Chapter 419: I'm more than willing

The film crew.

In the dressing room, Shen Li was having her makeup done. Sister Xiaoyun pushed the door open gently and poked her head in: "Ah Li, Qi Jingnian is here."

Shen Li was holding the script in her hand. Hearing this, she looked up: "Bring him in."

Sister Xiaoyun pushed the door open and walked in, with Qi Jingnian following right behind her.

This was Shen Li's private dressing room. As a fan, having the opportunity to come here and see Shen Li from such a close distance, Qi Jingnian couldn't hide his excitement. His handsome face was slightly hot, showing a flush of excitement.

"Ah Li..."

Qi Jingnian spoke softly, his whole aura stiff. He hooked his hands together in front of him, which, combined with his height of over 1.8 meters, was truly a bit comical.

Shen Li looked at him through the makeup mirror, smiled slightly, and asked: "Are there still many people waiting outside?"

Qi Jingnian nodded.

Seeing this, Shen Li sighed slightly. Only now did she realize how unrealistic her previous thoughts—"I don't want fans to visit the set, pick me up at the airport, or pay excessive attention to my life outside of filming"—had been.

Once a person becomes famous, many things are simply beyond one's control, and it's even more impossible to influence the words and actions of so many people with one's own strength.

Especially since these people were full of love and support for her, pouring out their passion and working tirelessly to do all this for her. If she were to keep people at a distance, that would be too ungrateful.

Therefore, Shen Li's heart was conflicted. She couldn't truly manage to completely cut herself off from the fans who liked her.

Even though she had previously thought she could!

"Ah Li, don't worry about us. Everyone is doing it willingly. As long as you go to see them when you have a break, everyone feels it's worth it."

"Please don't say anything about 'doing it willingly' again," Shen Li said. "You are doing it willingly, but I can't do it with peace of mind. On such a hot day, the moment I think of you standing outside, I feel very sorry."

Qi Jingnian's eyes were filled with emotion: "If they knew you thought this way, they would definitely be very moved."

"This is enough to be moved? I haven't done anything; I just said a sentence. What's worth being moved about?"

"But that's the fan mentality. As long as you have us in your heart, we are willing to support you forever."

Shen Li fell silent. In fact, she had already compromised in her heart because she couldn't change this rule herself. Even if she tried to turn these fans away time and time again, new people would always follow up later.

So she had Sister Xiaoyun call Qi Jingnian over because she had something she wanted to discuss with him.

"How should I address you?" Shen Li suddenly asked.

Qi Jingnian was startled and hurriedly said: "You can call me Jingnian. We should be about the same age."

Shen Li nodded: "Jingnian, I had Sister Xiaoyun find you because I have something I want to discuss with you. Of course, if you feel it's difficult, you can refuse directly. It's just that I thought we've met a few times, and compared to others, I'm more familiar with you, so I sought you out."

"It's okay, Ah Li. You can entrust me with anything. I won't refuse; I can do it all." Qi Jingnian felt vaguely excited; he felt he was valued by Shen Li.

Shen Li smiled and then said: "Actually, it's still about the fan support club. Originally, I didn't want any official support club organization at all, but looking at the current situation, it seems it's better to have one, at least so everyone can have organized and disciplined activities." "I remember you previously set up a 'Shen Li Unofficial Support Club' account? If you are willing, could you make your account official, and you become the president of my support club?"

Qi Jingnian's eyes widened as he listened to Shen Li: "I become the president of your support club? Really?"

"Yes, not only do I trust you, but Sister Xiaoyun also feels you have great organizational skills. You were the one helping to maintain order on the day of the opening ceremony; I only found out about that later."

Being praised by Shen Li, Qi Jingnian scratched his head in embarrassment: "It was alright. Everyone was very cooperative; it wasn't my credit alone."

Shen Li looked at his expression and couldn't help but purse her lips and smile: "So, are you willing?"

"Of course, I'm more than willing!"

Qi Jingnian agreed with exceptional speed and asked excitedly: "Then, Ah Li, if I'm the president of your official support club, will I be able to contact you directly in the future?"

Sister Xiaoyun hurriedly explained: "Uh, actually, most of the time you'll be contacting me, but 90% of the information I convey to you is Ah Li's intention."

"Oh, okay..." Qi Jingnian laughed sheepishly, feeling he had been too excited.

Seeing this, Shen Li said softly: "Don't you already have my WeChat? There will definitely be times when I have to send you messages in the future. I also know that support club matters are numerous and messy, and it must be very troublesome. I hope our support club can keep everything simple."

Qi Jingnian nodded seriously, and then heard Shen Li continue: "First of all, the support club refuses any form of fundraising and ranking, because it's too much of a waste of time and energy. I know most of my fans are still students, so this is very important. I don't care about those data points at all; you can convey my meaning directly to everyone."

"Then, regarding offline activities, I know that even without a support club, people will spontaneously support me, but with a support club, I hope you will organize it. Don't have too many people each time, and screen out minors. Minors are forbidden from pursuing any offline activities."

"For daily promotional photos and the like, I will take more and have Sister Xiaoyun send them to you. When the time comes, you can just post them on the support club account."

"Including set visits, don't let everyone blindly come to see me. When I have time and it's convenient to meet everyone, I will have Sister Xiaoyun notify you, and then you can notify them to come at the designated time. This can ensure that they will definitely be able to see me, and won't let everyone wait outside in hardship."

Qi Jingnian listened to every point Shen Li made and kept it in his heart. In fact, most of it was for the fans' consideration, which was the fundamental reason she was suddenly willing to establish a support club.

Only with organization can everyone's various costs be saved.

It's just that because of this, Qi Jingnian would inevitably become the person who worked the hardest.

"I will pay you a salary," Shen Li said finally. She couldn't let Qi Jingnian work hard for nothing.

But as soon as Qi Jingnian heard this, he was unwilling and hurriedly refused: "I don't want a salary, Ah Li. I am your number one fan leader. I am willing to do this for you without asking for any reward. And I'm not short of money..."

"I know you're not short of money, but these are two different things. If you don't agree, then everything we just said doesn't count," Shen Li said firmly.

Hearing this, Qi Jingnian's throat tightened, but in the end, he nodded.

He wouldn't let such a good opportunity go to anyone else.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 420 =====