Chapter 857: New Mission, New Support

She wasn't sure what kind of sparks would fly when over thirty new and veteran female celebrities performed on the same stage.

But before the show had even officially begun recording, their respective fanbases were already bickering on Weibo.

For most of the "sisters" participating in the variety show, this was a chance to make a comeback.

Whether they could usher in a second spring for their careers depended on competing against the other female stars.

It wasn't just about screen time; it was about popularity.

The scene of everyone singing and dancing in harmony was impossible to see on this stage.

The infighting and backstabbing were the real themes, and also what the netizens wanted to see most.

One could only say that Mango TV really knew how to stir things up; just a guest list alone had already made "Sisters Who Turn the Rivers and Seas" the hottest variety show currently.

And with half a month left before the official premiere, its popularity would only continue to rise in the coming days.

"Speaking of which, did the production team invite me too?" Luo Quan suddenly realized she hadn't checked her email in a long time.

She had almost missed the invitation to the Hundred Flowers Awards before; she didn't know if she had missed any other announcements.

After flipping through them, she realized she had overthought it.

There were no emails in her inbox signed by "Sisters Who Turn the Rivers and Seas" or Mango TV.

It was then that she suddenly remembered she had had some conflicts with Mango TV back in the day because of the variety show "Singer."

Although "Singer" had finally come to an end after its seventh season, which was filled with constant criticism, and would not be held again,

Mango TV was still there, after all.

Even though Mango TV had admitted it was the production team's fault at the time and had severely punished the director who had offended her,

that incident had caused such a huge uproar back then, and Mango TV had received quite a lot of abuse; she guessed those leaders still held some grudges in their hearts.

Not inviting her this time might be because they held some resentment, or it might simply be that their budget wasn't enough and they couldn't afford her.

Come to think of it, besides Mango TV, she also had a feud with Blue Ocean Satellite TV.

Note the wording: she had a conflict with Mango TV, but a feud with Blue Ocean.

Previously, because Su Yu had participated in a variety show on Blue Ocean Satellite TV and had been soaked in cold water for half an hour, catching a severe cold, she had gone on Weibo and blasted the production team.

Blue Ocean Satellite TV hadn't taken it lying down either, throwing everything from bans and sanctions to smear campaigns her way.

However, Luo Quan had only used one move: she revoked the copyrights to her songs, refusing to let Blue Ocean Satellite TV use them.

Consequently, several hit variety shows were forced to undergo emergency editing or muting overnight, and the losses were not insignificant.

At the time, some netizens and internet trolls had felt she was making a mountain out of a molehill, even asking what was wrong with celebrities suffering a little.

As it turned out, the very next day, while the variety show production team Su Yu was on was recording, an artist suffered a sudden cardiac death.

It was fortunate that because the production team had been blasted by Luo Quan, they had temporarily hired a few real doctors to make a show of it, and unexpectedly, they were put to use immediately.

The artist named Ai Yang had thus managed to escape death; it was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

After this incident, the public opinion across the entire internet immediately reversed, directly cursing Blue Ocean Satellite TV for disregarding human life.

Then came the crowd-pleasing segment of beating a dog that had fallen into the water.

At this point, there was no need for Luo Quan to say anything; her fans could handle everything for her.

After suffering dual reprimands from netizens and the authorities, many of Blue Ocean Satellite TV's variety shows were affected; several were forced to stop just as they started filming, and the losses were quite heavy.

From then on, Blue Ocean Satellite TV had also blacklisted Luo Quan.

Therefore, to this day, emails from these two stations had never appeared in Luo Quan's inbox again.

Bilibili and Weibo, on the other hand, would still send her greetings on every holiday.

However, those two platforms rarely had variety shows, so they didn't send many announcements.

Other than that, a few online video websites had sent her some invitations for web variety shows.

Luo Quan took a look and discovered that they were actually dating shows.

This was currently a very popular type of variety show in the domestic entertainment industry.

Ever since reality shows, idol survival shows, and music variety shows had either flopped or been banned,

in order to satisfy the netizens' demand for variety shows, the domestic entertainment industry naturally racked its brains to copy... er, learn from, and borrow the essence of popular foreign variety shows, then adapt them for their own use.

