Why didn't you tell me earlier that my little sister is still waiting for me?

By the time they returned to the tea factory, it was already dark. The aroma of food wafted from the humble dining hall, where a dozen women dressed in Miao costumes were busy serving dishes to the long wooden tables. Grandpa Long stood at the door, waving at them, "Come in for dinner! We've killed a hen and are making soup today!"

Xu Ziyan jumped in excitedly: "I want to eat chicken legs!"

Zhong Xiaoqin quickly chased after him: "Run slower! Be careful not to fall!"

Lin Bufan fell to the end and quietly leaned over to Gu Jia's ear and whispered, "Sister Gu... Sister Xiaoqin didn't ask you any strange questions just now, did she?"

Gu Jia walked forward without looking sideways, but the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "What? Are you feeling guilty?"

"Why should I feel guilty?" Lin Bufan put his arm around Gu Jia's waist and said playfully, "I was thinking that if you guys were honest, wouldn't my little hobby tonight also be fulfilled?"

Gu Jia suddenly shook off Lin Bufan's arm and scolded him in a low voice, "Are you crazy? There are so many people watching us!" She quickly glanced around, making sure no one was paying attention before she breathed a sigh of relief. With a stern face, she said, "Lin Bufan, I'm warning you, if Xiaoqin finds out about this, I will not forgive you!"

After saying that, Gu Jia strode towards the cafeteria without looking back, her back as stiff as a slab of stone.

Seeing this, Lin Bufan couldn't help but shake his head helplessly. There is still a long way to go, comrades still need to work hard!

As the sunset's glow faded, the distinctive aroma of wood-fired rice wafted through the tea factory cafeteria. The long wooden table was laden with home-cooked dishes: stewed chicken with mushrooms, bacon and bamboo shoots, stir-fried seasonal vegetables... Grandpa Long brought out a jar of homemade rice wine and poured a small bowl for each person. Xu Ziyan held a bamboo tube filled with chicken broth and sipped it slowly, his eyes sparkling.

Although the live broadcast with goods has not started yet, Lin Bufan’s live broadcast room has already played the tea mountain promotional video that was filmed previously, which can be regarded as an advance warm-up for the subsequent live broadcast!

The rolling tea mountains are looming in the morning mist, tea pickers in traditional costumes are picking tender buds with their fingers, and the old craftsman is kneading the tea leaves beside the charcoal fire with concentration... In the lower right corner of the screen, the reservation link for "Kongshan Tea·Mingqian First Picking Special" is constantly scrolling, and the number of viewers has exceeded 80.

Lin Bufan finished his last bite of rice, stood up, and walked over to Xiaojie, who was debugging the equipment. A few young people were arguing over a phone on a tripod, and when they saw the boss coming, they quickly made way.

"Are you all ready?" Lin Bufan bent down to check the angle of the fill light.

Xiao Jie swiped his tablet with his index finger raised. "The lighting team tested three schemes and finally settled on a 45-degree side backlight... The audio team installed a microphone in the tea stove room so they can pick up the rustling sound of tea frying... The most troublesome thing is streaming. The signal is intermittent in this broken mountain valley, so the technical team temporarily built a signal booster..." Xiao Jie suddenly lowered his voice mid-sentence. "It's just that the tea pickers you're looking for are really hard to find. The people in the village are either elderly people like Grandpa Long or little girls like bean sprouts..."

Lin Bufan frowned and stared out the window. In the dusk, several gray-haired women were carrying bamboo baskets on their backs as they walked toward the drying yard, their hunched backs stretched out by the setting sun. Farther away, a few teenage girls were chasing and playing, their thin bodies wrapped in baggy, old clothes.

Lin Bufan frowned in dissatisfaction: "Such an important matter, why didn't you prepare in advance?"

Xiaojie looked very aggrieved: "But you told me that after you got off the bus!"

"I just thought of this because I saw Sister Gu dressed beautifully." Lin Bufan spread his hands righteously, "Don't you have eyes that can see beauty?"

