After exhausting myself to death

"Ming Huan, your career has just begun, why do you want to quit?"

"Shen Minghuan! You said that acting is your dream!"

The early morning sunlight was firmly locked outside the curtains, struggling to squeeze in a few rays of golden light through the gaps. However, this little light did not help, and the room remained dark and quiet.

Shen Minghuan read the original owner's memories in his dream.

This conversation was eight years ago. That year, when the original host was a senior in college and was about to graduate from college, he took on his first drama in his life, playing the role of a dignified and indifferent business upstart. This drama is a big production, the original owner has a lot of roles, and his performance is remarkable.

He was already very popular, and became an instant hit after the show was aired.

Logically speaking, as a newcomer who has just made his debut and is about to officially enter the entertainment industry, this start is extremely good, and he can fully predict a bright future in the future.

However, the original owner suddenly announced his withdrawal from the circle for no reason at this time, causing an uproar.

In fact, the original owner's reason is simpler than everyone guessed.

Being popular in the entertainment industry means a higher degree of discussion. The original owner has a large number of fans, and of course he also has a number of negative fans.

This is normal. After all, no matter how popular you are, there will still be professional trolls who are maliciously bought by others. What's more, in everyone's eyes, the number of anti-fans of the original owner at that time was already small, and the overall public opinion was biased towards the positive, so it was really not a big problem.

But the original owner didn't think so.

How do you think he was able to receive a big production for his first film? How can you play a business upstart so well? Because he is really a rich second generation!

They should be trained according to the standards of heirs and have been exposed to the company since they were young.

The young master from a wealthy family has some talent. He has had everything going smoothly since childhood. Everyone supports him, dotes on him and follows him. A small setback that ordinary people take for granted is a blow that he has never experienced in his life.

Escape is shameful, but useful. The original owner does not need to work hard for a living. The so-called dream cannot withstand the destruction of reality, so there is no reason to stay in the entertainment industry and suffer injustice.

But he probably also felt that this reason was a bit pretentious, so he kept silent about the reason for his withdrawal.

If there is no truth in the entertainment industry, there will be rumors.

The original owner participated in a reality show called "Extraordinary Life" for four consecutive years during his college years. It was this show that earned him his first batch of die-hard fans. There are six regular guests on the show, all of whom are college students of the same age. Their relationship was once called a "beautiful friendship" by fans.

There were rumors at the time that Shen Minghuan quit the group because he was isolated, excluded, suppressed, and bullied by five other people, and thus suffered from mental illness.

With the help of several clipped videos, this statement has become widespread.

The pity of the public and the heartache of fans have made Shen Minghuan, who has withdrawn from the industry, become more famous. Out of vanity, the original owner never came forward to clarify.

This almost tacit attitude almost confirmed the rumor. Although the original owner had experienced the benefits, the other five people were also in the early stages of their careers and suddenly suffered overwhelming cyber violence, which could be said to have ruined their futures.

The original owner felt uncomfortable when he saw the scoldings directed at him, and he didn't know how he could bear to ignore all of this.

Seeing those five people cursed with extremely vicious words, insulted with insulting words, and boycotted until they lost their chance...it was clear that they were really good friends at the beginning.

The original owner skipped a grade when he was a child and went to college early. He was the youngest among this group of people. They all really looked after the original owner as a younger brother.

Even when they were first scolded, they were still worried that something had happened to the original owner that prevented them from clarifying the matter, or that they were caught up in something and didn't see the news.

[Host, this is the last mission. After completing this mission, you can return to the God's Domain Galaxy. ]

The system strangely found that it didn't feel reluctant to give up, as if it was sure that it could still follow Shen Minghuan after the mission was over.

This feeling came out of nowhere. The system was confused for a while and then returned to the topic: [This small world is a little bit special. There is no specific plot, only an outline. Host, I will pass the information to you first. ]

[He was originally a young man from a wealthy family. He concealed his life experience and entered the entertainment industry. However, he eventually quit the industry in despair because he could not bear all the chaos. 】

[The day I quit the group, the whole internet exploded, and countless fans were heartbroken. 】

[Eight years later, he returned with the "Actor System" to gain love points, redeem props, rectify the chaos, and be crowned king! 】

[He is the most influential figure of this era, and the world has changed because of him! 】

Shen Minghuan: "..."

You call this an outline?

Shen Minghuan felt that this passage had a strong sense of familiarity, so he asked in disbelief: [Xiaojiu, this protagonist is...]

[It’s you, host. ] The system's voice was soft and waxy: [In this world, the person you have to be loyal to and the person you want to protect is yourself. ]

Shen Minghuan: […]

The bad premonition came true.

Shen Minghuan was furious: [Why are the protagonists in other worlds so good, but "Shen Minghuan"'s turn is so bad? Xiaojiu, are you targeting me? ]

The system that selected Shen Minghuan from thousands of people and thought he would be praised suddenly went stiff.

