The villain daughter did all kinds of things

Chapter 60, a short drama series, is now available.

With the help of her support team, Yulia's efficiency in helping others on a daily basis skyrocketed.

Pancake, the chubby orange cat, also did her job diligently. In order to prevent Emily from having an excuse to withhold her cat food and cat bed, she kept recording Julia's helpful process from multiple angles.

In just two or three days, Yulia completed more than 40 rescue operations, and video recordings of all the events were preserved.

So Amelie began the next step of the plan, and this step had to be carried out by her herself. She had not yet found any talent in this area and could only wait for further discovery and training.

There's no way around it; with the support of magical technology, this world offers many conveniences in daily life that are no less than, and perhaps even more convenient than, those of Earth, the planet Amelie's previous life.

In the realm of culture and entertainment, however, this world lags far behind Earth.

For example, magical devices that function similarly to cameras and media players have existed for a long time, but people mostly use them for intelligence gathering or recording evidence, and rarely for entertainment.

Currently, the only entertainment videos available in the Federal market are those produced by certain clubs and are unsuitable for children. To watch them, one not only needs to purchase expensive magical artifacts, but the video quality is also extremely poor; they are filmed from the same angle from beginning to end without any editing.

In her past life, Amelie was a homebody, and she knew a bit about video editing. She had posted quite a few of her own edited videos on a certain pink app, and they got pretty good views.

Now, Emery plans to revive this technology and bring a little bit of global excitement to this entertainment-starved world.

The name of Blue Star Films clearly indicates that Emery intends to produce a superhero movie starring Julia. If successful, this could be very profitable, as has been the case with Marvel and Vought.

However, Emery's video production skills were self-taught and couldn't compare to those of the professional teams from her previous life. Even though she was very confident in her current abilities, starting to make a movie right away was still a bit too presumptuous.

So Emery plans to practice by making short films for a while first, and then make her first movie once her skills are more mature and she has good material.

From over 40 instances of Julia's acts of kindness, Amelie selected 10 of the most interesting ones, such as the incident where she had to push a suicidal girl off a cliff before attempting to save her.

Once the footage is selected, the next step is editing and post-production. Only the most exciting shots of each event are retained, and the time is kept between 30 seconds and 2 minutes.

After working through the night, Emerald produced her first video, which was a little over 16 minutes long. She watched it several times and was fairly satisfied with it; it was the kind of video that would have an 80% chance of appearing on the homepage of a certain pink-themed app from her past life.

The video is finished; the next step is to distribute it.

Currently, there are no video platforms in this world. Some clubs only play short videos for their guests within the club. To get more people to see the videos, it's not like on Earth where you can just choose a platform and click to upload.

Amelie once again summoned the capable Fat Vieira and gave him and the White River Gang orders.

Gang members, who hadn't taken to the streets for a long time, once again knocked on the doors of shops on both sides of the street in groups of three or five, mainly pubs, restaurants, dessert shops, cafes, teahouses and other shops where ordinary people gather to spend money.

Yulia was quite worried when she discovered this, fearing that the gang members would bully people again.

However, after careful observation, Yulia felt a little relieved. The gang members were all dressed in suits and looked very respectable. They spoke politely and seemed to be collectively evolving into business elites.

They politely negotiated business with the shop owners, persuading them to contribute money to purchase Blue Star Film's playback equipment and to play videos produced by Emery during business hours.

In principle, this transaction is voluntary on both sides.

However, when one party to the transaction is the largest gang in the city, the other party, regardless of their true feelings, has only one option: to agree.

When the transaction was first completed, many shop owners were still angry but dared not speak out.

After all, Blue Star Films' fees are not cheap, which is like adding insult to injury for many shops that already have to bear high rents and protection fees.

However, as Yulia's short dramas quickly spread among the public, many shop owners were surprised to find that their businesses had improved significantly. Introducing the new equipment not only didn't reduce their income, but actually increased their earnings.

I chatted with some of our regular customers and found out that it was all thanks to that short drama.

The entertainment industry in this world is so lacking. This short drama produced by Emerald using Earth's technology is undoubtedly a game-changer. People love to watch it and watch it again and again. Many people can even clearly remember every word and gesture of Yulia in the drama.

