Each has its own merits
Summer 2014
Under the dazzling lights, several girls were dancing energetically on stage in the Fantasy City tavern, and the customers below were also swaying their hips freely with them. The customers here do all sorts of complicated jobs during the day, and come here to relax and unwind after work. Some of them don't even change out of their work clothes before coming over.
Nanqi walked over with a stack of bottles of liquor. This was the third time the customers at this table had specifically requested her liquor. The female customer was dressed very fashionably, with her hair in a bun, wearing large hoop earrings, and a sharp suit. She sat alone in a booth, enjoying the stage performance.
"You're later than last time," Nanqi said, skillfully opening a bottle of wine with a bottle opener and handing it to the female customer.
The female customer took the bottle and said, "Want to have a bottle with me?"
"The shop's rules state that we cannot drink the customers' drinks."
"Ugh, this is boring."
Nanqi immediately opened a bottle of beer and clinked it against her bottle: "I can afford to drink with guests at my own expense."
The female customer smiled and looked at her with interest: "Then give me a kiss."
"If that's what you're saying, then I'm leaving," Nanqi said, standing up.
The female customer grabbed her wrist and said, "Look at you, I was just joking with you, and you actually took it seriously."
Nanqi then smiled and sat back down.
The female customer said, "You're good-looking and have a good personality, why don't you find someone? There are plenty of rich people here, you can just date anyone, why are you still selling alcohol here?"
Nanqi was wearing a red chain leather jacket and had his hair sprayed with hairspray, which added a touch of handsomeness to his cute face. He was the type who could play both TP and other games.
"I'm not single, I have a boyfriend."
The female customer asked in surprise, "Your boyfriend would let you work here?"
Nanqi shook her head and said, "He came secretly, behind her back. You've been single for almost three months, and you get a lot of people trying to chat you up every day, so why don't you like any of them?"
The female customer took a sip of her drink and said with a bitter smile, "I can't let go of the past."
Nanqi then clinked glasses with her and said, "To a good person."
After finishing a bottle of wine with the female customer, she went to the bar. The proprietress was there too, and Nanqi asked, "Sister, do you have any other expensive drinks?"
"Want to take on the challenge?"
"Well, I'm on the night shift tomorrow, so I can't come. I want to earn more money tonight."
The proprietress picked out several kinds of foreign wines and gave them to her, saying, "Sell these, and you won't have to work for the next couple of days."
Nanqi took the wine and said with a smile, "Thanks."
Nanqi confidently walked into the private room and politely said, "French champagne and whiskey, would you all like to try some?"
There were about a dozen people in the private room. One person was singing, while the others chatted in small groups. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Nanqi glanced around and said to a girl who was not being talked to, "I can perform a relay of wine bottles in mid-air. Would you like to see it?"
"Really? Okay."
"But your friends have to agree too, otherwise if even one of you complains about me, I won't get paid for today."
The girl picked up the microphone and said, "Sisters, want to watch a performance?"
"look!"
"Okay!"
The others applauded, and everyone's eyes in the room focused on Nanqi, who placed the wine on the table and laid out three bottles of champagne.
"Could you please provide some upbeat music?" Nanqi shouted.
As the cool music started playing, Nanqi curled her lips into a smile, her charming eyes sparkling with confidence.
Her body began to sway to the music, and without her noticing, her hand flicked, sending the first bottle flying into the air. Under the lights, it drew a beautiful arc. Before it could fall back down, she tossed the other two bottles into the air as well. The three bottles flew back and forth in her hands, intersecting with each other, and the speed increased, making it dazzling and overwhelming for the onlookers.
The atmosphere in the private room was instantly brought to a climax. The girls stood up one after another, cheering loudly, with whistles and screams rising and falling.
Seeing that the effect was about right, Nanqi stopped there, and a gasp of amazement and enthusiastic applause immediately rang out from the audience.
"Thank you all for coming. My name is Nancy. Please feel free to call me if you need anything." Nanqi arranged the bottles and then walked out.
"Don't go! We haven't seen enough yet!" the girls said, still wanting more, and surrounded Nanqi.
"I haven't sold all of these wines yet..." Nanqi said with a troubled expression.
"We've already packed everything for you, so please perform for a little longer."
