I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 586, the story of "Jinli," ends here.

Viewers in the live stream saw Jinli suddenly move the books off the table and get up to find something else.

The audio equipment is very good; even at maximum volume, you can faintly hear sounds of something being rummaged through.

Netizens didn't see anything wrong with this scene because they didn't know what would happen next.

On the contrary, the people on Maozhua Live felt something was wrong and quickly asked the team leader.

"Team leader, was this scene also planned?"

"Team leader, what is Jinli missing? Weren't we just asking questions? Why does it seem like she wants to exchange books?"

"Team leader, can the interview continue once Jinli returns?"

The person being addressed as "team leader" was completely bewildered and hurriedly said, "Don't ask anymore, don't ask anymore, I don't know what's going on either. Who's the team leader, you or me? Hurry up and get back to your workstations, the interview will begin soon!"

After he finished speaking, he quickly called his superior to ask what was going on.

As a result, the superiors were also confused and issued the order: "We have not received any information yet, so let's wait and see."

A few minutes later, Jinli returned to the live stream.

But this time, she wasn't holding a book, but a solo photo of "Jinli" taken three years ago.

Jinli looks beautiful in this photo, without any makeup; it's a photo she took of herself.

In the photo, she is wearing a white shirt, with a beautiful flowerbed in the background. The sunlight shines on her, making her look as light and transparent as a drifting catkin.

At that time, Jinli was very ill. She went to many hospitals, but they could not find out what was wrong with her. Her energy was getting worse and worse, and she was always in a daze.

The most common explanation given by doctors is that the child was born with congenital deficiencies that were not corrected later, and by the time the child grew up, it was too late to fix them.

To take this photo, she stepped out of her apartment, which she hadn't left in six months.

Jinli learned from her memories that at that time, "Jinli" felt that her days were numbered, so she went out specifically to take a funeral portrait.

She felt she was still in the most beautiful stage of her life, so she hoped her portrait would be as radiant as a flower, so that her time would be forever frozen in her most beautiful years.

Jinli solemnly showed this photo to netizens and said, "Today is an important day. As everyone knows, the college entrance examination scores are out. I have fulfilled my long-cherished wish and can go to university."

[I saw a lot of news online, and I thought they were all just so-so, but when Jinli said those words, I suddenly burst into tears.]
Only those who have experienced it firsthand know how tough these past two years have been. Only those who have gone through high school know that for those three years, every single day was filled with pressure and encouragement. Today, we've finally handed in the answer sheet for three years of hard work!
[Waaah, my dear daughter, you're the best! You're so amazing! I'm so proud of you!]
Jinli: "Everyone is curious about why I got such a high score. Actually, I also think it's quite rare. After the college entrance examination, I didn't estimate my score or put pressure on myself."

When the scores came out, I was also incredulous. I didn't have any special techniques for solving problems; I just relied on repeatedly doing practice problems and memorizing, summarizing knowledge points, and trying my best to understand the problems I got wrong so that I wouldn't make the same mistakes again next time.

You don't need to guess what my learning method is. Every live video in the Cat's Claw live room records how I learn. I summarize it as a high degree of execution and a high degree of focus.

Lack of execution leads to a lack of persistence. Insufficient focus results in decreased learning efficiency. One hour of focused study is equivalent to three hours of distracted study by someone else.

After briefly mentioning her study methods, Jinli stopped talking about grades and started telling the story of "Jinli" from childhood to adulthood.

“My life experiences are probably better understood by Baidu Baike (a Chinese encyclopedia) than by me.” She suddenly chuckled softly, making a light joke, and continued, “But I still want to talk to you about it.”

“I won’t talk about these things anymore. My life is about to enter a completely new phase. I may not reminisce about the past anymore, and you will see a completely new me. But I always hope that my past self can be remembered. There is no better time to talk about the past than now.”

Jinli said earnestly, word by word, "With so many people as witnesses, at this moment when my wish has been fulfilled, I speak to you about the past, and also bid farewell to it."

