"Grandma, Liu Jin is famous now. His stills and related products are probably going to be a hit," Fu Bao said with a smile.
Grandma Yan has seen Liu Jin on TV these past two days. This drama queen looks even better on TV than at home!
"Great-Grandma, Great-Grandma, I'll go to the store and see if I can help out." Fu Bao took off her school uniform, put on her casual clothes from home, and went out.
"Hey, be careful, come back for dinner early," Grandma Yan called out worriedly.
"knew."
Fu Bao's voice came from the outer courtyard. That girl runs really fast.
When I arrived at Fu Bao Lai's clothing store, I was taken aback by the neatly arranged queue. Good heavens, the TV series hasn't even started airing yet, and they already have so many fans!
The glass door of the fashion store is covered with all sorts of stills from various plays, as well as some performance photos from when he was a child.
Especially the still of him singing with a microphone, which was a picture of Liu Jin when he was a child. He was so cute that it sold out immediately.
Prices are listed in the corner of the photos: 20 yuan for a large photo, 15 yuan for a medium photo, and 10 yuan for a small photo.
There are also various 5-inch and 7-inch prints for five and seven dollars respectively, but clearly, these prints sell the best.
Even when the shop was closing at 8 p.m., people would still come in from time to time to buy a couple of small stills.
Fu Bao also took some five-inch and seven-inch stills from the show, as well as two medium-sized ones, which were for the homeroom teacher.
"Mom, Great-Grandma told us to go home for dinner early," Fu Bao suddenly said, remembering her great-grandmother's instructions.
Cuihua glanced at the time and was startled. Oh no! She'd gone crazy selling the stills and even forgotten about the old lady's dinner.
Xuemei comforted Cuihua, saying, "Mother, don't worry. I told Auntie when I came out that they would take care of the two old ladies."
Fu Bao brought quite a few stills from the play to school. Of course, she ran to the teachers' office first, and only after all the teachers were satisfied with admiring the stills she had just received did she quickly run to her classroom.
When the students from other classrooms saw Fu Bao, they all came to greet him, but before they could get close, they were stopped by Fu Bao's classmates.
Are you kidding me? Fu Bao definitely brought some stills from the show today. How could we let you outsiders steal them?
Surrounded by her classmates, Fu Bao entered the classroom, quickly opened her schoolbag, and scattered the stills from the play everywhere.
The students immediately began scrambling to grab it, shouting excitedly, "I got it! I got it!"
Students from other classes climbed in through the corridor windows. There was nothing they could do; both the front and back doors were locked.
At first, no one noticed, but when some people still hadn't managed to grab a single still, and Fu Bao didn't have one either, everyone realized that there were outsiders in the classroom.
And so, another snatching began. The stills that the students from other classes had managed to grab were stolen again, and they were kicked out.
Fu Bao couldn't stop smiling. Fortunately, all her classmates had photos of their brothers from the play, which made her very happy.
In March 1993, "The Educated Youth" finally premiered, and Liu Jin's superb acting skills amazed every audience member.
The female lead who co-starred with him was quite good-looking on her own; she was pretty and had memorized her lines perfectly.
But compared to Liu Jin's professionally trained acting, he was clearly outshone, and the audience discussed it as they watched:
"Ugh, that smile looks so fake, and those movements are so stiff..."
"Oh dear, you're not holding the hoe properly. Yan Chi holds it much better."
"Isn't Yan Chi from the capital? How come he knows how to farm?"
"No, no, I heard he came to Beijing with his father, who is that scientist."
"Really? Yan Chi's father must be amazing."
"Have you heard? Yan Chi's aunt is Yan Xiaonan, the owner of Tianru Media Film and Television Company."
"They live in an eight-courtyard siheyuan (traditional courtyard house)."
"Really? Really? That's incredibly rich!"
"The Educated Youth" aired two episodes daily during prime time, and its ratings soared due to effective advertising in the early stages.
When the series had aired more than twenty episodes, the viewership ratings had soared from over 70% to a point where the streets were packed with viewers.
So, just as Liu Jin became a household name, the television station aired an advertisement announcing that Yan Chi would appear at a securities company in Beijing on April 1st to preside over its opening ceremony.
The opportunity to see a celebrity in person is something that neither male nor female fans would ever give up.
So they went to investigate the entry requirements for this Beijing securities company and found that one had to open an account with the company in order to gain access.
Moreover, there are limits on account openings, with a daily limit of 10,000 people. In other words, these people simply don't have a chance.
Even if there's no chance to get in, it's still good to go outside and take a look. If you happen to see Yan Chi, you can get his autograph.
On April 1, Ye Ren applied and mobilized a large amount of manpower and resources to maintain continuity, and even a serpentine tunnel was prepared.
Since the opening ceremony was by invitation only, in addition to Xue Honggen, some well-known figures also appeared.
This securities company was the first financial enterprise established in Beijing, so it needed support from above.
Liu Jin stood on the high platform, hosting the opening ceremony. The fans were finally able to see their idol, and even the host was doing a great job.
That snow-white, well-fitting suit perfectly accentuated Liu Jin's athletic physique.
"Wow, Yan Chi's outfit is so beautiful! Look at what you're wearing, your suit is so baggy and looks awful."
"Yes, yes, I didn't expect that the suit would look even more beautiful when made of white fabric."
"That's because Yan Chi is good-looking, okay? Could you have worn that outfit and looked like that?"
"You're a dog who can't say anything nice. I don't want to talk to you anymore."
"I'm going to the hair salon to get the same hairstyle as Yan Chi."
"Yeah, those hairstyles are all so nice, I want to go too."
Everyone's attention shifted from the clothes to the stylish haircut with hair wax, prompting fans to decide to get the same haircut after the opening ceremony.
Under Liu Jin's direction, Xue Honggen picked up the golden scissors and, amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers, cut the red silk ribbon.
The surrounding area was filled with the sound of celebratory cannons, and the cameras captured the words "Tianru Securities Company" so clearly that even the textures were visible.
As the opening ceremony was about to end, fans excitedly pushed their way toward the platform. The people maintaining order only let a few people in before closing all the passageways.
Inside the stock exchange, the spacious and luxurious hall was packed with people; all 10,000 account opening slots were booked out in just one morning.
The staff sitting behind the computers are busy opening accounts for customers, so busy that they don't even have time to go to the toilet.
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