Chapter 174 - 117: No Discount on the Fabric

Chapter 174: Chapter 117: No Discount on the Fabric

In the operations department, Lin Muxue saw the comments, and her pretty face darkened.

She’d only performed that sultry dance because she lost a bet, and people were *still* complaining about it.

It made her feel as if losing the bet had been completely pointless, let alone a good opportunity to push the farm’s account past eight million followers.

Proud as she was, she couldn’t stand it. ’I refuse to accept this,’ she thought. "Liu Qian, the Black Bear Spirit’s fruit stand is reopening tomorrow. We need to film a promotional video, and I’ll be in it myself!"

"Okay, Lin!" Liu Qian chuckled, knowing her boss’s competitive streak had been ignited.

’These people are something else. Lin has the looks and the figure, and she performs a dance that sexy for them, yet they still complain. Just wait, they’ll be drooling over her later.’

However, the news that the Bamboo Maze would be releasing a complete map to a few lucky visitors still went viral, and the Tiao Yin account gained quite a few followers as a result.

And sure enough, the next day, the video announcing the reopening of the Black Bear Spirit’s fruit stand also went viral, grabbing the attention of the farm’s followers.

The Black Bear Spirit’s fruit stand had been reported by some parent and was forced to close for two days to "rectify" the issue. People had been furious about it online, and many were eagerly awaiting its reopening.

The brothers Jiang Tian and Jiang Yang were two such people.

They had been about to book tickets to take their girlfriends to see the Black Bear Spirit’s supposed girlfriend, but then the fruit stand was suddenly reported. So, the moment they saw it was reopening, they booked their tickets immediately.

Jiang Yang had just finished booking their tickets through the Li Yuan Farm system when he saw the farm had posted a new video. "Hey, bro! Li Yuan Farm just posted another video about the Black Bear Spirit’s fruit stand. This time, there’s a gorgeous woman narrating it!"

"It’s probably just that Yaoyao girl. What’s the big deal?" Jiang Tian said dismissively.

Yaoyao was pretty, sure, but he wasn’t into the young, girlish type. He preferred mature, curvy women—like his girlfriend, who was seven years his senior. A woman in her thirties was at her most mature and charming.

"No, man, this woman’s figure is insane!" Jiang Yang said, shoving his phone in his brother’s face.

Jiang Tian glanced at the screen and saw a woman in a sharp business suit. She was a voluptuous, mature beauty with stunning looks and a bombshell figure. He couldn’t help but gasp, "Holy shit, she’s gorgeous! Is she a new model for Li Yuan Farm?"

The woman in the video was none other than Lin Muxue. Poised and elegant, she exuded charisma as she introduced the Black Bear Spirit and the White Dragon Horse.

Her figure and beauty immediately captivated the two brothers.

"Probably!" Jiang Yang immediately pulled up the comment section. ’Someone in here has to be talking about her.’

As expected, the comment section was buzzing with activity:

"Is this the farm’s new model? I need her info in three seconds flat! Her Tiao Yin ID!"

"Yaoyao gave me that first-love feeling, but this new woman gives me ’wife’ vibes!"

"Hey, buddy, wake up! She’s *my* wife!"

"..."

Back in the farm’s operations department, a smile crept onto Lin Muxue’s face as she read the comments. She turned to Liu Qian and said, "Go ahead and reply to a few comments from the farm’s official account. Let them know I’m the project director."

Liu Qian nodded and teased, "Then they’ll remember the farm promised to share your sultry dance. Yesterday they were sneering at our dear Lin, but today she’s got them champing at the bit."

Lin Muxue was clearly a master of online marketing and baiting her audience.

Another young woman nearby chimed in with a laugh, "Lin, I think you could use this to launch a career as an influencer. Look at all these guys in the comments calling you their wife."

"Don’t be fooled by all that superficial stuff." Lin Muxue shook her head. As someone who managed online communities and manipulated internet trends for a living, she knew just how fake it all was. ’There are countless beautiful women online, plenty who are prettier and have better figures than me.’

’Many beautiful women go viral for a while, but it’s always just for a little while. It’s just a matter of being exposed to a lot of people at the right time, with enough hype.’

’But that kind of hype has no shelf life. A lot of people get dazzled by it, quit their real jobs, and think they can just coast and make easy money. But how does that turn out for them in the end?’

’Once you’re captivated by that glamour, it’s hard to break free. The moment your fans get tired of you, when they’ve seen your face one too many times, that’s when things start to go downhill. Then comes denial, and finally, you resort to shady methods.’

’It’s just like that one female influencer with ten million followers. Just to shoot a video, didn’t she spend three days and three nights with a celebrity she used to manage? Two-on-one. The scene is too sordid to describe.’

’I heard that within the industry, she’s now on a list of people with a price tag, all to maintain her previous income and keep up her glamorous public image.’

’The ones who achieve long-term fame are a one-in-a-million minority. They’re the ones with genuine talent and skill for it.’

Lin Muxue knew she didn’t have that kind of talent or ability. So, even though she had the looks and the figure, she only cared about her professional career and refused to be seduced by such empty illusions.

In that respect, she actually admired young Fu Yao. That girl had a clear head on her shoulders; she hadn’t been captivated by the illusion of fame and wasn’t trying to build her own account to become an influencer.

Liu Qian quickly used the farm’s official account to post a reply in the comments revealing Lin Muxue’s identity.

The brothers, Jiang Tian and Jiang Yang, saw it almost immediately.

Jiang Tian exclaimed in surprise, "The farm replied! They said this woman is their project director. Yesterday, they said they’d release a video of the project director’s sultry dance at eight million followers. It has to be her, right?"

"Holy shit, the project director of Li Yuan Farm is this gorgeous?" Jiang Yang’s eyes lit up. He clicked on the farm’s video from the previous day and saw that it was true.

It wasn’t just them. Many of Li Yuan Farm’s followers, especially the male ones, were catching on. Suddenly, both of the farm’s recent videos were blowing up. People were even starting to urge their friends to follow Li Yuan Farm to help them reach eight million followers faster so everyone could see the beautiful director’s sultry dance.

"Quick, get people to follow them!" Jiang Yang urged.

Jiang Tian nodded and immediately started sending messages on WeChat.

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In the farm office, Zhang Lin was also keeping an eye on things online. Watching the follower count climb nonstop, he knew that his senior, Lin Muxue, had successfully baited a whole school of male "compatriots" with her simple marketing trick.

’Looks like hitting her target of eight million followers won’t be difficult at all.’

’She really is something else.’

He wondered if he could coax her into doing a few more of those sultry dances. Maybe they could hit ten million followers that way and get the milestone reward.

But it was just a passing thought. It was a trick you could only pull once. After all, this was the farm’s official account. Audience fatigue and backlash were sure to follow if they overdid it.

Just as he was thinking this, he received a call from an unexpected number.

He froze for a second when he saw the caller ID.