Feifuxing Road alone had three bars, not to mention KTVs, foot spas, and other venues. It was an area with extremely high foot traffic, especially after 9 PM, when night owls gathered and the place became even more bustling.
But then, out of nowhere, a beautiful girl selling grass jelly appeared on the street outside Extreme Bar.
Many of the men who passed by couldn't help but be captivated by her. The moment they saw the girl, it was as if they were seeing their own Bai Yueguang. It was a strange feeling, but it struck a chord with them instantly.
'Seriously, for a girl to wear an outfit like that to run a street stall... it's just unfair.'
Across the street, Chen Jincheng and Sister Hong were also watching this scene.
After the two had Zhu Ling film a video and upload it to her Touyin Number, they let her go set up her stall as usual. This was her persona.
"Boss, I really have to admire your eye!" Sister Hong couldn't help but exclaim. That outfit, combined with Zhu Ling's aura, and then having her run a street stall—the impact was truly significant.
Chen Jincheng, however, took out his phone and started filming Zhu Ling. The next step, naturally, was to generate hype.
Zhu Ling was a newcomer, after all. Without spending money to promote her, getting a video to go viral would depend on luck. No matter how popular an idea from his past life was, it was useless if no one saw it after he brought it over.
Therefore, he had to drive traffic to her.
On Tiao Yin today, his "Trajectory" and Jiang Xiaobai's seductive DJing video were probably the hottest things online. He had the traffic to spare.
If he filmed a video of Zhu Ling now, many people would see it. They might even start trying to figure out who this girl was.
Then, if he deliberately posted Zhu Ling's Touyin Number in the comments, people would definitely click on it. This would drive traffic to the video Zhu Ling had just filmed and help it go viral.
When the guys who were drawn in saw a girl who looked like a Bai Yueguang saying, "I'm working hard at my stall, saving up for my dowry. To my future guy: you have to take good care of yourself," they were bound to get hooked. The video going viral was a predictable outcome.
He captioned the video as if he had just stumbled upon a beautiful woman on the street: "Bros, I'm dying over here. I casually glanced back on the street and saw a beauty who looks just like my Bai Yueguang. I want to ask for her WeChat, but I'm afraid my already Feng Xin self will hurt her. Who can possibly understand my pain right now?"
These words not only praised the girl's beauty but also casually mentioned his status as the Ancestral Master of Feng Xin. It created a sense of inner conflict, which was another form of hype.
This kind of hype was, in reality, just being overly dramatic. But when the video genuinely featured an attractive woman and the person who filmed it was already a little famous, it was a different story entirely.
His video had only been uploaded for a short while, but thanks to his current popularity, likes and comments quickly appeared and multiplied.
"F*ck, it's a waste for such a beautiful girl to be a street vendor! She should be my wife!"
"In a daze... it's like I'm seeing a figure from the past!"
"Cheng, I'm begging you, don't be a scumbag to her! She looks like my Bai Yueguang!"
"Zhu Ling is as beautiful as they say!"
"Haha, Zhu Ling is the second treat for the fans from Cheng, right after Xiaobai!"
"The gears of destiny have turned. 15,000-plus bros are now watching Zhu Ling become their Bai Yueguang."
"..."
Chen Jincheng and Sister Hong both looked at the comments. As the fans from the livestream flooded into the video's comment section, they didn't even need to guide the conversation anymore. Many people had already posted the "portal" to Zhu Ling's Touyin Number.
People who were intrigued would click it and be transported to the main page of 'Street Vendor Girl Zhu Ling,' where they would see the video she had just posted.
"The results are great. It broke a hundred likes instantly. It must have broken through the first traffic pool!" Sister Hong said while checking the data on Zhu Ling's video. Then, she turned to Chen Jincheng. "To apply for a Touyin Guild, we need a monthly turnover of 3 million Tiao Coins and five daily active streamers."
"Your streams have been doing great these past two days after all the hype. Not only can you easily break 10,000+ concurrent viewers, but you were just stable at 15,000. It proves that changing your model was the right move. If you can maintain this, with your current gift income, a monthly turnover of 3 million Tiao Coins shouldn't be hard to achieve."
