Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities-Chapter 82 - 80: Second-Life Star Was Abandoned by Tiao Yin
One by one, the girls went up for their turn to shoot, and their expressions were clearly off.
It wasn’t just the girls; almost everyone on set understood what was happening.
Sister Hong had seen it all before.
Lang Lang was so damn envious his eyes were about to pop out of his head.
’What did I do to deserve this? Why was I assigned to film this ad?’
Li Qinglan and Lin Leqing watched, dumbfounded. ’How can these women be such perverts?’
"They’re going too far, bullying their own boss like that." Lin Leqing couldn’t help but whisper, feeling indignant on her senior’s behalf.
Cen Ning, of course, understood as well. Looking at her boss’s handsome face, she felt an inexplicable pressure. ’The competition seems fierce.’
She was new, so she was scheduled to shoot last.
She gracefully walked over to her boss, intentionally showing off her sultry-yet-innocent-style sleepwear. Leaning against his chest, she didn’t forget to ask, "Boss, do I look good?"
"Don’t you start fooling around like the others!" Chen Jincheng couldn’t help but warn her.
But Cen Ning leaned in close to his ear and whispered, "When is the ’next time’ you mentioned last night? I have several more sets of sleepwear like this at home!"
After their brief, flirty exchange, Chen Jincheng delivered his final line, signaling the end of the day’s shoot.
Sister Hong immediately said to Lang Lang, "Organize the footage and send it to the editing department. Have Xiaoliao and Xiaohai start cutting it. Tell them to finish Yinyin’s ad first."
"Okay, Sister Hong," Lang Lang nodded.
With the shoot over, the girls filed into the other two rooms and the bathroom to change back into their clothes.
Chen Jincheng took the opportunity to get off the bed. He bent over, clutching his stomach to hide his awkward predicament. "Sister Hong, my stomach’s bothering me. I’ll leave things to you. I’m going to get some medicine."
"Go on!" Sister Hong shook her head. She knew exactly what was happening.
「In the bathroom.」
Yinyin had already changed into the ancient-style gauze dress from earlier. Just as she was about to leave, she received a WeChat message from her boss.
It contained only two words: Parking lot.
She knew it was time to atone for her sins. She immediately lifted her skirt, slipped off her panties, and put them in her bag. Then she opened the bathroom door and snuck out while no one was paying attention.
When she reached the parking lot, she immediately spotted her boss’s car. A rear door was open.
"Don’t let it happen again," Chen Jincheng said as he watched the girl take her panties out of her bag and put them on. Feeling refreshed and invigorated, he got out of the car. "You head up first. I’m going to have a smoke before I go up."
With that, he leaned against the car and lit a cigarette.
Yinyin rolled her eyes at him and headed for the elevator alone. When she reached the suite where they had been filming, everyone was discussing the footage. She quietly slipped inside.
As Chen Jincheng smoked, he looked at the Life Simulation Game in his mind and casually accepted and completed a mission:
"A girl from the media company has been caught in a photo scandal. Please resolve it as soon as possible!"
It was an ordinary mission that offered no reward upon completion. By the time he finished the mission, he had also finished his cigarette.
Only then did he sigh and walk toward the elevator.
’If Yinyin hadn’t been the one to ask for it, I never would have called a girl down for a quickie during a team shoot like this.’
’Keeping things discreet has always been my principle.’
’It’s like, without video proof, even if a girl admits to it herself, it never happened as far as I’m concerned.’
He stepped out of the elevator and returned to the set. Sister Hong was already there with Li Qinglan, watching the finished ad video for Yinyin. The company had finished editing and sent it over immediately.
With the added music and edited transitions, Li Qinglan could clearly feel that the ad’s impact was even greater.
The rapid-fire stocking changes during the transitions were especially stunning now that they were synced to the beat of the music. The bed scene near the end, in particular, along with the ripped stockings and the artfully damaged ones on the model’s legs, fully showcased the allure of the product.
And with the name "Luna Stockings" appearing at both the beginning and the end, the brand was incredibly memorable. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
"Miss Li, are you satisfied with our Second-Life Star’s video ad?" Sister Hong asked with a broad smile.
Li Qinglan nodded decisively. "Very satisfied. And it’s completely unexpected. Many people at my company believe that traditional celebrity-driven media ads are the way to go. This video ad of yours will be a huge slap in the face for them. My company has made so many traditional ads, and honestly, none of them can compare to this one from Second-Life Star."
Naturally, her desire to invest in an MCN agency grew even stronger.
Sister Hong was naturally delighted to hear this. She could also see that the video was high-quality; combined with the buzz Yinyin had generated over the past two days, it was sure to go viral.
Just then, Sister Hong’s phone rang.
After answering the call, she quickly did something on her phone, then looked at Chen Jincheng with a deep frown. "Boss, there’s a situation on Tiao Yin. We’re being targeted."
"What now? Everything was fine," Chen Jincheng asked, completely bewildered.
Sister Hong explained, "Tiao Yin just launched an ad ranking chart. In the public comment section for the chart, a lot of people are spamming tags for Second-Life Star and you."
As she spoke, she handed him her phone, which was open to Tiao Yin.
Chen Jincheng took the phone and saw the ad ranking chart. ’The page looks crude and rushed, but isn’t this the ’Tiao Yin Quarterly Ad TOP Chart’ that Tiao Yin created to develop its advertising section after the Tiao Yin Assistant came out?’
