More than a decade ago, Liu Lin, who was then engaged in the building materials business in Zhouning county, purchased her first pot of succulent by chance. This sparked her passion for the plants, with her collection growing from a few pots to over two thousand, transforming her home into a veritable "kingdom of succulents".

In 2020, she began filming videos of her succulents and sharing them online, which gained widespread appreciation. She placed her succulents for trial sale at the entrance of her building materials shop, earning over 1,000 yuan (about $139.3) on the first day. She then rented over 300 square meters of space to specialize in succulent plants.