85: Suzhou Kesi (fourth update)

“Yuwei, go buy some good tea.”

“We have an important guest coming today.”

Last night, I had already contacted Director Wang from the National Museum, and he would be flying from the capital to Modu this morning.

He was expected to arrive with his team around noon today.

Li Youqian didn't usually drink tea, so there wasn't any good tea at home.

“Oh, and buy a set of teaware too.”

Li Youqian then realized that despite the large villa, there wasn't even a set of teaware.

“Alright, Mr. Li.”

As a housekeeper, Lin Yuwei had naturally learned about tea, so it was best to have her buy it.

“Boss, Nuo Jiu and Nushí have already departed.”

After Lin Yuwei left, Nuo Yi appeared in front of Li Youqian and whispered.

“Tell them to be careful not to cause too much commotion.”

“Understood.”

After all the arrangements were made, Li Youqian opened Douyin and searched for news related to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Competition.

As he expected, the number of registrants was particularly high, and many were new users.

Li Youqian supported intangible cultural heritage preservation, not the Douyin platform, so he didn't care if they were new users.

Douyin was just an entertainment social platform, and there were many people who didn't use Douyin.

As long as they had the ability, Li Youqian would support them.

As for those who tried to get by with shoddy work and muddle through.

With Douyin's official help in screening, these stragglers would mostly not escape.

Even if someone genuinely managed to muddle through, they would have put in effort to study.

Otherwise, would someone who knew nothing try to muddle through?

They must be treating the audience and officials as fools.

As long as the outcome was good, the process seemed less important.

Li Youqian searched for the more famous intangible cultural heritage streamers on Douyin, and naturally, the top spot was held by the super-tier blogger Li Ziqi.

She certainly wouldn't be participating in the competition, but she could be invited to be a judge.

Since it was a competition, professional judges would definitely be needed.

If it relied solely on audience votes, there would be too much bias and it would be unfair.

The rankings of the remaining bloggers varied; some said it was Peng Chuanming, others said it was Shanbai, and still others said it was Jiuyue, in short, there were various opinions.

These people all had one thing in common: they only filmed videos and didn't livestream, diligently preserving intangible cultural heritage.

“If they could compete on the same stage, what a wonderful competition that would be.”

Unfortunately, this was just a thought.

Many of them had reposted Li Youqian's videos, but said nothing about the “advertising fee.”

And since they didn't livestream, Li Youqian couldn't force gifts on them, so he could only silently express his thanks internally.

“System, how much longer until I reach Level 8?”

Based on yesterday's grand event, Li Youqian originally thought the system would directly level up to 8, but the upgrade notification never rang.

“There's still a large portion left, but yesterday's events are still fermenting, and emotional value is being added every second.”

“At this rate, it will be upgraded very soon.”

Now, he no longer had such an urgent desire for the system to upgrade, as he was already living his dream life.

Moreover, the system had already issued the task regarding his background, so Li Youqian just needed to wait until the end of the year.

“Why are all the intangible cultural heritage livestreams selling goods now?”

Li Youqian originally wanted to browse intangible cultural heritage livestreams to see if there were any talents buried by big data.

However, after looking around, all of them were selling goods under the guise of intangible cultural heritage.

There wasn't a single legitimate artisan.

“Forget it, I'm not looking anymore. I might as well look at beautiful women with this time.”

Li Youqian, who had intended to exit, once again slipped his hand~

This time, a beautiful woman also appeared, but she wasn't a suggestive beauty, but an artisan.

The streamer's name was Dr. Fan (Suzhou Silk Brocade inheritor).

The livestream title was - Take you to know Suzhou Silk Brocade.

(Don't search for it, it's made up.)

Her profile under the camera was beautiful, and there were only a few dozen people in the livestream.

[(75) I'm Really Rich entered the livestream.]

[Wow, a max-level big shot appeared!]

[Holy crap, President Qian!!!]

[I'm shocked, I actually saw a living President Qian!]

[(75) I'm Really Rich: “Could it be that you've seen a dead one??”]

Although he was quite famous now, brother, don't get too excited.

[President Qian, please support this beautiful woman, her craftsmanship is very good!]

[Alas, the young lady is indeed not easy. Usually, there are only a few dozen people in her livestream, and she doesn't get many gifts.]

[Laughing to death, you actually feel sorry for the streamer?]

[No way, does anyone really think the streamer is short on money?]

[Brothers, this is Suzhou Silk Brocade!! What are you talking about?]

Li Youqian also heard about silk tapestry for the first time, and couldn't help but be curious.

[(75) I'm Really Rich: “Is this thing very expensive?”]

[(35) Qingfeng Danya: “Uh… it's not expensive for you, President Qian, but for ordinary people, it's a sky-high price.”]

[(35) Qingfeng Danya: “A piece of Suzhou Silk Brocade the size of a fingernail costs at least five thousand yuan.”]

[(35) Qingfeng Danya: “In ancient times, Suzhou Silk Brocade was used to make dragon robes.”]

Hiss~ Is it really that expensive?

Wouldn't one piece of clothing cost millions??

Indeed, it's not that there are no luxury goods in China, but that ordinary people simply cannot afford true luxury goods.

[Holy crap, that expensive??]

[Then the streamer earns at least ten thousand a day!!]

[You can't say that, the material costs are also very expensive.]

[(35) Qingfeng Danya: “Suzhou Silk Brocade has sixteen processes, and if one is wrong, you have to start over.”]

[(35) Qingfeng Danya: “And Suzhou Silk Brocade is currently the only weaving process in the world that cannot be replaced by machines.”]

[(35) Qingfeng Danya: “What I know about this is what Wanqing told me in her spare time.”]

The only weaving process that cannot be replaced by machines, these words carry immense weight.

With the development of technology, many traditional industries have gradually been replaced by machines.

Such as ceramics, casting, etc.

And since Suzhou Silk Brocade cannot be replaced by machines, its value naturally increases.

As is well known, labor is the cheapest, and at the same time, the most expensive.

There is indeed a reason why Suzhou Silk Brocade can sell for such a high price.

[(75) I'm Really Rich gifted the streamer - Dr. Fan a carnival * 1 * 2 ... * 100! (10,020,000 Douyin Coins)]

Since acquiring the Golden Sacred Dragon, this was the first time Li Youqian had gifted a carnival.

The reason he didn't gift the Golden Sacred Dragon was because he was afraid of disturbing the streamer, as the Golden Sacred Dragon had sound effects and vibrations.

Intangible cultural heritage inheritors all have a very difficult time; a finished product usually takes a long time to create.

If a flaw appeared in the finished product because he gifted, he would also feel guilty.

After 100 carnivals were gifted, the number of people in the livestream also soared.

After all, he was now Douyin's largest mobile traffic package; wherever he gifted large amounts, that livestream could easily exceed 100,000+ viewers.

[Wow, President Qian!]

[It's been a long time since I've seen President Qian gift a carnival.]

[President Qian, why are you interested in these today?]

[Hmm? President Qian's taste is indeed good, the streamer is very beautiful, followed.]

[(75) I'm Really Rich: “Hello everyone.”]

[(75) I'm Really Rich: “If you want to gift, try not to gift those with sound effects like Dragon Rider.”]

[President Qian, why do you think we can afford to gift Dragon Rider???]