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.”

member comforted her, “The problem is that another live stream stole the show. The audience was captivated by their performance. Otherwise,

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felt her heart skip a beat. “The other live stream outshone us?” Then, she pretended to be curious and asked,

was accused 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

had performed the same song before Jodie made the latter’s act appear

froze as she thought, “Simone, Simone, Simone… Why is it always

wouldn’t have thought about coming all the way out here to play the guitar. Not only did she fail to show her

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 member because she felt even worse after finding out the

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

Jodie, “So your performance was indeed very good. It’s just that you were unlucky to have encountered such an

who had hired the trolls. It was probably

time, she didn’t feel grateful toward Titus. Instead, she couldn’t help but feel resentful because Titus didn’t investigate properly before hiring trolls to target Simone. Now, not only did the plan backfire and end up helping Simone, but it also put Jodie in a tough

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

the crew

to the village and slap Simone. At that moment, Aaron noticed Jodie approaching them with a downcast expression and waved at her. Jo, come over

forcefully composed herself and mustered a weak

Jodie would give many suggestions to

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now, she seemed deflated, showing little

Except for her and Aaron’s fans, others thought she was too petty. They thought it was

of Jodie took another

of living and relatively affordable prices, they managed

the car provided by the crew back to the

pretending to be asleep. Seeing that she was

had been live–streaming the entire journey. Are they planning on letting the audience watch us sleep?

was starting to regret choosing this team. Although she didn’t hold Simone’s status in high

wouldn’t have to worry

have the least performance and screen time for this episode. Just thinking

and remained quiet, Leyla couldn’t do anything either, so she could

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

had already returned to the courtyard and gathered the children who came to learn the performance, so they could continue rehearsing for the program in two days. They had planned the

the rehearsals, many funny moments

dinner time, the village head and Jacob came to invite Simone’s group for a meal. They mainly wanted to discuss details about selling their

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