?"

Wang He said, "It's not like I'll get struck by lightning. To be honest, that bag was incredibly heavy, weighing four or five pounds. Haha, it was terribly ugly. If it weren't Chanel, I don't know who would buy it."

Cheng Sijie: "Hahaha."

The two chatted for a while, and Cheng Sijie had a very pleasant conversation with them.

She texted Yu Lingling: "Baby."

Yu Lingling replied quickly, "What, you rascal?"

[One-liter bottle of orange juice]: "The company came to adjust my beauty filter settings, you know? I ran into a total green tea b*tch in a PvP match the other day..."

Yu Lingling exclaimed that it was a satisfying read after listening to it.

She said, "But to be fair, it seems that all jobs are the same. Everyone has a lot of tricks up their sleeves when it comes to making money. She must have thought you were good-looking and was afraid you would steal her fans, so she wanted to take you down in one live stream!"

Cheng Sijie said, "I didn't expect that she would be so naturally beautiful. But you know what, some of her fans from her live stream actually came to follow me."

Yu Lingling clicked her tongue and sighed, "That's understandable. Colleagues are like enemies, but you have to leave some room for maneuver. Look, they'll still have to interact and compete with you in the future. Your show is so entertaining, she can also gain some new fans."

Cheng Sijie said, "Hey, don't worry, I know, I won't keep her in my heart. I really envy you now, it's good to be able to take a gap year. People really can't be busy with their own things all the time, even if it's just a two-day break on Saturday or Sunday, but right now I'm so busy I can't even breathe."

Yu Lingling sighed: "How about this, I'll buy you a bag, you can choose any one under ten thousand yuan."

Cheng Sijie laughed: "Okay, you can buy it for me."

Yu Lingling said, "You and Jiang Hui both work in this industry. I'm serious, your boyfriend is even considering changing careers. Are you thinking about it too...?"

Cheng Sijie hesitated for a moment, then casually picked up a bottle of kale apple cider vinegar. "Me? I really have this idea."

"Do you remember the last time you came to my house? My second bedroom was full of live streaming stuff, equipment, cosmetics and clothes."

"Yeah, I remember, your place was like a real-life version of some dress-up game."

Cheng Sijie said, "Every day I'm tidying up, organizing, thinking about the content for the live stream, and making videos. I feel like I'm about to throw up."

Yu Lingling said, "Then you should reconsider. It could be a period of burnout. You've been doing live streaming for nine years now, it's not easy."

“I really didn’t want Jiang Hui to leave the entertainment industry before, I don’t know why. Later I realized that I was probably projecting some of my anxiety about changing careers and jobs onto him. He’s actually much more stable than me. Sigh, if I don’t do this, what else can I do? If we’re going to talk about it that way, I’m not really sure what to do in the future.”

Yu Lingling was munching on cookies. "Think about it," she said. "Those nine years, 365 days a year, excluding the three years of high school, you had to wear full makeup 300 days a year. That takes an hour every day, right? Then there's skincare and haircare, which takes another hour or two. You have to do live streams and maintain your fan base, which takes an average of four or five hours a day. And then there's your studies. Didn't you say your advisor is very strict? You still have to study every day. How much sleep do you get every day?"

Cheng Sijie thought for a moment, "...Although makeup and skincare take a lot of time every day, I still have to do them even if I'm not live streaming."

She looked at her nail art, which cost 1888, but she didn't care about the price at all. Not only could it add a highlight to her live stream, but she could also make a compilation vlog with her previous nail art. In addition, she had earned a lot of money through live streaming.

Leaving this industry means that many things that are taken for granted and are particularly "exquisite and beautiful" become less "useful".

Yu Lingling said firmly, "No! If you don't do live streams, no one cares whether you wash your hair once a day or every two days, and you're not that anxious about your appearance."

Cheng Sijie fell silent.

Yu Lingling continued, "You're still young, and you can't understand things on your own anyway. Are you willing to let Jiang Hui continue drifting around the world, sleeping only three or four hours a day? He'll be exhausted, living like an Australian sheep, eating nothing but grass!"

“You still want to lose weight, baby. Last time you went from 110 to 103, I remember you only drank water and supplements for three days in a row. Then you went to lift weights. You couldn’t sleep every night because of your cortisol levels. You had to get up early in the morning to do live broadcasts, do homework, and prepare materials for graduate school. You almost went crazy.”

Cheng Sijie rested her chin on her hand, listening to her best friend's earnest advice from across the room.

"Hey, Cheng Sijie, are you listening?!"

Cheng Sijie smiled. "I'm listening."

Yu Lingling: "Anyway, I'm just telling the truth. Look at those celebrities in the entertainment industry, is there one with a good mental state? If I were your fan, I would hope that you would broadcast for a lifetime and that you would stay young forever. But as family and friends, I don't care whether you weigh 110 or 210 pounds. Uh, 210 pounds is not very healthy."

