Chapter 911: Leon is Going to be a Dad

This was truly a massive surprise. Miss Luo Quan hadn't expected that after being away for less than a month, she would return to find that Leon was going to be a dad and Mia was going to be a mom.

"Originally, Uncle and Aunt were planning to have Mia return to the United States to rest and prepare for the pregnancy, but she said she was doing quite well in Huaxia and couldn't be bothered with the hassle," Wen Xia explained to Miss Luo Quan.

"I see. I'll book a flight right now and come back to see you all tonight." With a new member soon to be added to the family, Miss Luo Quan felt a sense of urgency to return home.

However, before that, she planned to exchange for a few bottles of medicine in the mall first.

After the mall's upgrade, it contained a vast number of items. Most of them were good things that could previously only be obtained through random draws, but now they could be exchanged directly using popularity points.

Although the system told her that exchanging them on Earth would be much cheaper, she discovered after returning to Earth that it wasn't actually much cheaper at all.

She currently had over seven million popularity points on hand, with a daily growth rate of over nine thousand. In the past, this would have been an inexhaustible amount, but now she was feeling a bit strapped for cash.

The prices of the items in the mall were indeed much cheaper as the system had claimed, but the price of each item was easily in the hundreds of thousands of popularity points, and prices in the millions were not rare either.

For instance, the life-extending potion she wanted to exchange for this time could extend one's lifespan by at least twenty years, and the price was as high as 1.2 million popularity points per vial.

After saving for so many years, Miss Luo Quan hit rock bottom after exchanging for six vials.

Because most members of her family were relatively young, Miss Luo Quan exchanged for three vials—one each for her maternal grandparents and her grandfather.

The only good news was that after the system upgrade, the speed at which it absorbed popularity points had also increased significantly.

Previously, it added over nine thousand per day; now, it could add ninety thousand per day.

This meant that as long as she didn't spend recklessly, she could save enough popularity points in a year to cover the dosage for the friends and family around her.

One year of accumulation could increase one's lifespan by twenty years; it seemed that as long as she kept being popular, she could keep on living.

However, this kind of bug-exploiting method was definitely not going to work. The moment Miss Luo Quan had this thought, the system informed her that it wouldn't work that way.

Because the vast majority of potions in the mall had drug resistance; if used too many times, they would become ineffective.

However, conservatively estimated, using four or five bottles shouldn't be a major problem.

Once she saved up popularity points faster and faster, she could go and exchange for those higher-level potions.

Moreover, since spiritual energy had recovered on Earth, people's lifespans would certainly see a significant increase, so the longevity of a few elderly people certainly wouldn't attract too much attention in the short term.

As for whether it would seem strange in a few decades, she would worry about that when the time came.

"By the way, System, is there still room for my traffic to continue increasing?"

After winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Miss Luo Quan felt she was already a world-class top-tier celebrity, her fame having reached its peak with nowhere left to go.

But even so, the growth rate of her popularity points wasn't particularly fast, which was quite frustrating.

Yet the system's answer opened up a new world for her:

"Your traffic is indeed very high, but you can't monetize it.

Your current situation is equivalent to Jackie Chan; the whole world knows you're popular, but you just don't come out to work. Occasionally, when you have time, you go live-streaming to interact and chat with that limited group of a hundred thousand fans.

Unable to attract fans from other platforms, the growth of your popularity points will always remain at this level.

Jackie Chan says he's getting old and truly lacks the energy to rush around for appearances, whereas you are entirely because you're lazy.

So, while you are indeed very popular right now, the way fans provide you with popularity points is limited to when you release new albums or when movies hit the trending searches; your daily popularity points are actually quite low."

"So I really don't like to work hard?" Miss Luo Quan was lectured by the system and felt quite guilty as she voiced her lack of ambition.

"But it's not too late to work hard now, right? According to what you said, as long as I show my face more and attract new fans, the growth of popularity points can go up, right?" Miss Luo Quan asked the system for confirmation.

"Theoretically, that is correct."

This answer left Miss Luo Quan deep in thought, wondering what methods she should use to show her face.

The so-called showing one's face was nothing more than hype, appearing on shows, or making headlines.

As for hype, the common method in the entertainment industry was to create scandals—two top-tier celebrities, a man and a woman, hyping a couple's CP; fans from both sides arguing generated traffic, and onlookers discussing it also generated traffic.

