"I’ll find some time to drop by the girls’ streams." Chen Jincheng understood what Sister Hong meant. He smiled and added, "And when my popularity spikes again, I’ll ’raid’ the girls’ streams during my own broadcast!"

"Mhm." Sister Hong naturally understood what a raid meant.

This was indeed a way to get more eyes on the girls and drive a lot of traffic their way.

If the Boss could maintain over 100,000 concurrent viewers and raid one of the girls, he could send at least 10,000 to 20,000 viewers her way. Whether she could retain that traffic, however, was up to her.

If she managed to retain them, some of those people would check out her stream even when the Boss wasn’t live.

Chen Jincheng chatted with Sister Hong for a while longer, listening as she reported on the status of their advertising revenue:

The payment from Luna Stockings had come in. After deducting Tiao Yin’s commission and taxes, Yinyin would earn a 120,000 cut from this special promotional ad, while the company would get over 2 million.

Then there was the fee from Danni Clothing, which was a bit less. This was mainly because they only charged Sister Feiye a 50% service fee. However, the company had recouped that from its cut of the gifts she received during her streams these past few days.

These two payments totaled around 3.6 million. Combined with the company’s cut from the other girls, there should be no problem leaving the company with 5 million in funds after the month-end settlement, which would be enough for further expansion.

After the month-end settlement, Second-Life Star would be able to upgrade to a 1-star Guild. To upgrade further to a Two-star Guild, they not only needed to find more talent to boost their Tiao Yin revenue stream, but they also didn’t have enough behind-the-scenes staff. It all cost money. Without outside capital, the company was currently strapped for cash.

Therefore, he couldn’t touch a single cent of the company’s money. He might even have to invest more of his own if necessary, which was a very real possibility.

But even if he had to pour in his own money, he didn’t want to bring in outside capital.

Investors weren’t just bloodsuckers; they were also more likely to cause a spectacular implosion and mess everything up.

Fortunately, after the advertising fee from Rice Sockets came through, his personal account balance had exceeded 5 million. On top of that, the sales of his two songs, "Trajectory" and "Girl," on Penguin Music would bring in around 2 million after taxes, and the payment process for that had already begun.

Furthermore, his song "Can’t Help Falling in Love" had already surpassed ten million sales. With the single priced at 3 Yuan, total sales had exceeded 30 million.

The original contract stipulated a 40% cut, but Penguin Music had promised a 5% increase upon reaching a certain sales milestone. This meant he would now get a 45% cut of the 30+ million. After taxes, this sum would still be over 10 million.

This song was a massive windfall for Penguin Music.

’If Penguin doesn’t offer a satisfactory cut for my future songs, I’ll just go straight to Net Suppression Cloud.’

In any case, once this payment cleared, his personal balance would be around 15 million. That would be more than enough to handle any situation that might arise.

The sun began to set.

In the lingering glow of the sunset, the energy Chen Jincheng had expended with Jiang Xiaobai had recovered.

His phone vibrated. He had received a WeChat message.

It was from the girl, Yinyin.

It was a few photos. One was a selfie of Yinyin, another was a shot of her dining table laden with many dishes, and a third was a close-up of the food.

When Chen Jincheng saw the last photo, he felt himself swallow. As if afraid he wouldn’t recognize the dishes, the girl had even added notes to each one.

He immediately replied to Yinyin: "Girl, are you trying to slander your boss? Do I look like someone who needs this stuff?"

Yinyin quickly replied: "But... Boss, you always look so tired after drinking the Goji Gain Tea. I’m just helping you replenish. Last time you even ran off to eat grilled kidneys and ended up on the trending list."

"..." Chen Jincheng suddenly found himself speechless. He could only curse Jiang Xiaobai viciously in his mind.

’It’s all that girl’s fault.’

’And now Yinyin misunderstands me.’

’Good thing I was smart enough this time to have Lin Hao back me up.’

"Boss, these won’t be as good if they get cold," Yinyin immediately sent another message.

"Coming." No longer feigning reluctance, Chen Jincheng replied and decisively headed out the door.

A moment later, the roar of a Lamborghini Aventador echoed as it sped out of the residential complex. In the lingering sunlight, its body seemed to shimmer with a golden radiance.

Before long, Chen Jincheng arrived at Taihe District where Yinyin lived. He navigated his way to her door as if by instinct and knocked.

The door opened, and Yinyin appeared behind it.

She had already changed into a professional-style, hip-hugging skirt. Giggling, she pulled him inside, closed the door, and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Boss, Technician No. 69 welcomes you!"

"Let’s eat first. I’m a little hungry!" Chen Jincheng smiled, his gaze drifting down to admire Yinyin’s outfit.

’The girl must have put a lot of thought into buying this outfit.’

’After all, finding one in the exact same style as the movie couldn’t have been easy.’

Yinyin noticed her boss’s subtle glances. With her eyes shimmering, she gave him a look before pulling him to the dining table and seating him.

Chen Jincheng noticed that besides all the dishes, there were also several bottles of Goji Gain Tea on the table.

’Is she trying to f*cking supplement me to death?’

"Boss, hurry and try the food!" Yinyin, however, was already beaming as she picked up a bowl, ladling him a serving of restorative soup and adding a large, tender oyster.

Chen Jincheng accepted it with a smile and started eating.

This was, without a doubt, the most restorative meal he had ever eaten in his entire life.

Slowly, he began to feel a warmth spreading through his entire body.

This proved the food was genuinely restorative and quite effective.

Just as he finished eating, the girl looked at him with a sudden expression of panic. "Ah! Who are you? How did you get in here?"

Chen Jincheng’s mouth fell open.

’Oh no, has this girl figured out I like this kind of role-playing too?’

The girl even pretended to back away in fear, pressing herself against the wall and lowering her head, not daring to look at him. That act was really...

Seeing this, Chen Jincheng immediately got into character. He pinned her against the wall. "Ma’am, you wouldn’t want your husband to find out about your job at the hostess club, would you?"

The scene that followed unfolded just like in that instructional film.