Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities

Chapter 368 - 217: A New Type of Honey Trap! Opening the Champagne at Halftime

With Wang Qiqi’s cover, it was guaranteed to get over 1.5 million likes. Since she would be the first to release it in this world, and adding in the existing hype, hitting 3 million likes would be no problem.

Moreover, with the massive traffic push from the network of accounts controlled by Yijin and the clipping team, plus all the netizens jumping on the bandwagon, surpassing the numbers for "Symptom" shouldn’t be difficult.

"Alright, let’s upload ’Crescent Bay’ now," Sister Hong said with a nod, handing the video to Wang Qiqi for her to upload.

Almost simultaneously, Chen Jincheng received a game notification:

[Target Wang Qiqi has uploaded the song "Crescent Bay." Internet Celebrity Debut Card is now in effect. The popularity of the same video from her previous life will be granted within 10 hours!]

After uploading the video, Wang Qiqi immediately started monitoring it.

The effect of the Internet Celebrity Debut Card kicked in. She could clearly see the number of likes on the video increasing crazily every second—about 50 per second. The speed was incredible.

She knew the video was going viral and couldn’t help but say to Chen Jincheng, "Boss, this video is blowing up."

Chen Jincheng was also watching the video. He smiled and said, "It’s only getting about 50 likes a second. Sister Hong, have Yijin and the clipping team give it a push. Also, have all the company’s artists @ her."

"Mm!" Sister Hong nodded and immediately started giving out instructions.

With Yijin and the clipping team pushing traffic, the song quickly became a trending topic. This caused the number of likes on Wang Qiqi’s video to surge, jumping from about 50 per second to over 100 per second.

Wang Qiqi trembled with excitement as she watched. ’The boss really has to be the one to film the videos.’

’It’s like the boss can move heaven and earth with a wave of his hand.’

As time passed, "Crescent Bay" went viral. Just like in the other world, its popularity soared even higher. Naturally, the rate at which Wang Qiqi’s video gained likes also accelerated.

"Boss, you’re really the best when it comes to filming videos," even Sister Hong couldn’t help but praise, raising her glass to toast him.

’At this growth rate alone, this video will probably get 3 million likes minimum. Surpassing that bizarre song by Master Yu shouldn’t be hard.’

Wang Qiqi seemed overly excited by the surging numbers. She picked up a bottle, poured herself a drink, and started toasting everyone at the table, one by one.

Chen Jincheng was surprised. ’This girl can really hold her liquor.’

But who would have thought, the moment that idea crossed his mind, Wang Qiqi swayed and fell right into his arms.

Chen Jincheng was left speechless.

Seeing this, Little Maru’s eyes widened slightly.

’She can do that?’

’Is this some new way of throwing yourself at a man?’

Everyone at the table saw what happened.

In any other place, if any other woman had a drink and immediately fell into a man’s arms like that, she would definitely be considered shameless.

But since it was the boss, everyone tacitly understood.

’Wasn’t this a normal occurrence?’

When the meal ended, Sister Hong announced it was time to leave. Wang Qiqi still hadn’t "woken up," remaining motionless in Chen Jincheng’s arms.

Seeing this, Sister Hong said, "Boss, I’ll leave Qiqi in your hands, then."

Little Maru was utterly speechless. Seeing how things were, it looked like she wouldn’t be able to make her move on the boss tonight. She didn’t press the issue, just resentfully said goodbye to Chen Jincheng and left with Sister Hong.

’Still, at least she’d learned a new trick today.’

Chen Jincheng looked at the "drunken" Wang Qiqi, then lifted her onto his back and headed outside.

One of Lao Chen’s photographers watched the boss leave with Wang Qiqi and sighed emotionally, "The boss is such a player. He’s surrounded by so many girls, it almost makes me want to be a player, too."

The female makeup artist beside him couldn’t help but tease, "Did you look in the mirror when you left this morning? Are you 1.8 meters tall? Are you handsome? Is your body as good as the boss’s? Is your voice pleasant? Can you sing? Can you dance? Are you rich? Do you have a Lamborghini?"

"..." The photographer was freaking stunned.

But the makeup artist continued to crush him. "You have none of that, and you still want to be a player? Do you even know what a player is? A player is a man who’s perfect in every way except for the fact that he doesn’t love you. He fulfills a girl’s every fantasy about the perfect man. You want to be a player? Are you even qualified? You’re just suited for finding someone like me and having a nice, normal relationship, not for having all these wild ideas."

The photographer: ’???? Is this... is my spring finally here?’

Meanwhile, Chen Jincheng had already carried Wang Qiqi to the hotel’s parking garage. Reaching his BMW 5 Series, he directly called for a designated driver.

Just then, Wang Qiqi’s soft voice whispered in his ear, "Boss, are we going to a hotel or your place?"

Chen Jincheng smiled. The girl wasn’t drunk after all. He couldn’t help but tease, "Why can’t we go to your place?"

Hearing this, Wang Qiqi replied in a coquettish tone, "That works too. I have some very sexy clothes at my place."

A short while later, the designated driver arrived. He was a middle-aged man who probably didn’t pay much attention to internet news, or at least didn’t follow Chen Jincheng, so he didn’t recognize him. Instead, the first thing he asked after getting in the car was, "Sir, where are we headed?"

"Jinbi District," Wang Qiqi quickly answered, leaning against Chen Jincheng.

The driver nodded and started the car. Before long, they arrived at Jinbi District, which wasn’t far from the Extreme Bar.

Once they were in the residential complex and inside an elevator, Wang Qiqi wrapped her arms around Chen Jincheng’s neck. "Boss, do you think I’m being too forward? That I’m not a good girl?"

"Isn’t it normal to be forward with me?" Chen Jincheng laughed.

’For a girl with 100 Loyalty to him, as long as she didn’t demand a title or expect him to be faithful to her alone, she was a good girl in his book.’

...

「In a certain studio.」

Master Yu had also been keeping a close eye on the music chart.

The numbers for "Symptom" had basically secured its spot at the top of the music chart for the week.

He knew many people were roasting and ridiculing him, but so what?

’He was well aware that infamy was still a form of fame. In any case, the honor was his. In the future, he could just say that a song he performed at a concert went straight to the top of the Tiao Yin music chart. If he didn’t mention "Symptom" or all the mockery, who would bother to dig deeper? People would just assume he was amazing.’

’In a way, all this roasting and ridicule had actually created his moment of glory.’

’This week’s number one spot on the music chart was in the bag.’

Looking at the still-growing numbers for his song "Symptom," which had already left the second-place song in the dust by a massive margin, he couldn’t help but announce to his team, "Everyone’s worked hard. I’ll treat you all to a late-night meal. Remember to bring those two bottles of champagne. We’re going to celebrate properly. And there’s a red envelope for each of you."

His words made the few members of his team cheer in response. After tidying up, they followed Master Yu out for their celebratory meal.

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