Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities

Chapter 355 - 213: Are You Kidding? Unless There’s Magic Power

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At Radiant Square, Chen Jincheng and Lin Hao had already stepped aside to start their discussion.

"Lao Cheng, if you can make her an overnight sensation, a ready-made internet celebrity, you don’t want her?" Lin Hao was a little puzzled by this.

Chen Jincheng smiled and said, "I accepted a 10 million planning fee, so the profits generated naturally belong to the square. Of course, you can also sign her to Ah Hao Media. For now, though, you need to approach her first and ask if she’s willing to become an internet celebrity."

In another world, Sister Yaosi appeared with a simple and honest image and was highly sought after. But after she fell out with that vlogger, Zhengyou, and opened her first barbecue shop, her reputation plummeted.

After all, she’d had a conflict with the person who made her famous—the kind where they completely cut ties. No one knew the full story, but later, rumors spread about her privately badmouthing and complaining about Zhengyou, which created a bad impression. It made people think she was a bit malicious and that she just wanted to ditch him after she got famous.

At least after they went their separate ways, the other party didn’t exhibit any such behavior.

The shop she opened later also ran into some problems, and after that, her traffic dried up. Before he transmigrated, her latest video only had 300 likes. In contrast, Zhengyou could still get over 5,000 likes on a new video, and he had plenty of videos with over 10,000 likes.

Many netizens also said that the truth would be revealed with time.

Chen Jincheng didn’t know what the truth was, nor did he know if making another Sister Yaosi famous in this world would lead to the same kind of damn headache.

But that was a situation he didn’t want to see happen.

The more someone comes from the bottom rungs of society, the more famous they get, the harder it is for them to stay true to themselves. It’s even harder to change their fundamental nature and worldview.

He was even worried that Zhu Ling would get carried away after all this recent hype. If that happened, he’d have to give up on pushing her down the Li Ziqi route.

But at least Zhu Ling had 100 Loyalty.

He had no way of making this fat woman’s Loyalty 100.

So the best solution was to take the 10 million from Radiant Square, use the Heat Card, and then wash his hands of her. It would be best if Lin Hao signed her.

Lin Hao laughed. "Lao Cheng, are you kidding me? A chance to be an internet celebrity—you think she’d possibly refuse? The money she could make as a celebrity is more than she could earn in a lifetime of running her stall. Especially with Zhu Ling being so popular, this woman sees it every day from her stall. You don’t think she’s envious?"

"With an opportunity like this right in front of her, if she hesitates for even a second, I’ll eat my hat. If we go look for her, she’ll probably think we’re joking. If worst comes to worst, we can offer her a one-million-yuan contract, with future brand revenue going to the company. I refuse to believe she wouldn’t sign."

"That’s true," Chen Jincheng said with a smile and a nod.

He knew this even better than Lin Hao. In an era where Tiao Yin was king, everyone complained about and looked down on internet celebrities, yet everyone secretly wanted to be one.

After all, as an internet celebrity, you could easily earn a year’s salary in just a few days.

Especially as stories of overnight fame and financial freedom became more and more common, it held a kind of Magic Power for many people.

The only difference was that some people knew their own limits, while others didn’t. The latter group would only understand how delusional they were after they’d crashed and burned.

Of course, there were also those who crashed and burned and still didn’t know when to turn back.

For example, a woman in her fifties with no talent, no looks, and no education, who couldn’t even grasp the basics of the internet, yet still delusionally tried to become a Tiao Yin celebrity. It just drove her family and neighbors up the wall and was utterly disgusting.

So, if a fat woman running a food stall, suddenly faced with a surefire opportunity to become an internet celebrity, could actually refuse such a temptation, he would have to prostrate himself in admiration.

But then Lin Hao added, "Lao Cheng, there’s actually a problem now. You had those clip accounts post the videos, and the netizens who saw them seem really resistant to the idea. A lot of people are even saying you’ve gotten cocky. Look at these comments."

He then handed his phone to Chen Jincheng:

"That dumbass Chen Jincheng. Doesn’t he know we netizens have a contrarian streak? Let’s see if we fall for his bragging!"

"We already know you’re orchestrating this. Let’s see if we’ll play along!"

"When the time comes, I’ll just scroll right past it. If I even glance at it for a second, I lose."

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"The netizens have some strong opinions," Chen Jincheng said with a small smile.

He didn’t pay it any mind at all.

First off, people cursing and boycotting was, in itself, a form of hype.

Second, he had the attribute effect of the ’What’s up, bro?’ Heat Card, plus 700 million network-wide views. The audience attracted by the clip accounts’ videos would ultimately just become more fuel for the fire and wouldn’t affect the big picture.

After all, once the Heat Card was used, it would guarantee the same level of hype and effect as the event from his previous life.

That was his safety net.

When the 700 million people who had seen the original content turned around and saw the videos posted by the clip accounts, they would instead think that he, Chen Jincheng, was incredible—that he really could make anyone famous, just like he said.

Besides, once the event took off, the vast majority of people caught up in the hype would just follow the crowd. It was just like the people who would specifically travel to eat the kidneys—they just saw it as something fun to do, or as a way to show off.

Seriously, to just suddenly decide to go eat Sister Yaosi’s grilled kidneys, you needed both free time and a full wallet. Otherwise, just booking a round-trip plane ticket would cost a fortune.

Lin Hao frowned. "Lao Cheng, with these netizens having such a contrarian reaction, are you sure you can still make her famous?"

Chen Jincheng replied with great confidence, "Lin Hao, when you’re playing the internet game, sometimes you can even leverage the netizens’ contrarian mindset. Sometimes, facing a challenge head-on can produce even better results."