This method didn't even require any technical skill; finding a few marketing accounts to post an ambiguous, half-true, half-false article could achieve very good results.

Because netizens' ability to imagine things was simply too strong; even baseless rumors could be taken as confirmed facts.

Just like when she sang "My Heart Will Go On" for *Titanic*, and netizens imagined a world-shaking romance for her, unanimously believing that one couldn't write such a song without having lost a few husbands.

In fact, the original singer herself hadn't suffered that much when she created the song.

Therefore, it would be very simple for her to engage in this kind of hype, and the effect would likely be explosive.

However, this kind of popularity wasn't what she wanted, and if she really hyped a scandal with some guy, the bulk of the traffic would likely concentrate on that guy.

Because everyone in the world would want to see which kid managed to hook Miss Luo Quan.

And if she hyped it this way, it would also easily hurt her core fan base; it was hard to say whether it would be a gain or a loss.

So, scandal hype was out of the question, and she had never done this before, so she wouldn't mess around in a field she wasn't familiar with.

As for the other method, appearing on shows, it was actually quite feasible.

She had participated in a few variety shows before, and the episodes she appeared in basically had the highest viewership, and the period she was on those shows was also when her fan base skyrocketed.

Moreover, being a guest on a variety show for one episode could be filmed quickly in one or two days, or slowly in five or six days, at most not exceeding a week.

Compared to filming movies or TV series, it was truly much faster; this was also the reason why many big names nowadays were unwilling to act and preferred variety shows more and more.

The money came fast, and the traffic was high.

Acting required memorizing lines; how could it be as relaxing as a variety show? You could improvise throughout, and if you really couldn't, there were permanent guests to carry you; it couldn't be more comfortable.

So, after thinking about it, Miss Luo Quan felt that variety shows were a better choice.

As for which one, she had to pick carefully. *I Am a Singer* had already stopped airing; the final King of Singers was taken by the true leader of the Huaxia music scene, and public opinion was in an uproar, with netizens saying the show should indeed end before its reputation was completely ruined.

Of course, even if this national variety show were still running, she wouldn't go, after all, she had had a very unpleasant falling out with the show's director before.

Of course, compared to the Blue Ocean Satellite TV, that was still a minor issue.

She was currently under a ban by Blue Ocean Satellite TV; popular variety shows like *Ace vs. Ace*, *The Voice of Huaxia*, and *Keep Running* were out of the question—she couldn't go to a single one.

Mango TV did have a few good ones, such as *Flowers on Trip* and *Back to Field*, where the themes were relatively relaxed—everyone just traveled around, stayed in homestays, and then held bonfires and the like; there was basically no competitive pressure.

Of course, for the sake of the show's drama, the director would certainly arrange for some guests to have conflicts and create scenes of bickering.

After the popularity was hyped up, they would then have the conflicting guests reconcile on a shopping show, and everyone would be back on good terms.

Similar routines were already common, but netizens just loved to watch them.

It was just like how people in reality loved to watch others argue and fight; people just loved to watch the excitement.

And celebrities arguing with celebrities was just too topical; it was news that could explode on trending searches at any time.

Of course, if there were a show that could prank celebrities, it would likely become a hit in the first episode.

Imagine, what would be the effect of moving those Japanese celebrity-pranking variety shows to Huaxia?

Setting an elevator as a trap that drops downward, then pouring lubricant all over the sliding passage, and seeing which celebrity's facial expressions were the most comedic and who could slide the farthest.

This kind of show sounded fun just to hear about, but for Huaxia's celebrities, it probably wouldn't be good news.

Participating in this kind of show, at best, you'd become a laughingstock, and at worst, you'd be directly screenshotted and become a dark history.

As for the idol image, the moment you screamed in terror during the fall, that thing would already be gone.

However, much as the audience liked it, in Huaxia's entertainment environment, most celebrity-pranking variety shows wouldn't have anyone participating.

After all, the status of entertainment celebrities was quite high; fans held them in their palms for fear they might fall, and kept them in their mouths for fear they might melt—how could they bear to let them suffer this hardship?

And it was only because of the depressingly abnormal social atmosphere in Japan that such outrageous variety shows could be born.

