Chapter 122

At nightfall.

Jin Li continued to live-stream her studies.

Not long after the broadcast started, she received a call from Sister Fang, talked briefly for a few sentences, and then hung up.

Some netizens were sending bullet comments in the live stream, curiously asking what happened.

Jin Li glanced at the screen, saw it, and said casually, "It's about the filming of the public welfare charity short film. The list was announced today, and I was notified by my agent that I was selected along with Meng Meng."

She changed the subject, "Alright, let's not get distracted, let's continue studying."

After finishing, Jin Li lowered her head and studied on her own.

On the contrary, the netizens in the live stream couldn't calm down for a long time.

【Finally got an engagement, wow, it's not easy!】

【Ever since I became a fan of Jin Li, I worry about her engagements every day, fearing that my baby will retire from the circle.】

【Li Bao doesn't have the self-awareness of a supporting actress in a hit drama at all. Qiu Qiwen and that Chen Geng are on variety shows every day and have already spread news of accepting their second drama, but what about Li Bao?】

【Li Bao is also working hard, working hard to study~】

For fans to be so happy just because she received an engagement, Jin Li can be considered unique among all celebrities.

On the other side, when Xue Hao's experiment wasn't going well.

He took out his phone, intending to find other friends to discuss it and see if they could have a brainstorming session.

Just then, he saw a push notification from Maozhao—

【The Jin Li live stream you follow has started】

Xue Hao was stunned for a moment. Jin Li?

Who is this?

After a while, he recalled, isn't this the study streamer recommended by Zou Weichun?

Xue Hao clicked into the live stream again, half-believing and half-doubting.

He muttered in his heart, "Is it really that magical? Old Zou said he got inspiration in her study room, but I watched it at the time and didn't feel anything."

Clicking into the study room again.

Xue Hao looked at the bullet comments and felt it was a bit noisy, so he turned them off.

He purely watched Jin Li study.

After watching for a few minutes, Xue Hao felt that this study streamer was quite quiet.

Although she was studying basic content, she was very serious.

This made Xue Hao also want to study along with her.

He adjusted his phone screen, placed it vertically on the table, and took out a biological literature to read.

Xue Hao read while pondering the topic he was researching.

Light sensitivity, regulation, blood glucose, metabolism, neural mechanisms...

He thought of the experiment his team had done.

Several hours of light exposure significantly reduced the glucose tolerance of mice.

And the light perception of mammals mainly relies on three types of photoreceptor cells in the retina.

In addition to the classic cone and rod cells mediating image visual perception, light can also directly activate the third type of photoreceptor cells in the retina—intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGC)...

ipRGC dominates many downstream brain regions, thereby regulating functions such as pupillary light reflex, circadian rhythm, sleep, and emotional cognitive function.

So, the question is.

Light reduces glucose tolerance; which photoreceptor cells mediate this?

As Xue Hao thought, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck his mind.

Perhaps, he should use genetic engineering means to knock out the light-sensing ability of the above three types of photoreceptor cells one by one to see which photoreceptor cell glucose tolerance is associated with.

Thinking is doing!

Xue Hao suddenly stood up, picked up his phone, and without even bothering to close the live stream, called his team directly.

"I have a new idea..."

The scene returns to Jin Li's side.

She didn't know that another shining pearl was about to rise slowly.

After conducting two hours of regular deep learning, Jin Li put down her practice book and turned to pick up physics literature.

Physics literature is actually more complex than ordinary high school knowledge.

There are large swaths of derivations that she completely doesn't understand.

For content she doesn't understand, it's like reading a heavenly book.

Even with the "twice the result with half the effort" concentration effect, Jin Li found it a bit hard to chew through.

So she decided not to force it.

Check, check it hard!

Whenever she encountered a term she didn't understand, she would go and check the information on that term.

Holding this spirit of having to check to the source, Jin Li read advanced physics literature while fiercely making up for the most basic physics knowledge.

One hour of time was spent entirely on checking information.

However, in this hour, Jin Li felt even more tired than two hours of brushing questions.

Her brain felt dizzy from reading.

When Jin Li turned off the live stream, she thought: Any matter, even a small piece of knowledge, as long as you want to reach a profound realm, is not easy at all!

Two days later.

Arriving at the first filming day of the public welfare short film!

Jin Li and Xi Sister Meng Ze first came to the company to gather, and then the company drove them to the designated location together.

When coming to the company, Jin Li ran into Gong Jiajia.

Gong Jiajia's expression was a bit nervous, and she said cautiously, "Sister Jin Li, I came to the company specifically to wait for you. I, I just want to ask you one thing."

Jin Li and Xi Sister Meng Ze looked at each other, and Jin Li said, "You go to the nanny car and wait for me first; I'll come later."

Xi Sister Meng Ze nodded, "Okay."

