Zhao Yan had Lin Miaomiao act as Wu Jiaxin's assistant.
Three people were left to help in the shop, and the rest were assigned to assist Wang Xianzhi.
After a day, they found a larger shop.
"Travel Your Hometown" had garnered over 300 million views after a day of airing.
Zhao Yan's follower count rose to over four million.
It even trended on the platform's hot search.
Offers started pouring in.
Jiangcheng People's Prison had over an hour of recreational time every evening.
The prison was equipped with a LCD television.
A man in his sixties was sitting on a stool, picking his toes. A fellow inmate beside him slammed the table and excitedly nudged the old man.
"Damn, Master, look quickly! Is that woman on TV your disciple!"
The old man, jolted, was initially annoyed. Upon hearing the words, he immediately looked up at the television.
Upon seeing Zhao Yan on TV, he became even more excited than the inmate next to him.
"Oh, damn! It really is my disciple!"
He often mentioned Zhao Yan to his fellow inmates, always giving her a thumbs-up when he said her name.
He even showed his fellow inmates photos of Zhao Yan.
Seeing such a beautiful girl as the old man's disciple, they were all very envious.
The old man, relying on his fortune-telling and physiognomy skills, was living a great life in Jiangcheng People's Prison. His days were absolutely fantastic.
In prison, he was respected by his fellow inmates, and they would occasionally give him massages.
This was also why the old man was willing to stay there.
The old man ran to the LCD television, pointed at the screen with his finger, and said, "Stop eating, look quickly! This is my disciple!"
"Don't say I'm bragging behind my back anymore. I never brag!"
Seeing the looks from his fellow inmates, the old man chuckled and sat back down on his stool.
In the shop, Zhao Yan was looking at the invitations with a dilemma.
After appearing on the variety show "Travel Your Hometown," various other variety shows began inviting her to join.
There were so many invitations that her eyes were starting to blur.
"Sister Zhao, look at this!" Wu Jiaxin said, holding her phone and looking at the invitation messages.
"After comparison, this show has very high popularity. It's called 'Chasing the Killer Today'."
"The second episode of the first season had 1.4 billion views. They want to invite Sister Zhao to be a guest star."
Zhao Yan looked closely, and she gradually understood.
"Chasing the Killer Today" had four regular guests and one guest star.
Looking at the show, she saw that He Jing was also on it.
"Teacher He is quite busy," Zhao Yan commented.
She hadn't expected He Jing to be on two variety shows, and both were popular ones.
"Teacher He is a top star. He has over a hundred million followers on Weibo, so he must be very capable," Wu Jiaxin said.
Zhao Yan let out a surprised "Oh," astonished by the figure of over a hundred million followers.
"By the way, Sister Zhao, should we also open a Weibo account?" Wu Jiaxin asked.
"Okay, let's open one," Zhao Yan nodded.
Previously, she didn't want to open too many social media accounts because she lacked manpower. Now that she had enough people, it was time to open a Weibo account.
"Sister Zhao, what do you think? Should we accept this one?" Wu Jiaxin asked.
Zhao Yan thought for a moment and said, "Accept it."
Now that her fame had risen, it was the perfect time to strike while the iron was hot.
With higher fame, her promotion of Linjia Village would be even more effective.
"Also, Sister Zhao, many people want to join the Xuanmen recruitment advertisement we posted, but they are all young people," Wu Jiaxin said.
Zhao Yan asked, "Have those people arrived?"
Wu Jiaxin replied, "I sent invitations to over twenty people, and they are all on their way here by car."
"They should be arriving soon."
Zhao Yan said "Alright" and decided to wait a bit longer.
After about ten minutes, twenty young Xuanmen disciples arrived.
Zhao Yan's current fame was very high within the Xuanmen circle.
In the Xuanmen circle, the highest follower count was only 1.25 million, belonging to a quite capable middle-aged man.
Now, having good looks added many points, not to mention that Zhao Yan's abilities were no less than that of the big shot.
Being able to latch onto this powerful figure would surely make her future days blissful.
Seeing that they were invited, everyone was very excited. When they learned that five people would be selected from twenty-five, they became nervous again.
As Zhao Yan walked out of the shop, they all straightened their backs.
Zhao Yan glanced at them. Her assessment criteria were very simple.
It was all about talisman talent; character could only be observed later.
She took out a piece of paper and placed it in front of these people, saying, "Infuse your Yang energy into this paper."
"This process can only take ten seconds. Exceeding ten seconds will be considered a failure!" Zhao Yan stated.
Hearing Zhao Yan's words, the twenty people nervously began to infuse their Yang energy into the talismans. The talismans instantly emitted a glow.
After going through this round, Zhao Yan selected five people, and the assessment concluded.
"Jiaxin, you can arrange these five people."
"Understood." Wu Jiaxin replied.
In a room, over a dozen people sat around a long table.
They were from the production team of "Chasing the Killer Today."
"Director, why did you replace the top star Xu Ling and instead have Zhao Yan take her place?"
"According to our investigation, Zhao Yan only has over four million followers. In terms of both follower count and influence, she cannot compare to Xu Ling."
He was the associate director of "Chasing the Killer Today."
Even if you brought a pig here, the pig would know how to choose.
Xu Ling had over thirty million Weibo followers and her Super Topic had very high engagement.
A single Weibo post of her eating noodles could trend in the top ten on Weibo's hot search.
He hadn't even heard of Zhao Yan.
Other executives from the production team nodded in agreement.
Zhang Dan, the person in charge of the "Chasing the Killer Today" production team, adjusted her glasses, her gaze swept across everyone present, and then focused on the associate director's eyes.
"Are you finished?" Zhang Dan said calmly.
"Now it's my turn to speak."
"I have high hopes for Zhao Yan. It's that simple!"
"If this show's ratings decline because of my judgment, I, Zhang Dan, will take full responsibility."
"Alright, meeting adjourned! Has Zhao Yan agreed?"
Her assistant beside her nodded, "She has agreed."
"Good, send someone to pick her up. She can still make it for the third episode of the first season of 'Chasing the Killer Today'."
"Yes, Director."
The other production team members looked at her, each with some reservations. However, seeing that Zhang Dan had taken responsibility, they felt mostly helpless.
As the chief director and investor of this show, Zhang Dan was the boss.
After everyone left, Zhang Dan's brow furrowed.
She felt a lot of pressure. Replacing Xu Ling with Zhao Yan was indeed too risky.
Xu Ling's follower count alone could bring significant exposure to the show.
However, she wanted to make this show one of the best in China in recent years.