Hong Kong 1980: Me and the Queen Swapped Clothes

Qin Weiming understood Fang Yanmei's desire to withdraw from the courses. He had previously enrolled her in five or six courses, covering almost every aspect of her life.

He had already given Fang Yanmei the option to drop out of the course, but based on his understanding of her resilience, he wanted to squeeze her as much as possible before she couldn't hold on any longer.

So when Fang Yanmei called, Qin Weiming presented the reality and reasoned with her, then painted a rosy picture of the future for her.

Even though Fang Yanmei couldn't imagine appearing on the big screen, she realized that her life was completely different from before.

With Cheng Long and his gang protecting her, and Fang Yanmei always showing up for meals to freeload, it's hard to say whether she's reached the maximum level of goodwill, but she's definitely become a familiar face to everyone.

For Fang Yanmei, who was originally only familiar with working in nightclubs and performing on stage, this week has allowed her to interact with people in the film industry such as Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao every day.

Chinese people naturally enjoy discussing matters over meals, so each meal allowed Fang Yanmei to gain a deeper understanding of many things in the film industry. People are often like this; they feel overwhelmed and clueless when faced with the unknown. However, if the people around her are all in the industry, over time, through exposure and observation, her understanding of the industry will definitely be much greater than that of the average person.

Take Fang Yanmei, for example. Without realizing it, she is no longer as clueless about the film industry as before. On the contrary, she also enjoys acting classes.

It seems that in her performances, she found another version of herself, a self that was difficult to let go of, yet she was able to experience another kind of life through acting.

Even the acting teacher praised Fang Yanmei for her extraordinary talent and said that once she finished the course, he would recommend her to Shaw Brothers, supposedly because he had connections there.

"Ah Ming, the teacher said that as long as I finish his course, he can recommend me to Shaw Brothers to film TV series. Should I agree?" Fang Yanmei couldn't help but ask Qin Weiming for his opinion on the phone.

The microphone was filled with the girl's excitement and a little bit of boasting, as if she couldn't wait to share her small achievements with her friends.

However, while doing the homework assigned by Guoguang, Qin Weiming said without looking up, "Ignore him, he's just selling courses."

"Ah, what does 'selling courses' mean?" Fang Yanmei was stunned.

Qin Weiming carefully considered his words: "He just wants you to continue buying his courses so that he can get a commission on his monthly salary."

"Oh, okay, I see. I've been tricked again, haven't I?" Fang Yanmei said, somewhat dejected.

Between her teacher and Qin Weiming, Fang Yanmei naturally chose to believe Qin Weiming.

Qin Weiming immediately changed his tune to comfort her, saying, "It's possible that your teacher does see your exceptional talent, but Amei, I'm going to train you to be a screen star. You can't let your teacher's words lead you astray."

"I know, they're just being polite, it's not that good. I'm not stupid. Okay, I'll call you again next time I have good news." Fang Yanmei excitedly called Qin Weiming, wanting to share her joy with him, but after hearing Qin Weiming's words, she immediately felt a little down.

Qin Weiming immediately stopped Fang Yanmei's actions: "Sister Fang, it's already amazing that you've finished all these classes. Don't be so hard on yourself. Those courses aren't compulsory in school. You can take a day or two off occasionally to go out and have some fun, or even if you just want to go home and visit your family, that's fine too."

"No, I'm afraid I'll cause you trouble if I go back." Fang Yanmei hesitated. She did miss the old neighbors she had left behind, but she also knew that if her mother, Qin Meijin, saw her, she would want to drag her back to continue sucking her blood.

Qin Weiming was speechless: "Why don't you save up some vacation time and come to Taiwan to play when you have free time? I can take you to see other places."

"That would waste time and money on travel expenses. If we were to switch places again, wouldn't it be better for me to just use your body to travel around?" Fang Yanmei was now very frugal and didn't have much money left.

Even though Qin Weiming had earned tens of thousands of yuan, he spent it too quickly, and all of it went to Fang Yanmei. She felt embarrassed to waste any more of his money.

Qin Weiming was speechless at her words and hung up the phone sullenly: "Anyway, I'll take you out to play again next time I have the chance."

Hearing the "beep beep" sound on the other end of the phone, Fang Yanmei returned to her room, closed the door, and her smile slowly grew wider and wider.

This was the first time she had won a verbal battle against Qin Weiming.

Thinking of the other person's frustrated voice and his obviously surprised tone, Qin Weiming knew that he was very unwilling.

Especially since Qin Weiming had always acted maturely, Fang Yanmei felt as happy as drinking an ice-cold cola on a hot day when she could make him lose face.

"Ah Ming is working hard too, and I can't let him down. Sigh, I'll just keep studying hard." Fang Yanmei sighed. Although she was exhausted from classes, feeling that they were even more tiring than work, she still tried to convince herself that at least she could see the ladder to advancement, and it was a path that Qin Weiming had built for her. It was much better than her having to blindly grope her way forward on her own.

Others don't even have such an opportunity; she's truly incredibly lucky.

However, Fang Yanmei was often curious about how Qin Weiming had such planning ability. It seemed that he was born knowing how to deal with Cheng Long and his group. He had written down every step of the social plan in his notebook and even taught Fang Yanmei how to interact with everyone without making mistakes. Even if she was not good at it, as long as she did not make mistakes at the beginning, she could get familiar with everyone first and then do other things.

This patience was not something a middle school student underage should have; Fang Yanmei even felt like a greenhorn in front of him.

"If I want to go to Taiwan to see Ah Ming, I need to save up 30,000 yuan before I go, otherwise I won't be able to pay back the money he spent on me." Fang Yanmei hesitated. She actually wanted to see Qin Weiming in real life, but when she thought about her huge debts, she hesitated.

Yes, Fang Yanmei assumed that the money Qin Weiming spent on the courses was for her own benefit, so she felt nervous about meeting Qin Weiming as if she were meeting a creditor, something Qin Weiming never expected.

After all, Qin Weiming would never guess a girl's delicate feelings unless she wrote them down in a notebook.

Qin Weiming pushed his homework aside and said, "I can't do it anymore. I'm going to go play with Xiaoxian. I'll ask Amei to help me with my homework next time we switch bodies."