[Showbiz] Pay Me 50 and Learn Your Lesson

[Showbiz acting novel] [Tentatively set in the 1990s, starts with an Irish male model (?)]

[The bullet-comment gag might change. I'm not sure yet; I'll see after finishing the outline. But the core won't change: it's a showbiz acting novel.]

Vesper Ernest, an obscure Irish male model, had grand ambitions: he wanted to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.

But his excessively beautiful face was clearly the biggest obstacle on his path to success.

Just as Vesper was about to give up, he suddenly heard a strange voice.

[System: Thanks for spending 50 to buy The Bumpy Life of a Billionaire: The Biography of Vesper Ernest. Feel free to send bullet comments and say whatever you like. Please avoid spoilers that might ruin the experience for other readers.]

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Huh?

[Tap those little fingers and learn the secrets of wealth! Do you even understand how impressive it is to top the Forbes rich list for five years in a row?]

[Vesper! My guiding star! My gorgeous wife! When are you going to marry me and bring me home so I can enjoy your wealth and splendor?]

Are you kidding? He clearly wanted to hold an Oscar! What's Forbes supposed to be?

[You can fool your bros, but don't fool yourself too, babe. How much is an Oscar worth? Just do us a favor and go pick one up. Our grand ambition is still Forbes, okay, sweetheart?]

[My wife's movie is a total flop. Go into adult films, baby. If you don't, you'll have to sell yourself to pay off your debts.]

Thanks so much, really.

Vesper hurriedly kicked himself out of the script and ran for it!

[Is the silly baby kind of expressionless? Haha. The protagonist is already having an emotional breakdown here. Maybe smiling first and then bursting into tears would fit the emotional progression better.]

I see. That does seem right.

Vesper smiled as the bullet comments suggested.

[Wait a second, wasn't it supposed to be Forbes only? Why did Vesper come back with an Oscar too?!]

[Fraud! I spent 50 and all I got was a lesson!]

Theme: Learn from experience and avoid risky investments