Chapter 255: Donated it all

The wrapping of the student-era scenes did not mean "Assassination" was finished filming.

This was only the completion of the first part, the underage period; there was still the second part, the revenge during the adult period.

But everyone in the crew breathed a sigh of relief.

Even Jin Li, who was under great pressure, felt she could relax a little.

When taking on this drama, Jin Li's worry was that the progress would be too slow, leading to excessive production costs and the need to ask investors for more investment.

Then she might not be able to come up with any money.

During the New Year, Jin Li donated over ten million.

This was decided last year when she was doing charity; she wanted to donate to the orphanage where the original owner grew up to improve the children's living environment.

The orphanage's buildings were old, the facilities were dilapidated, and the planning was poor... This money could be used for renovation and reconstruction, replacing facilities, and a portion could be used for medical assistance.

So now, her account balance was barely a million.

For an ordinary person, this was enough to live without worry for several years or even decades, but for a star, this amount of savings was not enough to look at.

And she had no other investments.

Many stars, after having money, would invest in real estate, buying houses and land in popular cities; even if they didn't sell them, they would appreciate every year.

Although the real estate market hadn't been good in the last three years, in first-tier cities, real estate investment was still very stable; house prices rising slowly didn't mean they weren't rising.

Without knowing how to invest in anything else, buying a house could be considered. Jin Li suddenly thought of the news she saw when the stock market rose four times in a row; a landlord jumped the price by another 500,000 overnight after the stock market surged for a day.

There was no way around it; in the hearts of the Chinese people, the value of real estate had always been held in high regard. When the economy was good, house prices would rise steadily.

What's more, if she really decided to buy a house, the primary consideration wasn't investment value, but practical value; this was her first house.

In the evening, as night fell, Jin Li finished work early and returned to the hotel.

Currently, the crew's progress was excellent; they had finished filming the first part of "Assassination" in just a month and a half. Although they had the foundation laid by the previous two filming attempts, this speed was still considered fast.

As long as the subsequent filming went according to plan and wrapped on the scheduled time, the investment funds should be sufficient.

However, just in case, she still needed to take on more announcements during her free time.

Jin Li then took out her phone, sent a message to Sister Fang, and then opened a live stream on her tablet.

Because the crew was rushing progress earlier, her time for doing problems was also compressed, and she hadn't opened a live stream.

Now that she had relaxed, the long-lost live stream was opened again.

【First!!】

【The offline time was very long; it's been a month and a half since the last live stream】

【Is Jin Li finally going to attack the study circle with full force again?】

【Excited heart, trembling hands, the plain month and a half can finally restore passion again!】

【The host didn't live stream studying; self-studying feels boring】

No one expected that Jin Li reopening the live stream could actually trigger a top-ten hot search!

#Jin Li live stream study returns#

It seems that the netizens' excitement for her return to live streaming was like a raging fire; it just took a touch to spread rapidly.

When Sister Fang called her, Jin Li hadn't been in the state for long and had just finished one page of the test paper.

When the phone rang, she answered it subconsciously, wanting to press it off when she heard the sound, but only after seeing it was Sister Fang calling did she immediately answer with a trembling hand.

Sui Lingfang said with a laugh: "Jin Li, congratulations on getting on a hot search. Netizens are very much looking forward to your live stream; they can't wait to study with you!"

After hearing this, Jin Li was a bit confused, looking up to scan the bullet comments on the tablet.

She found that netizens seemed to be even more enthusiastic than before.

She had only been live streaming for forty minutes, and the bullet comments had reached 100,000, and the live stream popularity value had also broken 100 million.

Previously, it would take one or two hours of live streaming to have this effect.

This time, getting on the top ten hot search expanded the circle of people who knew, and many netizens came to join the fun.

It wasn't that the die-hard fans who simply followed her live stream account could reach this data so quickly.

Jin Li's eyes curved slightly, greeting the netizens who were excitedly sending bullet comments to the live stream room, and then pointed to her phone with her finger, signaling that she was going to leave to answer a call.

【She smiled at me, ah ah ah, it's like she shot a gun at my heart!】

【First time entering the study live stream room, the atmosphere feels very good!】

【When the host is studying, everyone doesn't talk, either showing off questions or showing off study duration, making me, who has nothing to do, want to follow along and study after watching】

Sui Lingfang was also watching the live stream, and seeing Jin Li leave, couldn't help but say with a smile:

"I don't dare to occupy your time for too long, otherwise your fans will be angry; they are all waiting for you to lead them to study."

Jin Li said with a good mood: "You are joking."

With so many netizens waiting for her live stream, she was still quite happy.

She originally just wanted to live stream to record her life, and sharing it could also serve as a supervision role; she didn't have the idea of letting everyone study along.

