Chapter 3: Beauty is Capital

Bai Tian’er returned to the dormitory based on her memory.

Before debut, all trainees of Lingshuo Entertainment Company could only live in company-arranged two-person apartments, and Bai Tian’er was no exception.

The girl sharing the apartment with her was named Shi Wen, who had a disagreeable temperament. Though possessing a pretty face, she was worlds apart from Bai Tian’er in appearance. Women’s jealousy often stems from comparison, so Shi Wen naturally showed no friendliness toward her.

By rights, since Bai Tian’er had already debuted, she qualified for a private apartment. Yet her agent seemed to have developed amnesia, completely ignoring this matter while hinting that if Bai Tian’er could win over Master Tong, the company would even cover rent within the Third Ring Road, let alone provide a single dormitory.

Bai Tian’er smiled self-deprecatingly, swiped her access card to enter the apartment building. The coming and going crowds consisted uniformly of beauty. Everyone cultivated by the company as reserve forces for theEveryoneinment industry met eye-catching standards with slim waists, long legs, and large eyes as basic requirements.

Yet even in this star-studded gathering of beauties, Bai Tian’er remained the most striking presence.

Where women gather, gossip flourishes. Watching Bai Tian’er float past in her expensive white dress, nearly everyone’s eyes revealed varying degrees of envy.

“Only returning now in the morning? Who knows where she fooled around yesterday.”

“With that innocent face, who knows what she’s really like inside? I heard her very first commercial fell through, and she offended Qiao Na too. Reckon her career is already finished.”

“Really? Tell me more, this is my first time hearing about it.”

“Hehe, didn’t know that did you…”

The words seemed to grow legs, spontaneously surrounding Bai Tian’er. The girl merely raised an eyebrow, her ethereal face betraying no reaction.

Who in this world doesn’t gossip about others, and who isn’t gossiped about themselves?

As someone capable of writing top-tier literature, she possessed enough magnanimity to disregard such trivialities.

Seeing Bai Tian’er completely unperturbed, the gossipers lost interest, sniffing dismissively as they passed her.

Bai Tian’er began searching her memories that commercial had been for chewing gum.

With her outstanding looks, Bai Tian’er was originally the company’s prioritized talent, assigned an experienced agent. But her exceptional qualities attracted wolves the notorious opportunistic agent LINK used resource exchanges and connections with company executives to forcibly snatch Bai Tian’er away.

The commercial had been secured by her previous experienced agent, who recognized Bai Tian’er’s peerlessly pure image and planned to create buzz around a “Chewing Gum Beauty” concept, even inviting second-tier actress Qiao Na to participate.

Unexpectedly, LINK demanded a 30% fee increase and script revisions for Qiao Na right before shooting requests the advertiser naturally rejected.

They reasoned: “You’re just a rookie without any achievements we gave you this chance out of respect for your previous agent. How dare you make such outrageous demands? Do you really think your face is celestial currency?”

The outcome wasn’t just a canceled commercial, but also alienated producers and thoroughly offended Qiao Na, who vowed never to work with Bai Tian’er again.

A newcomer gaining a “diva” reputation before properly debuting one could imagine how rocky her career path would be. Fortunately, as an unknown actress, this scandal failed to generate significant attention.
However, those within the industry knew to some extent that it would be nearly impossible for her to debut as gloriously as the initial plan had envisioned.

LINK also realized he had made a foolish mistake. Initially thinking Bai Tian’er had exceptional potential, he had set an exorbitant price, never expecting the other party wouldn’t even attempt to negotiate but simply walk away. This left LINK deeply disappointed and filled with regret Bai Tian’er had essentially become a liability in his hands.

Consequently, not only did he never mention the single dormitory arrangement again, but he also withheld the clothing allowance the company had allocated for Bai Tian’er pre-debut. He even came up with the idea for her to approach Tong Jin, a name that made ordinary people shudder. It was truly the worst of bad ideas. Yet Bai Tian’er, true to her name, was an innocent and naive young girl who understood nothing and went along with it.

Tong Jin had seen all types and paid her little attention. Her manager then encouraged Bai Tian’er to drug Tong Jin.

But someone like Tong Jin, having experienced countless schemes, was unlikely to be tripped up in such a trivial trap. Not only did Bai Tian’er fail, but she was severely beaten by his subordinates. How could a delicate young girl endure such abuse? A couple of them went too far, and the original Bai Tian’er lost her life unexpectedly, her body was then taken over by Wen Nuo.

A cold glint flashed in Bai Tian’er’s eyes. Reborn in this life, she refused to be weak-willed and soft-hearted, allowing herself to be used as a pawn.

Just wait and see she would repay every bit of suffering she endured today.

Returning to the dormitory, her roommate Shi Wen looked at Bai Tian’er’s strikingly beautiful face and the obviously expensive long dress she wore, sneering sarcastically, “Oh, found a sugar daddy, huh? You didn’t come back all night, quite the wild one, weren’t you?”

Bai Tian’er remained composed, sitting before the dressing table and gently combing her satin-like black hair. Her snow-white skin and full, rosy lips complemented each other, making her appear even more breathtakingly beautiful. Shi Wen, who was folding blankets, twisted the fabric harshly in her hands, her eyes burning with envy and resentment.

“Bai Tian’er, with the reputation you have now, let’s see how you can possibly debut!”

Seeing that the other girl showed no intention of acknowledging her, Shi Wen let out a cold laugh, threw down those harsh words, and slammed the door as she left.

“Is that so? Then we’ll see.”

Bai Tian’er spoke softly to the empty room. The reflection in the mirror was as exquisite as a painting, carrying an antique charm that defined description as a heavenly blessing beyond words.

This face was her greatest asset.

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