I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 578 Let's farm, young man!

Inside the Morning Light Entertainment Building.

The artists who came to the company today, as well as the trainees who came for training, all felt that the company was somewhat unusual today.

The agents seemed to be smiling more often, and they looked to be in a good mood.

Not only the agents, but even the cleaners were all smiles.

Meanwhile, some people also noticed that the company had done a special deep cleaning, scrubbing every corner and crevice until it shone brightly.

The artists' eyes flickered slightly, as if they knew something, and they gathered together to exchange ideas.

The trainees were completely baffled.

A few bolder individuals approached the more approachable artists and learned that Sister Jinli had come to the company today, and that since the college entrance exam results would be released tomorrow, Sister Jinli would be staying at the company for a period of time.

Besides that, some artists speculated: "There should be some famous stars visiting Chenxi Entertainment. The last time the company made such a big fuss was when March Band came to participate in the company's event day."

Jinli usually comes to the company quietly and doesn't make a fuss about her whereabouts. This is the first time she has announced her arrival to everyone in such a grand manner.

Some clever people quickly thought of tomorrow's college entrance exam results.

It seems the company values ​​Jinli's performance highly.

It's not surprising, though, that the entire entertainment industry is very interested in Jin Li and Gu Cheng's achievements.

When Jinli arrived at the company, everyone, from artists to staff, seemed to have found a pillar of support. People who were out discussing work today were also particularly confident, giving off an uplifting and positive spirit.

People outside noticed and secretly envied it.

"The benefits at Chenxi Entertainment must be pretty good. Why didn't you choose Chenxi Entertainment back then? You can endure anywhere, so choosing a company with better benefits and working your way up is the right way to go."

"They not only have Jinli, but also Qiguan Mingzhu and Xi Mengze. Perhaps in their lifetime they can reunite the Pink Girls. Even if they can't reunite, with these three stars, they are already invincible and their development will definitely be very good."

"To compete for a minor supporting role audition, I had to drink and smile at people, but actors from Chenxi Entertainment are different; they just give you an audition opportunity."

Some people even inquired about Chenxi Entertainment's recruitment criteria, constantly looking to switch jobs.

All of this is the glory brought by Jinli and others.
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After arriving at the company, Jinli rested for a while before immediately starting to chat with Sister Fang about work.

The main topic of discussion was investment in variety shows.

Sui Lingfang said, "I saw that the president wanted the trainees to participate in the 'Shining Glory' revival competition, so I mentioned to him that I wanted to invest in a farming variety show."

The president was immediately interested when he heard you wanted to invest, and decided that the company would also invest a portion, just like you said, and have the trainees participate.

Knowing Jinli's efficiency, she took out a document as she spoke.

"The planning company worked through the night to finish it. Take a look and see if it's okay. It's all planned according to your ideas."

Jinli carefully flipped through the pages.

Her approach to variety shows is different from others. She has no resources or understanding of how variety shows are operated; she relies solely on intuition.

As a celebrity, her most basic understanding of how variety shows make money is advertising; the more commercials inserted into a variety show, the more money the show makes.

However, it's unrealistic to expect to make money from advertising for a farming variety show featuring only newcomers.

So from the very beginning, she wasn't aiming to make a profit.

With an investment of three to four hundred thousand, as long as the trainees' popularity can be increased, then a second season can be profitable.

After Jinli finished reading, she specifically circled a few places, saying, "I think these places are not quite right."

Sui Lingfang looked over and paused for a moment, "Isn't that right? Variety shows should determine the center position first, so that netizens' attention can be focused."

Jinli said, "It's too obvious to promote someone by confirming the center position. Besides, these are all trainees. How can we know who has the greatest potential until the very last moment? It would be better to let the audience choose and let them vote on who they want to see more screen time with."

She then changed the subject, saying, "However, doing this would make it too obvious that we're trying to cause trouble. This is a farming variety show, not a competitive one."

This variety show is all about authenticity. There's no need to give anyone more screen time. Show more of the most interesting segments and give more screen time to whoever has the best comedic timing.

However, this variety show emphasizes authenticity, so being too showy is actually detrimental. Placing the camera in hidden corners allows for a more natural guidance towards genuine performances.

Sui Lingfang thought for a moment, "A farming variety show that wants to be authentic is a bit like a reality show!"

Jinli nodded: "Yes, we should try to make it feel like a documentary. Our show is better than 'Transformation,' which is all about killing and not burying, turning the children's fates around without any guidance."

We're different. At least we're responsible for the farmland and won't let the cultivated land go to waste. If the show can't continue, I'll lease it out to farmers at a low price.

Sui Lingfang talked to Jinli again and roughly understood her thoughts.

