The depressed mood did not last long. Jiang Ran lay on his back and emptied his mind for a while. Then he thought of the money in his bank card. He couldn't help but touch his phone to unlock it, and then clicked into the small vault where he saved money— The latest SMS record of the payment of a certain bank card.

When Jiang Ran saw the long series of numbers on the screen, her eyes shone like stars. She couldn't stop having fun staring at the long series of numbers on the screen. She hugged the phone and rolled around on the bed several times before stopping. Come down and point your finger at the screen and start counting, "One, ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million!"

It’s really 1.5 million!

This is money that I could not save in ten years of my previous life! She had worked hard for four years and only managed to save more than 200,000 yuan, which was not even enough for the down payment of a house in a fourth- or fifth-tier city. And now, in just over half a year, after excluding all expenses, she actually still has such a large balance of savings!

Sure enough, being an artist is one of the most profitable professions!

Jiang Ran smiled with her eyebrows curled up, and took a deep breath to cheer herself up, "Come on Jiang Ran! You can do it! You have worked hard these past few years, and you will be happy for a lifetime! Fighting-go-go-go!"

Dongdong looked at Jiang Rancai crying and laughing, dumbfounded, and reminded him again, "Sister Ran, it's time to eat, it's getting cold."

"Hey! Here we come!" Jiang Ran rolled out of the bed in response and went to the toilet to wash her hands before sitting at the table and preparing to eat. "They should all be here in the afternoon, right?"

Jiang Ran was asking about her teammates Jiang Xia and Shi Yue. This event was a team activity for the three of them. She arrived in the morning because her previous workplace was relatively close to here, while Shi Yue and Jiang Xia didn't arrive until the afternoon, so they had time to take a nap.

"Well, we'll be there at about two or three o'clock." Dongdong nodded and replied. The two of them talked a few more about work matters, and then went about their own business.

Taking advantage of the break between meals, Jiang Ran took her phone and flipped around, clicking in and out of the chat software, clicking in and out of photos, always feeling like she wanted to do something, but she didn't want to do anything. She felt a little irritable and unhappy because at the moment her mind was still on the deposit she just saw.

Tsk…

She now has a savings of 155, what would be a better use of this money? !

Buy a house? !

This amount of money can barely buy a two-bedroom and one-living house in her hometown, but the problem is that she doesn't go back to her hometown often, so there is no use in buying it. In the capital, Shanghai, Hangzhou and other places where she often works, this amount of money is just a fraction of the down payment, not to mention the down payment, so don't embarrass yourself.

invest?

So what is a better investment? Real economy or virtual economy? Which industry is more profitable and less prone to losses? FOOD? internet? Or the service industry? However, these operations are also troublesome, and she doesn't have much time to deal with them. What if someone takes the money and runs away? !

Forget it, I still feel like these are not very reliable. But if you deposit money in the bank, the interest rate is really not good enough. After all... no one will dislike having more money!

Thinking of this, Jiang Ran suddenly paused and shook his head - No, no, it seems that there is really someone who doesn't like money. Dad Ma, a well-known entrepreneur, said in an interview before, "I'm not interested in money." ” This sentence was widely circulated on the Internet at the time and even developed into an Internet joke.

Jiang Ran remembered that when she saw this meme, the first thing that came to her mind was, "You are not interested in money, but I am very interested in money. Can you give me a little bit of your money?" !”

etc! Etc., etc!

Jiang Ran suddenly thought of something, clicked into the app store, downloaded a certain stock software, and registered a new account for herself according to the process. While Dongdong was helping Jiang Ran pack her luggage, she heard Jiang Ran muttering something, holding her phone in front of her face for authentication, and getting her ID card. She couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Could it be that he was scammed online?

Dongdong thought to himself, and couldn't help but observe Jiang Ran's movements more. He paused and called out tentatively, "Sister Ran?"

Jiang Ran was obsessed with operating her mobile phone and responded casually, "Huh?"

"What are you doing?"

"You didn't do anything, what's wrong?"

Dongdong shook his head, "Nothing, I just saw you mumbling there."

"Oh, I made a software that needs to be authenticated. It's ready." Jiang Ran replied. At this moment, he had completed the account opening. Seeing Dong Dong's hesitant expression, Jiang Ran was confused for a moment and suddenly got Dong Dong. Dong's brain circuit said, "Don't worry, this is legitimate software that is legal and compliant, not a phishing website."