Intentionally planting flowers doesn't bloom, unintentionally planting willows creates shade.

Being able to reach this scale now, and also attracting a large group of study peers, letting more people fall into the pit of "live to old, learn to old," she was very surprised and also very pleasantly surprised.

Sui Lingfang brought up the main point, analyzing: "It's also because the filming of "Assassination" is tight, you haven't appeared on the internet for a long time, and haven't opened a live stream, so netizens don't know your dynamics."

"They are worried that you will give up halfway; they feel that you can persist for so many days, which is not easy, and it would be a pity to give up now, so as soon as you resumed live streaming, the commotion made by netizens was very big."

Speaking of this, she was also happy: "This is just right; originally the company wanted to buy you a hot search, but never found a good entry point."

"Recently, you relied on the 'outstanding outfit at the March Sky Global Spokesperson Launch' and today's 'study live stream return' hot search, the popularity was pulled up, and the company doesn't need to buy you a hot search."

Jin Li nodded: "It's best not to buy; I haven't been very active recently."

Actually, the company proposed several marketing promotion points last month, all revolving around "Jin Li Koi Luck" to make an article.

Winning the lottery while burning incense has always been a long-lasting hot spot. Sui Lingfang knew that Jin Li was the real deal, not one of those stars who hype for the sake of hype.

Not long ago, Jin Li even won a scratch-off worth over 500,000.

However, Sui Lingfang also knew that Jin Li had always not wanted to publicize her luck, feeling that this was not a selling point that could be marketed for a long time.

Now her popularity was stable, and she didn't need to rely on unconventional publicity, so the publicity department just proposed a plan, and she shot it down here; it didn't even reach Jin Li.

Sui Lingfang changed the subject, her expression solemn: "I saw you sent a message saying that you want to run more announcements; can you tell me the reason?"

Jin Li actively requested to run announcements, which was a bit unusual; she wasn't a workaholic and rarely took on extra work.

Generally speaking, participating in brand endorsement activities, filming, and participating in the filming of "Leisurely Slow Life" was enough to keep her busy.

Compared to other stars, it was still a bit less, but Jin Li had a weak body, and this intensity was just right for her.

Jin Li sometimes found excuses to push away some brand endorsement activities, saying she wanted to rest better.

Saying it was rest, it was actually squeezing out this part of the time to study, but studying was also a way of resting for Jin Li, so Sui Lingfang turned a blind eye.

Now that Jin Li actively proposed to participate in more announcements, Sui Lingfang felt strange instead.

"Could it be that something happened?" She muttered quietly in her heart.

Afraid that Jin Li had some unspeakable difficulties, Sui Lingfang said earnestly:

"Jin Li, we are a team, a whole; we prosper together and suffer together. If you have any difficulties, just tell me, and we will think of a way together!"

Jin Li blinked, thought for a moment, and stated her concerns.

Sui Lingfang asked in confusion: "If you want to add investment, then add it; you have finished filming the first part anyway."

"According to the crew's current progress, even if you add investment, it should be about enough to finish filming the second part; at that time, you won't be able to add much money."

Jin Li sighed: "I don't have much money left in my card."

Sui Lingfang: "How could that be? Before the New Year, I just gave you a share of the endorsement dividend; Duomi Cosmetics gave you five million."

Jin Li said without changing her expression: "I scraped together ten million and donated it all to the orphanage, the one where I grew up."

Sui Lingfang's eyes widened, her lips parted slightly, her heart feeling indescribably shocked.

Ten million, donated it all???

She suddenly thought of the Jade God of Wealth auctioned by March Sky; compared to 75 million, ten million didn't seem like a big deal.

No, when did the entertainment industry start rolling in donations, and still starting at ten million?

Too terrifying!!

Sui Lingfang didn't speak for a long while. Jin Li waited for her mood to calm down a bit before saying with a smile: "I am still young and can continue to earn money; I donated it because I wanted to."

"I can earn a lot, a lot of money in the future, but the orphanage might not be able to wait until then, and the children can't wait either."

Sui Lingfang let out a breath, her expression complex: "Jin Li, are you a Bodhisattva reincarnated? Your heart is too good."

Jin Li was startled: "No, no, no, Sister Fang, don't mess around; I am just a plain, ordinary little koi."

Sui Lingfang responded perfunctorily a few times, suddenly feeling a bit worried.

What to do if the artist under her is too kind; will it make her look a bit black-hearted?

Sui Lingfang promised to help Jin Li find suitable announcements and hung up the phone.

She pondered for a while and called her assistant.

She had a special assistant by her side who had been helping her deal with miscellaneous matters for three years; last year, when she went to Dragon Tiger Temple to donate and get a viewing seat, it was also this assistant who helped.

After connecting the phone, Sui Lingfang said: "You help me run a trip to Dragon Tiger Temple."

