Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities-Chapter 43 - 41: Must Get on Good Terms with Second-Life Star
A stream of information about the DJ version of the song "Girl" instantly appeared in Chen Jincheng’s mind, along with the associated singing techniques and abilities.
Just like before, a USB drive with the musical accompaniment materialized in his hand.
To be honest, this song wasn’t widely popular in the other world. It only got famous because of that world’s Ancestral Master. And it had to be said, once this song became the background music for "Jiangnan’s Most Sentimental Man," the combination—a master of sentimentality on the scene, plus a pretty girl—just hit different.
Because of him, the song was elevated online to the status of a city anthem in that world and was even played at the Asian Games.
Moreover, just like "Trajectory," this version of "Girl" that he had obtained came with special attributes.
The first was that when he had the "ultimate scumbag" persona, singing this song granted a special buff that could stir up emotions. It was just like in his past life, where listening to the song alone did nothing, but pairing it with "Jiangnan’s Most Sentimental Man" created a powerful feeling.
And that was precisely his current persona.
The other attribute was that when he sang this song, any girl in the live audience would experience a racing heart and a mind thrown into turmoil.
’This attribute is just perfect, isn’t it? It’s made for picking up girls.’
Without this attribute, it would just be an ordinary love song for anyone else. Only with him would it become something different—something exclusive to the Ancestral Master.
The key thing was that, unlike the attribute for "Trajectory," this song’s effect wasn’t restricted to the Extreme Bar.
In any case, this song didn’t exist in this world either.
The game system had also registered it for him on the national music database, so in this world, it was another one of his original works.
"Girl, my story begins because of you..."
Chen Jincheng hummed the tune softly as he walked out of his office, only to find Sister Hong heading toward him. "Boss, you’re on a trending list again! It’s about your afternoon livestream!"
"???" Chen Jincheng was completely baffled.
’What’s going on?’
Before the game system arrived, he had tried making videos using the profound sayings of the Ancestral Master from the other world. It was difficult to even get on the trending list once, no matter what kind of trouble he stirred up.
’What the hell is happening now? I didn’t even promote it, and I’m trending again and again.’
He opened the app to take a look, and the new trending topic made him want to roast someone. ’Are these trending lists deliberately trying to smear my name?’
"Chen Jincheng Ordered Snacks at a Hotel For This Shocking Reason!"
"..." Looking at the clickbait title, Chen Jincheng really wanted to say, ’The third "Clean the Web" campaign needs to hurry up and take action.’
In the world he came from, major platforms wouldn’t allow such clickbait to exist. He didn’t even have to think to know it was about him explaining to that girl how to add enough snacks to an order to meet the minimum for a deal.
The key issue was, was it really necessary to make such a trivial matter a trending topic?
He clicked on it and understood. A dozen or so clip accounts had edited videos of his linked session with that girl.
And every single one of these videos had an unusually high number of likes and comments.
He roughly understood now. This incident must have struck a chord with many men. After all, plenty of guys had probably done something similar, especially in their twenties.
But when he casually opened the comment section of one video, he was dumbfounded:
"My horizons have been broadened! I’ve learned something new!"
"Mind blown. I never knew you could do that." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
"Thank you, scumbag, for sharing this knowledge!"
"..."
’The entire comment section is filled with people saying they’ve learned something new, as if not a single guy has ever done this before. They’re just as good at pretending as my fans.’
He watched a few more videos. It was the same damn thing every time.
’What a bunch of phonies.’
’It’s something everyone secretly knows, but they’re all playing along with this unspoken agreement, huh?’
’Later on, they’ll all claim that I, Chen Jincheng, was the first to do it, and then all the blame will be shifted onto me, right?’
Chen Jincheng sighed silently in the end. ’Oh well. Ever since I started "borrowing" the Ancestral Master’s words of wisdom, the number of things people can criticize me for has just kept growing. One more won’t hurt.’
...
When Chen Jincheng left the office, he found Jiang Xiaobai and the other girls already practicing their dances in the rehearsal room. Apparently, Sister Hong had told them about the livestream.
The girls were highly motivated. After all, every one of them was eagerly looking forward to livestreaming.
The whole reason they wanted to become internet celebrities was to make money from streaming.
This was especially true for Jiang Xiaobai. Having watched "Scumbag Cheng" stream several times, she had been itching to try it herself for a long time.
As for practicing a performance to showcase in the boss’s stream tonight, how hard could that be? They came from a background as nightclub gogo dancers. Was there any dance they didn’t know?
Chen Jincheng went to the rehearsal room to take a look. When the girls saw him arrive, they put even more effort into showing off their moves...
Each one of them looked like a master dancer.
Meanwhile, Sister Hong had taken people to set up the main streaming hall. Unlike the small streaming rooms, this hall was very large, resembling a meticulously arranged stage. It was designed specifically to be used for special streaming events.
