NOVEL WEB Chapter 146: Self-Media
In the next few days, Li Jing stayed at Zhang Xinxin's place.
Maybe worrying that Li Jing might ignore her, Zhang Xinxin was exceptionally proactive during this period, trying something new every day.
Teacher uniform, Lolita dress, JK outfit, stepmother skirt, and anime cosplay—all were tried by Zhang Xinxin.
Moreover, given Zhang Xinxin's inherently performative personality, she's extremely skilled at acting and teasing. Each role was played by her perfectly, almost draining Li Jing to exhaustion.
Eventually, for his health's sake, Li Jing had to escape, costing him a few branded accessories as he fled to An Tong's home with a weary body.
An Tong, who knew Li Jing was back, had already guessed his state and specially prepared a kidney-nourishing banquet, making Li Jing deeply moved.
"An Tong, you truly are the guardian goddess of my kidneys."
Li Jing said, feeling grateful as he sipped the warm turtle soup for nourishing the kidneys.
Just after he ate and drank enough, half-lying on the sofa with closed eyes for a moment of rest, he saw An Tong, who had finished tidying the dining table, gracefully walking towards him.
Li Jing furrowed his brows slightly, feeling a bit puzzled, then saw An Tong slowly take off her jacket, revealing the exquisite lace fitted lingerie underneath, causing Li Jing to widen his eyes in surprise and bewilderment: "An Tong, this is..."
"You've been with Zhang Xinxin for so long, it's my turn now..."
Feeling the warm breath on his ear from the other, Li Jing just felt dry in the mouth, and suddenly there was a sensation of warmth enveloping him...
...
After a while, Li Jing lay on the bed, beside him was An Tong, scantily clad and resting.
He glanced at her beautiful profile and fragrant shoulder peeking out from under the blanket, had a thought, but quickly shook his head saying, "No, no, this can't continue, I might really be done for.
A momentary pleasure versus lifelong pleasure, I really need to get my priorities straight."
He dismissed the notion from his mind and picked up his phone to casually scroll through short videos.
"What's this?" Find the translation on MV&LEMPYR.
In the video, a girl wearing a simple yet stylish apron with her long hair casually tied up behind her head, regardless of her ordinary clothes, could not hide her curvy figure. The face was extremely familiar; it was An Tong cooking in the kitchen.
"Today, I'm making something simple, shredded pork with garlic sauce. It might not be very authentic, but it's delicious. Feel free to try it at home."
The video angle seemed fixed beside her, just perfectly capturing her cooking process.
An Tong's smile was incredibly friendly, complemented by the video's filter, even Li Jing couldn't help but keep watching.
In the video, An Tong focused seriously on cooking, occasionally explaining some details.
It was clear that An Tong was indeed very familiar with cooking, pointing out details that might go unnoticed, rather than relying solely on her looks as a gimmick.
Subsequently, Li Jing curiously clicked on the video comments and found quite a few messages.
"After watching the video, my brain says I've got it, my hands say I've messed it up."
"Not wordy, just presenting the results, indeed delicious." Attached was a photo of shredded pork with garlic sauce.
"Class representative here. Ingredients: pork tenderloin 400g, marinated shreds: 1g salt, 1g MSG..."
"Can you do a session on sour soup with beef? It's easiest to understand when following your instructions."
Li Jing raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking the comment section was full of praises for An Tong's cooking, but the style of comments later took a noticeable turn.
"Wow, you guys are actually learning to cook, am I the only one watching for the beauty?"
"Who exactly is dating these kinds of beauties anyway?" Following this was a crying emoji.
"Haven't you noticed that recently the blogger's dishes are much simpler? Previously there were all kinds of big dishes, all staples."
Below this comment was a highly liked reply: "Based on years of watching Conan, analyzing this, the blogger has been eating alone lately, previously she made big meals for another person."
"Damn, don't say that, I reviewed the previous videos, there really might be a case, the food cooked was for two people."
"Damn it, could it be a boyfriend indeed? My heart is shattered."
"I feel heartbroken, shouldn't have flipped the comments…"
"Ah, how did you see this..."
At this moment, a voice came from behind Li Jing, with An Tong just waking up, eyes half-closed, initially wanting to keep sleeping but overhearing her own voice from Li Jing's phone, secretly peeked, realizing he was watching her video.
Her face was full of embarrassment and awkwardness, like a little girl's secret being discovered, she reached to cover Li Jing's phone screen, her face slightly flushed saying, "Stop watching, nothing interesting to see."
Li Jing laughed, "Looks like quite a few people like you, already over two hundred thousand followers, this track certainly suits you."
"Maybe it's just good luck, I have no clue how the food account rose so fast, whereas followers on the fashion one didn't climb much."
"There are too many beauties in the fashion field, content gets homogeneous, a beauty like you with real cooking skills might not be as common."
Li Jing speculated: "In the food domain, looks aren't very crucial, people get tired of various chefs, seeing a beauty like you cook home dishes might pique more interest."
Saying this, he picked up his phone again and laughed: "Let me see, among your followers there must be quite a few attracted by your looks, I see many calling you a goddess."
"Oh stop watching."
An Tong's face turned all red, reaching to block Li Jing's phone, she snuggled into his chest, whispering teasingly: "What haven't you seen about me, real life is better than any video."
Hearing this, Li Jing's expression changed, looking down at An Tong snuggled like a kitten in his arms, a slight ripple in his heart, he pinched her chin and laughed:
"True, our goddess is prettier in real life. Those men might not imagine that their adored goddess is lying in my arms."
After saying this, Li Jing lowered his head and passionately kissed An Tong's red lips.
An Tong softly moaned with a blushing face, her body becoming increasingly supple under Li Jing's hands, seemingly melting like water, limp in his embrace.
Under the morning sunlight, the two embraced tightly once again, completing a soul and body collision.
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Afterwards, An Tong with a slight blush, snuggled against Li Jing's chest, whispered: "Why don't you start an account too? You might get popular.
"Me start a media account?"
Li Jing raised his eyebrows; he never had this thought.
In his impression, doing media was purely for making money, he didn't lack money, naturally didn't need to toil over media.
"People online just want to see different lifestyles and content."
An Tong suggested to Li Jing: "Your daily life is entirely different from normal people, you wouldn't need to think about content, just casually film your usual life, perhaps many would want to watch.
Hearing this, Li Jing felt slightly interested but still frowned: "I don't need money, having followers what's the point?"
"It's not just about money, having followers can fulfill emotional needs too."
An Tong raised her delicate little face, gazing at Li Jing: "Like some wealthy people or celebrities, after success, or retirement, they start their own account on the internet.
They're not doing it for money, but purely to share their views, opinions on trending events, and some personal life sharing."
Listening to her, Li Jing indeed recalled several elite figures starting personal accounts post-retirement, most sharing insights and life.
Through media to share personal views and life, particularly gaining plenty of follower approval, indeed provides a lot of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Much like posting a status anticipating likes, posting a media account fulfils vanity far more.
Furthermore, with more followers, one gains more social influence.
Thinking of this, Li Jing pondered briefly, hugged soft An Tong, slightly nodded: "What you said does make sense.
Before, I considered being a star, but now it's too tiring. If casually showing off can lead to becoming a big internet celebrity, it wouldn't be bad."
Enjoying life, experiencing life as an internet celebrity can be nice. Maybe you could meet quite a few celebrities and stars.
Thinking of this, Li Jing turned and kissed An Tong's cheek, smiling: "Your suggestion is good; why don't you help me think, see what content suits shooting."
"Yes, yes, I can help you edit and do post-production, I can handle all these chores."