After I Gave Up/Let Things Slide, I Became Famous Across The Entire Internet - Chapter 20

Before going to see Tang Mingcheng, Tang Shuxia took time to visit a certain chili sauce filming location.

Speaking of which, in the year since the original body entered the company, she had only taken on one insignificant variety show and one cannon fodder role. As for endorsements, there were one or two for obscure “three-no” products. An endorsement for a well-known chili sauce like this was considered her first big break, which made Xie Jinzhi quite excited.

But as soon as they got out of the car, they saw Jian Chunyu and Xi Qingshu already at the scene, occupying Tang Shuxia’s temporary dressing room and using the makeup artist assigned by the company to Tang Shuxia. Xie Jinzhi was so angry that she crushed the egg she was about to hand Tang Shuxia for breakfast. Tang Shuxia glanced at her unexpectedly, “Why so angry?”

Xie Jinzhi was about to rush over and fight with Jian Chunyu, saying, “Not only are they blatantly snatching your resources, but they dare to be so arrogant! It’s too much. I must report this to CEO Gao and have him talk to them properly.”

Tang Shuxia took the bag from her other hand. Besides the crushed egg, there was also a bottle of yogurt and a jianbing guozi (savory crepe). The yogurt was plain flavor, and she inserted a straw and took two loud sips, “Even if you say something, it won’t be useful. Those two are having an affair.”

Xie Jinzhi maintained her indignant expression, “Huh?”

Tang Shuxia quite liked the yogurt in this world; compared to the milk in her original world, it lacked the gamey smell, and they mixed some fruit in, making it very soft to eat. She liked vanilla and yellow peach flavors; it seemed there was no flavor these manufacturers couldn’t create. She casually looked over at the two people, “You can’t tell?”

That day at the company, Xie Jinzhi was busy maximizing benefits and had argued until her face was red with Jian Chunyu. But as an observer, she had seen the flirting and physical contact between Jian Chunyu and CEO Gao Weiqi clearly from beginning to end. A woman’s routine for seducing a man was so obvious that if the two weren’t involved, she could just throw her eyes in the trash.

Xie Jinzhi almost shook her head like a rattle drum, then looked shocked, “But I heard CEO Gao is married, and Jian Chunyu seems to have a family too.”

Tang Shuxia ate the jianbing guozi and drank the yogurt, accidentally smearing some milky white liquid on the corner of her lips, but she didn’t notice. “Isn’t that very interesting?”

This scene was caught by someone in a nearby car. Zhang Zeyang was sitting in the passenger seat, not quite understanding the purpose of arriving so early and waiting for two hours. He only noticed Tang Shuxia and her strange manager when they appeared. “Miss, this seems to be where Miss Tang is filming a commercial. What are we doing here?”

Xu Yujing tilted her head and looked through the car window at the person who looked so satisfied eating a jianbing guozi in public. A hint of an undiscovered smile appeared in her eyes. “Wait for her to finish work, then take her to meet the parents.”

Zhang Zeyang, “???”

Wait, did he hear that right! Meet the parents? Whose parents?!

Tang Shuxia looked toward that car as if sensing something, but couldn’t see anything. Xie Jinzhi was still absorbed in the shock of discovering her nemesis might be having an affair with her boss. She stared at Jian Chunyu for a long time. “I thought she was shameless and bottomless on a daily basis, but I didn’t expect her to do something like this.”

Tang Shuxia finished her yogurt and casually tossed the empty bottle into a trash can five meters away. A staff member nearby exclaimed at her accuracy. Tang Shuxia clapped her hands, “I didn’t realize you cared about her so much.”

Xie Jinzhi, “What?”

Tang Shuxia smiled as she watched Jian Chunyu walk over, swaying her small waist, and whispered temptingly in Xie Jinzhi’s ear, “As a qualified competitor, shouldn’t you use the knowledge of their affair to crush them completely? If I were you, I wouldn’t pass up this opportunity.”

Xie Jinzhi froze.

Jian Chunyu said, “Oh dear, I’m so sorry. The staff mistakenly took Xi Qingshu for Shuxia. You wouldn’t mind us using the dressing room first, would you?”

Tang Shuxia crossed her arms, “I do mind.”

The fake smile on Jian Chunyu’s lips froze, “Huh?”

Tang Shuxia laughed, “And I very much dislike it when people touch my things. Since you like picking up other people’s things so much, I’ll give it to you.”

Jian Chunyu, “…”

After saying that, Tang Shuxia walked straight past her and found a spot to unpack her own cosmetics. Xie Jinzhi snapped back to reality and realized what Tang Shuxia had said. She almost cried, “Is this the time for a tantrum? We can just use it after they’re done.”

Tang Shuxia, “No need.”

Xie Jinzhi remembered Tang Shuxia’s divine makeup skills and immediately relented, “They got off too lightly.”

Jian Chunyu’s expression was terrible when she returned to the temporary dressing room. Even though they were the ones who gained the advantage, in Tang Shuxia’s words, it sounded like a pile of trash she didn’t want. This instantly annoyed her, as she had been secretly gloating earlier. “She’s just being stubborn, anyone can say that. I don’t believe she can look that beautiful without a makeup team, hmph.”

This time, they definitely won.

