The Unexpected Rise Before My Exit from the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 6

The next time she came out, the other two guests had also arrived. They were two good-looking male actors. The older one was called Sheng Lin, and the other one, who was only seventeen this year, was called Li Hanming.

It was said that both of them had decent popularity, but Qin Wei didn't know them either, and didn't know what to talk about with them. So she just greeted them briefly and then waited for the arrangements from the production team.

The staff handed over the task cards, requiring two male guests to carry bricks and build sheep pens, while the three female guests went to the cornfield to shuck corn, under the name of "Joint Construction of Peach Blossom Spring".

Lin Qiqi was the first to be unhappy. She was already in a bad mood today, and now she had to do physical labor? Not to mention today, after enjoying comfort and privilege all these years, she hadn't even carried anything heavy before.

Qin Wei had no choice because she was down and out, but she really didn't know why the company would let her take part in this variety show too.

Although she was unwilling, she didn't want to show it clearly, so she leaned closer to Qin Wei next to her and said to the director team, "Isn't it too tiring? I'm mainly worried that Teacher Qin can't stand it."

The sudden concern made Qin Wei very uncomfortable. Although she knew Lin Qiqi was just performing for the camera, she still unconsciously moved half a step away and gave an "OK" gesture to the director team.

Lin Qiqi was provoked. She wanted to use Qin Wei to bargain with the production team, but Qin Wei agreed directly to the production team just to oppose her.

Compared with herself, this front-line female star with an angelic image had never done any physical work before. She wanted to see how many corns Qin Wei could shuck.

...

In the cornfield, the director team only gave them each a straw hat and a pair of rubber gloves. The two female guests were a little disgusted with the simple tools, while Qin Wei had already put on her gloves and started working.

"She's really good at acting..." Lin Qiqi muttered to herself, then reluctantly walked into the cornfield.

"Hey, I didn't expect you to be able to do this."

A mature, magnetic voice sounded behind her. Qin Wei stopped and looked back to find the middle-aged uncle smiling at her with an armful of corn.

Wow, it turned out to be the actor Sun Dan.

When Qin Wei was a child, she had watched TV dramas he starred in. He was the male lead in idol dramas when he was young. Now in his middle age, he had gradually moved behind the scenes.

She hadn't paid attention to him afterwards. She didn't know he was participating in variety shows too.

"Teacher Sun, hello." Qin Wei also smiled at him. She was also holding a bunch of corn in her arms.

Sun Dan was stunned for a moment, seeming a little uncertain. "Qin Wei?"

"Ah... yes..."

Qin Wei was about to ask what was wrong, when she suddenly remembered that the original owner was quite aloof, perhaps because she had greeted him too enthusiastically? Or did they already have some conflict before?

Before she could find out, she saw Sun Dan wave his hand and gesture for the other two female guests to come over too. Then he said,

"Everyone, listen to me. The director team is up to no good. It’s five cents for one corn cob. How well we’ll live in the next week depends on how much corn we can shuck."

"That's only a few dollars..."

Lin Qiqi complained, and Su Xiaoxiao also lost her fighting spirit.

Only Qin Wei said "Got it," and then turned to shuck corn again.

Of course, this segment was also broadcast unmodified in the show, and it provoked some minor controversy:

[Acting, keep acting. Let's see when your fox tail comes out.]

[Life forced her. This b*tch, her assistant used to help carry her shoes before, kneeling there to put on shoes for her while she stood chatting with others. Just this, do you believe she sincerely worked? Looks like the penalty wasn't low, tsk tsk.]

...

What netizens scolded her was another story. At this time, Qin Wei was shucking corn vigorously in the field, while Lin Qiqi was not having a good time. First, her hands were already sore and numb, plus she felt heartache wearing an expensive blazer to do farm work. As a result, when she spaced out for a second, her fingertip throbbed with fiery pain, and tears instantly streamed down her face.

"Ow!"

A scream drew everyone's attention. They stopped what they were doing and gathered around to see Lin Qiqi covering her finger, looking very painful.

"Sister Qiqi, are you okay!"

Su Xiaoxiao said, and went over to take a look at Lin Qiqi's hand first. She then gestured to the director team,

"She's bleeding. Hurry up and take her to the hospital for bandaging!"

It seemed she was really injured. Qin Wei walked over and took a look, unable to hold back her smile -

The tip of her index finger was scraped, with a small bead of blood oozing from under the skin.

But the two were exaggerating as if it was a serious injury.

Qin Wei said,

"It's not a big deal, no need to go to the hospital."

Lin Qiqi glared at her resentfully.

But Su Xiaoxiao didn't think so. "Sister Qin Wei, it's bleeding. What if it gets infected? It's safer to go to the hospital and get it checked."

Qin Wei gave a wry laugh. "Then hurry up and go, or the wound will heal before you get there."

Tears were welling up in Lin Qiqi's eyes. "Teacher Qin, you've been protected too well by your company all this time, you have no idea how painful an injury can be..."

Her voice carried grievance, as if Qin Wei was too harsh on her.

Doesn't know pain? Qin Wei found it laughable. In her previous life, she danced. In order to perfect every move, she didn't know how many injuries she had suffered, but every time she was just a backup dancer for the company's budding stars, without ever getting a single shot for herself.

Enduring pain and hardship, yet never seeing the light of day.

But who would believe her if she said it?

Qin Wei didn't refute her, just got a band-aid from the staff and gave it to her, before going back to her own business.

By now, the blood on Lin Qiqi's finger had also dried. On second thought, there was no need to go to the hospital, so Su Xiaoxiao silently helped her put on the band-aid.

Although she didn't get to go to the hospital, she still gained from the disaster and didn't have to continue working. Lin Qiqi suppressed the joy in her heart, and sat to the side with a grieved look.

The director played this segment without any edits, which also sparked minor debate:

[Qin Wei is so harsh. When someone is injured, she doesn't even comfort them, but says hurtful things instead. If she herself got injured, she definitely wouldn't react like this.]

[But Lin Qiqi is also too delicate... ]

[U1s1, everyone feels pain differently right? The fingers are connected to the heart so of course it hurts! In the end, it's still that Qin Wei is heartless, cold and harsh.]

[Right, everyone knows what kind of person Qin Wei is. This scum doesn't deserve to stay in the entertainment industry. Hurry up and get out! Seeing her makes me sick.]

...

By noon, they had shucked about three wheelbarrow loads of corn. It was just that the wheelbarrow was too shabby. It shook precariously when ridden, startling even Sun Dan after riding it a few steps. Helplessly, they could only take turns pushing it forward.

Qin Wei walked alongside, taking off her rubber gloves, only to find a blister had formed at the base of her fingers.

No wonder her hands hurt when shucking corn earlier. It turned out the skin on her hands was too delicate since she had never done any work before. So even with gloves for protection, it still got blisters...