I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 959 All Kinds of Gods and Immortals

"If you do this kind of live streaming, what real benefits will it bring to the local farmers?" Zhao Lingshan sneered.

“How can farmers not benefit? I’ve become a big internet celebrity, and everyone online knows about their strawberries. This is helping them with brand promotion. Although I might be able to drive down the price of their strawberries to a few cents a pound, they’ve gained fame. With fame, will they still have to worry about selling their produce?” Wang Dachui blinked and spread his hands confidently.

"What is your dream?" Saori suddenly interjected.

"I'll go to Wulin City and buy a townhouse, then spend my days drinking champagne and driving sports cars with those top-tier livestreamers who have millions in revenue." Wang Dachui grinned, revealing a row of neat teeth.

"Alright, go outside and wait for our call." Jin Nana drew a big red X on her resume and waved her hand helplessly.

Wang Dachui flicked his bowl-cut hair again in a show of style, and swaggered out with a swagger.

"My God, what kind of gods are these? Chen Xi is right, this god-making model has distorted the minds of these young people." Zhao Lingshan rubbed her temples with a headache and took a sip of the mineral water next to her.

"I thought that young man's dance was quite fun, but he didn't seem like the type to help farmers sell their products." Saori stuck out her tongue and handed the next resume to Jin Nana.

"Next, number eighteen." Jin Nana sighed and continued to call out towards the door.

This time, a middle-aged man wearing a Tai Chi robe and sporting a goatee walked in.

The uncle carried a peach wood sword in his hand and a bamboo basket on his back. As soon as he entered the door, he closed his eyes, made a sword gesture with one hand, and bowed slightly to the three girls at the long table.

"Boundless Heavenly Venerable. My Taoist name is Qiankunzi. I have been cultivating diligently around Xinlu for many years. Recently, I have come to realize the surging tide of the internet and have come to follow the way of Heaven and lend a helping hand to the Heavenly Internet." Qiankunzi slightly opened his eyes, and his goatee twitched along with his lips.

"Taoist Master, we're recruiting livestreamers to sell agricultural products here, not performing a ritual. With this outfit, how are you planning to sell products in the livestream?" Zhao Lingshan asked, somewhat amused and exasperated, as she tapped on the desk.

"May the Heavenly Venerable grant you boundless blessings. This layman is attached to appearances. I intend to perform a ritual in my live stream, infusing these silver fish with the Qi of the unity of heaven and man. Every silver fish sold through my live stream has been nourished by spiritual energy for forty-nine days. One serving will strengthen your body. Two servings will prolong your life. This isn't just selling goods; it's about universal salvation." Qiankunzi tucked his peach wood sword under his elbow and pulled out several ribbonfish in plastic bags from the bamboo basket on his back.

"Then how do you guarantee product quality? If the fish spoils on the way, can your internal energy still keep it fresh?" As soon as Saori heard about qigong, she perked up and leaned on the table, staring at the dead fish.

“If it stinks, it means the buyer wasn’t sincere enough, triggering karmic retribution. Sincerity brings results. As long as the buyer silently recites the incantation three times a day in front of the fish tank, even dead fish can be reborn.” Qiankunzi remained expressionless, stroking his goatee.

"Master, false advertising will get your account banned and your deposit forfeited on our platform. Let me ask you something practical: how can you make those fishermen and farmers who work from dawn till dusk actually benefit from your metaphysical sales tactics?" Jin Nana rolled her eyes, unable to bear it any longer.

“Fishermen catch fish and become tainted by the act of killing. By selling these silver fish to those with affinity through live streaming, I am helping the fishermen eliminate their karmic obstacles. As for money and wealth, these external things are poisons of the mortal world. I am bearing the enormous profits for them, allowing them to maintain their pure hearts. Isn’t this the greatest benefit for them?” Qiankunzi clasped his hands together, his expression compassionate.

"So what is your dream?" Zhao Lingshan asked with a cold smile.

"Rebuild our Taoist temple, and while we're at it, buy a modern Chinese-style mansion with a swimming pool by the lake so that I can retreat into seclusion and contemplate the mortal world." Qiankunzi raised his peach wood sword, his divine demeanor completely gone.

"Taoist Master, please put away your supernatural powers, turn right and go downstairs, and take your karma fish with you as well." Jin Nana said with a dark face, pushing the resume to the edge of the table with her fingertips.

Qiankunzi sighed, muttered "The mortal world is hard to cross," and quickly left the scene, carrying a plastic bag.

"All these eccentric people have come here for team building." Zhao Lingshan slammed her forehead on the table with a thud.

