Chapter 7: She Is the Miss Black-Clad Jin Li!

"Live-streaming to study?" Sui Lingfang asked curiously, "What do you want to learn?"

Before Jin Li could answer, she rattled off a list of instruments, "Piano, guitar, or guzheng? I recall you mentioned wanting to learn the guzheng for a while, hoping it might spark some inspiration for your songwriting and composition."

As members of a girl group, singing and dancing were their bread and butter; due to her poor health, Jin Li couldn't compete in dancing, so she had to strive in the realm of musical instruments instead.

Since she was striving in instruments, shouldn't she also look toward composition?

The current trend favored artists who could play, sing, and compose their own songs, becoming accomplished singer-songwriters.

Jin Li spoke with utmost honesty, "No, I simply want to study. Sister Fang, I only have a middle school diploma; in truth, I've always wanted to attend high school and then university."

Sui Lingfang was momentarily speechless.

This aspiration was truly simple yet profound, appearing ordinary yet lofty, leaving one at a loss for how to dissuade her.

Sui Lingfang wanted to advise Jin Li to drop the idea, thinking that time would be better spent figuring out how to retain fans, but the words died on her lips as the image of Jin Li's sickly complexion flashed through her mind.

Oh well.

She sighed, recalling what the fans had said—being able to remain in the entertainment industry was already good enough; why force Jin Li to do things she disliked?

Who said a star couldn't have a dream of studying?

These days, even entering the star profession requires a master's degree; a mere university graduation offers no competitiveness anymore.

"Alright, if it's about studying, I won't object. I'll come see you when I have time; if I'm busy, I won't. Jin Li, you—"

Sui Lingfang fell silent for a moment, while Jin Li waited patiently.

After several seconds, she said, "Take good care of your health."

Hearing the sincerity in her words, Jin Li replied earnestly, "I will work hard."

Sui Lingfang said, "...Just don't overwork yourself."

"Okay," Jin Li answered seriously.

After hanging up, Jin Li let her mind go blank for a few seconds, genuinely feeling that this agent was quite wonderful.

Having no procrastination, she took out her laptop, placed it in the living room, logged into her account on the Cat Paw live-streaming platform, and immediately started broadcasting.

New streamers received a small boost in traffic for their first broadcast, and Jin Li's account was no exception. Within moments, over a hundred viewers clicked in, and upon seeing the streamer's appearance, they were all surprised.

[Jin Li???]

[Jin Li is actually live-streaming!]

[Jin Li, I miss you so much; when will we see you on stage again?]

Jin Li smiled at the camera; today she wore a simple long-sleeved dress adorned with fresh little daisies, its collar embroidered with delicate white lace.

"Hello everyone, I am Jin Li. I've signed a cooperation agreement with Cat Paw Live; I will stream once every half-month, but since I'm quite interested in live-streaming, I might broadcast daily if possible. Thank you all for watching."

Her voice was sweet, soft, and sticky; even without seeing her face, the sound alone could attract a vast audience.

Some netizens shared the stream link, and Jin Li watched the viewer count jump from one hundred to one thousand, then to five thousand, and finally to over ten thousand.

The number of viewers continued to rise, but she didn't want to wait any longer and planned to begin studying.

Suddenly, one person began frantically spamming the same message.

[Jin Li, I want to see you wearing black clothes, a black hat, and a black mask!] x20 times

Simultaneously, a large donation notification popped up, showering the entire platform with gift effects.

Jin Li glanced at it, her eyelids twitching slightly; this was the platform's maximum donation of one hundred thousand yuan.

She tightened her small face, seriously searched for the screen settings, found the streamer settings interface, and turned off the "Request Gifts" function.

The spamming continued, but not a single gift notification appeared.

Jin Li stated solemnly, "You all work very hard for your money; please don't waste it casually. If this is your own money and you have surplus funds, I hope you will consider supporting public welfare causes instead."

"If this is your parents' money, whether it's allowance or New Year's gift money, I hope you will save it for use when you become adults."

That comment kept spamming, and it wasn't just one person doing it.

Jin Li thought for a moment and agreed, "I'll change clothes to show you, but this will be the last time; next time, please don't send me gifts either."

She temporarily left the live room.

In the fan group, the wealthy top fan who had donated the hundred thousand yuan sent a message filled with anxiety.

Lucky Clover: [What should I do? Pear Baby seems angry.]

Jin Li's Eldest Treasure: [Pear Baby has such a kind heart; she directly turned off the gift donation function. So domineering!]

Jin Li's Second Treasure: [Pear Baby didn't start live-streaming to make money. Which star uses live-streaming to earn cash? It lowers their status.]

Jin Li's Third Treasure: [So, is that Miss Black-Clad Jin Li actually Pear Baby?]

Lucky Clover: [I don't know. I've already called Chenxi Company, but the staff couldn't confirm anything either; we just have to wait for notice.]

Jin Li went to her bedroom and changed into the outfit she had worn not long ago: a black Cat Paw hoodie, along with a ready-made black hat and mask.

Although she seemed to have many clothes, none were duplicates; roughly, she owned only one set per color scheme.

Jin Li couldn't be bothered to dig out another set; she had no idol baggage and would just make do with what she had.

Returning to the living room, she reappeared before the netizens.

Jin Li waved her paw-like hand, "Hello everyone, let me explain my live-stream content: I plan to stream myself attending online classes and studying."

She paused, her eyes curving into a smile, "It's very ordinary, isn't it? But I've always wanted to study. Recently my health has improved a bit, so I want to see if I can get into a university; I've always looked forward to entering campus life."

The comment section flooded with exclamation marks; nearly everyone was typing them.

Jin Li didn't scrutinize it closely, assuming her fans were simply too excited, and continued looking down to browse her online courses and read books as usual.

She had specifically researched streaming techniques, splitting the screen so that half displayed the online class while the other half showed her studying.

Jin Li dared not distract herself, otherwise she wouldn't be able to activate the [Twice the Result with Half the Effort] effect, so she listened to the lecture with full attention.

Therefore, she did not see that her live room was becoming increasingly laggy, with everyone spamming those seven characters—

[Miss Black-Clad Jin Li!]

Inside Chenxi Entertainment Company.

Shortly after Sui Lingfang hung up the phone, she headed out on a field assignment to take an artist to run errands for publicity engagements.

As the company's top agent, she had launched He Yixuan, a second-tier rising star, and was usually swamped with work.

Had Jin Li's status not been so special, she would never have considered making the trip herself.

Barely ten minutes after leaving the company, another agent called in a frantic rush, launching immediately into a barrage of questions: "Jin Li is that Black-Clad Koi? Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Sui Lingfang: ?

"What Black-Clad Koi?" she asked.

The other agent choked up, then said helplessly, "Don't you ever check your Moments or scroll through short videos?"

Sui Lingfang rolled her eyes. "I'm dragging Yixuan all over Mandajie every day for engagements; I wish I could split one day into two. Where would I find time to watch videos? You know better than anyone how busy she is."

"But you can't neglect Jin Li for Yixuan's sake. Jin Li has made a comeback, do you hear me?" His voice came through the phone, deafeningly loud.