At one o'clock in the afternoon, Su Qi came to the school gate with Ji Fang, carrying a suitcase.
"Didn't you say someone was coming to pick you up? Where is that person?" Ji Fang looked around.
In front of the main gate of the BJ Film Academy was a small plaza with parking spaces on both sides. Outsiders were not allowed to drive onto the campus without permission and could only park in the parking spaces. There were two or three cars parked in the small plaza at the moment, none of them with drivers. They didn't look like they were picking someone up. Instead, a silver Lexus was parked arrogantly in front of the main gate, drawing the attention of students entering and leaving the school.
"Who are you? The car is parked in a terrible place." Ji Fang curled her lips and said with disgust.
There are many students from their college who go out to film, and they are famous and prestigious, but only a handful of them can afford a Lexus.
"Did Jiang Aili go back to school today?" Ji Fang asked Su Qi.
Jiang Aili was a junior. In her sophomore year, she was chosen by renowned director Zhang Mouli to star in a film and win the Best Newcomer award. Since then, her stardom has skyrocketed, and she's become a popular young actress, boasting tens of millions of Weibo followers and countless film and endorsement offers. With her net worth, she could easily afford a ten-million-yuan Lexus. However, if Ji Fang remembered correctly, the last car she saw picking up Jiang Aili was a Cadillac worth over a million yuan.
Su Qi shook her head: "Probably not. If she went back to school, the school gate would be crowded with fans."
Ji Fang said, "That's true."
Su Qi took out her cell phone from her small bag. "I'll call and ask."
At ten in the morning, she received a call from a man named Zhan, who said he had been asked by her brother to take her to City H. They had agreed to meet at the school gate at one in the afternoon, but now it was five minutes past one, and she hadn't seen him at all.
The call was just made, but it beeped twice and then hung up. Su Qi was stunned, thinking that she had dialed the wrong number.
"What's wrong?" Ji Fang asked.
"I don't know..." Su Qi frowned and was about to dial again when a deep male voice sounded from the front.
"Hello, are you Miss Su?"
Su Qi and Ji Fang looked up at the same time, looking in surprise at the handsome young man who had appeared in front of them at some point.
"——Hello." Su Qi calmed herself down and said politely, "I'm Su Qi."
"I'm Zhan Yang," the young man said politely, "Please follow me, Miss Su."
Su Qi heaved a sigh of relief when she heard his last name was Zhan. She pulled her suitcase and said to Ji Fang, "You go back. I'm leaving."
Ji Fang glanced at Zhan Yang twice and reminded Su Qi, "Be careful on the road and call me when you arrive."
"Yeah." Su Qi waved and followed Zhan Yang.
Then--
Zhan Yang, like an elegant butler in a comic, opened the door of the Lexus and respectfully invited Su Qi to get in.
Ji Fang, who hadn't walked far yet, saw this scene and couldn't help but shout "Damn it!" She had just been wondering who had parked the car across the school gate, but now her face was swollen.
What kind of friends does Su Qi's brother have? Not only are they handsome, but they also drive such an expensive luxury car?
After watching the car leave, Ji Fang returned to the school gate with a look of emotion. When passing by a group of girls, she heard their conversation.
"I told you, there are a lot of girls these days who are willing to degenerate into mistresses."
"That guy just now is a freshman, right? He's already being praised before he even debuted?"
"What do you mean by someone supporting you? Isn't that just being kept by someone? Haha——"
"She is very beautiful and has a clean temperament."
"You don't understand. The more beautiful a girl is, the more unrestrained she is. She relies on her pretty face to flirt with several men and have a lot of fun."
Ji Fang grew increasingly angry as she listened. Noticing Lan Wei among the group, she deliberately raised her voice, "It's such a blessing to have a brother. He can easily get his sister a commercial and earn five million. How arrogant!"
Five million?
Several gasps were heard all around.
Glancing at Lan Wei, whose eyes were almost bleeding from jealousy, Ji Fang lifted her long hair and hummed a little tune as she walked into the school gate.
Su Qi and Zhan Yang rushed to H City, where Su Ling was busy live streaming and selling fish.
He built a shed beside the fields, housing a table, a stove, a wok, and over twenty buckets, each filled with rice fish. Li Dahai and two young computer savvy people managed the online store, and as orders surged from a hundred to a thousand, they grew calm. They methodically handled customer service, printing orders and answering questions.
Fifteen or sixteen villagers expertly packed the rice fish. They rinsed the fish, placed them in foam boxes, added ice packs, wrapped them tightly with tape, affixed express delivery labels, loaded them onto electric bikes, and delivered them in batches to the village delivery station.
