Chapter 45 Almost Fainting In Frustration

The four of them, including Jodie, performed in a crowded town square

There were quite a few onlookers. but the tips they received after the performance were meager. They only managed to earn a little over fifty, mostly thanks to Leon’s popularity.

As Jodie looked at the money in the box, she felt a deep sense of disappointment. She had expected to make more money with their street performance, but it turned out to be just over fifty. In her everyday life, she wouldn’t even bother to pick up that amount if it fell on the ground.

She smiled wryly and said to the others, “With the little money we’ve earned, we’ll have to tighten our belts for dinner tonight.”

Leon sensed Jodie was trying to sound optimistic despite feeling down, so he comforted her, “We’ve done quite well to earn this much. Your guitar playing is excellent, Jodie. I could see that the audience enjoyed it. It’s just that this is a remote town, and many people here aren’t used to tipping street. performers.”

He smiled, adding, “Let’s work harder to earn more money in the next episode.”

Jodie felt better upon hearing those encouraging words. She realized that their goal for today was not just about making money but showcasing their talents. And so, she put on a determined and positive expression and even made a cheer–up gesture, saying, “Mr. Foster is right. We’ll work harder next time and surely get better.”

If it weren’t for Simone’s group appearing earlier, the audience might have thought that they performed well. But now they thought this group seemed ordinary and weren’t shocked that they only received fifty in tips. What’s more, that amount might have been from Leon’s popularity.

Later, Jodie suggested going to the market to buy groceries. While they were shopping, she handed the money to Leon, asking him to be in charge of the main shopping, and then made an excuse to the restroom.

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Upon returning from the restroom, she didn’t immediately return to the screen. Instead, she exchanged a meaningful look with a crew member she knew. The crew member slowed down so that the two could walk together and create some distance from the others.

Jodie whispered, “How was the live stream audience’s reaction to our afternoon performance?”

She thought the live audience would praise her for her talent and dedication.

But the crew member discreetly replied, “It was mediocre.”

In reality, there was not much reaction.

Jodie was surprised to hear that, “Just mediocre?”

The crew member nodded. “Yes.”

stole the show. The audience was captivated by their performance. Otherwise, your performance might have

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us?” Then, she pretended to be curious and asked, “How did they

of following a script provided by the production team, so to prove them wrong. she boldly challenged the audience to request songs, which she played on different instruments. Her performances were top–notch, full of skill and emotion. The impressive display not only silenced those scrutinizing her but also helped her make it into the headlines. Also,

appear less impressive. However, the crew

she thought, “Simone, Simone, Simone… Why is it always Simone? She’s like a ghost haunting me. Also, when did she

had been concealing her abilities. If Jodie had known about Simone’s talents, she wouldn’t have thought about coming all the way out here to play the guitar. Not only did she

must have done it on purpose. That b*tch is so evil!” Jodie was filled with so much hatred and frustration that she felt suffocated. At the same time, she also felt somewhat regretful. She would have stayed in the village if she had known things would come to this. Besides, she shouldn’t have come to ask the crew

crew member noticed Jodie’s expression and felt some sympathy for her. After all, Jodie was unlucky to encounter Simone. “It’s also the fault of those trolls. Mr. Chapman said it was probably trolls posting negative comments about Simone. Who would have thought that not

your performance was indeed very good. It’s just that you were unlucky to have

who had hired

toward Titus. Instead, she couldn’t help but feel resentful because Titus didn’t investigate properly before hiring trolls to

consistent favoritism toward her, she would have started to suspect that Titus had

with the crew member, Jodie nodded

moment, Aaron noticed Jodie approaching them with a downcast expression and waved

composed herself and mustered a weak smile

like grocery shopping, Jodie would give many

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45 Almost

But now, she seemed deflated, showing little

thought it was just a show, so she should take it as

the audience’s impression of

affordable prices, they managed to buy some vegetables and a piece of meat for

the car provided by the

Jodie felt upset, so she closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep. Seeing that

situation. They had been live–streaming the entire journey. Are they planning on letting

in high regard, she couldn’t deny

had chosen the other team from the beginning, she wouldn’t have to worry about food every day and would have more

this point, Leyla began to suspect that she would have the least performance and screen time for this episode. Just thinking about it made her

eyes closed and remained quiet, Leyla

viewers watching the livestream were confused. What is this group doing? Are we here to watch them sleep? Aaron and Leon’s fans initially enjoyed seeing their idols‘ sleeping faces,

they could continue rehearsing for the program in two days. They

the rehearsals, many funny moments

came to invite Simone’s group for a meal. They mainly wanted to discuss details about selling their products via livestream, and Simone’s

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