"Number 19, Gao Daqiang." Jin Nana looked at the resume with a normal ID photo on it in her hand, and her lips twitched slightly.

The door was pushed open again.

A tall, strong young man walked in with his head held high and chest out.

The young man was wearing a blue and red striped nylon bodysuit, with an old bed sheet with a star-spangled pattern crookedly fastened to his back with two safety pins, which jiggled in the air with his large strides.

Upon reaching the center of the hall, the young man placed his hands firmly on his hips, a ridiculously exaggerated, toothy grin spreading across his face. His two thick arms were bent, tightly clutching two shiny silver stainless steel cans.

Three pairs of eyes behind the desk stared intently at the two metal cans.

The words "Compound No. 5 Formula Milk Powder" were written crookedly on the surface of the can in thick black marker.

"Family, don't call me Gao Daqiang, please call me Huaguo Azu! Recently, a phenomenal TV series called 'The Boys' came out in America, and the caped superhero Azu is now a sensation across the internet. I'm going to bring this top-tier international traffic into the live streaming room and start a brand new era of superhuman baby formula sales!" Gao Daqiang grinned.

“Mr. Gao, please get this straight. This is a digital e-commerce park, mainly dealing in agricultural products. You’re carrying two metal cans that look like pressure cooker inner pots. How do you plan to sell agricultural products in a live stream?” Zhao Lingshan twirled the pen in her hand, her eyes sweeping over the other man’s tight blue nylon clothes.

“Boss, you have to look at the essence of things and have a broad perspective. Milk powder is extracted from milk, and milk comes from the cows in the rural cooperative. The cows eat the grass that grows in our local fields. How can that not be the most hardcore and purest agricultural product? When I start my live stream, I first imitate my grandfather in front of the camera, gulping down a big bowl of hot milk. Then I widen my eyes, pretending to shoot out red lasers, and shout at the screen, ‘Family, after drinking this can of Compound No. 5, you can eat ten pounds of strawberries from Xinlu in one go!’ This kind of visual impact from cross-border traffic generation will definitely leave traditional e-commerce completely bewildered.” Gao Daqiang gently stroked the milk powder can with his rough hands, a look of intoxication on his face.

"So what exactly is in this jar? Can this Compound No. 5 really turn people into superheroes? What if the buyer drinks it and instead of gaining superpowers, gets diarrhea and ends up in the hospital? How can you guarantee the quality of the product?" Saori asked.

"The diarrhea is purely due to their lactose intolerance, it has nothing to do with my super milk powder. Most people in China get diarrhea from drinking milk; mortals can't keep up with the evolutionary speed of superhuman genes. As for the ingredients, I guarantee the quality is absolutely perfect. This is pure lotus root starch cooked at home in a pressure cooker with white sugar, and... the consistency is just right, it tastes like pure maternal love from nature. I drink it every day, and my body is so strong I could kill a cow." Gao Daqiang patted the stainless steel can with unwavering confidence.

In fact, the claim that most people in China are lactose intolerant is a misconception.

Many people experience stomach upset after drinking milk, not because their digestive system can't tolerate lactose, but because mainstream UHT milk uses ultra-high temperature sterilization, which denatures the A1 casein in the milk, causing problems in the intestines. Low-temperature pasteurized milk or A2 milk rarely causes this. However, this unspoken truth, when presented by Gao Daqiang, becomes a convenient excuse to deceive consumers.

As long as he's not selling real milk, he won't get diarrhea.

"Alright, Ah Zu. Please put away your superpowers and fly out through the outside door. Remember to take the stairs when you go downstairs, don't take the elevator, it'll make you overweight." Jin Nana expressionlessly stretched out her finger and drew a glaring red X on the resume, then slammed her hand on the table.

After the others left, the three women exchanged glances and shook their heads.

This interview wasn't about recruiting any livestreaming prodigies, but rather about seeing what most livestreamers think about farmers, consumers, and product safety.

However, the applicants so far all believe that as long as they promise to protect the company's interests, their chances of being hired will increase.

The three women were exhausted after several hours of interviews. They were told to come back tomorrow, and they returned to the office with sighs.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Chen Xi sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, smoking.

Jin Nana closed the door, pouted, and said, "Fine, you're all here, aren't you going down to help?"

"I just went over to take a look, and those clowns almost made me laugh to death." Chen Xi laughed out loud, clutching his stomach.

"Who are these people? I don't think this live-streaming company will succeed." Saori shrugged.

