Chapter 742 - 372: Shocking: The Entire City is Playing "Girl

Chapter 742: Chapter 372: Shocking: The Entire City is Playing "Girl

This wasn’t just happening to Zhao Chun. The same scene was playing out in many places across Coastal City.

And it wasn’t limited to hotels and inns.

Various shops around Jinglan City, especially those related to food, had already been notified by official personnel to prepare extra ingredients for the massive influx of tourists expected tomorrow.

These shop owners were no fools. Some had even been following the news online and knew that Jinglan City, built by Chen Jincheng, was welcoming 700,000 tourists.

They naturally understood what this meant.

Many of the more visionary ones were already planning to rent space and open new branches immediately.

Their current shops were based on the existing foot traffic. With Jinglan City blowing up, there would certainly be no shortage of tourists in the future. Opening a new branch nearby right now would be an absolute goldmine.

You could say that every one of these street-side shop owners, seeing their future, was beaming with joy.

As the owners made calls to order more ingredients overnight, they gathered together, full of hope for the future, and chatted excitedly.

"I never thought an influencer would be bringing us so much business."

"Yeah, other influencers just ask for donations. Chen Jincheng is different. He’s not just promoting traditional culture; he’s doing real things for the common people."

"I’ve read the news about him too. Other than being a bit of a womanizer and having a lot of women around him, it seems like he doesn’t have any other flaws."

"What’s wrong with being a womanizer? For a man as capable as him, isn’t it normal to have a few more girlfriends?"

"If you say so, why don’t you have your tender young daughter go be his girlfriend then?"

"He’d have to want her first. If she were his girlfriend for a while, she might become an influencer herself. That’s a form of security, right? It’s better than dating some other guy, breaking up, and getting nothing out of it."

"Holy shit, Old Liu, you’ve got a point. My daughter’s only 17 and she’s been messing around with some punk with bleached hair. It’d be better to let Chen Jincheng have a go with her. Maybe he’d even make her famous."

"I used to complain when the train station played ’Girl’. Now I see I was being shallow. I’m going to play ’Girl’ in my shop tomorrow too."

"What ’Girl’?"

"It’s a song that represents Chen Jincheng."

"Oh, I see. Then let’s all play this song tomorrow!"

"..."

Sometimes, things happen in strange ways. It started with just these few people discussing playing "Girl." Who knew that word would spread, and more and more people would decide to join in? Business was sure to explode tomorrow, and it wouldn’t be slow in the future either. Playing "Girl" to show a little respect was no problem at all.

It wasn’t just the urban and suburban areas. Suppliers, plantations, and farms in the surrounding counties and towns all got busy as well.

Liu Chen owned a farm that grew all sorts of vegetables, supplying them to various restaurants, hotels, and eateries in the city.

Just a moment ago, his daughter, who had finally made a rare trip home, was there, and he wanted to spend time with her. But his phone started ringing off the hook. It was all his clients, telling him to hurry and send extra shipments immediately.

He wanted to be with his daughter and thought about delaying, but who knew the clients would think he was prioritizing other deliveries and start bidding up the price.

’Are these people crazy?’

"I know, I know, you need an extra delivery too. I’ll arrange it." Liu Chen hung up another call and grumbled, "It’s like a holiday today. Even holidays aren’t this crazy. A few more days like this and my whole farm won’t have enough to deliver."

A young woman in a red Hanfu walked out, smiling. "Dad, tomorrow really is a holiday. And after this holiday, your farm’s output might genuinely not be enough. You should hurry up and hire more workers to expand your cultivation!"

Liu Chen was taken aback. "What holiday is it tomorrow? How come I don’t know?"

The young woman laughed. "Look what I’m wearing! Tomorrow is Hanfu Travel Day. It’s a day for people like us to celebrate. Chen Jincheng... I just love him so much."

In the past, if you wanted to wear Hanfu out in public, people would call you a nonconformist or even give you strange looks.

But now, things were better. Chen Jincheng had promoted Hanfu Travel Day, creating an environment where they could wear Hanfu openly. He had also produced so many beautiful Hanfu designs. In the future, Hanfu would surely be accepted by the mainstream, and they would be the envy of others when they wore their Hanfu out.

’This is truly wonderful.’

Moreover, she now realized that everything Chen Jincheng did was incredibly meaningful. Not only did he promote traditional culture, but he also boosted Coastal City’s economy, as you could see from her father’s farm.

’Hmm, aside from the rumors that he’s a bit of a womanizer and a scumbag, he’s really a high-quality idol.’

