The Way of Heaven Rewards Diligence in Film and Television

Chapter 83 Homestay, Promotion

After dinner, while Lin Yang and the others were drinking tea and chatting in the courtyard, Xie Zhiyao brought over some fresh flowers.

Xie Zhiyao's father and stepmother run a flower shop in Kunming. This time, Xie's father came back to sweep Xie Zhiyao's grandfather's grave and brought back a lot of flowers, so Xie Zhiyao brought some to the courtyard.

Xie Zhiyao's father was also a very interesting and shrewd man. He traveled around asking questions and quickly gained a clear understanding of Xie Zhiyao's business operations.

He did not approve of Xie Zhiyao returning to his hometown to start a business, and the father and son argued and struggled a lot over this.

"Having some tea?" Xie Zhiyao greeted him with a smile, then turned to Lin Yang and said, "Lin Yang, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."

"What's up? Need me to help you get investment?" Lin Yang asked with a raised eyebrow and a smile.

Xie Zhiyao gave an awkward smile: "Yes, it's the guesthouse in our village. The owner who invested in it had to withdraw his investment due to unforeseen circumstances. The guesthouse hasn't been built yet, so he plans to sell it at a low price."

"I've heard about it too. How about this, give me some time, I'll think about it first!" Lin Yang glanced at Xu Hongdou and said thoughtfully.

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhiyao's face lit up with joy, and he said, "Okay, then you can think about it first. The guesthouse isn't in a rush."

"There isn't a single proper guesthouse in Yunmiao Village yet," Nana said. "However, there are still relatively few tourists here. Once there are more tourists in the future, there's great potential for running a guesthouse."

"What do you mean there aren't any proper guesthouses? Isn't Feng Xiaoyuan proper?" Xie Zhiyao couldn't help but ask.

"It only has six rooms, it's just a small inn," Nana couldn't help but say.

Xu Hongdou chuckled slightly, and Xie Zhiyao suddenly looked at her and said, "Hongdou, our village wants to shoot a tourism promotional video. I wonder if you would be available to participate?"

"Shoot a promotional video?" Xu Hongdou was taken aback, then shook her head repeatedly, saying, "I can't. I don't have any acting skills, and besides, I'm just an outsider, a tourist here..."

"You're a tourist, so wouldn't it be more from a tourist's perspective to help us film a promotional video?" Xie Zhiyao said. "Besides, it's just a promotional video, it doesn't require any acting skills, or even lines, it's very simple."

"I..." Xu Hongdou subconsciously looked at Lin Yang.

"A one-man show? Do you need me to cooperate? I could act as a couple with Hongdou, and ride a white horse, strolling along the shore of Erhai Lake. The atmosphere would be..." Lin Yang said.

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhiyao looked at Lin Yang in surprise: "Lin Yang, you've read our script? Your thoughts are exactly what we were discussing!"

"What a coincidence? If needed, Hongdou and I can cooperate on a photoshoot, but it can't take too long or be too troublesome, so let's skip it."

As Lin Yang spoke, he suddenly realized what Xie Zhiyao meant and frowned, saying, "President Xie, you wouldn't be playing a diversionary tactic with me, would you? You were actually planning to ask me to film this, wouldn't you? Let me tell you, my appearance fee is very high, and I rarely even accept projects on Douyin."

"Cough..." Da Mai, who was drinking tea, choked and coughed upon hearing this.

Xu Hongdou and Nana couldn't help but laugh when they saw Xie Zhiyao's slightly stiff expression.

"Lin Yang, we don't have much of a budget for filming this promotional video," Xie Zhiyao said.

"Aren't you willing to invest in this publicity? Is this publicity campaign yours to do, or is it the village's?" Lin Yang asked.

Xie Zhiyao asked helplessly, "Lin Yang, how many do you want?"

"That depends on how well your promotional video is made. If it's good, I can do it for free, or even post the video on my Douyin account to help you promote it," Lin Yang said.

