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Chapter 187 - 152: I’m Actually Getting a Little Excited! Vertical Effect

"Sigh, the boss is just too popular," Yinyin couldn’t help but sigh.

The promotional photoshoot was simple enough. It wasn’t really any different from a glamour shoot, just a bit more formal.

After the photoshoot, Sister Feiye spoke up. "Boss, let’s have lunch together."

"Alright," Chen Jincheng nodded.

Ximeng and Yinyin both looked over at almost the exact same time.

Sister Feiye looked at them with a bright smile. "Yinyin, Ximeng, you two should come along as well."

Then, she invited Sister Hong and the other staff members from the shoot, including the photographer, makeup artist, and lighting technician.

At noon, Chen Jincheng, Sister Hong, and the others arrived at the restaurant Sister Feiye had booked.

The moment he sat down, Ximeng habitually took the seat to his left. Seeing this, Yinyin felt a sudden sense of rivalry and quickly sat down to his right.

Sister Feiye took in the two girls’ actions and a wry, knowing smile appeared on her face.

’She wasn’t some naive young girl; she could naturally read between the lines. It seems the boss really is the scumbag the internet makes him out to be.’

’And yet, the girls seem to love being played by him.’

’Now that’s impressive.’

Once the food arrived and they had eaten a little, she turned to her boss, Chen Jincheng. "Boss, you’ve heard about the new long-form video feature, right? How much do you know about it?"

’That’s right, this was her main reason for inviting the boss out—to ask him about this.’

She knew that whenever a new feature was released, it was bound to bring some changes to the platform.

Sometimes, even small changes could alter the entire landscape. She hadn’t been able to figure it out on her own, only that videos could now be up to 60 seconds long instead of the current 15.

That’s why she’d decided to ask her boss, Chen Jincheng.

After all, everything he’d done so far showed he had a much better grasp of the big picture than she did, so she wanted to hear his thoughts.

Chen Jincheng had already guessed that Sister Feiye must have had a reason for treating everyone to a meal.

Hearing her question, he smiled and explained, "Sister Feiye, I get what you’re asking. The launch of long-form video will definitely impact standard videos, but for an ad-focused content creator like you, the effect won’t be that significant. In fact, it could even allow you to add more of a narrative to your ads, giving you more creative space."

"Boss, could you be more specific? Can you explain it in a little more detail?" Sister Feiye immediately pressed.

’As expected, asking the boss was the right move. He clearly already has a plan.’

Chen Jincheng smiled and explained, "Sister Feiye, take your current ’lonely stepmom’ style, for example. Or that ’love script’ livestream we did together. With the old format, the audience could only get a vague feeling of that ’lonely stepmom’ vibe on their own."

"But with long-form videos, we can add plot points that spark the imagination and make that style much more tangible."

"Instead of relying on the audience’s imagination, you can show them a concrete scene. That’s the kind of change we can expect going from 15 seconds to 60. Do you see what I mean?"

Sister Feiye nodded.

He had made it very clear.

Yinyin instinctively glanced at Sister Feiye. ’Her "lonely stepmom" vibe must be really alluring to a lot of men, right?’

She felt another inexplicable surge of competitive pressure.

With that thought, she took out her phone and secretly sent a photo to the boss. In it, she was wearing a new, demure-looking bodycon dress.

Chen Jincheng received the WeChat message and opened it to find a photo from Yinyin.

It was clearly that demure bodycon dress.

Of course, the focus wasn’t the dress, but the message Yinyin had sent with it: "Boss, Technician No. 69 wants to be of service to you tonight!"

It made him think of the last time she’d given him a massage.

He had been pretty tired that time and thought it was going to be a proper massage. Who knew she’d learned her techniques from some shady website.

He’d even asked her to recommend the tutorial video afterward, wanting to see if she’d mastered the material. Plus, the outfit she was wearing in the photo looked a lot like the one worn by the female protagonist in one of those videos—the one she has on when her profession is exposed and a client shows up at her door.

’The girl really knows how to play the game. She definitely put some thought into this.’

He wasn’t the kind of person to let a girl’s efforts go to waste, so he replied decisively, "I’ll come find you tonight!"

