Chapter 41 World 2 [11]

Good morning, the online sentiment shifted last night. Xu Yin paid out of her own pocket to hire a group of online influencers to compile a list of male celebrities you've been involved with, attempting to pin all the blame on you.

"Even if those people were trying to use this as a marketing tactic, so what? Since they chose Shao Qing, there must be something wrong with her." "Being tethered once could be accidental, but if it's constantly happening, there's definitely something wrong with someone involved."

The above is the rhetoric that the online troll army insists on using when spreading brainwashing propaganda. They're all attacking you, saying you must have moral problems, which is why you're being constantly targeted.

[However, your fans and the newly increased number of fans who admire your looks are also very strong. They found a very complete timeline and dug up all the awards you won through your own strength.]

Fans were battling the online trolls for nearly the entire night, saying, "Our Qingqing became famous at a young age and has a weak foundation, which is why she's targeted by those nasty men." They were also saying, "You have no idea how beautiful our Qingqing is. Those men are just angry because they can't get what they want."

Netizens who surf at night are generally adults. They have a certain level of self-judgment and aren't swayed by the online trolls' thinking. Instead, they're drawn in by the red carpet photos posted by fans.

[According to statistics, the number of followers on your account increased by approximately 200,000 in one night. These are active followers with extremely high activity levels.]

When Shao Qing got up and washed, Jing Ke consciously organized and stated the information that was useful to her.

"Okay, I got it. Thank you for your hard work." Shao Qing wiped his face dry with a towel and then began to apply skin care products on his face.

[It seems your company hasn't arranged any PR for you. It's all your fans speaking for you on their own initiative. Have you considered saving the relevant data?]

Although Zongheng Entertainment has considerable influence within the industry, their focus has shifted to new artists, so they're determined not to give you many resources.

"Are you suggesting that I change companies?" Shao Qing asked.

I think it's worth considering. You signed a contract with Zongheng Entertainment at the age of 22. Your initial contract was for five years. When you renewed your contract last year, Zongheng Entertainment reduced your salary, and the contract period is only two years.

Zongheng Entertainment's intentions are clear. If you don't improve within the next two years, they'll definitely offer you a worse contract or give you the cold shoulder.

"Let's wait and see. It's normal for businessmen to pursue profits. I don't expect capitalists to sympathize with me." Shao Qing is not a girl who has any beautiful dreams about the entertainment industry. She has already seen through many of the unspoken rules.

The company will naturally allocate resources to artists who can bring benefits to the company. Artists who can't bring much benefits will naturally be ranked behind those who can make money.

For example, when I was at the peak of my popularity, Zongheng Entertainment always responded to my requests and handled all my requests very well.

Shao Qing didn't have any special feelings for Zongheng Entertainment News. He just thought that all crows are bad. If he couldn't bring enough benefits, he would get the same treatment even if he changed companies.

[Okay, if you have the idea of ​​setting up your own company or studio, I will help you make reasonable plans and provide corresponding support.]

Jing Ke did not force Shao Qing to leave Zongheng Entertainment, but just gave some suggestions based on his own views.

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As usual, the director came at 8:30 in the morning to announce the corresponding tasks. The fishing spot for the three people yesterday was still retained, but the director changed the rules. From catching five fish, you can get one, to catching ten fish, you can get one.

However, when choosing fish, there is no longer a requirement to choose the smallest one, but instead a blind box lottery mode will be opened. The program team will let the audience in the live broadcast room see the corresponding fish in tanks one to ten, and then let the guests choose blindly.

From the perspective of obtaining supplies, the difficulty has increased a little, but if you are lucky enough to choose the biggest fish, it is still quite profitable.

In addition, ten pieces of wood can still be exchanged for clues to a supply point. However, during the inspection this time, large pieces of wood will not be converted into multiple pieces. Only one piece will be counted as one piece to prevent guests from taking advantage of larger trees to save trouble.

The task of collecting marine debris is a permanent one, but only two clues to supply points will be redeemed every day, and the main principle is first come first served.

