Chapter 625 - 321: Sister Hehe Wants to Invest! Someone’s Getting Anxious

Chapter 625: Chapter 321: Sister Hehe Wants to Invest! Someone’s Getting Anxious

He had secured the investment for another script right then and there. For him, this dinner meeting had definitely not been in vain.

This was what you call a productive meal.

"I’ll invest too," Sister Hehe immediately said to Chen Jincheng.

"Contact Sun Ji yourself later." Chen Jincheng didn’t refuse. Seeing as this rich girl had even taken that bite from him, he’d let her in on the game.

Zhang Xiao’s investment was just an interlude. After all, getting a film or TV project approved, securing investment, and sorting everything out would take until next year anyway.

Right now, his attention was still focused on the show *Thirty Only*.

Once the dishes arrived, the table enjoyed a pleasant meal, and the conversation turned to the two shows, *Thirty Only* and *Dear, Beloved*.

The producers and directors of both shows knew the main event was about to begin.

So, Zhang Xiao was the first to ask, "President Chen, our crew for *Thirty Only* is almost ready, but we still haven’t been able to lock down the main roles. If possible, could Second-Life Star recommend an actor or two?"

This made the director of *Dear, Beloved* look at him in surprise.

’He really is a smooth talker.’

The producer immediately chimed in, "President Chen, we’re in the same boat with *Dear, Beloved*. Sometimes it’s hard to find actors who are a good fit for a role, so we have to rely on recommendations."

Chen Jincheng smiled when he heard this.

’Seriously,’ he thought, ’these people in the entertainment industry really know how to talk. I love listening to it.’

So, he also said with a smile, "Speaking of recommendations, I actually have two excellent actors in mind. For example, Mu Chen. She could definitely play the female lead’s best friend in *Dear, Beloved*."

The two from *Dear, Beloved* glanced at Li Muchen. Before coming, they had looked into the artists in Second-Life Star’s film and television department. They were all newcomers who had never acted before.

They had, however, seen some of Li Muchen’s short-form drama videos. She had acting skills, and with her outstanding looks, playing this role would be no problem at all.

The two of them agreed on the spot.

Chen Jincheng then turned to look at Zhang Ao’ai.

This made Zhang Ao’ai nervous.

’Mu Chen was just cast as the female lead’s best friend. My role probably won’t be much better, right?’

After all, just like Mu Chen, she had never acted before.

’Unless... it’s just as Mu Chen said. The boss really wants me to ’accompany’ him, and will give me a lead role in return.’

’But the boss already denied it on the phone.’

Chen Jincheng looked at Zhang Xiao again and said, "Director Zhang, *Thirty Only* is a female ensemble drama that needs three female leads. I think Ao’ai is a good choice. She can definitely carry the role. During filming, please take good care of her."

Zhang Xiao immediately assured him, "Don’t worry, President Chen. Our crew will definitely give Miss Zhang the best treatment."

’She’s the girl President Chen arranged, after all. How could we dare to neglect her?’

In that instant, Zhang Ao’ai also looked at Chen Jincheng, her face filled with surprise.

’A real female lead?’

’So Mu Chen wasn’t lying?’

Suddenly, she felt her heart start to beat inexplicably faster.

With the casting decisions made, all that was left was eating and drinking. After the dinner party broke up, Chen Jincheng and his group returned to the hotel.

"Boss, New Wind is scheduled for his debut stream on Kuaishou tonight. Want to watch it together?" Sister Hong asked Chen Jincheng when they got back to the hotel.

"Let’s take a look," Chen Jincheng nodded.

The streamer New Wind didn’t exist in the other world, but in this one, he was a top streamer on Black Cat TV. This time, he had been sent over to Kuaishou.

He was, after all, a top streamer he had acquired to be the vanguard on Kuaishou, so he should at least make an appearance. He asked Sister Hong to join him in the hotel’s tea room.

But when he arrived at the tea room, the only woman left by his side was Zhang Ao’ai.

Sister Hehe had gone back to her room. He understood.

He had more or less figured out her personality. When she told him to have fun tonight, she really meant it by not showing up and being a third wheel. It just meant he would definitely have to satisfy her tomorrow night.

’Seriously,’ he thought, ’all I did was lose control and let her have a bite in the car. How did that turn into me owing her a debt?’

’The key thing is, what the hell is up with that Li Muchen?’

’She sent me that sexy nightgown before. I sent Li Xiaoyang and the others away for a reason. Doesn’t she have a clue what that reason was?’

Zhang Ao’ai sat down next to Chen Jincheng, but she secretly glanced at a text from Li Muchen: "Sister Ai, the boss gave you the female lead. You have to perform well tonight. Don’t let the boss down."