Only after getting his reply did Yinyin break into a satisfied smile.

After the meal, everyone returned to the company.

Chen Jincheng, however, sat back down in front of his computer and continued writing his script.

Ximeng followed him into the office and sat at the small round table reserved for the secretary.

A story-based account couldn’t rely on just one video. To promote Lin Leqing, he needed to adapt more of the record-breaking scripts from the original Uncle Qi series.

The second script he was adapting was the ultimate "perfect boyfriend" plot.

Just look at the monologue for the script: "When you’re out shopping, you have to take the initiative to tie her shoelaces. When you’re eating, you have to have a napkin ready to wipe her mouth. You have to know her every preference and surprise her from time to time. You have to know how to cook and figure out her favorite flavors. You can’t chat with other girls, you have to delete all the women from your WeChat, and you have to hand over your salary..."

See? What an absolutely perfect man. Women would definitely love a guy like that.

He was only halfway through the second script when a knock came at the door, and Jiang Xiaobai walked in.

The moment she entered, her eyes immediately went to Ximeng, a hint of displeasure showing.

’Why is there a third wheel here?’

’How was she supposed to find a chance to squeeze the boss dry in the office now?’

Ximeng naturally looked up at Jiang Xiaobai. It wasn’t hard to guess that as the first "Miss Cheng," this girl had surely... *given* something to the boss as well.

As a girl skilled in the art of subtle manipulation, she took the initiative to give Jiang Xiaobai a small, friendly smile. She knew the boss definitely didn’t like it when the women in the company fought over him.

’Peace and harmony is what he wants, right?’

"You’re back?" Chen Jincheng greeted her with a smile.

"Mhm!" The girl nodded, stepping forward and saying in a sweet, delicate voice, "Boss, Sister Hong said you’re going to help me film a fashion concept video!"

"That’s right, I just haven’t figured out what to film yet," Chen Jincheng nodded. There were tons of viral fashion videos out there; he just hadn’t settled on one yet.

"Boss, why don’t we go to my place and see if I have any clothes we can use?" Seeing Ximeng was right there, Jiang Xiaobai trailed off, then resorted to taking out her phone and sending her boss a message.

Chen Jincheng chuckled when he received her message.

’Are all the girls playing this game now?’

’Yinyin did the same thing at lunch.’

However, when he saw the photo she’d sent, his eyes lit up. It was clearly a piece of lingerie.

But the girl had added a note on the thin strap with the words "pull and it falls," making her intentions brazenly clear.

Still, he was definitely intrigued. He stood up with a smile and said, "Alright, let’s go to your place and see if you have any clothes we can use."

Besides, seeing her in that sexy sleepwear gave him an idea for her video. There was a transformation video with over a million likes that would be perfect. It was just a simple video to maintain her popularity, after all.

"Let’s go then, Boss!" Seeing him agree, she immediately went and linked her arm with his.

Seeing Ximeng start to get up to follow them, Chen Jincheng instructed her, "There’s a script on my computer. Print it out and give it to Lin Leqing. Tell her to study it."

"Oh, got it." Ximeng rolled her eyes at him. How could she not understand his hint? She tactfully stayed behind, walking over to his computer instead. She sat down, printed out the script he had written, titled *Family Position*, and then left the office.

When she couldn’t find Lin Leqing at the office, she found Sister Hong and had her send Lin Leqing a message.

Lin Leqing was currently out shopping with her cousin, Li Muchen.

After all, she hadn’t started filming and didn’t have anything to do at the company, so she might as well explore Coastal City.

When she suddenly received the message from Sister Hong, she was a little surprised. "Cousin, Sister Hong just messaged me. She said I need to go back to the company to look over a script, and that they’re going to film my video tomorrow."

"You can’t film much of a plot in a 15-second video. Why would you need a script?" Li Muchen was taken aback. This didn’t align with her understanding of things.

’After all, making a whole script for a video that’s barely over ten seconds long... isn’t that just putting on a show?’

She knew from experience that even when they were working as proper extras on a film set with actual lines, they often didn’t even get a full script.

But since her cousin said so, she went back with her to Second-Life Star. She wanted to see for herself what on earth this "script" was all about.