novelcrest Chapter 356 - 213: Are You Kidding? Unless There’s Magic Power
Chapter 356 - 213: Are You Kidding? Unless There’s Magic Power
"Alright, I’ll go sort things out with the heavyset woman then." Seeing him say this, Lin Hao didn’t hesitate and walked directly toward her.
Sure enough, a moment later, he saw the woman put down what she was holding with a joyful expression and follow Lin Hao over.
Lin Hao came forward and said, "Cheng, her name is He Lian. She’s already agreed to join my company. I’m going to the plaza’s administration office to print the contract and sign her."
"Mm!" Chen Jincheng nodded and went with Lin Hao to the plaza’s administration office.
He Lian followed behind the group, her face full of anxiety. She never imagined such a good thing would suddenly fall into her lap.
Becoming an internet celebrity was something she’d never dared to even dream of before.
She knew, of course, that influencers made good money easily, but what did she have going for her?
At the administration office, she saw Chen Jincheng, who had taken off his mask.
She naturally recognized this famous influencer. He was incredibly well-known online, and everyone knew he was formidable, having made many people famous.
This made her heart beat even faster, her mind racing with excitement.
’I’m definitely going to be famous, right?’
Once they reached the plaza’s administration office, Lin Hao had someone arrange a conference room for the group to rest in. He then went to find his old man, who he knew was in the office. When he returned, he brought back two contracts: one for Chen Jincheng’s 10-million-yuan planning project, and the other, an employment contract for He Lian.
Of course, he himself had also signed a 20-million-yuan planning contract with his old man’s side.
Being the middleman was a sweet gig.
After all the contracts were signed, Lin Hao asked Chen Jincheng, "Lao Cheng, what’s the plan now?"
Chen Jincheng looked at He Lian and said to her, "Right now, I want you to treat me like a customer. Greet me by shouting ’Here I am, bro!’ Remember, it needs to be enthusiastic, bold, and down-to-earth. It also needs to be addictively catchy."
Hearing this, He Lian shouted with a face full of excitement, "Here I am, bro!"
But Chen Jincheng just frowned slightly. "Too fake. It needs to be natural, not forced."
"Here I am, bro!"
"..."
"Here I am, bro!"
"..."
"Here I am, bro!"
"..." Chen Jincheng listened to He Lian shout it over and over again for a full half-hour, but not a single take was usable. He was getting a headache. He Lian herself was becoming frantic from all the shouting, her performance getting worse and worse, let alone achieving the desired effect.
Finally, out of options, Chen Jincheng said to Lin Hao, "Lin Hao, go find an acting coach. Have the coach teach her how to perform with that enthusiastic, bold, and down-to-earth manner. And have them teach her how to be addictively catchy, too."
He felt a bit helpless but also understood. After all, asking a barbecue stall owner to perform like this was indeed putting her in a tough spot.
The reason "Here I am, bro!" went viral in the other world was mainly because the person wasn’t even trying to get famous at first. She was just genuinely greeting customers. The person who filmed her, "Zhengyou," did it as a customer, so she didn’t feel any pressure.
Later, Zhengyou gradually made her famous by filming her, often organizing large groups of people to go to her stall and film her.
Weren’t there internet rumors that one of Zhengyou’s videos caused netizens from three different provinces to flock to Sister Yaosi’s stall?
It was originally a feel-good story, but unfortunately, after Sister Yaosi got famous, the two had a falling out and became enemies. No one could ever figure out who was right and who was wrong.
So, he glanced at He Lian and Lin Hao. He had no idea if, after making He Lian famous in this world, she and Lin Hao Company would have a similar falling out.
However, once this Heat Card was used up, whatever happened afterward had nothing to do with him. For now, it was better to have Lin Hao find someone to coach her first. Otherwise, they would have to rely solely on the Heat Card, and the final level of popularity would definitely be much lower.
After giving Lin Hao his instructions, Chen Jincheng left with Little Maru. They went straight to the parking garage, got in the car, and drove directly to the hotel.
Instead of wasting time here, he might as well go to the hotel and check on how Little Maru’s singing practice was going.
As they entered the hotel elevator, Little Maru wrapped her arms around his, asking in a sweet, delicate voice, "Boss, you booked the room in advance again. You’re so thoughtful!"
Chen Jincheng remained silent. He didn’t want to engage in this kind of conversation outside the room.
A moment later, the two entered the reserved room. As soon as the door closed, Little Maru proactively threw her arms around him.
...
