86: A distinguished guest
(I've written 10,000 characters today, my brain is drained -.-)
"Ah! How did my live stream get 100,000 viewers?!"
"Is Douyin's server messing up lately?"
Dr. Fan shook her aching hands, looked up at the live stream, and exclaimed.
She had been streaming for a year, and her highest viewership was only 500 people. Now, suddenly, she had over 100,000, so she thought the server was malfunctioning.
[Hahahahaha, the mute bride finally spoke.]
[President Qian's taste is indeed good, she's beautiful and has a sweet voice.]
[Pretty and talented, perfect girlfriend!]
[Wife, hug hug!]
[What kind of guy is dating this kind of girl?!]
[Grant me a wife like this!]
[You guys, this is a live stream, not a wishing well.]
[The streamer isn't a turtle in a wishing well, it won't work!]
...
"Ah, thank you to (75) I'm Really Rich for sending 100 carnivals."
"Everyone, you don't need to send me gifts, I'm not short on money."
"The purpose of me streaming is to let more people know about Kesi."
Although Dr. Fan wasn't from a prominent family, she was still considered a young lady, with a family fortune of several hundred million.
And she truly loved Kesi, otherwise she wouldn't be doing this.
[Rich lady! I love her even more!]
[How am I worthy of a young lady streaming for me?]
[Uh... President Qian is so rich and still streams, what's wrong with a young lady?]
[President Qian doesn't count!]
[(75) I'm Really Rich: "Doesn't count? Why don't I count?"]
[Because you have a 'chicken' (jī, internet slang for 'foul play' or 'cheating').]
[666.]
...
"If you like Kesi, you can follow the streamer. I will stream every day to explain Kesi."
"I hope more and more people can join us and jointly inherit our traditional culture."
Now that there were many people, Dr. Fan quickly put in an advertisement.
The situation of Kesi has been very bad these years, and fewer and fewer people know how to do it.
Although it makes money, the difficulty is too great, deterring many people.
[I like it very much, but I don't have money.]
[My wallet doesn't allow me to like it o(╥﹏╥)o.]
[I dream of having a classical wedding, but it's too expensive.]
[Alas, it's not surprising that young people nowadays worship foreign things; our culture is simply too luxurious.]
"This is also unavoidable,"
"Our ancestors emphasized the spirit of craftsmanship, and the finished products pursued excellence."
"Things made take time and effort, so the price naturally cannot be cheap."
Like Longquan Ink Pad, besides the expensive raw materials, it takes six years to make.
Artisans also need to survive.
Yet many traditional crafts cannot be mass-produced by machines!
(I've looked up a lot of information on intangible cultural heritage; the ancient people's skills were amazing.)
[(75) I'm Really Rich: "Streamer, I've organized a small competition, would you like to participate?"]
[Good heavens, what a 'small' competition.]
[Right, right, a 'small' competition costing hundreds of millions (doge).]
[Compared to xiaochen yu's rhinoceros zun of the shang dynasty and zi zha nong bird zun, this is indeed a small competition!]
[Compared to the nine cauldrons, this is just a small rural stage.]
"Competition? What competition?"
"I'm usually busy making Kesi, so I might not have much time."
Dr. Fan thought for a moment and shook her head, refusing. She indeed didn't have time to participate in any offline competitions.
[(75) I'm Really Rich: "No need to compete offline, it's an online competition."]
[(75) I'm Really Rich: "And you don't need to prepare anything specific; you just do what you normally do, and that's how the competition will be."]
[(75) I'm Really Rich: "The purpose of this competition is also to promote intangible cultural heritage."]
[(75) I'm Really Rich: "And this is jointly organized by me and Douyin's official team, so you can rest assured."]
So that's how it is, then she could participate.
If she got a good ranking in the competition, she could attract more people to pay attention to Kesi.
"Okay, then I'll participate. How do I sign up?"
[(75) I'm Really Rich: "Search for 'Douyin's First Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Competition'."]
Douyin's First Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Competition – this name was decided by the official side.
Although Li Youqian thought the name wasn't good, he had to rely on the official power, so he agreed.
"Okay, then I'll go check it out after I end the stream."
"Welcome to the new viewers in the live stream, this is where we..."
Seeing that the promotion was almost done, Li Youqian quietly exited the live stream.
If he left with a big fanfare, he would probably take a large number of viewers with him.
So, leaving quietly was the best option.
After a quick scroll, Li Youqian exited Douyin because Lin Yuwei had already returned.
...
"Mr. Li, due to time constraints, I only managed to buy supreme West Lake Longjing and special grade Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao."
"As for the tea sets, I only managed to get a set of ancient Longyao wood-fired Zisha teapots."
"The total cost was 198,000 yuan."
198,000? So cheap??
"Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao? When did it become so cheap?"
Although Li Youqian didn't understand tea sets, Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao had appeared too many times in various novels.
"Uh... Boss, you're talking about Wuyi Mountain Mother Tree Dahongpao, right?"
"Mother Tree Dahongpao is currently unavailable for purchase; it's all supplied to..."
Lin Yuwei pointed to the ceiling, her meaning obvious.
So that's how it was, the joker was him all along!
"Counting the time, Director Wang and his team should be arriving soon."
"Let's have a Simple meal at home for lunch, and reserve a table at the Peace Hotel for dinner."
"Okay, Mr. Li."
The reason he didn't go to a restaurant for lunch was that he understood these experts and professors too well.
As long as they saw something good, they wouldn't be able to move until they had seen enough.
What's more, this was the nine cauldrons; a day of looking wouldn't be enough.
After about half an hour, Director Wang's phone call came in.
"Mr. Li, my team and I have arrived at the Modu Airport."
Director Wang's voice on the other end could barely hide his excitement. Even he, who had seen countless treasures, couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart at this moment.
"Okay, I'll send a car to pick you up now."
The visitors were guests, and moreover, they were highly respected old professors, so Li Youqian was naturally very polite.
"No, no, we have a special car waiting outside the airport."
"Just give us the location, and we'll go directly."
"Alright then, please come directly to Jiujiantang Villa."
"Okay, Mr. Li, see you soon."
...
To show his respect, Li Youqian prepared to personally go to the community entrance to greet them.
He didn't drive, he just had Nuo Yi accompany him.
Arriving at the community entrance, after waiting for about five minutes, he saw a Coaster slowly approaching.
A Coaster appearing at this time of day, he knew without thinking that it was Director Wang and his team.
"I didn't expect Mr. Li to be so young, truly young and promising!"
Director Wang looked at the young man, who was about the same age as his own grandson, and couldn't help but sigh.
Thinking of his own good-for-nothing grandson, his hand began to itch!