After Xi Sister Meng Ze left, Gong Jiajia relaxed slightly, but was still very nervous.

Jin Li smiled at her, "Take a few deep breaths, don't be nervous, just say whatever it is."

Gong Jiajia followed her advice, took a few deep breaths, and said, "It's like this, I have the finals of a singing competition this weekend, and I can invite a guest to help sing. I want to ask, can you be my guest to help sing?"

"Guest to help sing?"

Jin Li asked thoughtfully, "This weekend? The time is a bit tight, only four days left. Is your song decided?"

Gong Jiajia shook her head, "Not yet, I want to wait until the guest is confirmed before deciding."

Jin Li thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll give you an answer tonight. By the way, did you mention this to Sister Fang?"

Gong Jiajia said hesitantly, "I haven't mentioned it to Sister Fang yet, just, just a bit afraid of being rejected."

Jin Li smiled, "You should tell your agent about this matter first and listen to the agent's opinion. What she gives you might not be the most correct, but it is the most stable.

If you don't even trust her, how can you make progress with her in the future?"

Gong Jiajia panicked a bit, "Then is it okay if I tell the agent now?"

Jin Li, "It's okay, you go tell her first."

After Gong Jiajia left, Jin Li walked out of the company.

Entering the car, Xi Sister Meng Ze asked proactively, "What did that little girl want with you?"

Jin Li, "Nothing much, wanted to invite me to be a guest to help sing in the finals."

Xi Sister Meng Ze said "Oh," "If you want to go, go; if you don't want to go, don't go."

Jin Li pondered for a while, "My singing is quite average, and there are only four days left. I don't know if I can cooperate well."

Xi Sister Meng Ze curled her lips, "Forget it, if a big idler like you can't cooperate well in four days, then how can other busy people cooperate well?

She's looking for you, probably because she sees your high popularity right now and wants you to give her a hand."

"I know, I know this artist. When recording "PIKC~ Next Stop Diva," I thought highly of her.

She debuted in a competitive music variety show and didn't form a group; she urgently needs a championship to rely on. It's understandable that she came to me."

Jin Li was still quite aware of Gong Jiajia's situation.

Back then, she and Sister Fang had discussed Gong Jiajia's development route and unanimously agreed that she urgently needed a championship.

"However, she didn't look for the agent." Jin Li sighed, "Coming to me privately will make things a bit difficult for me."

If I tell the agent, I'm afraid Sister Fang will feel uncomfortable.

After all, Gong Jiajia didn't look for her but came directly to me, which is a bit overstepping.

But if I don't tell Sister Fang, I really want to help this little girl.

It is truly not easy for artists to make a name for themselves now.

Xi Sister Meng Ze thought for a moment and said, "I can only say communicate more. Sister Fang is indeed a bit strong; newcomers without experience can't hold down such an agent."

When Jin Li and Xi Sister Meng Ze set off, Gong Jiajia also went to Sui Lingfang's office.

Sui Lingfang was surprised to see it was her, "Didn't you say you were going to practice singing? Why are you here?"

Gong Jiajia twisted her fingers together, lowered her head, closed her eyes, and said everything in one breath.

"I can invite a guest to help sing for the finals this weekend, so I went to Sister Jin Li without authorization to ask if she could be my guest to help sing. I didn't communicate with Sister Fang in advance, I'm sorry!"

Sui Lingfang frowned, "You should have told me about such a big thing."

Gong Jiajia lowered her head again, "I'm sorry! I shouldn't have gone to Sister Jin Li without authorization!"

Sui Lingfang said speechlessly, "I'm not referring to this matter, but the finals this weekend."

Gong Jiajia was confused, "Ah?"

Sui Lingfang said, "Jin Li is very easy to talk to. You are an artist she thinks highly of. As long as the schedule is suitable, she will help you."

Not only does Jin Li understand Sui Lingfang.

Sui Lingfang also understands Jin Li very well.

"You should have told me in advance that you could invite a guest to help sing for the finals. There are only four days left now. If you had told me earlier, I could have arranged it for you earlier."

Gong Jiajia felt some guilt in her heart.

She went directly to Sister Jin Li because she was worried that Sister Fang would refuse and not let Sister Jin Li come to help her.

After all, the importance Sister Fang places on Sister Jin Li is something all artists in Chenxi Entertainment have witnessed.

Gong Jiajia told Sui Lingfang Jin Li's answer in a low voice.

Sui Lingfang raised her eyebrows, not expecting Jin Li to let her come to find herself.

But this fits Jin Li's style very well.

She is not afraid of trouble, but she also dislikes trouble.

Anything that should be in the agent's scope will be handed directly to the agent.

Sui Lingfang said, "Next time you have anything, contact me directly."

She paused and smiled, "I do place great importance on Jin Li, but I also place importance on you all.

