Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities

It was just like on the flight over—not a single person had recognized her.

The thing was, she had quit the internet a year ago over some incident. She had been thinking about moving over to Tiao Yin recently, but she never expected to run into Chen Jincheng. It was as if fate had dropped an opportunity right in her lap.

She waited in anticipation for him to invite her.

How could Chen Jincheng not see her anticipation? He knew exactly why she felt that way, but he deliberately ignored her. After the plane took off, he focused his attention on the Life Game interface in his mind, passing the time with its missions.

His luck was pretty good today. Midway through the flight, a common mission triggered a low-probability event, rewarding him with an Internet Celebrity Debut Card.

He had been playing the game whenever he had free time, and he'd already accumulated over ten of these Internet Celebrity Debut Cards.

It was just that these things were really hard to use.

The beautiful internet celebrities from his previous life either hadn't entered the industry yet, didn't exist in this world, or weren't that famous back then. The ones who were famous were already signed to agencies.

Opportunities to meet a major former-life internet celebrity like Sun Yifan were few and far between.

That was why the cards just kept piling up, unused.

Just as he was thinking this, he glanced at Sun Yifan and saw that the girl was looking at him impatiently, appearing as if she wanted to say something but was holding back.

When she noticed him looking, she instinctively turned her head away, clearly realizing she had lost her composure.

Chen Jincheng smiled. 'I get it. She wants to be an internet celebrity.'

'I'm just not saying anything, and it's making her anxious.'

Teasing a girl like this was pretty fun.

From the way she was acting, she definitely had a strong desire to become an internet celebrity. And if she wanted to be one, it was surely because it was a fast way to make money.

But that made it strange that she had rejected that Internet Celebrity Young Master in the other world.

After all, giving in to that Internet Celebrity Young Master would have been an even faster way to make money.

Among all the internet celebrities that young master had pursued, he was definitely the most infatuated with her.

So, it was all very strange.

He really wanted to know why.

But he couldn't delve into that question right now. Thinking about his upcoming meeting with Boss Lei, he took out the documents he had prepared—'Views on Ms. Dong's Project' and the 'Second-Life Star Financing Proposal'—and started reviewing them again.

He wasn't worried about Sun Yifan seeing them. Judging by her behavior, signing her was a sure thing.

Besides, there was no need to hide the Second-Life Star financing deal. After all, the moment the partnership was finalized, he and President Lei would both be making public announcements.

But the moment he took out those two documents, Sun Yifan was captivated.

Especially when she saw him open the 'Second-Life Star Financing Proposal.'

'He's raising funds for his company now?'

She was even more curious about what Second-Life Star's valuation would be.

With that thought, she kept leaning her head forward until she was practically resting on Chen Jincheng's shoulder.

Seeing this, Chen Jincheng deliberately teased her. "Isn't it tiring to look like that? How about you lean on my chest for a better view?"

His tone was full of playful amusement.

He was obviously teasing her.

"You think I wouldn't dare?" Sun Yifan instinctively threw caution to the wind, leaning her body sideways until she was resting against his chest. Just like that, the proposal was indeed much clearer.

The scent of perfume wafting into his nose caught Chen Jincheng by surprise.

'I was just teasing her a bit, and she actually went for it?'

'What happened to being reserved?'

This was nothing like the way she had rejected that Internet Celebrity Young Master in the other world.

In the other world, she was a very reserved internet-goddess type.

Seeing this, Chen Jincheng couldn't help but ask her, "Let me ask you a question. Under what circumstances would a girl repeatedly turn down a rich young master who's desperately pursuing her?"

Sun Yifan froze at his question. An image of someone popped into her head, and she couldn't stop herself from saying, "Maybe he's too ugly, fat, and greasy."

"Uh..." Chen Jincheng was clearly taken aback by this answer.

'That seemed to come from the heart.'

'Could the controversy surrounding her in the other world really have been that simple?'

'Because she only cares about looks?'

'She was willing to interact with that young master because of his money, but ultimately rejected him because she found him too ugly to stomach?'

For a girl like that, being rich was a plus, but money alone wasn't enough. It had to be money plus good looks.

