Chapter 1821: Paid to Take Photos
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Is that so? But I seem to recall that all the classes have been canceled today since it’s the new students’ first day of school. The seniors are supposed to go to the main gate to help everyone with their things and to show them the way,” Qiao Mei said.
“I.. I don’t know...” Cui Hua said in a panic.
“You really don’t know or are you deliberately waiting for Wu Duo here? Oh! Don’t tell me you want to get back together with Wu Duo?” Qiao Mei asked curiously.
Cui Hua was unable to answer the question and started crying out of anxiety. She said aggrievedly, “I’m not waiting for Wu Duo here. You’ve misunderstood... 1 don’t know that Xie Jing doesn’t have class today. I’m really not doing it on purpose...”
Qiao Mei wanted to clap for her. Xia He could not even act as well. Xia He’s stage performances required exaggerated acting. Cui Hua’s acting was perfect for real life.
Fortunately, Wu Duo was not so stupid and was able to see through Cui Hua’s disguise. He said coldly, “Then you can continue to wait here. We’re going to do our registration. Goodbye.”
“Compensation? Have you checked how much money you made in this short period of time?” Qiao Mei said.
Xia He hurriedly sat up and opened her bag to count the money. She had actually earned 6,000 dollars!
“Oh my goodness! How can there be so much money! I was so busy that I didn’t even notice how many photos 1 took. This is more than my annual salary!” Xia He said excitedly.
“Now do an estimate of the cost,” Qiao Mei continued.
“Let me think... I know people from the film factory. They can give me the lowest price for film and photo paper. Bai Dian’s family runs a photo studio, so there’s no cost to develop the photos. I’ll just buy some gifts for Bai Dian. In that case, the cost of a photo is two dollars! I have made a net profit of 3,600 dollars today!” Xia He said.
Qiao Mei did not expect Xia He to know a film supplier and a photo studio owner. When she first did the calculations, she thought that they could make 50 cents per photo. She was not interested in such a small business, but Xia He could not stay at home every day. She had to think of a way to get Xu Lan to let Xia He come out to work.
“But these people won’t need to take photos after this period of time. That means this income is just one-off,” Xia He said dejectedly.
“How many universities are there in the capital? How much money can you earn by taking photos at the entrance of every university? If school has started for all the secondary schools, then they probably also want to take photos. The secondary school students probably have less money so we should lower the price for them. There are so many schools in the capital. Do you have any idea how much money you can earn?” Qiao Mei asked..