After trying several types of variety shows, they finally found the version answer: dating shows.

Dating variety shows, as the name suggests, involve having a male and female guest act like a couple, letting the audience watch how they interact, satisfying their fantasies about idols dating without actually letting the idols date.

At first, dating shows invited real celebrity couples or married pairs, but later they started directly pairing people up; if netizens or the production team felt two celebrities had chemistry, they would send them invitations.

In the current environment, the dating show market is excellent, so celebrities are also willing to film them.

And so, it entered a virtuous cycle.

There are currently four dating shows airing, and even more in production, estimated to be over eight.

In the second half of this year, it is estimated that this will be the period when dating shows become completely explosive.

And although Luo Quan has said more than once that she doesn't want to date, many production teams really do want to invite her to film dating shows.

They even said she could pick any male celebrity in the domestic entertainment industry; as long as she named them, the production team would find a way to invite them.

However, Luo Quan felt that if she really agreed to film, most of the male celebrities she named would probably be willing to come, even if the production team didn't invite them.

She was being a bit narcissistic; Luo Quan blushed and laughed at this thought.

However, there really weren't any male celebrities in the domestic entertainment industry she wanted to film a dating show with, so after laughing, Luo Quan politely declined these production teams.

The moment the email was sent, the system chimed:

"Received a new mission. Do you accept?"

Luo Quan's body jolted; this guy wouldn't be planning to make her accept a dating show just because it saw one, to taste what love feels like, would it?

A suspicious Luo Quan opened the system interface and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the content.

It turned out to be just a random mission; the mission content was for her to establish a physical brand within two years and earn over 500 million RMB.

"Host, your thinking is very dangerous. This is a great lack of trust in me. Am I the kind of system that would watch you make a fool of yourself?"

The System knows Luo Quan's thoughts, so it is now lodging a protest as well.

Luo Quan was expressionless: "You didn't watch me make a fool of myself any less when you were roasting me before."

After saying this, she fell into deep thought, wondering what kind of physical business she could do to earn over 500 million RMB.

If it were just earning that much money, the probability would be simple; filming a movie would do it.

But the mission requirement was for her to establish a brand and sell the brand's products.

She didn't know what was selling well domestically right now, so she could only search online.

"Milk powder... seems to have quite good sales prospects." After searching for a while, Luo Quan really did find a business opportunity.

Ever since the Sanlu milk powder incident, the credibility of domestic milk powder had almost collapsed instantly; no matter how much big manufacturers lowered prices or promised quality safety, it was to no avail.

For parents, a baby's health is paramount.

The clothes they wear and the strollers they lie in need to be carefully selected, let alone the milk powder they eat.

Even after so much time has passed, looking back at the babies poisoned by melamine back then still makes parents shudder.

Behind this news, one doesn't know how much blood and tears were condensed.

Because of this, many domestic parents with the means basically don't buy domestic milk powder anymore, opting for foreign brands instead.

Perhaps the nutritional value of foreign milk powder isn't as high as the advertisements boast, but at least safety is guaranteed.

Actually, foreign milk powder has had incidents too, but they punish them heavily; once there's a problem, it's millions or tens of millions in compensation.

Compared to the domestic level, it's really like heaven and earth.

This also makes domestic parents trust foreign milk powder more.

In fact, the quality of domestic milk powder is quite good now, with an annual inspection pass rate as high as 99.7%, better than many foreign brands.

It's just that the price is indeed a bit high; milk powder bought in foreign malls is much more expensive.

So parents with the means will choose to buy milk powder through purchasing agents.

Those without the means would rather pay a high price than buy domestic ones.

This has nothing to do with patriotism.

Even Luo Quan herself would rather give her sister British milk powder to eat.

After all, it's specially supplied to the British royal family, it's free, and the nutritional value is high.

Of course, that was a joke.

But it is a fact that domestic milk powder is not well-regarded.

It takes ten years to build a brand's reputation, but it might only take one night to destroy it.

The same goes for an industry; one can only say that milk powder is something that definitely won't change in ten years.

And the reason Luo Quan chose this industry is that she remembers her dad has a huge amount of farmland and pastures in the United States and Australia.