The rule of exchanging three fish for a clue to a supply point has not changed, but many guests who have been cheated probably won’t choose this option anymore.

Especially Xu Yin, whose luck was ridiculously bad. If he was frugal, the three fish could have been enough for him to eat for a whole day. If he exchanged them for supplies, he might only get some supplies that looked good but were of no use to him.

"Xiao Shao, do you want to try your luck again today?" Yu Hongjun asked with a smile, "If I can pick the biggest fish in a blind pick, I won't have to worry about lunch anymore."

Before Shao Qing could respond, the director, who had just announced the rules, raised his megaphone again and said, "Just to add, in order to allow the guests to experience a rich and varied outdoor life, you cannot obtain food in the same way for two consecutive days."

After hearing the rules added temporarily by the director, the six guests showed a look of embarrassment on their faces.

"Director, are you afraid that Xiao Shao will catch all the fish in the sea?" Yu Hongjun couldn't help but say. The more she listened, the more this rule sounded like it was aimed at Shao Qing.

"It's just to make it more interesting. Teacher Shao can also choose to pick up trash or chop down trees. These two ways of obtaining supplies are also very fast." The director laughed and did not explain too much.

It’s not that Shao Qing was targeted. The program team just added a little difficulty to all the guests.

"Teacher Li, marine debris can only be exchanged. For the two clues, why don't you exchange once, and Sister Hong and I will exchange once together?" Shao Qing quickly accepted this new rule.

Shao Qing only fished yesterday, so he still has a lot of options today.

In comparison, this new rule is even more unfriendly to Xu Yin, who chopped down trees and picked up marine garbage yesterday. If he wants to get clues to supplies, he can only choose to exchange them by fishing.

Xu Yin probably couldn't afford to catch thirty fish in exchange for a clue, so his ingredients today could only be fish or wild ingredients.

"Okay, then let's go fishing together tomorrow and try to catch more fish." Yu Hongjun nodded, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Shao Qing became even gentler.

He is such a steady and broad-minded junior that he didn't get angry even when faced with such a situation.

But it’s better this way. Only by not being arrogant or impatient in the face of any situation can you survive in the cannibalistic entertainment industry.

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Only Shao Qing and his two companions were allowed to pick up trash, so naturally no one competed with them for it.

However, at present, the best tool for cutting trees is the engineer shovel. Liu Chang exchanged two coconuts for the right to use the engineer shovel without saying a word.

Zheng Xingxing had nothing to show for it, so he just shamelessly tried to build a relationship with Xu Yin, saying that they slept in the same place, and tried to get Xu Yin's engineer shovel for free.

Xu Yin really wanted to refuse Zheng Xingxing from sending the engineer shovel to Liu Chang, but Zheng Xingxing had already come over with a smile on his face, so he had no choice but to do the good deed.

The program team is quite kind. After the guests choose to clean up the ocean garbage, they will provide them with gloves and rubber shoes for free to prevent them from being cut by unknown garbage.

Picking up garbage is a job that does not require much skill. You just need to put the garbage washed up by the waves into woven bags.

There are many types of marine debris, and they are very diverse. Generally speaking, they are mainly plastics of different colors and types. You can find them on the coast, from large blue water tanks to small buttons.

In addition, various damaged fishing nets and ropes also account for a large proportion, with various rusty iron sheets and glass fragments sandwiched in between, which can easily cut your arms if you are not careful.

[Be careful, there are nails in front. If you step on them, they will pierce the soles of your rubber shoes.]

"Okay, I got it, thank you." Shao Qing paused until he found the rusty iron nail with the pointed end facing upwards, then he slowly took a step forward.

After picking up a piece of foam and poking it on the iron nail, Shao Qing picked up the iron nail and threw it into a large woven bag.

"Sister Hong, Teacher Li, please be careful when you step. I just saw an iron nail. There may be other iron nails here." Shao Qing reminded.

