Chapter 247: Chapter 174: Luo Xiaozhu: The Entire Internet is Targeting Me? (Part 2)

How is this fair?

Taikong Sen didn’t dare speak anymore. He knew things had gotten serious. Seeing the comments dissing Master Pig, he was well aware that if he were dissed like that, his career would probably be over. Master Pig was likely in huge trouble too.

After all, whether you were an internet celebrity or a major star, the public was the foundation of everything. To go against the public was career suicide.

Luo Xiaozhu really didn’t know what to do. His agent’s call came through. As soon as the call connected, her exasperated voice came from the other side. "Xiaozhu, how many times have I told you? The situation on the mainland is different from Taiwan. Don’t bring your habits from over there to here. How could you let things get so messed up for no reason?"

Luo Xiaozhu said with frustration, "Sister Hu, I didn’t even do anything. I just dissed an internet celebrity online. Who knew it would turn into this? This is insane."

His agent said helplessly, "Alright, just be more careful next time. I’ll get in touch with Tiao Yin. After all, you helped promote them on *This is Street Dance* at the beginning and helped with their initial publicity. I’ll ask them to throttle this video’s traffic, and then we’ll do some PR."

"Yeah, throttling the traffic is a great idea!" Luo Xiaozhu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the video’s traffic was throttled, its stats would stop growing.

Besides, he was one of the first celebrities to join Tiao Yin. They had to show him some consideration, right? 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Before long, his agent called again. He immediately asked, "How did it go? Did Tiao Yin agree to throttle the other party’s video?"

The agent was silent for a moment before saying, "The people over there said they can’t make the decision. They can’t agree to our request!"

"What? Tiao Yin won’t show me any consideration at all?" Luo Xiaozhu was instantly frustrated. ’That’s not the attitude they had when they were begging me to help with promotions, asking me to film more videos for them.’

However, he wasn’t an idiot. A situation like this meant that Tiao Yin was siding with Chen Jincheng.

’Damn it!’

"You were paid for those promotions back then. So-called favors are worthless when a company’s interests are on the line." His agent sighed, then quickly added, "Right now, it’s best you don’t do anything. The company will handle the PR for you immediately."

"Got it," Luo Xiaozhu said weakly, feeling incredibly frustrated.

After sitting down, he couldn’t resist checking the "Booty Dance" video again. Seeing more and more people dissing him in the comments, he got so angry he flipped the table next to him.

He was furious. He needed to blow off some steam.

He immediately called the two young models from before, then took out a bottle of Sea Dog Pills from his suitcase.

...

Second-Life Star.

A wide smile bloomed on Zhang Ao’ai’s face. She never expected the ridiculously catchy "Booty Dance" video she filmed to become so popular.

In just a short time, she went from 3,000 followers to 2 million. It truly felt like a dream.

"Sister Ai, the boss is way too good to you, isn’t he? To think he’d give such an amazing concept to you." Lin Leqing couldn’t help but feel envious.

Li Muchen nodded and said, "Yeah, the way the likes are skyrocketing is terrifying. Compared to this concept of yours, Sister Ai, the video I filmed is nothing. The boss is playing favorites."

The envy from the two women was very satisfying to Zhang Ao’ai, and she felt a little smug inside.

After all, who wouldn’t want to be the special one?

Right now, she was the most special one. Her video was approaching one hundred million views, which was absolutely insane.

But the better the video’s stats became, the guiltier she felt toward her boss.

After all, she had actually misunderstood him, thinking he wanted to use the casting couch on her. How was that any different from those jealous people online who slandered the boss for doing the same with Miss Cheng?

’I was so wrong.’

’Thinking about it now, the boss is handsome, so talented, and he treats me so well. The key is that he’s single, and even with so many beautiful women around him, he has maintained his integrity.’

’He really is an outstanding person.’

"Sister Ai, what are you thinking about? You suddenly have a dazed, lovesick smile on your face," Lin Leqing said, suddenly teasing her.

"*You’re* the one who’s lovesick." Zhang Ao’ai snapped out of it and shot her a glare.

「In the office.」

Chen Jincheng had, of course, been monitoring the stats for the "Booty Dance." Based on its growth, he knew it was going to far exceed the numbers from his previous life.

But he also realized that the likes on this video probably wouldn’t stop at the 20 million he’d predicted; it might get even more.

He understood now. Tiao Yin must have gotten involved and started promoting it.

After all, this video could set many records for Tiao Yin. More importantly, the video seemed to have become the will of the people—what everyone liked was what was right. Tiao Yin naturally didn’t mind giving it an extra boost.

