Chapter 160: Your summer, I will make it up to you

Netizens did not believe that two months of time could make a person completely reborn.

After all, studying is not losing weight.

Some people can lose 40 jin in two months, but they had never heard of anyone finishing a semester's worth of content in two months.

The most critical point was that Jin Li was not studying full-time; she wasn't attending classes from seven to ten, sitting motionless in a classroom.

Of those two months, she spent one month in advance experiencing her character, and the other month filming on set.

But as Jin Li solved physics problems one after another with great speed during the live stream, netizens had to believe it.

In this world, besides geniuses, there are still many people who "suddenly have a breakthrough."

Only "having a breakthrough" could explain Jin Li's rapid progress in learning speed.

【Mom, what do I do? I feel like I'm about to become a poor student!】

【Unbelievable, I don't accept this. Jin Li's foundation was worse than mine before, how did she suddenly become so amazing?】

【As someone studying along with her, Jin Li's physics has really become stronger.】

【Has Jin Li become smarter?】

【No, no, no, I don't think she's smarter. Anyone who has watched the live stream from the start knows she actually isn't smart; she might have just used the right method.】

In about an hour and a half, Jin Li finished the test paper and even checked it over repeatedly.

There were already experts in the live stream room who had done the problems along with Jin Li and written out all the answers.

On a paper worth 150 points, Jin Li scored 130!

This score was already enough to reach the level of an excellent student.

And the places she got wrong weren't the big problems that everyone worried about, but rather some multiple-choice questions at the beginning, which she got wrong due to carelessness.

After checking the score, Jin Li was also a bit annoyed and swore to the camera: "Next time I take a test, I will check the fill-in-the-blank questions three times!"

After finishing the paper, her interest was slightly piqued, and she ran off to look at physics materials.

These physics literature materials were much deeper than high school knowledge.

But they weren't top-secret materials; they could also be found on the internet.

So Jin Li didn't hide them and displayed them openly to look at with the netizens.

Many netizens felt a bit dizzy after watching for a while.

There were many formula symbols that they didn't even know the meaning of!

Instead, some college students specializing in physics research saw the materials and expressed in the comment section:

【I'm learning this in college, why did she go to look at college content?】

【It must be for filming "Dream Builders." The character He Hui that Jin Li plays is a great physicist.】

【I've somewhat figured out the reason for Jin Li's rapid progress in physics. It must be using the advanced to nourish the basic—first gnaw through the advanced knowledge, and then learning the basic knowledge becomes as easy as turning over one's hand.】

【Don't blow it up so magically. If the foundation isn't enough, forcing yourself to learn advanced content is like a castle in the air; you won't understand anything.】

【Is there a possibility that Jin Li, after learning the advanced knowledge, desperately crammed the basic knowledge to understand the principles, which is why she is so fast at doing the test papers now?】

Jin Li's progress in physics sparked discussions among many people.

Studying is the lifeblood of so many people!

Students study hard to get into a good university.

Parents want their children to study hard to earn a good future.

Schools want children to study hard to reach good indicators.

The whole society wants everyone to study hard, the more high-level talent the better, to overcome world problems one by one and let society develop better and better!

And in this process, Jin Li's reputation first exploded among parents.

When she was live streaming, many parents shared her live stream into study groups, promoting her "great achievements."

【She really was a poor student. At first, she failed every subject, and she had forgotten all her middle school knowledge.】

【As a result, only five months have passed, and she has finished all of high school physics and leaped to become an excellent student, and her Chinese is even more amazing!】

【You are talking about Jin Li, right? I have also been following her.】

【Every time she starts a live stream, I call my child to come and learn together. If the time doesn't match, then I follow along and learn. You might not believe it, but as I learn, I can even turn around and teach my child!】

【To be honest, the tutoring teacher I hired isn't as good as watching Jin Li's live stream. Even with one-on-one tutoring, my child can't focus. But once they watch Jin Li's live stream, they can sit still!】

Jin Li didn't know that while she was diligently live streaming, she had harvested a batch of "mom fans" who were even more loyal than die-hard fans.

The motto of the mom fans is: If only I had a child like Jin Li!

The sun slanted west, and the afterglow spilled onto the clouds, passing through layers of mist, draping the azure sky in a coat of fragmented gold.

