Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities-Chapter 111 - 109: Overconfident

After hanging up with Chen Xiaoying, Chen Jincheng didn’t dwell on it. He immediately pulled out his phone and sent a message to Cen Ning: "Head over to the bar now. I’ll be shooting a video for you this afternoon, so go practice your dance routine first."

In the other world, the two videos that made Cen Ning famous were group dances: one was the "Red Dress Dance" on the dance floor, and the other was a 90s retro dance. Both had over a million likes.

With the Internet Celebrity Debut Card, creating these two videos and getting the girl over a million likes would be no problem. Plus, with his and Second-Life Star’s current popularity, that million-like baseline meant the videos should have no trouble becoming even more popular than they were in the other world.

"Thank you, Boss! Is there anything I need to prepare?" Cen Ning asked immediately, adding a happy smiley face emoji.

"I need to take you to the women’s clothing section of Jingyuan Building to buy two outfits for the shoot," Chen Jincheng replied.

"Boss, I’m actually at the building right now!"

"Okay, I’m on my way."

After replying to Cen Ning, Chen Jincheng opened the company’s artist group chat and started looking through the girls’ profiles.

The photography department had Sister Hong notify him that he needed to personally arrange for the girls who would be backup dancers for Cen Ning’s group dance.

He tagged more than 10 of the girls in quick succession, telling them to go to the bar.

These were all girls whose follower counts had been stagnating.

Their main role was to be background dancers for Cen Ning’s group dance. They wouldn’t get much screen time, so there was no need to use the girls who already had a bit of a fan base.

Besides, these girls were just supporting roles and didn’t need special costumes. He just told them to bring a regular nightclub outfit and a set of more old-fashioned clothes.

Getting a sudden @ from the boss, the girls naturally didn’t dare to delay. One by one, they replied that they received the message and would head to the bar immediately.

Chen Jincheng left his office as well, and as soon as he reached the door, he ran into Sister Feiye, who was rushing toward the entrance.

"In such a hurry? Where are you off to?" Chen Jincheng asked.

Sister Feiye smiled and said, "Catching a flight. I’m planning to go back and bring my team members over. Then we’ll rent a place here in Coastal City!"

"I’ll give you a ride!" Chen Jincheng said with a smile.

"Then thank you, Boss!" Sister Feiye didn’t stand on ceremony, replying with a grin.

The two of them left together. As they were heading to the elevator, they ran into an acquaintance—none other than President Liu of Jinglan Women’s Clothing.

Liu Qing also saw Chen Jincheng and Sister Feiye, and her eyes lit up, especially when she saw Sister Feiye. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

She had, of course, seen the commercial that she had shot for Danni Clothing.

Honestly, knowing that Second-Life Star had produced yet another viral clothing commercial only made her regret grow deeper.

Back then, Second-Life Star had approached her Jinglan Women’s Clothing first. Because of her own arrogance, she had missed the opportunity to be the first to test the waters, and instead let her archrival, Jinghong Women’s Clothing, sell a ton of pajamas.

Now, Second-Life Star had proven its prowess in women’s clothing advertisement with three commercials, which only highlighted her ignorance and caused her to lose a great deal of face in the industry.

"Mr. Chen, we’ve already rolled out the print ad with Xiaobai for the handbag in several of our Jinglan Women’s Clothing flagship stores. I look forward to continuing our cooperation in the future." Since she ran into him, Liu Qing used this topic to try and get closer.

’When our next women’s clothing line comes out, I absolutely have to get Second-Life Star to do the advertising.’

"Yes, I look forward to continuing our work with Jinglan Women’s Clothing as well," Chen Jincheng replied with a smile. She was a potential client, so naturally, he had to be polite.

He was also confident that as soon as Jinglan Women’s Clothing released a new line, they would be the first to come begging for a partnership.

And when it came to viral videos for women’s clothing, the other world had an endless supply.

When the time came, he could give the ad to either Yinyin or Xiaobai.

’As for why he only thought of these two girls?’

’He wasn’t some scumbag who used women and gave them nothing in return. If he was going to mess around with them, he had to give them some benefits, right?’

’That was a man’s bottom line.’

Chen Jincheng got in the car with Sister Feiye, first dropping her off at the airport before heading to Jingyuan Building. After parking in the garage, he went up to the bar and sent Cen Ning a message: "I’m at the bar. Your location!"

"Boss, I’m at the coffee shop next to the bar." Cen Ning saw the message and quickly replied, her face full of joy.

Although the boss had said he would promote her, there had been no news for a while. It was impossible for her not to be anxious.

Today, he was finally going to shoot a video for her personally. How could she not be happy?

Any girl whose video was personally shot by the boss would become famous. Today, it was her turn.

After replying to her boss, she immediately opened her phone’s camera, checked her reflection, and saw if she needed to touch up her makeup.

She was wearing a small blue camisole and a small black-and-white floral blouse today. Seeing that she didn’t need to touch up her makeup, she intentionally pulled one side of her blouse down a bit, revealing a smooth, lovely shoulder.

Her action was noticed by many of the men in the coffee shop.

After all, a beauty like her sitting in a coffee shop had long ago attracted the gazes of many men.

