Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 9 Another Me?

There aren't many people in the world who are actually suited to be internet celebrities.

Lin Lang knew very well that he was not suitable.

On the one hand, he is handsome, but the audience has no sense of identification with him. He can only attract some people who are not good-looking, and he can only stay in a niche field for life.

Another point is that his voice lacks power.

It's somewhat similar to the young male idols in the entertainment industry. Anyone who has watched dramas can feel that no matter what TV series or movie these young male idols are filming, they always make the other person feel awkward.

Besides poor acting and delivery of lines, the voice is also a factor.

Unable to express emotions through voice, they exaggerate their facial expressions to convey them better.

Finally, and most importantly, he lacks camera presence.

It's quite simple to tell: just read a short advertisement in front of the camera and see if it looks awkward.

Lin Lang was chatting with several female internet celebrities in Bi Xiaofang's group, and he also looked at some photos and videos.

They're all pretty good-looking, definitely above average, and they have good figures too.

However, their content clearly shows unnatural elements, making it only suitable for borderline films, not for developing an independent IP.

Training is useless. Those second-generation celebrities in the entertainment industry have been groomed by their families for who knows how long, but if they have no talent, they just don't have talent. Their acting is still incredibly awkward.

However, daring to showcase oneself on the internet also has many advantages.

In today's society, it's impossible for a normal person to become an internet celebrity.

Lin Lang actively sought out those he wanted to incubate IPs with the goal of gaining millions or even tens of millions of followers. But a company's early-stage profitability relies heavily on small-time internet celebrities.

Especially those who operate on the fringes.

Lin Lang spent a long time chatting with them, offering guidance on their filming content, emphasizing the key points to showcase, and the coordination of their clothing.

Those female internet celebrities in the county town don't dress well. They only know that wearing less clothing is considered borderline, but they don't know how to use special styles of clothing to accentuate their strengths.

For example, if you have beautiful legs, you'll definitely need a mini skirt or super short hot pants.

For example, if you have a nice bust, you should wear clothes that accentuate your figure.

Playing to one's strengths and avoiding one's weaknesses, temptation is the ultimate way to skirt the edge.

It wasn't until Ms. Xu returned that she saw a large pot of crucian carp in the living room.

"Son, when you started Big Fish Media, were you referring to this fish?"

"No, it's because one of the fishing influencers at our company caught too many fish, and he couldn't eat them all by himself, so he gave me some... They were all wild, big crucian carp..."

"Everything is wild; you can tell from the color that it's from a farm."

"..."

"It's alright, at least you didn't work for nothing by starting a company, you've at least made a few bucks. Anyway, I'm giving you a year. If you don't achieve anything after a year, you either have to go back to Shanghai and find a job, or you have to stay home and study for the civil service exam!"

"Row."

Lin Lang felt that his parents were quite open-minded; after negotiating with them for a month, they really agreed.

It may also be related to their previous good grades. Parents tend to be more tolerant of well-behaved children who occasionally rebel.

When it was time for dinner, my father, Lin Yuliang, who had been busy all day, also came home.

His house is a one-way street. More than ten years ago, in order to provide Lin Lang with a good learning environment, they spent more than 200,000 yuan to buy a house in the county town, which used up the couple's life savings.

The house is now dilapidated, and the elderly couple are getting old.

One of them sells goods in a supermarket, and the other works in a tile factory. Together, they earn only seven or eight thousand yuan a month.

The various gifts and favors they receive amount to more than 20,000 yuan a year. Adding to that the expenses they previously incurred for Lin Lang's education, the elderly couple has only managed to save around 100,000 yuan over the past ten years.

I won't save much money in the future.

"Wow, that's rare! Why did you buy fish today?" Lin Yuliang asked after seeing the large bowl of fish on the dining table.

"Your son's business venture has yielded some results! He says it's wild-caught giant crucian carp, what do you think..."

"That's bullshit. This guy probably bought it from the market; it's clearly a high-backed engineered carp..."

Lin Lang: "..." Lin Lang originally planned to release Yuan Dahua's video tonight, but suddenly realized that there was a bug in the content.

He's not an expert and can't tell the difference between farmed and wild fish, but there are experts among the netizens.

We need to reshoot tomorrow...

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Tonight's "Tianshui County Internet Celebrity Group" was unusually quiet. After a lively afternoon, it immediately fell silent after Mi Xiaofan's account was banned.

Mi Xiaofan didn't even want to eat dinner and was listless for several hours.

No matter how I send a message to Lin Lang, he simply won't accept my friend request.

Around 9 p.m., someone named Yun Yiyi sent a message to Mi Xiaofan.

"Fanfan, did you know that Bi Xiaofang created a new group chat?"

"I do not know."

Mi Xiaofan had no time to care about any of that; she just wanted to add Lin Lang and express her apologies.

Of course, the goal is definitely to continue cooperating with Big Fish Media.

After all, Dayu Media made her the most popular internet celebrity in Tianshui County with just one video.

She and Yun Yiyi had a good relationship because they were both graduates of early childhood education programs. However, Yun Yiyi did not come to a private kindergarten, but instead went to a public kindergarten after passing the civil service exam, although it was just an adjunct to a rural primary school.

Yun Yiyi said, "Actually, your account was reported and taken down by them. They were jealous of your sudden popularity."

Mi Xiaofan: "Mm."

By this time, she must have already found out.

But what can be done?

Should I go and curse them in the group chat?
She thought she had learned the first lesson in life, and after the second, she was already smart and experienced. However, the suddenness of this third lesson almost overwhelmed her.

Her boyfriend from school pursued her for over two years, but she only agreed to date him a few days later when she discovered he had other girlfriends all along.

I didn't invest much emotion, nor did I suffer much harm.

After graduating, she signed a contract with a company. After two months, she was summoned and confessed honestly. She did not take any embezzled money, so she did not have to bear any criminal responsibility. Apart from being a little embarrassed, she did not lose too much.

This time, her losses were enormous.

He watched helplessly as he was about to become famous, perhaps even gaining 100,000 followers, only to have his plane crash within just a few hours.

The reputation and wealth that were within reach were destroyed in the blink of an eye. This pain was countless times greater than the previous two combined.

Yun Yiyi: "Bi Xiaofang already knows who is helping you attract traffic. He went directly to their company and cooperated with the boss... He also told the boss about your slander in the group, and then the other party said they didn't want to cooperate with you anymore."

"So what? I still have fans even if I don't cooperate with him! Even if my account gets banned, it's still mine, and I can apply to have it unbanned! Anyway, I didn't spend a single penny, and I didn't sign a contract with anyone. I gained tens of thousands of fans for free..." Mi Xiaofan tried to find a last bit of psychological comfort for herself.

"But your account has already been banned from following others."

"Well... I can change my signature and drive traffic to my alternate account! If people come here because they like me, it means I have the potential to become a big internet celebrity!"

After replying a few times, Mi Xiaofan ignored her.

She waited until after 10 p.m. and noticed that her number of followers was decreasing; every time she refreshed the page, she would lose dozens of followers.

She immediately sensed something was wrong. No matter what, it shouldn't have dropped so quickly. Lin Lang's video hadn't been deleted yet; it was still attracting traffic to her.

However, when she opened the comment section of Lin Lang's video again, found the message where Lin Lang had tagged her, and clicked on the name of the person who was tagged.

She was shocked.

It redirected me directly to an account with the exact same ID as mine, which currently has 6,300 followers.

ID: Rice

Signature: My previous account was reported. This is my new account. I will be updating videos in a few days. Welcome everyone to follow.

No!

This isn't her number!

(End of this chapter)