With their previous experience in livestreaming vegetable sales, the villagers were now familiar with the fish sales. They were all beaming with joy at the thought that their rice fish would not be unsold.
Mr. Su is truly the lucky star of Shixi Village!
Since he arrived, the village has become bustling, and everyone's pockets have become fatter. Previously, they couldn't even imagine that growing vegetables and raising fish could yield big profits. Now, seeing the sales power of the internet, the villagers can't help but sigh: times are changing so fast!
"There are several ways to prepare rice fish. You can pan-fry, deep-fry, stew, boil, or even dry it." Su Ling introduced the middle-aged woman next to him to the camera. "This is Aunt Zhang. She's an expert cook. Let's have her show you how to pan-fry rice fish."
Aunt Zhang was all smiles, her eyes narrowed into a line, and she wasn't nervous at all. She didn't understand live streaming; she only knew the little bee was a camera. She had no idea she was being watched simultaneously by over 300,000 people online.
She caught a fish from the bucket and hit the fish's head cleanly with the back of a knife. The lively rice fish fainted instantly and lay straight on the chopping board, with its belly ripped open.
"So you have to knock on the head before killing a live fish?" Su Ling asked in surprise.
"Yes, it's easier to kill the fish when it's dizzy." Aunt Zhang said as a matter of course.
Su Ling touched his nose. "I used to chop the fish head directly with a kitchen knife."
The fish's head was chopped off, but its body was still thrashing on the chopping board, blood splattering everywhere. The scene was extremely horrifying.
【Hahaha, I can imagine the brutality of that little brother when he kills fish, because I do the same thing! (﹁ ﹁) ~→】
[I hate killing live fish the most, but my husband loves to eat them, so I feel a little bit bad every time I kill a live fish.]
I like braised crucian carp. I wonder if rice fish and crucian carp have the same texture?
[Take out your little notebook to record... Wow, this lady is so skillful at killing fish. She killed four in less than five minutes! (⊙⊙)]
【What are you standing there for? Place your order! 】
Why am I focusing on the Vinegar King? Hehe, I want to see him catch fish.
When Su Ling saw this comment, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the man busy in the field.
Lin Feng expressionlessly held the bottomless basket and plunged it into the mud. He bent down and groped around, and found a fat fish, which he stuffed into the bamboo basket hanging around his waist.
Su Ling's eyes softened.
The man's movements while doing farm work were a little clumsy. His clothes and pants were covered in mud, and he looked a little disheveled, completely different from his usual serious and elegant appearance. However, he was still as handsome as ever. His T-shirt was soaked with sweat and stuck to his body, perfectly outlining his muscular curves, which made people's hearts jump.
It’s so sexy, isn’t it!
As if sensing something, Lin Feng suddenly looked up and met Su Ling's fiery gaze. His dark eyes became deeper. He picked up the basket, stepped on the mud, and walked slowly towards the roadside shed.
Su Ling withdrew his gaze as if nothing had happened and watched Aunt Zhang frying fish calmly.
【Hehe, who was the little brother looking at just now? 】
[I think I'm blushing! o(〃'▽'〃)o]
[I'm so full from all the dog food today~(╯▽╰)]
[I have to say, this little brother and his husband are super good-looking. They are so pleasing to the eyes standing together. I have become their loyal CP fan! ]
I'm so happy to be a fan of them. They give out sweets every day. It's so sweet! It makes me want to find a boyfriend too!
[Hey, mention Cao Cao and he'll appear! Found the Jealous King!]
The Little Bee camera turned and captured Lin Feng. He took off the bamboo basket from his waist, lifted it up and poured it out. "Plop, plop--" more than twenty fat fish fell into the bucket.
Su Ling took out a wet towel and wiped the sweat off his face. "Thank you for your hard work."
Lin Feng bent down slightly to make it easier for him to wipe it. "It's not hard."
After helping him wipe the sweat, Su Ling threw the wet wipes into the trash can beside him and filled a basin with clean water and placed it on the table. "Take a break and get back to work later."
"Yeah." Lin Feng reached into the basin and cleaned the mud.
Su Ling took a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed the lid and handed it to him. Lin Feng took it and drank it in one gulp.
It seems that he is really thirsty. As he swallows, his Adam's apple moves up and down, and beads of sweat slide down the graceful curve of his neck to his collarbone, and then flow down from his collarbone and disappear into the collar of his T-shirt. His whole body exudes a strong scent of masculine hormones, which is very tempting.
