That year, the original host was practically invisible.
She wasn't even considered eighteenth-tier.
She hadn't told her parents she'd become a trainee, so that period was actually the most comfortable and carefree time of her life. The company didn't put too much pressure on her, and she didn't have a lot of work.
After she sent five to six thousand yuan home each month, her family didn't pressure her either.
The situation changed two years later.
Two years later, a web drama she acted in, "The Queen of Culinary Arts," unexpectedly became a huge hit after its release. Not only the male and female leads became popular, but she, who played a foodie princess in the drama, also gained popularity due to her likable character.
Before, when she was unknown and had no fans, the company couldn't get much work for her, so they let her have a relaxed and carefree life. Now that she was famous, of course, they had to quickly exploit her value, taking on more jobs for her while she was hot to earn as much as possible.
In addition, the company specifically cultivated an image for her based on her character in the web drama: a cute foodie who never gained weight no matter how much she ate. They wanted her to operate under the persona of a "eat-a-lot, stay-slim foodie."
From then on, the original host became very busy.
She had advertisements to shoot, live streams to appear on, and also participated in various variety shows, fan meetings, and promotional events. Most importantly, to maintain her persona, the company even had her do mukbangs whenever she had time.
Although not as frequent as professional mukbangs.
It still put a lot of pressure on the original host.
Because the original host's body wasn't naturally one that didn't gain weight from eating. After binge eating, she not only easily gained weight but also experienced bloating the next day. Initially, the original host could still eat real food, exercise more afterward, and resist vomiting. But as her work schedule increased, her body deteriorated, and she even started gaining weight. The company then began to strictly control her diet.
Sometimes they would even help her induce vomiting.
Or to avoid looking fat on camera, they would use physical methods an hour or so in advance to dehydrate her slightly.
In short, when she was unknown, her life was relatively easy and carefree. Her salary wasn't high, but she lived well and was in good spirits.
However, after her minor success, her entire life, and even her daily routine, were controlled by the company and her agent. She was not allowed to have her own thoughts or disobey them. Everything had to be done according to the company's wishes.
If the company told her to eat, she had to eat. If they told her to vomit, she had to vomit.
Later, the original host truly felt like a manipulated puppet. But she didn't have the ability to terminate her contract, so she could only be at the mercy of the company.
And the pressure from the company was only part of it. What made the original host even more unbearable was her family.
As she gradually went from an unknown, unrecognized existence to having some fame, managing to be a seventh or eighth-tier celebrity, and even occasionally appearing in dramas with supporting roles like female three or four,
It was really hard for her family not to know.
Her family knew she had become a celebrity. Their first reaction wasn't about the difficulties she faced or how hard the entertainment industry was. Their first reaction was that she must have made a lot of money.
They immediately asked her to buy them houses and cars, and to give them tens of thousands of yuan for living expenses each month.
Her uncle's family also asked her to help look after her older and younger sisters.
Ideally, they wanted to bring the whole family into the entertainment industry.
To make money together, and so on...
Most ridiculously, the original host's mother even wanted to become her agent, control her finances, and have her hand over her salary and bank cards.
If it hadn't been for the agent, Sister Li, who appeared in time.
And scared her mother, Zhou E, away with legal means, a ten-year contract, and an eighty-million yuan penalty for breach of contract.
It's unknown what other troubles would have arisen.
The original host was already suffering from being controlled by the company.
And then her family acted like this.
One can imagine how much pain and suffering the original host endured!
Not long after, the original host began to suffer from depression, hair loss, and frequent insomnia and stomach pain.
But by then, her popularity had already begun to decline.
The company wasn't confident they could make her popular again.
So the company didn't care about her poor condition, or rather, they knew but didn't care. They still desperately made her consume her remaining popularity to continue generating profits for the company, as if they wouldn't stop until they squeezed out her last drop of blood.
Under such circumstances, the original host's condition naturally worsened significantly. Not long after, during a live stream promoting a product, she vomited after eating the brand's food.
It wasn't intentional vomiting, but rather a result of an upset stomach.
And not only did she vomit, but she also lost a tooth.
It was likely caused by stomach acid erosion leading to tooth loss.
This not only backfired on her reputation and persona but also enraged the brand, leading to the termination of the contract and demands for compensation for losses caused by the negative impact.
At the same time, news about her fake eating and inducing vomiting after eating began to circulate. In an instant, countless fans unfollowed her, and many who unfollowed her turned against her, cursing her. In short, her persona collapsed.
And her reputation was completely ruined.
However, the company didn't immediately distance itself.
But this didn't mean the company was a good person. It meant they didn't want to be the one to terminate the contract with the original host. They still wanted to find a way to demand a breach of contract fee when she couldn't earn money, had no work, and could no longer bear it, and asked to terminate the contract.
At this point, the original host was merely somewhat broken, but not yet despairing. What truly drove her to despair.
Was a phone call from her mother.
At that time, the original host was at her most dejected and broken. Her mother called, not to comfort her, nor to offer any help, but to scold her loudly, asking how she could be so useless, vomiting after eating, calling her a useless maid.
She couldn't enjoy good things.
Like a pig that couldn't eat fine grain.
Finally, her mother even commanded her to find a sugar daddy or something.
She said her younger brother was at the age to start dating and get married, so the money absolutely couldn't stop.
At this point, the original host finally saw the coldness of the world and the true faces of her parents.
And she attempted suicide.
She didn't want to live a life of bitter regret year after year, weaving wedding clothes for others. But she felt powerless to resist, so she could only resist with her life.
After organizing the memories, Ding Yun couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, some people are born in heaven, some in hell, and some can't be born at all.
Sometimes, those born in hell.
Probably wish they weren't born..."
After a long while, Ding Yun slowly recovered from the original host's memories and emotions and activated the golden finger she had randomly obtained this time.
[Beep! Actively Engaged Professional System is binding...]