Chapter 724 - 364: 10 Million Bonus! This...

Chapter 724: Chapter 364: 10 Million Bonus! This...

...(The flu + Valentine’s Day + writing... You guys get it?)...

When Chen Jincheng and Lei Xiaojun entered the banquet hall, it was already bustling with activity. Nearly all of Second-Life Star’s notified influencers had arrived.

Furthermore, only those from Second-Life Star with a significant fanbase were able to attend; the filler-level streamers certainly didn’t qualify.

Thus, out of more than 6,000 influencers, only around 300 were invited to the event.

The rest, of course, were business partners, such as Li Ya from Jinglan Women’s Clothing, one of their earliest collaborators, and the head of Radiant Square, among others.

Also present were Xue Qian and the Internet Celebrity Young Master, along with Lin Gou, whom they had brought with them.

The three of them sat together, as they clearly had nothing in common to discuss with the other guests.

"Lao Cheng," Lin Hao said, arriving soon after. He had his arm around Teacher San Shang as he came over to greet him.

Teacher San Shang was looking more radiant than ever.

In his past life, she had still been a teacher during this period. Her long tenure in that profession had made her like a ripe peach—even her smile seemed seductive.

This time around, however, she had left that life behind early. By following Lin Hao, she’d gained entry into the world of the wealthy. Now the owner of her own brand, she carried herself with a newfound grace and an air of elegance.

"Looks like you’ve recovered," Chen Jincheng said, teasing Lin Hao.

The man had been having health problems before, to the point where he didn’t even dare take a girl out with him.

’So if your body can’t handle it, you shouldn’t play around so much. It’s an easy way to die young.’

"Brother Cheng," Yijin said with a smile, coming over to greet him as well.

At Yijin’s side was a female influencer from Second-Life Star whose name he couldn’t recall.

He only remembered that she had started as a gogo dancer at Extreme Bar before signing with Second-Life Star. She never really took off, but then she hooked up with Yijin. With promotion from Yijin’s clip accounts, she’d managed to gain a decent number of fans.

The fact that they’d been together for so long, and that Yijin even brought her along to business functions, showed just how thoroughly she had him wrapped around her finger.

After all, Yijin had been a tech-savvy fat slob, while the girl was a gogo dancer from the nightlife scene. They were in completely different leagues.

’As my fan, Yijin really hasn’t learned a single thing from me.’

However, with one being the top creator for his clip channels and the other being a girl from his own company, it was hard for him to say who was playing whom.

The representatives from brands that had collaborated with Second-Life Star also came over one after another to greet him.

They treated Lei Xiaojun with respect, but with Chen Jincheng, they were downright fawning.

After all, while Lei Xiaojun was a high-status big shot, he had no direct impact on their businesses. As long as they showed him enough respect, he wouldn’t bother himself with small-timers like them.

Chen Jincheng, however, was a different story.

With video-based e-commerce currently in vogue, Second-Life Star was now the biggest product-placement channel on Tiao Yin.

One bakery, for example, had collaborated with Zhu Ling on a product promotion. Afterward, whenever Zhu Ling set up her stall to livestream at Radiant Square, she could sell a huge number of loaves just by eating one on camera and posting a video of it.

The orders came in so fast their machinery was practically smoking.

The company had expanded fourfold in a short amount of time. He was, simply put, a lifeline they could cling to.

It was basically the same for their other products.

Any product that could pass Second-Life Star’s quality inspection was an ethically made one. As a result, they were high-quality and well-made, but also had higher costs and lower profit margins. This meant they couldn’t compete in sales and growth with less scrupulous products.

After all, their competitors had higher profits, more money for advertising, and a self-sustaining cycle of growth, even if their products were increasingly shoddy as they cut corners. Their brand names were already established.

These conscientious companies truly couldn’t compete when it came to publicity.

However, things started looking up after Second-Life Star agreed to promote their products, and their brand recognition improved significantly.

Therefore, to them, Chen Jincheng was the God of Wealth.

After that, the Second-Life Star influencers also flocked over to greet Chen Jincheng, from the "Miss Cheng" girls to the former influencers from Black Cat TV.

Eventually, PPD and the other former Black Cat TV influencers tactfully dispersed into small groups, leaving Chen Jincheng surrounded only by Jiang Xiaobai, Yinyin, and Ximeng, who chattered around him excitedly.

Most of the "Miss Cheng" girls preferred not to compete so openly. Girls like Zhu Ling, Zhang Ao’ai, and Tian Xiwei quietly found a spot in the banquet hall to hang out or chat with others.

Only girls like Jiang Xiaobai and Yinyin, as if afraid people didn’t know about their relationship with Chen Jincheng, were constantly filming videos of themselves with him on their phones to post on Tiao Yin.

Sitting together, Wu Liufang and Li Lixing watched this scene with a hint of envy.

They weren’t as familiar with the boss, and it would seem presumptuous to just go up to him like that, especially since no one else was doing it.

"I’m so jealous of them," Li Lixing couldn’t help but say.

Wu Liufang whispered, "I heard they all have a special relationship with the boss. That’s why they got so many resources from the start, and the boss even helps them plan their content from time to time."

Li Lixing nodded. After joining Second-Life Star, you gradually learned certain things. For instance, when the company filmed videos for the "Miss Cheng" girls, they always used the best cameramen, and the best video concepts went to them first.

The crucial part was that the boss himself would occasionally give them ideas, which made everyone else envious.

Everyone knew that any project planned by the boss was guaranteed to go viral.

Just then, Sister Hong walked onto the host’s stage with a microphone in hand, drawing everyone’s attention. All heads turned cooperatively toward her.

Everyone knew, after all, that the boss disliked being in the limelight for this sort of thing. Sister Hong usually hosted. Whether it was matters of product promotion or influencer resources, she was the one in charge.