Chapter 73: Jin Li Raises Fish, Sister Raises Me

Ji Qinglian hurriedly called Jin Li.

Jin Li was still livestreaming, but her phone wasn't off. Disturbed by the buzzing vibration, she snapped out of the 【Half the Effort, Twice the Result】 effect.

Seeing the caller ID, she raised an eyebrow, picked up her phone, and ran toward the bedroom, leaving behind a large audience in the livestream room.

【Looking forward to the call just now; it must be a schedule arrangement rushed over by the company.】

【Looking at Jin Li's expression, she seems quite happy.】

【Blind guess: it's from a member of Pink Girls.】

"Hello?" Jin Li answered the phone.

Ji Qinglian got straight to the point: "What's going on with that recommendation for the second female lead in 'Great Prosperity Dynasty'?"

Jin Li: "It's exactly as you saw. I asked Qiu Qiwen to help me inquire about news regarding 'Great Prosperity Dynasty.' Through the channels of Sharp Edge Entertainment, she obtained some inside information. It just so happens that the original second female lead quit, and the production team is looking for a star to replace her."

Ji Qinglian was still at the airport.

As soon as she got off the plane and saw the message on her phone, she called Jin Li. Now, she was running out of the airport while on the phone.

The reason she was running was that fans had spotted her, and she had no choice but to run.

She spoke while running, her breathing still steady: "That shouldn't be me acting. Qiu Qiwen checked for you out of respect for you. Since 'Great Prosperity Dynasty' is short of people, you should go act in it."

One thing is one thing, another is another.

It wasn't as if she absolutely had to be in 'Great Prosperity Dynasty.'

Over the past few days, Zhang Ziqiang had been handing her scripts one after another. There were a few roles she found quite good, including one for the first female lead.

Ji Qinglian didn't have a must-win determination regarding acting. It was originally Jin Li's suggestion that she act to hide from the company, so she chose to do it. There was no need to snatch resources from others.

Jin Li shook her head and said: "No, Qinglian, you're thinking wrong. I'm currently not interested in acting. Even if I really wanted to, it would be impossible to participate in such a large-scale production."

She paused, "My body can't handle it."

Ji Qinglian's running steps faltered slightly, then she continued to run.

Jin Li's health had been much better lately, and she had almost forgotten how weak Jin Li used to be.

Jin Li continued to analyze for her: "I thought it through carefully before asking Qiu Qiwen to help me check."

"Think about it, I'm not close with Qiu Qiwen. Although the matter of exchanging resources went through the company's official channels, it was only a verbal agreement."

"Qiu Qiwen wanted screen time on 'PICK~ Next Station Diva,' and I've already helped her achieve that, even teaching her how to steal the spotlight."

"I've already given her my resources, but who knows how long I'd have to wait for her to give me hers."

"It's not like I can wait three years to act and then go find her, right?"

"To put it bluntly, a few years from now, who knows if Qiu Qiwen will still be in the industry, or if I'll still be in the entertainment circle."

"Rather than dwelling on her bit of film and television resources, it's better to exchange them early. Whether it's for me to use or for you to use, it makes no difference."

Jin Li couldn't help but laugh at this point, teasing: "What, you're going to run off with my resources and dare not acknowledge the debt?"

Ji Qinglian burst into laughter.

"Little Koi, how would I dare to renege on your debt? If you turn around and seal away my luck, what would I do?"

She changed the subject: "Have you communicated this with your manager? What did she say?"

Jin Li said with a bright expression: "No problem, she's also inclined for me to do this."

Compared to the relationship with Qiu Qiwen, Sui Lingfang trusted the private friendship between the members of Pink Girls more.

Not to mention that Xi Sister Meng Ze might still jump ship to them. Right now, Dawn Entertainment's feeling toward all the members of Pink Girls is like unrequited love, a first love, and definitely the 'white moonlight' kind of sentiment.

"Besides, I really don't have time to act. Qiu Qiwen is very capable; not only did she help me check on 'Great Prosperity Dynasty,' but she also recommended an ancient idol drama with a role that fits me very well."

"If I really wanted to act, I'd rather play that role, but I don't have the time, and I'm worried about my health, so I ultimately refused."

Ji Qinglian's brow relaxed, "She's sensible enough, that's more like it."

