Chapter 787 - 389: Chen Jincheng Openly Embraces Left and Right

Chapter 787: Chapter 389: Chen Jincheng Openly Embraces Left and Right

It would be strange if there wasn’t a beautiful woman by Chen Jincheng’s side.

But what really caught their attention was the beauty in the elegant white long dress.

Ximeng, in her black secretary outfit, was a Miss Cheng. The beauty in the gauzy short dress behind her was Chen Jincheng’s top benefactor. These weren’t secrets; any reporter who had studied Chen Jincheng knew this.

But they had never seen the beauty in the elegant white long dress before.

For her to be walking the red carpet with Chen Jincheng now, the reporters’ gazes turned somewhat suggestive.

’Is this the new Miss Cheng?’

If nothing was going on between them, why would Chen Jincheng bring her to walk the red carpet for no reason?

Long Ni clearly noticed that all eyes seemed to be on her.

She felt genuinely embarrassed.

This was the first time she had ever received so much attention.

Chen Jincheng arrived at the signing wall with the three young women. A staff member immediately handed him a pen. He signed his name on the wall without delay and then passed the pen to Ximeng and the others.

The three young women were a little excited.

For Ximeng and Sister Hehe, this was their first real experience with an entertainment industry red carpet signing. It was a unique feeling.

Although Long Ni had debuted a long time ago, the minor roles she used to play never gave her the chance to be invited to such events.

After signing, Chen Jincheng and his group followed the signs and entered the venue.

This press conference wasn’t a formal film festival, so there were no assigned seats inside. Instead, invited guests were given designated seating areas.

Many celebrities brought guests, and they could arrange the seating within their area themselves.

Once inside, Chen Jincheng sat down with the three young women.

Many celebrities glanced over at him, obviously very curious.

After all, he was an internet celebrity who had come this far in such a short time. He was now a big shot in the film and television industry, someone who could even influence their careers. It would be strange if they weren’t curious.

However, everyone also knew he was someone they couldn’t afford to offend.

Just think of Luo Xiaozhu, who was made an example of—his career’s body wasn’t even cold yet. The rumor was already all over the industry: he had foolishly offended Chen Jincheng and been taken down by him. This time, he would inevitably be blacklisted.

As soon as Long Ni sat down, she looked at her phone in surprise.

She had discovered that her Tiao Yin account had gained a lot of new followers, and many people were flocking to the comment sections of her old videos to post:

"Hey beautiful, are you the new Miss Cheng?"

"Cheng has such good taste. The looks of his carefully selected Miss Cheng never disappoint the fans."

"Here to check out the freshly-minted Miss Cheng."

"..."

She guessed what had happened. News of her walking the red carpet must have been posted online. People saw it and then searched for her.

’But isn’t this a little too fast?’

She had only just followed Chen Jincheng inside and sat down.

When she opened Tiao Yin, she found that the topic "Chen Jincheng and the New Miss Cheng" was already on the trending list.

Everyone was treating her as a Miss Cheng.

This made her mouth fall open. She subconsciously glanced at Chen Jincheng, her heart thumping erratically.

She wasn’t a Miss Cheng, but she had heard that all those other Miss Chengs had a special relationship with him. That was just too...

’Don’t tell me people online now think the same of me?’

But for some strange reason, the words her boss had used to praise him earlier popped into her head.

The thought startled her, and she quickly pushed it out of her mind.

’What am I even thinking?’

"Mr. Chen, hello. It’s a great pleasure to meet you." A respectful voice sounded in front of Chen Jincheng.

He looked up and saw a guy with a rather smarmy smile. It was none other than Guo Jingfei.

Seriously, his smile had seemed smarmy in videos, but seeing it in person made it seem even more so. That was why he was so perfectly suited to play scummy characters like Su Mingcheng.

He could be considered a niche actor in the entertainment industry; there really wasn’t anyone in the same category who could compete with him.

Chen Chichi and Xiao Yang were also the smarmy type, but their smarminess was different.

"Hello." Chen Jincheng smiled and shook his hand.

Guo Jingfei quickly said, "Mr. Chen, I apologize for this sudden interruption, but I came to thank you. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have suddenly gained so much popularity online today."

He was well aware of this, which was why he felt it was necessary to come and express his gratitude.