I don’t know whether the little bee’s intelligence was intentional or unintentional, but it faithfully captured this scene with a close-up technique comparable to movie-level, which made hundreds of thousands of netizens dry their mouths.
[——Where am I? What am I doing? Who do I see? Why is my heart beating faster?]
[I suddenly get the charm of the jealous king! Ahhhh! This little brother is so happy!!! o(*////▽////*)q]
[Sorry, my phantom limb suddenly got hard just now. I'm so sorry! (*/ω＼*)]
[No...are you guys being worthy of my brother? Stop it! Stop it!]
We're here to buy fish! We're here to buy fish! We're here to buy fish—but I still have to say, this little guy is so happy! I'm so jealous!
Even through the screen, I can feel the jealousy in the King of Jealousy, not to mention the people present, tsk tsk tsk——
Seeing the screen full of teasing comments, Su Ling cleared his throat and said to the little bee seriously, "MK, please turn off unnecessary functions. Your current task is to film Aunt Zhang frying fish."
"Sorry, master, I will turn off the special effect immediately." The little bee responded intelligently, and the camera turned to the wok, where four cleaned rice fish were frying in oil.
Netizens: ...
Why are we watching fried fish? We want to watch the little brother and the jealous queen show off their affection! ╥﹏╥...
"It's great to be young!" Director Dou took the opportunity to slack off and squatted on the road beside the field to watch the live broadcast on his mobile phone.
"Isn't Director Dou also young?" Ruan Wenya asked.
"After I turned 35, I started to feel old. Plus, I was busy with work and often stayed up late, so wrinkles appeared." Director Dou took off his glasses to show the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes that were so faint that they were almost invisible.
Ruan Wenya smiled awkwardly but politely. Was it really okay to discuss wrinkles in front of a woman in her forties?
Director Dou, a straight man, was unaware of this and handed his phone to Ruan Wenya, saying cheekily, "Manager Ruan, can you help me take a picture?"
Ruan Wenya gritted her teeth. "Okay..."
“Crack—”
The photo freezes.
Director Dou wore a straw hat, held a fat fish in his hand, and grinned at the camera.
I processed the photo with a filter, added a cute little icon, posted it on Weibo, added some text, and also included the URL of the live broadcast room.
[Dou Fu Nao V: My days fishing in the countryside—want to buy fish? Watch the live stream and place your order on S·K!]
He has less than one million fans, but there are many celebrities who follow him. Stars, director friends, producers, and investors he has worked with all repost his Weibo posts after seeing them.
[Hey, Dad, you changed your career to become a farmer? You look pretty good doing it!]
"If I remember correctly, you're filming a commercial in Phoenix Mountain right now, right? Uh... no, who got arrested? Is the commercial going to be canceled?"
Is Director Dou working in the countryside to help alleviate poverty? This fish is nice, quite plump.
【I suggest you click on the link to watch the live broadcast!!!】
【Force the right side! 】
After this Weibo post was forwarded by a celebrity, it became an instant hit. Netizens who had watched the live broadcast on S·K Video Network said they would form groups to place orders for fish.
Some netizens who did not know the truth clicked in curiously and asked soul-searching questions.
Who is this handsome guy selling fish live? Oh my god! He's so handsome, isn't he?
Are all ordinary people this good-looking these days? They're no worse than celebrities!
[Could someone who was recommended by Director Dou be an ordinary amateur?]
[Huh? Isn't this my idol? Wow! Someone finally reposted this on Weibo? Hehe, the vegetables my idol grows are delicious, don't miss them if you pass by! Buy! Order now!]
[These are rice fish, right? I've had rice fish before, and it's incredibly tender, fragrant, and nutritious. No more talking, I'm going to place my order!]
[Wait, I feel like I see someone I know? Maybe they look alike? I can't imagine my brother, who's so cool and graceful, working in the fields!]
[The host's name is Ling Yun? Is it this @Ling Yun?]
Someone posted Su Ling's Weibo account @, and soon, the Sherlock Holmes-like netizens found clues and connected the two.
They are both from Phoenix Mountain, both named Lingyun, and know Director Dou. If they are not the same person, then what are they?
Resourceful netizens dug out Su Ling's previous video of selling vegetables, and compared the before and after videos. They watched him transform from an elegant gentleman in a suit to an unkempt "farmer brother" wearing a straw hat, and they all talked about it with relish.
#Why did this former master of Chinese painting go to the countryside to farm now? #
This topic quickly became popular and reached the top of the trending searches in just half an hour.
Director Dou never thought that he would become famous just by posting a selfie and attracting traffic!
I can only say that the ancients were right when they said that you rely on your looks to make a living!
