"Alright, let's go fishing and see if we can catch a few yellow croakers. The wind has died down now, and I have a strong feeling we'll have a good catch this time."
"Hehe, I knew it! It's just a blackfish, though it's not very big. Where did all the big yellow croakers go?"
"Let's continue, this time we absolutely have to get the big yellow croaker!!!"
"Oh, waaaah, I got it! This time it should be a yellow croaker, right? Pretty strong! Damn, a starfish! I give up! What a waste of my time."
"This one's good. This snakehead fish is almost a pound. Come on, let's continue!"
After fishing for several hours, she caught a total of ten fish, which was more than she could eat. So Jiang Yue processed them, salted them, and hung them up to dry. They should be dry in a couple of days.
"Alright, the fish is ready. Let's eat something, I'm starving."
"I still have some vegetables left, like eggplant, green beans, and tomatoes, and two potatoes in my backpack. Let's make a stew!"
Without further ado, Jiang Yue finished cooking in no time. It would have been even better if there were some spare ribs. She ate her fill of vegetables instead of main dishes. After finishing, she took a nap in the hammock. When she woke up, Jiang Yue tidied her hair and looked at her complexion, which was much better than before she came, although it was a little darker.
It's been several days and the production team hasn't called Jiang Yue back. I don't know if she's on holiday or not. Her hair has grown long and she hasn't had a proper shower. If they don't reply before the next batch of supplies arrive, she'll contact the production team. Even one day off a month would be fine, at least she could get a haircut and a shower.
After taking a nap, Jiang Yue felt lazy again and lay in the tent, not wanting to move. She went on patrol once in the afternoon, ate something after returning from patrol, and that's how the days passed.
Before she knew it, it was already a month since Jiang Yue arrived on the island. The production team informed her that she could rest for a day and that a boat would come to pick her up at noon. Jiang Yue packed her things early in the morning. She had to wash her backpack, clothes, and tent. Her parents had also arrived, and she could see them one last time.
The boat arrived just in time, and Jiang's parents came over as well. Jiang Yue went up and hugged her mother, while her father observed her from the side. Jiang Yue gave her father and Xuanxuan a hug: "Mom and Dad, I'm fine. I'm not bored at all. I'm having a lot of fun."
"Hmm, she looks much better than before," said Jiang's mother, glancing at Jiang Yue.
"But I should buy some sunscreen. I've turned into a little black ball, even darker than Xuanxuan."
"Mom!!!" Xuanxuan broke down in her guard; how could this be related to her?
"Come on, I'll show you around." Jiang Yue led her family around the area. They didn't have much time and couldn't keep the production crew waiting. After a three-hour boat ride back to the mainland, Jiang Yue found everything fascinating and chatted with her mother and the others the whole time, having been cooped up on the island for so long.
Jiang's parents had already booked a hotel. After returning to the hotel, they busied themselves washing her clothes, with Xuanxuan helping out. Jiang Yue then ran into the bathroom for a good shower. Over the past month, Jiang Yue had complained the most about taking showers, as she felt she smelled bad.
After taking a shower, Xuanxuan ran over and hugged Jiang Yue: "Sis, I feel like you've become more beautiful. Does getting a tan make you more beautiful? Why can't I look better?"
Jiang's mother rolled her eyes: "Getting darker makes you more beautiful? You're dreaming. Don't you know you've been dark-skinned since you were a child?"
Xuanxuan has always been a dark-skinned girl, completely different from Jiang Yue. Jiang Yue's paleness was unhealthy and excessively white, while Xuanxuan's skin darkened starting in junior high school, becoming a shade darker than normal. No one else in her family is like her.
"Waaaaah, am I ugly?"
Jiang Yue patted her little head: "Don't worry, I have a way. After 'Professional Challenge' is over, I'll help you get fairer skin!"
"real?"
"It's more real than gold! Okay! Let me go, I'll change my clothes and then go get something to eat, I've been starving all day."
"Alright, let your sister go. She hasn't had a proper meal in a month on the island. Yue'er, what do you want to eat?"
"Anything but seafood is fine, let's change things up."
"Okay, the place we ate at yesterday was pretty good, Sichuan and Hunan cuisine, what did you think?"
"OK."
After packing their things, the family went to eat. They ordered a few dishes and while eating, Jiang's parents told Jiang Yue about the data from her live stream over the past month. Overall, it was pretty good. Her popularity was around 30th place, and sometimes she could even get into the top 10. Her singing and fishing clips received a lot of likes and views.
"Yue'er, for the next two months, you can appropriately increase the content of fishing and singing. The popularity is okay when cooking every day, but the performance at other times is just average. However, we are not aiming for first place. The main goal is to obtain the stage rewards. Popularity is secondary. After we get the guaranteed minimum, we can let the popularity come naturally."
The first phase of the "Career Challenge" lasts for 3 months. Successfully completing the internship is considered a success, and the reward for this phase is 50,000 RMB. For each place you advance in the popularity ranking, you will receive an additional 10,000 RMB reward.
Jiang Yue initially joined the program for the 'base salary', which guarantees a minimum monthly salary of 10,000 yuan. If she persists for a year, she will earn 120,000 yuan. The program is divided into three stages. If she passes the first stage, she will earn 50,000 yuan; if she passes the second stage, she will earn 100,000 yuan; and if she succeeds in the third stage, she will earn a full 300,000 yuan more.
However, it's unclear what the next stage of Jiang Yue's career will be like. For other professions, the first stage is through an internship, the second stage is achieving the goals set by the company, such as how many sales or houses to sell if the position is a real estate agent, and the third stage is promotion.
That is to say, what position you can reach after one season of the show. Taking real estate agents as an example, it could be trainee agent, agent, store manager, business district manager, director, etc. Other professions are similar.
What to do about Jiang Yue's job as an island keeper? She wondered if the production team had discussed it yet. Jiang Yue shook her head; it wasn't something she needed to worry about. The food had been served, so she should eat first. Although she was a very good cook, the limited ingredients meant she couldn't get anything good to eat.
She ate ravenously, with her mother and sister serving her food. Her father told her about the events of the past month and even wrote down the names of the men who had sent her gifts, planning to do a live stream that evening to thank them.
"Okay, I understand. I'll do a live stream tonight to chat with everyone after I buy the supplies this afternoon."
"Yes, your mom and I have made a list of supplies. We've already paid the deposit, so we can just pick them up later. Oh, and I bought you a small refrigerator. I think your solar power is working well, so a small refrigerator should be enough. That way, we can bring more meat and vegetables."
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