Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities

Chen Jincheng nodded.

’That’s true. The old man still has a cinema company. If we embarrass that Internet Celebrity Young Master too much, it’s bound to upset his family.’

’It would definitely have an impact down the line.’

’I know they’ll eventually suffer a steep decline and even sell off the cinema, but that’s still a few years away.’

Thinking about this, he asked Boss Lei, "So, are we calling off the get-together?"

Lei Xiaojun smiled. "We can still have the get-together. Just do it according to your plan. I’ll have Wei Yuan arrange a venue."

Chen Jincheng nodded. "Understood. After the get-together, for anyone willing to come to Second-Life Star, I’ll buy out their contracts as a package deal."

Lei Xiaojun said with a smile, "Since you’re able to pick up the scraps, their contracts are probably hard to sell anyway. Leaving some room for negotiation is one thing, but as for the price, business is business. Let’s say anything under 50 million is just us doing them a favor."

Chen Jincheng didn’t fuss over the 50 million. After all, with Boss Lei making a move, LeTV would be saving hundreds of millions.

The key was that this would let them scoop up all 6,000-plus streamers from Black Cat TV in one go. If he just relied on picking up the stragglers, not all of those streamers would necessarily come to Second-Life Star.

’So this has its advantages.’

Just then, Sister Hong’s phone rang. Seeing the number, she immediately looked at Chen Jincheng. "Boss, it’s someone from Kuaishou."

Chen Jincheng smiled. "This time, tell the person from Kuaishou that we can have a meal together. Tell them to come to Beijing. Aren’t we setting up a get-together anyway?"

’It’s about time to make contact. Even if we don’t make any promises, just sitting down for a meal together will probably make Tiao Yin antsy.’

Sister Hong nodded, immediately answered the call, and said, "Hello, President Hong. I’m so glad to hear from you."

「On the other end.」

Upon hearing Sister Hong’s voice, Hong Tao immediately said, "President Chu, I’m just calling again to express Kuaishou’s sincerity."

As the person in charge of Kuaishou’s external affairs, he was under strict orders from President Chen this time, so he had contacted them at the first possible opportunity.

However, he really had no confidence. The last few times he’d called, they had been completely unyielding.

This time, however, Sister Hong replied with a laugh, "President Hong, our boss has felt Kuaishou’s sincerity. That’s why he’s inviting you to Beijing for a meal."

When Hong Tao heard this, his face lit up with joy. They had actually yielded this time.

’What a pleasant surprise.’

He immediately asked, "President Chu, do you know when that might be?"

Sister Hong said with a smile, "The time hasn’t been set yet. Our boss and President Lei are going to set up a get-together, and we’ll notify you when the time comes."

"President Lei!" Hong Tao was taken aback for a moment, then he understood.

’He’s a shareholder in Second-Life Star now.’

"I’ll notify you once the time is set, President Hong," Sister Hong added before hanging up with a smile.

Seeing this, Chen Jincheng turned to Sun Yifan and asked, "How is the recruitment of the Black Cat TV streamers going?"

Sun Yifan quickly explained, "We have over 270 people already, including basically all the ones with high traffic." She didn’t forget to give Little Su Fei credit. "It’s all thanks to Little Su Fei. She really put in a lot of effort."

"I know. I’ll thank her later," Chen Jincheng said with a smile, then instructed, "Add me to that group chat."

"Okay," Sun Yifan said.

An air of panic had settled over Black Cat TV this past week.

News that the company was going bankrupt had spread, especially after those 270-plus streamers were added to a group chat. At that point, basically everyone knew.

Moreover, their boss hadn’t shown his face at all recently. When asked, the general manager was always vague. It seemed the boss was hiding away to liquidate assets and didn’t want to face anyone.

Little Su Fei, PPD, and the other top streamers from the platform had also been meeting privately, asking about the get-together Boss Lei and Chen Jincheng were arranging.

Today, a group of them had gathered once again.

"Little Su Fei, is what you’re saying really true?" a girl with a sizzling figure asked with a frown.

"Yeah, when is Chen Jincheng setting up the get-together?" another pretty girl asked.

"So many people have been invited to the group chat. It can’t be fake, can it?" a girl said in broken Mandarin. She was a female streamer signed from Korea.

It instantly turned into an interrogation session, with all the female streamers sounding anxious.

Seeing this, PPD and the other male streamers couldn’t help but feel a little emotional. It seemed like these women were dying to fly right into Second-Life Star’s arms.

’Looks like that Chen Jincheng’s charm is really something else.’

Most importantly, everyone could feel the decline of the live-streaming platforms and the rise of short-video platforms.

Many of them were already posting videos on Tiao Yin. They just hadn’t dared to stream on Tiao Yin before because of their contracts, and they lacked an opportunity.

Chen Jincheng’s get-together was clearly that opportunity. As long as he was willing to bring them into the fold, it would be easy to make it big on Tiao Yin.

So, it was no surprise that these girls were so anxious.

Chen Jincheng was famous for making girls popular. Which of the "Miss Chengs" wasn’t a hit?

’And if all else fails, these girls have the looks and the figures. If they sleep with Chen Jincheng a couple of times, he can’t just get it for free, right?’

’Besides, that method would probably work. After all, he’s the number one scumbag on the entire internet.’

’In that respect, they were a little envious of the girls.’

Just then, Little Su Fei suddenly received a message. Her eyes lit up. "Everyone, look at the WeChat group!"