Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities

Chapter 367 - 217: A New Type of Throwing Herself at Him! Opening the Champagne at Halftime

By the time they finished signing the contract with Penguin, night had already fallen. Sister Hong called over the staff who had been at the shoot today to go have dinner together at a restaurant she had booked.

Chen Jincheng drove his BMW 5 Series from the building. For one, he would definitely be drinking tonight, and a designated driver might not even dare to drive his Lamborghini. For another, both Wang Qiqi and Little Maru wanted to hitch a ride, and the Lamborghini didn’t have enough seats.

When they arrived at the restaurant, there were just enough people to fill one large table. Wang Qiqi and Little Maru naturally sat on either side of Chen Jincheng.

As they were finishing up dinner, Xiaoliao finished editing Wang Qiqi’s "Crescent Bay" video.

After receiving the report, Sister Hong immediately turned to Chen Jincheng. "Boss, Qiqi’s cover of ’Crescent Bay’ has been edited and post-processed. However, there’s a situation. A song by Master Yu is already at the top of the music charts with two million likes, and its popularity is still climbing. If we release ’Crescent Bay’ now, it’ll go head-to-head with it."

Previously, when Tiao Yin first launched its music chart, the rankings were based on sales revenue, which was how Chen Jincheng had topped it.

But that was a special case. Tiao Yin had contacted music platforms to crawl their data, but those platforms weren’t going to let Tiao Yin do that forever.

It was a hassle for Tiao Yin as well, so after Chen Jincheng’s time at the top, the music chart rankings were changed to be based on the number of likes.

"Master Yu? Did he release a new song?" Chen Jincheng asked, puzzled.

Sister Hong explained, "Not a new song. He held a concert at the Bird’s Nest and sang a song called ’Symptom’. If his previous stage performances were just caterwauling, this time it was like he was actually performing a ritual. He really lived up to his ’Master’ moniker. The song that’s topping the chart is that ritual-performing one."

"Damn, then we definitely have to upload it. Going head-to-head is even better. It’s the perfect chance to put that guy in his place. Hasn’t he taken shots at me several times already?" Chen Jincheng said without hesitation.

The guy was clearly not convinced by Chen Jincheng’s success, having publicly stated on several shows that getting a hit song was just luck. Having Wang Qiqi’s cover of "Crescent Bay" deliver a slap to his face would be perfect.

This incident with Master Yu singing "Symptom" at the Bird’s Nest had also happened in the other world.

That concert was hyped to the heavens, mainly for being the first of its kind at the Bird’s Nest and the first to feature a public welfare song—that being "Symptom."

Anyway, the point was that it claimed multiple "firsts" and set many records.

Of course, to outsiders, these "records" were just a source of ridicule—Master Yu merely amusing himself. He considered his exaggerated vocal performances to be a display of supreme, unparalleled skill, believing himself to be the one and only eternal god of the Chinese music scene. But in the eyes of countless viewers, it was just him performing a ritual. A total joke.

But he had long since learned to ignore what outsiders thought of him, content to hole up with his fans and get lost in their self-admiration.

You could tell from how he and his fans reacted the many times he was publicly put in his place by his industry peers.

However, in the other world, this song "Symptom" had also become a massive hit. Of course, that was just because netizens were jumping on the bandwagon, liking the video so that more people could see the joke.

Master Yu, however, saw it as a testament to his own skill.

Chen Jincheng opened the music chart and found Master Yu’s "Symptom." He opened the comments section and couldn’t help but laugh:

"Haha, is the bed he’s sitting on short-circuiting?"

"Doesn’t seem as good as the sorcerer in my village!"

"For real, could he even sing it the same way a second time?"

"..."

As expected, just like in the other world, the comments were all mocking him.

’But I bet Master Yu is already treating all this popularity as a measure of his own talent, right?’

That’s how it was in the other world.

It was just like how Xiaomao’s skill and song sales had long surpassed his, yet he still thought Xiaomao was no good.

Just then, Sister Hong said, "Boss, even though Master Yu’s song is a bit strange, its popularity is genuinely high. If we release ’Crescent Bay’ at a different time, it could top the weekly chart. Otherwise, with ’Little Dimples’ coming out tomorrow, if this song also can’t beat Master Yu’s, it’ll probably end up in third place."

"Then what if we make Master Yu third?" Chen Jincheng said with a teasing smile. "He looks down on this person and that person, and he’s dissed me so many times. If I have two songs sitting right on top of him, wouldn’t that prove he’s the one who’s no good?"

Sister Hong explained, "Based on the trend of his video, even though most people are just joining in on the spectacle, it’ll have no problem hitting four million likes in the end. If ’Crescent Bay’ can surpass that number, then it’s not an issue."

Hearing this, Wang Qiqi subconsciously looked toward her boss.

Aside from the first video her boss had made for her, the songs in her subsequent videos were all chosen by the planning department. Though they garnered tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand likes, that was still a far cry from the million-like level. They weren’t even close to the 500,000 mark.

Now they were suddenly talking about four million, and her heart began to race.

Chen Jincheng immediately smiled. "Four million likes? It’s possible. In fact, this is a great opportunity."

"Netizens are jumping on the bandwagon and liking Master Yu’s ’Symptom’ so more people can watch him perform his ritual. Well, when ’Crescent Bay’ is about to surpass ’Symptom,’ they’ll jump on the bandwagon and like it too, just to push it over the top. Either way, it’s about embarrassing Master Yu."

And he was confident this would happen.

In the other world, Wang Qiqi’s cover of "Crescent Bay" had only gotten 1.5 million likes. However, after the song was covered, it became very popular, and the very first cover version reached 3 million likes.

Besides them, other people like Rabbit Teeth and Wild Little Horse also covered the song, receiving hundreds of thousands or even millions of likes.