Mixed in 1980

Chapter 485 Cannot Be Hidden and Is Uncontrollable

"Holy crap, the Koto family is amazing."

As her roommate during her undergraduate years, Zhang Xiaoqin had been following the story closely. After watching the live stream, she would then watch the clips, and she couldn't help but marvel at them every time.

My good friend is like this, and I am proud to be associated with her.

Everyone knew that Chen Yanyin's family was wealthy, but no one had ever imagined that they put so much effort into charity: "No wonder Yanyin is so down-to-earth."

"Yan Xi, is this your sister?"

At the School of Archaeology, Peking University, Chen Yanxi was pulled aside by a colleague: "You've kept it a secret well. Now everyone online is calling your sister the Fourth Princess, but you're the First Princess."

Chen Yanxi was both amused and exasperated: "Don't be silly, what era are we living in? Princesses? That's something our parents' generation did. We didn't contribute anything."

"He's even being modest."

My colleague rolled her eyes: "With your family's charitable deeds, calling you 'Princess' wouldn't be an exaggeration at all, unlike those Manchu remnants, pshaw..."

"You don't know, some old Beijingers always smugly say, 'My family used to be in the Manchu Banners, and there were some princesses.' Bah, they were the ones we didn't kill back then."

"What nonsense! They get restless if they don't shout 'Long live the Emperor' every day. They've cut off their queues, but the queue in their hearts will never leave them."

"The reason why the history of the Qing Dynasty cannot be compiled is twofold: firstly, these Manchu remnants have smuggled in their own opinions, and secondly, the things the Qing Dynasty did were too disgusting. It has been revised twice, but neither version is usable."

No wonder he's a historian and archaeologist.

As soon as she started talking, she went off-topic. Chen Yanxi could only listen to her finish, feeling both amused and exasperated. But she knew that what she was saying was absolutely right.

After chatting for a few minutes, everyone went back to their own business.

Real life was affected, and the online buzz was predictable. A blogger named "Amu" posted a video.

"Did you all notice that there are 33 wooden boxes on this wooden shelf, and each box has a year label on it?"

"From 1983 to 2016, which is last year, and this year hasn't been added yet, can we make a guess?"

“Each wooden box represents a charity event of that year.”

"What the Fourth Princess showed us was only what she wanted to show us; there must be other charitable projects hidden in the other wooden boxes."

"I just don't want people to know."

The video immediately sparked a strong reaction, with a group of people rushing to Chen Yanyin's account to leave comments, wanting to see other wooden boxes.

Some bloggers also explained the significance of the "Grand Bauhinia Medal" online, stating that it is only awarded to outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to Hong Kong society throughout their lives.

The video also mentioned the Fok family in Hong Kong, where only the elder Fok received the Grand Bauhinia Medal, while his son, the elder Fok, has received the Silver Bauhinia Medal and the Gold Bauhinia Medal and is currently aiming for the Grand Bauhinia Medal.

Some artists also received the Bronze Bauhinia Medal.

The prestige of the Grand Bauhinia Medal is self-evident. You can find it on the encyclopedia that Zeng Ali and Zhao Yuanyuan received the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 1998, the second time.

"Well, I've really become an internet celebrity."

Chen Yanyin opened her Douyin account and saw that she had over 1500 million followers. She couldn't help but smile wryly, knowing she had no interest in such things.

Especially in the comments section, it's all about the Fourth Princess, the Fourth Miss, the Fourth Young Lady... I feel embarrassed looking at it myself, it's all charity work done by the elders.

I didn't contribute anything myself.

After thinking for a while, Chen Yanyin still posted a video: "Thank you all for your kindness. It's all thanks to my parents' charity work. I'm just benefiting from it."

"At home, I'm just a useless piece of trash."

"Please don't call me Fourth Princess or Fourth Miss, just call me Chen Lao Si. I won't be updating videos anytime soon, I'm busy with the lawsuit."

"Hmm... There are more lawsuits now. We're going to sue a group of online trolls and the MCN agencies that hired them. We'll probably be busy for a long time."

Many people laughed when they saw this video.

Many state media outlets released news early this morning, announcing that twelve online troll gangs were wiped out overnight, and these people have been brought down.

Old Chen won't let this go easily.

If a lawsuit is necessary, then file one; there will be no settlement. As for the rest of the matter… Chen Laosi has entrusted everything to a law firm and will handle it himself.

Besides these things, another video that went viral was an interview with the Aerospace Foundation, which confirmed the donations made by Xu Jinqiu, Zeng Ali, and Zhao Yuanyuan.

That night, it even appeared on CCTV's video.

"Fourth Sister, someone wants to buy goods."

Upon receiving Xie Yun's call, Chen Yanyin frowned slightly: "Make it clear to them that we won't sell for now. We'll discuss it after the lawsuit is over to avoid causing trouble."

Xie Yun added, "She said it's possible to make a reservation."

"Let's talk about it in a couple of days."

Chen Yanyin still refused. With the court hearing imminent, her lawyer had already instructed her not to sell any items that had been photographed, but to keep them as evidence.

Two days later, the court hearing commenced as scheduled.

The facts are clear, everything went smoothly, the 2600 million yuan compensation was paid in full, and in addition, Qiu Xiaoqiu had to apologize online for a week.