As for the previous matter of not providing backup dancers, that didn't count as anything.

If she were to hold a grudge over such a small thing, there would be too many people to hold grudges against; she couldn't even remember all their names.

After communicating well with Qinglian, Jin Li hung up the phone and returned to the livestream room to study.

Netizens left comments one after another, asking what kind of call she had just received and why she looked even more spirited after coming back.

Jin Li lowered her head to work on problems, not looking at the comments at all, leaving the netizens asking into the void once again.

Two days later.

Jin Li put on the cheongsam sent by Duomi Cosmetics and specifically headed to the company to take a few sets of photos.

This cheongsam was of the 【Fang Fei】 brand, which was also the opportunity for 【Fang Fei】 to want her as a spokesperson, and at the same time, it was the first piece of clothing Jin Li wore that went viral.

Sui Lingfang circled around Jin Li and said with full appreciation:

"Netizens still have a good eye. In the initial video released by Duomi Cosmetics, they caught the charm of you wearing a cheongsam at a glance and kept leaving comments asking Duomi to let you wear a cheongsam for the advertisement."

"Look, isn't the second cheongsam advertisement here already?"

"If there's a first, there's a second; if there's a second, there's a third. Since netizens like to see it, let's take a few more sets. As a female star, having a few more beautiful pictures never hurts."

She changed the subject: "But do we really not need to change clothes?"

Jin Li shook her head, "I've read the netizens' comments; they just like me wearing this cheongsam. Anyway, Duomi gave it to me, it's my private clothing, so let's just use this set for the shoot."

Sui Lingfang wanted to borrow a high-end custom cheongsam from Duomi, but under Jin Li's persuasion, she abandoned the idea.

The cooperation wasn't even a sure thing yet; rushing over to borrow clothes now might make 【Fang Fei】 think they were just looking for a handout.

The cheongsam shoot was very simple.

Jin Li had previously helped Duomi take promotional photos and was gradually becoming familiar with the camera. This time, she entered the state very quickly.

【Half the Effort, Twice the Result】 effect, activated!

Dawn Entertainment had a dedicated set room, and that was where they were shooting.

Even though it was an indoor shoot, with the handling of the set and lighting, it looked like an outdoor shoot.

The balcony was filled with various plants and flowers. Jin Li sat on the balcony, slightly closed her eyes, and tilted her head in a leisurely and carefree manner. A pink flower petal landed on the corner of her eye, adding a touch of romantic flair.

Sui Lingfang held the camera and clicked away.

The company didn't have a dedicated photographer, and Jin Li's status hadn't reached the point of hiring an external one.

It just so happened that Fang Jie's photography skills were quite good for an amateur, so she acted as the photographer this time.

After taking the photos, she showed them to Jin Li.

Jin Li looked at a few and gave her a thumbs up repeatedly.

"Women really understand how to capture a woman's beauty better. I feel like under your shooting, I've become a different person."

She tried hard to scrape her vocabulary in her mind, "It's just a scene of a city beauty returning home, living a leisurely and carefree life."

Sui Lingfang was praised until her eyes curved. Suddenly thinking of something, she took out her phone and opened the spring promotional video shot by 【Fang Fei】.

Looking at it, she felt the focus was wrong.

Although taking cheongsam photos was to give benefits to netizens and also to have beautiful pictures for media promotion,

they all knew that this shoot was actually aimed at 【Fang Fei】. Otherwise, why choose that specific cheongsam out of all of them?

"Look, 【Fang Fei】's spring endorsement doesn't follow a city style; it's more like a pampered princess style, every move showing elegance."

"After the spring promotional video went online, a trend of 【Human Fang Fei Princess】 started among netizens. These are pictures taken by netizens for their own amusement."

Jin Li looked at a few and also felt the wrongness.

"The style is wrong. This quarter doesn't follow a workplace style, but my hard photo style is still stuck in Duomi's style, with a workplace vibe."

Sui Lingfang frowned, "I'm wondering if we should change the elements. If we change, how should we change it?"

"There's another problem. When 【Fang Fei】 contacted me, they said they liked that Duomi advertisement. Your identity in that advertisement is a city workplace worker. Maybe we don't need to change?"