[A bad feeling suddenly welled up inside me. Why did it feel like Jinli was saying goodbye?]
[A brand new stage in life...Are you not going to quit being a star? No! I don't want you to leave!]
[Sobbing, I'm so proud of her for getting such a high score, but the thought of her possibly leaving the industry breaks my heart!]
[Actually, I had a feeling about this. Starting two years ago, Jinli's smile changed, and her whole aura was different. I don't know what she went through, but she's still one of my favorite celebrities!!]
Jinli paused, then smiled again, easing the tension.

She saw the comments and said gently, "Don't worry, I'm always here for you."

The fans were reassured at this moment, and the Chenxi Entertainment team who had been watching the live stream breathed a sigh of relief. The person in charge of Maozhua Live also relaxed his tense shoulders.

No one had told Jinli what she said today, and they were completely unprepared for it.

Jinli recalled the scenes from her memory.

“I was abandoned at the gate of the orphanage when I was very young. I didn’t know who my parents were. The director was very sorry when he first saw me because I had all my limbs.

"But soon, the dean noticed that something was wrong with me. I didn't like to cry or laugh, I often spaced out and didn't talk, I didn't eat much, my development was very slow, and my hair was dry and yellow."

"Later, all the children in the orphanage went for checkups and found out that I had congenital developmental deficiencies and some acute illnesses that I had from birth. The local hospitals couldn't detect them, so they suggested that I go to a big hospital for a checkup. But even if I could go to a big hospital for a checkup, what good would it do?"

Jinli shook her head and said, "I don't have money for medical treatment!"

“So many children in the orphanage need treatment. At least I have all my limbs and can take care of myself. Compared to them, my illness is actually mild.”

"I'm tough. When I was a child, the doctor said I might not live past ten, but I still lived to fifteen, graduated from junior high school, and went out to work."

“My grades were average at the time, and I couldn’t get into a public school. I could only go to a private high school, which was very expensive, so I didn’t continue my studies. The director wanted to keep me at the orphanage because some volunteers would come to the orphanage every month, and some of those volunteers were college students.”

The dean wanted to get me a set of high school textbooks so I could study on my own. She thought that when university students came, they could teach me. She felt I still needed to continue my studies; what could I do with just a junior high school diploma?

Jinli said regretfully, "But at that time I didn't know how important studying was, nor did I know how much discrimination there was against people with low education levels in society, and I didn't know that education was just a stepping stone that could allow people to access more different opportunities."

At the time, all I knew was that a nearby factory was hiring and could earn 3,000 yuan a month. I could save 500 yuan a month and send 2,500 yuan back home, so I went without hesitation. Only after I got there did I realize how hard it was to earn that money. No one told me that working there required getting up even earlier than going to school, and that I couldn't slack off. If I did, it would affect the speed of the next person, and thus the progress of the whole group.

No one told me that working hours meant getting off work later than studying, and that I always had to work overtime until late at night.

No one told me that I had to please the team leader, the section chief, or the boss when I worked.

No one told me that even a seemingly simple mold has different levels of difficulty in each step of the process. Those who know how to please the boss will specialize in the simple ones, while those who are bad at talking will do the most difficult ones.

No one told me that the work involved two shifts, from late at night until the next morning.

Jinli sighed: "Studying is hard, but working is not easy either!"

Compared to the complexities of dealing with people, the numbers and words in books that are neither understandable nor comprehensible seem much simpler and more appealing.

While Jinli was giving her narration, the people in the Cat's Claw live stream were on standby the whole time.

The process they were given was completely different from what it is now, and even the higher-ups were unsure whether the interviews that had been released in advance could proceed.

However, Jinli's choice to narrate in the live broadcast room was even more explosive than the previously scheduled interview!
The higher-ups only gave the others one word: "Wait!"

Everyone at Maozhua Live is waiting, and so are the people at Chenxi Entertainment.

Faced with the concerns of the rest of the team, Sui Lingfang pondered for a while before resolutely saying, "Let's wait and see. Jinli isn't someone who lacks judgment; she'll handle it."

At this special juncture of the college entrance examination results, everyone hopes that she can share her study methods, the joy of achieving high scores, and how hard she worked... All of this could cause a surge in online traffic.

