Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities-Chapter 64 - 62: Can’t Play Fair, Huh?

A familiar stream of information once again appeared in Chen Jincheng’s mind. It was all about these two duet love songs, including the musical composition, lyrics, vocal techniques, and more.

’Seriously, the game system is determined to push me further down the path of the ’talented scumbag’ persona.’

At the same time, a USB drive with the musical accompaniment appeared in his hand.

In an instant, he knew both songs by heart. Moreover, these two love songs were extremely famous in his past life, leagues better than that song "Trajectory" by Chairman Zhou.

In fact, in a broader sense, even the Ancestral Master’s signature BGM, "Girl," could only pale in comparison to these two.

First, there was "Can’t Help Falling in Love." It was one of the Top Ten Hits of the Year and was featured on the first-ever CCTV Online Spring Festival Gala. Right before he transmigrated, 16 years after its release, the song was still being performed at New Year’s Eve galas.

Then there was "Little Dimples," which won the Silver Award for the Top Ten Most Popular Mandarin Songs of the Year, was named one of the Top Ten Best Chinese Songs, and was one of the Top Ten Hottest Hits on the Entertainment Hot List.

Naturally, in his previous world, these two songs were also the most popular "wingman" anthems at karaoke—perfect for picking up girls and one of the best songs for some light flirting.

At countless school reunions, married men and women would use these two songs to flirt with people who weren’t their spouses.

And now that he had these two duet love songs in this world, he could make them the ultimate anthems for picking up girls.

Human emotions resonate universally, so if these two love songs could become massive hits in another world, they were guaranteed to blow up in this one, too.

Besides, these songs had a special attribute: as long as a girl "bound" to him sang a duet with him, her emotions would be amplified, increasing the song’s sweetness by 100%.

They were already sweet love songs. If you increase the sweetness by another 100%, wouldn’t they be sweet enough to kill?

Therefore, all he had to do was bust out one of these songs, and he could take any "bound" girl and make her famous with him.

’If these aren’t the ultimate anthems for picking up girls, what is?’

The song "Can’t Help Falling in Love," in particular, immediately made him think of Jiang Xiaobai.

The reason was simple. In his past life, he’d gone to the bar where Jiang Xiaobai was a regular performer during a business trip and heard her sing this exact song. She sang it with a sweetness that was truly captivating.

In that world, she was already a famous influencer goddess. He’d sent her a virtual gift worth 10,000 yuan but only got a single drink toasted in his honor in return. He never got a chance to get close to her.

’As for this world... I should find some time to go over to her place and ’discuss’ this song properly.’

’Other people use scripts as an excuse; I’ll use teaching a song. Nothing wrong with that, right?’

Speak of the devil. Just as he was thinking about her, his phone started ringing with her call.

He answered, and Jiang Xiaobai’s voice came through. "Cheng, I’m almost done with the print ad photoshoot for Jinghong Women’s Clothing. Sister Li said I did a great job and that the results are way better than the celebrities she’s hired in the past."

She was clearly fishing for compliments.

Chen Jincheng, showing off his high EQ, immediately laid on the praise. "Mhm, great job. That’s our Second-Life Star’s top girl for you."

"Heehee!" Jiang Xiaobai’s smug satisfaction was palpable even through the phone.

"Boss, so this is where you were." Yinyin’s voice rang out as she ran over with a wide smile, leaning in close beside him.

She had naturally seen that her boss’s phone screen showed he was on a call with Jiang Xiaobai. Whether it was intentional or not, she cooed, "Boss, there are rooms here. Do you want to ’inspect’ me right now?"

In the Jinghong Women’s Clothing photoshoot studio, Jiang Xiaobai heard Yinyin’s voice.

She understood immediately.

’What the hell?’

Just as she was about to speak into her phone, the call was disconnected. The smile on her pretty face froze instantly.

Her mood soured in an instant, a perfect example of giggling one moment and fuming the next.

"Xiaobai, let’s shoot the last set," Li Ya said, walking over to get Jiang Xiaobai’s attention.

"Okay, Sister Li!" Jiang Xiaobai replied, hastily forcing a smile.

But inside, she was miserable.

Back on the yacht, after Chen Jincheng hastily hung up, he glared at Yinyin. "Was that fun for you?"

Yinyin, however, proactively wrapped her arms around his neck. "So, Boss? Are you going to play or not? You have to trust me."

"You said it. If you don’t meet my expectations, don’t blame me for ’returning the goods,’" Chen Jincheng shot her an annoyed glare. He knew exactly what little game she was playing.

’Such a ridiculous ploy for attention.’

