Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities-Chapter 138 - 135: Ten Years of Simping, All for Nothing! Rent a Car for a Night, and She’ll Call You Hubby
"Mr. Chen, hello. This is Lei Xiaojun!"
An introduction came from the other end of the line.
Chen Jincheng was surprised to hear this. ’Why is this guy calling me?’
He even wondered if it was a scammer.
Perhaps because of his silence, the voice of Jiang Hong from Rice’s power strip division came through.
This confirmed the caller’s identity for him, and he immediately greeted him. "President Lei, I never expected to receive a call from you. It’s truly an honor. How can I help you?"
His tone was very deferential.
After all, the man was a titan of industry. Compared to him, Chen Jincheng was just a small fry.
Even setting that aside, the man was the head of the Rice Group. If Chen Jincheng could build a connection and land a few ad deals, it would be a huge amount of business.
His words naturally caught the attention of the viewers in his livestream chat.
After all, there weren’t many famous "President Leis" in the country.
Because of the Rice power strip ad, everyone could easily guess who it was.
’Did *that* guy just call Cheng?’
’If so, Cheng is a total badass.’
Lei Xiaojun’s voice came through again. "Mr. Chen, I’m calling mainly to share some good news. The ad for the Rice power strip was submitted for an award, and it’s now a finalist. Barring any surprises, it should win something for creativity and design."
"Your ad concept was very well done, Mr. Chen. I hope we have the opportunity to work together again in the future."
"Thank you, President Lei." After hanging up, Chen Jincheng frowned slightly.
He wasn’t surprised that the power strip ad could win an award. After all, the ad had won an international advertising award in his previous world. Plus, with the Rice Group submitting it this time, the judges weren’t likely to play the villain.
What was strange, however, was President Lei calling him personally to deliver the news.
Logically, the Rice power strip wasn’t a major product for the Rice Group. There was no reason for a man like Lei Xiaojun to contact him personally over such a minor matter.
’So, his last sentence—"I hope we have the opportunity to work together again in the future"—is the key part.’
’He plans to work with our company, Second-Life Star, again.’
If that was true, it was fantastic news. This was the Rice Group, after all. A partnership would be hugely beneficial for him personally and for Second-Life Star.
In the livestream chat, many viewers were already asking questions:
"Cheng, which President Lei?"
"Is it the President Lei from Rice?"
"Cheng, was that the guy from Rice?"
"..."
Chen Jin saw the viewers’ curiosity. He couldn’t say too much, so he just shared the news about the award. "It was a call from *that* President Lei. The ad video we shot for the Rice power strip was submitted for an award, and now it’s in the final selection round."
This news left the viewers completely stunned:
"Cheng is amazing! President Lei actually called him personally to talk about this."
"Is this the first time *that* President Lei has ever called a streamer?"
"Only Cheng could pull that off. Who else could get a call from him?"
"..."
Chen Jincheng didn’t want the viewers to dwell on President Lei, so he quickly changed the subject. The audience meant no harm, but if they talked too much, it would be easy for someone with ill intentions to edit clips and start drama.
Under his guidance, the viewers’ attention returned to the Lamborghini, and many fans even started urging him on: 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
"Cheng, go hit on more girls!"
"Yeah, that last segment was great! I want to see more girls get put in their place."
"Haha, yeah, keep it going!"
"..."
Seeing how enthusiastic the viewers were about this, Chen Jincheng laughed and said, "Alright, I’ll show you all again just how proactive beautiful women can be around a luxury car!"
’Anyway, after this one time, I definitely won’t be able to do this kind of segment again.’
’The reason is simple. The footage of the last two girls will definitely be cut into clips by the clippers, and it’ll spread all over the internet.’
’Besides, videos about gold diggers get a lot of attention. With *Can’t Help Falling in Love* being so popular right now, this might even become a trending topic.’
’When that happens, my Lamborghini Aventador will definitely be exposed, and I won’t be able to hide this lucky ’Leopard’ plate with the number 6666.’
’From then on, everyone in Coastal City will know this car is mine. All the gold diggers will know I’m baiting them. They might even block me.’
’Of course, it’s also possible they’ll know it’s me and approach me on purpose. But that wouldn’t have the same effect on stream. They’d all be putting on an act. I’d be better off doing scripted dating segments with girls like Jiang Xiaobai or Yinyin.’
’Still, clips circulating online are different from a live broadcast. I’ll have to remind Yijin and the others privately to blur the girls’ faces.’
With that in mind, Chen Jincheng drove toward the nearby university town.
As for why a university town... those who know, know.
He parked the car somewhere in the university town, put on his mask and hat, and to prevent anyone from realizing he was streaming, he flipped his phone’s camera and turned the screen away.
Just as he finished his preparations and was about to look for a target, before he could even start the car again, a pretty girl holding a phone hurried to his car window. "Mister, a family member of mine is in the hospital! I need to get there urgently, but I can’t get a cab. Could you please give me a ride?"
The girl was quite pretty. She wore a short black skirt with a thin black blouse over it and a pair of glasses, looking very demure and gentle, like a well-behaved ’good girl’.
’But in my previous world, this was a really old trick girls used.’
’Hearing it in the year ’18 of this world gave me a strange feeling, though.’
However, he didn’t believe a single word she said.
First of all, it wasn’t hard to get a cab in the university town. Secondly, there were several other cars parked in front of him with drivers still inside. If she was truly in a hurry and couldn’t get a cab, any of those drivers would have been happy to help a pretty girl. It wouldn’t have been his turn.
