Chapter 621 - 319: Unless He Has a Scandal! It’s Finally Out

Chapter 621: Chapter 319: Unless He Has a Scandal! It’s Finally Out

After all, he planned to cast the two of them in these productions.

Next, Chen Jincheng arranged for Sun Ji and Guo Fan to negotiate the contracts. The investment agreement was also simple. LeTV Film and Television had its own legal department, and the contract was already being finalized.

It could be ready today.

Once both parties confirmed there were no issues, they could sign.

As for the subsequent matters, Chen Jincheng’s involvement wasn’t necessary. He could just leave it to Sun Ji and the others to handle.

After the meal, Chen Jincheng’s group returned to the hotel. The upcoming investment matters for *Wandering Earth* would be handled by Sun Ji’s side. The final contract just needed to be brought to him and Sister Hong for their signatures.

Back at the hotel, Sister Hong handed him a document. "This is the plan for assigning the streamers. Take a look. If you approve, we can talk to Hong Tao. He’s been waiting in Beijing for your decision."

After taking the file, Chen Jincheng went to the hotel’s tea room with Sister Hong and contacted Hong Tao, Kuaishou’s head of external affairs.

Seeing that he was busy with other matters, Li Muchen and Zhang Ao’ai returned to their rooms.

Li Muchen pulled Zhang Ao’ai into her own room. Seeing her friend was still downcast, she voiced what was on her mind. "Sister Ai, are you still upset about the role? It’s just a supporting part. What’s there to be unhappy about? Hasn’t the boss invested in several other shows?"

Zhang Ao’ai frowned. "Mu Chen, you don’t understand. I know more about certain things in the entertainment industry than you do."

Li Muchen teased, "What does it matter if I understand or not? The key is whether you’re willing. If you go and... keep the boss company, he’ll definitely give you a leading role."

"Mu Chen, you’re teasing me again." Zhang Ao’ai immediately started tickling her.

Li Muchen giggled uncontrollably, finally managing to grab her friend’s hands after a moment. "I’m not kidding. I suggested it to the boss at lunch. I told him if he gave you a leading role, you would definitely keep him company."

"Huh?" Zhang Ao’ai was stunned.

She never expected to hear something like this from Li Muchen.

Then, it dawned on her. "Mu Chen, you... and the boss... have you...?"

Li Muchen quickly shook her head. "There’s nothing between me and the boss! He doesn’t even think I’m good enough. Otherwise, he would have arranged a leading role for me."

She certainly couldn’t admit that she had already given herself to the boss.

If she told Sister Ai all this, wouldn’t it just make things messy?

’So, I definitely have to remove myself from the equation. That way, Sister Ai won’t have any psychological burden.’

’Once I’ve dragged her into this, I’ll tell her the truth. She’ll be so shocked.’

With that in mind, she hugged Zhang Ao’ai’s arm and started to sweet-talk her. "I don’t have your kind of charisma and charm, Sister Ai. The boss likes you. He’s just trying to express it to you through me."

"Some of those shows are major productions! If you become the female lead, your career in the film and television industry will take off. Think about all those times we were just extras. When would we ever get an opportunity like this? I’m counting on riding your coattails in the future, Sister Ai."

Hearing this, a bashful look appeared on Zhang Ao’ai’s pretty face. She couldn’t help but ask, "Did he really say that?"

Li Muchen quickly replied, "Sister Ai, why would I lie to you? If you don’t believe me, I’ll call him right now. Just don’t say anything."

With that, she dialed Chen Jincheng’s number.

In a tea room at the hotel, Chen Jincheng had already sat down and asked Sister Hong to prepare a tea set. When he got Li Muchen’s call, he answered, "What’s wrong?"

When the call connected, Li Muchen immediately said, "Boss, how are things going with getting Sister Ai a leading role? As long as you give her the role, Sister Ai has agreed to keep you company."

Beside her, Zhang Ao’ai grew anxious upon hearing this.

’When did I agree to that?’

’I just wanted to know if it was true or not! Don’t I get to think about it?’

’This Mu Chen is way too presumptuous!’

Hearing her words, Chen Jincheng felt something was off about this call. To be safe, he cleared his throat. "Mu Chen, I don’t understand what you mean. What kind of person do you take me for? Am I the type to get involved with my own staff?"

For some reason, he suddenly felt that Li Muchen was a bit like Sun Yifan from before. It was almost as if she were acting like a pimp.