"As for the five daily active streamers, Xiaobai's video data is growing fast, so we can have her start streaming soon. That still leaves us short by three. I don't know if this Zhu Ling will work out."
Chen Jincheng smiled and said, "Sister Hong, I already have a plan for that. Your job is to handle the recruitment for the behind-the-scenes team that our 'Second-Life Star' company needs!"
In his past life, he had followed so many long-legged internet celebrities. That knowledge was now his greatest treasure trove, and he had planned to 'port over' their ideas all along.
Having Wang Yuan recruit nightclub GOGO dancers, DJs, and resident female singers—they were all generally uninhibited and would take to streaming easily. They wouldn't need much training. As long as he used the same strategies that made those long-legged girls famous in his past life, they could basically shoot and use the content immediately.
Even if they weren't the exact same long-legged girls from his past life, as long as he filmed enough girls using the same strategies, some were bound to get popular.
The ones who got popular could start streaming. The ones who didn't could go back to working at the bar.
In the early stages, this method would allow his Second Generation Star Media Company to develop rapidly.
As the two chatted, they entered Extreme Bar. The bar was countless times livelier than yesterday. First off, there were the two new signs. Their positions on the building's exterior wall and roof were too conspicuous, with a +100% attribute for attracting customers, drawing in many more walk-ins.
These customers tonight were actually people who had been heading to the other two bars and the KTV. They were drawn in by the new signs. Moreover, they had also seen Chen Jincheng's "Trajectory" and Jiang Xiaobai's seductive DJing videos while scrolling today. The combination of factors brought them to Extreme Bar.
The marketing staff were smart, too. After Jiang Xiaobai's seductive DJ dance went viral today, they immediately started filming her and posting videos to their social feeds. They informed all their regular clients that the influencer Jiang Xiaobai was the DJ at Extreme Bar, and soon, old customers began flocking back.
So, when Chen Jincheng and Sister Hong entered the bar, they saw Jiang Xiaobai DJing on the stage. As she swayed to the music, many people in the bar were holding up their phones, filming her. Some had even rushed to the front of the stage to get a close-up shot.
Jiang Xiaobai faced all the cameras with a smile. This was what it felt like to be famous. She was rather enjoying the feeling of being sought after.
She also saw Chen Jincheng enter, and her gaze held a trace of admiration. She felt more and more that this scumbag, Cheng, actually had a conscience. At least he hadn't slept with her for nothing; he was putting in the effort to make her famous.
Chen Jincheng looked at the adulated Jiang Xiaobai but felt she was still missing something—the ecstatic expression that the Jiang Xiaobai from his past life always wore.
Moreover, in this life, he had personally made her reveal that kind of expression, and had even observed it up close. Naturally, he knew just how lethal that look was to any LSP.
As this crossed his mind, he headed for the bar's office.
...
On Feifuxing Road, Zhu Ling handed a cup of grass jelly to the young man in front of her and said sweetly, "Sir, here is your grass jelly."
The young man took the grass jelly and immediately put on a gentlemanly air. "Hey beautiful, you're still out here selling grass jelly this late? Doesn't your boyfriend feel bad for you?"
Zhu Ling just met these words with a bright smile. She wasn't stupid; how could she not know that he was probing to see if she had a boyfriend? Or implying that her boyfriend was useless for letting her run a stall this late. In reality, he was just trying to hit on her.
She had been hit on before while running her stall, but today, wearing this outfit and with the makeup Sister Hong had done for her, it was happening a lot more. The ensemble her boss had picked out seemed to be especially appealing to men.
After handing over the grass jelly, she took a moment to glance at the constantly flashing Tiao Yin notifications on her phone. Ever since a little while ago, the likes, follows, and comments had been steadily increasing.
She didn't understand anything about hype or pushing traffic. 'This must be something my new boss has done.'
'Tonight's experience has been truly surreal.'
Then, she suddenly felt like she had forgotten something important. 'Oh, right... my sister is still at the bar...'