From collapsing rooftop to poverty alleviation village chief

Tianyu Entertainment.

The CEO's office.

Chen Shanmei sat on the sofa, coldly watching Lin Ye's live stream on her phone.

There has been a lot of discussion online these past few days about Lin Ye's live-streaming sales. Many people think that Lin Ye is just putting on a show, and it's hard to say whether he will actually do the live stream.

After all, Lin Ye had done things like standing up his fans before.

Even if it does air, it will most likely be in a nice environment, not in a poor village.

But now, looking around Lin Ye, with his simple mud-brick houses, muddy dirt roads, and plainly dressed villagers, it was clear that Lin Ye was indeed in Qiongyu Village.

When Lin Ye and Qiongyu Village behind him appeared, the barrage of comments immediately became dense.

"Lin Ye, you actually came?"

"I heard the roads to Qiongyu Village are incredibly difficult to travel. How did Lin Ye get there?"

"Was he carried up there again?"

"Do the villagers know about Lin Ye's 'glorious deeds'?"

"If the villagers knew they were just tools for Lin Ye's show, wouldn't they beat him to death?"

Chen Shanmei glanced at the comments mocking Lin Ye and snorted coldly.

He certainly didn't believe Lin Ye was really going to do live-streaming e-commerce. He'd seen this kind of whitewashing and comeback tactic many times before, and he wanted to see what tricks Lin Ye was up to.

Lin Ye could naturally see the comments in the live stream. He remained unfazed, smiling and waving, revealing a set of bright white teeth.

Hi everyone, I've missed you all so much!

The live chat was immediately filled with boos.

"Who asked you to think about it?"

"Damn it! Don't disgust me!"

"Brother Lin Ye, I love you!"

"Brothers, get that brainless fanboy out!"

Lin Ye laughed heartily, "I'm in the beautiful Qiongyu Village, everyone take a look at the scenery first."

Lin Ye pointed the camera at the distant rolling green hills and the azure sky.

"The scenery is indeed beautiful, but it's not so beautiful with you in it!"

"Lin Ye is so handsome!"

"Lin Ye, weren't you going to do a live-streaming sales event?"

"You guys actually believe that? He just wants to whitewash his image and make a comeback!"

Standing among the villagers, Lu Feng saw that Lin Ye had actually started a live stream. He subconsciously picked up his phone, and his eyes widened immediately.

Holy crap, there's actually a signal!

Lu Feng immediately went to Douyin and started a live stream.

Lin Ye has a lot of haters, and as soon as Lu Feng started his broadcast, a lot of people flooded in. When Lu Feng appeared, there was a burst of exclamations in the comments section.

"Lu Da, you're still alive?"

"Is it really you, Lu Da?"

"The memorial service is over, and Lu Da, you've actually come back to life!"

"Hey, Lu Da seems to be in Qiongyu Village too?"

"Holy crap! Lin Ye is right behind Lu Da!"

Soon, the haters discovered that Lu Feng was in Qiongyu Village, and that he was not far from Lin Ye, surrounded by villagers from Qiongyu Village.

"Is Lu Da really going to expose Lin Ye's true colors in public?"

"Did Lu Dayin endure for so long just for this moment?"

"Down with Lin, let's all make this a great victory!"

"Am I about to witness a historic moment?"

But Lu Feng didn't expose Lin Ye's true colors. Instead, he earnestly addressed the camera and said:

"Hello everyone, I am Lu Feng. I am currently in Qiongyu Village. Please don't worry, I am fine. The villagers here are very friendly."

"Two days ago, Village Chief Lin led the villagers into the mountains to pick wild mushrooms, and I went along too. The mountain paths were difficult to navigate, and picking mushrooms was no easy task, but it was well worth it!"

"These mushrooms taste delicious! Everyone hurry and watch Village Chief Lin's live stream, or they'll sell out!"

Lu Feng's words confused netizens.

"Village Chief Lin? Lu Da, you used to call him 'Lin Dog'!"

"Lu Da, have you been possessed?"

"Waaaaah, demon, get out of my body, Lu Da!"

"Lu Feng, I misjudged you. I never thought someone like you would betray the revolution!"

Lu Feng is Lin Ye's biggest hater. His live stream is filled with pure haters of Lin Ye.

These critics were completely dumbfounded when they saw Lu Feng actually siding with Lin Ye.

How could this happen?

Many haters couldn't understand it, so they went to Lin Ye's live stream to see what rare and precious mushrooms Lin Ye could sell!

Chen Shanmei sneered, "This person has obviously been bribed by Lin Ye to turn his biggest hater to support him. It's a pretty good way to clear his name."

The assistant whispered, "Mr. Chen, Lin Ye's live stream has surpassed ten million viewers, making him number one on Douyin."

Chen Shanmei scoffed, "The higher the popularity, the greater the disappointment those people will feel after discovering they've been deceived. Putting on a show isn't that easy."

"Lin Ye, you've been talking for so long, just take out the mushrooms."

"Haha, don't make things difficult for him. He just wants to clear his name."

"Lu Feng said Lin Ye led the villagers to pick mushrooms, as if he thinks we're fools!"

"Lin Ye struggles even to pick corn, and he wants to lead people to pick wild mushrooms? Are you trying to make me laugh?"

Chen Shanmei didn't believe it, and neither did the netizens in the live stream. After all, Lin Ye's hands were blistered from picking a few ears of corn in a rural variety show before. Who the hell would believe that he could go to the deep mountains to pick mushrooms?

After introducing Qiongyu Village for a while, Lin Ye turned his phone camera to show hundreds of bags of wild mushrooms in the live stream.

"Please look, everyone. These are the wild mushrooms we picked from Eagle Rock at an altitude of 1800 meters."

Zhang Xiaoshan picked up a bag and walked to Lin Ye's side. Lin Ye pointed to the semi-transparent packaging bag.

"These orange-brown ones are called pine mushrooms, and those with green caps are called green-headed mushrooms. We collected about 2000 jin (1,000 catties) in total. These past few days, the villagers have been drying and packaging the fresh wild mushrooms. After drying, the 2000 jin of fresh wild mushrooms will only yield 200 jin (100 catties)."

"The terrain of Eagle Rock is steep and the area is rainy and humid, which is why so many wild mushrooms can grow in the valley below. So, gentlemen, these 200 jin of dried mushrooms are a rare find!"

Lin Ye talked on and on, and the way he spoke really resembled a skilled live-streaming e-commerce host.

The netizens were all stunned.

"It really looks like a wild mushroom!"

"Several hundred bags! Could Lin Ye be telling the truth?"

"I've never seen this kind of fungus before."

"Haha, isn't that a fertilizer bag? Are you kidding me?"

Seeing some people questioning the packaging, Lin Ye smiled and explained, "As everyone knows, Qiongyu Village is an impoverished village. We didn't have the money to buy packaging bags, so the county helped us find packaging bags from a fertilizer factory. They may be a bit ugly, but the wild mushrooms inside are absolutely top-quality!"

After Lin Ye finished speaking, he pulled Zhang Meimei over and made her put her hands together in front of the camera.

"Brothers and sisters, our mountain produce is unsold, please help us!"

The little girl had braided pigtails, a thin face, big eyes, and a childish yet pitiful voice that melted the hearts of netizens.

"What an adorable little girl!"

"Sweetie, let me help you!"

"How much are these wild mushrooms? I'll buy them!"

"I'll buy it too!"

Lin Ye winked at Zhang Meimei and said with a smile to the camera:

"Please pay attention to link number one, click to purchase and pay directly, and we will ship it out the same day! Okay, everyone, pay attention... three, two, one, link up!"