Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities-Chapter 58 - 56: Tiao Yin Belongs to Him Today
The next morning, countless people who followed the Tiao Yin Hot Topics list were drawn in by three major news items.
1. Tiao Yin and Second-Life Star’s Planned Test of Shopping Cart Function Explodes with a Million Orders.
3. Chen Jincheng and Li Lisheng’s PK Battle of the Century Sets New Tiao Yin Record of 23.81 Million.
4. Chen Jincheng’s Stream Surpasses 100,000+ Concurrent Viewers. Anything is Possible on Tiao Yin.
6. Chen Jincheng’s Song "Girl" Cements His Unshakable Status as the Ancestral Master.
Today’s hot topics were truly insane.
Chen Jincheng’s name alone appeared in three of them.
First, the PK record. Gao Yanyan’s previous record of over 11 million in gift value already had people thinking the gifters had more money than sense. After all, that was over 1.1 million yuan. Couldn’t they find anything better to do with their money than give it to a streamer?
Now, Chen Jincheng’s PK had shot up to 23.81 million, more than doubling the old record.
Then there was the 100,000+ viewer milestone. While there were some top-tier influencers who could reach that number, there weren’t many.
These two items undoubtedly showed just how incredible this Chen Jincheng was, causing his fame to explode overnight.
But if it were just that, it would be one thing. The last hot topic, "Girl," was what really broke everyone’s composure. Clicking on it revealed various clips from Chen Jincheng’s stream. He was singing "Girl," and the expressions on the faces of one girl after another, a mix of anticipation and disappointment, made everyone scream, "Holy shit!"
’This is going too far. You don’t hit someone where it hurts like that, do you?’
If you could still claim it was scripted and console yourself that the girls were just acting, what about what came later? Were those girls enthusiastically dancing around Chen Jincheng and even groping him also just acting?
Someone even did a frame-by-frame analysis to count how many girls had put their hands on Chen Jincheng.
Honestly, Chen Jincheng’s reputation as the "Ancestral Master" was already significant before, but many still scoffed at it. Now, everyone was convinced. ’Is this the fucking true value of the Ancestral Master?’
But soon, everyone discovered that the number one hot topic also seemed to be related to Chen Jincheng.
Many people had seen that ad with Jiang Xiaobai and knew about the new shopping cart feature.
Now the news was saying this one video had sold a million pairs of pajamas. That was terrifying.
At 58 yuan a pair, the total sales volume was 58 million yuan!
The numbers were absolutely horrifying.
No one had expected this new feature from Tiao Yin to be so powerful.
And the crucial part was that the boss of Second-Life Star was Chen Jincheng.
Was this fucking Chen Jincheng Day or what?
The impact of this million-unit order was enormous. It wasn’t just regular users and influencers paying attention anymore; it had attracted attention from all sides, all of whom were left dumbfounded by the sales figures.
When Li Yueling woke up, she patted her head, trying to ease the headache from her hangover. She had spent last night drinking with a company director. His hand had even crept onto her thigh, but she had finally gotten the new song.
People had been questioning her abilities because of the song her ex-boyfriend had written for her. This time, she was determined to use this new song to stage a brilliant comeback.
When she got to the living room, her younger sister was already up. "How is the Jinglan Women’s Clothing ad doing?" she asked. "With the company’s initial push and help from my fans, the buzz should be pretty good, right?"
Advertising was another sector she wanted to conquer.
She was already doing very well in variety shows. If she added success in music and advertising, steadily moving forward, becoming an A-lister wouldn’t be a problem.
Hearing the question, her sister immediately looked conflicted, not knowing how to answer.
Seeing her expression, Li Yueling grew annoyed. "What is it?"
Her sister had no choice but to tell the truth. "Um, your ad video didn’t get much traction. It was completely overshadowed by the buzz from that influencer. His video already has 6.5 million likes, and... it directly sold one million pairs of pajamas."
"What? Are you kidding me?" Li Yueling was completely stunned. She hurriedly took out her phone to check Tiao Yin and, sure enough, she saw the related news.
Her expression instantly turned foul. "He’s just an influencer. He’s not even in the same league as me. On what grounds?"
Her sister sighed. "Jinglan Women’s Clothing is probably regretting their decision to work with us now."
"..." Hearing this, Li Yueling’s expression grew even uglier.
「Jinglan Women’s Clothing.」
Liu Qing was indeed filled with regret. She had seen the news as soon as she woke up. The figure of one million orders made her eyes go wide. She could never have imagined that a plan orchestrated by an influencer could achieve such results.
At the time, she had tried to use him as a pawn, choosing Li Yueling instead and even fobbing him off with a price of 40,000 yuan per video. She now realized she looked like a complete clown.
If word of this got out, she was afraid everyone in the industry would mock her for being blind and she’d become a laughingstock.
Moreover, she was certain that woman, Li Ya, would never let this opportunity pass. She would definitely make sure this embarrassing mistake became public knowledge.
