Free Web NovelChapter 409: Chapter 232: Won’t Admit the Obvious! Won’t Let a Single One Go
Today’s trending topics list had a very different vibe. The only normal-looking ones were probably the new "widow" video from Second-Life Star’s Xiaoju, and the second video in Yinyin and Ximeng’s "bestie" series.
Xiaoju, playing the widow, was thrown to the ground. The way she fearfully scooted backward would stir something in anyone who saw it, you know?
There were definitely another two hours of content cut from the end of that video.
Yinyin and Ximeng’s video was even more of a given. The sexy sleepwear they wore was alluring enough on its own, and the camera angles specifically highlighted Yinyin’s "Big Pendulum" and long legs. They clearly understood their positioning.
Crucially, the shot where the two girls looked back over their shoulders was edited to have a certain aesthetic, almost dreamlike quality.
So it was no surprise to anyone that these two videos went viral.
But the other trending topics were genuinely bizarre. This was the first time so many publicity association accounts had appeared on the list.
And the style of these publicity association accounts was just... off.
I mean, look at this stuff.
The most popular one was from the Coastal Publicity Association. Their president and other association leaders cross-dressed, cosplaying as Little Dragon Girl while sword dancing on Coastal Ancient Street.
It was absolutely eye-searing.
But crucially, the video was a massive hit. Lots of people were talking about Coastal Ancient Street, and many even knew where in Coastal City it was located now.
Regardless, as a piece of tourism promotion, it was an undeniable success.
The Coastal Publicity Association president’s line, "I’m not beautiful, but Coastal Ancient Street is!" served as the perfect finishing touch.
Beyond that, in front of Tianmen Mountain, a group of people cosplaying as Immortals appeared in a peculiar formation. Dry ice fog swirled at their feet, making it look just like a scene with the gods from the classic TV series *Journey to the West*.
Then there was one at Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum, where people saw "Qin Shi Huang" leading a group of soldiers, first bowing formally to the audience, and then doing the viral "flower-hand" wave.
It was so damn bizarre, right?
The creepiest one featured a line of Chinese hopping vampires, each with a yellow paper talisman on its forehead, being led through a tourist spot by the ringing of a handbell.
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In any case, these publicity association accounts had turned today’s trending list into a real spectacle.
When Chen Jincheng saw these videos, he immediately realized what had happened. ’Aren’t these the ideas I gave to Vice President Fu? He must have shared them with the other publicity associations. He certainly has a generous spirit.’
’There’s no way these publicity associations came up with these ideas on their own.’
’In my previous world, these viral marketing campaigns from the publicity associations didn’t all appear at the same time.’
’Still, these associations work incredibly fast, don’t they?’
’They really live up to their reputation from my past life as the most active and creative official accounts out there.’
「Tiao Yin Headquarters.」
When Han Shangyou saw the state of the trending topics list, he was completely flabbergasted.
He had been keeping a close eye on the publicity association accounts joining Tiao Yin. Ever since the Coastal Publicity Association had its moment in the spotlight thanks to Chen Jincheng’s help, other local associations had become increasingly active on the platform.
Tiao Yin had even directed some traffic to these accounts, but their promotional videos were always lackluster and had never made it to the trending list.
’So what in the world happened today?’
One after another, the publicity association accounts were dominating the trending list.
It was as if they had all suddenly opened their Ren and Du Meridians.
"Contact those publicity associations and find out what’s going on," Han Shangyou hurriedly instructed his assistant.
While he was happy to see this development, as it would attract other official accounts to Tiao Yin, the platform needed to understand the cause of this sudden shift.
The assistant left at once, and Han Shangyou waited.
Tiao Yin was highly efficient. It wasn’t long before the assistant returned and reported, "President Han, we got a tip from the Coastal Publicity Association. These campaign ideas came from Chen Jincheng. The association had invited him to consult on their Tiao Yin online promotion, and he gave them a detailed analysis. It seems the contents of that analysis were leaked from the Coastal Publicity Association to the others."
"Chen Jincheng again," Han Shangyou said in surprise.
’This Chen Jincheng’s stock just keeps rising.’
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「Taihe District.」
After watching all the publicity association videos, Chen Jincheng put down his phone. He got up and washed up with the two girls.
However, since he had driven his Lamborghini, he couldn’t take both girls to the office. He had to let them take a taxi instead. He also needed to go to the office today to fill out the information for the upcoming National Day team-building photoshoot, which Sister Hong was organizing.
「Second-Life Star.」
Xiaoju arrived bright and early. While idly scrolling through videos in the break room, she saw the one from Yinyin and Ximeng. It was on the trending list, right next to her own.
Seeing their video, she froze. She instinctively checked the upload time. It was posted after Cheng had left her place.
A woman’s intuition told her everything she needed to know, and a sour feeling instantly welled up inside her.
’Cheng is just too much.’
’He was with me all last night, and he still went looking for other women.’
It reminded her of what happened in Ganjiang City. He had been with her then, too, but still went to find that Teacher Li. The worst part was, if she hadn’t found out, he would have just pretended like nothing ever happened.
’How does he have the nerve to call himself a gentleman?’
Just as she was stewing in silent frustration, she saw Chen Jincheng walk into the office.
The moment Chen Jincheng arrived at Second-Life Star, Elephant ran up to him and said excitedly, "Bro, let’s film one of those ’I Turn Around and It’s You’ videos to ride the trend!"
Hearing this, Chen Jincheng glanced at Elephant and suggested, "If you film that video with me, you’ll just be riding on my popularity. You’d be better off filming a parody version."
