Although she has already played the second female lead in a famous screenwriter's drama, Shang Yechu will still have to play minor roles in the future.
"The Tale of Yun Qing" hasn't even aired yet, and Shang Yechu isn't even considered a breakout star. She's still treated like a background character in the entertainment industry.
However, her savings had increased several times over. When Shang Yechu was initially chosen to play the maid Yuzhu in "Yun Qing Ji," her salary was set at a package price of 6,000 yuan. Later, through various efforts, Shang Yechu's role changed from a maid to a princess, and her salary naturally increased accordingly.
Shang Yechu's per-episode fee was 5,000 yuan. She appeared in 12 episodes of "Yun Qing Ji," earning a total of 60,000 yuan!
Li Kui's salary was 100,000 yuan, almost double that of Shang Yechu. However, her role was much smaller than Shang Yechu's. Shang Yechu subtly inquired and learned that Li Kui's initial salary was actually 50,000 yuan. Because she was afraid of interfering with her studies, Li Kui initially didn't want to act in this drama. Zheng Bohan then offered Li Kui double her salary, and Li Kui agreed to participate under the lure of money.
For both Shang Yechu and Li Kui, such per-episode pay is absolutely abysmal in the entertainment industry. They're not even fifth-tier artists, only slightly better than eighteenth-tier. Even third- or fourth-tier stars wouldn't give a second glance at 60,000 yuan. But for Shang Yechu at this moment, it was a huge sum of money.
Unfortunately, this huge sum of money won't arrive until the entire cast and crew of "Yun Qing Ji" finishes filming; for now, it's just a nominal payment. Therefore, the impoverished Shang Yechu continues to live in Grandma Hu's bookstore.
Grandma Hu rubbed her hot water bottle and sighed, "Does filming really nourish people? You're getting more and more handsome. But you're also getting thinner and thinner. You should change your name to Little Straw."
When Shang Yechu first arrived, her skin and hair were yellowish. Therefore, Grandma Hu gave her the nickname "Yellow Girl."
Now that Shang Ye has blossomed into a beautiful young woman, Grandma Hu is too embarrassed to call her by that nickname anymore.
Shang Yechu's beauty score has now risen to 85, taking another step up. Now, Shang Yechu's skin is fair and delicate, and her face is fresh and beautiful. Her sparse, yellowish hair has become thick and black, long and smooth, reaching her shoulders. She is about 168 cm tall, and apart from being overly slender, it's almost impossible to find any major flaws in her appearance.
Shang Yechu ran away from home in June, and now it's almost November. In just five short months, she has undergone tremendous changes.
Shang Yechu was leaning against the bookshelf reading when she heard this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Grandma, aren't straws still yellow?"
Grandma Hu warmed her hands for a while, put on her glasses, and began mending something again. "Alright then, alright then. Let's call them 'Ivory Chopsticks,' are you satisfied?"
Unable to argue with the sharp-tongued old lady, Shang Yechu had no choice but to surrender: "Then I'll increase my food intake starting today?"
As Grandma Hu continued her needlework, she said, "You have quite an appetite—you ate four mushroom and chicken buns the other day! But you haven't gained any weight. Strange, very strange."
The old lady was still rambling on. Shang Yechu glanced at the time on her phone and put the book back on the shelf.
"Grandma, I have to go to film a movie." Shang Yechu walked up to Grandma Hu. "I probably won't be back tonight. You can close the shop now, no need to wait for me."
Grandma Hu gave Shang Yechu the key to the bookstore. Even when it was closed, Shang Yechu could still enter the store by herself.
"Is it urgent? If not, wait a little longer." Grandma Hu tugged at a string.
"I can stay for another ten minutes," Shang Yechu said honestly. She had originally planned to use those ten minutes to go to the street to buy something to eat. But since the old lady had asked her to stay, she could skip the snack.
"That's enough. Wait a while before you leave." Grandma Hu gestured to the side, "Go practice a large character, and it'll be about time when you're done."
Grandma Hu was referring to calligraphy. Shang Yechu couldn't bear to buy expensive Xuan paper, so she used rough draft paper from the stationery store on the pedestrian street.
These draft papers were of poor quality, yellowed in color, and were leftover stock from various shops. Shang Yechu had essentially cleared out the inventory for the locals on the pedestrian street.
Shang Yechu sat on a small wooden stool next to Grandma Hu and began practicing her ugly handwriting. A single sheet of this kind of draft paper could hold about ten characters. When she finished the ninth scribble, Grandma Hu said, "All done."
"What's done?" Shang Yechu looked up blankly, a little ink still on the tip of her nose.
Grandma Hu handed the things in her hand to Shang Yechu, "Try them."
Shang Yechu took it immediately, and fell silent when she saw what Grandma Hu had handed her.
This is a lemon-yellow knitted hand warmer.
The hand warmer has a hanging strap so it can be worn around the neck. In addition, there is a small pocket sewn inside the hand warmer.
Grandma Hu, worried that Shang Yechu might miss her ingenuity, gave her a hint: "See that pocket? You can use it to put change and your phone."
The hand warmer was crocheted with exquisite detail. Shang Yechu touched it and found a thick, plush lining inside, warm, soft, and airtight. The small pocket was sewn onto a floral print fabric, a fresh white background with green leaves printed on it.
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