She had been to one of the pastures before and galloped on horseback there.

If such a large pasture were used to raise dairy cows, it could save quite a lot of costs.

And excellent dairy cow breeds could be purchased directly from the Queen.

The British royal family also has a very large pasture used to raise dairy cows to produce top-quality beef and dairy products.

Although it's specially supplied to the royal family, it's really not a rare item to them.

With her relationship with the Queen, wanting to buy some to raise herself is definitely not a difficult task.

However, just having the gimmick of royal supply doesn't feel like enough; other milk brands have decades of history, and their popularity and reputation will definitely surpass her as a newcomer.

And the mission's set time is 2 years; how can she make the brand famous in a limited time?

Luo Quan pondered, and her brows gradually furrowed.

"You can take a look at the mall; there should be things in there that can help you." The system suddenly spoke up.

Luo Quan immediately opened the mall, and after flipping through it for a while, she exclaimed, "Why are there so many good things in the mall now?"

The previous mall at most exchanged for things like Golden Throat lozenges or moisturizing water; the effects were better than real-world products, but limited.

But the new products that have appeared now can only be described as black technology.

Like adult height-increasing pills, side-effect-free breast and hip enhancement capsules, collagen supplements, and so on.

If these things were brought out, wouldn't men and women all over the world go crazy buying them?

However, precisely because the effects are too fierce, at most she can only use them for herself; after all, these are difficulties modern medicine has yet to overcome.

If she solved them, and scientists came over to ask, wouldn't the secret be revealed?

"I said before, the denser the world's spiritual energy, the more functions I have and the stronger I become. The mall getting new stock is just a manifestation of that."

The system's answer cleared up Luo Quan's doubts.

And after some searching, she finally saw what she wanted—the "Super Cow Modifier."

This machine is very small and can be set to look like a stone.

Its effect is that through long-term subtle influence, it can change the cow's genes, making the beef more delicious and the milk better tasting and more nutritious.

As for how nutritious it gets, Luo Quan looked at the introduction carefully; it seems it can make people grow taller and stronger.

However, this effect isn't particularly obvious for adults, but it can double for infants.

The milk produced under the influence of this machine is simply a super ration tailored for infants.

If the effect is confirmed, wouldn't it be bought out by parents all over the world?

And because it just makes infants develop more healthily, it can be completely explained as the milk source being good, with no need to worry about being investigated by scientists.

In just a few minutes, the venue, dairy cows, and black technology were basically settled.

So the question is, what kind of name should she give this brand?

According to the habits of foreigners, naming a brand usually involves using one's own name.

Like Chanel, Givenchy, Rockefeller, etc.

If she used her name, it would be called Luo Quan Milk Powder.

Hmm... feels a bit weird; it doesn't sound very serious.

When it's really on the shelves, perhaps more adults will come to buy it.

No need to think about it, this plan is passed.

"Right, isn't this machine called the Super Cow Modifier!"

Luo Quan suddenly slapped her thigh: "Why not just call it Super Milk Powder!"

A crisp sound echoed in the room; Luo Quan chose a name that sounded quite humorous.

If it were called Albert Milk Powder or Gao Liang Milk Powder, perhaps it would sound more high-end.

But that wouldn't reflect the product's characteristics, and it wouldn't be easy to remember.

By comparison, Super Milk Powder is quite simple and crude.

After the name was decided, Luo Quan registered a company with the same name and began researching what tests were needed to sell milk powder and what standards the company needed to meet.

On the other hand, she also told her brother and dad about this.

After all, the pastures were in their hands; if she wanted to requisition them, she needed their consent.

The former US president has millions of acres of private pasture; her dad and brother have much less, only less than 100,000 acres.

Of course, it's more than enough to raise her dairy cows.

"What, you plan to raise dairy cows?"

Gao Liang heard his sister's words, and his surprised expression made it seem like he had misheard: "Why not be a proper celebrity and raise dairy cows instead? You're not short of money."

"Less nonsense; I'm just asking if you're giving me the land or not?" Luo Quan asked her brother "gently and kindly." ===== CHAPTER 858 =====