Still, the mood was set. If he didn’t do something, he wouldn’t be much of a man.

...

A short while later.

Chen Jincheng lit a cigarette.

Yinyin studied him. "Boss, you look really tired. Didn’t you get enough rest yesterday?"

"Yeah, I was up too late at the bar last night. Didn’t get much sleep," Chen Jincheng said, going along with it. Inwardly, he cursed Jiang Xiaobai. ’It’s all her fault.’

Yinyin cooed, "Boss, would you like to come to my place to rest tonight? I know how to give massages!"

"Okay. First, come with me tonight to entertain a few content clippers, and we’ll go to your place after that." Surprisingly, Chen Jincheng didn’t refuse.

Yinyin was thrilled with his answer and planted a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you, Boss!"

Chen Jincheng, however, was already thinking about the content clippers.

’Each of them controls a lot of social media accounts. If I invite them to the bar tonight, I can have them film Cen Ning a little. It’d be a good way to build some hype for her.’

’With my current level of fame, if I just hold hands or get a little close with any girl and it gets filmed, as long as enough accounts post the video, it’s guaranteed to hit the trending lists by tomorrow. It’ll make everyone wonder who she is.’

’Otherwise, this hype will die down in a couple of days. It would be a shame not to take advantage of it.’

He then picked up his phone and saw several missed calls from Jiang Xiaobai. He opened WeChat and found a flood of messages from her as well:

"You’re not answering my calls!"

"What are you doing?"

"..."

The girl had clearly gotten worked up over what Yinyin said.

He considered replying, but then thought better of it.

’Better to let her stew for a bit. I can’t let her get used to throwing these tantrums.’

’Besides, I just got ’Can’t Help Falling in Love.’ I can use that to smooth things over with her in a few days.’

When Chen Jincheng and Yinyin returned to the deck, most of the girls from Second-Life Star had finished filming their videos. They were either admiring the scenery or taking selfies. It wasn’t every day they got to hang out on such a huge yacht, so of course they had to take plenty of photos and videos to post to their social media.

Their return naturally drew the attention of all the other girls. After all, the two of them had disappeared together for quite a while. It didn’t take a genius to figure out what might have happened.

"Sister Hong, are you all done shooting? I went to check in with Lin Hao. Since we’re borrowing his venue, I couldn’t just do nothing," Chen Jincheng said with a smile, noticing Sister Hong’s scrutinizing gaze.

To Sister Hong, the explanation was completely unnecessary.

Yinyin was clearly a little disappointed to hear this. Apparently, the boss didn’t want anyone to know he had "inspected" her.

After that, Chen Jincheng also took some photos with the girls on deck. It couldn’t be helped. The girls wanted to post on their social media, and having a celebrity in the picture was always a plus. Who better than their boss, Chen Jincheng?

The caption could be a simple: "Shooting a video at sea on a yacht with the boss!"

That would instantly boost the post’s clout.

Lin Hao came up to the deck shortly after. "Lao Cheng, you guys done shooting? The yacht’s about to head back."

"Yeah," Chen Jincheng nodded.

After the yacht returned to port, the group naturally headed back to the Fenglin Rest Hall. As they passed an adjacent lounge, however, both Chen Jincheng and Lin Hao were drawn to a girl sitting on a sofa inside.

The girl was wearing a blue top and white pants, and she was counting a stack of cash. The smile on her face was incredibly infectious.

When Chen Jincheng saw this girl, he looked as if he’d just seen a ghost.

’It’s the Blue-clothed War God.’

’A rather unique internet celebrity from my past life.’

’Among certain circles of veteran pervs, this Blue-clothed War God was a huge deal. She only existed on various porn sites featuring short videos, but she became a legend with a single clip. Her fame even surpassed that of the professional actresses from a certain small island nation.’

"Looks like one of the ’yacht girls.’ It’s rare to see them get paid in cash," Lin Hao explained with a hint of amusement. He then stared intently at the girl’s smile. "Why do I get the feeling she’s going to be a hit?"

"You’re probably right," Chen Jincheng said with complete seriousness.

’She’s already in the blue top and white pants... I wonder what her situation is in this world. I’ll try searching for her online tonight.’

"Lao Cheng, don’t you dare fight me for this one. I’m going to sign her!" Lin Hao said, already rushing toward the lounge. When you get a gut feeling this strong that someone’s going to be a star, they’re absolutely worth developing.

Chen Jincheng shook his head. He had no intention of competing for her.

But just then, he saw a game notification suddenly appear in his mind, and he couldn’t help but curse under his breath.

’Damn it. Is this girl supposed to be off-limits or something?’