Chapter 585 - 303: Playing All Sides! A Strange Phone Call
They were just a far cry from Yinyin. The ones with larger figures lacked her youthful firmness, and the ones with her firmness weren’t as well-endowed.
So, these women—great beauties and goddesses in the eyes of ordinary people—seemed rather average to him. None of them truly caught his eye.
After all, his standards had become incredibly high.
However, since he had organized the party, he let the girls hug him and take photos. They were trying so hard not only to get him to notice them, but also to chase some online traffic by posting a video to get attention.
So, he was content to just be a prop for them.
Xue Qian, watching from the sidelines, couldn’t help but think, ’As expected, girls really do love a scumbag.’
’Otherwise, how could the internet’s number one scumbag be surrounded by so many women, all of them scrambling to be the first to hug him?’
He, on the other hand, was standing right next to Chen Jincheng. Many of the girls, after getting their picture, would come over to take one with him too.
’So why are they all so polite with me? Why isn’t a single one of them hugging me?’
Finally, after all the girls had finished recording their videos, Chen Jincheng realized that being a prop was exhausting work.
Just as he was reflecting on this, the reporters who had been waiting on the sidelines swarmed in, firing off questions.
"Mr. Chen, you’ve invited so many streamers from Black Cat TV. Are you planning to acquire Black Cat?"
"Mr. Chen, can you tell us about your future plans for Second-Life Star?"
"Mr. Chen, how did you convince Boss Lei?"
"..."
Chen Jincheng couldn’t be bothered to answer any of these questions. Since they were invited by the Rice Group, the reporters wouldn’t dare publish fabricated stories if he refused to comment. Besides, the sight of him being a prop, surrounded and hugged by so many beautiful women, was already excellent material for their articles.
Suddenly, Chen Jincheng’s attention was drawn to the young woman carrying a bag for a curvaceous female reporter standing nearby.
Judging by her clothes and the fact that she was carrying the bag, she had to be a recent college graduate working as an intern. She was following the curvaceous reporter, responsible for carrying her things.
But what attracted him was the intern’s beautiful, delicate face and her figure.
’Such a familiar face.’
’Isn’t this Li Xiaoyang, Weibo’s number one goddess from the other world and one of Xiaoju’s strongest competitors in the National Style scene?’
Like Xiaoju, this Li Xiaoyang also possessed a Sacred Body—the Innate Sun Sacred Body. Her image as a cheerful, glamorous, and sunny goddess was deeply ingrained in the public’s mind. Even back in school, she was famous as the campus queen.
’I remember in the other world, she graduated in ’17 and went into media. She started getting active on Weibo in ’19 and didn’t join Tiao Yin until ’21.’
’In other words, she graduated less than a year ago. No wonder she still looks so fresh.’
’I can’t let this one get away.’
Most importantly, in the other world, she was one of the ten top stars of Wuyou Media, the number one MCN company.
’I’ve already poached Wuyou Media’s streamers on Black Cat TV, so what’s the harm in poaching one of their future top ten stars, too?’
This would give the reporters a new scoop.
’Chen Jincheng taking a fancy to an intern at a Rice Group event—isn’t that exactly the kind of story people love to read?’
’Then, I’ll make a couple of viral videos for this intern, and it’ll become the stuff of legend.’
’Besides, it’s the easiest way to make someone famous.’
So, he started walking toward Li Xiaoyang.
His sudden movement drew everyone’s attention, all of them wondering what he was about to do.
The curvaceous reporter, in particular, thought, ’Is Chen Jincheng coming for me?’
’He’s coming! He’s walking over! He’s so handsome!’
Li Xiaoyang, still just an intern, also assumed Chen Jincheng was heading for her mentor. After all, her mentor was the official reporter. She instinctively took two steps back.
But then she saw Chen Jincheng walk right past her mentor, seemingly heading for her.
The curvaceous reporter was just about to raise a hand to greet him when she realized Chen Jincheng had walked straight past without even a glance. She turned her head and saw that he had stopped right in front of her intern.
Li Xiaoyang was stunned. She had no idea what was happening. As Chen Jincheng stared at her, she felt her blushing brain was about to crash.