The sky gradually darkened, and Jin Li also lifted her head from the materials, stretched, and ended the live stream.

Only then did she have time to look at her phone.

Sui Lingfang knew she was live streaming and sent her a WeChat message, asking her to call her after ending the stream.

Jin Li dialed.

Sui Lingfang answered the phone quickly and said hurriedly: "Jin Li, I just got off the plane and have already flown back to Nancheng."

Jin Li was surprised: "So fast? Weren't you planning to stay for two days?"

Sui Lingfang said speechlessly: "The program 'I Am a Singer' has run into some trouble. The international singer for this season cannot come because they didn't pass the political review."

"The news hasn't been leaked yet. Right now, the production team is gathering all the singers' teams for a meeting to see what kind of remedial plan they can come up with."

If it were just because of this, Sui Lingfang shouldn't have needed to rush back so quickly.

Sure enough, Sui Lingfang said in the next sentence: "The production team also needs to find me to talk about Xi Sister Meng Ze's song selection."

Jin Li frowned: "Talk about what?"

Sui Lingfang gave a cold snort: "What else could they talk about? They don't want her to sing Cantonese songs, and even less do they want her to sing love songs!"

Jin Li: "..." They don't want Meng Meng to stand out that much?"

Sui Lingfang sighed: "I know I shouldn't empathize with the production team, but I can understand them."

"This program invites all powerful singers, including veteran kings and queens of music."

"To have their face lost to a young person, where would the kings and queens put their faces?"

"So in the end, the King of Songs must be won by the kings and queens. Even if a young person's singing skills are heaven-defying, it won't work!"

Jin Li asked again: "Then what about the foreign singers?"

Sui Lingfang said sonorously: "They absolutely cannot get first place!"

Jin Li was speechless: "Alright then."

Sui Lingfang said with a headache: "I rushed back just to talk about Xi Sister Meng Ze's song selection."

"I reckon that if we don't get her an inspirational song this time, the production team will definitely change her song at the last minute!"

Jin Li didn't know what she thought of, and said: "Sui Lingfang, believe in Meng Meng's strength. Even if she doesn't sing love songs, she won't necessarily be bad."

Sui Lingfang smiled bitterly: "I hope so. By the way, there's also the matter of the assistant—"

While speaking, Jin Li's WeChat vibrated. She put it down and looked; it was Chen Qin, who had previously passed her friend request.

Jin Li smiled slightly and said: "Sui Lingfang, you don't need to worry about this matter. My assistant will probably be in place very soon."

Sui Lingfang was stunned: "You mean that girl Chen Qin?"

"Yes," Jin Li said.

Sui Lingfang thought for a while and said: "She is someone you took a fancy to. If you think she is competent, then let her try it out first... After the probation period passes, I will help her go through the process for the five insurances and one fund."

Sui Lingfang did a little trick with this matter.

According to regulations, even during the internship period, the company must buy social security for interns.

But many companies cannot achieve this.

Even big companies basically only buy it after they become full-time employees.

If Chen Qin doesn't do well during the probation period and Jin Li wants to fire her, it won't be very troublesome.

On the other hand, the reason Sui Lingfang was willing to let Chen Qin, a person whose background was unknown, be Jin Li's assistant was also because she valued Jin Li's character.

She was confident that if Chen Qin really had ulterior motives, she wouldn't be able to find any faults in Jin Li during her time as an assistant.

This child Jin Li really has no bad character.

After Jin Li hung up the call, she switched to chatting with Chen Qin.

Chen Qin: 【Hello, Boss. I want to be your assistant. When do I start?】

Jin Li: 【There's no time like the present. Come over now. I'm in the side room in the backyard. I'll open the small door for you.】

After sending this message, she transferred a sum of money to Chen Qin, a full ten thousand yuan.

Jin Li: 【This is for my daily expenses. I'll transfer this money to you first. In the future, whenever you help me buy something, just deduct it from this money. Just remember to make a bill for me. When it's spent, come find me again.】

Chen Qin stared at the ten thousand yuan, silent.

She suddenly felt that being Jin Li's assistant was quite good. Her bank card balance had never reached ten thousand yuan before.

Just with one or two sentences, she became a ten-thousand-yuan household.

Although this money wasn't hers.

But it felt great!