’But that’s not right.’
’In the other world’s timeline, this chart didn’t appear until next year, after all the big companies started releasing ads on Tiao Yin.’
’The first year, an ad from Oppo Mobile, ’I Have a Friend,’ won Best of the Year.’
’The plot, where the male lead confesses to his female companion and shows her all their memories stored on an OPPO phone, touched a lot of people.’
’But in the beginning, the ads promoted by big companies were all filmed with celebrities, not a single one was by an influencer.’
’It wasn’t until 2020 that ads from influencers gradually began to dominate. The best ad that year was Huawei’s ’Turn Life Into a Movie’ campaign.’
’By 2022, when Tiao Yin launched its Starmap platform and the ad section reached its peak, a single Jetour Dasheng ad by Zhu Tie Xiong hit 170 million total views, crushing the ads from big-name celebrities in both creativity and quality.’
’If Jetour hadn’t insisted on releasing the video themselves first, the view count would have been even higher.’
’But in this world, this ranking chart has appeared ahead of schedule.’
’It looks like it was hastily thrown together.’
’Perhaps it’s a butterfly effect caused by the sleepwear ad I made for Jiang Xiaobai.’
This makeshift chart had three rankings:
Ad Quantity Ranking:
Ad Likes Ranking:
Ad Sales Ranking:
But Jiang Xiaobai’s name was nowhere on the charts, because the tracking period started today.
Currently, the top spot on all three lists was held by a leading influencer named Sister Feiye. She had over 17 million followers, was known for her sponsored content, and was the influencer who took on the most ad deals on Tiao Yin.
Sister Hong explained, "The reason so many people are tagging Second-Life Star and you to look at this chart is obvious. They’re trying to use you to generate buzz. It’s very likely Sister Feiye herself."
"According to the intel from the company, in the comments of her fastest-growing ad, a lot of people are saying it’s not as good as Xiaobai’s and that her ranking is undeserved."
"So, she must be desperate to prove herself. By showing that Second-Life Star has no ads on the chart, she’s setting us up. If our ads fail later, she’ll seize the opportunity to attack us and boost her own reputation as an advertising guru."
"No doubt about it, it’s definitely her," Chen Jincheng said without hesitation.
’The influencer world is a battlefield. People will stop at nothing in their pursuit of status on the platform.’
He looked at her data. She had 7 ads, her most-liked video had 1.08 million likes, and her total ad sales were 2.8 million.
Her rate was 400,000 per ad, the highest on Tiao Yin right now.
’The key thing is, releasing seven ads on the same day is too deliberate. In his past life, he was a manager at a large company and had seen plenty of similar situations. This was a clear case of getting inside information and waiting for Tiao Yin to release the chart to dominate it.’
’It was even possible that Jiang Xiaobai’s ad was barred from the chart by Tiao Yin’s internal staff, all to build hype for this Sister Feiye.’
’Evidently, in Tiao Yin’s internal evaluation, Jiang Xiaobai’s value couldn’t compare to Sister Feiye’s. Even my own Second-Life Star didn’t measure up.’
"Sister Hong, have we sent the ad contract for Luna Stockings to Tiao Yin?" Chen Jincheng asked. At this stage, Tiao Yin took a 5% cut of ad revenue, so a copy of the contract had to be sent to them.
"Sent, but not yet reviewed," Sister Hong said.
"Is that so?" Chen Jincheng smiled. ’It seems the person in charge at Tiao Yin hasn’t seen this contract yet. They must have focused all their attention on Sister Feiye’s seven ads today.’
’So, if I manage to take Sister Feiye down, wouldn’t that be incredibly awkward for Tiao Yin?’
An idea suddenly formed in his mind. He decided to make a big move.
...
「Tiao Yin Headquarters.」
In the Advertising Operations Management Department, President Han Shangyou was listening to a manager’s report. "President Han, Sister Feiye has really come through for us. With seven ads launched simultaneously, her total sales have reached 2.8 million, and the likes, views, and comments on each video are growing nicely."
Han Shangyou frowned slightly. "President Liu, at the end of the day, none of these videos are as good as Jiang Xiaobai’s. Was it perhaps short-sighted to use this method to block that video from the chart?"
President Liu said with a smile, "President Han, you should have faith in our department. We made this decision after a series of comparisons, studies, and discussions. The success of Jiang Xiaobai’s video was too much of a fluke, and it was amplified by the huge promotional push we gave it to test the shopping cart feature."
"An accident like that is impossible for Second-Life Star to replicate. In fact, there are several other top-tier influencers who are more valuable than them. So, there’s no need to offend Sister Feiye over this one video, especially when her contract is ending soon."
"Right now, no one on Tiao Yin has higher advertising value than Sister Feiye. That’s the consensus of our entire department."
Han Shangyou nodded. Since the Advertising Operations Management Department had evaluated the value of both parties and decided to back Sister Feiye at the expense of Jiang Xiaobai and Second-Life Star, they must have their reasons. As the president, there was no need for him to interfere unnecessarily.
’It’s just that if Sister Feiye still can’t top the charts after being given inside information and this much help, it would be pretty embarrassing for both her and Tiao Yin’s entire Advertising Operations Management Department.’
As they were speaking, a supervisor suddenly came over to report, "President Han, President Liu, I just reviewed an ad contract sent over from Second-Life Star. You two should probably take a look at it."
