Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities

Chen Jincheng was genuinely surprised. To think he’d run into her on a plane.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to have a knack for meeting beautiful women whenever he flew.

’Maybe I should fly more often in the future.’

In his previous life, many female internet celebrities had claimed the title of "Tiao Yin’s Number One Beauty." A new one would pop up every so often, and each had her own legion of supporters.

After all, everyone’s sense of beauty is different. A single person’s tastes can even change over time, so this phenomenon was hardly strange.

But one of them was, without a doubt, the most talked about.

And that was the woman before him now, Sun Yifan.

She was the one internet celebrity an "Internet Celebrity Young Master" had been obsessed with. He had pursued her madly—for several years, according to rumors—but ultimately failed. Humiliated, he flew into a rage and started a flame war with her online.

His love even twisted into hate, and rumor had it he’d paid people to spam the internet with damaging information about her.

She was the first internet celebrity to have been so obsessively pursued by that Internet Celebrity Young Master, only to turn him down.

Naturally, the online debate surrounding her never ceased.

Some called her a gold-digger. After meeting that Internet Celebrity Young Master at an influencer event in 2018, they had many private interactions, and were even photographed shopping together.

Furthermore, a lot of her online content drew criticism for being money-focused.

Others argued she wasn’t a gold-digger. After all, rejecting the Internet Celebrity Young Master after he pursued her so intensely for so long was proof enough. If she had become his girlfriend, would she ever have had to worry about money?

This contradictory debate kept her trending for quite some time.

But there was no denying it—she was truly beautiful. Seeing her for the first time was a stunning experience.

’I wonder if I’ll get the chance to figure out whether she’s a gold-digger or not.’

’After all, it was a huge debate in my past life.’

Seeing her expectant gaze, Chen Jincheng acted the part of a gentleman and stood up to help her place her luggage in the overhead bin.

When he sat back down, he was surprised to discover the girl’s seat was right next to him and Sister Feiye.

He was sandwiched between two beautiful women.

"Thank you!" Sun Yifan said politely to the man before her after she sat down.

But as she looked at the man in the mask, she felt a sense of familiarity.

’I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before.’

She couldn’t help but ask, "Have we met before? You look really familiar!"

Chen Jincheng, of course, knew why. As Tiao Yin’s top creator, he’d been the most visible influencer on the platform recently. He was always stirring things up, and his follower count had already surpassed 35 million.

So, most Tiao Yin users had probably seen him.

This girl had clearly stumbled upon his videos more than a few times, which was why he seemed familiar to her even with a mask on.

This prompted him to tease her. "Are you using that line to hit on me? It’s a little direct, not to mention outdated."

Sun Yifan was speechless.

’How can he be so narcissistic?’

’I only asked because he genuinely looked familiar. He doesn’t think I’ve fallen for him just because he helped with my luggage, does he?’

’Talk about an average guy with unwarranted confidence.’

But Chen Jincheng just smiled and pulled up his WeChat QR code. "Miss, want to know why I look so familiar? Add me on WeChat, and you’ll find out."

Beside him, Sister Feiye pursed her lips. She knew he was at it again, hitting on another pretty girl. ’What a habit,’ she thought.

However, she knew better than to make a scene. Instead, she quietly took out her phone and started watching a movie she had downloaded.

’Out of sight, out of mind.’

Staring at the QR code, Sun Yifan began to suspect he was just using this as an excuse to hit on her.

’Who asks for a WeChat contact so directly?’

And yet, he felt so incredibly familiar.

She couldn’t suppress her curiosity.

So, she pulled out her phone, scanned the QR code, and added him. A moment later, his WeChat profile appeared. His nickname, profile picture, and background were all quite simple.

The first thing she did was open his Moments feed. She was stunned by the very first post: a rather narcissistic selfie captioned, "Feeling good today."

’But... isn’t that a picture of Chen Jincheng?’

Scrolling down, she saw another photo, a picture of Chen Jincheng with the famous Boss Lei. Both were smiling for the camera, clearly having had someone else take the shot.

’This...’

She instinctively looked up at Chen Jincheng. "Using other people’s photos, especially to impersonate a celebrity, is illegal."

Chen Jincheng looked at her and slowly pulled his mask down. "So, am I breaking the law?"

Sun Yifan’s eyes flew wide in that instant, and she gasped, "Ah... it’s really you!"

Her outburst drew the attention of the surrounding passengers, especially the men, who were instantly captivated by the beautiful woman and found themselves unable to look away.

Chen Jincheng immediately pulled his mask back on and addressed the onlookers. "Sorry about that. She was just stunned by how handsome I am and couldn’t help herself."

The other male passengers couldn’t let that slide.

"Pfft!" one of the men scoffed, running a hand through his own hair.

"Buddy, I can’t just let that comment go," a guy with a crew cut joked. "I refuse to believe you’re more handsome than me!"

All of a sudden, the atmosphere in their section grew lively.

Sun Yifan shot the man who had spoken a dismissive look and pursed her lips. ’Does he have any self-awareness? Trying to compare looks with Chen Jincheng?’

She immediately turned back to Chen Jincheng, her gaze softening considerably.

’His looks aren’t the main thing. He’s the boss of Second-Life Star!’

’Everyone knows that if he takes a liking to you, you’re guaranteed to blow up overnight and become a famous influencer.’

’So... does this mean I’m about to get my big break?’

She had been making videos and sharing photos on other platforms for a while. And while she had some followers, she’d never managed to make a real splash.