He didn’t know if it was because his own status had risen that people would do such things to curry favor with him.

After all, the temptations of fame and fortune weren’t limited to just one person.

Li Muchen knew he was just putting on an act and was used to it.

’Isn’t this how he always acts in public?’

So, she asked again, "Boss, Sister Ai has made her position clear. Are you going to give her the leading role or not?"

Just then, Hong Tao entered the tea room. "President Chen, sorry to keep you waiting."

Seeing him arrive, Chen Jincheng smiled and greeted him, "President Hong, have a seat."

At the same time, he said to Li Muchen on the phone, "I have a guest to entertain now, so I have to go."

With that, he hung up.

Li Muchen stared at the disconnected call, baffled. ’What does he mean by that?’

Zhang Ao’ai, however, glared at her menacingly, then pounced and pinned her to the sofa. "The boss never said that, did he? And now you’ve told him I feel that way! How am I supposed to face him now? What’s he going to think of me?"

Li Muchen hastily explained, "Sister Ai, why would I lie to you? He really did talk about it."

"I’m not admitting to a single word you said, anyway," Zhang Ao’ai immediately declared.

...

「In the tea room」

Chen Jincheng handed the document to Hong Tao. "President Hong, this is a list of some of our artists from Second-Life Star. They’ll be moving to Kuaishou, and Second-Life Star will also establish a sub-guild on Kuaishou."

Hong Tao took the list and glanced at it. They were mostly streamers from Panda TV.

But for him, or for Kuaishou, that didn’t matter at all. What they cared about was Chen Jincheng.

Chen Jincheng’s influence was growing larger and larger. No matter which platform he was on, he could bring a huge impact.

The key was that he was in a league of his own.

Other influencers couldn’t learn what he could do.

He had reached a level other influencers couldn’t.

And the quality of the women around him... it was impossible for others to find a comparable group.

The only thing that could probably take him down now would be if he had his own major scandal.

For example, if he were to one day announce he was dating someone, or getting married.

His popularity would definitely take a massive hit.

As time went on, maybe only his die-hard, nostalgic fans would remain.

Honestly, he didn’t understand why the "scumbag" persona was so popular. The crucial part was that several other influencers had tried to copy this persona. And even though they were roasted for being far inferior to Chen Jincheng—basically brain-dead versions of him—they still managed to gain a lot of fans.

After looking at the list, Hong Tao immediately gave his assurance. "Don’t worry, President Chen. As soon as these artists sign their contracts, Kuaishou will immediately start promoting their video and livestream feeds."

"No problem. We’ll arrange it on our end immediately." Chen Jincheng smiled and looked at Sister Hong.

Sister Hong added, "President Hong, I’ve already had them all create accounts on Kuaishou. Just have your people approve our guild application, and we can sign the contracts right away."

"One moment," Hong Tao said, then immediately took out his phone to call *that* President Chen.

Chen Yixiao had been following the news online these past few days, and he saw something related to Chen Jincheng almost every day. So, he had been waiting for news from Hong Tao.

Now that the call from Hong Tao was coming through, he answered immediately. "Did you get a response from Chen Jincheng’s side?"

Hong Tao replied right away, "President Chen, Chen Jincheng’s team has already applied to create a sub-guild on Kuaishou. Have your people approve it so we can sign the contracts. Second-Life Star will be bringing a batch of artists over."

Chen Yixiao already knew yesterday that Chen Jincheng was planning to use Kuaishou’s traffic to promote a wave of his artists. But that wasn’t important. The main thing was that Chen Jincheng had finally budged for the first time, which was a good sign.

After hanging up, he immediately picked up his phone to call for his assistant, but the assistant was just about to enter. He immediately gave the order, "You’re just in time. Chen Jincheng has set up a guild on Kuaishou. Have someone approve it immediately."

The assistant nodded first, then quickly said, "President Chen, there’s one more thing to report. The higher-ups suddenly issued a new directive. Our short-video platform might need to pay attention to it."

"Let me see." Chen Yixiao immediately started searching for it on his computer.

Meanwhile, back in the hotel tea room, Chen Jincheng also received a sudden phone call. The number of the caller took him completely by surprise.

’Why is *he* calling me?’

’We’ve never spoken since exchanging contact information.’

He answered at once. Upon hearing what the person on the other end said, a smile instantly spread across his face. "So the directive is finally out. It’s time to make a huge push."