Chapter 145 - 143: Commotion at the Entertainment Company

Chapter 145: Chapter 143: Commotion at the Entertainment Company

Liu Qian never expected the benefits to arrive so quickly after her trip to Lin Xian Village to worship the Earth God.

She had just finished a commercial gig today when her personal studio called to tell her she’d received an invitation to be on a show.

"Sister Liu, have some water."

Liu Qian took the cup and had a sip of water. She pursed her rosy lips, her mood cheerful as she asked, "What did Manager Qian say?"

"Sister Liu, Manager Qian said to wait. Because you went to worship the Earth God, your online traffic is picking up again. There will definitely be more invitations coming.

Look, tons of people are talking about this online right now. As long as we keep a public profile for the next few days, the hype will just keep growing.

What’s more, Manager Qian said a few big brands have contacted him. There might be an opportunity for a collaboration."

Hearing her assistant’s words, Liu Qian truly hadn’t expected to gain so much from this one visit to the temple.

She had originally just wanted to resolve the slander from her former company. Now, it seemed this would not only clear her name but also push her career to the next level.

"Sister Liu, you have no idea. People online are saying that from now on, they’ll support any celebrity who goes to Lin Xian Village. They’re saying it’s a guarantee of good character, that they won’t have their careers collapse."

Liu Qian picked up her phone and looked at the comments on her social media account. Her eyes crinkled as a smile bloomed across her face.

Before, her comments were filled with haters and insults. While there were still some haters now, many people would jump in to defend her and fire back.

Many entertainment companies took notice of the public’s reaction online. They, too, wanted a piece of this wave of popularity.

Unfortunately, none of their artists dared to visit Lin Xian Village for a worship.

A few did dare to go, but those celebrities were mostly semi-retired and had no need for the extra exposure.

This led to a strange phenomenon online: the hype grew hotter and the public clamor louder, yet not a single other celebrity showed up.

Liu Qian ended up absorbing this entire massive wave of popularity, and her career took off.

Wang Xiaoxiao saw what was happening online. Chen Yi had an upcoming commercial event, but she canceled it on the spot.

"Sister Wang, what’s up?"

Chen Yi’s face was etched with exhaustion. He’d been running all over the place recently and was completely worn out—not just physically, but mentally, too.

"Haven’t you seen what’s going on online?"

"I have. You’re talking about Liu Qian, right?"

"That’s right. I’ve canceled your upcoming gigs. You’re going to Lin Xian Village to pay respects to the Earth God. You shouldn’t have any problem with that, right?"

As far as Wang Xiaoxiao knew, Chen Yi shouldn’t have a problem with it. But, of course, she couldn’t possibly know everything about his private life.

"No problem. When are we going?"

Chen Yi had actually wanted to visit last time but hadn’t been able to get into Lin Xian Village. He’d felt a pang of regret when he saw the news about it later.

If he hadn’t been swamped with work, he would have tried to go again long ago.

"We’re leaving in a bit. I’ve already made the arrangements. When you get there, someone will escort you into Lin Xian Village."

Because Lin Xian Village now operated on an appointment-only basis, it wasn’t so easy to get in anymore.

Fortunately, she had met some people in Wuyuan County because of the incident with Chen Yong.

That guy Chen Yong getting arrested actually turned out to be a good thing.

That evening, Chen Yi arrived in Wuyuan County and checked into a hotel, planning to head over first thing in the morning.

He had wanted to stay directly in Lin Xian Village, but unfortunately, it was impossible to book a room there.

Early the next morning, accompanied by a wealthy businessman from Wuyuan County, he arrived at Lin Xian Village.

Just like Liu Qian, he first tried out all the attractions in Lin Xian Village before going to meet Lin Feng.

"Mr. Lin, we weren’t able to meet last time. I wanted to apologize to you in person."

"It’s fine. He received the punishment he deserved."

"Mr. Lin, I heard that a partnership for the Medicinal Tea isn’t possible. I was wondering, would it be possible to buy some Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills?"

Lin Feng refused. "The Clearing Heat and Stopping Cough Pills haven’t been approved for sale yet, so we won’t be selling them publicly."

Chen Yi was a bit disappointed. He’d heard from Sister Wang that his company had tried to arrange a daily purchase of the Medicinal Tea, but Lin Xian Village had turned them down.

He himself had bought quite a bit of the Medicinal Tea online recently and found that it was genuinely good for his throat and lungs.