You can't guess the mind of the workplace~

You shouldn't guess the mind of a brand either~

Anything related to guessing, if a decision isn't made early, ultimately tortures oneself.

Jin Li looked at the promotional video seriously again.

The content of the promotional video was simple: a female star wearing 【Fang Fei】 clothing, strolling on a street full of romantic atmosphere.

Cheerful music played, and she was like a carefree princess, holding pink balloons in her hand.

At the end of the scene, a mature and elegant man appeared, also holding a pink balloon, and looked at the heroine with a smile.

At that moment, above an ancient castle full of historical heritage and elegance, countless balloons were released, gathering in the air to form the two characters 【Fang Fei】.

The plot was cliché, but the visuals were beautiful.

The more classic a brand is, the more conservative it is in advertising, with every frame and every second carrying an elegant, subtle, and restrained aesthetic.

Jin Li quickly made a decision: "Let's reshoot."

She scanned the surroundings and saw a fish tank. Her eyes lit up, and she thought of how to shoot it.

The next day.

Jin Li's personal blog released a few sets of promotional photos.

Jin Li: 【In the human world, April is the time for Fang Fei, peach blossoms are red and willows are green, drunk on spring mist. Raised a little goldfish, is it cute? Four pictures. jpg】

Netizens clicked in to see and found that these four pictures all had a fish tank and a goldfish, but Jin Li captured a different feeling in each one.

The first picture, Jin Li smiling at the goldfish in the fish tank.

The second picture, Jin Li putting her hand into the fish tank, playing with the fish.

The third picture, Jin Li resting her elbows on the table, cupping her face, looking at the fish boredly.

The fourth picture, Jin Li pressing her face against the fish tank, sticking close to the fish.

【Ahhh, I wish I could turn into that goldfish, Sister kills me!】

【Why isn't it a koi? Has the koi fallen out of favor? I also want to become a goldfish and stick close to Sister!】

【The third one is so cute! Li Bao is actually learning from the fish, puffing her cheeks and blowing bubbles. Li Bao, stop raising fish, raise me!】

【Sister looks so good in Fang Fei's dress!】

Among the many comments praising Jin Li's beautiful face, only occasionally was there such a comment hoping Jin Li would wear 【Fang Fei】 clothes more often.

Sui Lingfang followed up, not knowing whether to cry or laugh for a moment.

Cry, because this promotion was too subtle, and no one noticed.

Laugh, because after this set of photos was released, it actually hit the trending search again, rushing into the top ten—#JinLiRaisesFish#

Today was the filming site for the fifth episode of "PICK~ Next Station Diva." The program team's progress was getting faster and faster, and two teams would be eliminated in the fifth episode.

Compared to the contestants who were under increasing pressure, the mentors were much more relaxed.

There were fewer teams to watch, more time for comments, and the mentors got more screen time.

The program recording ended.

After Gu Cheng got into the nanny van, he opened his phone.

His alt account followed Jin Li, and the blog automatically pushed the latest news posted by Jin Li to him.

Clicking it open, he first looked at the ad copy, thinking it was a promotion for a brand.

But looking closely, he realized it wasn't like that; it was just a normal sharing of beautiful pictures.

He pondered: So she likes fish, why did she always wear cat clothes back then?

But thinking about it, it makes sense; compared to cats, Jin Li is more like a fish, as fragile as a fish in the water.

Leaving the suitable environment, it always makes people worry that she will disappear in the next second.

Chen Lin appeared behind Gu Cheng, snatched his phone away, and said excitedly: "Let me see what you're looking at, why are you so engrossed? You don't even respond when called. Eh... fish?"

Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi got into the car afterward and heard Chen Lin's last sentence.

Yan Xingdong: "What fish? Do you want to raise fish?"

Luo Yi thought of something and hurriedly shook his head: "Let's not, isn't it enough that we raised so many to death before? We can't take care of them, let's not raise them."

Gu Cheng reached out his hand, "Give me back the phone, hurry."

Chen Lin quickly scanned Jin Li's four pictures, returned the phone to Gu Cheng, and then said: "Originally, it was handed over to Brother Guang to take care of, but Brother Guang ran errands with us, so it was handed over to people in the company to feed."

"But those koi were too cute, the people in the company fed them desperately, and accidentally stuffed the fish to death. It wasn't us who raised them to death."

