Because Second-Life Star was currently operating out of the bar's office, the girls didn't leave after uploading the "Wipe the Glass" parody video.
Chen Jincheng gave them their instructions directly: "The bar is open tonight, so if you have time, you can rehearse the first version of the 'Wipe the Glass' dance for a mid-show performance. I'll have Sister Hong book a restaurant for dinner!"
Since the "Wipe the Glass" dance was so popular today, the bar could use it to run a promotion tonight and build some hype.
He also called Wang Yuan, leaving the matter in his hands.
As time went on, the parody version of "Wipe the Glass" completely blew up. But because it was easy to imitate, a flood of copycat videos appeared, pushing the trend's popularity to its absolute peak.
As the originators, the girls Chen Jincheng had signed naturally gained the most traction. After all, they were the first to make this type of video, taking the first bite of a massive pool of traffic.
Subsequent copycats could only fight for the scraps of traffic they left behind.
Another factor was the first-mover advantage on the trending topics page.
When you clicked on a trending topic, the videos were ranked by likes. As the creators of the "Wipe the Glass 3.0" video, they had already gotten the first wave of traffic, so their video was naturally ranked at the very top when it came out.
It was like a featured spot. The videos at the top got the most traffic, which tapered off the further down you went. Some people would only watch the first few videos and then lose interest in the rest.
So, as long as you had good looks and high-quality videos, it was a case of "win the first step, win them all." Otherwise, you were just paving the way for others.
For example, a male influencer on Tiao Yin with 18 million followers suddenly posted his own "Wipe the Glass" parody. By evening, it had parachuted directly into the top three of the trending topic.
A single guy had entered a trending topic created for women and completely crushed a whole group of them.
Major influencers like him often played by their own rules; their fanbases were just that massive.
Fortunately, Jiang Xiaobai and Lin Qing held their own and managed to maintain their positions, consistently occupying the top two spots in the trending topic.
As for the other girls, their rankings slowly dropped over time. This was normal, as many other influencers with larger fanbases had joined in.
By evening, some of the girls had already fallen off the first two pages, indicating that their videos had reached their full potential.
However, besides Jiang Xiaobai, they had managed to keep Lin Qing's position stable, and Yinyin—the one with the biggest chest—also had a video ranked high up. This whole operation was definitely a net gain.
After all, the goal of the mass-filming plan was to identify the most outstanding and promising girls from the group.
Sister Hong arrived soon after, holding a report with specific data. "In just one afternoon, every influencer who was going to imitate the 'Wipe the Glass' parody has done so. Most of the newly recruited girls' videos have already peaked, but the results are still impressive. Even the worst-performing girl gained 30,000 followers, and most are around the 100,000 mark. The best results came from Xiaobai, Lin Qing, and Yinyin."
"After three videos, Yinyin has 250,000 followers. Lin Qing has a lot of potential; she's at 450,000 followers after her three videos. They'll probably gain some more tonight. This promotion was highly effective. Everyone gained something. If you don't set the bar too high, 30,000 followers is quite a lot."
Chen Jincheng nodded.
Indeed, looking at it with lower expectations, gaining 30,000 followers from three videos was nothing to scoff at. Some campus beauties worked hard for a whole year and only got a little over 10,000 followers. Many girls who were just as good-looking were stuck hovering at the 500-view threshold.
Therefore, getting 30,000 followers from a single promotional plan with three videos was a dream for countless girls.
Thinking about it differently, if someone with 30,000 followers started livestreaming, they could probably maintain an average of 10-30 concurrent viewers if they did a good job.
It might not seem like a lot of people, but as long as a girl was a bit uninhibited, had some tricks up her sleeve during streams, and knew how to maintain relationships with her top gifters offline—sending daily "good morning" and "good night" messages—she could easily make four or five thousand a month from gifts after commissions. No problem at all.
Who could blame them, when those top gifters were such suckers for that kind of emotional validation?
Combined with the 3,000 base salary he provided, they could easily earn seven or eight thousand.
At 100,000 followers, they could earn even more and occasionally take on advertising gigs for one or two thousand per post.
And all they had to do was sit in front of their phones and shout, "Thank you, big brother! You're so generous! You're amazing..." and so on.
Of course, in the process, they were also making money for him.
Second-Life Star didn't use a rigid revenue-sharing model. Instead, it took a percentage of the gross revenue as a service fee. For newcomers, the initial service fee was 25% of the gross revenue, which would gradually decrease over time. Once an influencer truly blew up and no longer required much investment from the guild, the rate would often drop to 15% or even lower. Otherwise, they'd just jump ship when their contract expired.
Ignoring taxes, for a newcomer, a 100 Tiao Coin gift would be split: 50 for Tiao Yin, 25 for the guild, and 25 for the streamer.
Of course, this wasn't set in stone.
Once the application for a Touyin Guild was successful, Tiao Yin would grant the guild an additional 5% base commission, bringing the guild's cut of the gross revenue to 30%.
Furthermore, depending on the guild's star rating, Tiao Yin would assign different monthly tasks. Completing these tasks could earn an additional 5-15% revenue share bonus. This meant that for a new streamer, the guild's maximum potential cut of the gross revenue could reach 45%.
Out of 100 Tiao Coins: 45 for the guild, 30 for Tiao Yin, and 25 for the streamer.
But achieving the maximum was very difficult.
