Chi Lian was eager to get started on her get rich plan. She grabbed some bread and butter from the kitchen, poured herself a glass of milk and went to her bedroom. It was late in the night; the rest of family had gone to bed after she reassured them that she was alright. She was so happy that she at least still had her laptop. Work would be easier with it.
She turned it on and stretched her hands. The first order of business was to create an account. Every good self-respecting paparazzo had one. The more followers she garnered, the more valuable she would be in the entertainment world. Of course she had no plans of letting anybody know that she was the brains behind it. She was going to offend a lot of people. Some of them were powerful enough to deal with her if they did not appreciate her content.
"Yo, T4, let's begin." She said.
The sullen little fox sighed and surrendered. Looks like T4 was now its name.
"Grant me permission to access the internet in your world. "
"Done." She said.
"I will create a program that protects your account from being traced or tracked. You won't have to worry about blow back from your posts."
"He-he-he." Chi Lian laughed like a villain and rubbed her hands together. She was ready to create chaos in this world.
She thought about what name to use on her account. Five minutes of thinking and she came up with the perfect name, 'The Mighty Little Peep star.'
Indeed, it was the perfect name. She would be peeping into the Lives of the rich and famous after all. She would be anonymous. They would come to love and fear her.
Chi Lian realized that she had one small expensive problem. She had no cameras. And she could not afford one at the moment. The entire family had pulled together their remaining funds to pay for this house, pay off their debts and pay Chi Zimo's university fees. They were out of money.
"T4 how do you expect me to be a paparazzo without a camera? If you want me to do this job, you should provide the tools."
"That's not a big problem for me." T4 cracked the knuckles of his paws. "At your level you have access to two tiny drone cameras that can record and take pictures at your command. "
She tapped on drone camera icon and two shiny black cameras appeared before her. They were as small as a fly. They even resembled it in structure. If somebody came across one, they would simply assume it was a fly.
"How are they this tiny?" she asked in wonder. She had never seen anything like it in her life.
"I told you. Our technology is nothing to play around with. We are a civilized world." He replied proudly.
"Does that mean you think we are barbarians?" she asked.
T4 could see the frown on her face. He needed to be on her good side because she was his host and owner in this world. He needed to choose his next words carefully.
"No. I think your world is just an infant in development. But it has potential." He said nervously and hoped she would drop the topic at that.
"Hmm." She replied. "Nice save."
T4 sighed in relief. He looked like a wilted balloon that had just deflated.
"What else do I get apart from the two cameras?"
"You have access to a motorbike that is faster than the cars in this world when it comes to speed. It can adjust its size and height according to your wishes. It's also voice activated so nobody but you can use it without your authorization. Most importantly, through my control, it can make its way to you wherever you are.
You have a pair of shoes that can out outrun a moving car. A universal key card opener for any electric lock door. Night vision goggles that can see through any wall in the dark. And five energy capsules."
"Damn. Those sound like some powerful items." Chi Lian was impressed.
"You haven't seen powerful yet." T4 bragged. "All these items are stored in your virtual storage. You can access them when you need them with the command of your voice or tap of your finger."
"So how do I increase my level? Because I am assuming the higher I level up, the better the equipment I can access and the more your power reserves increase."
"The more you use the technology I provide to accumulate popularity and wealth, and change your world, the more points you earn. And the higher the points, the higher your level gets. The higher your level gets, the more powerful I become."
"Well I hope we can achieve great things T4."
"By the way, with access to your internet, I have restored communication with my original owner. You are not privy to our conversation. However, he can deposit items in his virtual storage which I can access if you wish to use them. You will need to exchange something for those things in return. Mostly seeds.
Basically its like I am sharing a locker with an alien but I cant touch, see or use his things. She thought.
"Seeds?" she was confused. There was nothing she could really offer someone in a high tech world. Seeds were easy.
"Yes, seeds. I told you, plant life died out in our world. If you can provide him with seeds, he can become a powerful force on our planet. He can offer the seeds to the research base in return for certain privileges."
That was not an issue to Chi Lian. Seeds were plenty and cheap on this green planet. Technology of their alien kind however was something new.
She would use it to grow her own force.
"Tell him we have a deal."
"Yes my Lady." The fox said and disappeared from the screen.
"My lady." Chi Lian pondered, "I like that."
She had everything she needed to start her job. She needed to introduce herself properly on her weibo account to attract followers. The profile picture was a red cartoon wolf with a camera.
She typed.
"My dear little peep stars. I will be dedicated to bringing you into the lives of the rich, famous and the crooked. Follow me the mighty little peep star and you will not regret it. FYI most of the pictures and content in the private collections will be for sale."
That should be enough.
Now for an appetizer, she needed to post something so that they would know that this was a serious account.
"T4, which celebrities are out partying tonight?"
"I will check immediately."
T4 had already hacked into all the entertainment companies in the country. He made a list of celebrities from the most known to the least known.
"The actress Sasha Li is at the Grande club partying with top actor Wu Lian the action king. Is this juicy enough for tonight?"
"Sorry Sasha and action king but a girl needs to feed. Send the flies. I mean drones."
An address and instructions were given to the tiny drones and they set off. They were as fast as an airplane in the sky. The Grande club was about two hours from her current address but the drones were there in thirty minutes.
Chi Lian could see everything they were viewing. Sasha and Wu Lian were dancing very closely. He even kissed her at one point. These two people were claiming to be single in public but dating in private. She wondered how much their companies would pay to keep this quiet.
"Take pictures and record everything." she instructed." The drones took pictures and recorded a video. "He-he-he.." she laughed in that villain like voice again.
T4 shivered and felt mercy for the two unlucky individuals.
She typed,
["My dear little peep stars, it has come to my attention that Top actor Wu Lian the action King has been seen spending time with the young Sasha Li. One can't help but wonder why?"]
"T4, edit the pictures and post them. Then hack different sites and promote our account." She yawned. It had been a long hard day. Tomorrow would be a lovely one. She went to bed.