"Back then, I was counting on those koi to bring me some koi luck!!"

After finishing, Chen Lin looked at Gu Cheng eagerly: "So Little Orange, do you want to raise fish?"

Gu Cheng rarely didn't speak.

He didn't refuse, but he didn't promise either.

Seeing him like this, Chen Lin felt there was a chance, shouted 'Yeah', and was already thinking about what fish to raise, even taking out his phone to search for pictures of fish.

Yan Xingdong and Luo Yi looked at each other, helplessly reaching out to support their foreheads, going crazy!!

Time flew by, and Jin Li arrived at the Maozhua charity livestream site.

As a public welfare activity, because too many people were paying attention, the scale was constantly upgraded, and Maozhua also upgraded the venue.

Maozhua not only made the livestream site very professional but also specifically set the livestream location not far from the farmers' orchard.

What is this called?

This is called walking inside, it's a shopping livestream, specifically selling fruits.

Walking outside, it's an outdoor livestream, experiencing the orchard's ecological environment.

The signal in the countryside was poor. To make the internet signal smooth, Maozhua Livestream specifically pulled in a few fiber optic cables, which the locals could also use, which could be considered a good deed.

After Jin Li arrived at the scene, she naturally chatted with a farmer, asking him to take her to see the orchard.

Jin Li discovered that the orchard was divided into two parts.

Part of it is the already planted, fruit-bearing Ponkan orange trees; the orange-red fruits hanging on the branches are very tempting, looking festive just by the sight of them.

The farmer said in simple Mandarin with a local accent: "Paba Tangerines are delicious. This year our whole village planted them. The skin is very thin and very sweet. You try one, you all try one."

Jin Li tasted one and nodded repeatedly: "Delicious!"

Freshly picked from this orchard is different; it's much more delicious than the ones Qinglian bought.

The farmer smiled and said: "Often come over to see and take care of them. This year's income all depends on the Paba Tangerines."

Jin Li discovered the other part of the orchard, where seedlings were planted.

"What is that area?"

The farmer said: "Fruit seedlings were planted last month. September-October or February-March are the planting areas for Paba Tangerines."

"Generally, if planted well, Paba Tangerines will mature in November of the coming year, about 270 days. Experts sent people to say this, and I remember this date very clearly."

"Like the trees that are still fruiting, they are slow-growing. After many remedial measures, they were successfully made to bear fruit."

"Once the fruit is out, it can't stay on the tree for too long; it must be picked and stored to last longer."

Jin Li asked a few more questions, besides fruit growth, there were also issues with fruit packaging, transportation, and quality.

If the source is well-guarded and the express delivery is also well-guarded, the fruit delivered to the customers can be better.

This farmer answered them one by one.

He was not good with words and repeated many things, but Jin Li had no impatience and patiently guided him to say what she wanted to hear.

"Jin Li!" Sui Lingfang called her name from afar.

Jin Li hurriedly stuffed the last few pieces of Paba Tangerine into her mouth, stood up, clapped her hands, and said vaguely: "Brother, let's not chat for now, I'm going to help you livestream and sell goods!"

The farmer nodded repeatedly, his smile like a blooming chrysanthemum, "Good, good, good."

Whether they can get out of poverty this year depends on whether the stored Paba Tangerines can be sold!

Arriving at the livestream room, Sui Lingfang disliked her being covered in mud and hurriedly patted her clothes: "It's a good thing I brought you a change of clothes, you go change first."

After changing clothes, Jin Li did a casual makeup and styling, not using the makeup artist sent by Maozhua.

Livestreaming to sell goods, and selling fruits, with the orchard right outside, there was no need to make it so heavy; she wanted to be more grounded.

If it weren't for Maozhua not having outdoor livestreaming equipment, Jin Li would actually prefer to go outdoors to livestream, letting netizens see the mountains here, the water here, and the fruits produced by the fruit trees here.

After Jin Li was ready, she communicated with Maozhua, and Maozhua quickly started the broadcast for her, which caught other stars off guard!

It was fine for artists from Dawn Entertainment.

When they came, they started putting on makeup in the car, so it wasn't that troublesome.

And those artists from other companies didn't expect the announcement process to go so fast, and their makeup was only half done.

Those artists cursed in low voices one after another.

