Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities

This was the beauty of playing both sides.

The key was establishing a branch guild on Kuaishou. This would send a signal to Kuaishou that their repeated attempts to woo him were finally bearing some fruit. With just a little more effort, they’d think they could definitely poach him.

Tiao Yin, on the other hand, would naturally feel that Kuaishou must have offered a high price. They would think Chen Jincheng was already starting to waver and that they had to do whatever it took to keep their talent.

For at least the next two years, as the two sides battled it out, as long as his influence didn’t wane, he could continue to reap the benefits of playing them against each other.

Xue Qian wasn’t stupid. After all, he was a businessman and an investor himself, so he immediately understood some of Chen Jincheng’s intentions.

So, he nodded as well.

"Let’s go. It’s about time we headed to the event," Chen Jincheng said with a smile, leading Xue Qian toward the hotel lobby.

Hong Tao had been waiting in the hotel lobby. The moment he saw Chen Jincheng come down, he immediately stepped forward to greet him. "Mr. Chen, hello. I’m Hong Tao from Kuaishou."

Chen Jincheng smiled and shook his hand. "President Hong, it’s a pleasure to finally meet you. I’ve admired you from afar for a long time. Thank you for always staying in touch. I’m very touched."

"President Chen, you’re too kind," Hong Tao replied with a wide smile, but in his heart, he didn’t believe a single word Chen Jincheng said.

’Admired him from afar? As if! After all those attempts, he hadn’t even had a chance to say a single word to the man.’

’But at a time like this, he had to go along with whatever the other party said. Otherwise, how could they proceed?’

He quickly added, "Mr. Chen, I was wondering if we could talk for a moment? Our President Chen this time..."

"President Hong, there’s no rush," Chen Jincheng immediately cut him off. "Today is the Rice Group’s Mobile Game Carnival. Since you’re here, let’s enjoy it together."

’Was he kidding? He’d only invited the man here for a simple meeting, just to put some pressure on Tiao Yin. It wasn’t time to declare his stance yet.’

Seeing Chen Jincheng already walking toward one of the hotel’s event halls, Hong Tao could only follow along, resigned.

The Rice Phone Game Carnival was an event hosted by Rice Group to test the Rice Phone 8 PAY, so security was naturally very tight. No one could get in unless they were invited.

Several Rice Group security guards were at the door, checking invitations. Only those who passed inspection were allowed inside.

Someone like Chen Jincheng, of course, didn’t need to be checked. How could the security guards not know about his relationship with their own big boss? They respectfully welcomed him inside.

The event inside was already bustling with activity. There were Rice staff providing guidance, phone distributors, game developers, reporters, streamers from Black Cat TV, and veteran users.

The Black Cat TV streamers were especially numerous, forming the largest group at the event today aside from Rice’s veteran users.

"HOLY SHIT, this game feels amazing! Get the kill, don’t let him get away!" An unbridled laugh rang out. It came from a fat guy.

The people next to him also shouted:

"He’s low! He’s low!"

"Block him! Don’t let the kill get away!"

"..."

Chen Jincheng looked over. Wasn’t that fat guy PPD? Next to him were several popular gaming streamers from Black Cat TV. They were gathered around a stand, holding phones provided by Rice Group and playing a game from one of the developers.

Even though they weren’t getting paid an appearance fee for this, they still put on an enthusiastic show. After all, they knew how these things worked.

So, when reporters pointed their cameras at them, they would all naturally offer some praise:

"This Rice Phone is pretty good. Games run smoothly on it."

"Yeah, I’m gonna buy one when I get back."

"This game is pretty fun, too!"

"..."

The other male streamers around were also mostly playing games, while the female streamers were all busy recording videos or taking selfies.

Little Su Fei was doing just that. She was with Sun Yifan, along with a few other female streamers they knew.

The other female streamers were also gathered in small groups.

Chen Jincheng glanced around and noticed that many of the female streamers from Black Cat TV were very beautiful.

’That Internet Celebrity Young Master certainly has a decent eye for beauty.’

His arrival naturally drew the attention of the streamers around him.

Sun Yifan and Little Su Fei saw him.

"He’s here. Let’s go over," Sun Yifan immediately said to Little Su Fei. As for why they were going over, it was, of course, to stake her claim.

The Miss Chengs weren’t here, so right now, the claim naturally belonged to Little Su Fei.

After all, she had sent Chen Jincheng *those kinds* of photos and videos of Little Su Fei, and Chen Jincheng had even said he would help her film another video. How could any of the other female streamers compare?

’If they went over now and each took one of Chen Jincheng’s arms, they would be the center of attention. When that happened, would they have to worry about hype and traffic?’

"Mm-hmm!" Little Su Fei nodded as well.

Just as the two girls were about to head over, they heard a cry of surprise: "Chen Jincheng!"

They saw a female streamer had already run up to him.

A moment later, a whole swarm of female streamers rushed forward, blocking the two of them out.

After that, the two girls could only watch from the sidelines.

Chen Jincheng was mobbed by the female streamers, surrounded three layers deep. They took turns clinging to his arms, striking poses, and recording videos.

"Sweetie, we have to give you to Chen Jincheng as soon as possible," Sun Yifan said, looking at Little Su Fei seriously. "The competition is too fierce. If we’re late, we’ll lose any advantage we have."

"We’re in public, keep your voice down!" Little Su Fei hastily reminded her, glancing around nervously, afraid someone might have heard.

At that moment, Chen Jincheng felt the air fill with a fragrant breeze—the scent of all the girls.

’They really were a little too enthusiastic.’

’They were squeezing his arms way too hard, especially the ones with big... assets. They just had to secretly rub against his arms. They were really packing, huh.’