Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

Chapter 371 Internet celebrities cannot use charity as a publicity stunt.
Principal Wu didn't want to disturb the children's meal, but since they had already brought all the supplies, no matter how much their kindness was, at least they had genuinely come to donate the supplies.

This remote place is inherently unsuitable for receiving charitable individuals.

Thinking of making things easier for them, Principal Wu went to the cafeteria and called the children out.

Li Xingying asked in confusion, "What is it that the children can't eat before they go?"

Principal Wu said, "An online influencer team wanted to film a video, and then they left after filming."

Li Xingying scoffed at this behavior.

She also filmed videos herself, but they were all about her interactions with the children and did not disturb their normal studies and lives.

But it's not easy to bring it up.

After all, Principal Wu is in charge of this school.

The children are also very sensible. Whenever kind-hearted people come, they greet them very warmly and cooperate with them to take photos for publicity.

Although it was a small place, one could still feel the hardships Principal Wu had endured.

Some children came out carrying their bowls.

Internet celebrity "Xiao Jiang on the Road" called out, "Classmates, we're going to film a simple video in a bit."

What words will the photographer teach you?

Can everyone please cooperate?
My sister brought you new clothes.

The children were innocent and simply nodded in agreement.

The photographer came over and said, "Little boy, put the bowl down first."

The child holding the bowl looked at Principal Wu.

Principal Wu nodded.

The child was very cooperative.

The photographer continued, "When our internet celebrity gets out of the car, everyone go out to greet her warmly."

You know, the kind of cheering and jumping for joy?

"You, and you, all of you kids with clean clothes, go to the front."

Everyone must show their enthusiasm.

Shall we try it once first?

The children did as instructed and went to welcome the internet celebrity.

"No, let's start over. Smile, smile more happily."

The children did their best to cooperate.

Second time.

It took three or four takes before it was finally right.

More than ten minutes have passed in a flash.

Principal Wu, thinking of the children's well-being, said, "Teacher, let them eat their meal first, otherwise the food will get cold."

The photographer waved his hand dismissively and said, "It'll be over in a minute."

They also assigned scripts to the children.

"When the girl asks you what gifts you want, just say you want a schoolbag and stationery."

You said you wanted a basketball.

You said you wanted new shoes.

You said you wanted chrysanthemums.

Principal Wu frowned instantly.

The photographer continued, "The young lady asked you why you wanted chrysanthemums?"

You said it was for your mother.

She asked you what happened to your mother, and you cried, cried really hard.

Principal Wu said, "We cannot mislead children like this, as it will affect their physical and mental health."

If you are genuinely expressing your love, please respect my students.

“Principal, this will generate buzz and increase your school’s exposure. More and more businesses and philanthropists will come to donate to you,” the photographer continued, arranging the script.

Xiao Juan tugged at Principal Wu's hand: "Aunt Wu, I can cry."

She clearly didn't know the photographer's deeper meaning in asking her for chrysanthemums; she only heard that doing so would attract more people to donate supplies and money, and that her friends would be able to dress better and eat better.

“Be good, baby. If Aunt Wu says no, then no.” Principal Wu’s attitude was firm. She turned to the children and said, “Go and eat.”

Internet celebrity Xiao Jiang said, "Principal, we drove all this way just to ask you to cooperate in filming a video. Don't you want all the supplies in the truck outside?"

"No more."

Jiang Beicheng witnessed the whole process and came down from his dormitory upstairs, saying, "Whether you're an internet celebrity or a star, you can't use charity as a publicity stunt."

Principal Wu said with remorse, "President Jiang, it was my oversight. I was deceived by them when I communicated with them in private. I never expected that they would arrange a script and put on a show for people to see."

"What do you mean by putting on a show? Didn't I bring any donated supplies?" Xiao Jiang said excitedly. "Or is it that the principal doesn't care about the supplies and wants to donate money instead?"

Sure, I'll donate 100,000 yuan to the school right away, and you can divide it however you want.

But you have to get the kids to stay with me until the video is finished.

Principal Wu's face immediately darkened.

If she was after money, she would have left long ago.

Women dedicate the best years of their lives to this, and some are even prepared to do it for the rest of their lives.

Xiao Jiang's words made her feel insulted.

"That sounds generous. We'll all film with you." Jiang Beicheng smiled and said, "100,000 is a bit too little. I'll give you more. I'll play the role of Xiao Juan, crying and asking you for chrysanthemums to give to my mother."

"Hahaha, handsome, you're so funny," Xiao Jiang laughed. "How much do you want?"

Jiang Beicheng: "At least three to five million, or even more, tens of millions is also possible."

Let me calculate: this school has over fifty students, so let's say each student pays 200,000, that's a little over ten million.

Two hundred thousand yuan is enough for this family to live on for five or six years deep in these mountains. This way, the parents don't need to go out to work; they can stay home and help their children finish primary school.

Before Xiao Jiang could even speak, the photographer exclaimed excitedly, "I've never seen such a heartless teacher!"

He mistook Jiang Beicheng for a teacher at the school and assumed that Jiang Beicheng wanted to line his own pockets.

Xiao Jiang said, "Handsome guy, do you think I'm worth ten million?"

"If you can't even come up with ten million, you don't have any commercial value as an internet celebrity. You should find another job," Li Xingying said as she came out of the cafeteria.

The girl came out and introduced, "This is a travel blogger with millions of followers, ID: Xiao Li's Travel Diary. He's been here for a week now, teaching the children, cooking, and living with them."

They've set such a great example for your online celebrity circle, and you can't even copy them properly?

What's your ID? Let me see how many followers you have, which category you belong to, and while I'm at it, I'll report you and expose your show-off behavior.

The girl was sharp-tongued and made the other person blush with embarrassment in just a few words.

They really didn't expect to meet a superstar influencer with millions of followers at this school today.

They have money and influence, and they do genuine charity.

They are using charity as content.

Most of them are just for show.

Before they could even speak, the girl had already taken a picture of Xiao Jiang with her phone and used AI to find her video account.

I just flipped through it casually.

Laugh out loud.

He even jokingly showed the video to Jiang Beicheng and Li Xingying, saying, "It's all the same old show-off routine. After half a year of this, you only have a few hundred thousand followers. Have you ever thought about whether the script was bad or the photographer was incompetent?"

Every word touched my heart.

Jiang Beicheng smiled. This girl's mouth is really good at roasting people.

"Is there a union?" Jiang Beicheng asked the girl.

"Yes, but I've never heard of it. I guess it was registered by itself," the girl said disdainfully.

"That's because you're ignorant. We're a subsidiary of Fanghua Media Group, and our boss is General Manager Zhou. We just won the Most Promising Union award at the Douyin Union Awards Ceremony," Xiao Jiang said angrily.

He wanted to bring up his powerful backer to scare the other party and find an opportunity to make a clean getaway.

If this internet celebrity with millions of followers actually reports her, and there's a huge public outcry, her account will be banned.

Upon hearing "Fanghua Media" and "General Manager Zhou," Jiang Beicheng and Li Xingying exchanged a smile.

The media company of his ex-girlfriend, Da Lei Zhou.

Zhou Yu is on a very smooth path now, connecting people in high-end social circles to make money and acquire resources, and has now transformed into "President Zhou".

The MCN is doing quite well and has gained some recognition.

“If your CEO Zhou were here today, he probably wouldn’t be speaking as harshly as you,” Li Xingying said with a smile.

Xiao Jiang's team looked at Jiang Beicheng and his group with suspicion.

(End of this chapter)