"Speechless, starting the broadcast so fast, are they rushing to be reincarnated?"

"Isn't it not night yet, starting the broadcast three or four hours early?"

"Doesn't she do makeup and styling?"

Some people hurriedly said: "Say less, hurry up and finish makeup to sell goods, don't wait until Jin Li finishes the broadcast before we arrive, by then we won't even get much screen time."

In the livestream room.

As soon as Jin Li started the broadcast, Maozhua gave her a homepage headline, plus full-site screen opening promotion, pop-up promotion, and background push notification promotion.

It can be called the status of a big shot!

Jin Li didn't have experience in livestreaming to sell goods, but she felt that if netizens wanted to buy, they would definitely want to see the quality of the fruit, so she focused on introducing the fruit.

"I went around the orchard when I came and communicated with the farmers here about planting methods, as well as storage, transportation, and other issues."

"How about we test the sweetness of this Paba Tangerine first? Does anyone like to eat sweet ones?"

The measuring instruments were ready-made. She tested several in a row, and Fang Jie helped her look at the comments, asking questions for netizens that they wanted to ask.

"Someone wants to eat sour ones?" Jin Li smiled, "I don't know about that, how about I pull the farmer brother over to chat with you and ask him if there are any sour ones?"

【Support!】

【Want to see the farmer brother!】

【Already bought three jin, I just happen to like eating Paba Tangerines!】

The livestream camera didn't see the farmer brother, but could hear his voice. The brother was anxiously refusing: "I won't be on camera, I, I, I am not good with words, I am nervous, I can't speak!"

Jin Li said boldly: "Brother, don't I have me? If you can't speak, I'll speak for you. Come, you sell the goods yourself. Do you believe me, your ability to sell goods is even stronger than mine?"

"Re, really?"

Jin Li affirmed: "Really, come, come, come!"

【Haha, listening to the Koi online bluffing!】

【Woooo, I love Jin Li's personality, she really doesn't care about trifles!】

【I guarantee, if the farmer brother appears, I'll buy 5 jin!】

【Is 5 jin too much?】

【Not much, this kind of fruit is delicious. I especially like to roast it hot in winter, it's very plentiful. Now the weather is hot, it's also good to eat it iced, and you can make your own fruit tea.】

【This year, several milk tea brands have jointly launched the Paba Tangerine fruit tea series. Paba Tangerines are truly worth it!】

The farmer brother was pulled by Jin Li to appear on camera. At first, he was a bit shy and embarrassed, nervous and unable to speak.

But under Jin Li's encouragement, he became more and more open and started chatting directly with the netizens in the comments.

"Tired, how can farming not be tiring? I have a few more acres of crops in other places."

"The orchard is right outside, I'll take pictures for you to see later. Paba Tangerines are planted with government support, and this year we rely on this to get out of poverty."

Seeing him becoming more open and liking to chat with netizens, Jin Li simply said: "Brother, do you have a Maozhua Livestream account?"

The farmer brother shook his head: "No, I only know how to plant things, occasionally go online to swipe videos."

Jin Li: "How about this, you register one now, call them to follow, and then you can livestream to sell goods yourself, which can also be considered a livelihood?"

The farmer brother hesitated: "Can I do it? I have never been in contact with livestreaming and such."

Jin Li smiled: "You can do it, aren't you in contact with it now? It's okay, I'll teach you, it's very simple."

【She really, I'm crying to death!】

【The word 'God', I'm already tired of saying it...】

【Others are just perfunctorily selling goods, only Jin Li is sincerely considering for the farmer brother. Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish. Farmer brother, hurry up and grasp this opportunity!】

This livestream started at 3:00 PM and didn't end until 9:00 PM.

In the middle, Jin Li and the farmer brother took turns eating to ensure that one person was standing in front of the camera.

She couldn't control how other artists wanted to sell goods.

But within her ability, Jin Li wanted to help this place go further.

Many times, a place just lacks an opportunity, and the local people just lack a small opportunity.

After the broadcast, Jin Li took a deep breath and walked to the car.

Suddenly, her eyes went dizzy, and she felt her head was a bit short of blood supply.

Jin Li grabbed Fang Jie's hand and only had time to say one sentence: "Sister, I'm not going to the hospital."

Then, she fainted. ===== CHAPTER 74 =====