I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 663 Celebrating the Spring Festival, an Unforgettable Night (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Making connections is definitely necessary, and Jinli is worried about how to get in touch with those veteran artists.

She asked, "Director Chu, will helping me with this connection affect you?"

Chu Chenliang laughed heartily, “No, because it was the Hong Kong entertainment industry that approached me. ‘Dawn’ has been released in both mainland China and overseas, and it’s a huge box office hit overseas, but it hasn’t been released in Hong Kong yet, and many netizens are complaining.”

"So the film association in Hong Kong took the initiative to contact me and asked if 'Dawn' could be screened there, and I agreed. There happen to be some old-established wealthy families in the film association. If you want to contact the Chan family, I can ask them for you."

Jinli felt reassured. "Then thank you very much, Director Chu."

She seemed to have thought of something and asked, "Should I personally go to Hong Kong Island to treat the Chen family to a meal and thank them for being willing to tell the truth?"

Chu Chenliang thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'll greet them first. It's close to the Lunar New Year, and the entire Chen family will be coming back to Hong Kong."

Now is the best time to ask them, but they might not give you a reply quickly; I estimate it will be after the new year.

He paused here, then said cryptically, "If the Chen family contacts you, you can decide what to do."

The Chen family wields considerable influence in Hong Kong, and they were once investors in your pink girl group, so you still have a connection to them.

If the Chen family is willing to step in and resolve your copyright contract issue this time, I think we can strengthen our ties.

He explained, "After all, some movies and TV series that are difficult to pass censorship in mainland China, or more open versions, often have to go through the Hong Kong market to recoup their funds. If there is someone who can speak on your behalf, it will be much easier."

Jinli's eyes flickered slightly, and she roughly understood.

She said, "Okay, thank you for your help, director."

After hanging up the phone, she gave Sui Lingfang an OK sign.

"Director Chu is willing to help us make connections. The film association in Hong Kong wants 'Dawn' to be released in the Hong Kong market and they need his help. He can help us pass on the message."

Sui Lingfang was initially relieved, but then, for some reason, she quickly became worried again.

"I've heard that the power struggles among wealthy families in Hong Kong are quite intense, and mainland netizens are mostly watching the drama unfold, focusing on the inheritance disputes among their heirs."

The feuds between those wealthy families are so dramatic that even just reading gossip can create a soap opera-like tale of love, hate, and revenge, more entertaining than any CEO drama produced in South Korea.

We need their help this time, hopefully nothing will go wrong?

Jinli asked, "What do you think will happen?"

Sui Lingfang said vaguely, "For example, they made some unreasonable demands."

Jinli smiled.

She said calmly, "Sister Fang, we live in a society governed by law. No one can act outside the law. If they make unreasonable requests, we will simply refuse."

We don't necessarily want them to disclose the copyright agreement and explain it clearly, after all, we have already anticipated the worst outcome, which is to see them in court.

The compensation that needs to be paid will be paid, and the supplementary agreements that need to be supplemented will be supplemented. At worst, they will permanently refuse to grant us authorization, and we will never be able to sing our own classic songs again.

Jinli shrugged and said calmly, "But what does it matter?"

"Although the Pink Girls group has achieved many brilliant successes, and we are now enjoying the favor of many fans, we no longer need to rely on Pink Girls' songs to maintain our position."

"Pink Girls disbanded a long time ago, and everything has changed. When we sing our old songs, it doesn't mean we can only sing these songs. It's because our fans like these songs, so we sing them for them."

Even if we can't sing, our fans won't stop liking us. We left the group a long time ago and have all built our own careers.

Looking at Jinli, Sui Lingfang suddenly felt a surge of heroic ambition.

This is what her artists are like: despite having achieved many brilliant accomplishments in the past, they never stop and always keep moving forward.

She has seen the scenery on the high mountains, experienced the silent echoes of the valleys, and finally climbed to another, even higher peak, striving for even greater heights!
Sui Lingfang thought to herself: An artist like Jinli will rise to fame sooner or later.

Her core is too stable and powerful, and at the same time, she is no longer the little girl who cried because she didn't have the energy to dance.

With her superb acting skills, she declared her status in the entertainment industry.
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Netizens were still gossiping about Hao Zhongyi's entertainment on the internet, but the next day, the New Year's bells rang.

New Year's Eve is here!!!

It’s the Spring Festival again.

This is Jinli's third Spring Festival since she came into this world.

Every Spring Festival brings different feelings.

On New Year's Eve, not only Fang Jie came to visit, but also Xi Mengze and Qi Guanmingzhu. Fang Jie had to rush home for New Year's Eve dinner, while Mengmeng and Zhenzhu said they would have New Year's Eve dinner at Jinli's house.

