Chapter 38

Phoebe and the other three went to a farmer's house to help with the ancient method of oil extraction. This was the first time many livestream viewers had seen someone extract oil like this. Phoebe and Lexie helped steam the tea seed powder, while James and Maddox helped make tea cakes. It was just like hitting the bell. In the end, the two of them took turns hitting the anvil with the push bar. Both the celebrities and the audience found it quite interesting for a moment. The farm owner, Kevin, chatted with them as they worked.

James asked, “Are your camellia oils easy to sell?”

Kevin smiled and said, “It’s alright. I bring it to town to sell it. It’s just to earn some money.” Kevin tried to find a topic to discuss: “Have you ever tasted camellia oil? Do you know its benefits?”

James and the other two shook their heads. “I’ve never eaten it before, so I’m unsure about the benefits,” James replied.

Phoebe said, “The camellia oil has a pure fragrance. It’s very nutritious and has the title ‘Oriental Olive Oil.’ Camellia oil is mentioned for use and taste in cold salads, hot sautéing, frying, baking, and various soup dishes.” Then, Phoebe continued, “In addition to being used for consumption, camellia oil also has the effect of moisturizing the skin, hair care, weight loss, and removing wrinkles to nourish the skin.”

Kevin was stunned and smiled, saying, “Phoebe sure knows a lot. Camellia oil is indeed a good thing.” Kevin hardly expected this superstar to know so much about camellia oil.

Lexie, on the other hand, was very interested in the other effects of the camellia oil. “This oil can also nourish hair and skin?” she asked.

Phoebe replied, “It can. Camellia oil hair care is quite good. I can…” Phoebe mentioned several methods and effects of directly using wild camellia oil to protect her hair. “It can also be purified into essential oils and skincare products; it can also be used as a lip balm.”

Kevin smiled and said, “Our people do use camellia oil to nourish their hair and wipe their faces.”

Kevin asked Phoebe, “I’ve never made lip balm before. Is this difficult?”

Phoebe replied, “It’s not difficult. It can be made with camellia oil, beeswax, and vitamins. Handmade lip balm with camellia oil is not only moisturizing, but it’s also safe. It can be used by children and pregnant women.”

Phoebe suggested to Kevin, “I see that there are a few large mountains here where wild camellias are planted. There are also several companies that squeeze camellia oil. We can give it a try. Make tea oil into essence and lip balm and put it online to buy. This kind of natural, chemical-free thing is still very popular.”

Kevin smiled bitterly. “We’ve tried to sell the camellia oil online before, but not many people bought it. They’re all buying from well-known businesses. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have sold it to those buyers at such a low price.”

Phoebe thought for a moment and said, “Then you can sell it live. We’ll broadcast how you extract oil and make essential oils and lip balm. When the audience sees that you didn’t add chemicals and that it’s clean and hygienic, someone will buy it.”

Kevin’s eyes lit up. “That’s a good idea. If we want to do it, it will be clean and hygienic.”

Phoebe asked, “You need beeswax to make lip balm. Do you have any bees here?”

Kevin nodded and smiled. “Yes, there are a few families here who raise bees. They produce pure honey.” “There are also people raising earth bees in the nearby villages. There’s no shortage of beeswax.” “We don’t know how to refine essential oils and make lip balm.”

Phoebe said, “I know how to do that. I can teach you.” Phoebe reminded them again, “But the prerequisite is that you have to apply for a certificate first. You can start the production legally.”

Kevin nodded. “Okay.”

Sebastian did not expect Phoebe to know these things. Most importantly, this was also beneficial to their program. It was a positive thing to drive the villagers to become rich. Hence, Sebastian added, “You can use our variety show’s live broadcast to advertise. When the time comes, we can put up a link to your livestream. Interested viewers can click on your live stream to buy things in the future. Of course, quality can’t be faked.” “If you want to do it, other than registering, our production team has to talk to Charles and ask them to supervise.” If they used their variety show to advertise, do a live broadcast, and make a fortune with goods, they would not mix in anything of poor quality.

Kevin was a little excited. “We’re all honest people. If we can do it, we definitely won’t fake it.” Moreover, as Phoebe said, we can get the people in the live stream to supervise us at any time!

Kevin had heard from his son, who worked outside, that the farmers live-streamed their goods. There were some people who tried it in the village, but after doing it for months, there was no one buying anything. Therefore, Kevin could only give up on this path. With this program to help advertise, it was a very good opportunity. Kevin couldn’t even wait to call Charles and invite him over for a discussion.

When Charles heard this, he was also very happy and excited. Charles had been looking for ways to let the villagers earn money when he came to the village. It was just that there was nothing very attractive here, and it was not so easy to find a way to get rich. Camellia oil was a specialty. Charles’s police station had also helped to take the lead in selling it, but the price had never risen.

Soon, Charles went to Ren’s house. Phoebe repeated what she had said before. Charles was very supportive. “That’s good. Our police station will supervise them at all times. We will also help them apply for a certificate according to their requirements.”

Phoebe suggested, “Actually, it’s not just camellia essential oil and lip balm. Other items in your village can also be sold through live broadcasts. You can open a village-wide farming livestream. All the good agricultural by-products in the village can be sold in the live stream. For example, the peaches at Master Lin’s house are crispy and sweet. They’re much better than the expensive peaches in many fruit shops in the city. Your village grows your rice. It’s farm fertilizer. You don’t use much fertilizer. I’ve been eating delicious food for the past two days. Also, the cured meat, sausages, and soil honey that the villagers marinate themselves can be sold in the live stream. Your village can organize it. When the time comes, choose one or two people to specialize in live broadcasting. Bring the customers in the live stream to see how the things are made every day. The casters in the live stream can rest assured. When the time comes, whatever each family sells, just give a commission to one or two people who specialize in live broadcasting.”

Nowadays, there are many live broadcasts of agricultural products. However, it was not easy to start. If the publicity was not good enough, coupled with the competition, it was very likely that they would not be able to do it. But now, wasn’t there the traffic that came with variety shows! The traffic of a variety of shows could be converted into real live broadcast traffic for this village. As long as the quality was good—they were indeed good agricultural by-products—and the price was suitable, business would be built. Charles had thought of this as well. “The village does lack agricultural by-products. It was difficult to sell them in the past. If the live broadcast can be sold now, the villagers will have a much better life.”

Charles reached out and shook hands with Phoebe and the others. “Thank you so much for coming up with such a way for us to get rich.” Charles was a smart person, so he naturally knew that Phoebe and the director wanted them to use the live audience of the variety show to bring the goods. If they didn’t seize this opportunity, they would be fools.

In the afternoon, Kevin’s family welcomed the four of them warmly. The production team even went to buy vitamins, lip balm, and the utensils needed to purify essential oil. Charles went to a family in the village that reared bees and asked for beeswax. In the afternoon, Phoebe taught Kevin’s family in front of everyone. A few other villagers who were also good at squeezing camellia oil and the audience made lip balm. And how to purify essential oils for hair care and skincare.