Starting from a Bar to Sign Internet Celebrities

Chapter 308 - 196: Chen Jincheng’s Public Image Collapses

So Chen Jincheng’s title as the internet’s number one fitness guru was for real?

He’d tried the fitness competition’s challenge himself and gave up after six standard pull-ups, so he knew just how difficult it was.

But Chen Jincheng had actually done 12 rounds.

My God, was he even human?

His good buddy had been so low-key while pulling off something so damn impressive. Judging by the situation online, things were already blowing up. His popularity was about to explode.

Just then, Zhang Xiao scrolled to another video that left him completely dumbfounded:

"The New Standard for Scumbags."

He opened the video and saw Chen Jincheng’s handsome face as a voiceover began: "Recently, I’ve seen a lot of scumbags online calling themselves the next Chen Jincheng. Many are even copying Chen Jincheng’s methods to pick up girls. But I really have to say, none of you are even qualified to be scumbags."

"Just look at Chen Jincheng. First off, he has his own bar and company, and he’s one of the best video creators on Tiao Yin. He can also write and sing songs—’Can’t Help Falling in Love’ sold over ten million copies. He can shoot commercials, which not only won awards but also got a shout-out from Lei Xiaojun. He can dance and choreograph—his ’Divination Dance’ went viral all over the internet."

"Most importantly, he’s handsome, has a great body with perfect muscles, and a terrifying level of stamina. He can definitely give a woman the pleasure she deserves. *This* is the standard for a scumbag. Do you still think you’re qualified?"

The video featured a highlight reel of Chen Jincheng singing, dancing, and live-streaming his workouts. Combined, these clips had a huge impact.

After watching the video, Zhang Xiao couldn’t help but mock it. "What the hell kind of ’scumbag standard’ is that? If we go by this standard, then no man on the entire internet is qualified to be a scumbag."

But he had to admit, after watching the video, he realized that Chen Jincheng really was incredible to the extreme.

And it wasn’t just him. Everyone who saw the video was stunned to discover that the so-called "internet’s number one scumbag" they’d all been making fun of was actually this amazing.

Seriously, an ordinary person couldn’t even achieve one of the things shown in the video. As a result, the comment section was filled with sarcastic remarks:

"Today I learned I’m not even qualified to be a scumbag!"

"Now I know why they call him the Ancestral Master!"

"From now on, if a girl calls me a scumbag, I’m just going to send her this video and tell her I’m not a scumbag—because I’m not qualified."

"..."

Chen Jincheng’s popularity was already high, so an impactful video like this naturally went viral. More and more people saw it, including a lot of women.

Wang Huijun was a white-collar worker at a company. She was pretty, with a great figure, and had plenty of admirers at work, but she hadn’t taken a liking to any of them. The single requirement of having his own career was something none could meet to her satisfaction. She also hoped for a man with some talent, someone who could shine in crucial moments and make her look good.

In any case, she had yet to meet a man who met her standards.

"Huijun, quick, look at this video of Chen Jincheng!" her roommate suddenly exclaimed.

"Chen Jincheng? What’s so great about that scumbag? I hate scumbags more than anything," Wang Huijun said, exasperated. As far as she was concerned, scumbags should get as far away from her as possible.

But her roommate had already started the video. Suddenly, she found herself captivated, and she began to see something different.

Owning a bar, owning a company!

’Isn’t that having a career?’

’And a better career than most men, at that.’

Shooting videos, commercials, dancing, songwriting—these things showed her another side of him.

He was someone who could help a girl shoot videos, write her songs, and choreograph dances for her.

Most importantly, he was handsome, and his physical fitness crushed that of every other man on the internet. Those captivating muscles were something other men just didn’t have.

’This...’

Wang Huijun couldn’t help but say, "So this is the ’internet’s number one scumbag’ all those men online were talking about? Have we been misled by them?"

"That’s why I wanted you to see it," her roommate said immediately. "How is he a scumbag? He’s my absolute dream. Seriously, I get wet just seeing those muscles and that physique. After watching this, I’m kind of obsessed with him. If I had a boyfriend like that, as long as he knew to come home at night, I’d even be okay with him being a little bit of a scumbag on the side."

"Keep dreaming!" Wang Huijun shot her roommate a look.

But wasn’t it just a dream?

Where could you find a boyfriend like that?

He was a rare treasure, wasn’t he?

Honestly, if other men had even one of Chen Jincheng’s qualities, they would never be short of girlfriends.

So, it wasn’t strange at all that he had a lot of women around him. How could such an outstanding member of the opposite sex not attract girls? How could he not make their hearts flutter?

It would be stranger if he *didn’t* have girls flocking around him; people might even think he was gay.

Once her perspective shifted, everything she saw seemed completely different.

Watching the explosive ripple of Chen Jincheng’s muscles as he did pull-ups in the video, she thought, ’What a man.’

Soon, a different kind of comment started appearing on the "New Standard for Scumbags" video:

"You call this a scumbag? This is obviously a god!"

"So this is what the ’internet’s number one scumbag’ I’ve been hearing about is like. In that case, I’ll take 10!"

"For a scumbag like that, I’d be willing to have a love affair that lasts for a day and a night."

"..."

The appearance of these comments was very jarring to many of their male compatriots. They were shocked to see they were all posted by women. And when they clicked on these women’s profiles, they discovered that quite a few of them were surprisingly beautiful.

Many of Chen Jincheng’s die-hard fans noticed these comments and suddenly had a feeling that the tides were about to turn.

Previously, Chen Jincheng had very few female fans. In fact, upon hearing his name, most women would just go, "Pfft, scumbag."