Xiao Jie muttered softly: "The problem is that Mr. Gu has never worn it like this before. How did I find out..."

"What did you say?" Lin Bufan narrowed his eyes.

"No, no!" Xiao Jie waved his hands hurriedly, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "How about... I play the role of a tea picker?" As he said that, he was about to pull off the Miao embroidered headscarf: "I was a pillar of the drama club in college! Look at my orchid finger--" He twisted his waist and made a gesture of picking up tea, throwing seductive glances at him.

Lin Bufan was so frightened that he took three steps back. "No, no, no! You're the person in charge of today's live broadcast. This is too unfair to you!" Lin Bufan rubbed the goose bumps on his arms and asked, "By the way, are there any suitable girls in our team?"

Xiao Jie shook his head regretfully: "Sister Lucy said that the conditions on the mountain this time are difficult, so she deliberately picked strong boys..." He glanced at Lin Bufan's sullen face and added: "Actually, I'm not wronged-"

"Shut up!" Lin Bufan gritted his teeth, took out his phone, and sent a message to Lucy: "Who are you guarding against? Am I the kind of boss who covets his female employees? You are seriously insulting my character!"

Obviously, Lin Bufan felt that the so-called difficult conditions were just Lucy's excuses, and she had arranged it this way on purpose!

Lucy did not make any excuses for this, but admitted it directly: Yes, you are the kind of boss who covets female subordinates. I am just guarding against you. Is there a problem?

Lin Bufan: Okay, you are so cruel!

Lucy: Same here!

……

At this moment, a handsome man who was three times as handsome as Lin Bufan hurried over: "Boss Lin, the equipment is ready, the live broadcast will start in five minutes!"

Hearing this, Lin Bufan had no choice but to put away his phone and settle the score with Lucy after returning!

"Forget it, let's cancel the tea picking segment."

Lin Bufan originally wanted to pat Xiaojie on the shoulder, but seeing Xiaojie's expectant eyes, he gave up the idea and turned directly towards the makeshift live broadcast area, leaving Xiaojie with a resentful look on his face!

The live broadcast area was set up in the tea factory's drying yard, with several high-powered fill lights illuminating the center as bright as day. Gu Jia had already changed into a simple white cheongsam and was fixing her hair in front of the phone camera. Seeing Lin Bufan coming over, she nodded slightly: "Are you all ready?"

"Everything is ready!" Lin Bufan made an OK gesture and leaned over to his phone to check out the real-time comments: "Wow, there are already over a million people waiting!"

Xiao Jie trotted over and handed over two pairs of headsets. "Mr. Lin, Mr. Gu, we'll start the broadcast in three minutes. First, say hello to the audience, and then introduce the background of the tea mountain..."

"I know, I know!"

"Five, four, three, two, one—go!"

The moment the camera lit up, Lin Bufan immediately put on a brilliant smile: "Dear audience friends, I missed you so much——"

The barrage instantly exploded:

"Oh shit! Mr. Lin is back!"

"How did the magic tricks work before? Why hasn't anyone figured it out yet?"

"Boss Lin, look at me! I want to give birth to a baby for you!"

……

Seeing that many people were asking about magic, Lin Bufan decided to give a brief response first!

Lin Bufan cleared his throat and said, "As we all know, magic is not magic. It's all about quick eyes and quick hands. The principle of my magic is actually very simple. If I explain it out loud, it will be meaningless, so let everyone discover it on their own!"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Lin is the fastest!"

"I would like to crown President Lin as the fastest man in the world!"

"Please tell me in detail, how fast is Mr. Lin?"

"Do I need to elaborate on this? Of course, Mr. Lin is fast everywhere!"

"Hahahaha-"

In addition to these funny comments, Lin Bufan also found a comment that was forwarded by many people:

"Boss Lin, have you seen magician Liu Qian's analysis of your trick? He said your trick may seem simple, but the simpler the trick, the harder it is to hide the flaws. If there weren't people around to help you perform, then your trick would definitely be considered a magical level trick!"

