Li Qing and Xia Shuyue are orphans.
Abandoned babies are a serious problem in Daxia, and throughout the world. There are many reasons for this, and the reason is that it is crucially related to the preference for boys over girls and the preference for boys and girls.
Especially in eras and regions where prenatal care is not widely available, the situation of abandoned babies is even more serious.
However, with the gradual improvement of living standards and the gradual popularization of prenatal check-ups during pregnancy, this situation has gradually decreased.
But for Li Can, there is one advantage of not having grandparents, and that is that there is no need to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year. There is no need to have awkward conversations with elders you are not familiar with.
On the third day of the first lunar month, Mu Chan brought Mu Ge to Li Can's house.
Mu Chan has wanted to train Mu Ge to become a star since she was a child. After "Guiyao" was broadcast, Mu Ge, who was rated as the "nymphomaniac sister" on the Internet, also took a bite of the traffic bonus.
The video co-produced by Mu Ge and Li Can even made Mu Ge’s followers exceed 10 million. Liang Ying commented that Muge is expected to enter the top 100 female stars within three years.
This is already an outrageous result.
You know, the number of registered performing arts practitioners in Daxia exceeds 500,000. Counting the surrounding countries such as Korea and Siam, the number may exceed 800,000. Among the 800,000 people, there are more than 750,000 female celebrities and only 50,000 male celebrities.
Excluding those who work part-time, are too old, and have withdrawn from the industry, there are no more than 3,000 people currently active on the front lines of Daxia. The total number of countries will not exceed 10,000.
But female celebrities are different. As an entertainment industry where winners take all and losers take the soup, the degree of involution goes without saying.
Female celebrities in this parallel world will do anything to gain status and become famous.
Zhou Man's behavior of wearing a bikini during variety show live broadcasts is already quite satisfactory. In important occasions such as concerts and award ceremonies, Zhou Man wears a transparent outfit, which can be clearly seen from above and below. This situation also happens from time to time.
After the authorities banned a few people, the madness was somewhat curbed - they added a pair of translucent underwear under their transparent clothes.
Most female celebrities want to be famous and want to be famous.
This is still a country in Daxia, a Confucian cultural circle, with slightly conservative ideas. In Europe and the United States, it is so crazy that they are even embarrassed to say it. Taking selfies of a couple's nightlife and posting them online is childish.
This shows how difficult it is for Mu Ge to become famous. However, Li Can's popularity inspired Muge, who was as transparent as a little girl. This incident made Mu Chan very grateful. During the Chinese New Year, she came to Li Can's house with a bunch of gifts in large and small bags to pay her New Year greetings.
"Hey, Muge's mother. Why did you bring so many things?"
After Li Qing checked the door, she saw more than a dozen large and small boxes at the door, and almost thought that the other party was coming to propose marriage.
"Isn't this the Chinese New Year? Thank you for taking care of my family, Muge, last year."
"This is too much, no, no, no, you take it back."
"Oh, this is all for the kids!"
Li Can: "..."
After 20 minutes of entanglement, Li Qing finally failed. Of course, in order to win back the victory, Xia Shuyue specially wrapped a big red envelope for Mu Ge and started another 10 minutes of entanglement.
Mu Ge and Li Can had already run to Li Can's study, leaving the battlefield to the three of them.
Mu Ge sat on the sofa in the study room and looked at Xia Yunzhen beside him.
"Sister, I wanted to ask you that day. Have you used any skin care products recently? I feel that your skin has improved a lot."
Li Can: "..."
"No." Xia Yunzhen reached out and touched her face, "Maybe the air over there is fresh."
During lunch, Li Qing asked:
"Mu Ge is really popular now. I can often see her when I scroll through Douyin."
"Yes." Mu Chan was no longer modest in front of her own people, and looked at Mu Ge with a bright smile, "Now Mu Ge is getting ahead."
Li Can asked curiously, "Did you accept the advertisement?"
"Yes." Mu Ge nodded, "I have received more than ten calls recently. They are all for me."
"How much does it cost per year?"
"Almost 1.5 million to 2 million in two years."
"Eh. So few?" Li Can was curious. He was almost ten million years old.
Mu Ge was helpless, "Can male celebrities and female celebrities be the same? And, can our popularity be the same? Your fans are all wealthy. You don't know, they have all bought out the New Year candies you endorse! And as long as I don’t want anything packaged with your photo on it. I’m so anxious for the manufacturer to stamp my feet.”
