012: Xu Yao's career ambition
Xu Yao understood Chen Yan's subtext.
She didn't stop there.
People have to be responsible for their own choices. She can't give up her self-esteem and rely on the Shen family for a living. Of course, she has to pay off the debt herself.
Xu Yao was hugged by Gu Jun and got into the car.
"Thank you."
Seeing her shivering from the cold, Gu Jun explained awkwardly, "You're welcome. I could have arrived earlier, but I got stuck in traffic."
Xu Yao smiled. "It doesn't matter whether it's early or late, it's good that you're here. You really helped me solve a big problem today!"
Gu Jun actually didn't want to come.
He didn't want to cooperate with the script arranged by Xu Yao and Shen Yan.
But on second thought, Xu Yao is his legal wife. Regardless of whether it is an acting role or not, it would be embarrassing for Gu Jun to be harassed by other men in public!
When they finally arrived, Gu Jun saw Xu Yao standing in the rain downstairs of the company building and felt indescribable anger.
Is this a self-torture tactic?
Even if it was a self-torture trick, Chen Yan was quite a piece of shit. How could a man sit in the car and let a woman stand outside in the rain!
The rain on Xu Yao wet the seat.
Gu Jun found a towel and handed it to Xu Yao, "Wipe it first."
The heater cannot be turned on at this time. Xu Yao is soaked all over, and she will easily catch a cold if the warm wind blows on her.
While Xu Yao was drying her hair, Gu Jun drove to Shenghai Garden. As soon as he arrived home, Gu Jun urged Xu Yao to take a shower.
When Xu Yao came out of the hot bath, her face was rosy again.
"Gu Jun, I have something I want to discuss with you."
Because she had just taken a shower, there was still some moisture on the ends of Xu Yao's hair, and her flushed cheeks made her look even more charming.
Gu Jun suddenly became alert again: "What are you discussing?"
Xu Yao didn't notice Gu Jun's tenseness. She pointed to the room where the fitness equipment was kept and said, "Can I use this as a studio? It's about that side job I mentioned. It's not very convenient to shoot in the living room, so I want to move your fitness equipment to the balcony in the living room, and I can take photos and edit videos in that room."
That’s it?
Gu Jun thought Xu Yao was going to make some excessive demands, but he didn't expect it to be such a simple matter.
"If you don't think it's okay, I'll just stay in the bedroom—"
"Can."
Gu Jun interrupted her, "You are the mistress of this family, you don't need to ask me about such trivial matters."
The hostess?
Xu Yao thought of the marriage certificate in her bag and felt more at ease. "Of course I have to ask you. In a family, no matter big or small, it should be decided by two people."
Chen Yan gave up, and the problem in the workshop was solved. As soon as Xu Yao relaxed, she felt her stomach was empty. She turned to look at the refrigerator.
"Which breakfast did you choose this morning?"
"I took both."
Gu Jun tried to keep a natural expression and said, "We don't have anything to cook at home. Let's go out to eat."
Xu Yao said: "Actually, I'm not very good at cooking either."
In the past, the Xu family's nanny cooked for them, but after they lost their nanny, Xu Yao was too busy making money to learn how to cook. Gu Jun could cook, but he didn't waste his time on it.
The newlyweds went out to eat like roommates. Xu Yao asked Gu Jun if they wanted to split the bill. Gu Jun was not happy: "I don't need this little money."
"Then I'll treat you next time!"
Xu Yao readily agreed.
After returning home, Xu Yao began to organize her future workplace.
Gu Jun wanted to help, but Xu Yao refused: "I have too many things. If you let me pack them myself, it will be easier to find them when I need them!"
Xu Yao had a lot of clothes and cosmetics, and also put out professional fill lights and cameras. After Xu Yao was busy for a while, the workshop gradually took shape.
Gu Jun casually asked her how much money she made from her side job in a month. Xu Yao didn't hide it: "The income is unstable. When it's good, it's 70,000 to 80,000 yuan a month. When it's not good, it's more than 10,000 yuan."
On average, it’s several hundred thousand a year.
In South City, Xu Yao's side job is definitely a high-income job. Ordinary people would live a very comfortable life with such an income, but Xu Yao is extremely tense.
“So your debt…”
"I'll pay it back in a little while."
Xu Yao is very confident. "I think self-media still has great prospects. As long as I continue to accumulate fans and expand monetization channels, my annual income should soon exceed one million."
Mrs. Shen couldn't stand Xu Yao posing in front of the camera.
Xu Yao and Mrs. Shen don't get along.
Besides self-media, where could Xu Yao, an art undergraduate, find a job in South City that could potentially earn her a million dollars a year? For three years, Xu Yao had been gradually developing her own account. It wasn't just a hobby; her goal had always been to make money through self-media.
Xu Yao feels she may have inherited some of her father, Xu Qinghua's, business acumen. She figured out the operating model for self-media without signing with any company. Mrs. Shen looked down on Xu Yao's side hustle. Shen Yan, a knowledgeable person about self-media, was also a key figure. Xu Yao had discussed her account operations with Shen Yan, but he wasn't optimistic.
Earning one million a year is a threshold.
An annual income of 10 million is another threshold.
If Xu Yao wants to rise from a certain level, she must offer something different from other accounts to attract fans. Unlike some influencers who rely on photo editing to gain popularity, Xu Yao is truly beautiful. If she is willing to expose herself and promote herself, she may really become a big hit online.
This is something Shen Yan cannot accept.
The Shen family is a well-known family in South City. Shen Yan's fiancée can be a bankrupt girl, but she cannot be an internet celebrity who hypes herself up without any bottom line!
Xu Yao and Shen Yan had several unpleasant conversations, the last time they discussed the matter was before Shen Yan left for overseas. Xu Yao was seriously discussing her future career plans with Shen Yan, but Shen Yan advised her to prioritize and consider both his and the Shen family's reputation—Shen Yan even felt that Xu Yao was using this as an excuse to force a marriage.
"I knew then that he neither supported me nor understood me, and breaking up was our inevitable outcome."
It's never just one straw that breaks the camel's back.
A deeper conflict had already been planted, and with the fermentation of other people and other things, Xu Yao proposed to cancel the engagement.
Xu Yao talked about these things with Gu Jun, firstly because she wanted to say goodbye to the past completely, and secondly because she wanted Gu Jun to be mentally prepared.
Gu Jun came from a poor family and works for an Internet technology company like Huahu. He should be able to understand her choice, right?
Xu Yao and Gu Jun's eyes met. She had beautiful eyes and her gaze was lively. It would not be an exaggeration to praise her as "brilliant and charming".
Gu Jun couldn't help but retract his previous evaluation of Xu Yao.
The Xu family's bankruptcy didn't break Xu Yao. At heart, she was still the "Miss Xu" she was ten years ago. But no, no, ten years later, Xu Yao had matured, possessing a resilience that was both gentle on the outside and strong on the inside.
With such a Xu Yao, Chen Yan was willing to arrange her to be with other men to use her beauty trap?
It was obvious that Chen Yan's vision was not broad enough, and he still held on to the old idea that men should work outside and women should work inside, which was why he parted ways with Xu Yao!
For the first time, Gu Jun felt that Xu Yao's connection with the Shen family might just be a coincidence.
"Gu Jun?"
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Xu Yao couldn't help feeling uneasy.
Gu Jun gave a very pertinent assessment of Xu Yao's career plan: "Your career plan was clear in concept, but there were deviations in execution. Given your current workload, you'll be practically dead tired by the time you earn a million a year."
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