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Chapter 318 - 200: Lin Hao: I’ve Seen It All Now

Although that was what Manager Zhang was thinking, with Young Master Lin right there, he could only keep his thoughts to himself.

He was waiting to see how they would ultimately wrap things up.

Chen Jincheng, however, was completely unaware of what Manager Zhang was thinking. His phone started to ring. It was Sister Hong; she had arrived with Zhu Ling and the street vendor cart, but their transport vehicle had been stopped by security at the entrance.

Chen Jincheng went straight to Lin Hao and told him what was happening.

"Manager Zhang, have them let the vehicle in," Lin Hao immediately instructed.

Manager Zhang nodded, then took out his phone to give the order.

Before long, Sister Hong came in with her team, bringing Zhu Ling’s street vendor cart.

Zhu Ling immediately went to the cart and began setting things up.

Chen Jincheng then turned to Wei Weiwei. "Miss Wei, let’s start filming according to the plan!"

Wei Weiwei nodded and began giving instructions to the people from the Publicity Association. Moments later, the association’s videographer had the equipment set up and started recording.

Wei Weiwei took on the role of the interviewer. Her pleasant voice was sure to have a great effect on camera.

She began speaking as she walked forward. "As everyone knows, online discussions about betrothal gifts and materialism are incredibly heated right now. Today, I’ve come to Coastal City’s famous Radiant Square to conduct a street interview on the topic..."

It was a simple opening line, but she had to deliver it as quickly as possible while still being perfectly clear.

Wei Weiwei executed this perfectly.

Simultaneously, the Publicity Association’s videographer casually panned the camera to Zhu Ling, who was pushing her vendor cart into view, making sure to also capture the Radiant Square sign behind her.

’Wait, isn’t that the Street Vendor Girl?’

A feigned, casual discovery!

The rest was simple. Wei Weiwei approached Zhu Ling for the interview and opened with a direct question: "How much does a man need to earn on his own to be able to support you?"

Confronted with the question, Zhu Ling immediately flashed a radiant smile she had practiced many times. "Support me... hmm... As long as he can take me out to eat, that’s good enough for me..."

Having been a streamer for a long time, Zhu Ling wasn’t camera-shy in the slightest. She handled the filming with ease, and they quickly got through the first take.

Chen Jincheng went over to the camera to review the footage. Overall, it was quite good, but there were several flawed spots. For instance, her smile wasn’t natural in a couple of places—it looked too much like she was acting.

Therefore, he had Zhu Ling do another take to correct these imperfections.

After several more takes, he was finally satisfied.

Now, all that remained was to edit the recorded footage into a final video.

Chen Jincheng then said to Wei Weiwei, "Miss Wei, my company will handle the editing from here. I’ll send you the final cut when it’s done."

"Of course, Mr. Chen." Wei Weiwei nodded and had the videographer send the raw footage to Chen Jincheng.

With the filming complete, all that was left was to proceed according to plan.

Chen Jincheng said goodbye to Lin Hao and Wei Weiwei, then immediately led his team back to Second-Life Star to personally edit the "Little Sweet" viral video.

No one understood the desired effect of this video better than he did.

Lin Hao and Wei Weiwei didn’t linger either and left Radiant Square soon after.

Only Manager Zhang remained, utterly baffled. ’Shooting a simple interview video like that is going to increase foot traffic at Radiant Square by severalfold?’

He didn’t dare to hesitate and immediately called Chairman Lin.

As soon as the call connected, Lin Jian’s voice came through. "Manager Zhang, is there a new development?"

Manager Zhang quickly described everything he had seen, then offered his opinion. "I have to say, it feels a bit sketchy. But for some reason, Young Master Lin and his people are incredibly confident, and so is that representative from the Publicity Association. It just all seems a little crazy."

Lin Jian was filled with doubt as he listened to his subordinate’s report. Based on the description alone, it sounded rather hollow. Paying twenty million for a plan like this seemed utterly foolish.

However, when he considered that they had his son stirring up hype about betrothal gifts and materialism, and the girl’s interview line about how ’as long as he can take me out to eat’ was enough, he could grasp the general idea.

But having an idea was one thing; actually making the plan go viral was another matter entirely.

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Upon returning to Second-Life Star, Chen Jincheng went straight to the editing department to begin cutting Zhu Ling’s interview video.

His editing skills were top-notch. By evening, he had already finished cutting the video and sent it over to Wei Weiwei.

Back at the Publicity Association offices, Director Wu informed Wei Weiwei upon her return that a dedicated office for their new publicity team was ready. So, she immediately took her team members to the new space to organize and clean it.

Just as she finished tidying up her own desk, she received the video from Chen Jincheng.

She played the video. Mr. Chen had done an excellent job editing; he filled the video with Zhu Ling’s radiant, sweet smiles from the various takes. It was the kind of smile that was incredibly infectious.

After watching the video, she filled out the necessary paperwork and went to find Director Wu for approval.

Director Wu looked astonished. "You’ve already finished the video? That was fast!"

Honestly, the department had only just received the plan from Chen Jincheng. And now, after such a short time, the video was already done.

’Do these online influencers always work this fast?’

Remembering that Vice President Fu was keeping an eye on this matter, she immediately called him to give him an update.

Fu Zhan was indeed paying very close attention to the Publicity Association’s Tiao Yin promotional campaign.

Especially after seeing the plan from Chen Jincheng, the promise of a short-term boost to the GDP kept replaying in his mind.