Chapter 128: Creating a Super Star
Chapter 128: Creating a Super Star
Following the dark blue BMW M760Li in front, the legendary Wuling minivan entered Minglan Grand View through the gilded relief gate.
Apart from the careful driver, everyone else in the minivan stuck their heads out the windows.
They looked at the scenery with curious eyes.
Snapping a few photos secretly.
When it first opened, Minglan Grand View caused quite a stir.
Because the cheapest villa in this development cost several tens of millions, while the largest one even exceeded a hundred million.
Setting a new price benchmark for the Provincial Capital.
Many knew of or had heard about Minglan Grand View, but few had seen it for themselves.
It seemed shrouded in a layer of mystery.
The BMW and the Wuling parked one after the other in front of Villa C9.
Gao Jing and Ji Yu got out.
From the Wuling, three young men and one young woman clambered out noisily.
Gao Jing led everyone into the living room.
“Make yourselves comfortable,” he said, seeing how awkward his guests seemed. He smiled. “I’ll get the star.”
The group of young people had just settled onto the sofa.
Accompanied by soft “meow meow” sounds, Nine Apertures scampered down the stairs with light steps.
It ran straight to Gao Jing first, circled around him once, then rubbed its head affectionately against his leg.
Instantly grabbing everyone’s attention.
“So adorable!”
The bespectacled young woman among the four couldn’t help it; her eyes sparkled with stars, looking utterly captivated.
Compared to when Gao Jing first got it, Nine Apertures had grown noticeably. It was no longer a little kitten.
Its body was rounder, its striped fur pattern even more beautiful. With big ears, jewel-like eyes, and a nose like pink jade, it was perfect to the point of being flawless!
Even a steel-hearted straight guy would feel their heart melt upon seeing it.
After being affectionate with Gao Jing for a moment, Nine Apertures trotted over to Ji Yu.
The Senior couldn’t resist bending down and scooping it into her arms, planting a kiss on it.
The afternoon sun poured through the large living room window, bathing both girl and cat in a layer of sacred light.
This dreamlike scene left the young people staring dumbfounded.
Clap clap!
Only when Gao Jing gave a couple of light claps did they snap out of it.
Gao Jing smiled. “Now that you’ve all seen our star, what do you think?”
Meow~
Ji Yu set Nine Apertures down.
It crouched on the coffee table, studying the strangers in front of it with curious eyes.
“We have no objections!”
The bespectacled young woman was the first to raise her hand, looking so excited it seemed like she wished she could pledge herself to the cat.
The other three young people she was supposed to represent exchanged glances.
Then nodded unanimously.
Their Sponsor paid generously, and the star had breathtaking looks. This deal was absolutely like a massive free pie falling from the sky.
What was there to even think about!
Ji Yu, smiling, produced the contracts prepared in advance for them to sign.
The specific terms had been discussed earlier. It mostly just added a confidentiality clause now. Finding nothing amiss, the young people signed their names.
A more formal agreement would still need signing back at their studio.
Gao Jing said with satisfaction, “Good. Now, I need you to produce the first Vlog as soon as possible.”
These four young people were recent graduates from a media program, only last year.
They had partnered to open a new media studio in the Provincial Capital.
Specializing in creative short videos, stylish ads, and Vlog production.
Their studio account, ‘Azure Coast’, had a decent number of followers on platforms like Weibo, Bilibili, and Kuaivin.
Gao Jing had first found Azure Coast Studio online, then watched their work.
He felt these young people had great ideas and brains. Their technical skill wasn’t top-tier, but their work was brimming with youthful energy and boundless imagination.
So, he contacted them.
Settling this collaboration.
Gao Jing’s aim was to turn Nine Apertures into a super mega internet star!
The origin of this idea traced back to when he took Ji Yu to Magic City for the auction.
During the journey, Ji Yu took a selfie with Nine Apertures and posted it to her social media feed.
It got crazy likes from her close friends.
Then, surprisingly, Gao Jing found he had received some Power of Faith!
He found this utterly incredible.
Because Ji Yu’s friends liked and admired Nine Apertures.
Not him.
So how had he still gained Power of Faith?
Gao Jing suspected coincidence at first.
Once in Magic City, he had Ji Yu take separate photos of just Nine Apertures, posting them to another social media account.
The result was even more Power of Faith!
This could no longer be explained by coincidence.
It meant that the positive feelings others had for Nine Apertures could actually generate Power of Faith for him!
For Gao Jing, this was a huge, delightful surprise.
He ran more tests through Ji Yu, discovering that only Nine Apertures had this effect.
Thus, this idea took root.
Make Nine Apertures his tool for harvesting Power of Faith in the Primary World!
For Gao Jing, his need for Power of Faith was infinite.
Because it was not only essential for upgrading the Bronze Anchor, but it was also the energy source for putting things into and taking things out of his Storage Space.
The benefits of upgrading the Bronze Anchor were immense. Gao Jing wanted to upgrade it a third time, a fourth time…
But he knew very well that the amount of Power of Faith needed doubled with each upgrade.
From ponds to pools, pools to small lakes.
Thinking about it was scary.
And to get more Power of Faith, Gao Jing had kept trying different things over and over.
First, he uploaded videos on Bilibili without much effort, then won a marathon championship, did live streams where he got tips, and also worked with Bilibili to run a big giveaway event that made it to the Weibo hot search!
Through these attempts, he looked for the best way to gain Power of Faith.
Gao Jing also donated millions to a few well-known charity groups.
But the Power of Faith he got from that was pitifully small.
Instead, just helping an old lady cross the street by accident once got him way more Power of Faith!
Could Nine Apertures succeed?
Gao Jing felt the chances were very high.
In the advertising business, there was a 3B rule, thought up by the ad master David Ogilvy from a creative view.
That is Beauties, Animals and Babies. Ads using them matched how humans care about life and easily caught people’s liking and attention!
Put on online platforms, videos with beauties and pets were often very popular too.
Nine Apertures was the best pet ever.
Besides its super cute and adorable looks, it could follow all of Gao Jing’s commands without any training.
This was something no cat in the Primary World could do.
Now, more and more people were keeping pets. The group of “poop scoopers” kept growing, and cloud cat petting became a big trend.
On Bilibili, many creators got super popular by making pet videos.
Gao Jing was sure Nine Apertures would never lose to them!
And he also had a trump card.
“Are you Gao Shan Gao Shen!?”
After signing the confidentiality agreement, Gao Jing showed his Bilibili account.
The four young people from Azure Coast Studio were all stunned!
Gao Shan Gao Shen was the most legendary creator in Bilibili history.
He broke records one by one and got crazy high numbers of followers and likes that no one could beat or even look at.
He gave gifts to millions of netizens.
He only uploaded one video and then vanished forever.
He left behind tons of shock and arguments!
No one had ever dreamed this mysterious creator was right in front of them.
Only then did they know.
The big money sponsor they were hanging onto was ten times bigger than they thought!
Gao Jing smiled and said, “Then you start.”
The young people, full of energy, went back to their car right away and brought out the filming gear.
Gao Jing had no set rules for Nine Apertures’ first Vlog and let Azure Coast Studio do their own thing.
So they decided to film as much stuff as possible to take back.
Gao Jing helped all the way, directing Nine Apertures to pose in the positions they wanted.
Nine Apertures’ smarts and quick wit blew their minds again.
Over the next two weeks.
The members of Azure Coast Studio threw themselves into this job heart and soul.
To gather materials for the work.
And Gao Jing was not sitting around.
He and Ji Yu together applied for a tourist visa to America!