At the same time, Liu Qian also expressed his hope to exchange his thoughts on magic with you offline!

After reading it, Lin Bufan couldn't help but be shocked. Damn, why are these people talking nonsense? They said it was a magic trick, why are they still bringing it into magic?

Can’t you afford it?

As for exchanging magic experience with Liu Qian offline, Lin Bufan had no interest at all. It was not that he was afraid that Liu Qian would see through any flaws in his magic, but because he knew that Liu Qian could not see through any flaws, so he did not communicate with him. Otherwise, he would not be able to take off his magic hat!

If he attracts the attention of relevant departments again and they take him away for slice-up research, then he will be forced to wear the imperial robe!

In order to prevent this from happening, Lin Bufan quickly changed the subject: "Dear family members, the topic of magic ends here, now let's move on to today's live broadcast of selling goods!

Do you see this beautiful woman next to me? Ms. Gu Jia, the founder of the Kongshan Tea brand! Let me tell you, this tea was... "

Lin Bufan suddenly turned and pointed at Grandpa Long who was frying tea. "Do you see that master? Grandpa Long! He's been frying tea for eighteen generations. Back then, he was the imperial master who fried tea for the emperor!"

Grandpa Long, who was frying tea, suddenly trembled, and the tea leaves in the pot almost flew out. He waved his hands anxiously, "Don't talk nonsense, young man! I have never fried tea for the emperor!"

Lin Bufan persisted: "So your father fired you?"

"Neither did my dad!"

"Your grandfather?"

"My grandfather didn't have any!"

Seeing Grandpa Long constantly sabotaging him, Lin Bufan also lost his temper: "Hey! I just don't believe it! Hasn't any of your ancestors ever made tea for the emperor?"

Grandpa Long still shook his head with a firm look on his face: "No!"

"You can have this!"

"This really doesn't happen!"

"you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure!"

Grandpa Long's refusal to cooperate completely infuriated Lin Bufan: "Come here, drag this old man out and behead him!"

Grandpa Long, who was being dragged away by the staff, was still shouting loudly: "Young man, my family has been poor and lower-middle peasants for generations. We followed the organization to make revolution and become masters of our own destiny! Don't label my family as feudal!"

The live broadcast room barrage instantly exploded:

"Hahahaha, this old man has quite the political awareness!"

"Grandpa Long: My life is like walking on thin ice.jpg"

"Boss Lin's car accident! Take a screenshot and make an emoticon!"

"Old man: You are slandering me! You are slandering me!"

Lin Bufan was speechless and asked the heavens, "What kind of people are these? Why are they acting like my heart isn't red? I'm also the legitimate successor, okay?"

After driving away the troublemaker, Grandpa Long, Lin Bufan waved Gu Jia into the camera. "Let me introduce our CEO, Ms. Gu—a modern-day Mulan who gave up a multi-million dollar annual salary in Shanghai to settle down in the mountains and lead her fellow villagers out of poverty and into prosperity! She personally oversees this tea, from picking to packaging!"

Gu Jia blushed at what Lin Bufan said and quickly explained, "Don't listen to Mr. Lin's jokes. I'm not as great as Mr. Lin says. I was actually cheated when I took over this tea factory. If I had known that this tea factory was a mess, to be honest, I definitely wouldn't have taken it over!"

Seeing comments asking her why she didn't cut her losses in time if she knew it was such a mess, Gu Jia's voice became hoarse. The camera panned to an old man hunched over in the distance, packing tea baskets. "To be honest, I did think about giving up at first, but when I saw Grandpa Long still frying tea at the age of 73, and the children in the village who were all sallow and thin, and the helplessness in their eyes, I made up my mind to lead them out of poverty and into prosperity!"

Lin Bufan became even angrier after being repeatedly sabotaged. "Alright! Boss Gu, you're here to sabotage me too? In that case, don't blame me for being rude! Come on! Drag this uncooperative boss down and chop him up!"

