From Nun to Real Heiress: Expert at Turning the Tables

Chapter 769: 390 Life

At the moment, Zhao Ninghan’s phone is almost blowing up with calls from her agent, yet Zhao Ninghan is utterly clueless, let alone aware of the torrent of abuse thrown at her online.

The dream-making land of the entertainment industry can send you to heaven or throw you into hell in a single day. Fans love unconditionally, but precisely because of this, the moment you fail to satisfy their egos, they will abandon you without hesitation.

The less people have, the more desperately they pursue it. Zhao Ninghan, a small-time supporting actor who tirelessly shot films and never let a minor role slip by, fought through the cruel entertainment industry with this go-for-broke attitude at the very beginning.

Half luck, half strength, she eventually pulled off the stunning turnaround to dominate the entertainment industry. It was exactly this inspirational story that gained her a large following of dedicated fans who fearlessly backed her without regret.

During the first few years of her rise to fame, Zhao Ninghan was extremely cautious, fearing a loss of face that would return her to square one. As her stature continued to grow, especially after the death of Liang Yanran, the mountain blocking her view abruptly crumbled. She then truly liberated herself.

However, her wild rumors with a newly popular male actor have shaken her popularity. Both she and her management company neglected her fans and did as they pleased, leading to a growing disappointment among the fans.

The fans no longer saw the proud qualities in Zhao Ninghan that originally attracted them. She had turned into an ordinary member of the crowd with no more shining points.

Disappointment accumulated bit by bit.

Fans always need a psychological crutch. If not Zhao Ninghan, it would be someone else.

Thus, at this moment, they saw Ming Jing.

The moment they saw her, thousands of words seemed pale in comparison. Suddenly, a lyric from Qu Feitai’s song on a white robe floated into their minds.

“There are trees on the hill, branches on the trees, who in this world are deserving the white robe?”

Her beauty and nobility run deep within her bones, naturally and gracefully. Her light-heartedness and aloofness have a style of their own, impressing the world. Her compassionate heart has mercy on all creatures, unparalleled in the world.

Only those who have seen higher landscapes know how shallow and laughable they were to think that the small piece of sky they saw represented the whole world.

How superficial, how ridiculous.

Now there’s Ming Jing, no one else catches the eye.

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“It’s Qu Feitai…” A stir rose from the audience seats.

Pan Jingjing immediately turned her camera towards the approaching Qu Feitai, standing up excitedly.

Qu Feitai not only has enormous influence among the public but also holds high sway among the stars. There’s a saying in the entertainment circle: some people might not watch an Oscar-winning movie, but no one doesn’t listen to Qu Feitai’s songs.

The reputation of a musical prodigy combined with the face of a heavenly beauty, these qualities alone make him rule the entertainment circle, attracting an endless stream of ‘Mom fans’, ‘Sister fans’, and ‘Girlfriend fans’.

Qu Feitai walked straight to the front row, Zhao Ninghan spotted him and greeted him with a smile.

“Xiao Fei, long time no see.”

Such an intimate tone, if you didn’t know any better, you’d think they were good friends. However, they had only crossed paths once at an event last year.

The entertainment industry is full of acquaintances. It’s enough to pass each other by on the surface.

Qu Feitai responded with a cold nod, but in contrast, he was polite when he greeted Zou Jingyu and Yu Dawei.

“Mr. Zou, Director Yu.”

Zou Jingyu nodded with a smile, “Xiao Fei, what have you been up to lately? We haven’t heard from you in a while, my daughter has been dying to hear your new songs, don’t keep her waiting, hurry up.”

Zhou Zhengru laughed, “Mr. Zou, stop using your daughter as an excuse. It’s clear that you’re the one rushing for the new song.”

Even after being exposed, Zou Jingyu was still not annoyed, saying with a grin, “Isn’t my daughter and me the same thing? When your movie is released, I’ll buy out an entire theater for you. We won’t favor one over the other.”

Zhou Zhengru chuckled, “Mr. Zou, I’ve recorded what you just said. You can’t refuse later.”

Watching the group chatting and laughing, Zhao Ninghan was sitting alone, her dignity in jeopardy.

Qu Feitai sat down in his seat.

Zhou Zhengru whispered with a laugh, “It’s not easy to see you, do you remember that you’re the music director for Movie Flames?”

Qu Feitai was idly rubbing the seam of his suit trousers between his pinky fingers, nonchalantly saying, “It won’t delay the summer blockbusters next year.”

Zhou Zhengru raised an eyebrow, “Sure enough, you’re the pillar of the music industry.” He spoke with absolute confidence.

The two of them were conversing in hushed tones, Zhao Ninghan couldn’t hear what they were saying. She didn’t want to be left out, otherwise, the report would make her look unsocial.