The system changed the topic and tried to be coquettish: [Host, due to the deviation of the plot, you... the protagonist's golden finger is gone, but it doesn't matter. Although you don't have the Best Actor System, you have the 009 system, and 009 will accompany you. ]

Shen Minghuan has been to so many worlds, and this is the first time he has seen other systems exist.

He asked with interest: [Xiaojiu, is this actor system your colleague? ]

[no. ] System explanation: [Host, you can think of us as completely different species. The actor system is something written by the author. Like the main and supporting characters, they are different manifestations that exist in this small world at the same time. And I belong to the law, transcend the small world, and help the small world develop and take shape. ]

Shen Minghuan was thoughtful.

Although the author did not write down what the movie king system is specifically, the small world will automatically complete the relevant settings if it operates properly. In other words, this movie king system must have a complete source and purpose. Shen Minghuan is very curious about this.

The cell phone beside the pillow dinged.

Shen Minghuan reached out from the bed and pressed the switch of the bedside lamp, and the room became bright.

He unlocked his phone and found a message from the bank, reminding him that he still had an unpaid balance this month.

Shen Minghuan:...

Even if he becomes the protagonist, he still has no money.

The original owner rebelled after taking the college entrance examination. He refused the path arranged by his family and insisted on choosing an arts university.

His family had high hopes for him and cut off his source of funds in order to make him bow his head. The original owner had such a strong self-esteem that of course he refused to compromise and immediately signed himself up for a show, namely "Extraordinary Life".

His life is not extravagant, and he has no hobbies to burn money. With the pocket money he saved since childhood and the remuneration he earned from appearing on shows, he not only survived four years of college, but also lived for eight years without any income. .

In fact, his family dotes on him. After the initial incomprehensible dispute, their attitude has softened and they have instead trained his younger brother Shen Mingle to be his heir, allowing the original owner to pursue his dream with confidence and boldness.

Shen Mingle originally wanted to be a painter, but for the sake of his brother, he gave up his art major and switched to finance.

But in the eyes of the original owner, who has a strong self-esteem and an awkward personality, these are undoubtedly a provocation.

Look, don’t you want to inherit the family business? Some people inherit it.

The original owner was so angry with his own brain that he unilaterally broke up with the family. He did not answer calls or text messages.

Eight years after he retired from the entertainment industry, he didn't even reveal a word about his current situation to his family, let alone go home to see him.

The original owner cannot tolerate failure and is unwilling to be inferior to others.

In this situation, the entertainment industry cannot go back. He also didn't want fans to know that he lived in a small, remote house after quitting the industry, so he rarely even left the house for eight years.

I can't go back home either. Not to mention that it is impossible for him to bow his head, but Shen Mingle, who has been in college for four years, has already begun to learn to take over the company. Will he still have to work under his younger brother when he returns?

As for finding a job? Nine to five? Follow your boss's orders? That is absolutely impossible.

The original owner was actually quite smart. He didn’t want anyone to find him, so there was really no news from the whole network for eight years.

When he planned to withdraw from the business, he found someone to buy the house secretly without using his identity information. Even the original owner of the house didn't know it was him.

After all, although he has several properties under his name, they were all bought by him before. If he lived in them, the Shen family would know about them on the day they were kept.

I don't know what kind of psychology he had, but he didn't leave the city.

But the location was in Kyoto, and the house cost him more than half of his money. After eight years of drunken living and dreaming, there was not much left.

Shen Minghuan put all the money in the apps on his phone together and finally paid off the debt. Then he looked at the balance in several digits and thought seriously about how to get money quickly.

System reminder: [Host, it’s time to have lunch. ]

The original owner had already slept past breakfast time and had to eat lunch again.

Shen Minghuan was still flipping through his phone, collecting background information about the world.

This world is very similar to the second world he stayed in. The difference is that China in this world is already the well-deserved number one powerful country. The development of productivity has led to the development and prosperity of many industries, including the entertainment industry, which naturally includes the food industry.

He hasn't liked eating since he left Xinghe. It's not that he has no appetite, but the taste of the food is too ordinary. After all, Xinghe is full of spiritual energy and even the grass is delicious.

But recalling the delicacies of this world in the memory of the original owner... Shen Minghuan ordered a luxurious takeaway meal, and the remaining balance was reduced by half.

He stared at the numbers for a few seconds, thinking that he still had to find a job that provided food and accommodation.

It would take some time for the takeout to arrive. While waiting, Shen Minghuan took out his mobile phone to edit an email and sent it.

When looking for a job, you must have a job-seeking attitude. He also designed a decent resume for himself and left his contact information.

Thinking that the problem of food and clothing could be solved, Shen Minghuan asked with interest: "By the way, Xiaojiu, who is in the Best Actor System now?" ]

You have to find an opportunity to come over and study it.

The system was stunned for a moment, [Host, I don’t know either. ]

Its mood suddenly dropped, and it said aggrievedly: "Isn't it enough for the host to have Xiaojiu?" Do you want another system? ]

Shen Minghuan: […]