Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities-Chapter 79 - 77: The 100-Million-Profit "Ancestral Master Simulator
Er Shi Xingchen Company.
Jiang Xiaobai had also seen the message in the artists’ group chat. Seeing that the scumbag Cheng You had landed a commercial for Yinyin—and that the shooting schedule actually excluded her—made her feel inexplicably upset.
Even though she reminded herself that she had her own Jinglan Women’s Clothing photoshoot this afternoon, how could she possibly control her miserable feelings?
Inside the office.
Chen Jincheng sat in his executive chair, opened his computer, and began looking through some files.
This new executive chair was quite nice. The files, of course, were for the young women who had applied for the nightclub positions, sent over by Wang Yuan.
He went through them one by one, but didn’t approve any. It wasn’t that the quality of these applicants was worse than the previous batch; in fact, they were just as beautiful.
But Second-Life Star had already signed over thirty women. The company currently lacked the capacity to handle more, and the newly hired planner hadn’t started making an impact yet. Relying on him alone would work him to death, so he could only pick the absolute best of the best and put the rest on a waiting list.
Just as he was looking at a peachy-figured applicant and considering whether to approve her, Jiang Xiaobai walked into the office.
Seeing her, he asked, "Are you ready for the Jinglan Women’s Clothing photoshoot this afternoon?"
But she didn’t answer. Instead, she just stared at him, her expression gradually turning pitiful and wronged, as if he had bullied her.
Chen Jincheng instantly guessed what was on her mind and teased, "Aren’t you going to the bar to DJ for an hour tonight? Give me a smile now, and maybe I’ll drop by the bar tonight!"
A smile instantly blossomed on Jiang Xiaobai’s face. Beaming, she walked over and sat on his lap. "Then come to my place after my set!"
"I can also come up with a special video idea for you, and I’ll let you be my co-streamer tomorrow," Chen Jincheng added, then asked with a knowing smile, "Satisfied now?"
"Mhm," Jiang Xiaobai nodded.
A knock sounded at the door, and she subconsciously hopped off Chen Jincheng’s lap.
"Come in," Chen Jincheng called out.
Sister Hong opened the door and came in. Seeing Jiang Xiaobai, she greeted her, "Oh, Xiaobai’s here too?"
"I was just asking the boss for advice about the photoshoot," Jiang Xiaobai explained hurriedly.
Sister Hong just smiled, not probing any further. Instead, she brought up a photo on her phone and showed it to Chen Jincheng. "Boss, the location for the shoot is set. I didn’t pick a suite. There’s a hotel that specializes in home-style decor, which will be more convenient for filming."
Chen Jincheng took a look and was very satisfied. "Alright, tell everyone to gather there after lunch."
At noon, Chen Jincheng ordered some simple takeout at the office. After eating, he checked on his account’s status.
He’d gotten a 24-hour ban for ripping stockings yesterday, and the time wasn’t up yet.
So, he decided not to stream today. After a short rest, he had Sister Hong gather everyone and head to the hotel for the shoot.
Like before, a bus was rented to transport the company’s girls. Those who weren’t at the office had to take a taxi on their own.
When they arrived at the hotel lobby, Sister Hong brought a young photographer over. "Boss, this is Lang Lang, a new photographer from the photography department. He’ll be in charge of this ad shoot."
"Boss, please give me your guidance," Lang Lang said quickly and respectfully.
"Mhm." Seeing he was a bit nervous, Chen Jincheng smiled. "Relax, don’t be so tense. Just shoot like you normally do. All you need to do is show your skills."
"Thank you, Boss." Lang Lang was surprisingly moved by these simple words. As he watched Chen Jincheng walk toward Yinyin, he couldn’t help but remark to Sister Hong, "Sister Hong, our boss is pretty nice."
Sister Hong chuckled. "Our boss is great at everything, aside from being a bit of a scumbag. Just do your job well, you don’t have to worry about him being difficult to work with."
"Okay, I understand." Lang Lang nodded and moved aside to seriously inspect the small camera he had brought.
Chen Jincheng had just finished explaining the key points of the shoot to Yinyin when Li Qinglan, the young miss of Luna Stockings, arrived. She was accompanied by a tall, sweet-looking young woman in a yellow dress who was carrying a case.
"Miss Li." Chen Jincheng and Sister Hong went forward to greet her.
"I hope you haven’t been waiting long, Mr. Chen?" Li Qinglan asked with a smile.
"We just got here ourselves," Chen Jincheng said with a smile. But when he turned his head and glanced at the sweet-looking woman beside Li Qinglan, he was visibly taken aback.
The woman’s face was very familiar.
’This sweet-looking woman next to Li Qinglan seems to be someone who existed in my past life.’
’What are the odds of this happening today?’
’It’s just that she’s different from how I remember her. In my memory, she was known by the nickname ’Haohao’s Mother.’’
"Lin Leqing?" Chen Jincheng asked, subconsciously testing his theory.
"Huh? You know me?" Lin Leqing was instantly surprised, staring at Chen Jincheng in disbelief. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
She, of course, knew of this famous influencer, but she didn’t remember ever interacting with him. Wasn’t this their first time meeting?
Li Qinglan was also very surprised.
After arriving in Coastal City, she had sent this assistant to book the hotel. They had never been to Second-Life Star, nor had her name ever been mentioned. How could he possibly know it?
"It really is you! We were high school classmates," Chen Jincheng immediately started fabricating a story. ’In the other world, her education level was low, but she must have gone to high school, right?’
