Shang Yechu opened her wallet and was surprised to find two hundred-yuan bills inside.
Ji Ya and Shang Hongxuan—her father—never gave Shang Yechu any pocket money. However, Shang Yechu's younger brother, Shang Jiayu, who was only in junior high school, received 500 yuan in pocket money each month. Her two younger sisters, Shang Lingqiu and Shang Mengzhu, also received 200 yuan each month.
Shang Yechu recalled for a moment, and then she remembered. At this time in her previous life, her second younger sister, Shang Lingqiu, achieved excellent results in the college entrance examination, bringing great honor to the family. Shang Hongxuan, drunk, boasted that he would book a hotel for a grand celebration to mark her graduation. After sobering up, he regretted it and changed his mind, saying he would only host a small banquet at home.
This two hundred yuan... was the money Shang Hongxuan had given Shang Yechu to buy groceries. Unfortunately, not long after he gave the order, Shang Yechu was reborn back into her current body and completely forgot about it.
Shang Yechu: "..."
Shang Yechu put the money away without blinking. Even better news: her ID card was also in her wallet. She probably hadn't taken it out since the college entrance exam.
Now, even the last bit of need to go back to the merchant is gone.
This two hundred yuan will serve as her start-up capital for her business.
Having worked for the merchant for free for two lifetimes, and only received two hundred yuan in compensation, Shang Yechu felt like a living bodhisattva.
Her clothes were loose and soaked with a sour, sweaty smell. Shang Yechu first went to the wholesale stall in the vegetable market and spent eighty yuan on a new set of underwear, short-sleeved shirt, shorts, and cheap sandals. Shang Yechu bargained until her lips were sore, driving the shopkeeper crazy, and in the end, he even gave her a bunch of colorful rubber bands as a bonus.
After receiving his brand-new outfit, Shang Yechu rushed to the bathhouse. He spent twenty yuan on a towel, a bar of soap, and a set of toiletries, and then spent another twenty yuan on a frantic wash, scrubbing his skin until it was practically peeling off.
After doing all that, Shang Yechu changed into new clothes, looking completely refreshed inside and out. However, she only had eighty yuan left.
System 103 had been observing all of this with a cold eye. After Shang Yechu finished changing her clothes, System 103 suddenly spoke up: "Host, why don't you exchange your weight for some money?"
"Hmm?" Shang Yechu raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you say that 'weight can only be converted into my own value'? Money, as an external thing, shouldn't be able to be converted, right?"
"I'm just confirming that the newly exchanged intelligence has indeed arrived in the host's account." System 103 breathed a sigh of relief.
“…You’re so boring.” Shang Yechu rolled her eyes.
Shang Yechu threw her old clothes into the trash can, rushed to the train station, and spent forty yuan on a train ticket to Hengshi. While waiting for the train, she also bought a bottle of mineral water and a bag of steamed buns.
The train has arrived.
The carriage was stuffy and crowded. Shang Yechu had bought a hard seat, but unfortunately, she was stuck between two middle-aged men and was almost squeezed into a single line.
When it was time for meals, the carriage was filled with the smells of pickled cabbage instant noodles, men's sweat and stinky feet, and all kinds of fast food and cooked food, which was nauseating.
Shang Yechu swallowed four large steamed buns with mineral water.
The man sitting next to her was stunned; he never expected this ordinary-looking girl to be such a big eater.
While chewing on a steamed bun, Shang Yechu asked System 103 in her mind, "System, do you have any forced hypnosis services?"
System 103: "Yes, there is. And it's free. But it's not very safe."
Shang Yechu asked doubtfully, "What's unsafe about it?"
"This is true deep sleep; you won't wake up unless the time comes. No matter how you call you, you won't wake up."
The implication is that it's unsafe to sleep so soundly here because there are too many people around.
Shang Yechu said nonchalantly, "So what? Rob me of my virtue? I'm ugly. Rob me of my money? I only have a few dozen yuan on me."
This "what the hell" attitude silenced System 103. After a long pause, 103 said, "Alright. How many hours do you want to sleep?"
Shang Yechu yawned: "It's still more than four hours' drive, so let's make it four hours then."
The system did as instructed.
Shang Yechu felt an overwhelming drowsiness sweep over her, and her eyelids became unusually heavy. She barely had time to say another word before she succumbed to deep darkness.
After that, no matter how noisy the train carriage was, Shang Yechu's eyelashes didn't even tremble.
Shang Yechu had a very long dream.
Forced hypnosis shouldn't cause dreams, but Shang Yechu did anyway. Because these weren't dreams, but rather a glimpse into her past life.
In his previous life, Shang Yechu was a clown.
She was obese, standing at 155 centimeters tall but weighing over 200 kilograms, resembling a water vat with legs from a distance. From childhood, Shang Yechu had neither playmates nor friends. Her family disliked her, relatives mocked her, and classmates teased her. It wasn't until high school that Shang Yechu made her first true friend, Chu Lan.
Chu Lan was beautiful, gentle, and intelligent, and came from a wealthy family. She was the school beauty in high school. Looking back now, she couldn't really be considered a friend. It's just that Chu Lan was among a group of villains, neither speaking out to stop them nor joining in.
It was this one small good quality that made Shang Yechu open her heart to her.
Later, Shang Yechu entered the entertainment industry by chance and played some comedic roles. Not long after, she learned that Chu Lan had also entered the entertainment industry.
She was overjoyed and immediately contacted Chu Lan. The two quickly resumed their "friendship" and became well-known sisters in the entertainment industry.
Shang Yechu may not be exceptionally talented, but she is humble and hardworking, always taking the lead in playing ugly and foolish characters, demonstrating remarkable professionalism. The entertainment industry is never short of beautiful women, but it's rare to find someone as willing to lower themselves and go all out as an ugly character as she is.
