I'm a sophomore in college, what the heck is this "male god cultivation system"?

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With such a good case in front of him, Chen Yan naturally couldn't let it go so easily.

The reason he hadn't used it before was simply because he himself wasn't very confident... After all, in Chen Yan's opinion, that ten-second hand gesture dance didn't have much of a highlight, and it was even more unimaginable that it would become so popular in [Dream Inspiration].

In Chen Yan's opinion, this hand gesture dance video is likely something like a "second-generation exclusive weapon." The original creator's video went viral, but if someone else made it, it might not get many views.

But it doesn't matter now. With this [Video Peak Popularity Card], you can easily get the same popularity as Shuai Tun Wu by shooting a video. It's guaranteed to be top-notch. Even if you can't get the same popularity as the Gesture Dance in [Dream Inspiration], you can still make a fortune.

As for the choice of this time...

Chen Yan chose an internet celebrity named "Qingqing," who was one of the few he had previously favored...

The other person's appearance is not outstanding, probably only 78 or 79, which is the ceiling of the beauty category, but still some distance from being a great beauty.

but……

With beauty filters and makeup techniques, let alone scoring above 80 points, it wouldn't be too difficult for her to even appear as someone with a score above 90 points in a video.

It can only be said that the power of East Asian magic is still too strong... According to the scene Chen Yan saw in the [Dream Inspiration], in a few years, a trend of "internet celebrities dying when exposed in real life" will be set off on the music platform. Many internet celebrities who are praised as having god-like looks on the Internet will be greatly affected after being exposed from the perspective of passers-by.

Although she wasn't particularly beautiful, the reason Chen Yan remembered Qingqing was purely because of her bright yet slightly aggressive aura and her figure that made her a perfect clothes hanger.

No matter what the clothes are, as long as they're not too ugly or tacky, they all look great on her.

That's why Chen Yan positioned her as a "women's fashionista" from the beginning, and after shooting several videos, her fan value barely exceeded 200,000.

Compared to those internet celebrities who quickly gain followers by skirting the edges, Qingqing's follower growth rate is undoubtedly much slower. However, in terms of follower value and engagement, those borderline internet celebrities are not even worthy of shining her shoes.

……

At 9:50 a.m. the following morning, Chen Yan and Qingqing arrived at Jinxiu Clothing on time.

After spending half an hour discussing and revising the contract, confirming that there were no problems, and successfully signing the contract, the next step was to deal with the clothing.

Jinxiu Apparel launched a white shirt and OL skirt suit this time, and Qingqing's job was to take the measurements again. After taking the measurements, she also received two sample garments.

After doing all this, it was time to prepare to leave.

In front of the elevator.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing how your filming goes." Shen Shulan extended her hand and smiled, "It'll be a pleasure working with you."

As she spoke, she looked directly at Chen Yan. Although she was very restrained, there was still a hint of amazement in her eyes.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have found it hard to imagine that a person could show two completely different sides in just two days.

If Chen Yan yesterday exuded the spirited youthful energy, then today he looks every bit the thoroughbred business elite.

The gold-rimmed glasses perched on his straight nose, and his tall stature perfectly accentuated the brown suit, showcasing his rational, ascetic, and composed demeanor.

In fact, when Shen Shulan first saw Chen Yan today, she almost thought he was the other party's brother who had come to negotiate...

"It's a pleasure to cooperate with you. I assure you that President Shen will be satisfied with this collaboration." Chen Yan shook Shen Shulan's hand gently twice before leading Qingqing into the elevator.

……

As soon as Chen Yan stepped out of the office building, he saw the driver had already driven up, so he quickly walked forward, opened the car door, and got in.

His driver was the same female photographer who first filmed Chocolate's twerking dance. After getting used to having her as his driver, and since she was indeed a good driver, Chen Yan simply paid her an extra driver's salary.

Driving yourself is never as comfortable as having someone else drive...

After thinking for a second or two, Qingqing, who was originally beside him, steeled her heart and mustered up her courage to sit in the back seat.

