Chapter 539 - 284: Chen Jincheng Is About to Release a Product
"Teacher Lin, Chen Jincheng is calling you out!"
"..."
When Lin Hongxiao saw the bullet comments flooding his livestream, he grew annoyed. Chen Jincheng was clearly unconvinced and trying to expose his weak points.
But Chen Jincheng clearly didn’t realize the crux of the matter was his investment. He’d invested 300 million and failed. Nothing he said could change that.
In fact, the guy was about to humiliate himself across all of Tiao Yin and become just another arrogant influencer whose big investment went bust. There were plenty of influencers and celebrities who failed at investing; Chen Jincheng would be just one more.
As he was thinking this, he was surprised to see the number of viewers in his livestream rapidly increasing. It quickly hit 60,000+, then 70,000+, then 80,000+.
Before long, his livestream viewers surpassed 100,000 and were still climbing fast.
Lin Hongxiao was stunned.
’Did I just become an influencer with over 100,000 viewers?’
’But where did all this traffic suddenly come from?’
He had a pretty good idea why. Chen Jincheng was Tiao Yin’s top influencer, and his traffic was massive. By posting a video calling him out, he had inadvertently drawn a huge crowd to Lin Hongxiao’s stream.
He never would have guessed that Tiao Yin was deliberately boosting the traffic for this. The platform wanted more people to witness Chen Jincheng’s investment failure, subtly using the situation to knock him down a peg.
If that wasn’t their goal, they would have simply banned Lin Hongxiao’s account as a gesture to Chen Jincheng.
Soon, his livestream viewers hit over 150,000.
Lin Hongxiao felt like he was on top of the world.
He knew he had to seize this opportunity. He immediately addressed his stream. "Everyone has probably seen the video today about Chen Jincheng’s investment. To be honest, he’s a fantastic influencer, but investing is a completely different game."
"I was only trying to give Chen Jincheng a friendly reminder. If he’d pulled out in time, he wouldn’t have completely lost that 300 million. It’s a shame he didn’t appreciate my goodwill and even resorted to insults."
"Mark my words, if his 300-million-yuan investment in a brewery doesn’t go completely down the drain, I’ll do just as I said before: I’ll delete my account!"
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「In the restaurant.」
Chen Jincheng, Sister Hong, and Wang Yuan were also watching Lin Hongxiao’s livestream. Now that they had successfully baited the "investment expert," it was only natural to pay attention.
"Boss, do you think he’ll actually delete his account in the end?" Wang Yuan asked with a frown.
He thought the so-called expert was full of crap. ’He doesn’t even know what our brewery makes, and he’s still running his mouth.’
But Chen Jincheng just smiled and said, "Does it matter if he deletes his account or not? What matters is that the hype around this is growing. The real priority is to finish filming the commercial tomorrow morning, use the video to start selling, and make our Soda a household name."
"That’s about it for today. Let’s call it a night. Everyone get up early tomorrow so we can continue filming the commercial."
Hearing his decision, the others nodded. They all dispersed and left the restaurant together.
They had just stepped outside the restaurant and the others had gone their separate ways when Cai Xiaoyi, the young divorcée from Malay, rushed over and latched onto his arm.
Feeling the subtle friction against his arm, Chen Jincheng knew she was up to her usual suggestive tricks. He looked at her teasingly. "Xiaoyi, could you be a little more discreet in public? Acting like this will give people the wrong idea about our relationship."
"Mr. Chen, you said you’d take me home," Cai Xiaoyi said, her face full of anticipation. She stared at him, her eyes seeming to say, ’You have to keep your promise.’
"Tell me where you live, and I’ll take you home!" Chen Jincheng shot her an exasperated look and walked straight to his Lamborghini.
Cai Xiaoyi didn’t hesitate for a second. She quickly hopped into the passenger seat and started giving him directions.
She was renting an apartment in a nice complex near the office.
Following her directions, Chen Jincheng pulled into the complex’s parking garage and parked. But she remained in the passenger seat, making no move to get out.
"Aren’t you getting out?" Chen Jincheng asked, confused.
Cai Xiaoyi shook her head. "Mr. Chen, could you walk me to my door? I’m scared of the dark; I don’t dare go upstairs Alone!"
He’d be a fool to believe that excuse, but he got out of the car anyway. "You’re not going to invite me in for a glass of water next, are you?" he teased.
Only then did Cai Xiaoyi get out with a giggle, linking her arm through his. "Mr. Chen, just walk me upstairs first, please!"