Of course, even the best dramas can become tiresome, and many ordinary families can hardly afford to eat out every day.

After the initial buzz surrounding the first short drama died down, foot traffic at various stores began to decline noticeably.

This also happened to be the time when the lease on the playback equipment of Blue Star Films expired, so the members of the Baihe Gang took to the streets again to ask the shop owners if they were willing to renew their leases.

Some business owners are quite shrewd and believe that these short dramas have a promising future. Even though Blue Star Films suddenly increased the equipment rental fee by 5 times, they still gritted their teeth and continued to rent.

However, most business owners feel that there is a limit to how many short dramas can be produced. It's impossible for someone to eat out every day just to watch them, and even the best short dramas will become tiresome if watched too often.

More importantly, many shop owners who weren't particularly popular before simply couldn't afford the equipment rental fees that had increased fivefold. After repeatedly confirming that they wouldn't face any retaliation even if they didn't renew the lease, they let the Baihe Gang members move the equipment away.

A few days later, a new short drama was released, and Emery accelerated the update speed, unlike before when a single short drama was repeatedly played for more than half a month.

People who have been eagerly awaiting updates are once again bursting with enthusiasm, spending their days shopping at stores where they can watch short dramas, even if the goods are obviously more expensive.

As a result, the shop owners who renewed their Blue Star Film and Television services were all smiles, and the daily surge in customers made them a fortune.

Those shops that did not renew their Bluestar Film and Television business were naturally in dire straits. Within just a few days, many shops were unable to maintain their daily operations and were on the verge of bankruptcy.

Chapter 61 Three different levels of membership services

As Blue Star Films expanded its playback equipment rental business to various street shops in Locke City, some shops made a fortune, while others were on the verge of bankruptcy.

However, whether they cheer or wail, they are nothing more than Emerald's toys.

Similar to the first time, this time the rental agreement for the playback equipment was also signed for only one month, and it needs to be renewed upon expiration.

But this time, Emery has come up with a new trick for the contract renewal.

She categorized Blue Star Films' business into three levels: gold, silver, and bronze.

The bronze-level service seems to be the most cost-effective, with a rental price similar to the initial rental price, but the playback device contains 10 short dramas by Yulia that will not be updated, and there is no limit to the number of people who can purchase this service.

The Silver-tier service also has no purchase limit, but it costs 10 times more than the Bronze-tier service. The playback device initially comes with 20 short dramas featuring Yulia, with one episode updated every 10 days.

The Gold-tier service also starts with only 20 short dramas on the playback device, but a new episode is added every two days, and Julia herself will occasionally visit the store. Of course, this level of service is also ridiculously expensive, and it is auctioned off, with a starting price 100 times that of the Bronze-tier service. Only 10 slots are available in the entire Locke City, and the highest bidder wins.

After the three levels of services were launched simultaneously, the shops on the streets of Locke City went crazy. Many owners seemed to be somewhat delirious, often making strange noises for no reason.

Many shop owners cursed the pink-haired troll in their hearts, saying that he was leaving no way for the weak to survive, but they only dared to curse him in their hearts and no one dared to show it.

Since there was a significant difference in customer traffic between shops that renewed their Bluestar Film and Television services last month, shop owners who weren't planning to close down completely were willing to borrow money to at least buy a bronze-level service and try to make a comeback.

Of course, many shops with poor customer traffic also chose to close down directly. Those owners all felt that they were very smart to cut their losses in time, and even openly mocked their peers who were gritting their teeth and holding on.

Shops with high customer traffic and good business naturally start with silver-level service, and many shops even participate in the auction for gold-level service, hoping to find a bargain.

Of course, finding a bargain is impossible, because the differences between pubs, restaurants, and dessert shops are about the same as the differences between livestreamers on Earth.

Top livestreamers can earn tens or even hundreds of millions of yuan a year, while smaller livestreamers can't even afford to eat. The difference between the stores with the highest and lowest customer traffic is roughly the same, and the most popular stores can have a daily turnover that is higher than the annual turnover of many other stores.