The Grandmaster of Sanqing is above; the Grandmaster has pointed her toward a broad and smooth road!

·

Chen Qin came over and greeted Jin Li.

She grew up in this area and often came to the Daoist temple. The flower baskets she placed outside the temple were all done with the temple's consent.

As soon as Jin Li mentioned that place, she knew where it was.

She knew even better that only when the temple considers someone a distinguished guest would they open this area for people to live in, which is different from the general pilgrims who live on the bamboo forest side.

This made Chen Qin feel a touch of awe.

Jin Li said: "My flight is tomorrow afternoon. I'll be walking around the neighborhood tomorrow morning to buy some souvenirs to take back. As my personal assistant, you have to follow me the whole time. Even on set, you have to follow me."

Chen Qin had already searched for some information in advance and knew what a celebrity's personal assistant had to do.

It felt like being a nanny.

It's just that nannies usually take care of children, while she is taking care of an adult.

Chen Qin said: "Okay, I'll pack my luggage tomorrow and set off with you. Do you need me to help buy the plane ticket?"

Jin Li saw that she was ready for work so quickly and was satisfied, saying: "No need. The company will help us book the plane tickets. You just bring yourself."

Before leaving, Chen Qin hesitated and asked: "Sister Jin Li, can I ask you one thing?"

"Go ahead."

"Why did you choose me to be your assistant? Although the probation salary isn't high, surely many people would want to be your assistant."

Jin Li looked at her carefully.

From her physiognomy, Chen Qin is a person who can endure hardship and work hard, but her luck is just a bit bad; she won't make it big until middle age.

She is loyal to her own people and shrewd to outsiders. No matter what line of work she does, as long as she is willing to spend the effort and time to manage it, she can make it out.

Jin Li joked: "I am the person who lacks luck the least. I think your luck is bad, so I want to share some luck with you. Do you believe me?"

Chen Qin thought for a while: "I believe you!"

Her eyes brightened, and she said with burning eyes: "You really spoke to my heart. I have always felt that my luck is bad."

Jin Li couldn't help but smile. There was one reason she didn't say out loud.

Everyone comes from an orphan background and lived a poor life in childhood. When encountering someone she can help, she also wants to help them well.

The hardships that fate brings to people will eventually bloom into flowers of perseverance.

At night, Jin Li took a shower and opened the physics materials to look at them again.

At this time, Gu Cheng sent a video call, and Jin Li answered it casually.

Even when filming on set, their video calls were never interrupted.

On days when she couldn't live stream, Gu Cheng was her study partner, and the two of them studied together.

Jin Li was able to establish her own system in physics knowledge so quickly, besides the help of the accompanying teacher, it was also inseparable from Gu Cheng's organization.

In short.

She still really wanted Gu Cheng's brain.

Intelligence as a talent is truly innate.

Jin Li scanned him and found that he was wearing gray loungewear, which added a bit of maturity and reduced a bit of childishness.

It's a pity that his hair was relaxed. At first glance, there was a bit of greenness of transitioning from a student to a member of society.

Counting his age, according to normal development, Gu Cheng is also a senior, about the same as in her impression.

Gu Cheng noticed Jin Li's gaze, lifted his head from the script, and tilted his head slightly: "What's wrong?"

Jin Li shook her head: "Nothing, just feel like I seem to have missed the summer. This summer, I've been staying on set."

Gu Cheng looked at Jin Li carefully. Her bangs and short hair made her face look a bit chubby.

Hmm, a bit cute.

Gu Cheng said: "Summer is too hot. It's quite good that you haven't gotten tanned."

Jin Li rested her chin on her elbow and sighed: "But there's just no summer atmosphere. My head is full of nothing but heat."

Gu Cheng asked: "What is the atmosphere of summer?"

Jin Li: "Ice cubes? White shirts? Swaying skirts? Streams? The sea? Brilliant sunsets?"

Gu Cheng pondered for a while, then suddenly stood up and left the camera frame.

Jin Li didn't ask what he was going to do and lowered her head to look at the materials.

A few minutes later, a sound came from the other side of the video. She looked up and couldn't help but be stunned.

Gu Cheng had changed into a white shirt and had specially combed his hair up a bit. It should have been fixed with hair gel, which was quite vain.