Jinli wants to make this variety show a "rural paradise in people's hearts," where the celebrities don't need to fight or compete for attention; they just need to work hard to make the farm a success.

Every variety show has a theme, and Jinli set the theme of this variety show as "struggle".

The construction of the farm from scratch is a testament to hard work and dedication.

As Jinli continued talking, she came up with another way to monetize the product.

“The agricultural products grown by the celebrities can be sold to the public at normal prices, but they can also sell related merchandise, such as keychains, processed snacks, etc. As long as the variety show is well done, anything is possible.”

This is not a joke; many variety shows have already paved the way for this.

Take merchandise as an example. Many popular variety shows have already developed their own merchandise, but fans were only enthusiastic about buying it at first, and later they were not so willing to buy it anymore.

However, this does not preclude it from being a good way to monetize.

It's not just variety shows that are seeking monetization channels; many well-known public accounts and influential figures are also looking for new ways to generate revenue.

For example, some influential figures who specialize in popularizing health knowledge will use their knowledge and connections to create low-fat snacks, high-protein and low-salt beef jerky, and so on that better meet people's health needs.

If they can do it, then variety shows related to farming can also be made, and they're even more relevant, as farming variety shows can directly produce basic agricultural products.

Fangjie originally thought that Jinli's idea was too far-fetched and didn't seem like something an industry professional would do. It was more like someone just impulsively making something based on their passion.

But when she heard about the vast scale of agricultural products derived from jinli, Sui Lingfang suddenly felt that this variety show could be done!

But there's a prerequisite for doing it—

A variety show can only be produced if it becomes popular.

If the variety show isn't popular, let alone processing snack products, even selling merchandise won't attract buyers.

After hesitating for a long time, Sui Lingfang said, "I think this variety show has a good prospect based on your plan. If it becomes popular, we can even create our own brand."

But I have a question. Your idea is excellent; if we invite well-known celebrities to join, there's a high probability it will work out. Why leave it to newcomers?

Jinli said decisively, "Famous celebrities can't participate in this kind of variety show; they can't endure the hardships of farming."

She smiled and said, "I can't endure the hardships of farming; my body can't handle it."

Fangjie, if you understand farmers and have lived the life of a farmer for a period of time, you will know that it is unrealistic to seek out famous celebrities.

"We're not doing this for show; we want to present real rural life to everyone, let people see the children growing up, and also show netizens how tough it is to be a farmer." Sui Lingfang agreed with Jinli's words, and once again felt that she hadn't done enough preparation.

Next time, I need to do more research, otherwise I'll have trouble keeping up with my artist's thinking.

Jinli continued, "And you were clearly fooled by my promises. I just casually mentioned a prospect, and you immediately believed it could definitely be realized."

Sister Fang, it's extremely difficult for a variety show to create its own brand. If it were that easy, those well-known variety shows would have done it long ago, and we wouldn't have a chance.
At this stage, our investment only needs to ensure we don't lose money; as long as the variety show can continue, that's a victory.

Sui Lingfang put down the documents in her hand and said with a smile, "Now, I only have one last question, which is also the question the president asked me to ask."

Jinli said with great interest, "Go on."

Sui Lingfang: "What name do you plan to give this variety show?"

Jinli thought for a moment and said, "Let's Farm, Young Man!"
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After discussing investment in the morning, Jinli had her own time in the afternoon, so she started her live reading session as usual.

There wasn't much to do at the company today; we mainly talked about investments.

As for other announcements, we'll have to wait until she releases her scores before deciding. I'll be busy for the next few days.

Moreover, after the scores are released, students need to apply for their desired majors.

Jinli had already made a choice, but she was also worried that her score wouldn't be high enough.

Everything will be decided after the scores are released.

At this moment, Jinli finally felt a little nervous about the score.

But she had a good attitude, and no one else noticed.

After Jinli started her live stream, the staff at Knowledge Universe immediately detected that the influx of traffic was somewhat abnormal.

Inside the headquarters of the Knowledge Universe.

Staff immediately observed the unusually high peak data and discovered that 80% of it was contributed by online web page links.

Knowledge Universe has both an app and a web version, but the web version is quite outdated, with many outdated functions that haven't been optimized.

Soon, the staff discovered that some high school students were actually posting messages like "I'm worshipping the lucky koi online, hoping for high scores tomorrow" after Jinli started her live stream.

Goodness, I know you guys check in on Jinli's blog and super topic every day, and even cyber-worship the lucky koi online, but I didn't expect you guys to even set your sights on live streaming this time!
Most importantly, many high school seniors believed it and entered the live stream room through the link.

