Chapter 374: – Lin Chen’s Thoughts
Lin Jin wanted to take her first step towards becoming a popular goddess by posting dance videos.
Of course, this was just the first step. Even if her dance videos became very popular later, she probably wouldn't reach the level of a goddess as the black cat mentioned. At most, she would be considered an internet celebrity and it wouldn’t take long before the internet forgot about her.
Right now, Lin Jin didn’t need to think that much. All she needed to worry about was how to present herself as a goddess in the video and make herself popular.
After accepting a series of humiliating agreements with Teacher Lin, she finally agreed to help Lin Jin choreograph a dance to a currently popular song every week. The first dance would be ready by this Friday and she would train Lin Jin over the weekend.
Satisfied, Lin Jin left Teacher Lin’s place. After eating outside, she returned to her rented apartment and started preparing the necessary things for filming the video.
She needed to buy two cameras. They didn't have to be very good, a few hundred yuan should be enough. After all, she wasn’t filming anything too professional so great resolution and focusing functionality wasn’t needed. She also wouldn’t be running around when dancing, so there was no need for zooming or panning shots.
Next, she needed two "employees" with a bit of filming skill. Lin Jin herself didn’t know anyone like that. Even if she knew classmates who were good at filming, those classmates hadn’t interacted with, so she might need Wu Min help to find some talent.
As for the location, just under the big banyan tree next to the school basketball court would do. There were many clubs there for activities in the evening and the place was quite big. Although dancing in public was a bit embarrassing, it would also act as publicity within the school.
Then there was her basic dance skills. Although Lin Jin felt that Teacher Lin wouldn’t choreograph anything too difficult, she should still pick up classical Chinese dance again and try learning some of those popular dances online.
Actually, it didn’t really matter if it was an anime dance or not, as long as it looked good, right?
Sitting at her computer desk, Lin Jin typed out some of the above things on a document on her computer. After writing, she propped her chin on her hand and stared at the computer, blankly thinking about what she should do next.
“Black cat, black cat.” Lin Jin casually called out twice, and then the black cat walked out from the side of the computer screen, yawning and lying down.
“Hey, what do you think about me becoming an internet celebrity first?” Although Lin Jin didn’t really want to become an internet celebrity, she thought that this might be one of the ways of becoming a popular goddess without entering the entertainment industry.
“Up to you, didn’t I already give you a task?” The black cat lazily stretched out on the floor.
Well, the task requirement was just for Lin Jin to release the first video, and the reward was pretty lame. It only said that Lin Jin’s aura would become more attractive to men.
There was no reward that interested Lin Jin at all, and the task requirements were too vague. If she followed the black cat's words, then she could just download an online video, change the title, and reupload it. That would probably count as completing the task.
“It looks like you don’t care at all.” Lin Jin softly sighed. She could only open a webpage and check the prices of cameras on the shopping site.
Cameras were very expensive, with decent ones costing several thousand yuan. Fortunately, there were also some for five or six hundred yuan. If necessary, Lin Jin could afford to buy one or two with her current savings, though she’d have to only eat dirt for the next two months.
But if there were any experts in photography among the students, then they probably have their own cameras, right?
Lin Jin had no interest at all in becoming an internet celebrity or the so called public goddess. Perhaps the only thing she might be interested in was the strong sense of satisfaction and accomplishment when her popularity increases.
SShe saw that the black cat was lying on the computer desktop, seemingly asleep, so she didn’t disturb it. Instead, she went to take a nap and then planned to play games with Xia Tian after waking up in the evening.
Yesterday's stream with Xia Tian seemed to go smoothly. According to Xia Tian, the viewership, which was usually stable at around one thousand, jumped to three thousand yesterday. Though many fans were shouting for Lin Jin to make an appearance.
Lin Jin’s disinterest in live streaming was mainly because gaming for several hours a day would make her both physically and mentally exhausted. Therefore, unless it was absolutely necessary, she would never start her own live stream.
After a two hour nap, Lin Jin was woken up by her phone ringing. When she answered the call, she found it was Lin Chen’s voice on the other end.
"Sister, I have exams in a month. How about I go to your place and hang out afterwards?"
It was then that Lin Jin realized it was already mid May. She usually only remembered what day of the week it was, but not the date.
"When are your exams?" Lin Jin laid on the bed and lazily stretched. "Come over if you want. Will mom come too?"
"She's quite busy, so she’s probably not" Lin Chen’s tone sounded very cheerful, maybe something good had happened recently. "At that time, I'll get a part time summer job in Xiamen?"
"Sure, I don't mind. Anyways, I still have an extra room in this rental place. You can have it."
Lin Jin was quite fond of her younger brother. She had always had a bit of a younger brother complex. Naturally she wouldn’t refuse if he wanted to come over: "Just let me know when you're coming. I'll tidy up the room for you."
"Okay."
Lin Chen suddenly paused. Lin Jin waited for a long time before hearing him hesitantly ask: "Sister... do you have a boyfriend now?"
What the f*ck? Why are you asking this?
Lin Jin was stunned, but she replied without hesitation: "How’s that possible!"
"That means you don’t have a boyfriend? Then does sister have someone she likes?"
"Why are you suddenly interested in this stuff? What happened?" Lin Jin frowned, got up from the bed and asked in a teasing tone "Could it be that my little brother has fallen for his sister? Yo, this kind of plot is pretty common in anime, you know, sibling romance!"
"No! Just curious!" Lin Chen's tone became flustered, which deepened the wrinkles on Lin Jin's forehead.
Why did it sound like Lin Chen really liked her?
If it was true, it seemed there had been warning signs before. For example, he suddenly stopped liking the female classmate he had a crush on for a long time, started showing extra concern towards herself, and even mentioned that if he ever found a girlfriend, the girl would have to be pretty like her.
"It’s good if it’s not true, we're siblings after all."
Although she had some doubts, Lin Jin was afraid she was just overthinking it so she didn’t push the matter.
"Okay, I'll hang up now. I'll go visit you around mid June."
Lin Chen hurriedly hung up, but Lin Jin was left full of questions.