He sat down, picked up a cola with ice cubes, took a sip, and specially placed the cup where the phone could capture it, and it was very close to the phone.

Dense bubbles fizzed upward, bringing a cool and refreshing feeling.

Gu Cheng said to her: "Your summer, I will make it up to you."

Jin Li's heartbeat quickened a bit for a moment.

A bit dazed.

But from the bottom of her heart, joy spread, and it was a bit sweet.

She didn't know what to say, so she just looked at Gu Cheng quietly.

After a while, she said: "Putting on hair gel late at night, do you have to wash your hair later?"

Gu Cheng:...

He lowered his head to look at the script and muttered: "None of your business."

The two were silent, tacitly continuing to read their books.

When it was time to rest, Jin Li caught a glimpse of the script Gu Cheng had been reading, titled "Assassination."

The next day, Chen Qin brought her luggage and reported to Jin Li early.

She originally thought she would have to wait for Jin Li to wake up, but she didn't expect the boss to get up earlier than a chicken and go out for a run early in the morning.

Chen Qin thought about it and simply prepared breakfast for her.

After Jin Li returned, she said: "In the future, when you buy breakfast, buy your own portion too and record it in the bill together. Since you are my assistant, I will cover your food, housing, and three meals."

Chen Qin's pupils widened slightly. If food and housing were covered, a salary of 3,500 was not impossible for her.

She decided that if she had time later, she would run to the Grandmaster Hall to fulfill a vow and thank the gods for bringing her such a generous boss.

Chen Qin had more motivation to work!

She accompanied Jin Li to shop around, bought many souvenirs, and couldn't help but spend money to buy some fortune-telling books and fortune-telling sticks herself.

Intuition told her that they would be useful in the future.

Time flew by, and by noon, Jin Li randomly chose a small restaurant to eat.

Chen Qin said in a low voice: "Sister Jin Li, you have such a good eye. I was also planning to recommend this restaurant to you."

Jin Li asked curiously: "Is there anything special here?"

Chen Qin shook her head: "No, I used to work part-time here. Their vegetables are bought fresh from the market every day, and the ingredients are fresh. I can't guarantee other shops."

She asked: "Sister Jin Li, how did you pick it?"

Jin Li thought for a while and said hesitantly: "Pleasing to the eye?"

Chen Qin felt awe.

As expected of the boss, even "pleasing to the eye" is so valuable.

Not long after, another table of people came to the restaurant. Jin Li always felt someone was observing her, turned her head to look, and met someone's eyes.

In that instant, Jin Li saw his inner thoughts.

【Nervous, has unspeakable secrets.】

Jin Li raised her eyebrows and looked at the others at that table. Only that one person was calm and composed, while the others were a bit nervous.

Seeing Jin Li look over, that person even nodded at her.

Jin Li saw his physiognomy clearly and calculated that he was good at tracking and very likely worked in the media reporter industry.

What else is there not to understand?

Encountered paparazzi on the road!

Jin Li picked up a cup of tea, walked toward their table, and stood in front of the calm and composed person.

"Better to see once than to hear a hundred times. Hello, I am Jin Li. I'll toast you with tea instead of wine."

That person's features were not outstanding, plain and unremarkable, and if placed in a crowd, he would be immediately submerged.

Seeing Jin Li come over to greet him, he was a bit surprised, then picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Hello, I am Zhuo Qiang. You haven't seen me, but I often see you."

Jin Li said: "It hasn't been easy for you to track me these past few days. This table of dishes is on me. Next time you want to know something, you can ask me directly."

As soon as these words came out, Zhuo Qiang's paparazzi team was all stunned.

Only Zhuo Qiang, who had experienced great storms and waves, could remain calm.

Zhuo Qiang pondered: "That's fine. Since you are so frank, I will be frank once too. I'll ask you a few questions privately, and I won't leak them. What do you think?"

Jin Li said readily: "Okay! But I also hope you won't keep staring at me in the future. It feels a bit strange."

Zhuo Qiang said immediately: "Okay."

The paparazzi looked at each other, all a bit surprised. Why did the boss agree so quickly?

In the past, when he targeted a celebrity, he would absolutely not let go until he dug out big news.

Jin Li and Zhuo Qiang simply walked to another empty table, and the others gathered around, including Chen Qin.

