Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities-Chapter 147 - 139: The Green Tea’s Attentiveness and the Goofball Scapegoat Brother
Ximeng finished her glass of wine and sat down next to Chen Jincheng. After that, everyone started toasting each other.
As for Chen Jincheng, Ximeng specifically blocked drinks for him, playing the role of a secretary quite competently.
"Boss, this prawn is delicious. Let me peel one for you." As she spoke, the girl had already picked up a prawn and started peeling it for him.
This scene made everyone turn to look at her.
’This girl really knows what she’s doing, doesn’t she?’
’She doesn’t miss a single opportunity.’
Although Xiaozhu came from the nightlife scene, had seen a lot, and knew how to handle men, even she couldn’t help but feel impressed. ’I’ve learned something new.’
Only Chen Jincheng just smiled. When he saw the girl even bring the peeled prawn to his lips, he simply grinned and ate it.
This was a classic "green tea girl."
This was also why rich men preferred "green tea girls."
They didn’t have the time to coddle some delicate, spoiled princess.
Peeling a prawn for her versus her peeling a prawn for you—given the same great body and pretty face, and the same motivation of money, it’s not like rich guys are stupid.
Over the course of the meal, Chen Jincheng got the full "green tea" experience from Ximeng.
Elephant, on the other hand, came over to toast him several times, looking like he wanted to say something but couldn’t. It was obvious something was on his mind.
So, seeing him approach to offer another toast, Ximeng instinctively raised her glass to block for him, but Chen Jincheng spoke to Elephant first. "Hey, are you trying to help me get Ximeng drunk, or is there something you need to say? If you have something to say, just say it. If you’re trying to get Ximeng drunk for me, you really don’t need to."
Hearing this, Ximeng, who had already been drinking, grew even bolder and leaned against him again.
It was as if she was trying to prove his point.
Elephant hurriedly said, "Bro, I just wanted to ask... can I become an influencer?"
"That’s it?" Chen Jincheng asked with a smile.
In reality, after many influencers get famous, they often bring their good-charactered friends and family into the business.
And this was a common practice.
It’s just like Xiaoyang Mie, who brought his whole family along after he blew up. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
And the Ancestral Master from the other world, didn’t he bring his own mom along for the ride?
Then there’s Dong Yuhui, who recruited teachers he used to know.
And Hua Xiaolong, who works with his cousins.
Anyway, if someone’s going to ride your coattails, it might as well be them!
Elephant was a great guy; otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought him to the Extreme Bar.
But with something like being an influencer, you still have to see if you’re a good fit.
Elephant’s personality was suitable, and he understood social etiquette!
So, he asked Elephant, "Alright then, first tell me, can you sing, dance, or do you have any other talents?"
Hearing this, Elephant froze for a moment. He started racking his brain, his face twisted in thought for a long time, only to suddenly realize he couldn’t really do anything. He could only sit back down in embarrassment.
He wasn’t the type to be difficult or unreasonable; he really was just a talentless noob.
Seeing his cousin like this, Chen Jincheng chuckled and said, "It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to do anything. You can at least act like a moron, can’t you?"
In his previous life, he hadn’t paid much attention to male influencers, especially the talent- or looks-based ones. Whenever they popped up on his feed, he’d just mark them as ’not interested’ to reduce similar recommendations.
However, he did follow a few of the "moron-type" male influencers. That kind of influencer brought people joy; at the very least, you could get a laugh out of their videos.
This type of influencer could establish a solid persona and gain a huge following.
"Bro, what do you mean?" Elephant asked, his hopes rising again.
"It means that from today on, you’re going to be a happy moron." As he spoke, Chen Jincheng gave an order to Sister Hong, "Sister Hong, can you go ask the hotel if we can borrow an exhaust pipe? And also use their sprinkler system to shoot a video? We can give the hotel a shout-out in the shot."
He was thinking of a viral "moron" video of someone hiding in an exhaust pipe and running around wildly on a rainy day.
That video had gotten 3.65 million likes.
Once they borrowed the exhaust pipe, he could have Elephant hide inside it, use the hotel’s sprinklers to simulate a rainy scene, and have Elephant film a video.
There was just one thing: the video going viral in the other world didn’t guarantee it would have the same effect in this one.
Therefore, to reach that level, it would need some initial hype. They’d have to add a plot that was compelling enough.
Since they were going for moronic, they might as well create a completely moronic plot.
Elephant would be running wildly down the street wearing the exhaust pipe. Spotting a passerby carrying an extra umbrella, he’d immediately shout, "Hey man, I’m Chen Jincheng’s brother! Can I borrow an umbrella?"
The point was to directly name-drop his influencer brother, hoping the passerby would do him a favor.
At that point, anyone who knew of Chen Jincheng would subconsciously have the same thought: ’How could Chen Jincheng have such a moronic brother?’
Their curiosity would be piqued. Then, when they saw that Elephant’s screen name was actually ’Chen Jincheng’s Brother’, it would completely capture their attention.
Some people might even @ him.
If he then went to Elephant’s video and left a comment or something, the effect would be explosive.
The hype would be there, and the video would definitely go viral.
And with that setup, they could even design a follow-up plot. The passerby hears that Elephant is Chen Jincheng’s brother and immediately acts friendly, offering to lend him the umbrella and telling him to hurry up and take off the exhaust pipe.
Elephant thinks he’s met a kind soul and immediately takes off the exhaust pipe. Then comes the twist: the passerby grabs his exhaust pipe and runs off, leaving Elephant standing there in disarray in the rain.
Then they could get a close-up on him, with text floating above his head:
"Where am I? Who am I?" or something like that.
For the finale, they could film a flashback from the passerby’s perspective: he’s on his knees, holding flowers and crying, as his dream girl walks out of a hotel with her arm around Chen Jincheng’s waist.
