Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities

Zhang Ruonan couldn’t believe it. The man right in front of her, the one she had just mistaken for a creep, was actually Chen Jincheng.

For a moment, she subconsciously covered her mouth in shock.

Countless people were dying to meet him, and she was no exception. She never imagined they would meet like this.

’And wow, he’s actually really handsome.’

Chen Jincheng naturally saw the look of disbelief on Zhang Ruonan’s face.

’If I turn this into a video, Zhang Ruonan’s expression will be a real attention-grabber.’

He smiled and said, "What’s wrong? Didn’t you agree to film a video together?"

Zhang Ruonan snapped back to reality, quickly composing herself. She smiled for the camera, flashing a peace sign.

Unlike before, this time she stood right next to Chen Jincheng, and her genuine smile was a touch sweeter.

After they finished filming the clip, Chen Jincheng smiled and said, "I’m Chen Jincheng. It’s a pleasure to meet you."

"My name is Zhang Ruonan," she said, quickly introducing herself. Then she immediately asked, "Mr. Chen, can you send me the video we just took? Meeting you is such a wonderful surprise. I’d like to post it on my Moments."

For her, meeting a figure like Chen Jincheng and getting to take a picture and a video with him was definitely something worth posting about.

Her words were also a deliberate compliment to Chen Jincheng.

Even though she knew she had no shot at being the female lead for the Huawei ad, a person can’t help but indulge in a little wishful thinking.

Besides, commercials often have multiple roles. What if she could land one of them?

The most important thing was getting his WeChat.

’After all, you can only send videos once you’ve added each other on WeChat!’

"Sure!" Chen Jincheng understood her intentions perfectly and nodded with a smile.

Zhang Ruonan immediately and eagerly pulled out her WeChat QR code.

Chen Jincheng scanned it to add her, then asked with a smile, "I was filming a bit earlier, and you were in it. You don’t mind if I upload it to my video account, do you?"

"I don’t mind, not at all..." Zhang Ruonan said subconsciously. Her WeChat had already shown that Chen Jincheng accepted her friend request, and she quickly added a note to his contact.

After they had added each other as friends, Chen Jincheng sat back down. Seeing that Zhang Ruonan had also taken a seat, he said, "Miss Zhang, your performance in the movie was really good. You’re definitely going to be a big star someday."

Hearing this, Zhang Ruonan looked at him reproachfully. "But you just asked me if I’d really been in a movie!"

"I was just teasing you," Chen Jincheng explained. "It was mainly for the video footage. I really have seen it, and I believe you’ll be a big star in the future."

Zhang Ruonan was quite pleased to hear that and seized the opportunity to ask, "Mr. Chen, in that case, is there any chance we could work together in the future?"

A smile played on Chen Jincheng’s lips. He knew exactly what this girl was after—she was still probing about the Huawei commercial.

But the thing was, he hadn’t even received a formal contract from Huawei himself. It was all still in the verbal agreement stage, so it was useless for anyone to probe.

However, he smiled and said, "Miss Zhang, there are still opportunities to collaborate. On the 22nd of next month, the Coastal City Publicity Association and I will be hosting a special Hanfu event. I can send a formal inquiry to your company and invite you to attend. Xue Qian will be there too."

He had to admit, Zhang Ruonan looked quite good in historical costumes.

In fact, it wasn’t just her. The post-95s Xiaohua who had emailed his company, like Meng Ziyi, had all become famous in another world through historical idol dramas. They all looked good in period attire.

So, he could absolutely invite them to participate in Coastal City’s Hanfu Outing Day. Their presence would certainly add a splash of color to the event.

’In the future, when these Xiaohua all get famous, it’ll become a celebrated tale. Some blogger is bound to dig this up, and everyone will be shocked to realize that all those Xiaohua attended the Hanfu Outing Day led by Chen Jincheng.’

’That day will truly be when the gears of fate begin to turn.’

’It would be as if I, with a golden touch, had singled them out. People would have no choice but to admire my sharp and discerning eye.’

Besides, Chen Jincheng believed that the popularity of the Hanfu Outing Day would definitely benefit these Xiaohua. At the very least, they wouldn’t lack for exposure.

Since they were destined to become Xiaohua in the future, their charisma and looks were a cut above most internet celebrities. If they all stood together, they were bound to attract even more attention.

"Really? Then I’ll definitely go!" Zhang Ruonan accepted the invitation without a second thought.

After all, this was basically a paid promotional event.

With her current level of fame, she had very few jobs and spent most of her time on break, collecting a basic salary from her company. An invitation from Chen Jincheng not only meant getting paid, but a project co-hosted with the Coastal Publicity Association was bound to generate a lot of buzz, right?

No matter how she looked at it, this was a good thing for her.

The two chatted for a while before Chen Jincheng asked with a smile, "Want to see the video from earlier?"

Zhang Ruonan was still curious and nodded.

Chen Jincheng took out his work laptop, exported the video from the micro-camera, and played it once for Zhang Ruonan.

Zhang Ruonan hadn’t thought much of it before, but now, seeing the subtle shifts in her expression in the video—the disdain, the eye-roll, the speechlessness... all the way to her final look of disbelief—she felt a little embarrassed.

’I can’t believe I agreed to let him edit and upload this video. This is going to be so embarrassing!’

Chen Jincheng was already taking the opportunity to edit the video.

This kind of daily vlog video was simple to edit. All he had to do was zoom in on Zhang Ruonan’s expressions for close-ups and add in some reaction images.

The plane hadn’t arrived yet, anyway.

The only thing was, Sister Feiye and Zhang Ruonan had clearly noticed each other, but by some tacit agreement, they both completely ignored one another and just played on their phones.