This put her in an extremely foul mood first thing in the morning. It got even worse when she arrived at the Jinmao Building and saw a banner already stretched out front: "Congratulations to Jinghong Women’s Clothing for a Million-Order Explosion on Tiao Yin for Their New Pajamas, Becoming the New Quarter’s Category Champion."
That woman, Li Ya, was seizing the opportunity to gloat, acting as if she were afraid someone might not hear about it.
It seemed she had no choice but to show some sincerity and approach Second-Life Star again.
Although there had been some unpleasantness before, it wasn’t some deep-seated feud. She believed that if she showed sincerity, humbled herself, and sought to cooperate, Second-Life Star would have no reason to shut the door in her face.
...
Early in the morning, when Chen Jincheng woke up and grabbed his phone, he saw countless @mentions and private messages in his Tiao Yin backend.
He opened it and saw they were all from his fans, telling him he’d made it onto multiple hot topic lists.
When he saw that he alone occupied four spots on the list, even he was surprised. But on second thought, all of these trending topics were within reason. He immediately checked his follower count. Sure enough, it had grown by another 700,00-plus, reaching 3.51 million.
This feeling of gaining fans for doing nothing—just by lying here—was pretty great.
He got up to wash, and when he came downstairs, Sister Hong was already there with his breakfast. "Did you see the hot topics list this morning?" she said as soon as she saw him. "You’re all over Tiao Yin today. Oh, and the ’Girl’ topic made the song go viral. A lot of people are using it as BGM now."
"I also had someone upload the version you sang last night directly to the web, using the stream footage as the music video. With a little promotion, the song’s popularity should surpass ’Trajectory.’ Plus, you’re much more famous now, so Tiao Yin should offer a better licensing fee."
"Mm," Chen Jincheng nodded, picking up the breakfast Sister Hong had brought and starting to eat.
Sister Hong continued her report. "The streaming data for the 15 girls from last night is also out. Xiaobai’s numbers are the best, mainly because she has more fans. She streamed until 1 AM, and in three hours, she received over 27,000 yuan in gifts. After deducting Tiao Yin’s cut and taxes, and not including bonuses, both she and the company can take home over 5,400 yuan. If our guild application is approved, the company will also get a 5% base bonus and a mission bonus!"
"Among the other girls, Yinyin’s data was second best, again due to a larger fan base. She received over 16,000 yuan in gifts, so both she and the company got over 3,200 yuan. As for the rest, Lin Qing and one named Nian Nian did the best, with over 9,000 yuan in gifts. The lowest ones still brought in over 3,000 yuan."
"In total, the girls of Second-Life Star received 135,560 yuan in gifts last night. The company can take a cut of 27,112 yuan. It’s a shame our guild application hasn’t met the requirements yet. Otherwise, with the base and mission bonuses from a regular guild, we could have taken 32,534 yuan."
Chen Jincheng nodded. The difference was significant.
However, as long as the girls streamed for a full week and met the activity requirements, they would qualify for a regular guild.
Besides, earning 27,112 yuan in one night was already quite a lot. This was just the girls’ first day of streaming. If they seized the opportunity, their numbers would continue to rise. And this was with only 15 girls.
He thought about the Wuyou Media of another world, with its 100,000 signed streamers and 26,701 active ones. How much would their daily cut from gift revenue alone be?
"Sister Hong, I have a plan for a new shoot. Go to the company later and arrange it," Chen Jincheng instructed as he ate. "We’re going to film on a 160-foot yacht. Pick 15 girls, and have the ones who are chosen bring bikinis. Tell them the less fabric, the better. If they want to get famous, they have to pay the price."
"And the selection criteria? Based on followers?" Sister Hong gave her boss a half-smile, suspecting his ’less fabric’ rule was really for his own viewing pleasure.
"Big chests and long legs get priority!" Chen Jincheng said decisively. ’By my calculations, there isn’t much time left to openly push the boundaries like this.’
’Since I’m filming a "Banned" series, I naturally have to push the boundaries to the absolute limit. Giving the audience more fan service is the most effective way.’
Otherwise, once the new regulations came down, these kinds of fan-service videos would be a thing of the past on Tiao Yin.
"Got it." When Sister Hong heard the "big chests, long legs get priority" requirement, she was certain her boss was just using the shoot to feast his own eyes.
"Sister Hong, what’s with that look?" Chen Jincheng noticed her odd gaze. "You don’t think I’m doing this just so I can watch, do you? Do you think I’m that kind of person?"
"Aren’t you?" Sister Hong retorted.
"Sister Hong, you’re a sharp judge of character," Chen Jincheng laughed, before diligently finishing his breakfast. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
’Come on, who wouldn’t want to watch while filming this kind of "Banned" series? To say otherwise would be lying to myself.’
After finishing breakfast, Chen Jincheng went to the Second-Life Star office with Sister Hong.
They arrived at the 8th floor of the Jinmao Building. As he stepped out of the elevator and started walking toward the Second-Life Star office, he ran into a surprising person, who also seemed to be headed there.
