Chapter 410

Back at the hotel, Jin Li was still thinking about the task Master had entrusted to her.

As a Heavenly Realm Koi, she naturally wanted to form a good karmic connection with people.

Especially with such a virtuous person, whose merit and vows are profound; even if this person truly cannot let go and wants to seek death, Heaven will find a way to help her.

Daoism emphasizes "the Dao follows nature," believing that all things have their natural laws, including the ups and downs of life.

Suffering is also a part of nature; there is no need to escape it, but rather to transcend it through cultivation.

For example, the "Dao De Jing" mentions, "Misfortune is what fortune relies upon; fortune is what misfortune hides within"—illustrating that fortune and misfortune are interdependent, and that within suffering, a turning point may be conceived.

And how does Daoism face these sufferings?

Cultivating the heart, conforming to nature, doing good and accumulating merit... these are all methods of Daoism. Regardless of the method used, they all help people find meaning in suffering, improve themselves, and ultimately reach the realm where humanity and the Dao become one.

Then, Jin Li thought again of the fated person seeing the drama "Assassination" and the delirious words she kept muttering in her mind at the end.

The protagonist of "Assassination," Li Feifei, chose to ambush the school to collect evidence, fighting violence with violence, and in the end, she hurt the enemy by a thousand and herself by eight hundred, also ending up in prison.

This was an adaptation of the plot for literary and artistic effect; if it were Jin Li, she would definitely not advise the fated person to take this path.

If there is relevant evidence, the fated person can directly submit it to the police.

As long as the perpetrator's conduct is not upright, it is very easy for others to find leverage and attack them collectively.

Jin Li thought to herself, before the fated person wanted to self-destruct, she happened to see the drama "Assassination" and developed an obsession with revenge; was this "destined in the dark," Heaven extending a helping hand to her?

Unfortunately, although the fated person's obsession is deep, she has already been hurt very deeply; otherwise, she wouldn't need her to step in personally.

Thinking of this, Jin Li called for Chen Qin and asked her to get a list of staff members from the hotel.

Jin Li emphasized: "I want a list of everyone, including temporary employees like cleaners."

Seeing her so solemn, Chen Qin suddenly thought of something and said excitedly: "Sister Jin Li, do you have a lead?"

Jin Li was confused: "What lead?"

Chen Qin: "The lead on the extreme fan! You found the identity of the extreme fan who snuck into the hotel, right?"

The more Chen Qin thought about it, the more she felt Jin Li's guess was correct.

"At first we thought it was highly likely done by a hotel guest, but now that I think about it, that's right, someone who is so familiar with the hotel isn't just a guest, it could also be an internal staff member; they are committing theft while in charge of security!"

Chen Qin said confidently: "I'll go get it now, I'll even get a copy of the security list; if they refuse to give it, then their hotel isn't clean either!"

Jin Li didn't know how to explain it, so she could only smile without saying a word.

On the other side, the members of Sanyuetian came out of the Daoist temple and quickly got into the car.

There were simply too many people around, and it took half an hour to squeeze out of the busiest street.

The car was still moving at a snail's pace, and Sanyuetian looked at their next announcement, which was a stage performance, so they simply exercised their bodies in the car, practicing their dance moves.

Although they couldn't stand, they could still follow the rhythm of the music with their hands and legs while sitting down.

Gu Cheng didn't practice the moves but instead sent a message to Brother Guang.

Brother Guang was currently with Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu.

Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu were participating in a luxury brand event together, and the atmosphere at the scene was fiery.

This heat wasn't because the fans were fiery, but because the purchasing atmosphere was fiery.

Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu have been famous for a long time; their fans are not young people, but young adults who already have a certain amount of experience and economic strength.

These people were still somewhat reserved when seeing their idols; they wouldn't scream and shout like young people, unable to control their emotions.

The way they supported their idols was to buy, buy, buy!

The shopping guides were shuttling through the crowd, very busy.

"Ms. Liu, you like this bag, right? I think it suits you very well and matches your temperament; it has a kind of fresh, soft, and literary style."

Ms. Liu glanced at Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu and whispered to the shopping guide: "If I buy this bag, can I take a picture with them?"

Her entire expression was that of a "humble fan."

The shopping guide quickly said: "Of course you can; you can take pictures with them even if you don't buy anything."

Don't be ridiculous; this brand event used a selection system.

As early as a week ago, the brand announced on its official public account that Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu would be coming to participate in this event.

Interested brand users could sign up through the backend and submit their account information.

There were only 60 users who came, but they were all carefully selected and invited by the brand.

And the users who could be invited by the brand were, first of all, loyal fans of the brand, with an annual consumption of 500,000 at the brand.