While many shops are struggling and on the verge of bankruptcy, some shops are making huge profits and are not short of money at all. When bidding for Blue Star Film and Television's gold-level service, they spend lavishly, with the highest transaction price being almost 700 times the price of the bronze-level service.

With the playback equipment upgraded, the surge in customer traffic quickly proved that the money spent by those shops purchasing the gold-level service was well spent.

The short dramas, updated every two days, and the occasional appearance of Yulia herself in the store, made all the shops extremely popular and always full. Even though the owner kept raising the minimum spending requirement for each table, the shops were still packed. In short, they were making a killing.

After all, this world lacks cultural entertainment, but the workers are quite wealthy, with a stable monthly income of around 15,000 to 20,000 Luns, equivalent to elite programmers on Earth.

The mainstay industry of Locke City is Velon Copper Industry. Miners are also workers. Each family needs only one worker to maintain a comfortable standard of living. If both husband and wife are workers, they are even wealthier.

Although miners' income is not low, their work is quite monotonous and depressing. So after a hard day in the mine, having a drink, some dessert, and watching a short drama about pretty girls doing good deeds is a form of mental healing for many people.

Most workers certainly couldn't afford to watch every day, but watching a week's or two's worth of updates all at once was manageable for most working-class families. That's why stores that offer gold-level services are so popular.

Shops that offer silver services are also good options. Many people can't get a seat at shops that offer gold services and don't want to queue, so they choose shops that offer silver services as a second choice.

Anyway, the short dramas for Silver-level services will also be updated, it's just that the updates will be slower.

As for the fact that Miss Yulia herself won't be displayed in the store, that doesn't matter at all—Yulia flies around over Locke City every day now, and you can often see her black pleated skirt and white stockings when you look up, it's just that you can't see her very clearly.

In short, the stores that purchased the silver service, although they didn't earn as much as the top-tier stores, still made a profit.

What's rather surprising are the shops that are willing to borrow money to buy bronze services.

At first, many people were waiting to see them fail, thinking that no one would watch the short dramas that weren't being updated, and that the bosses who had to borrow money to rent broadcasting equipment would inevitably go bankrupt and spend the rest of their lives working to pay off their debts.

Surprisingly, apart from a few unlucky individuals who did go bankrupt, most of the shops that purchased bronze-level services actually fared quite well.

Because although these stores don't update their short dramas, the prices are cheap.

Although over 70% of families in Locke City are miners' families or civil servants' families, there are still quite a few poor people.

These poor people, unable to afford shops with gold or silver level services, but equally fond of the warm, cheerful, and helpful Miss Yulia, could only choose shops with bronze level services.

Most importantly, the price of bronze-level services is not expensive, and most shops can easily afford it once their customer traffic recovers slightly.

In short, apart from a few unlucky individuals who were not good at management and had bad luck, the economy of the entire Locke City was stimulated by the new business of Blue Star Films.

Emery certainly earns the most. Even if Blue Star Films no longer has any other revenue, the equipment rental fees alone are enough to sustain the company's operations.

But Emerald was clearly not going to be satisfied with this, and this achievement was far from enough for her to pass the family's entrepreneurial trials.

So, after the equipment rental business stabilized and Julia had become the most famous person in Locke City, Emerald pushed forward with her plan.

It's time for Yulia to start doing advertising endorsements.

So, which products should you start endorsing?

Amelie sat at her desk, twirled the pen around her index, middle, and ring fingers several times, then snapped her fingers and made her decision.

Chapter 62 Endorsement Advertisement

The first company that Emery approached and proposed a collaboration with was a women's watch brand called Bellemann.

There are two main reasons why we chose to collaborate with this brand.

Firstly, the Bellemann brand offers watches with a wide price range, from the cheapest at a few hundred rings to the most expensive at hundreds of thousands of rings, making it suitable for Yulia's fan base, which includes everyone from the rich to the poor.

Secondly, there's a respected member of the Bellemann family who attended the same prestigious girls' academy in the federal capital as Emily, making her Emily's senior. Their relationship was fairly good; Emily had even tried to seduce her, but she was a completely adamant straight woman with absolutely no sexual inclinations, and ultimately, they remained just close senior and junior friends.

However, when capitalists are negotiating business, even sisters need to keep clear accounts, let alone just senior and junior classmates.

