Jiang Sheng accidentally came across a video of Yu Nian. He found Yu Nian not only beautiful but also the scene of the weasels circling around her quite interesting. So he casually reposted it and posted a thread titled [Does anyone know this beautiful young lady? I'm looking for her contact information and would like to get to know her!]. Unexpectedly, thanks to Yu Nian's popularity, it successfully made it onto the trending search page. The content of the thread is as follows.
Original Poster: I was strolling around the market at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain today when I unexpectedly saw a group of extremely cute weasels. Not only were they not afraid of people, but they also kept acting coquettishly around a beautiful young lady. It was truly a wonder! Here's the proof!
[Picture 1] (A picture of the weasels following Yu Nian)
[Picture 2] (A picture of Yu Nian shopping while the weasels waited obediently)
[Picture 3] (A picture of the weasels helping Yu Nian carry things)
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Below these pictures were the discussions of countless netizens.
1L: These weasels are so cute and obedient! Why are the weasels I've seen so haughty? This one is even rubbing against the young lady's feet on its own initiative. Is this still the Yellow Immortal I know?
2L: I'm so envious. I've never even touched a weasel.
3L: The one above is really brave. That's the Yellow Immortal! You should count yourself lucky if it doesn't pick on you. How dare you even think about touching it?
4L: I clicked in after seeing the title. Taking a closer look, isn't this beautiful young lady our Abbot Yu Nian? That's not surprising then. Yu Nian has always been very popular among small animals!
5L: Hahaha, you probably won't be able to get her contact information. OP can go back and watch the Metaphysics Competition. I'm a CP fan of CEO Feng and the Abbot!!
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When Feng Chengyuan walked out of the meeting room, he happened to see Chen Xian giggling at his phone. Those comments clearly caught Feng Chengyuan's eye.
Feng Chengyuan stopped in his tracks and silently beckoned to Chen Xian.
Chen Xian forced out a couple of awkward smiles and resignedly handed his phone to Feng Chengyuan.
Feng Chengyuan first saw the picture of Yu Nian, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up. Then he scrolled through the comment section for a while before returning the phone to Chen Xian.
"There's no reaction at all. That's not right..."
Chen Xian took the phone back, confused. Taking a closer look, he almost choked. He saw that the comment on 5L had somehow received a red like, and it was from Feng Chengyuan...
Late at night, in an apartment, Jiang Sheng and his agent stared at each other, lost in thought as they looked at the phone that kept making comment notification sounds.
Jiang Sheng tremblingly picked up the phone and stared at his follower count in disbelief. "Sis, am I in luck? In just one afternoon, I've gained five thousand followers!"
The agent didn't say a word. She snatched the phone and desperately scrolled through Jiang Sheng's past Weibo posts, only to find that the number of likes and comments was pitifully small. More than half of the comments were even bought from trolls hired by the company.
She slowly looked up and sighed at her useless artist.
Actually, in terms of looks and temperament, Jiang Sheng wasn't bad. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gained countless followers on the Internet just from a single high - profile graduation photo back then.
The company thought Jiang Sheng had potential and thus signed him.
Just like that, Jiang Sheng went from an ordinary person to a contracted artist of a big company overnight, with tens of thousands of followers.
But just when everyone thought Jiang Sheng would make a great success, his career started to decline.
The reason was that Jiang Sheng had extremely bad luck. You could say that he lost money in every line of work he tried.
Jiang Sheng originally intended to pursue an acting career, and the company had also dutifully packaged his persona and planned his career path.
But no matter how much money the company invested in him, Jiang Sheng just couldn't get popular. The TV shows and movies he starred in would always be taken off the shelves for various reasons. Just when his agent finally managed to secure a major commercial endorsement for him, he accidentally broke his leg the day before the shooting.
All the investments were like trying to draw water with a bamboo basket, yielding no returns at all.
Businessmen never do losing deals. Moreover, in recent years, new talents in the entertainment industry had sprouted up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. There were plenty of good prospects. His colleagues who entered the company around the same time as him had all become stars and big Internet influencers with millions of followers.
In such a highly competitive environment, the mediocre Jiang Sheng was naturally abandoned and forgotten by the brokerage company. He had to transform into a comedy blogger, but still couldn't make much of a splash.
The agent was worried, and Jiang Sheng was even more so.
In Jiang Sheng's own words, he had precisely avoided all good things this year.
On his way to work, he would surely get hit on the head by bird droppings. Even when he went to the market to buy eggs, five out of ten would be bad. At his most unlucky, he would even choke on cold water...
Facing the sudden trending search and the increase in followers, both the agent and Jiang Sheng were stunned.
They stared at each other for a while, and then the agent suddenly slapped her thigh. "It's simply a blessing from heaven! Yu Nian is the most popular Taoist priest in the metaphysical world recently. Her popularity is no ordinary thing! Since you accidentally made it onto the trending search because of her, you should take this opportunity to ride on Yu Nian's coattails. It would be best if you could even stir up a CP with her! As someone in the industry, you don't need me to tell you how much benefit a scandal can bring. You'll go visit Yu Nian at Qingxin Temple tomorrow. It would be best if you could have some physical contact with her... I'll arrange for reporters to take candid photos. Then we'll send the photos to the newspapers and let them make up some stories. With today's post as a warm - up, your popularity will surely rise!"
Jiang Sheng was taken aback and looked a bit embarrassed. "Sis, I don't even know her. How can I have physical contact with her? Besides, I'm an atheist. Why would I go to a Taoist temple for no reason?"
The agent slapped Jiang Sheng on the back of the head in frustration. "Just looking at you makes me angry! Do you still want to make a comeback or not? You're going there for hype, not to make friends. If you're not familiar with her, just try to get close to her!"
Jiang Sheng hesitated for a while. But when he saw his continuously increasing follower count, he finally wavered and nodded. "I'll do as you say."
He also wanted to be popular. He didn't want to be a nobody anymore! As for Yu Nian... She also came from the entertainment industry. Her character might not be as innocent as it seems. Maybe she's already used to this kind of hype!
Thinking of this, Jiang Sheng's sense of guilt lessened a bit.
Early the next morning, Jiang Sheng dressed up carefully and headed to Qingxin Temple.
Although it was a weekday, there were still a lot of pilgrims at the temple. The queue even stretched all the way down to the foot of the mountain, so Jiang Sheng and the others had to park their cars far away as they couldn't drive any further.
After getting out of the car, Jiang Sheng took a deep breath and stepped onto the steps leading to Qingxin Temple.
After walking for about five or six minutes, Jiang Sheng saw a cute little boy around five or six years old. He was sitting on the steps, his big black eyes blinking cutely.
Seeing how beautiful the child was, Jiang Sheng wanted to reach out and touch the top of his head.
The moment the little boy saw Jiang Sheng, a strange half - smile appeared on his face. His expression was even more mature than Jiang Sheng's.
Hong Xi stared at Jiang Sheng for a long time and clicked his tongue in wonder.
Those huge dark circles under his eyes, his sleepy and hazy eyes, and his faintly darkened forehead...
"How novel. I've never seen such an unlucky person before."
Hearing this, Jiang Sheng suddenly stopped in his tracks and said awkwardly, "Little brother, are you talking about me?"