Chapter 304: Chapter 195: What a Coincidence

The message was from Little Maru. It was a photo—a bikini picture, just like last time. The only difference was that the last one was white, and this one was red.

Moreover, it was the kind that wouldn’t even pass a content review.

[This image cannot pass content review!]

Chen Jincheng looked at the photo, a smile curving his lips.

’This girl really is in a hurry. She’s even taking the initiative.’

He checked her information on the employee list:

Name: Chu Xiaowan

Loyalty: 65

Status: Having already wasted so much time, she now just wants to get famous quickly and become a real singer, even if it means paying a certain price.

’I didn’t expect her Loyalty to be only 65. That’s barely higher than an employee at an ordinary company.’

’The other girls, even the ones who took the initiative, only did so when their Loyalty reached 90.’

’Still, a Loyalty of 65 was understandable. After all, Little Maru had just joined and hadn’t received any benefits from Second-Life Star yet.’

’As for why she was in such a hurry, her status more or less revealed it. It was clearly a transaction.’

’This girl saw this purely as a transaction.’

He had read her file before, so he knew she had been a girl group trainee in the entertainment industry.

’Girls who have been in the entertainment industry are, as expected, more open-minded.’

’Especially those who tried to be reserved but were beaten down by reality. Once they let go, they’ll go further than anyone.’

’Little Maru was clearly this type of person.’

Looking at the bikini photo, Chen Jincheng replied, "I’m meeting a friend at a bar tonight. Want to come?"

In a coffee shop, Little Maru and her sister had both ordered coffee.

"Xiaowan, are you sure you don’t want to think about this more?" her sister couldn’t help but ask again.

"I’ve already signed with Second-Life Star. What’s there to think about?" Little Maru said calmly. "I don’t think I’m any worse than Meng Meiqi, but she’s not only debuted and released an album, she’s even been in a movie. Back when we were trainees, her performance was much worse than mine. But look at her now?"

"That manager back then was so ugly. I really don’t know how she could stomach it. I decided to settle for second best and try becoming an influencer, but after joining CYH, I realized the influencer scene is no different from the entertainment industry. So what other choice do I have?"

"At least Chen Jincheng is talented and handsome. You saw his livestream today. How many guys can get a body like that? With him, I can get over the mental hurdle. I can actually bring myself to kiss him."

"Sis, if you had the chance to date Chen Jincheng, would you?"

Her sister didn’t answer, but the answer was clear from her shy expression.

Little Maru smiled.

’If dating him is fine, then why not once or twice?’

’Just treat it like dating for a day or two.’

’We’ll date tonight and break up tomorrow because we stepped out of the door on different feet. What, is that not allowed?’

Her phone chimed with a WeChat notification. She picked it up, saw Chen Jincheng’s message, and immediately replied, "Okay. Boss, can you come pick me up? I’m not familiar with Coastal City!"

"See you tonight," Chen Jincheng replied. He then turned back to his computer to look up other plazas in Coastal City.

Suddenly, Radiant Square caught his eye.

Radiant Square wasn’t an old, established plaza, but one that had opened the year before last. Its ownership was also complex; it seemed to have been jointly built by several companies.

Of course, that wasn’t important. What was important was that Radiant Square seemed to be very close to Xinghe Plaza, making them natural competitors.

Because Radiant Square was a joint venture, its management and operations naturally couldn’t compare to Xinghe Plaza’s, so its current foot traffic was far lower.

’In that case, wouldn’t it better highlight the effect of the Little Sweet Heat Card?’

’Most importantly, when the Little Sweet Heat Card’s effect kicks in, I wonder if Zhao Yuan from Xinghe Plaza will be kicking himself when he finds out this was the project that was originally meant for him?’

With that in mind, he once again instructed Sister Hong to find the contact information for the person in charge of Radiant Square. She was to make initial contact first, and he would only get involved if they showed interest, saving him from wasting his breath.

After that, he left the office for the day and went back to his rented villa.

...

「Coastal City Publicity Association.」

After getting the video of Chen Jincheng from Second-Life Star, Wei Weiwei returned to the bureau and started editing, pulling up previously shot footage from various scenic spots in Coastal City.

She planned to edit a new promotional video, placing Chen Jincheng’s recording at the beginning, followed by a montage of different scenic spots.

She wasn’t a professional editor. Although she had been learning recently, she still found it a struggle.

However, she managed to finish editing the video before the end of the workday. She immediately took it to her superior, Director Wu, for review.

After all, it was for an official account; you couldn’t just post any video you wanted.

Director Wu watched the video Wei Weiwei had edited. She felt it wasn’t much different from Wei Weiwei’s previous work and asked doubtfully, "Weiwei, you think just adding this clip of an influencer talking at the beginning will have any effect?"

She was skeptical.

At least, she felt nothing watching the video. In fact, she found the influencer’s speech a bit of an eyesore and thought it would be better to just show the scenic footage directly.

"Director Wu, this Chen Jincheng is huge on Tiao Yin," Wei Weiwei explained patiently. "Plus, he has a unique persona. Just the line about him being a ’pure boy’ will grab people’s attention..." Director Wu, after all, was born in the ’80s and was completely clueless about modern internet culture. To put it simply, she was out of touch. In fact, many leaders in the bureau still clung to the same old-fashioned methods for cultural promotion.