The senior student, Belleman, readily agreed to Amelie's request for cooperation, but she refused to budge on the issue of advertising fees.

Emerald's advertising fees are by no means cheap, and advertising in this world is still mainly based on roadside billboards and newspapers. The concept of idol endorsement is a bit too advanced. No one will easily pay too much money for new services, and no matter how sweetly Emerald calls her "senior," it won't work.

With no other option, Emery had to settle for second best—a price reduction was out of the question, so she signed a betting agreement with her senior, Belleman.

If, within two months, sales of Bellemann watches in Locke City reach a certain level, Bellemann will have to pay advertising fees as demanded by Emerald. Otherwise, Emerald will be taken advantage of by Bellemann for free.

People who frequently purchased the gold-level service quickly noticed that in the latest episode of Yulia's short drama, Miss Yulia had something new about her.

On her left wrist, she now wears a Bellemann women's watch, and this watch frequently appears in the footage.

Every time Yulia completes a rescue mission, she raises her hand to check the time, and the camera always gives a close-up of those few seconds, deepening people's impression of the watch.

On one occasion, after Yulia saved a middle-aged woman, the woman was filled with gratitude, her eyes red with tears.

"Thank you so much, Miss Julia! If you had arrived a few seconds later, I would have been doomed!"

"It won't be too late."

Yulia then raised her wrist towards the woman:

"Thanks to this watch, I can keep track of time precisely."

"Is this Bellemann's latest Bauhinia Girl design?"

The middle-aged woman glanced at the silver wristwatch and blurted out:

“I’ve also used a Bellemann watch before. It’s a really good brand, but unfortunately it was stolen by a thief when I was shopping once… I didn’t expect you to use one too, Miss Julia. I’ll go and buy another one in a couple of days.”

This scene wasn't a pre-arranged, self-directed performance by Emery; rather, it was based on a real event that happened by chance. Therefore, the performances of Julia and the middle-aged woman in the short film are very realistic and difficult to convey purely through acting skills.

Of course, Amelie wouldn't miss such good material. When editing her new short drama, she made this segment a highlight and even proactively adjusted the update order of the short drama, releasing this episode ahead of schedule in stores that had purchased the Silver-level service.

The effect is quite significant.

"Daddy/Husband/Darling, I want the kind of watch Miss Julia wears too!"

A woman's sweet talk is enough to make most men obediently open their wallets, though there are also quite a few women who spend their own money on shopping.

Anyway, the cheapest Bellemann watches only cost a few hundred ringgit, and they look pretty much the same. People who don't really know much about fashion can't tell the difference from a distance, so many people are willing to follow fashion and trends.

Of course, wealthy people will still buy expensive items, because being familiar with luxury brands is a must for them; wearing cheap items in social situations would be embarrassing.

Everyone in Locke City now knows that a certain pink-haired young lady is the true master of the city, and that Yulia was promoted by her. Which powerful figure would dare to disrespect the products promoted by Yulia? Do you still want your current position?

In short, Bellemann watches quickly became a bestseller in Locke, and local boutiques repeatedly issued emergency requests to transfer stock from stores in nearby cities, but even then, supply couldn't meet demand.

This sales growth isn't just a few percentage points, it's several times over.

Seeing how well the idol-endorsed advertisements were doing, Senior Sister Belle readily agreed and paid the advertising fee as Ameliete requested, even before the performance-based agreement expired.

That senior student, Belleman, even rushed from the federal capital to Locke City overnight, hoping to sign a long-term endorsement contract with Emery.

After Amelie tried to seduce Belleman into bed again but was politely rejected by Belleman with the excuse that she was not a woman, Amelie only signed a one-year exclusive endorsement contract with her.

Throughout the year, Bellemann paid a hefty advertising fee every month, in exchange for Julia being prohibited from using any other brand of watches during that period.

"You actually know what I want, senior~~"

At the farewell dinner for Bellemann's daughter, Emery, still somewhat unwilling to give up, made another provocative move. Under the table, she took off her high heels and skillfully rubbed her black-stockinged toes against Bellemann's daughter's leg.

"You originally had the opportunity to sign a three-year contract directly."