CH 17.2

Two days before the show started, Su Chengyang was finally allowed to rest at home, but of course, her diet remained the same. However, Su Chengyang didn’t care at all. After all, she was about to finish her ordeal. She didn’t believe that after joining the show, the other guests would feast while she was left with fruits and vegetables.

She remembered the variety shows from before, where the guests ate very well.

During the two days of resting at home, Su Chengyang only found it boring when lying in bed, so she logged onto her Weibo account where she took illustration orders and checked her messages. One person had placed an order and attached a daily photo of Su Chengyang that she had posted on Weibo before.

“Madam, could you create a series of illustrations based on this photo? We can negotiate the price.”

Upon seeing the message, Su Chengyang was a bit surprised. Could this person be her fan?

“What style do you want?” Su Chengyang replied.

She originally thought the other party would take a long time to respond, but she received a reply before she even logged out of Weibo.

“I want a series of illustrations showing her pretending to eat vegetables in front of the camera, but as soon as the camera turns away, she immediately starts eating meat and fish.”

“…”

Su Chengyang was stunned for a moment and asked, “What do you want to express through these illustrations?”

The other party was also straightforward and replied directly, “To mock her two-faced act of pretending to be pitiful.”

Su Chengyang fell silent for a moment, realizing that this person was not her fan. She typed a few words in the chat box, ready to refuse. After all, she wasn’t sick enough to create illustrations mocking herself.

Just as Su Chengyang was about to send the refusal message, the other party suddenly sent a new message.

“Madam, we really like your illustration style. Our budget is within 4,000 yuan, and you can set the price freely.”

Upon seeing this message, Su Chengyang hesitated for a moment before clicking the “thumbs up” button to send her response.

Su Chengyang’s illustration style was very unique, and after nearly two months of accumulation, she had already gained a considerable number of fans. One of her couple dramas that she drew on a whim was even noticed by a certain comic app, who contacted her to serialize it. Although the price was negotiable, at the time she wasn’t sure if she could successfully sign with Starlight Entertainment, so Su Chengyang refused. Therefore, she has been taking freelance orders, with prices that were not very high, with the highest being only 200 yuan.

Upon seeing this message, Su Chengyang wavered. After a moment, she deleted the message she was about to send and asked, “Will it be used for commercial purposes?”

“Don’t worry, it won’t be used for commercial purposes.”

“Fixed price of 3,800.”

Su Chengyang had never sold her illustrations for this much before, but she thought of the extra money as compensation for her emotional labor.

“Okay, please send me the order as soon as possible.”

“Received [smacking lips.jpg].”

That day, Xu Yang drove Su Chengyang to the shooting location and joined other guests.

During the car ride, Lin Yu gave Su Chengyang a file with the profiles of the other celebrities participating in the show.

Sitting in the back seat, Su Chengyang flipped through the file, but her mind was already flying to the shooting location, and she didn’t read a single word.

It is said that before the official filming of the program, the production team will arrange for the guests to have a meal together. All Su Chengyang can think about is the big meal she will receive later.

She is determined to indulge herself and not care about her image or restraint, since she never intended to make a career out of this.

Sitting next to her, Xiao Lu is scrolling through Weibo. Suddenly, she frowns tightly and shows Su Chengyang her phone, saying, “Chengyang, someone drew an illustration on Weibo that resembles you.”

Su Chengyang is taken aback and looks at the screen, then lowers her head with guilt, “Resembling me? Impossible.”

Xiao Lu insists, “Really, the first drawing is exactly like the photo you posted on Weibo.”

“I’ll take a look.”

Lin Yu, who is sitting in the front passenger seat, turns around to look at them.

“Here,” Xiao Lu hands over her phone. Su Chengyang wants to stop her, but it’s too late.

Lin Yu takes the phone and sees that it does indeed resemble Su Chengyang. He checks the likes and shares, and says to her, “Chengyang, although it may not have much impact, this situation has already infringed upon your image rights. Would you like me to help you handle it?”

“No need, no need.” Su Chengyang quickly shakes her head. She remembers the amount that Lin Yu demanded as compensation from Yang Xiuyi and immediately breaks into a cold sweat. If only she had asked what the main illustration would be used for! Who knew that after receiving the illustration, she would turn around and post it on Yang Xiuyi’s super topic.

“Chengyang…” Xiao Lu wanted to persuade her, but Su Chengyang lowered her head and muttered something.

The three people in the car didn’t hear it clearly, so Xiao Lu asked, “What did you say?”

Su Chengyang cleared her throat awkwardly and said nervously, “I said… I drew it.”

The three of them: “…”

Su Chengyang continued, “It was a job I took, for 3800 yuan.”

Xiao Lu couldn’t help but laugh, “Su Chengyang! Can’t you have some dignity? You sold yourself for only 3800 yuan?”

Su Chengyang buried her head even lower, her cheeks burning, “I haven’t taken such an expensive job before…”

As soon as she finished speaking, the two people in the front seat couldn’t help but laugh.

Lin Yu handed the phone back to Xiao Lu and couldn’t help but say, “It’s drawn pretty well.”

Su Chengyang: “…”