It was funny, but it wasn't suitable for promotion.

So, it was better to honestly choose between *Flowers on Trip* or *Back to Field*.

*Chinese Restaurant* was actually not bad, but its popularity was slightly lower.

The music fans were quite active, but the related news was mostly negative, with more complaints online, so it wasn't being considered for the time being.

So, after thinking it over, Miss Luo Quan decided to go check out *Back to Field*.

The fifth season was about to start filming, and she didn't know if they had sent her an invitation.

Although she hadn't appeared on variety shows much before, these shows usually sent her invitations as a gamble.

If rejected, it was no big deal; if she actually agreed, it would be a massive win.

And this time, the *Back to Field* production team finally hit the jackpot.

They had indeed sent Miss Luo Quan an invitation seven days ago, wanting her to participate in the show.

Despite the previous invitations being either politely declined or disappearing into the void, the production team remained persistent.

As the saying goes, sincerity can move mountains; this time, Miss Luo Quan was finally moved.

Of course, the director's team didn't yet know that Miss Luo Quan had decided to participate in the show, and she herself planned to wait a bit longer before replying.

After returning, the first thing Miss Luo Quan did was go to her maternal grandparents' house and give the potion to the two elders.

The elderly were very frugal; knowing it was a good thing, they rarely used it, preferring to keep it stored away as if it could breed if left in the cabinet.

After Miss Luo Quan delivered the potion, she kept urging the two elders, and only felt relieved after seeing them drink the potion with her own eyes.

"How is it? Do you feel anything special?" Miss Luo Quan asked curiously.

"It tastes like cough syrup," her grandfather said, frowning. "It feels quite refreshing for the lungs; I always felt like I had phlegm in my throat before, but now it's much smoother."

"It really does seem so," her grandmother also said with a look of surprise. "It feels like applying wind oil essence to the temples; I feel more energetic."

"As long as it's effective."

Miss Luo Quan laughed out loud, then whispered a reminder: "However, I got this stuff through connections; it's not available on the market at all, so Grandpa and Grandma, please don't let outsiders know, otherwise it might cause trouble."

Seeing Miss Luo Quan so serious, the two elders agreed repeatedly and praised her for being truly filial.

After giving the potion to her grandparents, Miss Luo Quan could consider a weight off her mind.

As for the remaining bottle, she planned to mail it to her grandfather in London, so she wouldn't need to worry about the three elderly people in the short term.

That night, Miss Luo Quan arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport by plane.

It was as bustling as ever, with many paparazzi and fan-site photographers gathered at the entrances and exits, all having received internal news to pick up celebrities.

Of course, Miss Luo Quan usually didn't leak her whereabouts, and she didn't need to use this method to create a false impression of being popular.

Many traffic-driven fresh meat celebrities in the country were like this now; they didn't have much talent, but they were very active in spending money to hire people for support, and wherever they went, there were a dozen bodyguards holding hands in a circle.

The formation was quite large, looking like primary school students on a parade.

These traffic-driven fresh meat celebrities thought this could reflect their popularity, but it actually ruined their reputation with passersby.

Miss Luo Quan certainly wouldn't do such a stupid thing, and if her whereabouts were truly known, a dozen bodyguards probably wouldn't be able to protect her safety.

Previously, when she went to South Korea and Japan, fans would block the airport and the roads outside so tightly that the government had to mobilize a large number of police to maintain order at the scene.

That scene could be described as gongs and drums sounding, firecrackers ringing, red flags waving, and a sea of people.

Currently, the number of celebrities in the country who could achieve this level could be counted on one hand. Although Miss Luo Quan was one of them, she didn't want to occupy so many police resources for a normal flight arrival; this was irresponsible to society.

Therefore, every time she took a plane, she would only post an update when she was almost home; by then, even if fans wanted to pick her up, it would be too late.

As for the paparazzi and fan-site photographers in front of her, Miss Luo Quan listened for a moment; it seemed they were there to pick up a fresh meat celebrity who had recently risen in the entertainment industry.

It was said he was a handsome guy and also very talented, but Miss Luo Quan didn't have much interest. After quickly passing through the cameras, she took a taxi back to Tan Gong.

Now, she just wanted to meet Mia and the little nephew or niece in her belly. ===== CHAPTER 912 =====