When Chen Jincheng came in, the setup was almost complete. He handed the USB drive with the accompaniment for "Girl" to Sister Hong. "I wrote another new song. I’ll sing it at the end of the stream. This is the backing track."
"Another new song?" Sister Hong was taken aback.
The previous one, "Trajectory," had already surprised her. And now there was another?
’Could it be that his ’talented scholar’ persona wasn’t just a whim, but the real deal?’
By afternoon, a video announcement was filmed and posted on his Tiao Yin account, stating that Chen Jincheng would be streaming live at 7:30 PM sharp. The news was also spread through his various dedicated fan groups.
From starting his account after transmigrating, to building a fan base and starting to stream, to now having a stable audience of over 15,000 concurrent viewers, Chen Jincheng had actually become quite famous.
But this clearly wasn’t enough. In the streaming world, he still didn’t have much clout.
In this world, even the top livestream traffic on short-video platforms couldn’t compare to the other world’s peak, which could reach 7.2 million concurrent viewers (not counting celebrities; Chairman Zhou had 11.5 million concurrent viewers, and King Liu wasn’t far behind).
But on Tiao Yin alone, there was no shortage of major influencers with 30,000+, 50,000+, or even 100,000+ viewers. Gao Yanyan had even reached a peak of over 200,000 concurrent viewers.
That’s right, Gao Yanyan also existed in this world, and he was at the height of his popularity right now. Although many people accused him of using bots, his name was on the gift rankings. In a single livestream PK battle, he could rake in tens of millions in gifts.
Regardless of where those gifts came from, Tiao Yin recognized them, and the numbers looked good.
And this time, Chen Jincheng was going to leverage his trending topic for the day, the S-Class promotional resources Tiao Yin gave his stream, and his meticulously planned "Beauty Roulette" event to break 50,000+ concurrent viewers.
Naturally, the news of his stream spread quickly. Lin Hao, who had been keeping a close eye on Second-Life Star, received the notification immediately.
"That bastard finally announced a proper stream time. Who the hell would know about a short stream in the middle of the day?" Lin Hao grumbled upon getting the news, then immediately pulled out his phone and started adding funds to his Tiao Yin account.
The maximum top-up was 500,000 yuan. To add 1,000,000, he had to do it in two separate transactions.
But after topping up 1,000,000 yuan, his account had an extra 10,000,000 Tiao Coins.
’I can finally follow through on my promise. After I send the gifts, I’ll arrange a meeting and invite him. Let’s see if he has the nerve to refuse to share a good plan with me then.’
「Jinghong Women’s Clothing.」
Li Ya was in an excellent mood. The 559,326 orders had her practically beaming with joy. The company was now working at full capacity to ship everything out, even hiring temporary workers for packing.
She was increasingly glad she had chosen to collaborate with Second-Life Star. Although the final order count wasn’t confirmed yet, the current orders alone, at 58 yuan per piece, amounted to over 32 million yuan in sales revenue.
Most importantly, while the return rate for women’s clothing was generally high, the rate for sexy lingerie and provocative apparel was extremely low!
This was also the reason why she specialized in this type of sleepwear.
Moreover, this batch of orders had no distribution channels and no losses from various promotions or discounts. After deducting Second-Life Star’s 10% commission and the 50% production cost, their Jinghong Women’s Clothing could directly profit by 12.8 million yuan.
Crucially, that wasn’t all. There were also the offline wholesale orders. Although these only had a 19% profit margin, it was a steady, long-term stream of income, and the order volume was even larger. Especially today, with Jinghong Women’s Clothing trending on Tiao Yin, the order phone line hadn’t stopped ringing.
This just showed how incredible Second-Life Star’s planning was. She had to maintain a good relationship with him.
She felt that this type of collaboration could become a future trend. And with the foundation of this first partnership, Second-Life Star would definitely be her top choice. This experience proved that he could guarantee results.
Therefore, despite rarely paying attention to influencers, she had made an exception and followed Mr. Chen and Jiang Xiaobai’s Tiao Yin accounts. Naturally, she also saw the news that Mr. Chen was going to stream tonight.
With that thought, she also opened her phone and silently began to top up her account. If her secretary saw her, she would have definitely called her crazy.
A full 10,000,000 Dou Coins.
Chen Jincheng knew nothing about all this. He was completely focused on preparing for the stream. A special event like this wasn’t as casual as his usual streams. Since he was aiming for 50,000+ concurrent viewers, he had to give it his all.
And while he was preparing, many other influencers online had actually set their sights on him. After all, he was the hottest topic of the day.
Sometimes, you could find a way to take a bite out of someone else’s popularity, or even step on them to boost yourself. For the sake of traffic, some influencers would stop at nothing.
As for morals and face, sometimes you just had to throw them away.
So, as evening approached, Sister Hong rushed to Chen Jincheng to report, "Boss, something’s come up online. It looks like another influencer has targeted you."
