Chapter 8

After several days of continuous filming, the performance data was quite good.

Coincidentally, the “Traditional Wife” theme was becoming popular in North America as well. With the added contrast of “Socialite turned Housewife,” the stats for the new videos seemed to ride the wave, soaring upward.

Many viewers joked in the comments: [Even socialites are starting to downgrade their consumption. I have yet another reason to shop on Pinduoduo!]

I quickly attached a few more product links below the video and began negotiating for product sales.

Li Shiyu couldn’t handle the sudden contrast:

“You’ve suddenly become so down-to-earth, totally smashing the former socialite image!”

“Daughter” bounced to Li Shiyu’s side: “Come on, just listen to her-she’s always right.”

Zhang Yizhi chimed in as well:

“Yongan has a sharp eye. She knows exactly what the audience wants to see!”

Li Shiyu paused for a moment, then complained bitterly: “None of you are her real family, so why are you all siding with her?”

-After a few days of observation, Li Shiyu had already realized that not only did everyone in my family have their own identities, but we were a bit of a patchwork group.

“She’s our boss. She pays our salaries!”

Mother-in-law had just finished shooting an ad and came out of the guest room, fiddling with the bracelet on her wrist: “She’s also introduced us to a lot of jobs. My mature women’s fashion ad was coordinated by Yongan!”

Mother-in-law’s name is Zhou Jinglan. Before retiring, she was a middle school teacher, and her children have emigrated overseas.

Speaking of the past, she was quite emotional:

“Over three years ago, a lot of my pension was swindled by people selling health products. I was too embarrassed to tell my kids, so I posted on Toutiao with a photo, hoping to find housekeeping work.

“Yongan saw my post and said I had a nice temperament, and invited me to play her mother-in-law! After I came over, she took me to shoot videos, taught me how to do print ads, and gave me quite a good commission.”

She looked at me: “Yongan, I’ve saved quite a bit now!”

I clapped expressionlessly: “Mm, that’s really great-just don’t get swindled again this time.”

“Daughter” jumped over and poked me on the head:

“Can’t you say something nice to Aunt Zhou?”

Li Shiyu looked at her curiously: “What about you, how did you get in?”

“Daughter” stuck out her tongue:

“I was a lousy student-my notes were all fancy and pretty, but none of the knowledge stuck in my head, and I’d go blank during exams!

“Later I didn’t get into college, and my family didn’t want to pay for vocational school, so they sent me straight to work.”

She ran over and hung around my neck: “Yongan saw my high school notes and selfies on Xiaohongshu, thought I looked young, so she invited me over to play the daughter, and designed the Notes Blogger path for me… She even tutored me for the adult self-study exam so I could get a bachelor’s degree as soon as possible!”

I pushed her away: “Mi Ting, don’t hang on me. It’s hot.”

Mi Ting flicked my cheek:

“Yongan is just easily embarrassed.”

Li Shiyu exclaimed in collapse: “So after all this, I’m the only one who was tricked into coming!”

“No.” The always quiet Zhang Yizhi spoke up, smiling and winking at Li Shiyu. “Me too.”