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Chapter 454: Chapter 251: Plotting Against Tiao Yin and Kuaishou

The music festival went wild thanks to Chen Jincheng’s supercharged performance of "Girl."

Even after Chen Jincheng’s song ended, the enchanted women in the audience couldn’t immediately come back to their senses.

Because even under normal circumstances, Chen Jincheng was very handsome.

They just weren’t feeling that heart-pounding, head-spinning sensation anymore, but that didn’t change their opinion of his good looks.

After finishing his song, Chen Jincheng stood up and thanked the women in the audience. "Seriously, this is my first time at a music festival like this, and my first time singing for so many of you. Thank you all for your incredible support. Because of that, after I get off stage, I’ll be posting a special video for my fans on Tiao Yin. You can follow me and see it right away!"

With that, he bowed to the audience.

Hearing this, the women immediately pulled out their phones, clearly searching for his Tiao Yin to follow Chen Jincheng.

A smile touched the corners of Chen Jincheng’s lips.

’He was digging a pit for Master Yu.’

’His performance was next. If everyone was on their phones, wouldn’t the atmosphere turn ice-cold?’

’Weren’t you supposedly famous for your amazing live stage performances?’

’What are you going to do when the crowd goes dead?’

Only then did he glance at Cai Xiaoyi, who had been watching him the whole time. He took her hand and led her backstage. When he re-entered the waiting area, the way the other internet celebrities and stars looked at him had completely changed.

They were all singers, so they knew just how terrifyingly powerful his stage presence was. He didn’t have many songs at the moment, but if he had a few more, he could easily hold his own concert.

"Lao Cheng, that was amazing," Xue Qian said, coming forward with a huge smile to congratulate him.

Only Master Yu’s expression was ugly to the extreme. Once again, things were out of his control.

’Why does it always end up like this?’

Just then, the host’s voice boomed from outside. "And now, let’s have our headliner for the evening, the one and only Master Yu! Let’s welcome him with a huge round of applause!"

As the host’s words faded, the outside fell completely silent. Forget the excited roar that greeted Xue Qian—there wasn’t even a single clap.

The women were all on their phones, waiting for Chen Jincheng to post his special video.

Master Yu could feel the cold atmosphere, but there was nothing he could do. The host had finished his introduction, and he had to go on stage.

Once on stage, he tried to maintain his composure and greeted the audience as usual. "Hello everyone, I’m Master Yu. Today, I’ll be performing a song called ’King’."

But no one in the crowd responded. His cheek twitched. ’Weren’t a lot of his fans supposed to be here?’

’To create some buzz, his agent had even specifically organized a group of female fans to attend.’

’After all, for a male singer, having a lot of female fans was a good marketing gimmick. Weren’t there news stories about female fans getting into huge fights over a chance to get on stage, or over seats and tickets at some male celebrity’s concert?’

’Some of it was real, but a lot of it was actually staged.’

’It not only drew attention but also made you look popular and important.’

’But what was going on now?’

’Where were the organized fans?’

’Why was no one responding to him?’

Master Yu felt like he was about to have a breakdown, but he had no choice. The show had to go on. He could only force himself to calm down.

The audience watching the livestream noticed he was bombing.

Many of them had been drawn in by the drama between him and Chen Jincheng.

Seeing this scene, and then remembering Chen Jincheng’s explosive performance just moments before, everyone knew that Master Yu was probably going to be trending again for humiliating himself.

When Chen Jincheng heard the opening music start on stage, he picked up his phone. Seeing he had gained over 20,000 new followers in just a short time, he smiled and handed the phone to Cai Xiaoyi, the divorcée from Malay. "Xiaoyi, help me shoot a video. I told everyone I’d give them a little something extra."

Cai Xiaoyi understood that this "something extra" meant filming a video. She took the phone and aimed it at him.

Chen Jincheng looked into the camera and said, "Time for that special video I promised."

As soon as he spoke, he grabbed his shirt and violently ripped it apart. Instantly, the sound of tearing fabric filled the air.

He had planned this "special video" all along.

Shirt-ripping videos were an iconic trope in his previous world. There were even videos by internet celebrities that got over two million likes.

As long as you had good muscles, ripping your shirt off created a powerful impact.

That’s why many celebrities and internet personalities would pull this stunt during their performances.

However, normal, decent-quality clothes aren’t that easy to rip. So, many people would either buy low-quality clothes or pre-cut a small slit at the collar.

But doing that lessened the effect of tearing it purely by strength.

One internet celebrity even wore the wrong shirt by mistake. He tried to act cool on stage but couldn’t rip his shirt, failing several times. In the end, instead of looking cool, he just looked like a total idiot.

Cai Xiaoyi, filming with her phone, saw the moment Chen Jincheng ripped his shirt, and her eyes went wide.

After tearing the shirt to shreds and tossing it on the floor, he revealed a perfectly sculpted set of muscles.

Moreover, just looking at those muscles gave off a feeling of explosive power.

This divorcée from Malay suddenly felt a bit... flustered.

’Mr. Chen isn’t just handsome, he’s so well-built.’

She wasn’t a young girl anymore and didn’t feel the need to be demure. In fact, her gaze turned rather heated.

Li Suwan’s mouth fell slightly open at the sight. ’Chen Tongxue had a move like this up his sleeve?’

The people around them just stared, dumbfounded. They didn’t understand what was happening, but they felt it was impressive all the same.

"I feel like I could film a video like this," Xue Qian said, completely amazed. He tried tugging at his own shirt, but it obviously didn’t budge an inch.