Zhuo Qiang asked straightforwardly: "You have also reached the age of marriage. You became popular again this year, and netizens are very interested in your emotional status. Do you have a boyfriend?"

Jin Li clicked her tongue in her heart.

As expected of a paparazzi from Hong Kong, so direct.

She didn't dawdle and said crisply: "No."

Answers aren't better the longer they are; on the contrary, the more information revealed, the easier it is for people to find leverage.

Jin Li doesn't need to convince anyone, so when answering questions, she doesn't need to repeatedly emphasize to prove the authenticity of what she says.

Zhuo Qiang asked: "Not this year, then what about next year?"

Jin Li smiled: "Let's talk about next year's matters next year."

Zhuo Qiang: "Is there anyone you want to develop with currently?"

Jin Li: "No."

Seeing that Jin Li was impervious to oil and salt and answered without leaking a drop, Zhuo Qiang gave up on beating around the bush and asked directly:

"If you fall in love in the future, will you make it public?"

Jin Li nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I have no need to deceive my fans."

Zhuo Qiang looked at her deeply, those eyes sharp enough to see through a person's heart.

Just then, the dishes were served, and they sat back in their original seats to eat.

Jin Li finished eating first. When leaving, she greeted Zhuo Qiang, sent them a dozen beers, and settled the bill by the way.

Returning to the Long Hu Temple, Chen Qin asked: "Sister Jin Li, why were you so polite to the paparazzi?"

Jin Li said: "It's okay, there's no such thing as polite or impolite. I just felt there was no need to make the relationship with them so stiff. Yesterday, Zhuo Qiang even gave me a hot search, saving a sum of marketing fees."

Chen Qin nodded dazed: "Yeah, it's a bit like a God of Wealth!"

This description...

Jin Li couldn't help but smile. If the paparazzi knew that someone compared them to the God of Wealth, she didn't know what their mood would be.

"Boss, are we really not following Jin Li anymore?"

As soon as Jin Li and Chen Qin left, the others in the team couldn't help but ask.

Zhuo Qiang asked instead of answering: "Did you see the person following Jin Li?"

"Recognized her, the one selling flowers at the temple gate. No wonder we asked her to take photos of Jin Li and she agreed so readily. It turns out she is Jin Li's person!"

"Yes, maybe this matter was instructed by Jin Li to be photographed!"

"So that's it. I said those photo angles were weird, and you couldn't see anything!"

Zhuo Qiang shook his head and said earnestly: "You guys, you still don't know how to look at people."

"If she were really Jin Li's assistant, how could she be selling flowers at the temple?"

"It's obvious that person used us as a ladder to climb up to Jin Li and thus become Jin Li's assistant. What a schemer!"

His words turned: "Jin Li's tolerance is also great, actually bringing that person by her side. She's not an ordinary person. Anyway, I couldn't do that."

"Just this hand alone, I actually don't want to offend Jin Li. You don't know how many friends she has in the entertainment industry!"

"On the other hand, we've been following Jin Li for two months. How do you feel?"

The paparazzi looked at each other and said honestly: "A bit boring."

"Looks quite self-respecting."

"Every day is either studying or studying, not even buying snacks. Even when going out, she only visits fish shops to buy fish feed."

When this sentence came out, the paparazzi opened the conversation one after another.

"I thought following her to buy snacks before was boring enough, but I didn't expect this fish feed buying to be even more boring!"

"Yeah, it's not as good as following some small celebrities. Their daily lives are quite interesting, but it's a pity they have no fans."

Zhuo Qiang listened to them talking one after another, and it was about the same as what he thought.

He finally said: "I decided yesterday not to follow Jin Li anymore. Jin Li coming over to talk to me was also quite unexpected. Let's change to someone else to follow tomorrow."

"To be honest, she doesn't follow the idol route and has works to rely on, so it doesn't matter if she dates or not. Married male actors can still act in ancient idol dramas, let alone female actors?"

Jin Li didn't know Zhuo Qiang's thoughts.

This conversation was just an accident, and she didn't report it to Sui Lingfang.

Before leaving the temple, she had a flash of inspiration, found the nearest lottery station, bought over a thousand yuan of scratch-offs, and planned to mix them with the souvenirs to give away. ===== CHAPTER 161 =====