Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities

Chapter 285 - 188: Surprise Attack! He Flew

A female student acting as the host came on stage, a bright smile on her face. Holding a microphone, she said, "Alright, our wonderful evening is coming to an end, but it’s clear none of you are ready to leave yet. I’m sure you’re all waiting for our final, headline act: the Divination Dance."

"The Divination Dance is incredibly popular online right now. Many people are learning it, performing it, and posting their videos, creating a visual feast for everyone. And now, the live stage performance of the Divination Dance is about to begin, and it promises to be an even greater spectacle!"

At the host’s words, the entire auditorium immediately erupted with excitement.

It was true. The Divination Dance was extremely popular online, and most of the audience had come specifically for it. Otherwise, many of the other performances had been so boring they made people drowsy and ready to leave.

This was, of course, why the dance department saved the Divination Dance for the grand finale.

As the host exited, Li Suwan and the other performers took the stage. She and Li Muxi positioned themselves in the center, while the backup dancers surrounded them.

At that moment, countless people throughout the auditorium aimed their phones at the stage.

This was the moment they had been waiting for.

Even the reporting team from the Coastal City television station aimed their cameras at the stage. In truth, the main reason they had come was for the live performance of the Divination Dance.

Given the dance’s current online hype, broadcasting a video of it on the news would surely attract a lot of viewers. This was especially true since their station had just created an official account on Tiao Yin and desperately needed viral content to drive traffic.

The Divination Dance stage performance was the perfect opportunity.

And after that, there was Chen Jincheng.

Although he was an internet celebrity, his popularity on Tiao Yin had been absolutely massive these last few days.

The music for "Divination" began to play, and Li Suwan and the other dancers started to move gracefully. While the live performance lacked the carefully constructed impact and atmosphere of a music video, it possessed a different kind of breathtaking power and was just as captivating.

As the Divination Dance concluded, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

As Li Suwan and the dancers finished their routine and gathered at the center of the stage, the female host returned, beaming. "Teachers, students, thank you for that performance of the Divination Dance! It was truly wonderful..."

After some perfunctory praise, she finally changed the subject, asking the audience, "I’m sure everyone here knows who choreographed the Divination Dance, right?"

Immediately, male students in the audience shouted back in response:

"The Number One Scumbag on the Internet!"

"Ancestral Master!"

"The great scumbag, Chen Jincheng!"

"..."

These responses were just what the host had expected. After all, these were the titles Brother Chen was known by online; it was common knowledge that he was a scumbag.

So, she continued with a smile, "It seems everyone knows! However, I think these are all just online misunderstandings about Brother Chen. After all, anyone capable of choreographing such a beautiful dance has to be an incredibly talented individual."

"So, let’s welcome the creator of the Divination Dance, Brother Chen, to the stage to say a few words!"

Her words were immediately met with thunderous applause, and the shouts of "Ancestral Master!" and "The Number One Scumbag on the Internet!" grew even louder.

You could tell from their tone, however, that there was no real malice behind the shouts. It was all good-natured teasing, which meant the underclassmen didn’t actually dislike him.

Seeing this, Chen Jincheng smiled, stood up, and made his way to the stage. This was part of the arrangement he’d made with Principal Huang over dinner—that he would go up and say a few words of encouragement to the underclassmen.

The principal had done him two huge favors, so he wasn’t about to refuse such a small request.

After getting on stage and taking the microphone, Chen Jincheng’s first words were, "I’m honored to have the chance to be up here. First off, I’d like to state for the record that the ’scumbag’ label is a bit unfair. I’m actually a very pure man; I’ve been single this entire time."

The moment the words left his mouth, a hush fell over the audience. Everyone stared in astonishment, unable to believe that the word "pure" had actually come from his lips.

’If Chen Jincheng is pure, then are there any men in the world who aren’t?’

The cameraman for the Coastal City television station immediately focused the lens on Chen Jincheng. But suddenly, he witnessed a shocking scene through his viewfinder: a janitor was rushing the stage, and what’s more, he had pulled out a dagger.

’Something terrible is about to happen,’ the cameraman thought.

But he immediately steadied his camera on the stage. ’This is explosive news! I can’t miss a single frame.’

At that moment, gasps of shock erupted from the students in the audience.

"Watch out!"

"Someone’s rushing the stage! He has a weapon!"

"Who is that?"

"..."

In the front row, Huang Yanfang and He Fang shot to their feet in alarm, clearly not expecting anything like this to happen.

’Is the student council completely useless? And where is security?’

On stage, Li Suwan and the other dancers saw Hu Zhicong rush toward them and stumbled back in fear.

"Chen Jincheng, go to hell!" Hu Zhicong shrieked, charging at Chen Jincheng with the dagger raised and a crazed laugh on his face.

Chen Jincheng was completely dumbfounded. Someone was charging at him with a dagger, and he didn’t even recognize the guy.

’What’s his problem? What did I ever do to him?’

In that same instant, the attacker was upon him. Acting purely on instinct, Chen Jincheng’s body reacted. He grabbed the man’s knife-wielding arm and, with all his might, executed a shoulder throw. And then, it was Hu Zhicong’s turn to be stunned.

He felt his body lift into the air. The world spun violently as he was flipped over, and then he was sent flying.

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