She then pulled Chen Jincheng toward one of the buildings. When they reached her apartment door, she smiled radiantly and extended an invitation. "Mr. Chen, you went to all the trouble of walking me up here. Won’t you come in for a glass of water?"
Chen Jincheng grinned back at her, his eyes full of playful amusement.
’So she’s really going with that old trick?’
Seeing that he didn’t refuse, Cai Xiaoyi happily unlocked the door, pulled him inside, and shut it behind them. "Mr. Chen, I’ll go get you some water."
But Chen Jincheng just laughed and pulled her to a stop, teasing, "I think we can skip the ’glass of water’ part. Why don’t we just get straight to the ’taking our clothes off’ part..."
Upon hearing that, Cai Xiaoyi didn’t hesitate for a moment, excitedly throwing herself at him.
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「The day begins at dawn.」
Chen Jincheng was up bright and early, urging Cai Xiaoyi to get ready. They were on a tight schedule to film the commercial.
The commercial’s plot mirrored their morning: the male lead leaves his home early and runs into a girl, captivated by her beautiful smile as the morning sun illuminates her face with a special glow.
As they were getting ready together, Cai Xiaoyi gave him a coquettish look. "Mr. Chen, you were so passionate last night. Does that mean you like me a little? Please be my boyfriend, okay?"
Chen Jincheng looked at her and said seriously, "Xiaoyi, liking you a little is one thing, but being your boyfriend is another. I’m not that kind of casual guy. I can’t let you get your way again. You seem to think I’m just that easy."
Any other woman would have probably called him a scumbag for saying that.
But Cai Xiaoyi, the divorcée from Malay, was only momentarily vexed. "Mr. Chen, I’m not giving up, you know. I’ll keep chasing you."
"Forget about chasing, let’s get out and shoot this commercial," Chen Jincheng said irritably.
A short while later, he and Cai Xiaoyi arrived at the location they’d arranged with Lao Chen and Sister Hong for the shoot.
The moment Sister Hong saw him, she said, "Boss, did you see what’s trending online? You’re incredible. After you baited Lin Hongxiao, the entire internet is talking about your 300-million-yuan brewery investment."
Chen Jincheng nodded. "I saw. That’s why we need to finish the remaining scenes quickly. We’re launching the Soda with a sales video today. With this wave of hype, we’ll make sure everyone knows its name."
The trending topics list on Tiao Yin today was absolutely wild.
#1: *Chen Jincheng’s Brewery Investment Yields New Product*
#3: *Chen Jincheng’s Investment*
#5: *Lin Hongxiao Says Chen Jincheng Is Unfit for Investing*
Three spots on the trending list. A situation like this was extremely rare. The only reason the topic had gotten this hot was because Tiao Yin was pushing traffic to it, hoping to subtly use Lin Hongxiao to take Chen Jincheng down a notch and teach him not to be so arrogant.
But Chen Jincheng had achieved his goal. This was more than enough hype to make his Soda an overnight sensation.
Lin Hongxiao was also extremely satisfied when he saw the trending topics that morning. Last night’s livestream had brought him an insane amount of traffic, with his peak concurrent viewers reaching 250,000.
’When has a niche creator like me ever gotten this kind of traffic on a livestream?’
’I’ve set a new record for my category. I’m the G.O.A.T.’
What delighted him most, of course, was that after he posted the video to sell his course, the initial sales data was excellent.
In fact, when he woke up that morning, he saw that sales for the course he was selling via video had already reached 550,000 yuan.
As long as no one requested a refund, at least 300,000 of that would go straight into his pocket.
And crucially, more people were bound to buy it, meaning even more profit for him.
When he checked the Tiao Yin trending list again, he nearly jumped for joy. Even though all three topics were about Chen Jincheng, they were all related to him, too.
He hadn’t expected the topic to get this much attention. He began to tremble with excitement. This was a tidal wave of hype he could ride, and it would help him sell even more of his course.
He couldn’t miss this opportunity. If he rode this wave right, he could buy a house and a car outright, no problem. That would be a true taste of success.
He rushed to his office and immediately called for his assistant, intending to have her continue fanning the flames and driving more traffic his way.
If he handled this wave of hype well, the traffic he’d pull in might be even greater than all the previous times he’d piggybacked on Chen Jincheng’s popularity combined.
’Chen Jincheng really is a saint!’
But just as he was thinking that, his assistant came rushing in. "Teacher Lin, quick, look online! Chen Jincheng just posted a new video. He’s about to announce the new product from his brewery!"
"???" Lin Hongxiao froze.
’Chen Jincheng is releasing a new product now? Is he determined to be stubborn to the very end?’
’Fine. I’d like to see if a single person buys his beer!’
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