"Since the beauties have said so, I'll play with them a little longer."
"Okay, okay."
Nanqi picked up a wine bottle and tossed it into the air again. As the bottle spun, she swiftly grabbed a wine glass with her left hand, caught the falling bottle with her right, and, with a wink, bit off the cap. She then poured the wine for a young woman. "Please enjoy."
The girl smiled broadly, took a small bite, and her face flushed.
The others cheered and screamed, their eyes filled with envy. Nanqi opened the bottles one after another and handed them out one by one.
The alcohol sold out, and the proprietress paid her commission. She earned 2,000 yuan that night, more than she usually made. Although the fatigue in her eyes was undeniable, seeing the money filled her with nothing but satisfaction.
Besides her job at the bar, she also had a full-time job as the security captain at the Vance Hotel. Before graduating from college, she worked part-time as a security guard; after graduation, it became a full-time position. After becoming a full-time employee, she raised a series of security issues with the hotel manager and assisted the manager and technical department in upgrading the entire hotel's security system. Later, the manager was promoted to vice president, and she was also promoted along with him.
She works twelve hours a day at the hotel. She came to the bar to sell alcohol as soon as she finished her shift at seven o'clock last night. It's now 3:30 in the morning. She has been working non-stop for almost a whole day. In order to ensure she can work for a long time, she has to go back and catch up on her sleep.
The city center was still bustling with traffic at night, and the neon lights of the shopping district never stopped. Nanqi was just an ordinary figure among thousands of people walking along this busy street, unnoticed by anyone. When she reached the station, she lingered for a moment, staring at the girl on the screen. She was someone she longed to see every day, someone she could see but could never see.
At the beginning of this year, a dark horse emerged in the film and television industry: the low-budget suspense web series "Blazing Pursuit" became a hit. The villain Jiang Ying in the series sparked the highest level of national discussion and made the actress Song Siwei an overnight sensation, becoming a highly anticipated actress.
Because of her, the stock price of her agency, Canxing, has soared. With her contract expiring in six months, the company wants to communicate with her in advance about renewing it.
Regarding this matter, Song Zhao has consistently chosen to avoid the issue, neither mentioning renewal nor refusal, dragging out the time until the contract expires before leaving.
It's not fair to blame her for being ungrateful, because over the years, Canxing Entertainment hasn't promoted her at all; she's never been offered any good resources. The drama that made her a star was just a low-budget web series with low pay, and she played a villain. Most actresses with some fame at the time wouldn't take the role, but she, driven by her love for the character and a bit of a gambler's mentality, accepted it despite the low pay. She never expected it to make her so famous.
Now that her career is finally on track, with acting roles, endorsements, and variety show appearances coming one after another, she'd rather go solo than continue working for Canxing.
While in the car, Song Zhao was calculating her debts. She thought she had almost paid them off. Once she finished the new endorsement, not only would her debts be cleared, but she would also be able to save some money.
While driving, Xiao Hou glanced at the rearview mirror and said, "Sis, there are paparazzi behind us."
Cindy glanced back and sure enough, a van was following them closely.
“Take the lower path and shake them off,” Cindy said.
"Wait, it's Wednesday today. We're going to Fuxi Garden. Drive slowly, it'll take about an hour."
Cindy asked, puzzled, "Where is Xiao Lu?"
Song Zhao smiled and said, "There's a young, handsome guy in her apartment."
Xiao Hou looked surprised: "I remember just two months ago, she officially announced her relationship with Shen Hezhou. How come she's changed partners so quickly!"
"Who cares whether she changed partners or not? As long as she doesn't officially announce the breakup, the CP fans will assume that she cheated. After such a scandal, let's see how she deals with it."
When Xiao Lu and Shen Hezhou officially announced their relationship, they said it was because they fell in love while filming a drama. The two were handsome and beautiful, and their on-screen love was so intense that it moved the audience to tears. As soon as the drama ended, a lot of fans became fans of the couple. After the relationship was officially announced, their value skyrocketed.
“You want to give this explosive news to the paparazzi? Paparazzi are all in it for the money. What if they sell the photos to her first? You’ll have worked for nothing,” Cindy said.
"So I also have photos of her meeting with young men at night. No matter if she spends money or not, they will still be exposed."
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