You are the artists I bring; it's impossible for me to suppress you and not let you make progress."

The two arrived at the filming site of the charity public welfare film.

For a moment, both Jin Li and Xi Sister Meng Ze thought they had gone to the wrong place.

Before they came, they had considered the audience of the public welfare charity short film, which is the general public.

So their attire leaned towards daily style, and they didn't dare to wear heavy makeup.

But after arriving at the set.

The two discovered, why are so many celebrities wearing evening gowns directly?

Jin Li looked left and right; there isn't even a red carpet for fashion shows here!

Xi Sister Meng Ze held Jin Li's arm and asked in a low voice, "Is it still in time for us to go back and change into evening gowns?"

Jin Li took out her phone to check the time and shook her head, "It's too late; it's almost time to gather."

"Jin Li!"

A female voice came, and Jin Li looked over, discovering it was Qiu Qiwen.

As soon as Xi Sister Meng Ze saw her attire, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally saw one dressed relatively normally."

Qiu Qiwen also participated in the charity public welfare short film filming. Everyone on their list hadn't received the script.

Only after arriving at the scene would the specific situation be announced.

Qiu Qiwen greeted the two warmly and also asked about the script situation.

"Have you received any wind of it?"

Jin Li and Xi Sister Meng Ze both shook their heads.

Xi Sister Meng Ze looked at the other female celebrities dressed in fancy clothes and asked in a low voice, "On the contrary, them, did they receive any wind of it?"

Qiu Qiwen also shook her head, "No, I asked some friends, and they didn't receive any wind of it either. They heard someone was dressing like this, so they followed suit."

Jin Li, "Who?"

Qiu Qiwen roasted, "Who else could it be? Li Xunfang. Wherever she goes, she has to dress like a princess."

Li Xunfang is easy to recognize; the one surrounded by many people is her.

And because she was surrounded by too many people, Jin Li couldn't see what she was wearing.

They didn't discuss for long before the on-site director came over.

The charity public welfare short film filmed this time has a total of 10 episodes, and the theme of each episode is different.

There are themes like "Love Life," as well as "Respect the Old and Love the Young," "Environmental Protection and Thrift," "Strive and Struggle," etc.

Overall, it is to show the high-spirited spirit of "brave and friendly, not afraid of difficulties" and striving upwards.

There isn't only one director.

Besides Director Zhong Wentai, there are other famous directors in the circle, one director for one short film.

The one who came this time is an old director with relatively high seniority.

The old director's name is Zhuang Shengrong, and he has directed plays for fifty years.

He himself is a historical book of a movie's years, witnessing the development of China's film industry over the years.

He films a play on average every two years, and the results he hands in are all neither hot nor cold.

He relied on his seniority to become a senior in the film circle.

Zhuang Shengrong's temples were gray, and his eyebrows had a few strands of white silk. Seeing the celebrities all dressed in fancy clothes, he immediately frowned.

The first sentence he opened with was—

"Who let you dress like this? Look in the mirror yourself; can you represent ordinary people?"

As soon as these words came out, all the celebrities were intimidated and didn't dare to speak.

The second sentence he opened with.

"Within half an hour, celebrities who haven't changed their clothes don't need to come anymore. If you can't figure out the direction yourself, not filming is actually for your own good!"

The third sentence he opened with.

"Filming will start after half an hour, and directors will come directly to pick people."

After finishing, Zhuang Shengrong turned and left directly.

Once he left, the other celebrities couldn't care about their demeanor and hurriedly took out their phones to call their agents to send them clothes.

Jin Li, Xi Sister Meng Ze, and Qiu Qiwen were relatively calm.

Before they came, they had specifically picked out good clothes.

In this chaos, Jin Li saw Li Xunfang.

Compared to the chaos of others, Li Xunfang was very calm.

An assistant ran over carrying a bag and immediately set up a green cloth on the spot.

Jin Li's eyelids jumped. Good heavens, changing clothes on the spot!

This scene was also seen by Qiu Qiwen and Xi Sister Meng Ze, who were watching from the sidelines.

Xi Sister Meng Ze said in a low voice, "Why do I feel she did this on purpose? She prepared two sets of clothes in advance, right?"

Qiu Qiwen nodded gently, "I also think it's like this. Prepare gorgeous clothes first to confuse others, and secretly prepare another set.

Even if the director gets angry, she can change into the other set at the first opportunity."

Li Xunfang isn't the only smart person at the scene.

Several male and female celebrities also had assistants pull up green cloth to change clothes on the spot.

The filming set was strictly selected, and idlers were cleared out in advance.

Plus, this is a film to be shot by a national department, so paparazzi don't dare to act recklessly; changing clothes here is very safe.

If paparazzi dared to sneak photos, they wouldn't even need to release the photos; they would be taken away for investigation immediately.