Clicking on the search box at the top of the software, Jiang Ran directly entered the name of the stock "Kweichow Moutai" without thinking. When she clicked on the search results, she found that the stock was currently selling for just over 600 yuan. One share!

I go!

Jiang Ran's eyes widened unconsciously, staring at the screen in disbelief.

In her previous life, the fund made purchases from time to time, but she bought relatively few stocks, because every time she entered the stock market, she always made less and lost more. After a few times, her memory became long. After all, there is a saying that goes well. , "You can never make money beyond your own knowledge. Even if you are lucky enough to make it, you will lose it in the same way." But she also clearly remembers that the Kweichow Moutai stock reached its highest price of more than 2,500 yuan per share! After all, it was a bit too popular. During that time, major software companies were rushing to report on it, advocating that the bull market had arrived.

So... Jiang Ran did a rough calculation, that is to say, if she buys this stock now and sells it when it rises to 2,500, she will directly quadruple the amount of money she invested, to 1,500. One hundred thousand can become six million in an instant! ! !

Huge profits! This is it!

Jiang Ran thought about it for a few minutes, and without hesitation, he put all his deposits all-in to buy "Kweichow Moutai". He was afraid that he would forget to sell in the future, so he set a condition to sell it all when the price rose to 2,500. .

This decision mainly depends on two reasons. The first is that she has the memory of the future. She clearly knows the future trend of this stock so she is not afraid of losing money; the second is that even if things do not develop according to the planned plot, the money She can bear the loss. To put it simply, she has the capital to try and make mistakes.

After buying this stock, the balance in Jiang Ran's bank card was emptied instantly. Her heart couldn't help but shrink a little, and she was still a little reluctant to part with it. After taking a deep breath to comfort herself, she felt better.

The audition time for "Half a City of Smoke" is getting closer and closer, and Jiang Ran is like a student who is about to take the college entrance examination. She stays up late every day to make up for classes and practices, and becomes even busier. With all the rest time in the day added up, she can sleep until Those six hours were something to be thankful for.

Jiang Ran began to read the script day and night. She printed out a thick stack of nearly fifty pages of A4 paper that had been curled up, and the blank spaces between the lines were densely filled with handwriting and insights.

Under the cramming education method, Jiang Ran did gain a lot after the cramming, and she also developed a unique practice method.

First of all, Jiang Ran used her mobile phone to record the process of her acting. After finishing the performance, she sat down and rewatched the recorded video to see if there were any areas that needed improvement. This cycle continued until she felt that there were no problems, and then she called in The performance teacher watched from the side, and the performance teacher made some suggestions, and Jiang Ran modified her performance method.

A simple summary is that you should correct your mistakes yourself first, and then have a professional teacher correct them.

"Huh..." Jiang Ran slumped on the sofa helplessly, looking up at the ceiling in confusion. After a minute or two of idleness, she stood up, took a large glass of cold water, drank it in one gulp to moisten her throat, and started to challenge again.

"Yes, Jiang Ran, you have made rapid progress!" the acting teacher praised, "There are no problems with the performance in general. The problem now lies in the details. To make a character come alive, we have to understand the character. The inner world of..."

Time flew by and the day of the audition for "Half a City of Smoke" soon arrived.

According to the information Julie received, there were not many people auditioning for the role of "Wanwan", and there were not many strong competitors. Considering all aspects and the hints revealed by the crew and producers, Jiang Ran has a high probability of winning this role.

As soon as Jiang Ran entered the set, she felt that many people's eyes were on her, with a bit of inquiry and curiosity. However, in the past six months, she had adapted to being the focus of the crowd, so she followed her manager Julie inside with a very calm expression.

When she meets people on the road and looks into their eyes, Jiang Ran will smile and nod to say hello to them. Such a friendly and easy-to-get-together attitude makes people feel good.

When Jiang Ran arrived at the studio, most of the others had already arrived. There was also a person who was doing makeup and looked like she was auditioning for the female lead. Jiang Ran took a few glances and felt that the feeling given to her was the same as what was written in the script. The heroine was different, but the staff around her seemed to praise her as if she had stepped out of a book, which made her doubt herself a little.

Julie led Jiang Ran towards the director, and greeted with a smile on her face, "Hello, Director Zhu, I am Julie, the manager of Starlight Girls. We have been in contact before, and I came here specially today..."

However, as soon as the director saw Jiang Ran and the others coming over, his expression dropped, as if Jiang Ran owed him tens of millions and hadn't paid back. Before Julie could finish her words, she was directly interrupted by Zhu Dao, "Yeah."