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Chapter 461: Chapter 253: The New Era Has Finally Arrived

Since Cai Xiaoyi had just arrived in Coastal City and had no other arrangements, he had no choice but to take her with him.

The moment she got into the car, she wrapped her arms around his again, leaning her entire body against him. She had become completely accustomed to such intimate gestures on her way here from Su Jiang.

In addition to the pressure on his arm, her chest was now rubbing against it.

She was obviously doing it on purpose, escalating her romantic pursuit.

’This divorced young woman really had no sense of restraint.’

Wang Yuan saw what was happening in the back seat through the rearview mirror but naturally pretended not to notice. Of course, he knew what a player his boss was, always cycling through different women.

He actually believed his boss’s online claims of being single. After all, he didn’t technically have a girlfriend—just a lot of women.

Just then, Chen Jincheng received another call from Sister Hong. "Boss, Tiao Yin contacted me. They’re going to give you another SS-Class live stream traffic boost."

"You used the last SS-Class traffic boost to promote our girls, which gave their live stream popularity a huge bump."

"If you do it again this time, it’ll be a great help in our push for 3-star Guild status. The promotional resources a 3-star Guild gets are on a completely different level than a 2-star Guild’s."

Chen Jincheng was well aware of this. The resources Tiao Yin provided to guilds weren’t meant for established influencers but were mainly intended to cultivate new talent.

Many of these promotional resources didn’t have much of an impact on influencers who already had millions of fans. However, they were incredibly effective for new talent, potentially allowing a newcomer to break through.

The more of these resources they had, the better.

Besides, this SS-Class live stream traffic boost would be a great help for his upcoming plans.

However, he said, "Sister Hong, I plan on saving this SS-Class traffic boost. I’ll use it after I’ve dealt with the Rice Group advertising deal (Chapter 215). It’ll be more effective then."

Sister Hong knew about the invitation to advertise Rice Group’s new phone, which was scheduled for October 11th, right after the National Day holiday.

The ad was for Rice Group’s new smartphone.

If her boss could land this Rice Group ad, it would be incredible—a monumental achievement that would send shockwaves through the influencer industry.

But she had no idea that her boss’s ambitions went far beyond just that.

Sister Hong continued, "Also, Tiao Yin is giving Second-Life Star a batch of promotional resources. If we can use them to plan and successfully launch a few more artists, then reaching 3-star Guild status will be a sure thing. We could even do it in a very short amount of time."

Chen Jincheng immediately understood what she was getting at. "Leave the planning to me. I’ll write up a few concepts and have Lao Chen take a team to shoot them."

Then, he asked, "Sister Hong, about the news of Kuaishou trying to poach me—did Tiao Yin say anything else besides offering these resources?"

Sister Hong replied immediately, "Boss, the fact that we were able to leverage this situation to get an SS-Class traffic boost and a batch of resources for Second-Life Star River Stars is already a huge win."

Chen Jincheng understood her meaning. Tiao Yin wasn’t making any other moves beyond that.

This was understandable. After all, Tiao Yin was still ahead of Kuaishou at this point, and what’s more, they were about to launch their shopping cart feature.

Tiao Yin was counting on this new feature to beat Kuaishou.

Under these circumstances, why would Tiao Yin be concerned about Kuaishou’s attempt to poach someone? The fact that they offered an SS-Class traffic boost and a batch of resources for Second-Life Star was already a very generous gesture.

’But little did anyone know that this highly-anticipated shopping cart feature would be a disaster for Tiao Yin, pushing the platform from adversity into a truly desperate crisis.’

’In another world, the Tiao Yin of 2024 was a behemoth on par with Penguin. But very few people knew that its rise was far from smooth sailing; it had almost been completely wiped out several times.’

Chen Jincheng recalled every detail with great care.

’The real reason I had Sister Hong publicize this was to bring the matter out into the open, forcing both sides to pay more attention to me.’

’That way, when Kuaishou integrates AcFun’s resources, rolls out its new data algorithm, and its traffic temporarily surpasses Tiao Yin’s... and when Tiao Yin’s shopping cart feature plunges into crisis over false advertising... both sides will remember me.’

’Of course, the prerequisite is that I must demonstrate sufficient value to make both sides take me seriously.’

’The launch of Tiao Yin’s shopping cart is my chance to prove my worth. So is the Hanfu Outing Day collaboration with the Coastal City Publicity Association.’

’Just imagine: when Tiao Yin is on the brink of collapse, nearly wiped out—when even Penguin moves in for a ruthless kill and their Series D funding is about to fall through—what will they do when they find out Kuaishou is *still* trying to poach me, a key asset?’

’Likewise, when Kuaishou is on the verge of crushing Tiao Yin, what happens when they realize how important I am?’

’So, I need to plan my next moves very carefully.’

"Sister Hong, when we get back to Coastal City, look into some small e-commerce companies. Just acquire one directly," Chen Jincheng added before hanging up.

’Whether it’s selling products through videos or live streams, logistics are the top priority, especially product selection. Acquiring a small e-commerce company is the fastest way to get that side of the business handled.’

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