Despite being overweight and unattractive, she continued to get acting roles, and gradually, her fame even surpassed that of Chu Lan.
Later, perhaps out of pity for Shang Yechu's unlucky first half of life, after playing countless supporting roles, villains, and cannon fodder, Shang Yechu actually received an invitation from "Happy Potato Chips"!
Happy Potato Chips is a well-known comedy team in China, famous for its commercial comedy films. It has cultivated a large number of famous comedians, and the team's cumulative box office has reached tens of billions!
Happy Potato Chips has invited Ye Chu to play the second female lead in their new movie!
This is the biggest role Shang Yechu has taken on since entering the entertainment industry. With this role, even if it doesn't mean he'll rise to stardom, it at least means that Shang Yechu has finally shed his status as an extra, cannon fodder, or background character, and has officially become an actor recognized by the comedy circle.
Shang Yechu was overjoyed, and the first thing she thought of was telling Chu Lan the good news. She made a video call to Chu Lan and told her the story incoherently, crying and laughing.
Looking back now, how could she have been so stupid? How could she not have noticed anything unusual about Chulan back then? How could she have thought that she and Chulan were from the same world?
Even though she had already accepted the invitation, Shang Yechu still had to audition. After all, her status was far from enough to convince everyone. A few days later, the day before Shang Yechu's audition, Chu Lan called Shang Yechu and invited her to a high school reunion.
Shang Yechu didn't have a good impression of her high school classmates, but Chu Lan kept inviting her, and she couldn't bear to refuse. So she changed into her best clothes and went—she was holding a grudge and didn't want to be looked down upon by those people.
Then... came the unforgettable, deeply humiliating experience that Shang Yechu would never forget.
Those so-called classmates extracted all the vulgar, stupid, disgusting and ugly clips from the movies and TV shows that Shang Yechu had acted in, made them into a beautiful music video, and projected it onto the hotel's big screen.
They also carefully selected many funny videos of fat pigs, edited together Shang Yechu's similar movements to those of pigs, and created a side-by-side comparison. Shang Yechu's obese body, mirroring that of a pig, really did look like a sow.
The music video's background music is the popular online song "Piggy Song," which resounded throughout the hall.
The organizer of the class reunion was Chu Lan's boyfriend, Chu Qingfeng. He stood at the front, clapping his hands to keep the beat. Halfway through the beat, the pig on the screen and Shang Yechu made a leaping motion in the air together. Chu Qingfeng was overjoyed and laughed so hard he bent over. Chu Lan covered her mouth and laughed while patting his back with one hand.
At that moment, Shang Yechu felt dizzy and disoriented, as if the world was spinning and all the blood in her body had rushed to her head. She was wearing the best dress she could afford, and was being ridiculed like a clown by a group of people. The entire universe seemed to have become a giant mockery, coldly declaring that her ten years of struggle, friendships, and even her entire life had been a joke.
Chu Lan wore her usual gentle smile, but what was in her eyes? Mockery? Pity? Shang Yechu couldn't tell.
That person... was also sitting in the corner.
He remained as pure, aloof, and unapproachable as ever.
Time had left no trace on him; he sat there expressionless, coldly observing this farce. Shang Yechu's eyes slowly moved, and somehow, they met his gaze.
His indifferent gaze was devoid of any emotion; neither Shang Yechu nor the chaotic scene before him could stir any emotion in him. He was like a high and mighty god, arrogantly enjoying the farcical performance of fools.
Under that gaze, Shang Yechu's last shred of psychological defense suddenly collapsed completely. The dignity she had painstakingly maintained for years and the composure she had upheld with smiles crumbled in that instant. She let out a harsh, unpleasant cry like a wounded wild animal, turned and rushed out of the luxurious hotel where the class reunion was being held, running onto the street.
A luxury car came speeding towards her, and the drunk driver knocked her into the air.
Shang Yechu's spirit wandered the mortal world, coldly watching as the perpetrator paid her parents 500,000 yuan in compensation, then skillfully pinned the blame on her, claiming she had run a red light, causing the accident. The compensation was presented as humanitarian aid, and her parents were forced to sign a guarantee acknowledging Shang Yechu's full responsibility. Shang's parents had little affection for their eldest daughter; money was all they needed, so they signed the guarantee more readily than tearing up toilet paper.
The death of Shang Yechu trended on social media, but was quickly overshadowed by other top celebrities' fashion, relationship, and scandal news. Only a few marketing accounts reposted it, offering condolences and reminders to obey traffic rules.
Few people attended Shang Yechu's funeral. A few Shang family members ate sunflower seeds while counting Shang Yechu's estate at the funeral, spitting sunflower seed shells all over the ground. His younger brother, Shang Jiayu, complained that Shang Yechu had been in the entertainment industry for so many years, but his savings were much less than he had imagined, and he would have to pay for a burial plot.
Chu Lan did arrive, exchanged a few words with the Shang family, and shed a few tears in front of Shang Ye Chu Ling. Her photographer was taking pictures, constantly reminding her to keep her expression sad but beautiful, as this would be the material for tomorrow's trending topics.
This is Shang Yechu's fate.
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Hengshi is the largest film and television cultural industry base in China. It can be said to be the cornerstone of China's film and television industry. Countless young people with dreams come here, working hard in the film and television city, hoping to become famous overnight and rise to prominence.
System 103 assumed Shang Yechu would head straight for the film studio. Unexpectedly, after getting off the train, Shang Yechu first came to a pedestrian street and entered an inconspicuous bookstore.
The bookstore looks quite old; the signboard is faded and white, and it seems like there aren't many customers here.
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