Many of the men who came to coffee shops were actually there to look at women. Coffee shops were one of the places single women often went in groups, where they could while away most of their time, whether by reading, meeting clients, or chatting with their best friends.

Therefore, many single men naturally flocked to these places. As long as they were attractive enough, it was easy to get a girl’s contact information here.

Quite a few men had been wanting to hit on Cen Ning for a while now.

Now, seeing her action, they thought it was some kind of hint. Two young men were immediately eager to try their luck and go ask for her WeChat. But just as they stood up, they saw the girl already waving happily toward the coffee shop entrance.

The two young men instinctively looked over and saw a handsome, 180cm-tall young man walk in through the door. The girl grabbed her bag and hurried over to greet him.

The two young men sighed and sat back down.

No wonder the girl made that move; it was meant for this handsome guy.

"Why does that guy look a little familiar?"

"I think that’s the Ancestral Master, Chen Jincheng!"

"Holy shit, I think it is that scumbag. Why do girls still throw themselves at a guy like that?"

"If you were a famous influencer like him, you would too!"

"..."

"Boss!" Cen Ning said in a sweet, delicate voice as she reached Chen Jincheng’s side.

Chen Jincheng naturally noticed her little trick. The exposed shoulder, the patch of fair skin on her chest, and the faint hint of cleavage were quite charming.

"Let’s go. I’ll buy you the clothes for the shoot," Chen Jincheng said with a smile, his eyes unabashedly scanning her chest.

’Her little scheme was just for him to see, wasn’t it?’

’If he didn’t take a good look, wouldn’t he be letting her efforts go to waste?’

’He wasn’t the kind of man who couldn’t appreciate a woman’s charms.’

And indeed, his brazen actions made the girl bolder. She intimately linked her arm with his.

Chen Jincheng let her hold his arm, leading her to the women’s clothing floor, where they began to shop.

After some time, he helped her buy a vibrant red minidress and a 90s retro-style long dress, both needed for the shoot.

Cen Ning, of course, didn’t know why her boss wanted to buy these two outfits, but she knew one thing: all she had to do was follow his arrangements.

When it came to shooting videos, the boss definitely had his reasons.

"Let’s go, to the bar!" Chen Jincheng said to the girl. As he led her downstairs, he just so happened to run into Chen Xiaoying.

She was arm-in-arm with the same best friend from last time, carrying shopping bags. Clearly, she had also been buying clothes.

Chen Xiaoying was a little embarrassed to see Chen Jincheng.

After all, she had made an agreement with him, but because of her family’s opposition and her brother’s unilateral decision, she had no choice but to break the contract and follow her brother’s arrangements.

"What a coincidence. Here to buy clothes?" Seeing her embarrassment, Chen Jincheng took the initiative to greet her with a smile.

They knew each other, at least, and there was no bad blood between them. He wasn’t so petty as to give her the cold shoulder just because she didn’t join his company.

Seeing that he didn’t seem to blame her, Chen Xiaoying breathed a small sigh of relief. "I’m shooting a video at the bar this afternoon, so I came to buy a hot-girl-style miniskirt!"

"A hot-girl miniskirt?" Chen Jincheng looked at her, stunned.

Because this girl was completely unsuited for the "hot girl" style. Her niche was the pure and innocent look.

To be honest, neither her looks nor her figure was a good match for the hot-girl style. It would be a total mismatch.

If she went down that path, she would definitely fail.

However, he felt no need to go out of his way to warn her. Instead, he just smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I’m also here buying clothes for one of my company’s girls. I’m shooting a video for her at the bar this afternoon, too."

Chen Xiaoying subconsciously glanced at Cen Ning. Since she followed Extreme Bar, she recognized her as Cenchun from the bar.

Then, she added with a smile, "I’ll have to tell my brother. He’s really fired up right now about making a video that’ll surpass yours and competing with Extreme Bar for the title of King of Feifuxing Road’s Nightlife."

Chen Jincheng couldn’t help but be taken aback by her words.

’Chen Xiaoying’s brother sure has commendable courage.’

Or rather, he had no idea where the guy got his confidence from.

Setting aside the fact that the "hot girl" path he’d chosen for his sister was completely wrong...

Even if he had chosen the right path, a video with millions of likes wasn’t something just anyone could produce without expert planning and a good dose of luck.

But Chen Xiaoying knew nothing of this. After they parted ways, she went back to her brother’s bar, called Chen Long over, and warned him, "Chen Jincheng is also shooting a video for Cenchun from Extreme Bar this afternoon. Don’t you want to surpass him? Since you’re shooting at the same time, don’t let the stats be too far apart, or it’ll be really embarrassing."

Hearing this, Chen Long was instantly fired up. "Sis, don’t you worry. Just look at the team I got for you—a professional cameraman, and a planner from a professional live-streaming platform."

Chen Xiaoying reminded him, "Bro, don’t be too confident. The videos Chen Jincheng shot for girls like Jiang Xiaobai and Yinyin all easily got over a million likes."

Chen Long laughed. "Didn’t you hear what our planner said? It’s almost impossible for a newcomer without much of a fan base to make a video with a million likes. He’s just relying on paid Dou+ promotions. If he can pay for boosts, so can I."

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(The next Chapter is coming soon!)