This director is vindictive.

Chapter 618 The Right Approach to Cultural Tourism-Driven Poverty Alleviation—Live Streaming for Baby Making?

Seeing the immense wealth of Qingcheng Mountain, other scenic spots became green with envy, rolling up their sleeves to join this "mystical fertility" traffic war, and the scene gradually became absurd—

It's understandable, really. After all, there are countless scenic spots in China that are more famous than "Duoziquan" for praying for children.

Ironically, Qingcheng Mountain surprisingly topped the list of visitors.

Since Liu Yifei is really trying to conceive, they also want this massive amount of attention!

Moreover, as long as Liu Yifei doesn't get pregnant, they have a chance to become the next Duoziquan in Qingcheng Mountain!

@Wutaishan Seeking a Child Zen Temple V:

"Amitabha, Mr. Liu, why go to such lengths? Our ancient temple, with its 'Bodhi Holy Water' blessed by the Guanyin Bodhisattva who grants children, is so delicious that the banners of gratitude offered in the month after drinking it are overflowing! Mr. Chen, would you like to consider it?" (Image: A wall covered with banners proclaiming "Guanyin Grants Children" + a Zen-like photo of a monk scooping water with a wooden ladle)
@Putuoshan Scenic Area V:

"When it comes to efficacy, our Hundred Sons Hall on Mount Putuo is the best! A Hong Kong celebrity couple came to pray here, and they even got two lines on their blood pressure on the plane back home! #TheEndOfScienceIsMountPutuo# @ChenMo @LiuYifei, your airfare will be reimbursed, are you coming or not?" (Attached: Nine-grid photo of celebrity couples fulfilling their vows)
@Huangshan Lianli Pine V:

"Hilarious! How can spring water compare to the magnetic field of our 'Couple Pines'? These two pines have been intertwined for 600 years, and their trunks are thicker than the red thread of fate! The probability of couples getting pregnant after touching them and going down the mountain is as high as 83%—data from page 248 of the Huangshan Local Chronicles. Check it out if you don't believe me!" (The comments section immediately saw a hot comment: "Huangshan Culture and Tourism hastily compiled the county chronicle overnight")
@Luoyang Peony Garden V:

"Sisters, wake up! For many children and many blessings, look to our 'Peony Blessing Garden'! Empress Wu Zetian gave birth to three children after admiring the flowers here. Now we are launching the same 'Wealth and Fertility Package' as the emperor, which includes flower viewing, flower tea, and secretly touching the stone sculpture of Empress Wu's buttocks (crossed out) for only 998!" (Image: a buttocks sculpture in a jarringly blurred image among the peony flowers)
@Guilin Longji Rice Terraces V:

"??? You city folks really know how to have fun! Our Zhuang girls say that to get pregnant, you have to drink 'terraced field pregnancy spring water' and do the bamboo pole dance. The thinnest girl in the village used to have two babies in three years after doing it! @Liu Yifei, no matter how good your yoga is, can it be better than our ancestral 'fertility dance'?" (Video: A group of middle-aged women dancing like they're at a disco by the rice paddies)

What's most baffling is that @MoheAuroraPavilionV directly tried to create a sci-fi vibe:

"Everyone's caught up in traditional metaphysics? Our aurora fertility treatment is a game-changer! Arctic magnetic field + quantum fluctuations aid conception. Last year, 12 couples came to see the aurora, and 13 got pregnant (yes, the extra couple had twins)! @ChenMo, don't force me to kneel down and beg you to take your wife to see the green period!"

Netizens commented: "Goodness, has the national cultural and tourism administration monopolized the child-giving service of all the gods in 'Journey to the West'?"

However, this is not the most outrageous part. The blame lies with Chen Mo and Liu Yifei, both of whom are well-known celebrities and stars at home and abroad.

And the traffic was incredibly high.

The key point is that anyone who gets a piece of this massive wave of popularity and traffic will be celebrating the New Year.

As a result, even overseas tourism bureaus have rushed to capitalize on the trend.

Although it's not certain that we'll get what we want, it's just a Weibo post anyway. We might as well try our luck. What if, just what if, it really attracts people? Wouldn't that mean we could get this incredible fortune right under our noses?