To motivate their streamers, guilds would also set up their own incentive systems, usually around a 5% revenue share or cash bonuses.
Typically, when tasks were completed, the streamer, the guild, and Tiao Yin all earned more than usual. Only the top gifters, seeking emotional validation, had to pay more.
So, Chen Jincheng instructed Sister Hong, "Once the office renovations are done in a couple of days, arrange for all of them to go live and test the waters. If things go smoothly, we should meet the requirement of five active streamers within a week. Getting 3 million Tiao Coins in gross revenue shouldn't be a problem either. Then we can finalize the Touyin Guild application."
"I'm already preparing for it," Sister Hong nodded, then added, "There's one more issue: Xiaobai's direction. Her two risqué videos went viral, but people are already imitating them. I have a feeling there's going to be trouble. We probably won't be able to keep those two videos up, which means we'll have to change Xiaobai's strategy."
"Mm, I'll give it some thought." Chen Jincheng nodded. 'Sister Hong's intuition is right. Isn't that exactly what happened in my past life?'
「Night fell.」
Chen Jincheng took the group of girls to that same restaurant again.
When they arrived at the restaurant today, Jiang Xiaobai, Lin Qing, and the other girls were actually recognized. People immediately took out their phones and started recording. After all, they were the hottest girls on Tiao Yin today; everyone had seen their videos.
It was clear that Lin Qing and the others enjoyed being filmed, but Jiang Xiaobai remained calm. After she blew up, there was a crowd of people filming her at the bar every day.
After dinner, however, he unexpectedly ran into Lin Hao, who was also with a group of girls.
"Lao Cheng, your plan was fucking brilliant! How did you even think of it?" The moment Lin Hao saw him, he rushed over enthusiastically. "I just rode your coattails, and my girls gained a ton of followers. But don't worry, I won't freeload off you. I'll pay you back later."
"No need for that. It's fine if you copied it." Chen Jincheng quickly shook his head. He knew what Lin Hao was like. When he said "pay you back," he definitely meant he was going to flood his livestream with gifts.
"No way. I can freeload off others, but I can't freeload off you," Lin Hao said immediately, putting on a show of having high principles.
"Go take your girls to eat. I'm heading out with my people," Chen Jincheng said, not wanting to argue the point. He led his group away and returned to the bar.
When Wang Yuan saw him return, he immediately reported some good news. "Boss, I've sent the profiles for a new batch of girls to your email. There are over 50 this time. A lot of them have heard about what happened with Lin Qing and the others, so we might get even more later on."
"Good. Keep recruiting." Chen Jincheng nodded, went back to his office, sat down at his computer, and opened the new profiles Wang Yuan had sent. He started looking through them one by one.
This time, in addition to high looks and good figures, he was mainly looking for girls with large chests. After all, he was planning to mass-produce "chest-shaking" dance videos.
When running an MCN, the more viral influencers you could create, the better. The more "filler" streamers you could mass-produce, the better.
After reviewing the 50 profiles, he selected 15 girls this time, 9 of whom were well-endowed. When he was done, he quickly stretched in his chair, his body aching from sitting for so long.
Afterward, he lay down on the sofa and started playing the Life Simulation Game. He accepted several quests but didn't receive any rewards.
By 10:30, he still hadn't gotten anything, so he got up, left the office, and went to check on the bar's main hall.
The main hall was no longer as deserted as it used to be. For the past two days, Jiang Xiaobai's online popularity had directly driven up customer traffic. During peak hours, the bar was now over 70% full.
So, as soon as he entered the hall, he was met with a lively atmosphere. A large crowd of people stood in front of the DJ booth, filming Jiang Xiaobai with their phones.
Chen Jincheng saw Elephant craning his neck and staring at the dance floor, so he walked over and asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Bro, there's a really pretty girl!" Elephant explained hastily.
Chen Jincheng asked with a smile, "Craning your neck like that... is she even prettier than Xiaobai or Lin Qing?"
"It's a different vibe! Just look for yourself!" Elephant said urgently.
Chen Jincheng didn't think much of it at first, but when he followed Elephant's gaze and saw a girl dancing on the floor, he froze for a moment.
He was a little surprised.
He hadn't expected to so suddenly encounter another female influencer from his previous life—none other than Crying Bud, the one known for being the "cutest looking, wildest partying."
In the eyes of men who were into her type, she was the absolute pinnacle.
You could tell just by looking at Elephant.
After all, even that world's "National Husband," Wang Sicong, had pursued her.
In his past life, this girl had gotten famous as a bar DJ. Her family owned a bar, and she helped out, partying her way to fame.
Later, when her family's bar closed, she switched genres to National Style. Unfortunately, she signed with the wrong company for her transition and failed to capitalize on her looks during her "cutest looking" phase, which stalled her development. By the time he had transmigrated, she seemed to have transitioned into being an Actor.
'If I want to replicate the miracle of the 'garage girl' who gained 12 million followers with a single viral video, a girl like Crying Bud would actually work. They both have that innocent look but party really hard.'
Just as Chen Jincheng was thinking this, he saw a young man run onto the stage and start dancing next to Crying Bud, trying to get her attention. But he was completely ignored and eventually slunk off the stage in defeat.
"That's the seventh one. These creeps, Bro..." As Elephant was talking, he realized his cousin was no longer beside him but was walking toward the stage.