At the same time, stimulated by the influx of external traffic, the bullet comments that were originally discussing the book all turned into—

[Worshiping the lucky koi fish, wishing me a high score]
[I prayed to the lucky koi fish, and it helped me get into my dream university]
[Goodbye, lucky koi! Let me barely pass the first-tier university entrance exam cutoff score!]
Viewers who regularly watch Jinli's live streams didn't seem to notice anything unusual.

Often, as soon as Jinli starts her broadcast and enters a focused reading state, viewers will also turn off the bullet comments and immerse themselves in the reading experience.

The person in charge of the Knowledge Universe, however, was a little envious of the massive online traffic to the webpage.

If all that traffic could be converted into downloads, that would be wonderful.

Suddenly, the person in charge of the knowledge-sharing platform had a brilliant idea. He immediately asked the programmers to write a small program to prevent the app from being opened, while simultaneously pushing a link to download the app.

This kind of program is actually quite common, and it is often used to drive traffic between apps.

Users may see promotional videos in an app, but if they click on them to watch them in detail, a download page for another app will pop up, and they can only continue watching after downloading the app.

It is mostly used for driving traffic to mobile interfaces, but it is also used for driving traffic between web pages and apps, just less often.

In less than an hour, the programmer finished writing it, and it was immediately applied to the knowledge universe.

The next second, a message popped up in the center of the screen for netizens who had been directed to the webpage video link through various mystical posts—

[This video cannot be opened on the webpage. Would you like to download the app to view it?]

Those who had just entered the webpage were confused, as were those who had been browsing for a while.

Despite the complaints, most netizens still chose to download Knowledge Universe and head to Jinli's reading livestream.

Because of this, the Knowledge Universe, whose download numbers were originally declining, actually experienced a small surge in downloads.

Moreover, the group introduced this time is more in line with the tone of this software, as they are all teenagers who need to actively learn.

Jinli was unaware that she had once again given the Knowledge Universe an advertisement. After finishing reading the book, she greeted her viewers as usual and prepared to end the broadcast.

However, before ending the broadcast, she took a look at the comments and found that netizens were all praying for her, hoping that she would get a high score on her college entrance exam.

Jinli said with a wry smile, "The function of a koi fish is at most to manage luck, but it can't take away the work of the God of Literature. If you really want blessings, you should go and worship the God of Literature."

She then changed the subject with a smile and said, "However, the gods can only do so much. Rather than placing your hopes on the gods, it is better to rely on yourself. Humans can conquer nature, and it is better to believe in yourself than in the gods."

I'm sure you wouldn't want to spend over a decade studying hard only to have someone who believes in gods reap the rewards. That would be so unfair, wouldn't it?

After calming the students who were waiting for their scores, Jinli ended the live stream.

Time flies to night.

When I opened the door, Fangjie from across the hall was carrying her luggage inside.

When Sui Lingfang saw Jinli, she smiled and said, "I've been staying here for the past two weeks to work more efficiently."

Jinli looked on with deep respect: "Thank you for your hard work!"

Sui Lingfang shook her head: "No, the company's accommodation is very good. I can apply for reimbursement because I need to handle matters related to you. Other employees have to pay to stay here."

In addition, a large number of paparazzi have gathered outside the company, making it very inconvenient for me to commute to and from get off work every day. Several agents have said that the paparazzi are trying to bribe them to get information about me.

The president takes this very seriously and has already established a special team to handle your affairs. This team will only be disbanded once the impact of the college entrance exam results has been largely mitigated.

Jinli thought for a moment and said, "Your group has worked very hard these past two weeks, not only handling my affairs but also daily tasks."

"Here's what we'll do, Sister Fang. Take 200,000 yuan from my account as overtime pay for you all during this period. You can distribute it as you see fit."

Sui Lingfang was stunned. "Isn't this inappropriate, Jinli?"

Jinli smiled slightly, her gaze gentle and serene.

"Sister Fang, if the team that works diligently for me doesn't get a reward, then who does? I think 200,000 is a bit too little."

She tilted her head and said thoughtfully, "How about I give more, three hundred thousand?"

Sui Lingfang's eyelids twitched, and she quickly said, "No need, 200,000 is fine. You don't need to give that much. The company will also give you a bonus!"

Actually, Jinli doesn't need to pay for this at all. The company signed an agreement with Jinli, and the company will bear the cost of Jinli's public relations.

This bonus should be paid by the company.

But if Jinli were to give them additional bonuses, these working women would be even happier.

However, their own artists are too extravagant, they don't treat money like money at all!
Let alone the 300,000 yuan bonus, she felt that even 200,000 yuan was too hot to handle!

The team only has five people, and each person can get an average of 40,000 yuan. And they've only been helping for half a month.