"Okay, thanks for the reminder." Li Liming responded. In just half an hour, he had almost filled the woven bag in his hand.

Yu Hongjun walked beside Shao Qing, frowning slightly. "I didn't expect there would be so much trash on this island that hasn't been opened to the public yet. If it were a developed island, there would probably be even more trash."

"If it is developed into a tourist island, a lot more domestic waste will be generated. But by then there should be a special cleaning team to deal with it, and perhaps the situation will be better." Shao Qing dragged the woven bag forward a little, squatted down and quickened his movements.

"I hope so. The development of this island will probably take place in this period of time." Considering the camera, Yu Hongjun simply sighed.

Shao Qing's eyebrows twitched slightly when he heard this, and he asked Jing Ke in his heart, "Will this island be developed after the filming of the program is completed?"

Given the current popularity, there's a high probability that it will be developed into a tourist attraction. However, the likelihood of overdevelopment is low. It's likely that shallow development will be carried out while preserving the natural ecology, using the gimmick of deserted island survival.

The program crew was able to obtain filming rights to this island and prevent others from approaching during filming, which is inseparable from the relevant plans of the investors behind it.

Shao Qing thought for a moment, "Is the wood we collected also a gimmick, and will it be used in some buildings suitable for check-in later?"

[Based on speculation, it's very likely that the wood was previously labeled and preserved.]

"No wonder we are asked to do different tasks every day. It seems that the program team wants everyone to leave behind something useful." Shao Qing quickly figured out the connection.

Fans' money has always been the easiest to make, especially for celebrities with a lot of sticky fans. All you need to do is to come up with something related to the celebrity and create a gimmick, and a large number of fans will come to the island.

After gaining popularity at the beginning, the subsequent operation will be very simple, and the island will become a well-known island over time.

"You caught so many fish in one go yesterday, and the fact that it went viral has brought a lot of attention to this little-known island. The production team hopes you can achieve more, but at the same time, they're worried you might underperform."

"So they will give me the fishing rod and bait that I don't want tomorrow?" Shao Qing couldn't help but think of a conspiracy theory.

"The production team might make some arrangements in advance, perhaps by setting up a nest or releasing more fish at a designated location," Jing Ke said.

[These all require a little preparation time and cannot be completed overnight.]

Jing Ke said, "But don't worry. Your luck is slowly recovering. Before the filming ends, your fishing success rate will be about four to five times higher than that of an average person."

"Even if I'm not fishing at the fishing spot?" Shao Qing asked, his eyes falling on a packaging box that looked relatively complete.

[Yes, during this period of recovery, you will experience a buff similar to your wishes coming true, and things will go extra smoothly.]

After hearing this, Shao Qing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, bent down and picked up the sand-stained packaging box on the ground.

"You are right. I was just thinking about whether there is any way to get the ingredients by myself. Look, isn't this opportunity here?" Shao Qing said.

After opening the package, a lure with many fish hooks and a ball of unused fishing line appeared in her sight.

Now that you have the fish hook and fishing line, you can find a bottle or foam as the float. As for the fishing rod, just find a tough branch.

"Is this a discarded hook and line?" Yu Hongjun's attention was attracted by Shao Qing's action, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, "Xiao Shao, do you want to do something with it?"

"Sister Hong really understands me. The fish hooks and fishing lines are delivered to my door. I want to try fishing myself." Shao Qing said with a smile, and picked up a long piece of foam.

"Many fish like to eat conch and shells, so I can get bait just by strolling on the beach. In this way, all the tools are found by ourselves, and the fish we catch are also considered our own supplies, so we don't need to share them with the production team."

Shao Qing stuffed the things he had chosen into his backpack, turned to look at Yu Hongjun and said with a smile.

"Sister Hong, if I can successfully catch some fish, can we continue to have grilled fish for lunch today? I also want to taste your cooking skills."

Shao Qing's bright smile once again made Yu Hongjun stunned, especially since Shao Qing was facing away from the sun. The pouring sunlight seemed to cover her with a layer of golden gauze, giving Shao Qing an untouchable sacred feeling.

