Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Chapter 32
Gu Ting shook the contract in her hand, sighed, and said with dismay, "Manager Cheng gave me a new contract with a 5 million yuan endorsement fee, and you even got my filming schedule wrong, Brother Luo. This is truly not a mistake a professional agent should make. Don't you see that your professional skills can no longer keep up with my bright future? I am a woman who aspires to become a top star. Brother Luo, you will only become a burden to me. So, let's part ways amicably."
Luo Yuan's pupils widened, shocked not only by the 5 million followers but even more by Gu Ting's mysterious confidence. A half-baked anchor like her, with nothing but a pretty face, actually dreamed of becoming a top star in the entertainment industry one day? She was just a dreamer.
"Tingting, I've been with you for almost a year now, and I believe I've done my best. When you've been in trouble, I've always tried to help you. You can't just climb up the ladder and then kick me out. That's too heartless."
Gu Ting snorted coldly, "Brother Luo, you still have the nerve to call me heartless? Tell me how many business activities and performance opportunities you've secretly pushed back on me this past year? The company asked me to sign up for a popular talent show, but you only told me the night before. I hadn't prepared anything, so I was eliminated during the audition stage. A TV production team once invited me to play a small supporting role, but you turned me down without even asking... This has happened fifteen times in total. Do you need me to tell you all of them?"
All of the above is the information found out by Dong Lei introduced by Yan Xiu.
Luo Yuan was in a state of panic, his already thin face becoming even uglier. A hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes. "You're hiring someone to investigate me?"
Gu Ting stared at him without hesitation, angrily saying, "Investigate now, but do you have to choose a date? My goal is to reach the stars and the sea, and my agent is secretly trying to trip up his own artist? Why? Are you jealous that I'm better looking than you? Are you mentally twisted? Or is someone buying you off?"
Luo Yuan's face flashed red, yellow, blue, and green, and finally his face darkened as if he was constipated. He said with difficulty, "Yes...it was President Wan who asked me to do this. Remember, not long after you joined the company, President Wan asked you to accompany him to Macau for a few days, but you refused. Although President Wan seemed calm on the surface, he actually holds a grudge. He ruined many of your opportunities. He also often held meetings to PUA you, which made you very afraid of him. All these things I did were actually at his suggestion, and I had no choice."
"Tingting, I've always felt really guilty about you, so I asked Brother Chong to lend you some money. But my good intentions turned out to be bad, putting you in debt. I never meant to hurt you! You must trust Brother Luo!"
Gu Ting had an expression as if he had eaten a fly, and was surrounded by two disgusting men. No wonder the fake Gu Ting had such bad luck.
Gu Ting simply turned his face away, afraid that even one more glance would make him feel upset: "Now that things have come to this, I can no longer trust you. From now on, you and I will go our separate ways. Farewell!"
After Gu Ting's figure completely disappeared, Luo Yuan hurriedly turned on his mobile phone.
On the way back, Gu Ting was thinking about the investigation results sent by Dong Lei. She had asked Dong Lei to investigate Luo Yuan and herself, but in fact, the information she found about Luo Yuan was much more than that.
Luo Yuan spent the first thirty years of his life as an ordinary person. Apart from being a bit slippery, he had no major shortcomings. His fate took a turn at the end of last year - in the second month after he became the fake Gu Ting's agent, a large sum of money inexplicably appeared in his account, enough for an ordinary person to live a worry-free life.
Dong Lei followed the clues of the money, but surprisingly found nothing because the other party's account was overseas and the other party's information could not be found in China.
Since Luo Yuan got this money of unknown origin, he appeared to be closer and more caring towards the fake Gu Ting, but privately he tried every means to destroy the fake Gu Ting's job opportunities, causing the fake Gu Ting's career to stagnate. After he introduced Li Xingzhou to the fake Gu Ting, because Li Xingzhou said that he didn't like his girlfriend to show up in public, the fake Gu Ting's career ambition faded even more, and her social circle was once reduced to only Li Xingzhou and Luo Yuan.
If someone said that the fake Gu Ting's experiences had nothing to do with Luo Yuan, Gu Ting would never believe it even if he died.
Although it made sense logically, Gu Ting was actually even more confused. She was an orphan without parents, no background, no money, and even no threat. Who would have gone to such great lengths to plot against her? If Luo Yuan hadn't just admitted that he had deliberately set her up, she would have suspected that she was just being too suspicious and overthinking things.
Gu Ting had watched a lot of messy TV dramas and novels, and her imagination ran wild. Could it be that she was actually the real daughter of a wealthy family who had been stranded outside, and was replaced by bad guys? That was why the fake daughter's forces were deliberately plotting against her because they were afraid that she would become too famous and too dazzling, and that she would affect the fake daughter's life and status?
Thinking of this, Gu Ting laughed to herself. Novels are novels, life is life. How could there be so many dramatic plots like the cat-for-prince swap in real life? Moreover, the director of the orphanage had told her that her biological father had secretly visited the orphanage when she was a child. If that was the case, how could she have been taken away by mistake?
