Since learning about her second son's activities, Lin Xu had started paying attention to the entertainment industry. However, she was mostly focused on Ji Zeqiu's updates, even infiltrating Ji Zeqiu's fan group.
The fans in the group were very welcoming to newcomers. Hearing that Lin Xu was a new fan of Ji Zeqiu and didn't know much, they took the initiative to educate her.
From Ji Zeqiu's height and blood type to every single work he had done after his debut, they told her everything.
Some fans even compiled all the variety shows, drama cuts, and interviews in which Ji Zeqiu had appeared and sent Lin Xu a file package totaling more than ten gigabytes for her to dig into.
Lin Xu felt so grateful that she no longer had to spend countless hours searching for information herself.
If she had known about this great resource earlier, she would have joined much sooner.
After receiving the files, to express her gratitude, she immediately sent out a sizable red envelope.
When the fans opened the red envelope and saw it was 200 yuan each, their fondness for this new fan surged, and they began thanking Lin Xu and became even more eager to share knowledge.
"@Willow Wadding, tonight at eight o'clock, the TV drama starring Ji Zeqiu is premiering. Remember to watch it on time!"
The fans in the group also liked her as a newcomer and always took the initiative to remind her of any events.
Lin Xu: "Got it!"
So, after dinner, Lin Xu forcefully kept Ji Tingyang behind, asking him to put his work aside for a while.
Ji Tingyang puzzled, "What's up?"
"It's a big deal!"
Lin Xu pushed him onto the couch, tasked the butler with turning on the TV, and switched to the channel she wanted to watch.
At eight o'clock sharp, the TV drama began airing on time.
Ji Tingyang chuckled lightly, "You mean the big deal was about watching the TV drama?"
Lin Xu, feigning mystery, "You'll see soon enough."
As the TV drama plot deepened, a face so exquisitely handsome suddenly appeared, his narrow eyes possessing a blend of fierceness and gentleness, utterly captivating.
Seeing that familiar face, Ji Tingyang's expression froze.
She had him come over to watch Ji Zeqiu's TV drama together?
As if to answer his question, Lin Xu said, "Zeqiu has been working on this TV drama for a long time. We need to contribute more to the viewership ratings."
"You can watch it by yourself; I'm heading back to my room." After watching for a while, Ji Tingyang went upstairs with a complex expression.
Watching his retreating figure, Lin Xu sighed while popping grapes into her mouth.
She wondered what kind of disagreement had occurred between the two brothers.
Two hours later, after the drama ended, the once silent fan group erupted again.
"Ahhhh! Ji Zeqiu was so handsome tonight, and his acting was great too!"
Seeing someone praise her son, Lin Xu felt a surge of pride swell inside her, smug with delight.
"Did you guys notice Ji Zeqiu wearing glasses? It somehow gave off a sense of a scholarly bad boy!"
"I saw it too; I really want to strip him down and pin him to the bed, hehehe..."
Lin Xu: "..."
It wasn't as if she had never been a fan before; the things she said privately to her friends were wilder than this.
But now, seeing others go wild about her own son was all kinds of awkward.
She gave a resigned smile, closed the chat page, and did not join in their conversation.
After joining the fan group, apart from occasionally asking if there were any more activities involving Ji Zeqiu, Lin Xu spent most of her time lurking.
That day, she had nothing to do, so she opened her fan group chat and saw everyone was particularly indignant.
"The brands endorsed by our Baby Ji are way more high-end than theirs, and they still have the nerve to copy Baby Ji? Shameless!"
"Exactly! The perfume that Baby Ji endorses costs more than ten times theirs per bottle. Their brand is inferior, so they boast about their sales volume. Disgusting."
Lin Xu was confused and asked what had happened?
Fans immediately explained to her.
A couple of months ago, Ji Zeqiu endorsed a luxury brand perfume, and just last month, a competitor endorsed a budget domestic brand perfume. It wasn't a big deal, but suddenly fans of the competitor started causing trouble. They made a comparison chart of the sales volumes of the two perfumes and flaunted that their idol was much stronger than Ji Zeqiu.
The prices of the two perfumes were different; the budget perfume was affordable for fans, who would buy one or two bottles to support their idol, naturally driving up its sales.
However, the luxury brand perfume wasn't something every fan could afford, so it was understandable if its sales were somewhat lower.
But someone from the competitor's side had to make a fuss, using such a petty issue to disparage Ji Zeqiu both openly and covertly.
So, everyone discussed buying a few bottles of the perfume to boost Ji Zeqiu's sales, and some fans even went to Weibo to passionately argue about it.
Lin Xu raised her eyebrows, now understanding the whole story.
If her son needed defending, she would do it herself!
Lin Xu opened the website and, with a generous gesture, crisply ordered a thousand bottles of the perfume.
The next day, Ji Tingyang found the living room filled with perfume bottles and nowhere to step, and he fell silent.
"What are you doing with so many bottles of perfume?"
Lin Xu, busy chatting with fans in the group, replied without looking up, "These are the perfumes endorsed by Ji Zeqiu. I bought them to boost his sales."
Ji Tingyang: "…You might as well have just given him the money."
"The change must be there, and so must the sales!"
Ji Tingyang didn't exactly try to argue the point, but glancing at the perfumes on the floor, he asked if the sales had been boosted enough or if they should boost them some more.
Lin Xu suddenly stopped typing, looked at Ji Tingyang with a meaningful smile.
She knew there were no overnight grudges between brothers.
Ji Tingyang really did care about his brother!
A trace of embarrassment crossed Ji Tingyang's face, and he turned to leave, "Forget it, do what you want."
"We can't use all this perfume. Take some to your company, give them as benefits to the staff!"
Lin Xu called out to him from behind.
She didn't bother to see if he heard her and began setting up a giveaway in the fan group.
"Bought a lot of perfumes, can't use them all at home. If any friends want some, DM me your address, and I will send it to you, as a thank you for all the years of support and love for Ji Zeqiu."
She then posted a photo of the mountain of perfumes.
The fan group instantly went wild.
"Is the newcomer Rich Sister? So powerful!"
"I can only afford one bottle when boosting sales; the difference between people is so huge."
"With Sister Xu's help, our Baby Ji's sales will definitely surpass the competitors. Let's see if they have the face to jump around then!"
Lin Xu smiled, stopped participating in their chat, laid her phone aside, and went off to tend the garden with the butler.
Unbeknownst to anyone, a hot search quietly appeared.
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