"Anyway—" Yu Lingling emphasized, "Think it over carefully. And the reason I mentioned the room full of stuff you piled up is because, sister, think about it, you earn a lot but you also spend a lot! How much savings do you have now?"

Cheng Sijie quoted a six-digit number.

Yu Lingling sneered: "As expected."

She scolded Cheng Sijie over the phone: "You're always so quick-witted, can't you even figure this out? This is a high-investment, high-return job. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Everyone who makes money is in the top 5% of the industry, but tell me, which industry's top 5% isn't rolling in money, not to mention celebrities and top stars? Look at those in real estate, stocks, and other businesses..."

"Ahem, I think Jiang Hui is clearer-headed than you. If being an idol were really that lucrative, let me tell you, the most talented people in the country wouldn't be scattered across all industries. Everyone would try to get into the entertainment industry if given the chance."

Cheng Sijie: "...Wait, wait."

Yu Lingling continued, "If you really care about it, then give it your all. If you can become a top streamer, then keep going. If you can't, then take a break, take care of your health, and balance your life. Do you know the barrel theory? What's the point of having only one strong plank? In the end, all the money you earn will go to the hospital."

Cheng Sijie was practically dying of laughter.

In fact, she knew in her heart what Yu Lingling was saying; becoming a top livestreamer was not something she could achieve.

Although she had some luck and ability in this area, it was far from reaching that level.

Yu Lingling continued her rambling: "You've practically come back from the brink of death. Back then, the medical staff carried you on a stretcher, and you were lying weakly in the hospital bed. I rushed to the hospital, my heart pounding with anxiety, and you were ashen-faced! Don't you ever learn your lesson?!"

It took Cheng Sijie a while to realize that she was referring to that time she had acute gastroenteritis.

What kind of hellish ordeal is this? Cheng Sijie was both amused and exasperated.

She was deeply moved and incredibly happy, then said in a cheeky tone, "I actually knew all along, hehe, that's what I was planning to do too."

But I just want to hear Yu Lingling lecture her like that.

This is perhaps... well, the feeling of being loved.

Yu Lingling laughed and scolded her from across the table, adding as she finished, "But remember what I said. Don't do anything stupid!"

Cheng Sijie said in a sickeningly sweet voice, "Yes, sir."

Yu Lingling was also moved, she lost her mind, she went mad, and began to perform passionately: "I won't allow you to eat a single grain of rice less, shed a single drop of sweat more, or get sick even once, do you hear me?! Woman!!"

...

Cheng Sijie: "Ugh—"

Yu Lingling: "Ugh—"

Yu Lingling said, "To be honest, I think I've been watching too many short dramas lately, and I feel like I'm becoming more and more greasy."

The two chatted for almost an hour. Yu Lingling was going to pick up Gu Mo from the lab after get off work. Today was their anniversary. She heard that the two had made plans to go to a romantic restaurant and had even found an unparalleled R&B playlist with a great atmosphere, which was said to create a wonderful atmosphere when they did it.

The two of them chatted until their faces turned pale.

All thoughts of his crazy colleague, the evil capitalist, and his own career anxieties and confusion vanished completely. He hung up the phone, satisfied and reluctant to leave.

Cheng Sijie remained silent for a while, pondered deeply, then slammed his fist on the table in anger—

Damn it!

Other women have men to sleep with and handsome guys to keep them company!

Can't she be a little kinder to herself?

Cheng Sijie angrily opened the food delivery app, searched for a long time, and finally chose mala tang (a type of spicy hot pot) to serve Emperor Cheng.

Ugh, since I'm adding fitness to my diet, I'll have to eat more and move more. And starting tomorrow, I'll have to manage my diet again, eating all sorts of awful whole-wheat bread, salmon, vegetable salads, and chicken breast. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

It has absolutely no taste, yet it's deadly.

I won't let you get away with this today, Little Ma.

You just wait (with a wicked smile)

Cheng Sijie waited sadly for the takeout: Sigh, spicy hot pot, I wonder if we'll see each other again in the next hundred days.

Mala Tang: Sijie, who is deeply in love, please wait for me for another hundred days.

Cheng Sijie: "..."

Wait, perhaps we shouldn't imagine that; others would probably think she's gone mad.

#Cheng Sijie's Madness, Turning the Earth Upside Down

Well……

She found that every time she finished talking on the phone with Yu Lingling and Wang He, she would become a witty girl, blessed by the god of variety shows. Unfortunately, there was no one to be her straight man or comedian.

But Cheng Sijie didn't have time to grieve; the spicy hot pot had arrived and was already placed at the door.

Cheng Sijie took a deep breath.

Cheng Sijie brought in the spicy hot pot.

The fresh, fragrant, spicy flavor of Mala Tang is like rainwater from the Sichuan Basin colliding with the Qilian Mountains, traveling over mountains and valleys to reach its mouth. It needs to be savored with devout tears (ps: tears can be left on the corners of the mouth).

Like a hazy poem.

Cheng Sijie opened the takeout box with a solemn expression.

Just as she was enjoying her meal, the phone rang.

It was Jiang Hui who called.