But Sui Lingfang knew that Jinli wasn't the type to care about such things.

If she really cared about her status, she wouldn't have acted in "And Then There Were None". If she cared about money, she wouldn't donate millions every month. If she valued popularity, she wouldn't always disappear from the public eye every few days.

Jinli has her own ideas, and all she can do is support her.

In the live broadcast room.

Many netizens who were drawn in by the trend wrote comments after hearing Jinli's words.

When I was little, my parents told me to study hard, but I didn't know what the point was. I just thought they were annoying, and that not being good at studying didn't mean I had no future. As I grew up, I realized that even those who are good at studying might not have a future, and those who aren't good at studying have even less of a future.
[After working away from home for a year, I went back to school to study again. Life outside was too hard. I was bullied but didn't dare to speak up. I didn't dare to go home for the New Year because I had no money.]
If you have the ability, you should read more books. I was not good at studying when I was a child, but I was good at socializing. After graduating from high school, I quickly became a key member of a small company.

But I failed in the manager election because my education level was not as high as others. The president felt that people with higher education had more knowledge and experience, so I resigned.

When I went to look for a job, I wanted to switch to a big company. However, the people at the big company were envious of my work experience, but they also felt that my educational background was a major disadvantage.

They told me directly that I had great experience, but my education wasn't enough. I failed to switch to a large company, so I went to a small company instead.

They say things shouldn't happen more than three times, but this time I learned my lesson. I worked while continuing my education, doing part-time work and studying, and eventually earned my university degree.

Because of my outstanding work ability and good education, I was quickly promoted to manager. Later, I felt that the company had no potential, so I resigned.

After resigning, I didn't submit any resumes. Instead, I used my savings to continue my studies, applied to relevant programs at prestigious foreign universities, and went abroad to study after being accepted.

I leveraged my strongest skill—social skills—to cultivate good relationships with my classmates while studying. Later, through a classmate's introduction, I landed a job at a large international company, where I've worked ever since, earning at least five times my previous income.
In the live stream, Jinli continued, "Although I understand the benefits of studying and the hardships of life, I still continue to work, just in a different job that doesn't require shift work."

I can't go back to school. I would rather the orphanage use the money that was used to pay for my education to treat other children. Besides, many of the children in the orphanage also started working after finishing junior high school. They didn't complain about the hardship, so how could I complain about the hardship?

That time, I changed jobs to be a shampoo girl, which is also a profession that the media still likes to ridicule me for, saying that I only get interviews by washing people's hair.

They have ill intentions towards me, so they slander me, but I really want to say, don't think that washing hair is an easy job.

When there are many customers, I have to soak my hands in water for a long time. My hands become swollen, numb, and peeling.

Jinli said a lot.

From the past to the present, she has never spoken so much about herself, almost as if she wanted to dissect all her past experiences and then completely discard them.

Many fans felt something was wrong; this was too unusual.

But Jinli continued, saying that once you open your mouth, there's no turning back.

"As you all know, I was introduced to become a star because of my good looks. I was very lucky; everyone else had received professional training, but I knew nothing."

Back then, the team leader stayed with me every day to help me. When I collapsed from exhaustion and went to the hospital, she was there with me. She really took good care of me. Every member of the group took good care of me, and I am very grateful to them...

When I learned that the announcements had been completely stopped, I felt not worry, but happiness and relief. I was so tired, so very tired, and I really wanted to stop.

The reason I signed with Morning Light Entertainment is because it's the only company that would give me a break, and I'm very grateful for that. That's why I haven't considered leaving even now..."

As she was talking, Jinli suddenly paused and picked up the photo in her hand again.

"This photo is the one I prepared for my funeral three years ago. I really felt like I couldn't hold on any longer. You can also consider the past me dead and the present me completely new."

If I were to die unexpectedly someday, I hope this photo would be placed on my grave. Life's encounters are truly wondrous, but what is borrowed must eventually be returned, and ultimately, everything returns to its origin.

That concludes Jinli's story of the past.