Pearl's family is all abroad. She either flies back abroad to reunite with her family during the Spring Festival or spends it alone.

She didn't fly back this year, which means she stayed on her own, so Jinli wasn't surprised. But why did Xi Mengze also stay?
Instead of sitting on the sofa, the four of them sat on the self-heating blanket on the floor, where they enjoyed a cozy and warm atmosphere, eating snacks, drinking beverages, and cracking sunflower seeds together.

When Jinli asked about this, Xi Mengze gave Sui Lingfang a somewhat resentful look and loudly complained:

"Because someone got me a lot of commercial performance offers before the Lunar New Year, by the time I finished all the performances, I found that it was already Lunar New Year's Eve. I couldn't buy a high-speed rail ticket, and I didn't want to drive home for several days and nights, so I stayed."

Sui Lingfang looked straight ahead, her eyes focused on her nose, mouth, and heart, without glancing at Xi Mengze, and slowly explained:

"You won the championship of 'I Am a Singer'. Everyone recognizes your singing skills and strength. And it's the New Year. If you don't make money now, when will you?"
Besides, isn't someone always looking for a vacation? They say they've worked hard all year, and this year they want to take on more gigs before the Lunar New Year so they can take on fewer gigs and have more vacation time after the holiday.

At this point, she looked at Qiguan Mingzhu with great earnestness and said:
"You have to understand that popularity is limited and can only last for a period of time. While the popularity is still there, you can raise your appearance fee. Once that period is over, the fee will drop. No matter how many appearances you do, you won't make as much money as during the peak period."

Qi Guan Mingzhu: (⊙o⊙)…

Why are you looking at me like that?

I suspect you're targeting me. I have no popularity, so no matter how many appearances I do, it won't help!
Qi Guanmingzhu immediately turned to look at Xi Mengze, while Xi Mengze turned to look at Jinli.

Jinli blinked innocently, "Don't look at me, I'm not popular, cough cough."

Although I bought a lot of snacks, it's impossible to never eat regular meals.

So in the afternoon, seeing that the sun was shining brightly outside, we went out together to soak up the sun and check if there were any vegetables left in the supermarket so we could cook.

The shopping mall in the community was quite crowded, and many celebrities were out shopping as well. Everyone was wearing hats and masks.

With her sharp eyes, Sui Lingfang could identify people by their silhouettes and figures.

Jinli and the others praised her, saying it was a pity she wasn't a paparazzi.

They wandered around the supermarket for a long time, picking and choosing, until the supermarket was about to close at 5:30 pm before leaving.

Everyone came empty-handed, but each person came back carrying a large bag.

We took a different route back, which allowed us to bask in the warm afterglow of the sunset once more.

After returning, Fangjie immediately began preparing the ingredients.

She has cooking experience and doesn't expect the other three big stars to know how to cook, but she can't resist the other three's burning desire to help.

"No, don't add flour! You've added too much!!"

"No, I told you to add sugar, but you added what looks like salt!"

"Ahhh, don't add water! Don't add water! There's too much water!" "Wait, let me stir-fry it. I'll control the heat; I'm afraid you'll burn it!"

"No, no, no! Don't turn the fire up that high! It's on fire! It's on fire! Put it out! Where's the pot? Wait, where's my lid? Put it back on right now!"

The New Year's Eve dinner was full of twists and turns, more dramatic than a novel.

It turns out that the "kitchen killers" mentioned in TV dramas are actually real.

Many dishes were ruined by the mess, so Fangjie simply followed suit and stewed everything in one pot.

It's so cold, a stew is fine too ╮(╯_╰)╭

But during the cooking process, besides the shocks, there were also some pleasant surprises. Sui Lingfang discovered that Jin Li's cooking skills were much better than Xi Mengze's and Qi Guanmingzhu's.

One of them is known as a pastry expert, and the other is known as the undisputed master of seafood, but when it comes to actually cooking, their wildly imaginative ideas always limit their creativity.

Only Jinli truly meant cooking; she cooked honestly and diligently.

She does whatever she is told, never overstepping her bounds or harboring unfounded ideas.

Looking at the pot of stew that had been prepared in front of her, Sui Lingfang praised Jinli for a long time before eating: "Jinli is the best assistant tonight!"

Jinli stood up proudly, smiled shyly, and went on stage to give her acceptance speech.

"Thank you to my company, thank you to myself, thank you for having such versatile hands, thank you for my focused mind, thank you to CCTV, thank you to the country..."

