Guilongchao: I played the domineering CEO to the bone.

"Which idiot from the mountains dares to talk back to me?!"

Changmingsuo grumbled as she put Xiaolingtong back into her small handbag, her kind smile returning. She then tried to win over Xiaoguang, who was almost completely fooled.

"As you know, my big movie cost a whopping 9 million yuan in Jiufang coins! There are so many people who want to take this opportunity to make money with me, Gulai Lai (Grandma)!"

"Look, just now another one came along, and he doesn't even know how to use the Little Spirit Eye. What am I supposed to do with him?! So annoying!"

Changmingsuo frowned, pouting in annoyance, as if she was really fed up with being bothered by so many similar phone calls these past few days.

Xiao Guang felt a sense of urgency the moment he saw her—this rich woman with the red umbrella seemed incredibly popular! Shouldn't I hurry up and get on board? I can't miss this opportunity to make a fortune!

"Then...then...with so many people, do I...do I still have a chance? Beautiful and kind-hearted rich sister~?"

Xiao Guang, in a deliberately affectedly sweet voice, coaxed the longevity lock, her big eyes blinking rapidly, trying to show her most adorable side in order to win over the rich woman's cold heart and secure her ticket to wealth.

The longevity lock shuddered at the cloyingly sweet voice, goosebumps rising all over its body...

Without making a sound, she smoothed the goosebumps on her arm with the hand that wasn't carrying the iconic red umbrella, then naturally placed her hand on Xiaoguang's head, soothing the uneasy Xiaoguang with a warm and affectionate voice.

"Oh my, you have such a sweet tongue!"

"You little rascal, you're just so adorable!"

"Hey! Stop talking about opportunities, didn't we already tell you? We're saving the lead role for you!"

Xiao Guang also rubbed his head against Changmingsuo's hand, looking like he was completely under Changmingsuo's thumb.

Biaozi, its fur drooping, poked its head out of Xiao Guang's backpack, so tired it could barely open its eyes—it had only eaten seven Nine Coins from last night until this morning!

I'm starving...

And last night it even saved a nine-square coin for Xiao Guang to buy breakfast, but Xiao Guang didn't appreciate it at all and beat Biaozi up without saying a word! That took up a lot of its energy...

It was clearly her who insisted on stuffing the Nine-Fang Coin into Abiao's mouth last night. Abiao was clearly asleep at the time and completely unaware of it. How come the blame is being placed on this divine beast in the end?

That's so unreasonable!

And this owner of the pet named Xiaoguang, instead of hurrying to earn money when he's broke, comes here first thing in the morning to argue with this woman who doesn't look like a simple person at all...

With her brain, how could she possibly make sense...?

With his greater social experience, Biaozi realized that the Longevity Lock was not simple, and even suspected that it might be deceiving Xiaoguang!

But what could Xiao Guang possibly have to offer that could fool him? Biaozi was completely baffled.

Biaozi still tried to persuade Xiaoguang, telling her to honestly go and make money and not to believe that woman.

Xiao Guang didn't listen, told Biao Zi to wait for her to make big money, and then left Biao Zi aside.

So hungry.........

I'm so hungry, so hungry, so hungry...

..........

Xiao Guang is naive, that's true, and he's eager to make a lot of money easily, that's true too. But Xiao Guang isn't stupid either.

The lead role in a big-budget movie with an investment of 900 million yuan is definitely in high demand.

Why did I get it so easily?

Isn't this scientific?

Even getting a job at a bubble tea shop requires competition!

Xiao Guang hesitated for a second, then decided to test the waters gently.

"But... my acting skills aren't very good..."

"Is it really okay to give me such an important role as the female lead?"

The main reason is that Xiaoguang is a barefoot person who has nothing to fear. She is penniless and has nothing to lose. Apart from the possibility that Tong, the director of that bad movie, might have tricked her into working for free, Xiaoguang doesn't think she has anything that others should care about.

When Xiao Guang asked this slightly suspicious question, Changming Suo was surprised—she hadn't expected that her target was smarter than she had imagined.

But Changmingsuo didn't expect to swindle anything from Xiaoguang—after years of swindling, how could Changmingsuo not see that Xiaoguang was penniless?

In this society, it would be a miracle if such a naive kid could make money!

Why do longevity locks become a scam?

Anyone who has pawned items at the "Thousand Pawnshop" is considered to have joined the "Thousand Pawns Association".

According to the "contract," members of the Thousand Faces Society need to constantly deceive people into pawning their items at the Thousand Faces Shop in order to have a chance to redeem their pawned items.

Under the influence of "contracts," many people become accustomed to taking pleasure in deception, thus forgetting their original intentions.

Longevity locks are on this list, yet not on it—she takes pleasure in deception, perhaps it's true, perhaps it's a disguise, a mix of truth and falsehood; what she's after is far more than simply redeeming her pawned items.

Of course, these are the rules for joining the Thousand Faces Society, but the Thousand Faces Society does not have the power to force every person who has had a pawn transaction to be loyal to the Thousand Faces Society.

For example, Yao Yao, as long as she doesn't think about redeeming her pawned items, doesn't admit that she is a member of Qianxianghui, and actively avoids getting involved with Qianxianghui, can greatly weaken the influence of the "contract" that tempts people to commit fraud. Qianxianghui has no way and no need to force her to do those things that harm society with Qianxianghui.

..........

With Xiaoguang's limited intelligence, wouldn't he realize something was wrong and be unable to keep up the longevity lock deception?

That's impossible.

They'll still lie.

They even handed the opportunity to deceive Changmingsuo to her.