But now that he had confirmed it was her, he was secretly astounded.
In the other world, he wasn’t a fan of video games, but there was one that had successfully gotten him to open his wallet, and he had even enthusiastically played through it twice.
That game was "I’m Done For, I’m Surrounded by Beauties," also known as the "Ancestral Master Simulator." It was a simple interactive romance game with a production cost of five million that ended up profiting one hundred million.
It was unbelievable.
In that game, Lin Leqing, in particular, had become a viral sensation for her role as "Haohao’s Mother," the character considered the pinnacle of young-housewife archetypes, generating 300 million topic views in a single week.
Crucially, she was only 23 when she participated in the game, yet at such a young age, she created one of the ultimate young-housewife characters. Netizens jokingly dubbed her the "Innate Young Housewife Sacred Body," and she was adored by countless men.
Unfortunately, she was a hopeless romantic. At the peak of her fame, she got knocked up out of wedlock and ran off to have the baby, after which her popularity steadily declined.
The "Young Housewife Sacred Body" was one thing, but when she became an *actual* young housewife, things were different.
What shocked him was how this sweet and lovely woman before him, who was currently 20, would transform into the "Innate Young Housewife Sacred Body" by the age of 23.
’But something wasn’t right. From what I remember, she started as a bit-part actress, playing minor roles in a couple of urban dramas before participating in the production of "I’m Done For, I’m Surrounded by Beauties." She blew up because of the Haohao’s Mother role and then pivoted to short-form dramas.’
’So why is she Li Qinglan’s assistant now?’
’Of course, that’s not important. Trying to poach Li Qinglan ended awkwardly, but poaching this "Innate Young Housewife Sacred Body"... that should be fine, right?’
’If I have the most important character, Haohao’s Mother, then all I need to do is gather a few more women, and I can produce that simple, low-cost game "I’m Done For, I’m Surrounded by Beauties," can’t I?’
’A hundred million in profit, after all.’
’I’m just afraid that when the time comes, the game will end up being called the "Chen Jincheng Simulator."’
’Of course, the prerequisite is poaching Lin Leqing. The game’s appeal would be drastically reduced without her character. Plus, I really want to see how this sweet and lovely woman transforms into the "Innate Young Housewife Sacred Body." It’s just unbelievable.’
Lin Leqing, however, thought for a long time but had no memory of Chen Jincheng. She could only ask tentatively, "You also went to Zhenhua First Middle School?"
Hearing her take the bait, Chen Jincheng immediately continued with his fabricated story. "Yeah, junior. Do you remember back in your first year, someone got caught by a teacher for being in a relationship? Their parents were even called in. The girl was pretty cute, and all of us third-years ran over to watch the drama."
Getting caught for dating was something that happened in practically every school. It was such a generic story, he was just throwing it out there to see if she had any related memories and would project herself into the scenario.
Sister Hong, however, stared at her boss, completely bewildered. He hadn’t attended high school or university in Coastal City, so when did he ever go to Zhenhua First Middle School?
But Lin Leqing seemed to recall something. "What do you mean cute? Zhu Yuanyuan wasn’t good-looking at all!"
Seeing that she had fallen for it, Chen Jincheng laughed inwardly. "Not good-looking? By the time I went over to see what was happening, the girl had already been taken to the office. I only heard about it from my classmates. I think they said she was beaten until she cried."
Lin Leqing immediately corrected him, "Senior, you’re remembering it wrong. It was the boy who was beaten by his parents until he cried."
"Then I really do remember it wrong." Chen Jincheng then changed the subject. "When I went to check out the commotion, I wasn’t really paying attention to the couple. My attention was completely captivated by a very beautiful junior. I even went to secretly watch her later, asked around for her name, and memorized it. But since I was in my third year and my studies were intense, all I could do was remember her name."
"Ah... you... you’re *that* senior?" Lin Leqing suddenly blushed from head to toe, a shy look appearing uncontrollably on her pretty face.
She remembered her deskmate telling her that a handsome third-year senior had been secretly watching her.
At the time, she just thought her deskmate was teasing her for fun.
And now, that senior she thought was imaginary had suddenly appeared for real, and he was such a famous and handsome influencer.
Her heart suddenly started pounding like a freight train.
Whether or not he was a scumbag didn’t matter anymore. He had remembered her name all this time and recognized her at a single glance.
For a moment, she didn’t dare to look at Chen Jincheng. She snuck a quick glance up at him before immediately lowering her head again.
"???" Chen Jincheng, on the other hand, was completely floored. ’This actually f*cking worked?’
Sister Hong watched this, absolutely speechless. It was the first time she had witnessed just how skilled her scumbag boss was, seeing him charm a young woman with just a few words.
If she didn’t know for a fact that he had absolutely no connection to Zhenhua First Middle School, she would have almost believed him herself.
Seeing the two of them chatting animatedly like long-lost schoolmates, Li Qinglan pursed her lips and said, "Yueqing, since you don’t want to model stockings for me anymore and are thinking of quitting to become a bit-part actress with your cousin, you might as well just go to your senior’s company instead of trying your luck in such an uncertain field. He can definitely make you famous. A successful influencer isn’t necessarily any worse off than a celebrity."
Her words made Lin Leqing subconsciously look toward Chen Jincheng, her eyes filled with anticipation. For some reason, she changed her original plan, deciding then and there to stand up her cousin.
