Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities-Chapter 87 - 85: How Did They Get That Kind of Price
Chen Jincheng led Lin Leqing to a seat, causing the five content clippers, including Yijin, to look up in unison. They stared at the pair, their faces filled with envy, especially when they saw Brother Cheng walk in holding a girl’s hand.
Brother Cheng had a girl by his side every single day, and it was always a different one.
They were the ones constantly editing clips of Brother Cheng, and they had his famous quotes memorized, so why were they the ones without girlfriends?
’Every time it’s time to put it into practice, my mind goes blank. I don’t even know where to start.’ Even when they used the exact same pickup techniques, which were so effective for Brother Cheng, all they got in return was a girl calling them a "psycho!"
They didn’t even know what they were doing wrong.
Yijin glanced at another table. The girl from the bar last night was sitting there, chatting happily with other women.
’Even though she drank me under the table last night, I really had a great time with her.’
’If only I had Brother Cheng’s way with women.’
However, as content clippers, their first instinct was to whip out their phones and start recording the two of them. They knew what kind of clips got views.
A new girl with Brother Cheng was always a hot topic.
Especially since the leaked photo scandal had just blown over.
Chen Jincheng introduced her with a smile. "Let me introduce you all. This is Lin Leqing, my junior. From now on, she’ll also be a member of Second-Life Star."
"Hello, everyone," Lin Leqing said quickly in a sweet voice.
"Hello, hello!" Yijin and the other four immediately replied, not forgetting to upload the new video they just shot to their clip channels.
The atmosphere at Second-Life Star’s celebration banquet was naturally lively. With so many women who came from the nightlife scene, they wouldn’t let the party die down. They single-handedly energized the regular employees and Yijin’s group, making sure everyone had a great time eating and drinking.
Of course, on the other side of town, Sister Feiye was also having a satisfying meal with her employees at a high-end restaurant.
The food here was excellent.
"Bring out the salmon now," Sister Feiye ordered the waiter standing nearby.
"Right away, ma’am." The waiter nodded.
A moment later, a cart with fresh salmon was wheeled in.
Just as Sister Feiye was about to taste the salmon, the employee in charge of monitoring the ad rankings suddenly spoke up. "Sister Feiye, something’s not right. That Yinyin’s ad sales just went up by another 500,000, but her ad count is still just one. It hasn’t increased."
"What?" Fei Ye’s brow furrowed instantly. "Is Tiao Yin’s tech department that inefficient? It’s been this long and they haven’t even fixed one data point? In fact, it’s gotten even more bugged?"
She took out her phone to look. Sure enough, Yinyin’s sales figure was now 1.5 million, while the ad count was still one. The video’s likes, however, were skyrocketing. It had already surpassed two million, almost overtaking her own most-liked ad video.
She knew, of course, that this was all due to the buzz from the leaked photo scandal.
’That girl is so damn lucky. How could she run into such a blessing from the heavens?’
"Ask the Tiao Yin tech department to hurry up and correct the data," Sister Feiye ordered with a frown.
They knew the data had to be wrong, but other people didn’t. They would assume the girl’s rate was 1.5 million yuan for a single video.
This was inadvertently boosting her competitor’s prestige. In contrast, her own rate of 400,000 per video, even if she had more ads, would now be subject to ridicule.
"Okay, I’ll contact them right now." The employee nodded, immediately dialing a number on her phone. Once the call connected, she asked, "I’m calling to ask when the data error on the ad rankings will be corrected. That Yinyin’s sales figures are wrong, aren’t they...? What? They’re not wrong? How is that possible...?"
After hanging up, she rushed to report to Sister Feiye, "The Tiao Yin tech department’s response was that the data is correct."
"How could it not be wrong?" Sister Feiye flared up. "Are the people at Tiao Yin’s tech department completely useless? I’ll contact President Liu myself."
With that, she took out her phone and dialed Liu Xian’s number.
The moment the call connected, she asked with a saccharine smile, "President Liu, have you seen the ad rankings? That Yinyin from Second-Life Star, her data is wrong. Your tech department won’t correct it, and they even claim it’s accurate. This is having a huge impact on me."
In the Tiao Yin Ad Operations and Management Department, Liu Xian was also looking at the ad rankings when he received Sister Feiye’s call.
Yinyin’s data wasn’t just having a huge impact on Sister Feiye; it was having a huge impact on him, too.
But he didn’t dare do anything right now. President Han was already extremely displeased with him. If he made a single move, someone would probably be sent to take over his job immediately.
Hearing Sister Feiye’s words, he could only say bitterly, "Yinyin’s data is real. Second-Life Star isn’t on a conventional advertising contract. For every one million likes they gain, their ad fee increases by 500,000. Based on the current trend, her one ad might surpass your total ad sales of 2.8 million."
"What? How is that possible?" Sister Feiye couldn’t believe her ears.
As Tiao Yin’s most profitable influencer, she knew the going rates for ads better than anyone. Her price of 400,000 per ad was already top-tier. Even if she wanted to raise it slightly, she probably wouldn’t get as many offers from brands.
Because in the eyes of those brands, that was all an influencer was worth.
And now she was being told that Yinyin from Second-Life Star’s 1.5 million ad figure was real? On what grounds?
The key point was that President Liu was also telling her that a single one of Yinyin’s ads might surpass the fees from all seven of her own. How could the people at Luna Stockings be so generous?
But if that happened, wouldn’t she become a complete Joker?
The sales from seven of her ads combined wouldn’t even match one of her rival’s. If that happened, forget about reaching the top tier; her popularity would probably plummet, and the number of brands looking to advertise with her would likely drop sharply.
This was an absolute disaster.
She said hurriedly, "President Liu, can you do something on your end to throttle Yinyin’s traffic? You’re the one who promoted me. It’s not good for you if she gets too far ahead."
How could Liu Xian not know this? But right now, he was powerless.
President Han was watching him. If he dared to make a move, he’d probably lose his job by tomorrow. In the end, he could only say helplessly to Sister Feiye, "You’d better prepare on your end. Take on a few more ads."
After Sister Feiye hung up, her expression was utterly grim. She looked at the delicious salmon laid out before her and had lost all appetite.
"Sister Feiye, what did President Liu say? Is that data real?" her employee asked hastily.
She didn’t hide it from her team member, explaining the whole situation. Then she added in frustration, "Damn it, how did they get that Ruth to agree to this kind of ad price?"
Hearing her words, the team members were all stunned.
No influencer on Tiao Yin, or any other platform for that matter, had ever received this kind of advertising deal. It was completely unheard of.
Seeing Sister Feiye in a terrible mood, one employee quickly tried to console her. "Her numbers are surging now, but maybe it’ll fizzle out soon. Perhaps another scandal will pop up and overshadow her popularity."
Sister Feiye sighed. She could only hope for such a situation to occur.
But as time went on, that hope would very quickly turn into utter despair.
