Chapter 143: Gu Yin can become a star and make a lot of money!
Seeing that Gu Yin didn't speak and Gu Hua didn't seem to care, Li Dazhi thought to himself, "That's true, what could a child from a mountain village know?"
"Okay, let me tell you something, though you might not understand! I'll come with you to your homes and talk to your parents! Let's go, let's go!"
Without waiting for Gu Yin and the other two to speak, he started walking quickly ahead.
Gu Yin looked at Gu Hua: "Do you know who he is?"
Gu Hua frowned, thought for a moment, and whispered, "They look familiar, but I can't remember who they are."
Judging from his familiar manner, the two of them must really know them.
Li Dazhi walked to the Gu family's door, glanced inside, and saw that the old lady was home. He smiled and called out, "Hello, Grandma Gu! Long time no see! You're still as healthy as ever! You're so lucky!"
The old woman was sitting in the yard picking green beans when she heard an unfamiliar voice. She looked up and saw a strange man walking in. She asked in confusion, "Who are you?"
Li Dazhi stepped forward, pointed to his face, and laughed, "Me? Dazhi! Li Dazhi from Li Wenlong's family! Don't you remember me?"
The old man was doing carpentry in the warehouse when he heard the noise and came out. He recognized Li Dazhi and went up to him with a smile: "It's Dazhi! Aren't you working in S City? I heard from your dad that you're doing some kind of celebrity agent assistant, traveling all over the country. The other day your dad was at the village entrance saying you were attending some awards ceremony in Beijing. How come you have time to come back now?"
Hearing the old man's words, the old lady finally reacted: "Oh, it's Dazhi! I didn't recognize you after so many years! Please sit down!"
Li Dazhi pulled up a chair and sat down, looking at the two of them with a smile: "It's about being an assistant to celebrities and their agents. Those award ceremonies are attended by celebrities, and each celebrity has seven or eight assistants. I was originally going to go with them, but I heard that during the Spring Festival this year, those celebrities are going to film abroad, and my schedule is set for that day, so I have to go with them too. I won't be able to come back for the Spring Festival. I've been so busy these past few years that I haven't had time to go home, so I thought I'd come back early to see the world. This industry is too busy. The glamorous ones are always the celebrities, and we're just doing odd jobs!"
The old lady looked at his shiny leather shoes and realized that he was just being modest.
"What's all this hard work about? It's still better than us toiling in the fields from dawn till dusk. I heard from your dad that you've bought a house in the city and are just waiting to move in after it's all renovated! Even if it's hard work, I'm willing to earn so much money!"
As soon as Gu Yin and Gu Hua entered the courtyard, they heard what their grandmother said. The two looked at each other and then took the sheets and blankets upstairs to air them out.
Li Dazhi looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "It's just a small house. I only earned this money after I finished junior high school and started working. It took me 10 years! By the way, the high school entrance exam was recently. Huahua graduated this year, right? How were your results?"
Gu Hua draped the bed sheet over the second-floor railing. After hearing his words, she looked at him and said, "The results haven't come out yet, so I don't know how they are."
Li Dazhi nodded, then looked at Gu Yin, who was quietly airing out her bedding, and continued, "Yin, you'll be in your final year of junior high next year. Are your grades okay? Next year is a crucial year, it'll be tough. When I was in my final year of junior high, I left early and came home late, and even stayed up late studying. Sometimes I didn't even have time to eat. I worked myself to the bone like that, and I still couldn't get into high school. I felt like dying back then. Later, someone from our village said they were going to work in another city, and my dad made me go with them. Otherwise, I'd probably still be toiling in the fields now, not even earning much money!"
Seeing that Gu Yin had no expression, he looked at the old lady and said with a smile, "Grandma Gu, let me tell you, the celebrity I serve only graduated from junior high school, knows nothing and doesn't understand anything. It's only because she's good-looking and has a powerful company background that she's been able to become famous all this time. And her face, well, she's had plastic surgery abroad! Otherwise, how could she be so beautiful! So, if our A-Yin stands next to her, one is a fairy from heaven, and the other is Cinderella on earth! The fairy is definitely our A-Yin!"
Li Dazhi didn't know that Ayin had already graduated? The old man was a little puzzled, but he still remained calm and said, "Our Ayin is just a country girl, how can she be compared to a TV star? Don't praise her too much, or she'll get arrogant! By the way, how long are you staying this time? When do you plan to leave?"
Gu Yin, who came downstairs, smiled sheepishly, then took a stool and placed it next to the old lady, sitting down to listen to what he had to say.
Li Dazhi waved his hand hurriedly: "With Ayin's looks, she can be proud! I'll probably be leaving in the next couple of days. They should send me a message after the party ends, and then I'll fly directly to Beijing."
At this point, he glanced at the Gu family's dilapidated two-story house again, then sighed, "The celebrity I serve is only 20 years old, but his assets have already exceeded 100 million, and he's bought houses in every famous city in the country! Tsk tsk tsk, celebrities make so much money! You know, our Ah Yin is so good-looking, if she were seen by our company's talent scouts, if she joined our company! Wouldn't she become an overnight sensation?! What kind of house wouldn't we have then? We'd be buying houses all over the country, buying private jets, having seven or eight assistants, and being protected by a dozen bodyguards whenever we go out! We'd be waited on hand and foot, not having to do anything! We'd be happier than princesses in ancient times!"
The old lady chuckled and shook her head: "Why talk about such unrealistic things? We're not destined for that!"
Li Dazhi was displeased. He stood up, his eyes wide, and shouted, "Why can't she have that kind of luck! Our Ayin is so beautiful! As long as she goes to our company, after a month of training, everyone who sees her will say she's from a prestigious family! Fame should come early! Ayin is the perfect age now. After a month of training, we'll send her straight to a singing and dancing competition. With her looks and a little help from the company, she'll definitely get third place, if not the champion! In the industry, our company is the boss! When Ayin debuts, she'll definitely be no less famous than those female singers who are household names now!"
The old man finally understood that they wanted Ah Yin to become some kind of celebrity.
He laughed and stopped Li Dazhi: "We don't have such big ambitions. We'll be satisfied if we study hard and get into university. As for becoming a celebrity, forget it."
Li Dazhi grew anxious, his tone hardening: "Grandpa Gu, don't think I'm being harsh. Although I wasn't in the same grade as Ayin, I've heard my dad say that Ahua is the only one in your family with good grades. With Ayin's grades, let alone university, she might even have trouble getting into high school. She's still young and doesn't know how to plan for herself. You're her grandparents, and now she has such a great opportunity, a chance to get rich overnight, how could she not seize it? Opportunities and mentors are hard to come by, once they're gone, they're gone forever! I've been watched by you since I was little, don't you trust my character? If you're really worried, let Uncle Gu accompany Ayin! How about that!"
Seeing that they were still unmoved, Li Dazhi continued, "In a few years, Gu Shu will be of marriageable age. With our house, what good girl would come to us? Once A Yin becomes a star, we'll buy a villa in the city! We'll buy villas in other cities too. Gu Shu might even marry the county magistrate's daughter! That way, our Gu family will finally change its social standing!"
He simply couldn't believe that his granddaughter was more important than his grandson? That his granddaughter's future was more important than changing the family's status? Such a huge temptation—even he himself was tempted! It was just a pity that this opportunity wasn't for him! Thinking of the money in his card, and then thinking of receiving five times more money after completing the mission, Li Dazhi wished he could take Gu Yin directly to Beijing!
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