Chapter 39 The Stingy Miser
Song Shiwei returned home with a stack of contracts, while Tao Xiaotian was in the kitchen preparing to make corn and pork rib soup.
Tao Xiaotian's face was contorted with rage as he chopped away on the cutting board with a cleaver, as if it were a crime scene.
"Xiaotian, who did you kill? And why are you trying to cover up the crime?"
Song Shiwei looked at Tao Xiaotian, who was sharpening his knife, wearing a pink floral apron and pursing her lips tightly.
"Sister Weiwei, these ribs are too hard to chop, let's buy an axe."
Didn't the supermarket owner cut it for us?
"The supermarket sells packaged pork, which is too expensive. I go to the vegetable market in the north of the city to buy freshly slaughtered pork, which they don't cut for you, and it's half the price."
"Xiaotian, I have to praise you for this."
Song Shiwei walked over and patted Tao Xiaotian on the shoulder to encourage him, "We should carry forward China's fine traditions and practice thrift. Wouldn't it be great if we used the money we saved to buy an axe? It can be used to chop bones and also for self-defense."
In short, they're both incredibly stingy.
"Sis, what did you do this afternoon?"
"Oh, the company gave me a few jobs, take a look."
Song Shiwei handed the script and contract to Tao Xiaotian, leaned back on the sofa, hugged the dog Fugui in her arms and took a sniff, giving him a casual explanation.
"It seems the company has given me a new agent named Kevin; this is all part of his plan."
"who?!"
Tao Xiaotian's beady eyes widened in shock, while Gou Fugui kicked his legs in fright.
"Kevin?! That Kevin?!"
"I don't know if we're talking about the same Kevin, but he's Kevin."
Song Shiwei rambled on for a while.
"He's quite young, around thirty years old, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and looks like a refined scoundrel."
"That's it! Sister Vivi! What have you done to deserve this! Kevin actually brought you along!"
Tao Xiaotian excitedly jumped onto the sofa and nimbly crossed her legs in mid-air.
"What are you saying? What do I lack? Anyone who takes me under their wing is lucky!"
"But Kevin is a top agent in the Chinese entertainment industry. He has managed countless famous artists, all of whom became hugely popular. Many people want to be managed by him, but he has rejected them all."
He only managed one artist before, Chi Yanzhou, but now he's signed you!
"Sister Weiwei! This is true, unimaginable wealth!"
Song Shiwei calmly processed the information, stroking Fugui's fur and scratching its chin.
Chi Yanzhou didn't mention this to her today. Did he think she knew?
It's astonishing that such a top-notch agent signed her. Although she's also very capable, she certainly wouldn't let the other party make the wrong choice.
But after all, she doesn't have any representative works right now!
"Xiaotian".
Song Shiwei, with a cryptic expression, put her arm around Tao Xiaotian and said, "From now on, when we have porridge, we can order two meat buns."
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"Sis, is this the conclusion you've drawn?"
"Isn't that enough? I'm good-looking, and I can make him look foolish. I have both a beautiful appearance and an interesting soul. He's the one who got the better deal!"
"Sister Weiwei, you're right! We can eat ribs from the supermarket soon, without having to haggle at the market!"
"That won't do. We still have to cut costs. We absolutely cannot let capitalists make money."
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Song Shiwei is about to start filming "Who is the Real Culprit" directed by Ji Mingwei.
This web series is filmed in different cases, but each case is intricately connected. The character played by Song Shiwei is just one of the characters in one of the cases.
The roles weren't particularly large, and many of the new actors were very sincere, so filming went very smoothly.
What was supposed to be a week's worth of filming, Song Shiwei completed in just three days.
Before leaving, Director Ji Mingwei found Song Shiwei.
"I didn't think much of it when Director Dong posted on Weibo to support you before, but you really surprised me during these few days of filming."
"Oh, director, it's nothing."
Song Shiwei showed no modesty whatsoever, "This is nothing, I'll surprise you even more in the future."
"Ha ha ha ha--"
Ji Mingwei didn't think she was exaggerating. After so many years of acting, he knew all too well that Song Shiwei was indeed a talented actress; she just lacked opportunities.
"You're the lead in my next film."
"That won't do. I need to read the script first. I won't accept a role if the script isn't good."
Song Shiwei's words were quite impolite, but Ji Mingwei didn't find them offensive at all; instead, he laughed heartily.
"Haha, that's good. There aren't many people like that who can stick to their principles and accept good scripts."
"That's why someone like me seems so precious; you've struck gold."
"Ha ha ha ha......."
After leaving the film crew, the company reimbursed Song Shiwei and Tao Xiaotian for their airfare back to Beijing.
After getting off the plane, she saw a message from Chi Yanzhou, saying that he was going to have dinner at her place that night, and that Bai Yining and the others were also in Beijing.
Song Shiwei agreed, saying, "Let's have hot pot. We have everything at home, but we don't have enough meat. I'll ask him to buy some."
Then I found Qiao Shuishui:
[Shui Shui, come over for hot pot tonight, but we don't have any meatballs at home. Could you bring some?]
Then find Bai Yining:
[Bye, we're having hot pot tonight. We have everything, except vegetables. Could you bring some over?]
Finally, we found Cheng Yi:
Hey Cheng, come over for hot pot tonight. We're out of drinks in the fridge, so bring some soft drinks and beer!
After giving her instructions, Song Shiwei leaned back in the car to rest and asked Tao Xiaotian, "Xiaotian, we should still have some hot pot base at home, right?"
"Sister Weiwei, we don't have any left. We used it to make Mala Xiang Guo last time."
Song Shiwei opened her eyes abruptly, opened WeChat, and tapped on Chi Yanzhou's profile picture.
[Young Master, I just discovered we're out of hot pot base. Please buy a few more bags. Thank you!]
Chi Yanzhou had long seen through Song Shiwei.
You're probably missing more than just these two items; others must have bought the rest.
Song Shiwei responded with a "shh" emoji.
Song Shiwei, you're such a stingy miser!
Song Shiwei could even imagine Chi Yanzhou's furious expression at that moment.
She felt she couldn't let others misunderstand her, so she explained:
I provided the venue and the pot—do you know how expensive my pot was?!
[Chi Yanzhou: Didn't you say you won it in a raffle after buying 500 yuan worth of stuff at the supermarket last time?]
Song Shiwei: Oh! I forgot!
At 8 p.m., the other three people, carrying large and small bags, appeared together in front of Song Shiwei's house.
Everyone not only had the things Song Shiwei had asked them to buy, but also all the other things they had bought, plus a bunch of fruits and snacks.
Song Shiwei opened the door and looked in surprise at the three people who had already seen through her scheme, and then sighed dramatically.
"Oh dear, you guys are really something! You've already come, why did you have to bring anything? You're being so polite, I can't accept it!"
Then he turned to Tao Xiaotian and said, "Xiaotian, quickly take back what they bought, don't let them take it away later."
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