'But that young master wasn't ugly, was he?'

A lot of beautiful women said he was very handsome.

Especially on that variety show he produced—when it came time to vote for the most handsome man, all the girls voted for him.

How could a guy like that be ugly?

Sister Feiye, who was sitting next to them, had been trying to ignore him hitting on the girl. But seeing her nestled against his chest after such a short time, how could she possibly hold back?

'After all, he promised I'd be the only one accompanying him in Beijing this time. Don't tell me a homewrecker is going to join us, and I'll be tossed aside, right?'

At that thought, she couldn't resist making a show of protest, grabbing Chen Jincheng's arm and resting her head on his shoulder.

Unfortunately, Sun Yifan didn't even notice her power move. Her eyes were completely glued to the Second-Life Star financing proposal. She had never imagined Second-Life Star would be worth so much.

To be honest, she didn't understand most of the contents, like website traffic, games, and so on.

There was also something about short-form drama market predictions.

'That's not even a thing right now, is it?'

However, when she saw the valuation—"3 billion for a 20% stake"—everything else was driven from her mind. That number was the only thing she could see.

20% was worth 3 billion.

"Boss, would anyone actually accept this valuation?" Sun Yifan asked, her face full of disbelief. 'By that calculation, doesn't that put Second-Life Star's valuation at 15 billion?'

That was too outrageous.

"I don't know about others, but Boss Lei probably will," Chen Jincheng said with a smile.

It dawned on Sun Yifan. "So, Boss, you're here this time to get financing from Boss Lei?"

Chen Jincheng nodded, then looked at her teasingly. "Are you sure you're using the right title? You're not an employee of my company!"

Hearing this, Sun Yifan immediately started wheedling while still nestled against his chest. "Then just sign me, Boss! Look at my face, I've got what it takes to be an internet celebrity, right?"

"I'll think about it," Chen Jincheng chuckled. He had already figured out the answer to the controversy that surrounded her in his past life.

But to him, it wasn't that important.

After all, signing a girl was just a matter of a single thought. At worst, he'd have to use an Internet Celebrity Debut Card to promote her. And once she was famous, he wouldn't have to worry about her not making money for the company.

The important thing was whether he was willing to give her the chance.

Any other girl wouldn't even get the opportunity to act cute in his arms like this.

After a long flight, the plane finally landed. He sent a message to Wei Yuan.

Although he had come at Boss Lei's invitation, Boss Lei himself wasn't going to pick him up. He had sent this President Wei instead, so Chen Jincheng had to at least let the man know he had deplaned.

After Chen Jincheng and Sister Feiye got off the plane, Sun Yifan stuck to his side. "Boss, where are you staying today? Take me with you! I don't have a place to stay."

Chen Jincheng shot her a look. "You came all the way to Beijing without booking a hotel?"

"I accidentally canceled it." Sun Yifan showed him the hotel cancellation notice on her phone, putting on a pitiful expression.

Chen Jincheng was 100% certain she had canceled it on purpose, but there was no need to call her out on it.

As they walked to the arrivals gate, her phone rang. She answered it, and a moment later, she frowned and said, "How did you know I was coming to Beijing? And how did you know my flight number?"

With that, she glanced toward a specific spot.

Then, she instinctively clung to Chen Jincheng's arm. "Boss, a bootlicker betrayed me. I need to borrow you as a human shield."

Chen Jincheng had already noticed a man in a mask at the arrivals gate. Even though he was just standing there, you could still recognize him if you looked closely.

The guy was already lying in wait before her plane even landed.

'Now that's some serious infatuation,' Chen Jincheng thought. 'Or maybe it's just a case of wanting what you can't have. She's stringing him along, and his refusal to admit defeat is messing with his head.'

The proof was how the guy had flown into a rage online in the other world.

But seeing him, Chen Jincheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

'A super-valuable acquisition that won't cost me a single penny is right in front of me.'

'If I can pull this off, my Second-Life Star will immediately become a 5-star Guild. And not just any 5-star Guild, but the only one on the entire internet right now.'