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhiyao's eyes lit up with delight, and he exclaimed, "Really? That's wonderful!"

Because Lin Yang's live-streamed carving helped attract customers to the wood carving workshop, their joint promotional efforts have yielded very noticeable results.

For example, the series of videos titled "Xie Xiaoxia provokes Xie Heshun's master and wants to hit me again" is quite popular online, and the official Douyin account of the wood carving workshop, which Xie Xiaoxia is in charge of, also gets pretty good traffic during its live streams.

As an internet celebrity, Lin Yang has already demonstrated the popularity and publicity he brings.

If Lin Yang can participate in filming the video, or even help promote it on his Douyin account, it will surely attract a wave of tourists to Yunmiao Village soon.

As night fell, Xie Zhiyao left, and everyone returned to their rooms. Xu Hongdou couldn't help but ask Lin Yang, who had followed her upstairs, "Are you trying to help Xie Zhiyao?"

"Red Bean, do you think running a bed and breakfast is a viable business? Would you be interested in being the owner of a bed and breakfast?" Lin Yang countered.

"You promised to help with promotion, so you're also trying to attract tourists to the guesthouse?" Xu Hongdou's expression shifted.

Lin Yang remained noncommittal: "If we can acquire a guesthouse that's almost finished at a low price, and if Yunmiao Village can truly develop, then it certainly has great potential, just as Nana said!"

"Yes, a bed and breakfast is definitely a viable business," Xu Hongdou nodded thoughtfully. "If you'd like to do it, I can consider staying and helping you."

"Actually, it doesn't matter to me whether I run a bed and breakfast or not, but I know you definitely want to have something to do in the future, right?" Lin Yang said.

"Okay, let's invest together? I can take a smaller share," Xu Hongdou said.

Lin Yang smiled and nodded: "Okay, I know you don't want to rely on me. You'll feel more accomplished if you run your own business well. However, you can take full responsibility for how to manage and operate the guesthouse from now on; I won't interfere."

"You just want to save yourself the trouble, don't you?" Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes at Lin Yang.

Lin Yang stepped forward, smiling, and pulled her into his arms: "Who can blame me when my future wife is so capable? A husband who can make his wife proud can also make his husband proud!"

Lin Yang tried to kiss Xu Hongdou, but she pushed him away, saying, "Go wash up first!"

"Let's go together!" Lin Yang suggested with a smile.

"No," Xu Hongdou said, her beautiful eyes widening slightly and her pretty face turning red.

"Then you go first, I'll go back and get a change of clothes," Lin Yang said with a smile.

That night, Lin Yang and Xu Hongdou were like newlyweds, enjoying the taste of bamboo shoots, their affections overflowing and their love unending.

So the next morning, Lin Yang also experienced what it felt like for a monarch to skip the morning court session.

The next evening, while having dinner together, Nana and Damai joked that they were disturbing the neighbors at night, which made Xu Hongdou blush.

But Lin Yang was thick-skinned and didn't care, continuing his nightly revelry and living upstairs every day.

This is something that not only men enjoy, but women also crave and experience.

Gradually, Xu Hongdou, who was radiant every day, also got used to Nana and Damai's sarcastic remarks, and even teased them back, urging them to find a boyfriend soon.

A few days later, a light rain fell all night. The next day, the sky cleared and the sun slowly rose before Lin Yang was woken up by Hu Youyu and Da Mai's singing.

"What's going on? You two, so leisurely?" Lin Yang asked with a smile after coming downstairs.

"Sigh..." Hu Youyu, who had been quite lively, sat down and sighed along with Da Mai.

"What's wrong?" Lin Yang asked, noticing that they seemed a bit off.

"Master Ma just left," Da Mai said.

He left? Lin Yang was taken aback: "Why did he leave so suddenly without saying a word? Is this Master Ma planning to go back to his hometown to start a business?"