My College Teacher is My Children's Mom-Chapter 621: Operational Genius

With Lin Feng as an investor, Liu Qing and the assistant director threw themselves into their work and resumed filming. The previous actors didn’t mind, as long as they were getting paid.

In the following days, Lin Feng spent his time on set acting alongside Xiao Bao. After all, she was the lead actress with a lot of scenes, and a full day of shooting was quite tiring. Fortunately, having her older siblings on set to run lines with her every day also made it fun. Lin Feng stayed on set with the children day after day, finding it amusing to watch their passionate performances.

Er Bao was a marketing genius. She specifically asked the director to record a scene where she argued with Xiao Bao, then had him film another segment showing their life off-camera. She posted the argument scene first, and with her thirty million followers, Weibo exploded.

"What’s going on? Are the sisters fighting?"

"Xiao Bao is so adorable! How could anyone bear to make her cry?"

"Oh my god, that fight looks so vicious! Aren’t you siblings supposed to have a great relationship? Someone just snapped a picture of you guys playing at Water World a few days ago!"

"Heh, it’s all just for show. That perfect persona is bound to crumble eventually!"

"I hope people can be more patient with kids. My little brother is about that age, and he can be really annoying."

"Oh my goodness, Xiao Bao looks so heartbroken crying!"

For as many people who loved Er Bao, there was an equal number who disliked her. Er Bao had gotten into Stan, was earning millions a year, and had founded her own company and educational brand. Her life was like playing a game with cheat codes enabled. Among the four siblings, she was the most high-profile, frequently appearing in the public eye to share bits and pieces of her life.

Sometimes, the four siblings would collaborate, offering live-streamed tutoring sessions that even had rankings. The platforms and the teachers split the revenue fifty-fifty, which attracted more teachers to start streaming. The schedule was flexible, the course curriculum was open, and the content was unrestricted, as long as it was related to learning. Their platform now stood as one of three major players in the field. Judging by the current data, nabbing the number one spot wasn’t out of the question.

This time, her detractors thought they had found a real scandal and began viciously attacking her online. But this was Er Bao they were dealing with. She simply ignored them and released the follow-up video half an hour later.

The vast online audience had a collective moment of realization. So that’s what was going on!

"So it was just acting! I knew it. This family’s relationship is amazing."

"I want to know what movie this is!"

"Haha, Xiao Bao is the main character? I don’t know why, but I’m actually a little excited."

"I have to go see it! They’re all in it? What kind of magical movie is this?"

"Goddess, are you planning to branch out into the film industry?" 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"The rich really can do whatever they want. I’m so envious!"

Er Bao also tagged the director, Liu Qing. Everyone had initially assumed the movie was funded by Lin Feng, only to discover that its production had been announced two months prior. This Liu Qing was quite a character himself, with 300,000 followers online. More than half of them were just there to see the creative ways he would complain about being broke. His fans felt so sorry for him they couldn’t help but want to donate money so he could make his film. Of course, that idea was unrealistic; filmmaking costs millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions.

Hmm, come to think of it... watching him complain about being broke is actually quite interesting.

Riding the wave of publicity, Liu Qing explained the entire story of his search for a lead actress to the netizens, conveniently throwing in a round of advertising. The movie instantly attracted a swarm of fans, and its official account gained 200,000 new followers in just three hours.

A while back, Zhang Yuxi had accompanied Lin Feng to the set, but she later returned to Yangcheng for school-related matters. After the four siblings finished filming their scenes for the day, they would sit on set and do their homework. Thanks to them, Liu Qing had fresh material for his Weibo updates every day. He kept posting behind-the-scenes tidbits, building anticipation for the film and causing his follower count to soar.

The shoot lasted for half a month. Lin Feng and the four children all lost some weight from the work, but Xiao Bao actually gained some, because she found the food on set delicious.

Lin Feng was speechless. "..."

While accompanying his daughter, Lin Feng would also buy water, fruit, and other refreshments for the crew. This dramatically improved everyone’s quality of life on set. Eventually, Lin Feng simply bought a large freezer and told everyone to help themselves.

After two weeks of filming, the crew moved to Meicheng. The house at Mingyue Villa was once valued at fifty million, but that figure later rose to over two hundred million, and now it had even surpassed three hundred million. In recent years, as the economy boomed, it had become one of the city’s iconic landmarks. You couldn’t necessarily buy a house in Mingyue Villa even if you had the money.

When the crew arrived, Zhou Cuilan had already cleaned the rooms. She just hoped they would be careful during filming and not break anything.

Liu Qing snapped a flurry of pictures of the mansion. He posted them with the caption, "Today, I’m giving you a tour of a luxury mansion in Meicheng worth over three hundred million! Haha, I’m on top of the world!"

His fans were astonished.

"Having an investor really makes a difference. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen him complain about being broke."

"Wow, that’s an eye-opener!"

"I knew their family was rich, but I had no idea they were *this* rich... I’m so jealous I could cry."

"They’re that wealthy and still work so hard. What’s our excuse? Huh? Huh?"

"This is the kind of mansion we couldn’t even afford in our dreams..."

"Ah, I live here too! Their house is in the best location with the largest lot! I can go visit the set! I can go see the stars!"

"To the commenter above, I can’t decide if I’m more jealous of your money or the fact you can go see the stars!"

"Please get us autographs! We’re counting on you, girl!"

This fan was a real go-getter. After finding out the location, she dolled herself up and headed to the set with fruit and chocolate. She even live-streamed the entire trip.

"Ahhh, everyone, I’m on my way now! Wish me luck!" she said to her stream. "I’m so excited! I really hope they let me in..."

"Hey, this is really the place! Look, there’s the film set! I’m going to go talk to them."

A crew member asked for Liu Qing’s permission. Liu Qing, in turn, asked Lin Feng, who replied, "Let her in."

The young woman brought her camera with her and began filming the shoot.

"Ahhh, I see her... That’s Xiao Bao! She’s so cute and chubby, I just want to give her a hug!" she narrated. "And look at her acting! Personally, I think she’s better than some of those big-name celebrities!"

Her viewer count shot up from 10,000 to 100,000 and was still climbing. The young woman was flattered and became even more enthusiastic.

"Let’s just watch from here... I’m so enchanted by Xiao Bao I can’t tear myself away."

"CUT!" a voice called. It was time for a break.

Xiao Bao scurried off to play.

The fan quickly followed her. "Xiao Bao, Xiao Bao?"

Xiao Bao turned around at the sound of her name. "Who are you?"

The young woman explained why she was there, and Xiao Bao said, "Oh," before turning to the camera and naturally greeting the fans in the live stream. She showed no shyness at all, appearing completely at ease.

The fan asked gently, "Where are your brother and sisters?"

"They’re in the living room doing their homework!" Xiao Bao replied obediently.

At the mention of homework, Xiao Bao’s expression soured instantly. Ugh, homework is the worst.