In fact, it was not just Yu Hongjun who was stunned. The fans who saw the close-up view in the live broadcast room were also stunned.

After they realized what was happening, they didn't have time to send out barrages of comments or screams. Instead, they blocked the barrages and took a lot of screenshots before clattering away on their keyboards, calling Shao Qing "wife" all the time, wishing they could hold her in their hands and take her away.

"Okay, I'll make it for you if you want to eat it." Yu Hongjun responded with a smile, and a hint of nostalgia couldn't help revealing in her eyes.

When I was young, I also met such a bright and sunny person.

It’s a pity that I was just a newcomer at that time, and I could only watch such a good person being slowly pulled down from the altar by those ugly capitals, and he has been in a slump until now.

-

Shao Qing has a strong execution ability. After quickly collecting ten kilograms of marine garbage, he didn't even check the clues of the supply box, but went to look for a suitable branch to use as a fishing rod.

At Jing Ke's reminder, Shao Qing chose a branch that was cut down yesterday. After breaking off the fragile part at the front, there was still about one and a half meters of length.

Generally speaking, a fishing rod of this length can only catch small fish. If you try to catch a big fish, it will be easy for the fish to come off the hook or not be able to catch the fish at all.

But it would be different if Shao Qing held the fishing rod in her hand. She only needed to use a few snail meats as bait, then choose a place seemingly at random and throw the hook out.

There were no parasols or chairs at the fishing spot he chose, so Shao Qing could only stand on the shore and wait quietly for the buoy to be pulled down.

The livestream's camera is already on you, and netizens have already opened their bets. Some people bet you won't catch a fish for an hour, while others bet you'll catch a fish in just five minutes.

The anglers from before also caught wind of the situation, and many were saying there was something wrong with your hook and rod combination. Because everyone had different opinions, they were analyzing and debating it in the comments with their own professional expertise.

Netizens were busy watching the fishermen quarreling, and no one paid attention to the rhythm of the water army and the trolls.

Those fans who like your looks are still licking the screen and saying they'll bang their heads against the wall for you.

After hearing Jing Ke read out the strange content of the barrage in a calm tone, Shao Qing couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Before Shao Qing could express his gratitude for his hard work, the buoy floating on the sea suddenly dived down.

Shao Qing subconsciously pulled the rod and found that the fishing line was stretched straight at a very fast speed. She immediately picked up the mineral water bottle wrapped with excess fishing line and started to play a tug-of-war with the fish that had taken the bait.

"No way, she's catching fish! She's only been fishing for three minutes!" "Point the camera downwards! I suspect someone put a fish on her hook!"

"See? I've said it before. Whether you can catch fish depends on your technique, not the brand of rod or hook you use." "Click to see the angler's defense break. If such simple equipment can catch fish, how can those anglers who spend tens of thousands of yuan on a fishing rod survive!"

The atmosphere of the barrage was very cheerful. The fishermen who only had eyes for fish didn't even look at the chattering barrage. All they had eyes for was the fish that had bitten Shao Qing's hook!

[Yes, it's a wild yellow croaker, quite large, over two kilograms, more suitable for steaming or making soup.] The moment the fish briefly emerged from the water, Jing Ke identified its specific species and size.

After pulling each other for about three minutes, Shao Qing quickly reeled in the line with a mineral water bottle. When the golden fish was pulled out of the water, it looked particularly beautiful under the sunlight.

After successfully lifting the fish up, Shao Qing looked the yellow croaker around and then put the fish into the supply box that was temporarily used as a water tank.

"Hurry up, I need the address, give me the address! This is a wild yellow croaker! Yellow croaker!" "Oh my god, how much is this fish worth? A wild one should be worth a few thousand yuan per pound, right?"

"No, is this true? Are they doing something shady?" "What shady deal? Didn't you see the cameraman filming? You don't really think there are fish divers on the seabed putting fish on hooks, do you?"

