Chapter 586 - 304: Something Big Happened
This was a rare chance to speak with Chen Jincheng alone, and Hong Tao wanted to seize the opportunity to discuss the matter of him jumping ship to Kuaishou again.
But every time he was about to get to the main point, Chen Jincheng would interrupt him, much to his frustration.
Chen Jincheng had only intended to exchange a few words with Hong Tao to create an opportunity for Xue Qian to shoot a video. As long as Xue Qian captured him talking with Hong Tao on camera, his goal would be achieved.
Once Xue Qian uploaded the video, Chen Jincheng would have his Yijin clip-editing teams hype up Hong Tao’s identity until it was common knowledge.
The news was bound to attract massive attention.
A top executive from Kuaishou was in talks with Tiao Yin’s number one creator. That news would surely hit the trending topics in no time.
When he returned to Xue Qian’s side, he shot him a questioning look. "What’s wrong, Old Xue? You’re acting a little strange all of a sudden."
Xue Qian said awkwardly, "There’s something... I’m not sure if I should bring it up. A friend asked me for a favor, but I don’t know the full details myself."
Chen Jincheng asked, puzzled, "Well, let’s hear it."
Xue Qian explained, "I just got a call from Lin Gou. It’s about that ’young master’—he wants to meet you. You invited so many streamers from Black Cat TV, so it must be about that."
The moment he heard the celebrity’s name, Lin Gou, Chen Jincheng understood.
After all, Xue Qian often played games with that crowd.
He had organized this trip for so many Black Cat TV streamers to come to Beijing; of course the Internet Celebrity Young Master would know about it. Given the man’s current situation, the only thing he could possibly want to discuss was Black Cat TV.
Realizing this, Chen Jincheng said, "Old Xue, give them my reply. Tell them Second-Life Star will buy all of Black Cat TV’s streamer contracts for 50 million. If they can make it in time, they should bring the contracts and all the necessary paperwork. We can sign them at the banquet tonight."
He knew that for 50 million, the other party would jump at the chance to sign.
In his previous life, Black Cat TV’s liquidation had only fetched 30 million, and almost no one wanted to take on the streamer contracts. The reason was simple: everyone was just waiting for the company to go bankrupt so they could pick up the scraps.
Xue Qian nodded and immediately took out his phone to call Lin Gou back.
「Shanghai.」
Lin Gou and Chen Chichi were on the balcony, watching the Internet Celebrity Young Master in the main hall.
They could both clearly see the exhaustion on the young master’s face. His former vigor and arrogance were completely gone.
The story of his family giving him 500 million to "practice" with had once been a popular online joke, a tale people loved to tell.
But now, this failure would turn that same story into a reason for people to ridicule him.
He had never experienced such a setback before.
Just then, Lin Gou’s phone rang. Seeing it was Xue Qian’s number, he answered immediately. "Old Xue, how’d it go?"
Hearing Lin Gou, the Internet Celebrity Young Master instinctively looked over, knowing that this was the answer.
"Got it." Lin Gou exchanged a few more words with Xue Qian before hanging up. He walked back inside and said to the Internet Celebrity Young Master, "Chen Jincheng’s people said they’re willing to buy all of Black Cat TV’s streamer contracts for 50 million. If you agree, you should head over with the contracts and the relevant paperwork. You can sign the deal tonight at the banquet he’s co-hosting with President Lei."
The Internet Celebrity Young Master nodded.
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「The Hotel.」
The Rice Group Mobile Game Carnival soon came to an end, but news about the event spread like wildfire.
The scene of Chen Jincheng completely swarmed by female streamers, all taking turns clinging to his arm for a photo, must have made countless people envious.
And yet, no one found it the least bit strange.
It seemed that at some point, Chen Jincheng’s popularity with women had become a universally accepted fact.
But the two biggest stories to come out of the Rice Group Mobile Game Carnival were, first, that Second-Life Star would be hosting a national "Campus Goddess" competition.
The top three winners would not only receive a 1 million yuan prize but also a contract with Second-Life Star and the opportunity to have their careers personally planned by Chen Jincheng.
The news swept through the internet like a hurricane, causing an immediate sensation.
The 1 million yuan prize was attractive enough, but having one’s career planned by Chen Jincheng himself was a whole other level. That meant a chance to become the next "Miss Cheng," a viral internet superstar.
This was a massive draw for any young woman.
All at once, young women in universities and colleges who were considered the campus beauties of their schools, departments, and even individual classes were raring to go. They even started asking around for how to sign up for Second-Life Star’s Campus Goddess competition.
The other major news story was, of course, that Chen Jincheng had personally scouted an intern named Li Xiaoyang at the event.
Instantly, this girl, Li Xiaoyang, went viral. Countless other girls couldn’t help but envy her.
At the same time, people were eagerly waiting to see when Chen Jincheng would start promoting her. They wanted to see if this lucky girl he’d taken an interest in could truly become the next big thing.
Inside the hotel, Chen Jincheng had brought Li Xiaoyang to a private tea room.
Chen Jincheng was brewing tea.
Seated beside him were Sun Yifan and Little Su Fei.
Sister Hong held out a Second-Life Star contract. "Xiaoyang, this is for you. Once you sign this, you’ll officially be a part of Second-Life Star."
Her face beaming with excitement, Li Xiaoyang took the contract and signed it without a moment’s hesitation, not even bothering to read the contents.
’She wasn’t stupid. So many other artists have signed with Second-Life Star, so there can’t be anything wrong with the contract. There’s no need for me to waste time reading it.’
Seeing this, Sister Hong smiled and said, "Boss, Xiaoyang is already going viral from the news. Everyone’s waiting to see if the girl you’ve taken an interest in can really make it big. Since she has all this buzz right now, why don’t you take the opportunity to shoot a video for her?"