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Hearing what Little Su Fei said, PPD and the others all turned to look at the WeChat group, not understanding what made her cause such a fuss.

But when they saw the notification that someone new had joined, their attention was immediately captured.

"Chen Jincheng has joined the group chat..."

"Is that really Chen Jincheng?" a female influencer asked, looking at Little Su Fei.

Little Su Fei nodded. "It’s him. A friend of mine is with him right now and invited him to the group personally."

PPD immediately tapped on Chen Jincheng’s profile picture. ’I can hardly believe it,’ he thought. But the profile did indeed have photos of Chen Jincheng, as well as a picture of him with Boss Lei.

The others did the same, scrolling through Chen Jincheng’s profile.

Despite being top creators on the platform with countless fans, in front of Chen Jincheng, they were nothing.

After Boss Lei’s investment in Second-Life Star, Chen Jincheng had become a giant looming over all other influencers.

After Sun Yifan added him to the WeChat group, Chen Jincheng saw some familiar names as well.

These were all influencers who had made a name for themselves in his previous world.

For instance, Little Su Fei, PPD, Yi Suwan, Yingxuan, Shen Shen’Er, Xu Xian...

However, several massively popular streamers from Black Cat TV were missing. ’They either haven’t joined the group, or they just never got big in this world,’ he mused.

The group chat was already buzzing with activity.

"Is it really Chen Jincheng?"

"Chen Jincheng joined the group?"

"Boss, I kneel before you!"

"Ancestral Master, please let me ride your coattails!"

"..."

Watching them cause a stir, Chen Jincheng had Sun Yifan start a video call in the WeChat group, then stepped into the frame himself.

In that instant, everyone in the WeChat group stopped typing.

Seeing the real Chen Jincheng, none of them could hide their excitement.

’Does this mean the rumors about Boss Lei and Chen Jincheng putting together an event are true?’

Chen Jincheng moved the camera to get Boss Lei in the frame before speaking. "Hello, everyone. I’m sure you all know what’s going on. President Lei and I will be hosting an event, and anyone who’s interested is welcome to come. I’ll let you all know the specific date and time later."

With that, he ended the video call.

There was no need to say anything more.

But even so, his words made the WeChat group erupt.

"Holy shit, I’m definitely going to that."

"This will be the most incredible event I’ve ever been to."

"I’ll be there for sure."

"..."

「Rice Group.」

After they had finished a pot of tea, Boss Lei summoned Wei Yuan. Since they were going to coordinate with Second-Life Star and help arrange a venue, he naturally needed someone from Rice Group to handle the logistics.

"President Lei, what can I do for you?" Wei Yuan asked the moment he arrived.

Lei Xiaojun explained Chen Jincheng’s plan to gather the Black Cat TV streamers for an event. "So," he concluded, "we’ll need Rice to help arrange the venue."

Wei Yuan’s eyes lit up at the news. He immediately turned to Chen Jincheng and said, "Mr. Chen, I have an idea. Our Rice Phones are selling great, right? And our app store has been in talks with a lot of game developers."

"We at Rice were already planning to host a Rice Game Carnival, where we’d invite game developers and Rice users to come and experience gaming on our phones."

"How about we have the streamers from Black Cat TV come play some games at the carnival? It would really liven things up."

"Rice Group will cover accommodations and food, and we’ll even host a banquet for everyone."

Lei Xiaojun added, "I’ll attend the banquet as well. We can all get a group photo."

He saw right through Wei Yuan’s little scheme. ’Normally, even if Rice Group invited influencers to an event like this, they would never invite this many.’

’But now, with so many established influencers coming to town anyway, bringing them to the Rice Game Carnival would generate a ton of hype and save a fortune in appearance fees.’

’So, under the circumstances, I naturally have to make an appearance to make the streamers feel like they’re getting their money’s worth.’

Of course, Chen Jincheng understood Wei Yuan’s intentions. He smiled and said, "Then let’s do as President Wei suggests."

’My original invitation to the Black Cat TV influencers didn’t include covering flights, accommodations, or food. This works out well.’

Seeing him agree, Wei Yuan immediately said, "Mr. Chen, could you please put together a list of the streamers who will be attending? That way I can start making arrangements."

"Okay," Chen Jincheng nodded.

After leaving Boss Lei’s office, Chen Jincheng turned to Sun Yifan and said, "I’m putting you in charge of gathering the streamers’ information. Can you handle that?"

"No problem!" Sun Yifan readily agreed.

Although it was tedious work, she was determined to handle it perfectly. As soon as she got back to the hotel, she sent a WeChat message to Little Su Fei. "Babe, I already put in a good word for you with Chen Jincheng. Now I need you to do one more thing: help me gather the info for all the streamers coming to Beijing. Rice Group is going to arrange hotels and food, and they’re even hosting a banquet for everyone."

Meanwhile, Little Su Fei felt a wave of relief after seeing Chen Jincheng in the group.

’This way, even if Black Cat TV goes under, I won’t have to worry.’

’Besides, compared to Black Cat TV, which has no traffic, if I join Second-Life Star and catch Chen Jincheng’s eye, I’ll definitely blow up. And if I can get a song written by him... just thinking about it is amazing.’

When she saw Sun Yifan’s WeChat message, she immediately replied, "Don’t worry, I’ll get on it right away!"

Sun Yifan sent back a smiley face and another message: "Babe, I’ll keep putting in good words for you with Chen Jincheng."

"Ningning, you’re the best," Little Su Fei replied, overjoyed. She immediately got to work, registering everyone who planned to go to Beijing.