When it was time to start shooting, Jian Chunyu looked at Tang Shuxia’s face. The light shone on her, making her fair skin look like snow and as tender as tofu. In contrast, Xi Qingshu’s powder hadn’t even been blended in evenly.

Any clear eyed person could see they had lost.

Xi Qingshu looked in the mirror, then at the bright-eyed Tang Shuxia across the way, “Sister Chunyu,”

“Alright, open your sauce, take a bite, and then say into the camera, ‘Wow, it’s so fragrant.'”

“…”

This was Tang Shuxia’s first time filming a commercial, but she wasn’t timid under everyone’s gaze. She smiled as she opened the jar of sauce in front of her, smelled it first, and then scooped a small spoonful into her mouth to taste it. Her eyes immediately lit up, “Wow, it’s so fragrant.”

Across the way, Xi Qingshu’s little face was twisted in distress. She held it in until her face turned completely red, then gagged and ran to the side to spit, “Sister Chunyu, it’s so spicy, so spicy! Quick, get me some water.”

Before Jian Chunyu could move, the director exploded, “What’s going on? Why did you spit out our product? Who hired these artists? Can’t they show a little professionalism? The one on the other side is doing very well!”

Tears were already welling up in Xi Qingshu’s eyes from the spiciness, and then she was publicly humiliated in front of everyone. Tears began to fall, pat-pat-pat. Jian Chunyu quickly greeted everyone and pulled her aside, “Didn’t I tell you beforehand to endure it even if it doesn’t taste good? And you’re crying! Your makeup is getting smeared, and you’ll have to touch it up.”

Spicy?

Right.

This commercial was for a chili sauce.

Tang Shuxia held the jar of featured spicy sauce, marked as being made by a certain factory, and looked at it again and again. She then slowly scooped another small spoonful and tasted it. It was sweet, very fragrant, a bit like thick honey.

Xie Jinzhi quickly handed her a bottle of water, “Oh my, my little ancestor, you can’t eat it like that just because you like spicy food! What if they make us reshoot? We can have some water first.”

Tang Shuxia looked around at the people present. The staff were busy setting up for the second take, each busy with their own tasks, and the director was reviewing the results of the filming. Xi Qingshu had been pulled back by Jian Chunyu for touch-ups. Seeing Tang Shuxia looking around, Xie Jinzhi said, “It looks like this will take a while today. I don’t think Xi Qingshu will meet the director’s requirements anytime soon. Let’s just stick with the expression you had just now; you did great.”

Could it be that someone brought the wrong product?

Soon, filming resumed.

Tang Shuxia mechanically repeated her actions from the first take, but as she tasted the honey-like sauce, her smile became more genuine. From the camera’s perspective, it looked very pleasing and appetizing. Conversely, Xi Qingshu messed up again on her side. Xi Qingshu’s little face was almost wrinkled into a bun, and her expression under the camera looked increasingly awful, as if she had eaten a fly. When the take was finally called off again, her face was getting redder and her eyes more swollen.

When filming was stopped again, Xie Jinzhi squatted beside Tang Shuxia and muttered softly, “Why do I think her nose is crooked?”

Tang Shuxia, “It is crooked.”

Jian Chunyu was trying to placate Xi Qingshu, who was still crying and would likely need a full makeup reapplication. Tang Shuxia was watching the drama with boredom when a staff member walked up to them. “Miss Tang, the director says your shots are fine and completed very well.”

Xie Jinzhi was overjoyed. She had been mentally prepared to spend the whole day waiting for Xi Qingshu, so hearing this news, she immediately ran off to thank the director.

Tang Shuxia, however, made a strange request, “Can I take this jar of sauce that I’ve already tasted with me?”

The staff member was surprised, “If Miss Tang likes it, of course you can.”

Xie Jinzhi, “???”

She had tasted this sauce too. It was indeed fragrant, and the spice was real, but it was far from being so irresistible, “It’s that good? Let me try some too.”

Tang Shuxia quickly raised both hands to block her, “Go buy your own if you want some.”

As the two were heading to the parking lot, the door of a nearby car suddenly opened. Zhang Zeyang walked out and approached them, “Miss Tang, our Miss is waiting for you in the car.”

Tang Shuxia had noticed that car before filming the commercial. After greeting Xie Jinzhi, she quickly got into the car. Xu Yujing was sitting on the other side, with all the documents she had seen at Tang Shuxia’s place last time spread across her lap. The car interior was spacious, and the cushion below was soft, much more comfortable than Xie Jinzhi’s small car.

Xu Yujing glanced sideways when the other person got in the car, and she kept fidgeting.

“Why are you here?”

“I heard you were filming a commercial here, so I was passing by.”

As soon as Xu Yujing finished speaking, Tang Shuxia leaned close to her, so fast that the smile in Xu Yujing’s eyes hadn’t had time to fade.

Tang Shuxia curled her lips, “Xu Yujing, come a little closer.”

Xu Yujing’s heart rate became unbalanced again, just like last time. She became unusually nervous, especially facing those bright, watery eyes. Her fingers curled, and she slowly shifted toward Tang Shuxia, “What is it?”

Tang Shuxia slightly raised her chin, her red lips parted slightly, “Smell me.”

Xu Yujing’s fingers suddenly clenched her pants, her brain buzzed, and her face turned the color of a ripe apple.