The staff on the scene were stifling laughter and were about to step forward, but Lin Bufan suddenly raised his hand: "Wait!" He stroked his chin and looked Gu Jia up and down, revealing a sly smile: "It would be a shame to kill such a beautiful boss... Send her to the palace. After the live broadcast is over, I want to personally explain the rules of the live broadcast to her!"

The barrage instantly boiled:

"What the hell! Is Mr. Lin trying to take advantage of the female boss?"

"Boss Gu, run! This beast is a pervert who even uses a pink machete to chop people!"

"Don't talk nonsense! Our General Lin is obviously a gentleman!"

Gu Jia was amused by Lin Bufan's words, but seeing the skyrocketing popularity of the live broadcast room, she still cooperated and made a panic expression: "Boss Lin, spare me! Isn't it okay for me to cooperate?"

At the same time, in the large flat of Junyue Mansion in Magic City, Xu Huanshan was staring at the screen of his mobile phone.

"This pair of bastards..." He gritted his teeth as he watched Gu Jia "flirting" with Lin Bufan in front of the camera!

Yes, that's right!

In Xu Huanshan's eyes, Gu Jia is now flirting with Lin Bufan!

When Xu Huanshan saw Lin Bufan holding Gu Jia's hand, he couldn't bear it anymore. With a "bang", Xu Huanshan's latest mobile phone was smashed into pieces.

However, Xu Huanshan regretted it right after he fell. It’s not that he felt sorry for his phone, but because he couldn’t watch the live broadcast without his phone!

In order to continue watching the live broadcast, Xu Huanshan hurried back to the study and continued watching through the computer!

Back in the live studio, Lin Bufan grabbed the tea can and shook it exaggeratedly at the camera: "Look, everyone! This is top-quality Maojian tea picked just before the Qingming Festival! Mr. Gu, give us a price!"

Gu Jia elegantly adjusted her sideburns and smiled professionally: "The market price of this tea is 3999..."

"How much?!" Lin Bufan suddenly slammed the tea canister onto the table, startling the assistant next to him so much that he almost jumped up. "3999? Mr. Gu, are you crazy?" He grabbed a calculator and started typing away. "This piece of tea is worth four figures? Do you think we're all just suckers?"

The barrage instantly exploded:

"WTF is it so expensive?"

"Slid away"

"I can't afford to drink"

Gu Jia hurriedly held Lin Bufan's hand and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lin, today's live broadcast special price is only 999..."

“999?!” Lin Bufan threw the calculator away and slammed the table. “The cost sheet I saw yesterday when I went to your warehouse clearly said—” He suddenly lowered his voice and whispered to Gu Jia, but the microphone picked it up clearly: “Isn’t the cost only 299 yuan?”

Gu Jia's expression suddenly changed, and she frantically covered the microphone: "Boss Lin, you..."

"Oh, I let it slip!" Lin Bufan panicked and waved his hands at the camera: "Cut this part out! My family, just pretend you didn't hear it!"

The barrage scrolls crazily:

“Hahahahaha 299 for 999?”

"Black-hearted merchants confirmed!"

“I unfollowed you.”

Gu Jia was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead. Just as she was about to explain, Lin Bufan suddenly waved his hand and said, "This is it! Since I, Lin Bufan, have let the cat out of the bag, I'm going to take the loss! I'll pay the difference out of my own pocket for the 999 yuan tea today—299 yuan with shipping! Here's the link!"

"No!" Gu Jia screamed and rushed to the backstage computer: "We will lose a lot of money at this price!"

Lin Bufan quickly stopped Gu Jia and shouted at the camera, "Hurry up and get the link! Grab it before the boss changes his mind! Three, two, one—go!"

Instantly, 100,000 orders were sold out. Gu Jia "collapsed" on the ground and wailed, "It's over, it's over, I'm going bankrupt now..."

Of course, the above is the script written by Lin Bufan based on his previous life experience, but Gu Jia said that even if she jumped off the tea mountain, it would be impossible for her to act out the same scene with Lin Bufan!