Everyone burst into laughter.

They ate while watching the Spring Festival Gala, and Fangjie went home after finishing cooking.

Her family is still waiting for her.

After Fangjie left, the three of them discussed a wider range of topics, saying all sorts of things.

The Spring Festival Gala's programs were just so-so; most people only watched the handsome men and beautiful women.

Although everyone is in the entertainment industry, everyone has their own subjective aesthetic sense.

“This one looks good. I love his appearance. He has a very defined face and a slightly mixed-race look!” Xi Mengze said.

Qi Guanmingzhu complained: "She's only pretty, look how skinny she is, thumbs down."

Xi Mengze retorted, "Then tell me, which ones have a good figure? Aren't they all very thin to look good on camera?"

Qi Guanmingzhu stared at the screen, then suddenly pointed to one of the celebrities: "He's alright, he's got a good physique."

Jinli looked over and coughed a few times.

Qi Guan Mingzhu refers to Chen Lin.

As for Chen Lin's physique...

After all, they are a boy band, and they need to dance a lot, so they must have muscles to show off their physique.

Moreover, they don't need to film or lose weight for performances, so their figures are better than other celebrities.

but……

Pearl, are you sure you don't have any selfish motives?
But if Jinli were to choose, the most handsome male celebrity she would definitely be...

cough cough.

Jinli is still watching the show.

It is said that all four members of March Sky were randomly assigned to four different shows, and Gu Cheng had the worst luck among them.

He was not assigned to a song and dance performance, but rather to a skit performance.

After a long wait, Gu Cheng's skit finally appeared. In it, he played a young man who had just graduated from university and didn't know much about life and had poor self-care skills.

This skit is purely for laughs; it doesn't carry any profound meaning.

Gu Cheng's performance was quite impressive; even many elderly people commented that the young man seemed to have gone mad from studying too much, as he was completely oblivious to social niceties.

Gu Cheng felt like he was portraying a "fresh-faced college student" as a "mentally challenged college student".

Netizens have been making fun of the situation on various social media platforms, while the fans seem a bit unconvinced.

This is a problem with the script design; Gu Cheng's lines are just...well, that's all!

With those lines, how much more do you expect him to portray a clear yet foolish gaze?

【Ahhh, Gu Cheng, if you've been kidnapped, blink! How could this be?!】

As the countdown to the Spring Festival Gala began, Jinli, Qiguan Mingzhu, and Xi Mengze counted down together, welcoming the Spring Festival amidst the sound of firecrackers.

Outside the window, someone set off many fireworks, while inside the window, the song "Unforgettable Tonight" played, and Xi Mengze hummed along softly.

Qi Guan Mingzhu looked out the window and suddenly said, "Jinli, did you set off those fireworks?"

Jinli looked over and found that the fireworks were all in the shape of fish, and some were even designed as carp leaping over the dragon gate!

Jinli exclaimed in surprise, "No, I didn't buy any fireworks."

Qi Guanmingzhu pointed to the other side, "Okay, I know who put it there. Gu Cheng is quite romantic."

Because on the other side, the fireworks actually formed an orange pattern.

Jinli didn't recognize it as an orange. Yanhua could only make up a rough idea. Since oranges are round, it could also be described as an apple, tangerine, or pear.

But having oranges on one side and carp on the other certainly makes one wonder.

Especially when Jinli looked over, a burst of pink fireworks suddenly appeared directly in front of her, forming a beautiful heart shape in the air.

"Wow!" Qi Guanmingzhu couldn't help but exclaim, "Orange loves carp, how romantic!"

She nudged Jinli, her expression turning mischievous.

Jinli blinked, looking quite innocent, and said, "I had no idea he had prepared all this."

Xi Mengze's voice came through: "That's why it's a surprise, because we didn't know."

Xi Mengze sighed, "I never expected that Gu Cheng, who looks so aloof, would actually be such a doting boyfriend. He set off fireworks and confessed his love without even pretending anymore. Doesn't he worry about people leaking the news?"

Jinli said, "We agreed not to go public, but we also won't respond. Let netizens guess whatever they want."

Qi Guanmingzhu said, "That's fine. The fans have eyes to see, and they'll figure it out themselves. Besides, Gu Cheng and you are both in college, not idols, and you're old enough to date."

Qi Guanmingzhu has always believed that if you truly love someone, you shouldn't try to bind them, but rather let them fly free.

If you can't do that, it means you don't love them enough.

Fans who truly love Gu Cheng and Jin Li will understand and respect their decision.

If you don't understand, then you're just treating celebrities as your private property. That's not love, but a distorted possessiveness.