"Oh, what are you saying? Do I look like someone who's short of money? I don't care at all whether the movies I invest in make money or lose money, okay?"

"What's important is that you're a sweet-talking and lovable little guy who catches my eye, you understand? So I'm going to give you a boost and make you rich, you get it?"

Longevity Lock scolded Xiao Guang in a serious tone, and Xiao Guang was so moved that he almost shed tears!

"Ok!"

Xiao Guang nodded vigorously—"See? This is my benefactor! This is my mentor! I'm finally going to be supported by a benefactor!"

Waaaaah... I, Hikaru, have been waiting for this day for so long...

Seeing Xiao Guang's eyes gradually fill with glistening tears, Changmingsuo thought to herself:

The time has come!

He patted Xiaoguang on the shoulder and said in a slightly worried tone:

"But you also need to know that I have a large team working for me, and I'm just handing over the lead role to you like this. If your acting isn't good enough, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to my team..."

Xiao Guang panicked again in the blink of an eye, but the longevity lock didn't give her a chance to panic and quickly comforted her:

"Don't panic. I'll give you the lead role. What I mean is, I have an acting training program here. I'll send you there to get some experience. If your acting is good enough, I can explain it to my subordinates, right?"

"You don't want people to say that you got this lead role because of connections, right? You want to earn your rightful place fair and square, don't you?"

The longevity lock spoke in a persuasive tone, gradually drawing Xiao Guang into the trap she had set...

"Yes! Rich lady, I want to get the lead role through my acting skills! I want to attend that training course!"

Xiao Guang was as energetic as if he had been injected with chicken blood!

"That's right! No wonder he's the one I've chosen! He's got ambition!"

"Okay, I'll make an exception and give you a 0.001 discount! The industry's top acting training program, not 99,000, not 8,800, just 666 Nine Square Coins, and I'll get you in!"

Taking advantage of the moment, Changmingsuo first showered Xiaoguang with compliments, then revealed his true intentions just as Xiaoguang was feeling euphoric.

At this point, anyone with even a modicum of social experience could see the problem.

Xiao Guang didn't realize that Biao Zi was too hungry to hear what the two of them were whispering.

Xiao Guang's fighting spirit vanished in an instant, and he immediately became depressed again.

"Ah... I need money... But what should I do if I don't have any money...?"

"Not even one Nine-Fang Coin?"

"I'm out of 1 yuan... I had some, but I used it to eat steamed buns this morning..."

"It's alright, then go sell your possessions! It's only 666 Nine Square Coins, I believe you can do it! Are you unwilling to endure even this little hardship just to make big money?!"

Xiao Guang tilted his head, counted on his fingers, and remained silent for a long while.

"What am I going to do if I sell all my possessions and still don't have 666 Nine-Fang Coins...?"

Longevity Lock covered its face in anguish, wondering what kind of scum it had found this time—so poor and pathetic!

"...It's okay, sell it all, take whatever you have. That's your entire fortune, representing your determination to make money and become a good actor! I would never let a future star's dream be ruined just because I'm short of these Jiufang coins!"

"Really!"

Xiao Guang beamed with joy, no longer hesitating. She hugged the longevity lock tightly, having already decided to sell all her belongings to seize this chance to become rich!

The rich lady is right! You have to give up something to gain something! Only by giving up your old life of poverty can you embrace a new life of wealth!

"You're so kind, rich lady! Xiao Guang wants to work for you for the rest of his life!"

"Good that you know. Hurry up and go sell your stuff. Time waits for no one."

Longevity Lock chuckled and shoved Xiao Guang away, a sly glint in her eyes.

Haha!

He successfully swindled another person, and to the point of bankrupting them, adding another achievement to his list.

Although there's not much sense of accomplishment in fooling a fool...

"Yes! I'll listen to the rich lady!"

Xiao Guang also took the opportunity to get off the longevity lock and skipped back to her rented room of less than five square meters to search for any property that could be sold.

Hmm? Why is the backpack a little light?

Xiao Guang turned his head and saw that the backpack zipper had been opened at some point, and Biaozi was no longer inside.

How to fatten four?

Biaozi got robbed?

People steal cats that are ugly and repulsive?

It must be because it disobeyed and ran off on its own.

Xiao Guang suppressed her excitement at becoming the female lead in a 900 million yuan big-budget movie, and began searching for Biao Zi.

Speaking of which, Biaozi is Xiaoguang's only "family" whose background is shrouded in mystery. Her current poverty and eagerness to make money are partly due to Biaozi. What good is earning more Jiufang coins if Biaozi is lost?

In order to make money, I lost a family member who shared joys and sorrows, and I also lost part of the original intention of making this money. Is it really worth it? Even if I make money, will I really be happy?

Xiao Guang didn't think too much about it; she just wanted to find Biao Zi.

Soon, she found Biaozi in the crowd—not far away, a handsome man in a suit was... admiring... the green belt?

Beside him, Biaozi was drooling and silently lurking near the man's shoe; the man seemed unaware of Biaozi's presence...

As the man pulled the Little Spirit Eye out of his pocket, he accidentally pulled out a perfectly crafted dragon jade from his pocket as well!

What is the approximate value of that dragon jade?

As a descendant of the dragon, Xiao Guang had a rudimentary understanding of this—that even if she were sold, she wouldn't be worth the price of that dragon jade.

Then Xiao Guang saw Biaozi let out a "roar," open his blood-red maw, and transform into a nimble afterimage as he pounced on the dragon jade that was falling from mid-air!

"Biaozi! Shut up—!!!"

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