As usual, Chen Jincheng lit a cigarette. He felt a little helpless. The girl was more proactive and seemed more excited than he was. Why did it feel so... off?
It felt like she was reversing their roles.
While smoking, he took out his phone, planning to scroll through some videos, but he swiped to a surprising one about Xinghe Plaza.
After that guy Zhao Yuan had called him, presumptuously trying to sign Zhu Ling only to be rejected, he hadn’t paid any more attention to Xinghe Plaza.
He knew that Xinghe Plaza was bound to decline in its competition against Radiant Square.
But he hadn’t expected Xinghe Group to go big this time, actually hiring Wangzai, the huge PK influencer, to hold an event.
"Boss, isn’t Xinghe Plaza right next to Radiant Square?" Little Maru asked in surprise when she saw it. "They hired Wangzai, the number one guy on Tiao Yin, to do an event. Is it to compete with Radiant Square? You’re planning that thing for He Lian—will this affect it?"
"To say he could affect my plans is to think too highly of Wangzai." Chen Jincheng wasn’t concerned. Although this guy was the current number one on Tiao Yin and had even set a record of over 1 million concurrent viewers, he knew the truth.
He knew the ins and outs of PK streamers all too well. That 1 million+ viewer count was at least 70% water, filled with bots.
It was because in the other world, a certain PK streamer had also hit over 1 million concurrent viewers during his time as the number one on Tiao Yin.
But after the platform issued a new policy and Tiao Yin cracked down on botting, his true colors were revealed. Before Chen Jincheng crossed over, that streamer’s concurrent viewer count couldn’t even break into the top 20.
Most importantly, he was the king of recycled votes, meaning the popularity he generated was massively inflated.
And his offline events were even more embarrassing.
To put it this way, in the other world, when all those top PK streamers held a joint offline event, the total number of fans who showed up was nowhere near the turnout for individuals like the Ancestral Master, Xuxu Baby, Dong Yuhui, or Three Sheep.
There were even rumors that they would charge a high appearance fee and then just hire people to fill the crowd.
At 200 yuan a head, hiring 1,000 people would only cost 200,000 yuan.
And this Wangzai was following the exact same path as the number one Tiao Yin PK streamer from the other world. Their situations were nearly identical. An in-person event, especially one at a plaza, wouldn’t attract many real customers at all.
You could say the person in charge of Xinghe Plaza was having a brain fart, hiring a PK streamer for an event.
Unless Wangzai’s appearance fee was under 1 million yuan, the final return on investment would be a catastrophic loss.
Chen Jincheng wasn’t worried about it. Once the "Here I am, bro!" Heat Card was activated and the hype built up, Xinghe Plaza’s event would lose even more steam. No matter what they did, it would be a dismal failure.
Putting down his phone, he shot a vicious look at Little Maru.
Little Maru saw this and knew what he wanted. She beat him to it, proactively wrapping her arms around him.
"Fuck, you’re pulling this shit again!" Chen Jincheng was speechless.
"Well then, Boss, go ahead and fuck me..." Little Maru’s smug voice rang out.
...
Fu Zhan got home late tonight. He’d been out drinking with his superiors for a business dinner. Thankfully, he wasn’t completely drunk. Once home, he splashed some cold water on his face.
Lying in bed, he saw a message from Wei Weiwei: "Chen Jincheng is doing a new campaign for Radiant Square."
It was followed by a video. In it was an obese woman, and Chen Jincheng was confidently saying she could become a viral sensation overnight.
Fu Zhan frowned slightly. The woman was so overweight that she didn’t seem to have any potential to go viral. Even an outsider like him could see that.
’So, isn’t he being a bit too arrogant?’
He immediately went online to search and found that the video was already circulating widely. Sure enough, many people shared his opinion.
This made his impression of Chen Jincheng worsen considerably.
’He can’t just get arrogant and start calling the shots like some grand strategist just because his campaign for Zhu Ling was a success, can he?’
’If this campaign for the woman fails, it’ll leave a very poor impression.’
His first instinct was to call Wei Weiwei and have her try to talk some sense into Chen Jincheng.
But on second thought, he felt uncertain again. After all, he hadn’t understood the plan for Zhu Ling either, yet she had ended up becoming wildly popular.
’Will it be the same with this heavyset woman now?’
But based on appearances, the woman was so overweight and not at all conventionally attractive; it really seemed impossible for her to get famous.
Unless this Chen Jincheng possessed some kind of incredible Magic Power.