So @Tourism Authority of Thailand Official Weibo:

"Sawasdee ka~ Of course, you should pray to the #Four-Faced Buddha# if you're praying for a child! Did Boss Chen bring the fairy sister to Bangkok to fulfill her vow? We have a 'Buddha amulet + holy water + blessed by a high monk' three-piece set. Last year, a certain top celebrity couple came to pray and got pregnant back at their hotel~ We also offer a complimentary traditional Thai massage treatment package, guaranteeing a precise 'bullet' delivery (hands clasped in prayer) @ChenMo @LiuYifei"

@Tokyo Zojoji V:

"Shocking! The 'Child-Seeking Spring' is even more effective than the 'Child-Treasure Jizo' that helped Tokugawa Ieyasu conceive? (Leans back strategically) I suggest you two try the Edo secret technique—touching the belly of Jizo Bodhisattva and drinking sacred sake. Even Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife conceived Hideyori using this method! #JapaneseFertilityMetaphysicsAppliesToJoinTheBattle#"

Foreign countries have already jumped on the bandwagon, so Hong Kong and Taiwan are naturally not going to be outdone.

@Hong Kong Island Golden Flower Temple V:

"Damn! Is the spring water from Qingcheng Mountain as potent as our 'Golden Flower Goddess's Fertility Oil'? The diva prayed for it before filming 'The Investiture of the Gods,' and announced her pregnancy right after filming wrapped! And there's even a 'Pregnancy Banner Wall' in the temple for people to take photos. Mr. Chan, are you considering taking Faye Wong across the sea for a bowl of turtle jelly first?"

@TaipeiLongshanTempleV:

"Good morning! Of course, if you're hoping for a child, you should come and pray to our Goddess of Fertility! Qingcheng Mountain spring water can't compare to the effectiveness of our 'Lotus Lantern + Sacred Divination Blocks' package! Last year, a celebrity couple came and got three positive results with the divination blocks, and they 'won' the prize' right after! @ChenMo @LiuYifei, want to give it a try? We'll reimburse half your airfare! (Attached: Photos of the Goddess of Fertility's golden statue + a wall full of 'Good Pregnancy Banners')"

"Hilarious! Are all the temples in Taiwan holding a meeting right now to discuss 'How to piggyback on Chen Mo's fertility-boosting influence'?"

"I suggest Longshan Temple directly launch a 'Chen Mo and Liu Yifei-style route for praying for a child.' Believe it or not, the ticket price would double and the temple would still be packed."

"Will we see the Antarctic Immortal Emperor join the fray next? (doge)"

"Wow, it's like a global baby-giving deity team-up event, huh? Should we head to the Mayan pyramids next?"

"I suggest Chen Mo do a live stream titled 'I'm a Human Baby-Giving Talisman at a Scenic Spot,' and donate the ticket proceeds to an infertility foundation."

"Hilarious! This move by the 'Fairy Sister' directly boosted the tourism industry's KPI. The Culture and Tourism Bureau should award her a 'Metaphysical Promotion Ambassador' certificate!"
Chen Mo and Liu Yifei were both numb.

Chen Mo, in particular, felt a strange sense of embarrassment.

If he didn't already have a bunch of kids, he'd probably be in real trouble right now.

On the contrary, Liu Yifei was watching with great interest, and even planned to go to whichever one was effective.

Liu Yifei held her phone, her fingertips swiping across the screen as she carefully studied the list of "Top Ten Places in China for Seeking Children" compiled by netizens. Sometimes she frowned in thought, sometimes she smiled faintly, completely devoid of her usual ethereal aura, resembling instead a diligent housewife meticulously researching. "Netizens say the 'Fertility-Giving Guanyin Hall' at Mount Wutai is the most efficacious, but the 'Golden Summit Buddha Light' at Mount Emei is said to shine into one's destiny palace, increasing the chances of having children," she said, tilting her head, wisps of hair falling across her forehead, her eyes gleaming with eager anticipation. "How about... we try them all?"

Chen Mo slumped on the sofa, utterly dejected, and stuffed a grape into his mouth: "Fine, since the whole internet knows how desperate someone is for a child, and you've already given up so easily, what can I do?"

So, Chen Mo then took the fairy sister on a tour of the famous "places to pray for children"!
Initially, those cultural and tourism companies were just trying to ride the wave of popularity; they didn't really think they could attract Chen Mo and Liu Yifei, this perfect couple.