Li Can smiled, and Xia Yunzhen on the side was curious, "Why is Cancan so popular? He is still ranked fifth, why can't he go up?"
Mu Chan explained: "This comprehensive ranking not only depends on popularity, but also on awards. Tong Wei jumped to the first place because she won all the domestic awards. Although the international awards are weaker, her popularity has made up for it. . But Cancan’s domestic awards are also far behind, especially the Best Actor and Best Actor awards in TV and movies. If he can win these two, he will probably become the number one directly. By then, Cancan will be worth two thousand Mr. Wan."
Li Qing was curious: "What is Mr. Twenty Million?"
Mu Ge laughed and said, "No matter whether it is advertising, commercial performance or filming, as long as you show up, the price cannot be less than 20 million."
"sky."
After hearing this, everyone expressed that it was a bit exaggerated and felt that they could not understand it.
"Today's top male stars' salary is at least 50 million."
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On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Li Su brought Li Jingyao to Li Can's home. After half a year, several people were a little surprised to see Li Su.
Originally, Li Su had always been an elite woman. In Li Can's impression, she had always been wearing low-key and luxurious women's professional hip skirts, with fair skin and a curvy figure. She is in her thirties and looks the same as she is in her twenties. At the same time, he has always had a temperament of being calm and unsmiling.
But now Li Su's mental state is obviously a lot more haggard, his skin is a bit darker, and he is no longer as domineering as before, and his whole person is much simpler. Dressing also changed to ordinary sneakers and sweatpants.
It seems that Li Su's life in Jonnan City is not satisfactory.
Li Su walked in with two bags of gift boxes and chatted very affectionately with Li Qing and Xia Shuyue. When she saw Li Can, she grabbed Li Can's hand and said,
"Cancan is handsome again. Thank you for taking care of Yaoyao these past six months."
"Auntie, you are too polite. This is as it should be."
As he said that, Li Can looked Li Su up and down again.
"I feel like you are so tired? What are you responsible for in Jonnan City?"
Li Su had a wry smile on his face after hearing this, "I am responsible for the city's poverty alleviation work in Nannan, and I have to go to the grassroots and go to the mountains every day. So you look haggard, right?"
"No." Li Qing smiled, "I look healthy and energetic."
Li Su smiled and took out two bottles of white wine from the bag.
"I have a flight tomorrow afternoon. We won't get home until we get drunk today."
"OK!"
On the table.
The adults drink white wine and the children drink fruit wine.
After two glasses of white wine, a blush appeared on Li Su's cheeks. "In many villages and towns in the southern part of the country, living habits are still very primitive. Some villages only have one or two men."
"ah……"
After hearing this, several people had complicated expressions on their faces. They all understood what it meant to have only one or two men in a village.
"They didn't say anything about test tubes. The reproduction of villages, towns, and clans all depends on one or two men. They protect men very strictly and don't let them leave the village at all, let alone go to school outside. For outsiders, Even people from the government are very wary and hostile. They think we are here to steal men."
Everyone laughed after hearing this, and Li Su also smiled bitterly,
"In the past six months, I have seen one or two men in the village. These men are either as thin as a pole and will fall down when the wind blows, or they are as fat as a ball. Think about it, little one There are one or two hundred people in a village, and thousands in a big village. There are just a few men, women in their forties or fifties, girls in their teens, all relying on these men. Can you bear it?"
Li Qing shook her head and said, "Can that man bear it?"
"I definitely can't stand it!"
Li Su continued, "The average life expectancy of local rural men is less than 45 years old! This number can be said to be very scary."
"sky."
Several people were amazed.
"But the local government has ignored this. In the past six months, I have been advocating to change the customs and let the young people in the village go out of the mountains. But the effect is very little. According to their words, in the village, a man can still have his turn, but outside, he can't even have a turn. It’s no longer a turn.”
Li Can felt a little scary listening to the chatter of several people. Fortunately, he was not born in such a village. Thinking about those dark days is really disappointing.
At noon, the three of them drank until they were drunk. After sleeping until six o'clock in the evening, Xia Yunzhen and the others heated up the lunch dishes and cooked a few plates of dumplings. The three of them started drinking again.