Unfortunately, so many people were scrambling to buy the Medicinal Tea now that you couldn’t necessarily get it even if you had the money.

Chen Yi didn’t press the issue. After worshiping the Earth God, he left.

Lin Feng didn’t think much of it at first, but what happened next left him rather speechless.

Like Liu Qian, Chen Yi’s popularity exploded. News that he was the second celebrity to dare visit the temple spread like wildfire across the internet.

With his company backing him and buying trending spots, his popularity skyrocketed even faster than Liu Qian’s.

Within two days, a flood of invitations and endorsement offers from major brands came pouring in.

Seeing this, the other entertainment companies were green with envy. They all started scrambling to find artists on their own rosters who could make the pilgrimage.

Then they discovered it was useless. If an unknown celebrity went, no one would even notice.

But alas, the entertainment industry is a cesspool. As someone once said: ’If you want to make it big in this business, you can’t think of yourself as human.’

Maybe things were better in the past, but with today’s manufactured pop idols, who could claim to be completely clean?

Since their own people were compromised, they had to find a solution from Lin Xian Village’s end.

In Lin Xian Village, Lin Feng saw that the Land God Temple was trending again because of the celebrities. He hung up on yet another lobbyist and switched his phone off completely.

"Have these entertainment companies lost their minds? I already told them there’s nothing I can do, but they keep hounding me.

And they’re loaded, too. The highest offer was a hundred million!"

Hu Xia said with a sigh, "Instead of managing their artists properly, these companies just want to find some crooked shortcut."

"You’ve got it easy, Sis. I heard a lot of people in Wuyuan County are being approached by people pulling strings."

’These entertainment companies are truly shameless,’ Hu Zhiming thought. ’Good thing Brother Lin isn’t being swayed.’

’Otherwise, the internet would be flooded with all sorts of shady characters pulling stunts, and the sanctity of worshiping the Earth God would be completely ruined.’

"Post an announcement later," Lin Feng said. "Tell those entertainment companies that if they bother us again, we’ll publicly name and shame them."

"That’s a good idea, but it’ll offend a lot of people," Hu Xia said, worried.

Lin Feng said dismissively, "So what if it offends them? It’s not like I’ll ever have any dealings with them."

Lin Feng couldn’t care less about these entertainment companies.

"Xiaxia, they’re the ones begging us. Besides, the boss is very powerful,"

Zhao Shiyun was nibbling on a bag of custom-made sweets from the Restaurant. She was in a great mood, looking as content as a little kitten.

This was a solution she’d come up with herself; after discovering how delicious the food from the Restaurant was, she had asked the chef to make some special snacks just for her. The results were even better than she’d hoped.

"Alright, I’ll get on it in a bit," Hu Xia said. "Give me a bite. Look at you, you’ve gained weight recently."

Hu Xia poked her cheek. This time, she wasn’t joking. Zhao Shiyun really had put on a little weight.

Zhao Shiyun froze. She hesitantly finished the small cookie in her hand, then pinched her arm.

"I think I really have gained a little," she said, sounding conflicted.

Hu Zhiming said, "The Barracks being built downstairs has been converted into a gym. Once the equipment is set up in a couple of days, you can all find time to go work out."

In truth, he’d also noticed that the food in Lin Xian Village was so good that he was starting to get a bit of a belly himself.

Hearing her brother, Hu Xia looked down at herself. It wasn’t just Zhao Shiyun; she seemed to have gained a little weight, too.

Lin Feng added, "From now on, everyone can go work out at the Barracks when they have free time. Once we hire a martial arts instructor, you can even learn Martial Arts."

It would be a total waste not to take advantage of the Barracks’ training effects.

Hu Xia’s phone rang. "Hello?... I understand. The boss is right here, I’ll tell him now."

Lin Feng asked, "What is it?"

"Do you remember that mother and son who came here for treatment?"

"I do. What about them?"

"The child went to the provincial capital for a check-up, and the results were excellent. The mother then shared the news in a patient support group.

Since we’re on an appointment-only system, the families of other patients couldn’t get a spot, so they went to the government.

The county leadership wants you to go over and discuss it with them. It sounds like they’re taking this very seriously."

Lin Feng hadn’t really been paying attention to this. ’It’s only been a few days,’ he thought. ’Could that strange fragrance have other effects, too?’