These high-quality users were all targets that the brand competed to please; even if they didn't buy anything during this event, the brand wouldn't refuse the users' requests.

And before the stars participated in the brand event, they had already understood the brand's needs and readily agreed that the users there could take photos and shake hands with them.

All members of Pink Girls, except for Ji Qinglian, did not have public schedules.

Although they were unhappy with fans coming to pick them up at the airport, specifically running to the filming location to greet them, or waiting bitterly in the cold wind and rain at the filming site, and various other behaviors.

But if fans really managed to find them, and time permitted, they basically wouldn't refuse the fans' requests.

Ms. Liu glanced at Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu again, her gaze lingering especially on Qiguan Mingzhu, and she quickly said: "No need, these bags aren't expensive, what does buying one count for?"

She didn't even look at the bag in her hand: "Just this one, please wrap it up for me."

The shopping guide guessed Ms. Liu's thoughts, took the bag to the front desk to pack it, and then quickly took Ms. Liu to Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu.

Arriving beside her idols, Ms. Liu excitedly reached out her hand, her words becoming a bit incoherent.

"Mom Ji, Pearl, I'm so happy to see you!"

As soon as she said this, one knew she was an old fan.

Only old fans knew the nicknames the members used to tease each other in private.

Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu were both very surprised and said with a laugh: "Hello, hello."

Ji Qinglian: "Don't you have to work today?"

Ms. Liu: "No need, no need, I'm resting on the weekend."

Qiguan Mingzhu said enviously: "Oh my god, you actually get weekends off?"

Ji Qinglian: "Suddenly jealous."

Mingzhu: "I want weekends off too."

The two of them started chatting with Ms. Liu; Ms. Liu felt that today was her lucky day, her dream of many years had finally come true, and her mouth was wide open with joy.

Before leaving, she waved her hand and bought three more bags.

While Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu were interacting with fans, the brand's on-site manager also approached Zhang Guang and asked him:

"Is Qiguan Mingzhu's contract after this going to be with Tianding?"

Zhang Guang said with an unchanging expression: "Tianding is trying its best to win it."

The manager caught the drift: "Trying its best to win, that means it hasn't been won yet."

He patted Brother Guang on the shoulder: "You guys need to work harder; her announcement contract ends in December, right?"

Zhang Guang said: "Tianding has taken on some long-term announcements for her, and the contract should extend to January of next year."

The manager caught the drift again: "So Qiguan Mingzhu's cooperation with you guys is still quite good; at least she's willing to extend it!"

Zhang Guang smiled without saying a word; everything was understood without being said.

The manager hesitated for a moment and whispered: "As long as Qiguan Mingzhu can renew her contract with your Tianding, we can give next year's global brand ambassadorship to Qiguan Mingzhu and Ji Qinglian; the price is negotiable."

Zhang Guang's eyes flickered slightly, feeling regretful in his heart.

He knew that Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu appearing together would be a huge hit, but he couldn't promise on behalf of the company.

After all, the company wasn't sure it could persuade Qiguan Mingzhu to change her mind.

The manager said a few more nice things, urging Tianding to finalize it as soon as possible.

After Zhang Guang went out, he found that Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu had already been surrounded by a large group of wealthy fans.

Walking closer, he saw the fans had started their praising mode.

One moment they were praising the two for being beautiful, the next they were telling them not to work so hard, then asking if they wanted to sit down, then offering them water, then asking if they had sales targets, then saying they would definitely support them...

Zhang Guang couldn't help but remain silent.

He felt that the fans of Pink Girls really didn't have the same style as other fans.

He had accompanied Sanyuetian to events many times and had seen Sanyuetian surrounded by fans; those fans were very young and spoke in a more excited and lively way.

They were always urging Sanyuetian to take good care of their health, then run more announcements and get on more stages.

After all, when they get older, there are some stages they won't be able to run even if they want to.

There were also those telling them to earn more retirement money so that they would be comfortable when they retire.

In short, it was "work more for me; as long as you are willing to work, they will definitely support you a lot!"

But if you aren't willing to work and lack career ambition, sorry, they will only despise you!

And what about Pink Girls' fans?

Oh my, it's so hard to see two members appear together, how rare it is; they must cherish it well.

Tired?

Oh my, my dear, if you're tired, rest quickly, don't push yourself.

Resting now is for the sake of running more announcements later!

Does this sound familiar?

Yes, it's the same vibe as "eating a big meal now is to have more energy for dieting later."

Actually, when fans surround stars, there are quite a few people crowding them, and Zhang Guang, as their manager, should be driving them away.