"Honestly, even if the show crew were fishing, they wouldn't choose this expensive yellow croaker. The most they'd go for would be sea bass." "What a mindless troll! It's obvious Qingqing is just lucky. Even with unprofessional equipment, she can still catch a fish in three minutes. Nothing like that guy."

"Xu Yin hasn't caught any fish yet?" After hearing the comments Jing Ke relayed, Shao Qing keenly caught the key words.

[Yes, it's not just Xu Yin. Zheng Xingxing and Liu Chang didn't go chopping trees either. Instead, they went fishing with Xu Yin. So far, Xu Yin has caught nothing, Zheng Xingxing has one, and Liu Chang has three.]

Shao Qing slowly hung the new bait on the hook, chose the right angle, and threw it out with a swung rod.

Shao Qing: "Didn't Xu Yin give up? He hasn't caught any fish in over an hour. He definitely can't catch ten in a day."

[The three of us have reached a cooperation agreement. If one person can't catch ten fish individually, we can use the method you used before to exploit a loophole and get ten fish together between the three of us.]

Shao Qing couldn't help laughing in his heart. "Xu Yin wants to save face, so he probably won't quit halfway. But if he gets nothing, he probably won't be so shameless as to eat and drink for free."

"It's a pity that this program is not live 24 hours a day. After it gets dark, Xu Yin can ask the assistant to prepare some food for her." Shao Qing said with regret, but there was only carelessness and disdain in his tone.

"Do you need my help? If Xu Yin is cheating, I can make a small glitch in a fixed camera position. For example, the camera suddenly connects to the live broadcast room and directly exposes the truth of Xu Yin's cheating."

"Don't you think there's anything wrong with doing this?" Shao Qing asked.

"What could be the problem? It's just a minor glitch with the camera." Jing Ke was a little confused.

"Doing this will affect the entire program team. I do feel disgusted by Xu Yin's behavior, but there is no need to drag the entire program team into this." Shao Qing explained.

"Most importantly, Xu Yin is just a guest and will only appear in this episode. If the show's reputation deteriorates, the four regular guests will be most affected."

[Shao Qing, you are a little different from what I imagined.]

"Oh? What's different?" Shao Qing stared at the foam float, ready to reel in the line at any time.

Xu Yin made you fall to the bottom for three years without any reason. I didn't expect that when you had the chance to take revenge on him, you would still consider so much. You don't seem to be in a hurry to take revenge on him.

"No, I'm not that kind of generous person. I hold grudges." Shao Qing chuckled, "I just want to get more things that are disadvantageous to Xu Yin, and then gather them together and throw them out."

"There's no point in just skirmishing. If you're going to fight, you have to pin the other person to the ground, leaving them with absolutely no chance of recovery."

Shao Qing's tone changed slightly, taking on a subtle self-deprecation. "Look at me. Aren't I a ready-made example? Xu Yin has been secretly targeting me for three years, right?"

"Every time he throws a bucket of dirty water on me, then watches as public opinion slowly turns against me, hoping to bring me down from my pedestal bit by bit."

"But three years later, I'm still standing here. Although I have a lot of haters, my popularity is still there. If I wanted to make a fortune and run away, I can also happily retire and live the rest of my life."

"Shao Qing, don't compare yourself to trash. You two are completely different." Jing Ke interrupted Shao Qing, her tone more serious than ever.

Those stigmas are simply fabricated. You are a person of principle and bottom line, while Xu Yin is someone who will do anything for Hong. You are different.

"Isn't it the same? Aren't we all in the entertainment industry just to make money?" Shao Qing said nonchalantly, "If it weren't for the money, I would have quit long ago. After all, I have quite a bit of savings now."

[That's different. You really love acting.] Jing Ke's tone sounded even more serious.

[I don't know what other people think, but I know you are a good person, Shao Qing.]

You've persevered until now to realize your dream, and a large portion of your earnings have gone toward building Hope Primary Schools. You're a person of high moral character, not a piece of trash like Xu Yin.