Chapter 722: Chapter 620: End of Recording, Leaving the Village
Before downloading, Yang Shu had already watched the video once.
She didn’t actually believe what the girl in the video was saying. The news of Jiang Ning’s disappearance just surfaced online, and then this video popped up almost immediately after. It was posted by a new account and was gaining enormous traction. Her instincts from being in the entertainment industry made her sense something was off.
“This video has already climbed to the top of Douyin’s trending list. This girl’s followers skyrocketed from zero to over five hundred thousand.”
Yang Shu’s suggestion was to send a lawyer’s letter directly to the other party.
Unexpectedly, after watching it, Jiang Ning spoke up, “She lied throughout, but there was one sentence that was true.”
“I was indeed a homeless kid before. Her grandpa took me in, and before he passed away, he gave me all his assets,” Jiang Ning said.
Yang Shu was silent for a while, but couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity, “…So, are the assets worth millions?”
Her question had a bit of a joking cost to it; she originally thought Jiang Ning wouldn’t answer. To her surprise, she heard Jiang Ning say, “There weren’t millions before, but now there are.”
Yang Shu: !!! It really is a million-dollar fortune!
She was extremely curious.
And yet, Jiang Ning stopped speaking at this point.
“This issue isn’t important; someone will handle it.” Jiang Ning didn’t care much.
She just hadn’t expected that after so many years since the old man’s death, those little cockroaches would crawl out again.
After speaking, Yang Shu noticed that at some point, Qi Xingzhou had appeared nearby.
Seeing Qi Xingzhou, Yang Shu said a bit guiltily, “Mr. Qi, your family members are already on their way.”
“Oh.” Qi Xingzhou responded flatly.
Jiang Ning’s attitude was more attentive than his: “They’re all coming?”
“Yes, President Qi and the others are all coming.” Yang Shu thought for a moment and relayed what happened this morning.
When Qi Xingzhou heard that Jiang Ning was trapped in the mountains, he immediately contacted the best rescue team and doctors in the area, clearly intending to go into the mountains himself to find Jiang Ning.
Yang Shu was a bit worried, so she immediately called Qi Chen to inform him of the situation here.
She thought Qi Chen would stop it, but to her surprise, Qi Chen said on the phone, “We’re heading over right now.”
There was not the slightest indication of wanting to stop Qi Xingzhou’s actions.
When Yang Shu received news again, it was Qi Chen messaging her for the exact location while at the airport.
They all actually came in full force.
Jiang Ning didn’t expect the Qi family members to have such an attitude.
She felt touched inside.
Just then, Shen Zha rushed in from outside.
Seeing Jiang Ning, Shen Zha anxiously said, “Jiang Ning, quick, quick, quick, I forgot to mention earlier, I need your cooperation to issue a statement. The netizens are practically wanting to swallow me whole! … Uh, is it convenient to record a video?”
Jiang Ning knew that her going into the mountains to save someone was the reason the program team got involved, so she readily agreed, “Sure.”
Shen Zha breathed a big sigh of relief, immediately using his phone to record a video of Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning smiled at the camera, organized her thoughts, and thanked the netizens for their concern and so on.
At some point, Qi Xingzhou, who was originally standing by, stood not far behind Jiang Ning, serving as her backdrop.
Even Shen Zha hadn’t noticed this action. After recording, he hurriedly left.
The program team quickly posted the video online.
The netizens, upon seeing that it was actually Jiang Ning herself, momentarily dissipated their grievances towards the program team.
[Ahhh! Jiang Ning! It’s really Jiang Ning!]
[I knew it, there’s no way Jiang Ning could be in trouble! Those lying fraudsters should eat a bullet!]
[Worried sick all night, thank goodness, now I can finally face off those haters three hundred times over!]
[Hey, who’s that backdrop there? Why do they look so serious, haha, laughing.png]
[Hahaha, dying of laughter, Zhouzhou’s sneaky aura is so strong!]
[Seeing the two of them together makes me feel relieved, another source of joy for today]
[Hehe, am I the only one who noticed Jiang Ning’s mouth is a bit swollen? Seems like the backdrop person is too, auntie smile, jpg]
Meanwhile, the Hetian Town police station also released a statement.
In the statement, the police detailed the ins and outs of the matter.
[Waaah, so Jiang Ning once again went behind our backs to do a good deed]
[OMG, heavy rain! Mudslides! Still in the mountains! Gotta say, this Jiang Ning girl is really bold, braver than a tiger!]
[What are those people who spread rumors about Jiang Ning being missing, seriously injured, or disappeared thinking? They dare eat such a bloody bun?!]
[Not just that! There’s also someone claiming that Jiang Ning swindled their family fortune! I laughed to death.]
[I also saw that person saying Jiang Ning swindled the family fortune! They even have some skills, sounded quite convincing.]
[Wow, she has 680,000 fans now!]
[Sister, don’t rush, don’t rush, just look at the comment section and you’ll see, haha, nobody believes it, everyone’s just waiting for the joke.]
After the program team posted Jiang Ning’s safe report, Shen Zha asked people to pack up and prepare to withdraw.
This place was no longer suitable for program filming.
If it weren’t for Hetian Town’s police sealing the roads, Sanwan Village would probably have been surrounded by netizens today.
Under various factors, Shen Zha and the program team decided to end this episode’s live broadcast early.
When Shi Qing heard about his plan, he expressed understanding and also felt a bit guilty.
“It’s fine, although it was only half a month of live streaming, the traffic and attention our program team received were several times higher than a whole season in the past. With just half of it, we’ve achieved this result; our program team profited.” Shen Zha comforted him.
He wasn’t lying about that.
Even though it was only half a month of live streaming, during that time, the ad slots in the live room were almost fought over by merchants.
Especially for Jiang Ning’s live room… it was a hot commodity!
To say the program team made a lot of money would not be an exaggeration.
Looking at the small village he had lived in for half a month, Shen Zha suddenly had a thought.
He patted Shi Qing, saying, “Would you like to hear a piece of advice from me?”
“Director Shen, please speak.” Shi Qing listened intently.
Then, he heard words that would benefit him for a lifetime and even directly change Sanwan Village.
Shen Zha suggested that Shi Qing take advantage of this incident.
Apply for funds from higher authorities, attract investors from outside, and turn Sanwan Village into a tourist resort.
He had heard from a geographical expert who came for the rescue earlier that morning, saying Sanwan Village has hot springs and it’s a pity not to develop them.
Moreover, before the program team came, they had already checked. Sanwan Village had never experienced earthquakes, mountain floods, or other natural disasters before.
This time’s small-scale collapse might be due to not being detected in time.
If Sanwan Village develops in the future, they might set up a forest patrol team to regularly inspect mountain hazards.
Finally, Shen Zha added that if Shi Qing plans to go through with it, he would invest a sum of the proceeds from this live broadcast into Sanwan Village in the name of the program team. However, he specified that the funds must be used to build a checkpoint for the “New Variety Show.”