"It was a small thing." Chen Jincheng smiled and shook his head, adding, "But your performance in *All is Well* was excellent. You’re going to be a big star."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Guo Jingfei quickly thanked him again, then asked reservedly, "Could we add each other on WeChat? I hope we’ll have a chance to work together in the future."

"Sure, no problem." Chen Jincheng nodded with a smile and they exchanged contact information.

Guo Jingfei was very tactful. After adding his contact, he left without lingering.

Soon enough, however, another familiar person approached Chen Jincheng, greeting him with a smile, "Lao Cheng, we meet again."

"Old Xue, what are you doing here?" Chen Jincheng was a bit surprised. It didn’t seem like he had collaborated on any shows with Midday Sunshine, did he?

Xue Qian had brought someone with him, whom he now introduced. "Lao Cheng, I came with Director Lu. He’s here representing Sujiang TV Station. Isn’t *All is Well* premiering on their station tonight?"

"Director Lu, hello." Chen Jincheng understood now and shook the man’s hand. But this didn’t seem to have anything to do with why Xue Qian was here.

Director Lu seemed to notice his confusion and explained, "Mr. Chen, the reason Xue Qian is here is because I invited him to come along and introduce me to you."

Xue Qian also smiled and said, "Lao Cheng, do you remember when Producer Hu from Sujiang TV invited you (Chapter 252) to perform a number at the Sujiang TV Station’s New Year’s Gala?"

"I remember now." Chen Jincheng nodded. It had only been a verbal agreement before. Thinking about it now, there were only about ten days left in ’18, and the New Year’s Day Gala was just around the corner.

Xue Qian said with a smile, "Director Lu is also the director in charge of this year’s gala. He came to contact you about this matter personally."

Director Lu added, "Yes, I was afraid it would be too presumptuous to visit you unannounced, so I asked Teacher Xue to make the introduction. We’d like to invite Teacher Chen to perform a number on stage."

Producer Hu had mentioned this before, but no one had taken it too seriously. Although it was now common for TV stations to invite internet celebrities to their New Year’s galas, an internet celebrity was still just an internet celebrity.

But things were different now. This man was no longer a mere internet celebrity; he was practically synonymous with popularity. Recently, he had dominated almost all the trending topics on Tiao Yin.

Plus, he had a massive number of fans now. Inviting him to perform on stage would definitely attract a huge amount of attention.

Since Chen Jincheng had already agreed to it, he didn’t refuse and signed a digital performance contract with them.

After this, he would have to think about what to perform. It was his first time performing at a New Year’s Gala, and he was thinking he could bring a few of the girls with him to get some screen time.

But the performance couldn’t be too simple. It had to be impressive.

By the time their conversation ended, the premiere had already begun. The host invited the director, the main cast, and other relevant actors onto the stage for the opening ceremony.

The premiere naturally consisted of them talking about their experiences during filming and their interpretations of their characters.

Toward the end, however, the host said with a smile, "Everyone knows our show is incredibly popular online right now, and a large part of the credit for that goes to one person. You all know who I’m talking about, right?"

The reporters below immediately started shouting:

"Chen Jincheng!"

"Chen Jincheng!"

"..."

The host also smiled and invited, "Next, let’s welcome Mr. Chen Jincheng of Er Shi Xingchen Film and Television to the stage."

Hearing this, Chen Jincheng took Ximeng’s hand with one of his and extended the other to Sister Hehe. Since he’d brought the girls with him, he naturally had to give them some exposure.

He could also use the opportunity to promote Ximeng’s new secretary outfit and Sister Hehe’s film company—after all, she had just signed the Kuang Biao Brothers.

He was really going to great pains for them.

But Sister Hehe grabbed Long Ni’s hand and placed it in his.

Chen Jincheng stared at her, but she just gave him a knowing, half-smile.

Long Ni’s face instantly turned red. This was different from walking the red carpet. If Chen Jincheng led her on stage by the hand, given his online reputation, everyone would really think there was something going on between them. Even if she tried to explain later, no one would believe her, right?

"What are you spacing out for? Go on, this is your chance to get famous." Sister Hehe looked at the dazed Long Ni and gave her a gentle, urging pat on the behind.

Long Ni knew what kind of rumors she might face if she went on stage with Chen Jincheng like this. But looking at all the reporters in the audience, she knew it was a genuine opportunity for fame. She bit her lip and let Chen Jincheng pull her to her feet.