In this topic, in addition to some netizens who are just watching the fun, there are also some black fans who are jumping around.
These haters are Lin Yun’s die-hard fans.
From the exposure of drug abuse in his youth to the positive urine test today, Lin Yun is basically socially dead. Any rational fan with correct values will stop being his fan without hesitation.
Aren’t great and glorious stars attractive?
Why would you follow a low-class guy who is a long-term drug addict?
An announcement issued by Lin Yun's agency cruelly ended his star journey.
In this situation, a small group of so-called true fans were everywhere trying to make trouble and play the victim, and even pointed the finger at Su Ling.
Because Su Ling's Weibo post revealed that he was the owner of Phoenix Tea Mountain, Lin Yun was supposed to shoot a commercial for his tea mountain, but a drug abuse incident occurred. The Tea Merchants Association and the tea mountain owner actually drew a clear line between them at the first opportunity, and his true fans hated him because of this.
If their brother had not taken the Chashan advertisement, his dark history would not have been exposed and he would still be a clean traffic star with a bright future!
He was the one who ruined their brother!
With a twisted mentality, the haters posted disgusting words in the topic.
[What a master of traditional Chinese painting! He's nothing but a liar seeking fame and reputation!]
[A peasant pretending to be tall, rich and handsome?]
[Did she have plastic surgery? The double eyelids are so obvious!]
[She looks so sexy, she might be a mistress.]
[Ling Yun? It sounds like my brother's name! This is disgusting. Change your name immediately!]
…
When the haters were excitedly posting malicious comments, they suddenly found themselves "caught in a trap"! Not only were their Weibo posts deleted, but their accounts were also reported and blocked!
There was a marketing giant who was eager to create chaos in the world. In order to attract fans, it deliberately forwarded the Weibo of a hater. Five minutes later, it was also "caught".
The man used a second account to complain in the topic, and soon even the second account disappeared.
So, some busybodies who wanted to take advantage of the popularity withdrew their tentative feet and became as quiet as chickens.
There was a lot of excitement on Weibo, but Su Ling was busy with his live broadcast of selling fish and didn't pay attention to it. He was just a little confused when the number of viewers in the live broadcast room suddenly skyrocketed to two or three million.
Director Dou didn't dare go over and tell him that he had posted a selfie, which not only exposed his identity but also made him a trending topic. He pushed up his glasses, stuffed his phone in his pocket, picked up the bottomless basket, and continued to catch fish as if nothing had happened.
Ruan Wenya, who watched the whole process, said: ...
Should she remind Mr. Su?
She looked up at the roadside shed, but seeing it bustling with activity, she gave up the idea. She decided to catch more fish!
Li Dahai stared at the surge in orders from his online store and was really scared.
Ten thousand plus orders, is that too much?
"Brother Su..." he called softly.
After Aunt Zhang finished making a plate of pan-fried rice fish, she continued to make sweet and sour rice fish. Su Ling watched and interacted with netizens. When he heard Li Dahai's call, he greeted the netizens, asked the little bee to continue filming Aunt Zhang, and walked to Li Dahai.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
Li Dahai pointed at the online store's sales figures, sweating profusely. "Orders suddenly surged to 10,000, and we're overwhelmed."
Su Ling touched his smooth chin.
The rice fish from all the paddy fields in the village can meet about 100,000 orders. At the current growth rate, if there is no restriction, there may be a shortage of supply.
"Take it off the shelves temporarily." Su Ling said decisively.
Li Dahai breathed a sigh of relief and took action immediately.
Su Ling returned to the camera and said to the little bee: "I want to apologize to everyone. Due to too many orders, today's sales have ended. After the first batch of orders are processed, it will be put back on the shelves. Thank you for your support!"
[Huh? What's going on? I'm placing an order, why aren't they selling it anymore? 55555——]
When will it be available next time? My first time buying a fish is as nerve-wracking as buying lipstick! (⊙⊙)
[You can only look but not eat, so tempting, wow, Aunt Zhang’s pan-fried rice fish is so tempting! (≧≦)]
I can't stand it anymore! I'm going to drive to Phoenix Mountain to buy it now!
[Oh right! Why didn't I think of that? Our house is only a half-hour drive from Phoenix Mountain. It's very close~]
An hour later, private cars, electric vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles appeared in Shixi Village. Dozens of people came from far away just to buy rice fish.
When they saw Su Ling, their hearts were filled with emotion. Seeing her in person up close, they thought she was even more beautiful than in the live broadcast!
A girl holding a notebook shyly asked Su Ling for an autograph, but Su Ling politely declined.