"It's alright, you guys just keep going. We don't need to worry about profits. Let's set up a free training base here first. Since the place is big and the building is just sitting empty anyway, let's dedicate an entire floor to transform it into the only public welfare training center for new farmers in the country. Didn't Songquan approve internet support funds and broadband subsidies? We can use that money to bring people from all over the country who want to become livestreamers and small-scale farmers to Xinlu in batches. We'll provide food, lodging, and training, teaching them how to install internet cables and how to use their phones to point at their own orchards." Chen Xi said, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

“This seems like just a waste of money. What if Songquan comes to inspect? The live-streaming company hasn’t brought any profit to the local area.” Zhao Lingshan frowned.

"Whenever higher-level leaders come to inspect the Xinlu Industrial Park, Songquan leads his team out the door to find real farmers, their skin dark and their clothes simple, sitting in a grand multimedia classroom, clumsily but earnestly learning to photograph crops with their phones. This scene instantly makes the 'digital poverty alleviation' and 'rural revitalization' slogans sound incredibly powerful, leaving Songquan speechless. Then we'll add a data dispatch screen, the Cyber ​​Agriculture Brain. In the most prominent hall, we'll set up a futuristic-looking national digital agriculture real-time command center. The walls will be covered with huge LED displays, showing the number of online viewers on the Tianya Agriculture live-streaming platform, the tonnage stored by Huahetong at its provincial branches, and the real-time movement of freight trucks in the region. This screen doesn't generate a single transaction; it only presents data. But just having this thing there makes anyone who walks in feel like they're in the highest command center for national digital agriculture. When Songquan brings high-ranking officials to inspect, I don't need to write any reports; the flashing numbers on the screen are the strongest evidence!" Chen Xi said proudly.

"What's the point of spending so much time dealing with him? The company isn't making any profit, isn't it just a waste of time?" Zhao Lingshan asked again.

Chen Xi stood up and walked to the window: "Look how big this place is. We need to make full use of it. Of course, we can't work for nothing. Also, the live streaming company definitely needs to make money by selling products. How can there be no profit? If there's no profit at all, Song Quan will definitely ask me to chat and do some ideological work again."

“With this group of people today, I don’t think it’ll be easy!” Jin Nana sat down next to him with her arms crossed.

"Remember those twin brothers we met at Qilin before? What's the difference between them and the people who came today? The only difference, I think, is that they didn't say anything about considering the company's interests in front of you. Nowadays, audiences just like novelty, quirkiness, and nonsensical things."

"So you mean we should bring those people back? I think they're all wicked and greedy. If we bring them in, who knows what trouble they'll cause. What if they exaggerate their claims for the sake of views on camera... If this were in Japan, they would have been sued into bankruptcy long ago. It's only here that the cost of breaking the law is low and the punishment is minor..." Saori muttered softly.

The quality of products and advertising in island nations are relatively strict, which is true for most developed countries.

"No, I'm just giving you some ideas. If you want people to watch your live stream, it can't be too ordinary; it has to be unique!"

Wulin City, Guanggu.

"Do you even know how to cook? You tricked me into coming to share this apartment, and all you do is order takeout every day! Any guy who marries you will be incredibly unlucky!" Shi Tao couldn't help but complain as he looked at the table full of plastic boxes.

Li Yuqing lay on the sofa, her legs propped up on the cushions without any regard for her image, swooning over the TV series on her tablet: "Xiao Zhan is so handsome! How can there be such a handsome man in the world?"

"Are you even listening to me? Weren't you obsessed with that poop-scooping boy before? How come you've changed your mind so quickly... Damn it, can't you be a little more mindful of your image..." Shi Tao turned around while eating, but the scene in his eyes made him choke.

From this angle, Li Yuqing's underwear under her skirt is clearly visible.

The person on the sofa didn't pay attention to Shi Tao's words and continued to laugh foolishly.

"Hey, you. Shouldn't you pay me this month's rent? I paid for it for you before." Shi Tao checked his phone balance.

"I haven't received my salary yet, and I ordered this takeout myself. You haven't given me money for food yet," Li Yuqing replied lazily.

"You zebra, trying to offset my rent by ordering shared meals every day? Let me tell you, I'm broke, and I haven't been paid. I even have to ride a shared bike to meet clients now."

"Don't you have an electric scooter?"

"My car has been impounded."

"Wait a little longer, hang in there. If you don't have money, you won't go out drinking, and if you don't drink, you won't spend money—a perfect closed loop! You should thank me for saving you money." Li Yuqing smiled mischievously.

"How am I supposed to go out and find girls if I don't have money? I'm about to die of boredom at home." Shi Tao put down his chopsticks. (End of Chapter)