But seeing that Ji Qinglian and Qiguan Mingzhu didn't reject it and looked like they enjoyed interacting with fans, Zhang Guang thought about it and didn't do so.

He walked to the other side, took out his phone, and saw the message sent by Gu Cheng.

Zhang Guang's expression was slightly solemn; after looking at work messages sent by others and dealing with them quickly, he thought for a while and sent a message to Jian Liting's manager asking about her recent situation.

"Liting, Sanyuetian's manager Zhang Guang sent a message asking about your recent situation; should we reply to him?"

Yang Li was very idle; she had been so idle for the past few months that she was just picking her feet at home.

It was only today that she was slightly busier because the company had operated a trending search for Jian Liting, and peers had started coming to inquire about Yang Li's situation.

The inquiries from other peers were all for gossip, wondering what Jian Liting had been doing during her ten months of rest.

Some peers even asked bluntly if Jian Liting had secretly married and had children?

It made Yang Li so angry that she almost blocked all of them.

Only regarding Zhang Guang's greeting, Yang Li couldn't make up her mind.

When they were filming "Assassination" before, they didn't get along very well with Tianding Entertainment.

Although it was Tianding Entertainment that kicked Jian Liting out, Yang Li still hoped to maintain a good cooperative relationship with Tianding.

After Jian Liting went to the Daoist temple to burn incense and returned home, she felt that her state today was good.

She was no longer afraid of appearing in front of strangers.

When her state was poor before, as long as someone she didn't know appeared beside her, she would feel herself trembling, nervous, and afraid.

And after a long period of treatment and adjustment, she could not only face strangers but also face a large group of strangers; this was a very good improvement.

Jian Liting thought for a moment and said: "Since he is concerned about me, then let's explain my situation truthfully."

She just didn't expect that after so much time had passed, Tianding Entertainment still remembered her health.

Yang Li thought for a moment and called Zhang Guang.

Jin Li wasn't doing problems, waiting for Chen Qin to bring the list over.

She scrolled through her phone for a while and saw the trending searches bought by Fang Fei and Huayun respectively.

Jin Li clicked in to look with some curiosity.

Her thought was that the two companies had been making a fuss for so long, and they still weren't done!

Driver Xiao Cheng heard Jin Li's question and said casually: "Not yet, they are still competitors; I heard from Sister Fang that the rivalry might only end after their new magazine issue goes online."

Jin Li asked: "Then who won now?"

Driver Xiao Cheng thought for a moment: "From the perspective of sales volume, Fang Fei's magazine didn't sell as well as Huayun's; Huayun's sales are already twice that of Fang Fei's.

But looking at sales revenue, Fang Fei's revenue is better than Huayun's. Sister Fang told me that this war was clearly won by Fang Fei."

Jin Li asked curiously: "Why do you say that?"

Driver Xiao Cheng: "Sister Fang said that Huayun specializes in selling magazines, and that's all they have, but Fang Fei not only sells clothes, it has also made inroads into other fashion categories.

This time competing with Huayun, Fang Fei's public awareness has increased; besides clothes, the sales of other fashion items have also been driven up.

Oh, right, there's also news coming out recently that Fang Fei is going to make perfume!"

When Jin Li received Fang Fei's magazine and found that the brand had inserted scent strips into the inner pages, she had guessed that the brand would launch perfume.

If it weren't for the layout of the industrial chain later, why would Fang Fei go to such great lengths?

Driver Xiao Cheng glanced at Jin Li and said with some hesitation: "Sister Fang also told me that you should be the one to endorse Fang Fei's perfume; you are a great contributor to the brand, but Fang Fei has been slow to contact you, which means they probably don't want to find you; Fang Fei isn't doing well in this regard."

Jin Li was amused: "Why does Sister Fang tell you everything?"

Driver Xiao Cheng shook his head quickly: "No, no, Sister Fang just mentioned it casually in the car, but I remembered it; she didn't take the initiative to talk to me about these things."

Jin Li thought for a moment and said: "Although it's a pity I can't endorse their first perfume, I'm not their global ambassador after all; being able to secure the general ambassadorship for Fang Fei's clothes in China is already quite good.

Fang Fei is an international company after all; they can't put all their chips on me, even if I'm lucky enough to become their global ambassador in the future, I can't possibly get involved in every fashion item."

Jin Li felt that the thing a person should avoid most is taking themselves too seriously and losing their original intention.

How Fang Fei lays out its strategy is not her business, and in the competition with Huayun, her fame has also increased a lot, and her quotes for shooting magazines have risen again and again.

She has already reaped enough benefits; she has to let other stars have a sip of soup.