He is not a star, so he doesn't have any fan circle skills.
The girl looked disappointed, gave up the idea, and pouted as she went to queue up with the villager in charge of selling the food.
Lin Feng stood silently beside Su Ling like a bodyguard, exuding an aura of coldness and majesty, which kept those netizens who wanted to get close to him at a distance.
Seeing this, netizens who were watching the live broadcast started a heated discussion.
[Isn't it a good idea to buy fish there? I feel like I'll disturb the little brother.]
[That's right, that's right! Isn't it better to keep your distance? You even want an autograph? I'm not a fan!]
[Don't bring your fan circle style here, little brother is different! ]
Su Ling saw the comments on the barrage and smiled gently, "Thank you all for your love and support, but I hope everyone can focus on Phoenix Mountain. Here we have homestays, farmhouses, green agricultural products, refreshing rain dew tea, and beautiful scenery. Everyone is welcome to come and travel."
This is the best advertisement. Phoenix Mountain has become famous. At the same time, some netizens dug up the news not long ago that the Liuxian River Corridor invested by Lin Group includes Phoenix Mountain.
With the name of Lin Group, the topic #Phoenix Mountain# slowly climbed up the hot search list.
As usual, a town fishmonger drove his three-wheeled electric scooter to Shixi Village to buy rice fish. Before reaching the village entrance, he was surprised to see the bustling scene in the fields. He saw many villagers, beaming with joy, diligently catching fish with baskets. A row of cars was parked on the roadside, and a long line formed in front of a shed.
"What's going on? This is happening."
"I don't know. Could it be that fishmongers from other towns are buying them?"
"They don't look like that. These are private cars, and those people don't look like fishmongers."
"What's going on in Shixi Village this year? Not only did vegetable prices go up a bit recently, they were sold out. Now even rice fish is selling so well?"
"Hurry up and take a look! It's too late and you won't be able to buy any fish!"
A group of people hurried over and saw a familiar-looking villager, so they quickly stopped him and asked him questions.
"Oh, you go line up over there to buy fish." The villager pointed and said naively.
"Well...we want to buy in bulk, not in small quantities," said a fishmonger in blue.
The villager scratched his head and said, "Wholesale? You'll have to talk to Mr. Su about that. Now all the agricultural products in the village are sold on his behalf."
The fishmongers were stunned. Mr. Su? Who? Mr. Su?
But didn't Mr. Su pass away? Could there be another person with the surname Su in Shixi Village? I've never heard of him!
Full of doubts, the fishmongers walked to the roadside stall and saw two handsome and extraordinary young strangers.
Who are they? I haven't seen them before. Are they from the village?
Su Ling noticed the fishmonger and asked with a smile: "Hello, are you here to buy fish too?"
"Uh, yes... yes, we are here to buy fish." The fishmonger in blue had never seen such a beautiful person, and his face turned red and he stuttered a little.
Su Ling maintained an elegant smile: "If you want to buy fish, please line up over there."
"...We're not...we're not buying just one or two..." The blue-clad fishmonger was becoming increasingly anxious and speechless. The middle-aged man standing behind him couldn't help but interrupt, "Are you Mr. Su? We're fishmongers from the Xianliu Town Vegetable Market. We're looking to buy a large quantity of fish. Could we cut in line?"
"Fishmonger?" Su Ling said suddenly, "No problem."
He almost forgot that the rice fish from Shixi Village was usually sold to fishmongers in the town, but the price was often lowered and could not be sold for much money. Not only did the villagers lose money, but the fish was also unsalable.
With a smile on his face, he asked, "How many fish do you want?"
The fishmongers reported the purchase quantity, and when they heard Su Ling's offer, they exclaimed.
"Fifteen yuan a pound? Are you kidding, Mr. Su? Fish used to be only five yuan a pound, and you're selling it for fifteen yuan? Aren't you cheating us?"
The price increased by ten yuan all of a sudden. It’s such a rip-off!
Su Ling said calmly, "This year, our village's agricultural products are sold directly online. Today, we received over 10,000 orders. The rice fish, which is 20 yuan per catty, is selling very well. Since you are a regular customer, I will try to give you some. 15 yuan per catty is already a good deal."
Fishmongers: ...
Online direct sales?
Ten thousand orders?
Free up some fish?
A discounted price of fifteen yuan?
Is the world changing too fast, or are they unable to keep up?
So magical!
The author has something to say: Ahem, sorry for being late~~ I’m posting yesterday’s and today’s together~
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PS: This is a fictional world! The brand is made up. Please do not relate it to reality. The fish prices and other things are also made up based on comprehensive considerations.
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