"Do you want to be an influencer? You have the potential to be a huge star," Chen Jincheng said to the young woman with a smile.
BOOM!
In that instant, the surrounding reporters all aimed their cameras at Li Xiaoyang and began shooting frantically, the camera flashes firing at her face as if they were free.
Reporters in this business naturally understood the weight carried by the name "Chen Jincheng."
The female streamers nearby instantly turned sour with jealousy, their faces filled with envy as they looked at Li Xiaoyang.
’How could she be so lucky?’
Li Xiaoyang’s mind went completely blank. She was just a simple, recent graduate focused on working diligently. For Chen Jincheng to suddenly walk up, ask if she wanted to be an influencer, and tell her she had the potential to be a huge star...
Who could possibly understand what she was feeling? Her heart felt like it was racing at 180 miles per hour, and she could barely breathe.
The next moment, she blurted out, almost subconsciously, "I do!"
Chen Jincheng smiled and extended his hand to the young woman.
Without hesitation, Li Xiaoyang quickly placed her hand in his.
Chen Jincheng took the young woman’s fair hand and led her over to Sister Hong. "Sister Hong, draw up a contract for her after the event."
"Understood," Sister Hong replied with an immediate nod.
She had to admire her boss’s incredibly sharp eye. This girl was truly top-tier; she was amazed the boss had spotted her potential in a single glance.
Chen Jincheng suddenly remembered something. Of Wuyou Media’s ten future top stars, seven hadn’t even debuted yet. In fact, five of them were still in school right now—either high school or college.
The one known as Xiaohua, said to best embody the nation’s standard of beauty, was only sixteen.
With that in mind, he gave Sister Hong another order. "Sister Hong, have Second-Life Star organize a ’Campus Goddess’ talent search. The top three winners will receive a one-million-yuan prize and a chance for me to personally plan their careers."
’I’ll cast a wide net and see what I can catch. I’ve already poached so much from Wuyou Media, so I might as well try to poach their other future top stars if I get the chance.’
’Several of them are quite young. They’re the ones who will become the mainstream goddesses after ’22, perfect for taking up the mantle.’
"Understood," Sister Hong nodded.
’This is certainly a good way to recruit talent,’ she thought. ’We might find quite a few outstanding artists this way.’
This announcement also sent the reporters into a photo-frenzy. The Second-Life Star "Campus Goddess" event was another appealing news story.
Afterward, Chen Jincheng went to meet with the other streamers from Black Cat TV.
Sun Yifan and Little Su Fei finally seized their chance to rush forward, hugging Chen Jincheng from his left and right. This, too, sent the reporters into another photo-frenzy.
’After all, these two are stunningly beautiful. One of them is the new Miss Cheng, and the other must be Black Cat TV’s Little Su Fei, right?’
’Is she the new Miss Cheng, too?’
’We definitely came to the right place today. There’s so much material on Chen Jincheng.’
Li Xiaoyang, who had just been singled out, subconsciously watched the two girls, a thoughtful look in her eyes.
Chen Jincheng soon spotted Hong Tao hiding off to the side. Smiling, he started walking toward him, not forgetting to give Xue Qian a meaningful glance.
Xue Qian understood. He silently took out his phone and opened the camera app.
"President Hong, my apologies for being such a poor host," Chen Jincheng said to Hong Tao, his face all smiles.
"You’re too kind, Mr. Chen. You don’t need to go out of your way for me," Hong Tao quickly replied.
Xue Qian immediately held up his phone and started recording himself. "Here at the Rice Group’s mobile game Carnival! The atmosphere is electric, and I’m here with Chen Jincheng."
The next moment, Chen Jincheng entered the frame, followed by Hong Tao.
Hong Tao didn’t think much of it.
But a smile played on Chen Jincheng’s lips.
Once Xue Qian finished recording the video, he immediately uploaded it to Tiao Yin. Since Lao Cheng wanted Tiao Yin to see this, he was happy to provide prompt and thorough service.
Just then, his phone rang. He smiled when he saw the caller ID—it was another celebrity.
He answered and said with a laugh, "I’m in Beijing, hanging out with Chen Jincheng."
But in the next moment, after hearing what the person on the other end said, he subconsciously glanced at Chen Jincheng, a strange expression crossing his face.