148: Chapter 148 Beautiful, Strong, and Miserable - Ceiling Explodes in Livestream Room

The topic of the passage of time continued.

This time, it was Lei Jiayin's turn.

Although he didn't start as low as Xiao Yueyue, he still endured for many years.

He was a formally trained actor from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

After graduation, he dove headfirst into the entertainment industry, but his luck was terrible. Despite having solid acting skills, he couldn't even land a decent supporting role.

It wasn't until a few years ago that he was scouted by the great director Ning Hao to play a lead role, which finally allowed him to turn his life around.

"It sounds like a joke when I tell it now, and it sounds easy. But put yourselves in my shoes—it was a full five or six years! I spent every day playing extras for various Film Crews, earning only a few dozen yuan a day for meal money."

"Whatever little money I managed to save through frugality, I spent on buying drinks for the Film Crew managers to build connections. At the table, they'd thump their chests and promise me a role, but the next day, they'd pull up their pants and deny everything. And you still had to swallow your anger and keep smiling at them."

Lei Jiayin put away his usual joking demeanor and sighed, staring at the pitch-black lake water in front of him:

"There were several times I really wanted to just quit the industry and go back to my hometown. I felt like I would never make it in this lifetime, and my family also advised me to change careers. The pressure back then was so great that I couldn't sleep for entire nights; everything in front of me was pitch black."

Song Dandan chimed in with emotion: "In this life, it's not easy for anyone. Life is a trial, and you have to taste all the bitterness and sweetness."

Tong Liya tilted her head curiously: "Sister Dandan, did you suffer through such hardships when you were young?"

Song Dandan laughed: "Compared to me, what you've experienced is nothing! When I filmed my first movie, guess what my pay was? Three yuan and twenty cents a day!"

"Ah?!"

Lin Chen's three beautiful wives, plus Song Zuer, all opened their alluring little mouths in unison, their faces full of disbelief.

In the minds of these young people, they hadn't even seen one- or two-mao coins, let alone earning three yuan and twenty cents a day.

"All the bitterness that Leizi experienced, I went through every bit of it. But I have a positive mindset; it's a path I chose, so I just had to endure it slowly. Later, I made it through, met mentors who supported me, and that's how I got to where I am today."

Song Dandan concluded earnestly: "Buddhism always says all living beings suffer. Although it's a bit of an exaggeration, if you think about it, who doesn't have difficulties in life? We should really learn to be content and grateful for the success we have now. In Hengdian World Studios, there are still thousands of extras who can't even afford a boxed lunch."

Lei Jiayin and Xiao Yueyue nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"So I only complain a little, but I am very grateful for my life now," Xiao Yueyue said, scratching his head honestly.

Song Dandan turned to look at Tong Liya, Liu Shishi, and Guli Nazha, teasing with a smile: "You three little wives, I guess you don't even know what hardship is, right?"

The three stunning beauties tilted their heads and recalled.

Liu Shishi covered her mouth and chuckled: "I was okay, the first play I took after debuting was as the lead actress."

Tong Liya and Guli Nazha also added: "We haven't really suffered much either."

These three women definitely had the script of being blessed by the heavens.

Liu Shishi goes without saying; her starting point was terrifyingly high.

Although Tong Liya and Guli Nazha played supporting roles for a while, with their stunning, fairy-like looks and their obedient and likable personalities, they were always pampered like princesses in the Film Crew.

Their journey was smooth sailing, and they somehow became top-tier A-list actresses.

Of course, the three of them combined couldn't compare to Song Zuer's luck.

She is the true beloved daughter of the heavens.

Born into a wealthy family, she was a household name as a child star.

After growing up, she went abroad to gild her resume, and upon returning, her resources were maxed out. The word "hardship" simply didn't exist in her dictionary.

"What about Teacher Lin?"

After hearing everyone's history of struggle, Song Dandan turned to look at Lin Chen, her eyes full of curiosity.

The others' gazes also instantly focused on Lin Chen.

To be honest, Lin Chen was too unfathomable.

His talent was heaven-defying, he was handsome, and his style of acting was sometimes as calm as water, sometimes wild and unrestrained.

How did such a monster grow up?

Not just the Divas Hit the Road Group, but even the staff behind the camera and the millions of viewers in the livestream all pricked up their ears.

Even Lin Chen's three wives held their breath.

They had shared a bed with Lin Chen for so long, and usually, in bed, they were too busy being teased by him until they begged for mercy to dare ask about his past, fearing they might touch the scars in his heart.

"Me?"

Lin Chen exhaled a breath of stale air, his deep gaze seemingly piercing through the night sky.

Things from the past? It seems very distant now.

"I don't have much to say. When I was a teenager, my parents died in an accident. I was left alone to get by. I had food and drink, so I didn't starve; I managed to get by."

Lin Chen was speaking about the original owner's background.

For a transmigrator, he had no real sense of the original owner's past, so his tone seemed light and indifferent.

However, this casual attitude changed meaning in the eyes of others!

In the eyes of Song Dandan and Lei Jiayin, this was the resilience of someone who remains calm even when Mount Tai collapses before them!

Comparing misery?

No matter how bitter their lives were, at least if they were wronged, they could go home and cry to their parents.

What about Lin Chen?

His family was destroyed! He was an orphan!

But now, when he mentioned it, he didn't even have a hint of resentment toward heaven or others!

How open-minded must this state of mind be!

In the eyes of the netizens in the livestream, this was the ultimate ceiling of "beautiful, strong, and pitiful"!

No wonder Teacher Lin had such a proud backbone, no wonder he was so talented yet so unconventional.

Only those who have experienced life-and-death separations can live so transparently and freely!

This is the idol they are devoted to!

And in the eyes of the three women of the Lin family, as well as Song Zuer, who self-proclaimed herself as a reserve concubine of the Lin family...

They only felt their hearts being twisted by knives, hurting so much that they could barely breathe!

A tragic image appeared in the minds of the four women simultaneously:

In the depths of winter, with snow falling, a teenage boy in rags huddled alone in a street corner. To fill his stomach, he had to rummage through trash cans for spoiled leftovers, suffering all kinds of cold looks and bullying.

The more they thought, the more heartbroken they felt; the more they imagined, the more they felt their man had suffered immense grievances back then.

Before long, tears were streaming down their four beautiful faces.

Four pairs of soft, smooth little hands reached out simultaneously, grabbing Lin Chen's large hands tightly, as if trying to transfer all their body heat to him.

When Tong Liya, Liu Shishi, and Guli Nazha even cast their jealousy of Song Zuer to the back of their minds, one could imagine how violently their hearts were shaken at this moment.

If they weren't still recording the show, with the camera broadcasting to the whole internet, these three women would probably have already thrown themselves into Lin Chen's arms, hugging him and crying loudly.

However...

Lin Chen, however, looked confused, completely unable to understand where their overflowing tears were coming from.