Chapter 681 - 346: Of All Things to Smear, Why This?
Zhou Huapeng thought for a moment, then looked back at the video.
’Wasn’t the whole point of this video call to see what was happening live, to see Chen Jincheng in a sorry state?’
If it were anyone else facing this barrage of cameras, they would definitely have lost their composure, especially those who cultivate a lofty public persona.
But Chen Jincheng couldn’t care less right now; he was already wondering who would try to smear him like this.
’First of all, the other party is definitely not from the influencer circle.’
’Anyone in the influencer scene would know about my title as the "number one scumbag on the internet," and they wouldn’t be stupid enough to use this kind of method to smear me. It would be a complete waste of time.’
’Besides, anyone who could gather this many reporters was clearly a serious player. To be able to smear me online and even get it trending? This was no small feat.’
He immediately thought of who it could be. Actually, he didn’t even need to think—it had to be that Zhou Huapeng from Si Rui Film and Television Group.
The guy had just shown up, spouted a bunch of nonsense, refused to listen to any explanation, and now, in the blink of an eye, he was using this kind of common entertainment industry tactic against him.
"Mr. Chen, please answer our questions..."
"Mr. Chen, as an influencer, you should be setting an example, not..."
"..."
The reporters continued their bombardment, flinging questions at him one after another.
Chen Jincheng was speechless. He looked at the reporters, stepped forward, and waved his hand. "It seems you reporters are very interested in my private life. Since you’ve come all this way, I can’t let you leave empty-handed."
As he spoke, he pointed to his own cheek and said to the Miss Chengs, "How about you all come and give me a kiss? Let these reporters get a picture, so they don’t have trouble reporting back to their bosses."
The words had barely left his mouth when Jiang Xiaobai, who was right beside him, leaned in without any hesitation and sweetly planted a kiss on his cheek.
Seeing this, Ximeng, not to be outdone, immediately kissed Chen Jincheng as well.
Yinyin refused to be left behind.
Little Su Fei...
Sun Yifan...
...
One after another, right in front of the reporters’ cameras, the girls stepped up and sweetly kissed Chen Jincheng’s cheek.
Li Xiaoyang, looking a bit disgusted by his cheek that had already been kissed by several people, even took out a wet wipe to clean it before planting her own kiss. This scene made the girls behind her realize what was happening, and they all quickly took out their own tissues.
’They certainly didn’t want to indirectly kiss the women before them—and their saliva.’
This scene, however, left the reporters dumbfounded.
’What was going on?’
’At a time like this, when so much dirt has been dug up on you, accusing you of having a chaotic private life and being entangled with the Miss Chengs, isn’t the normal reaction to distance yourself from them and come out with a clarification or denial?’
’Then the paid trolls would flame you, you’d argue with them, the controversy would get bigger and bigger, and even if you weren’t a piece of shit to begin with, you’d become one by the end.’
’So what’s with this stunt now? He’s not playing by the rules at all!’
Zhou Huapeng was also stunned for a moment as he watched the scene on the video feed.
’Damn it, I hired people to smear the guy for having a chaotic private life and for sleeping with his Miss Chengs, but not only is the guy not trying to avoid suspicion, he’s pulling a stunt that’s going to help confirm the rumors!’
’I’ve seen people courting death, but I’ve never seen anyone courting it like this.’
’You have to remember that a certain celebrity, "Mr. Feng," who was at the peak of his fame, was easily trapped, accused of soliciting prostitutes, and then completely blacklisted.’
’And then there was a certain "Mr. Haibo." There are plenty of examples like that.’
’Since this Chen Jincheng is so eager to die, I’ll be happy to oblige.’
He immediately gave an order to the person on the other end of the video call: "Shoot it! Have those reporters capture this scene, post it online, and hire a water army to bury him! Then tell those costume, makeup, and prop designers to come out and denounce Chen Jincheng once the hype builds up!"
「Jinmao Building Lobby.」
The Miss Chengs had all stepped forward one by one to sweetly kiss Chen Jincheng’s cheek.
It was all about being obedient and well-behaved.
The men watching this scene were all envious, their eyes turning green with jealousy.
Especially the male reporters. They only had one thought in their hearts: Chen Jincheng deserved to die.
He really deserved to die.
’All these beautiful girls... how dare he?’
Sister Hong had already signaled to Lao Chen, who was also filming with a small camera.
’She roughly understood the boss’s intentions. After all, he was the "number one scumbag on the internet." The fans were already well aware of the relationship between their boss and the Miss Chengs; they didn’t need someone else to point it out or smear him for it.’
’When a gorgeous beauty appears before the number one scumbag on the internet, is there any scumbag who wouldn’t take the bait?’
’In fact, many fans even "shipped" the boss with these Miss Chengs, leading to fan groups like the Cheng Yinfens, Cheng Baifens, Cheng Mengfans, Cheng Jufens... and so on.’
’However, these reporters were clearly professionals, so she was worried something might go wrong. She had Lao Chen film the video of the girls kissing the boss so that if any trouble arose, they could claim they were just shooting a video.’
’After all, the boss and the girls were all wearing Hanfu. If things really went south, they could just make something up.’
Soon, after Zhang Ao’ai stepped forward and kissed Chen Jincheng’s cheek, he laughed heartily and led the girls through the crowd of reporters, heading for the elevator to go up to Second-Life Star.
After returning to his office at the company, he took out his phone to check the situation online.
’Now that things were in motion, he naturally had to get a full picture.’
Sure enough, trending topics about his chaotic private life had already appeared on Tiao Yin. Many people were also posting news about him sleeping with the Miss Chengs, but it was all baseless and without any proof.
But sometimes, if enough people say something, it becomes truth—the "three men make a tiger" effect. This is a classic case of "a rumor only needs a mouth to start, but dispelling it can run you ragged."
Therefore, the videos were also filled with comments cursing him out. However, anyone with a discerning eye could tell from the similar comments and repetitive insults that it was the work of a water army.