However, Chen Mo and Liu Yifei gave them a big surprise.

As Chen Mo and Liu Yifei began their journey towards the sacred place for seeking a child.

It trends on social media every few days.

As a result, the hashtag #ChenMoNationalSeekingChildTour# instantly went viral and became a trending topic.

Netizens are ecstatic:

"Hilarious! Is Boss Chen trying to summon a dragon by collecting all ten holy sites?"

—"I suggest the Culture and Tourism Bureau jointly launch a 'Chen Mo Seeking a Child Co-branded Ticket Package,' which includes ovulation test strips with the ticket purchase, and also create a 'hit rate' ranking list (doge)."

—"The fairy sister's image has completely collapsed, but why do I feel even more adorable? Chen Gou stole my wife, and I will never forgive him!"

At the foot of Mount Wutai, an old woman selling incense and candles glanced at Liu Yifei, who was wearing a mask, and then at Chen Mo, who was carrying large bags behind her. Suddenly, she slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Oh my! You're that...that fairy from TV!"

She turned around and pulled out a brocade pouch embroidered with "May you have a son soon" from under the stall, and enthusiastically handed it over, saying, "This has been blessed! My wife wore it for three months and got pregnant with twins!"

Chen Mo's lips twitched: "Auntie, you're doing big data-driven precision marketing here?"

At the Golden Summit of Mount Emei, the two watched the sunrise wrapped in down jackets. Liu Yifei suddenly tugged at Chen Mo's sleeve, pointing to the faint rainbow halo appearing in the sea of ​​clouds, her eyes sparkling: "Quick, make a wish! Netizens say shouting when the Buddha's light appears is the most effective!"

Before Chen Mo could react, she heard her cup her hands to her mouth and shout into the valley, "I want to be a mother—"

The echo reverberated across the mountains, startling a flock of birds into flight.

Chen Mo paused for two seconds, then suddenly burst out laughing, pulling the person into his arms and shouting, "Alright! We'll practice 'Bird Gun Technique' more when we get back—"

The surrounding tourists all pointed their phones at the two of them, and the flashes went off everywhere.

That evening, a popular post on Zhihu asked: "How would you evaluate Chen Mo and Liu Yifei's 'mystical' approach to conception?"

Netizens immediately replied: "Other couples burning incense to pray for children are considered feudal superstition, but this couple is doing 'cultural tourism poverty alleviation'—according to incomplete statistics, the revenue of related scenic spots has surged by 300% in the past half month, and 'the same route for praying for children' has become a hit for travel agencies. I suggest they directly livestream their baby-making process next, and unlock new positions (just kidding) if they get enough donations."

In fact, many celebrities are envious and jealous of this!
The envy surrounding Chen Mo and Liu Yifei's quest for a child has dominated trending topics for some time now, generating massive online traffic and driving the discussion across the entire internet.

Even official media outlets quietly liked the couple's travel-related Weibo posts.

Local cultural and tourism authorities have treated them like benefactors, showing them utmost devotion. While Chen Mo and Liu Yifei were seeking a child, they were the ones begging for help!

The frustrating thing is that during this period, other celebrities have been unable to buy trending topics even if they wanted to.

There's no other reason than that it's useless to buy it; everyone's attention is drawn to the "Child-Seeking Tour."

Some netizens even started a guessing game: at which stop will Chen Mo and Liu Yifei be able to fulfill their wishes?
Which place is the most effective?

As for other celebrities, none of their gossip is as juicy as that of Chen Mo and Liu Yifei.

But sometimes things just get really outrageous.

Chen Mo and Liu Yifei have both made such great contributions to the country's cultural tourism, and have visited so many places known for their auspicious practices for conceiving children.

But all the gods and Buddhas seemed to be blind, and not a single one of them came true.

Until both of them began to give up.

Then, the very next day, Liu Yifei took a pregnancy test as usual, and she was already used to getting a single line.

But just then, two lines appeared.

She was truly overjoyed and cried tears of joy. It had been so difficult for her. Chen Mo almost cried out loud too. Do you know how I've been through all this time?

My legs are about to break! This is trending on social media to the point that netizens think it's excessive!
Finally, finally it's here!

(End of this chapter)