Suddenly, he looked at the employee information in the game-like interface in his mind. Zhang Ao’ai’s Loyalty had increased again.

Name: Zhang Ao’ai

Loyalty: 85

Status: Feeling increasingly guilty. Suddenly realized the boss is a really great person!

’Her Loyalty went up, but I’m getting friend-zoned?’

Still, it showed that his image in Sister Ai’s eyes was still very good.

By nightfall, the "Booty Dance" had spread across the entire internet.

Zhang Ao’ai’s "Booty Dance" video broke ten million likes, reaching over 10.5 million, and her follower count hit over 3.6 million.

Countless internet celebrities and users started imitating and uploading the "Booty Dance." For a time, all of Tiao Yin was filled with the "Booty Dance." The craze was even bigger than "Subject Three."

Sunshine Real Estate, sales lobby.

It was clearly after closing time, but Xiaoju and her colleagues still hadn’t gone home. One colleague was playing the soundtrack for the "Booty Dance" on her phone, filming Xiaoju.

Xiaoju began to dance the "Booty Dance" along with the music.

The reason they were still there so late was to imitate the "Booty Dance" and upload their own versions.

"Subject Three" had gotten Xiaoju so many likes before, and everyone else was envious. Now with the "Booty Dance," they naturally had to seize the opportunity. Maybe they could get lucky like Xiaoju did.

Xiaoju, of course, was also hoping she could have another viral video, just like when she danced "Subject Three."

It’s just that she really couldn’t dance. It took a lot of effort just to get through a complete take before she could upload it. And after uploading, she expectantly sent the video to Chen Jincheng, along with a message: "I filmed another one of the videos you planned."

He hadn’t replied to her for a day now.

It was driving her crazy.

’He was the one who sent the invitation, saying he saw potential in me. Now I have no idea what he’s thinking.’

Chen Jincheng clicked on and watched Xiaoju’s "Booty Dance" video.

’The Innate Widow Sacred Body really isn’t suited for dancing. For ’Subject Three,’ a half-assed performance could still go viral based on looks, figure, and charisma. But the ’Booty Dance’ is completely different. A half-assed attempt like this not only has no viral potential, but it’s also just awkward.’

So, he sent her a sweat-drop emoji.

’After that, I’ll continue to string her along for a while.’

Xiaoju saw the reply and immediately checked it. When she saw it was another emoji, her mood soured. She couldn’t help but pout and send another message: "Why do you keep giving me the cold shoulder? What do you want, anyway?"

Chen Jincheng smiled when he saw the message. ’Looks like she’s getting impatient from being strung along.’

’Perfect. I’ll send a smiling emoji and keep her dangling.’

When Xiaoju received Chen Jincheng’s smiling emoji, she clenched her fists, looking like she wanted to punch someone.

A colleague noticed her strange behavior and asked in confusion, "Xiaoju, what’s wrong?"

Xiaoju was stewing. As if she’d found someone to vent to, she said, "Sister Lan, let’s say a guy comes up to you and says he sees potential in you and wants to give you a chance. You’re clearly willing to take this opportunity for advancement, but then he suddenly stops mentioning it and starts giving you the cold shoulder. What does that even mean?"

"Huh?" Her colleague heard this and immediately retorted, "Is there even a question? He obviously wants to sleep with you. Did that fat pig Manager Lu promise you a promotion? He’s had his eyes on you for a while. Why would he promote you if you don’t sleep with him?"

"Xiaoju, don’t be stupid. If you’re really going to sleep with someone, you might as well do what Nana said and go for Chen Jincheng. At least he’s handsome, and he can make you famous."

??? Xiaoju was dumbfounded when she heard this.

’But I *am* talking about Chen Jincheng!’

’The key is, when I think about how he’s been giving me the cold shoulder, what Sister Lan said seems to make a lot of sense.’

This threw her into a state of extreme conflict, her thoughts a tangled mess. On one hand, she thought Chen Jincheng was going too far. On the other, she thought he was really handsome, and she couldn’t help but think of all the Miss Cheng girls he had made famous!

Chen Jincheng, however, had no idea what was going on with Xiaoju. He had just sent the smiling emoji and was putting down his phone when Sister Hong rushed in. "Boss, quick, look at the latest situation online where you’ve been tagged! How are you going to respond to this?"

Confused, Chen Jincheng took out his phone, logged into Tiao Yin, and saw that he had quite a few notifications where he’d been tagged.

But when he saw the top-trending tag, he was truly stunned for a moment.