This is also the reason why Gu Ting asked Dong Lei to investigate her. She wanted Dong Lei to thoroughly find out her life, her parents, and her origins... In the first twenty-three years, she never wanted to mention the issue of her biological parents, but during this year of time travel, she experienced too many things, and those life experience issues that used to hurt her were no longer so important.
Especially on the night when she was kidnapped by Ding Chong and his gang, she was more honest with her heart. Since she still couldn't let it go, she decided to go get it checked. The more painful the sore, the more she had to use a knife to dig it out!
Of course, she had no intention of recognizing her biological parents. She did this, firstly, to find a result, and secondly, to find her roots and a bond. Otherwise, in this vast world, she always felt that her connection with this world was not very deep, and that her heart lacked a place to rest.
Unfortunately, this was all the information Dong Lei found. There was really no clue at all about her biological parents.
Perhaps, her biological parents have completely forgotten about her and started a new life early.
In fact, no matter what the result is, she is destined to have regrets in this life, so she might as well be more open-minded. After all, she doesn't want to live a life of bitterness and hatred.
The commercial was not filmed, so the afternoon was free. After thinking it over, Gu Ting went home, took the "antique bowl" that the netizens mentioned last night and the only two stones left by Li Xingzhou and went out again.
City A has a long history and profound cultural heritage. Since ancient times, it has been a place where talented people have emerged and culture has been brilliant. Therefore, the antique collection business here is very developed. Gu Ting easily found the most prosperous antique market in City A.
She knew nothing about antiques and didn't know which treasure appraiser was reliable. She simply picked an antique shop with an old and friendly-looking owner. After looking around, she stepped in and said in a low voice, "Boss, do you buy antiques?"
The antique shop owner had white hair combed back into a long braid, and his lips were almost invisible due to his long white beard. He looked quite old, but his eyes were exceptionally shrewd and sharp.
He smiled and said, "Of course I will. Little girl, do you have anything good? Let me help you take a look. I have been in this business for more than 60 years. Just trust me."
Gu Ting rummaged through her small bag and finally pulled out a wrinkled, bulging plastic bag. The packaging was so crude that it seemed as if it contained only a few worthless vegetable buns.
However, when she opened the plastic bag, she found that there were no buns inside, but a bowl. However, the shape of this bowl was too exaggerated. Not only was it fairy pink in appearance, but the bowl was inlaid with dozens of gems of various sizes. At first glance, it did not look like a bowl, but more like a handmade work of a young girl on a whim.
The white-haired old man was stunned for a moment, then carefully picked up the bowl and looked at it carefully, then took a magnifying glass and looked left and right.
Gu Ting asked, "Master, this bowl looks like it's from the Qing Dynasty?" In her impression, Qing Dynasty artifacts tended to be gorgeous and brightly colored, as if they were meant to be lively and bright.
The white-haired old man quickly put down the magnifying glass and said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Little girl, you are not here to make fun of me, are you? How can this be from the Qing Dynasty? It's almost the same as what I made this morning! There is a huge difference between ancient and modern craftsmanship. We in the industry can tell at a glance that this thing is not an antique. Look for yourself, this bowl is new and shiny, lacking the warmth and sedimentation of time. And there are so many gems inlaid on the bowl, and each one is plump and bright. In ancient times, there was no Yiwu wholesale. Such beautiful gems are worth a lot of money, let alone dozens of them?"
The white-haired old man couldn't help laughing when he said this: "Miss, if this bowl is real, it could be worth tens of millions or even more, what do you think?"
Seeing that he was so sure, Gu Ting couldn't help but look embarrassed: "Are you sure?" Could it be that the God of Wealth buff failed this time?
The white-haired old man's eyes were filled with sympathy. "Little girl, why would I lie to you about something that's obvious at a glance? If you still don't believe me, go look for a few more nearby stores. If they're fake, come find me!"
This is what Gu Ting originally thought, but she was no longer as cautious as before. She threw the gem bowl into the plastic bag like throwing a potato, turned around and walked away with the bag, not noticing that the white-haired old man's eyes trembled violently with her rough action.
Gu Ting randomly found several antique shop owners to appraise the treasures, and the results were the same. They all said that the gem bowl was fake. Some owners even thought Gu Ting was a fool - a fool who was crazy about money.
After spending two hours, she found out that the bowl she originally thought was an ordinary bowl was actually an ordinary bowl. She even got scolded a few times. She suddenly felt that she was really bored and took a casual joke from a netizen seriously.
Or maybe her God of Wealth physique gave fans the illusion that she was carrying treasures everywhere. The bowl she used for eating was an antique gemstone bowl, the chopsticks she used for eating were used by Emperor XX, the cup she used for drinking water was an ancient glass cup, and even her modern clothes might be covered with a jade robe with gold thread...
Not only the fans, but even she herself was confused by the God of Wealth physique. It's true that inexplicable self-confidence is not good!
The attempt to upgrade the rice bowl into an antique bowl failed, causing Gu Ting to lose his initial confidence in cutting the two stones. However, since he had brought them out, he might as well cut them today.
The sooner you die, the sooner you will be reborn.
She didn't notice that someone had been secretly watching her not long after she left the antique market.
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