’But then again, he’s so handsome and does such great things... a little bit of a scumbag is fine, I guess.’

But Liu Chen grew anxious hearing his daughter’s words. "Daughter, who is this Chen Jincheng? And you love him? Did you find a boyfriend?"

Hearing this, the young woman giggled and started teasing her father. "That’s right, he’s my boyfriend. I came back this time for my date with him tomorrow. You didn’t think I came back to see you, did you?"

With that, she turned and went back to her room in her Hanfu.

Liu Chen was stunned by this news.

’My daughter has a boyfriend?’

’That’s a rare one.’

This prompted him to immediately call a good friend. "Old Lin, let me tell you, my daughter says she’s found a boyfriend named Chen Jincheng, and she’s going on a date with him tomorrow. Do you think I should follow them and check him out?"

A teasing voice immediately came from the other end. "What a coincidence. My daughter also says Chen Jincheng is her boyfriend, and she’s going on a date with him tomorrow."

"That bastard! Isn’t he two-timing them?" Liu Chen flared up when he heard this. His daughter was the apple of his eye.

The person on the other end couldn’t hold back his laughter. "Old Liu, just look up Chen Jincheng online. He’s an influencer. Your daughter is just a fan, same as mine. The ’boyfriend’ thing is a joke. Don’t worry, with the way your daughter is, he wouldn’t be interested in her anyway."

Liu Chen was a bit dazed. ’What’s going on?’

But after he went online and looked him up, he felt even more confused.

’The world of young people is hard to understand.’

While Coastal City was buzzing, the internet was just as lively. The official channels for Jinglan City and Wenlu announced that ticket sales for Jinglan City had reached 700,000.

The moment this news broke, it truly shocked everyone.

The number—700,000—made jaws drop at tourist attractions all across the country.

Moreover, everyone knew this number represented Jinglan City’s growth from zero to this.

And all of this was because of a single influencer named Chen Jincheng.

He had single-handedly created a golden age for an ancient city.

Even official media outlets reposted the news, featuring it with a massive banner.

After all, this was overwhelmingly positive news.

So positive it was almost unnatural.

After all, the higher-ups had issued a directive to promote traditional culture, and while various regions were scrambling to figure out how to solve that puzzle, someone had already provided the perfect answer.

An ancient city, Hanfu, performances of heritage skills—if this wasn’t promoting traditional culture, what was?

The key was that it was all integrated with tourism and had attracted 700,000 visitors. Didn’t this prove that their traditional culture was popular? Didn’t it show the public’s confidence in and love for their own heritage?

The Chinese Wave is the fucking best, isn’t it?

Wasn’t this proof of how correct the directive from above to promote traditional culture was?

So this influencer who pulled it all off—you tell me, isn’t he a model citizen?

Tiao Yin.

Han Shangyou saw the news and felt that Chen Jincheng was frighteningly upright. Although Tiao Yin was listed as a planner for the Jinglan City project, which gave them some credit...

...but Chen Jincheng had nailed the prompt so perfectly it was uncanny. So uncanny that it scared him—he was scared that Chen Jincheng would be poached by Kuaishou.

Truly, Chen Jincheng’s influence was growing larger and larger.

Following the official media’s statement, various news outlets began to report:

"Chen Jincheng and His Ancient City!"

"Investigating the Details of Chen Jincheng’s Creation of Jinglan City!"

"700,000: Does Anyone Know the Significance of This Number?"

"Chen Jincheng Defines What It Means to Be a Top-Tier Influencer!"

This sort of universally loved praise continued until the next day. And when the next day came, Tiao Yin’s hot topics chart was completely dominated by Chen Jincheng. The top 10 were all related to him, Jinglan City, Coastal City, and so on.

Naturally, as the next day arrived, tourists began flocking to Jinglan City in Coastal City. Some had even arrived the night before and were taking taxis to Jinglan City first thing in the morning.

But as they got closer to Jinglan City, many tourists felt that something was unusual. The same song filled the air on every street:

"For you, I dare not slack off, no matter how tired, I put on a front..."

"Girl, I don’t want to see you suffer the same hurt, so I learned to dote on you..."

"..."

The entire way to Jinglan City, the sound of the song "Girl" was everywhere. This left the arriving tourists gaping in bewildered amazement.

Can you imagine? The closer you got to Jinglan City, the more you heard the song "Girl," until the entire final street was filled with its sound.

This...

It was absolutely stunning!