The assistant looked blank: "Sister Fang, is there any big sister passing by recently, or is it the birthday of some deity?"

Sui Lingfang: "No, I just want to do a good deed; you help me donate two... no, help me donate 30,000."

Thinking for a moment, Sui Lingfang said again: "Leave my name, no other requirements."

She still couldn't learn from Jin Li, doing good deeds without leaving a name.

Ever since the first part of "Assassination" wrapped up, the crew finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the pace shifted from rushing to a slightly faster, steady progress.

The crew's overall progress was still tight, but not as life-threatening as before; it just wasn't possible to have time to slack off like the first filming.

Yan Xingdong promised that as long as the daily progress was reached, there would be no overtime at night, so the whole crew was of one mind, striving not to work overtime at night!

The charm of not working overtime was amazing.

With unity, the crew actually erupted with efficiency comparable to the rushing of the previous month and a half.

Not only was the efficiency of setting up the scene fast, but it was also fast and good, and the actors seemed to be affected, basically passing in three takes.

After Yan Xingdong noticed, he couldn't help but marvel; he believed that Jin Li and Gu Cheng had both entered the state and were enlightened, so the filming became smoother and smoother.

But when Jin Li and Gu Cheng practiced problems together at night, they occasionally discussed the plot filmed by the crew and unanimously agreed that the adult scenes were much simpler than the underage scenes.

Gu Cheng: "Gu Xiude's younger brother, Gu Niande's personality isn't that complex and twisted; he belongs to the type who is arrogant and domineering but afraid of making a big scene; he is a second-generation rich kid, but not quite a second-generation rich kid."

"This character is very common in life and not difficult to figure out, unlike Gu Xiude; I always feel he has a tendency toward antisocial personality."

"Even if he charged into the sea of fire to save Li Feifei in the end, I don't think he liked Li Feifei and wanted to save her."

"It's more because Li Feifei was included in his protection, and he didn't want to admit his failure, failure in not being able to protect even one person."

Gu Xiude had a good family background, getting whatever he wanted; when he was rampant, even the school didn't dare to criticize him.

This kind of smooth sailing life gave Gu Xiude an illusion, which was that he could do bad things well, and he could also do good things well.

When he wanted to try the game of being a good person, his destiny also changed.

It's hard to be a good person!

Good and bad are like construction; destroying a building only takes a second, but building a building takes several months.

The cost of doing evil is always lower than doing good.

After Jin Li finished listening to his character, she also stated her own views: "I think so too; Li Feifei was too weak when she was underage."

"Without the ability to protect herself, she was too righteous, so she was chosen by others as a clown; if she chose to remain silent, she might have been able to pass through her middle school years safely."

The clown wasn't originally Li Feifei, but someone else.

It was Li Feifei, the transfer student, who couldn't stand other students being bullied and helped the student chosen as the clown say a few words, so the clown shifted to her.

Gu Cheng shook his head: "The foundation of personality determines human morality; as the saying goes, see the small at three, see the old at seven; if Li Feifei could endure and not speak out, she wouldn't be called Li Feifei."

As the saying goes, personality determines destiny, and hard work changes destiny; everyone cannot decide the former, only become the latter.

Yet the former occupies a large part of adolescence.

Just like cheerful and lively students are always more easily sought after in student days than introverted and gentle students; this is the innate advantage brought by personality.

Although Li Feifei's family background was not good, her parents were very upright people; her father had worked as a company security guard and caught several thieves.

Influenced by her parents, if you want her to remain silent when encountering victims, that is impossible.

Jin Li was thoughtful; from Gu Cheng's perspective, she found another angle to view the character "Li Feifei."

Jin Li suddenly said: "Li Feifei is still not miserable enough."

Gu Cheng was slightly stunned, "What."

Jin Li said earnestly, word by word: "You are right, the foundation of personality determines the destiny of the character; such a person with justice in her heart, unless she encounters a huge blow that is enough to subvert her outlook on life, will she choose to become an evil person in such an extreme way to retaliate against the other party."

"So, just family encounters suppression, parents losing their jobs leading to accidents and death, and transferring schools to repeat a grade, is not enough."

Jin Li suddenly felt that the script was still written conservatively.

Gu Cheng raised a touch of interest: "How do you want to change it?"

Jin Li pondered: "Remember the "And Then There Were None" I filmed before? The screenwriter adapted the original work; instead of letting each character accept their own good and evil, it was adapted into everyone being evil, amplifying the evil in people's hearts."

"Since we want to go to the extreme, then use a dramatic way to amplify everyone's evil towards Li Feifei. So—"

Jin Li paused, "We can change the death line of her parents; human-made is far more hateful than accidental." ===== CHAPTER 256 =====