Throughout the trial, it was Wan Hu and Qiu Xiaoqiu who argued fiercely, with both lawyers trying their best to shift the blame onto the other.

Finally, it's a 30/70 split.

Qiu Xiaoqiu will pay 30% of the compensation, and Wulu Media will pay 70%. Qiu Xiaoqiu is a contracted artist of Wulu Media, and the filming mode was determined by Wulu Media.

Most importantly, the company had negotiated with Qiu Xiaoqiu several times before, and the compensation was always based on this model, which was an agreed-upon method of compensation.

This time the compensation is more substantial. As they left the courthouse and ran into Wan Hu, Chen Yanyin narrowed her eyes: "The compensation had better arrive today, or don't blame me for being ruthless."

Seeing that Wan Hu still wanted to say something, Chen Yanyin sneered: "Douyin, our family is the major shareholder. Crushing you is no harder than crushing an ant."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Watching her retreating figure, Wan Hu gasped, then slapped himself and said with a wry smile, "If you had this relationship, you should have said so earlier."

If anyone knew, they would send the money over immediately, without even going to court.

He shook his head with a wry smile, took out his phone to call the finance department, and urged them to settle the money quickly, as there were still more troubles to come; the tax audit was not over yet.

Not only do they have to pay back taxes, but they also have to pay fines.

In any case, the online storm they stirred up has finally come to an end, and Chen Yanyin's life has returned to normal.

Customers who had placed orders came to pick them up one after another. To her surprise, business at the store suddenly picked up, and individual customers started coming in to buy goods.

Many people like jadeite and Hetian jade.

There are quite a few wealthy people among them.

Many people like it, but they won't buy it. The reason is simple: the industry has long been ruined, with rampant scams and deceptions, so no one feels comfortable buying from it.

Everyone feels very reassured when buying from Chen Laosi.

When Xie Yun called to say that the store's jadeite and Hetian jade had sold out, Chen Yanyin was surprised but also didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Opening a shop is just a joke.

Xie Yun also said that during conversations with customers, many people mentioned that they bought jadeite and Hetian jade because they believed they could retain their value.

Hearing this, Chen Yanyin frowned.

It's a complete rip-off!

If people buy goods from me and find that the price hasn't increased but has actually decreased after a few years, they'll all flock to me, accusing me of cheating them and overcharging them.

After thinking about it, I decided to post another video.

"Hello everyone, I am Chen Laosi."

"Today, the salesperson from Chen Laosi Stone Shop called to say that the jadeite and Hetian jade in the shop had been sold out, which surprised me."

"But I don't encourage people to buy it."

"In particular, many customers have mentioned when purchasing that they believe jadeite and Hetian jade hold their value. If this had happened 10 or 20 years ago, it would have been somewhat believable."

"Talking about preserving value now is a joke."

"After so many years of speculation, the prices of both jadeite and Hetian jade have reached their peak and there is no room for further increases."

Even if prices rise further, your investment won't retain its value.

"To preserve value, you need to sell it. Do you have a sales channel? You can only find someone to buy it back. The most they can offer is the wholesale price, maybe 50% off, or something like that?"

"High-quality jadeite can be sold at half price, but if it's bean-type, glutinous-type jadeite, Hetian jade mountain material, Russian material, Qinghai material, etc., no one will buy it even at 30% of the original price."

"If you like it, have the money, and want to play around, that's fine. But if you're thinking about preserving its value, don't buy it, especially don't buy it from me, lest you come back and curse me a few years later."

"Gold is the best choice for preserving value."

After posting the video, Chen Yanyin slapped herself. Things had gotten very strange. How did she end up being so busy online?
It seems to be out of control.

"The old man is a real swindler. He calculated that once something starts, it will lead to countless possibilities and a whole host of problems."

"I was so stupid to jump in."

She stretched and turned to the side courtyard, where a house had already been built for the red panda, and Li Jiao was feeding it. Chen Yanyin quickly joined in to feed it as well.

After feeding the pandas and playing with them, Chen Yanyin felt completely relaxed and muttered to herself, "I need to cut ties with things online and then go offline and return to real life."

However, many things are beyond our control.

Just as Chen Yanyin had this idea, another video went viral on Douyin, showing a middle-aged man in his thirties standing in front of a school.

"Does everyone still remember the fourth princess's second mother?"

"The receipt says, 'Xu Jinqiu.' Look at the school behind me, Xinghuo Hope Primary School. Who is the name on it? Xu Jinqiu."

"Is it the same person?"

"This is my alma mater. I never understood why there was this signature on the school gate before, and I was also very curious about who Xu Jinqiu was."

"Today, I think I have the answer."

“We live in a remote mountain village. We were poor before, and we are still poor now. I’ve heard from the older brothers that the old school was just a few mud-brick houses that leaked when it rained.”

"The Xinghuo Hope Primary School was built later."

"We had a real teaching building, a basketball court, and after the new century, we built a football field and a multimedia classroom."

"I always thought that Hope Primary School was part of Project Hope, built with government funding. It was only when I passed by here today that I remembered it."

"The words 'Spark' are not in front of the Hope Primary School."

"Fourth Princess, if you come across my video, please tell your second aunt for me that I go to school here, and my son and daughter also go to school here."

(End of this chapter)