The message made her nervously peek at Chen Jincheng.

For some reason, she had a feeling she had been completely played by Mu Chen.

’But I got the lead role. What can I do?’

’At dinner just now, I didn’t refuse. To the boss, that must have been a signal of tacit agreement.’

After complaining internally about Li Muchen’s cluelessness, Chen Jincheng also sat down and had Sister Hong brew some tea.

Just then, he noticed a text from Li Muchen: "Boss, Sister Ai is all prepared for tonight. Enjoy this beauty!"

"AHEM... AHEM!" Chen Jincheng couldn’t help but clear his throat twice. He hurriedly replied to Li Muchen’s message: "What nonsense are you talking about? I’m not that kind of person. Stop with this all the time."

After replying, he couldn’t help but apologize to Li Muchen in his heart.

’Saying that girl was clueless... I misunderstood her.’

With that thought, he opened Kuaishou to check on New Wind’s stream. New Wind had clearly been live for a while. His die-hard fans from Black Cat TV were obviously very supportive, with many of them showing up for him.

Furthermore, with the high-traffic stream promotion from Kuaishou, his debut on the platform tonight was drawing very respectable viewer numbers, definitely meeting the criteria for a popular Kuaishou streamer.

After watching for a while, he instructed Sister Hong, "Register a corporate Kuaishou account and send a wave of gifts to New Wind. Have all the top streamers from Black Cat TV do the same from now on."

"Okay," Sister Hong nodded, understanding the significance of this move.

After checking on the streaming status of Second-Life Star’s other streamers on Kuaishou, Chen Jincheng left the tea room.

Zhang Ao’ai followed right behind him.

He deliberately walked slowly. As they entered the elevator, he intentionally said to Zhang Ao’ai, "You press the button!"

This was him giving her a choice. Since their rooms were on different floors, which button she pressed would indicate whose room they were going to for the night—his, or hers.

If she pressed both, it would mean they would each go back to their own rooms.

Back when she was just an extra playing bit parts in the industry, Zhang Ao’ai had naturally heard rumors about this "elevator button" test. The boss had deliberately excluded her from *Wandering Blue Star* before. It turned out he really was just toying with her.

Now that his goal was achieved, he wasn’t even trying to hide it anymore.

She directly pressed the button for the floor where the boss’s room was located.

After pressing it, she stepped forward and hugged his arm. Since things had already come to this, she might as well embrace it with an open heart. At least that way, both of them could have a pleasant experience.

After entering the room, she asked in a coy voice, "Boss, when did you first start wanting to sleep with me?"

"Uh!" Chen Jincheng was a little embarrassed. "Ao’ai, you’re asking so directly. How am I supposed to answer?"

While he spoke, his hands weren’t idle. He reached for the woman’s waist and breached her defenses.

Zhang Ao’ai shot him a look, cooperatively raising her arms to let him peel away her defenses. "I just want to know when you first set your sights on me."

"That’s not important!" Chen Jincheng laughed as he tossed the piece of "defense" he had stripped away onto the floor.

...

「The next day」

When sunlight once again fell upon the earth, everyone discovered that Chen Jincheng was in the trending news again. It seemed like his name had been in the headlines nonstop these past few days; even top-tier celebrities couldn’t compare to his level of exposure.

First, three investors had pulled out of *Wandering Blue Star*, creating another 100-million-yuan funding gap for the movie. The crucial part was that Chen Jincheng had coughed up another 100 million himself, bringing his total investment in the film to 310 million yuan.

This bold move shocked everyone. Suddenly, they were all desperate to know just what kind of movie this would turn out to be.

When this movie was released, it would either be the moment Chen Jincheng became a laughingstock for everyone, or the moment he became a legend once again.

Besides this, another piece of news was even more sensational: Second-Life Star had established a branch guild on Kuaishou. The story shot straight to the top of Kuaishou’s news feed.

Many of the streamers signed by Black Cat TV had been assigned to stream on Kuaishou. Moreover, a former top Black Cat TV streamer like New Wind had an exceptionally successful debut stream, which made it clear Kuaishou had given him a major promotional boost.

These weren’t resources New Wind could have secured on his own; it was definitely related to Chen Jincheng.

In other words, had Chen Jincheng approached Kuaishou and reached some kind of agreement?

Everyone knew that, according to the latest data, Kuaishou’s daily active users were rapidly catching up to Tiao Yin’s. The two sides seemed to be growing increasingly tense, with swords drawn and crossbows aimed.

At a time like this, for news about Chen Jincheng and Kuaishou to come out... didn’t that seem to portend something?

Instantly, everyone’s attention was captured.

But some people were starting to panic.