After getting on the bus, Qingqing noticed that Chen Yan had his eyes closed. At first, she cautiously observed him, but seeing that he didn't react at all, she became more and more engrossed in admiring him.

'He's so handsome...' Qingqing pursed her lips and couldn't help but exclaim in her heart.

The mature gold-rimmed glasses paired with that near-perfect profile were simply the epitome of asceticism and rationality…

If the environment weren't unsuitable, Qingqing would have loved to take out her phone and take a couple of photos to use as her screensaver.

As for other ideas, Qingqing didn't have any... or rather, she didn't have the confidence or courage to have them.

At less than thirty years old, with outstanding looks, excellent abilities, and abundant wealth... almost every single one of these qualities is a winning combination. The attraction of such a person to the opposite sex is comparable to the allure of Tang Sanzang's flesh to a group of demons in "Journey to the West".

But don't forget, the monsters in Journey to the West who dared to rob Tang Sanzang were basically either exceptionally skilled or had incredibly powerful backers... Those who had neither were simply killed by Monkey King with a single blow.

Qingqing felt that she should just be a little monster who secretly watched from the sidelines. If she had any unrealistic ideas, let alone Monkey King, all the other female demons who were eyeing her would probably come up and tear her to pieces.

Chen Yan naturally noticed Qingqing's little actions, but he didn't show any emotion. He just sat quietly with his eyes closed, resting.

He didn't think much about how to shoot the promotional video. With the example of "Dream Inspiration" and the guaranteed "Video Peak Popularity Card," even if he replaced the person with a pig, he could still achieve good results.

The question he was pondering was...

'This Pamei seat must be so uncomfortable,' Chen Yan couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Although he had seen online reports that the ride experience at Pamela wasn't great, Chen Yan hadn't taken it seriously before, since he was driving himself most of the time...

As long as the driving experience is great, we can put the passenger experience aside for now.

But now that we have a driver, things are different...

'Once I have a little more cash on hand, I'll buy a Maybach S680,' Chen Yan thought to himself.

His limited knowledge of Maybach came entirely from the Dragon Clan. After all, the scene of a rainy night, an overpass, and a Maybach was just too cool…

Especially in high school, where there's nothing to do all day but study, these extracurricular books are incredibly valuable.

Chen Yan doubted that he could no longer read books that were slightly pretentious and had a slightly angsty plot, but he used to enjoy them immensely in high school.

Unfortunately, since the fourth volume of Dragon Raja was published three years ago, there has been a long delay in updates... I heard recently that Dragon Raja 5 will start serialization in Zhiyin Comic, but I haven't read it much.

By the time Chen Yan finished his wandering thoughts, the driver was almost at their destination—a nearby underground parking lot.

"Stop over there." Chen Yan found a blind spot in the surveillance camera and directed the driver to stop there. Then he said to Qingqing, who was sitting next to him, "Change your clothes in the car first, then get out and prepare to film... The video isn't too difficult, so let's try to finish it quickly."

After saying that, he got out of the car first, looked around, and quickly found a good spot for taking pictures.

……

The hand gesture dance is really not difficult. Even a kindergarten child can become quite proficient after practicing for ten minutes. In terms of difficulty, it is even much easier than the hip-shaking dance.

Qingqing learns quite quickly, but her facial expression is always a little awkward.

After all, her previous videos were all very formal costume change videos, so this time she suddenly showed a hand gesture dance that is clearly more suitable for children...

Of course, trusting her boss, she still tried her best to perform at her best.

The hand gesture dance video was officially filmed in less than half an hour.

"Okay, that's enough for today. You did a great job." Chen Yan gave Qingqing a thumbs up first, then said, "I'll have the driver take you home later."

As soon as they got in the car, Chen Yan seemed to have thought of something and turned to look at Qingqing, saying seriously, "By the way, have you ever been to bars or nightclubs? If you have, did you have someone film you?"

Chen Yan had actually asked this question during the interview, and asking it again now was just to be on the safe side.

He didn't want to cultivate an internet celebrity only to have scandals spread about them within two weeks, and then have their account permanently banned a month later.

"No." Qingqing shook her head and said quite honestly, "I've never been to a place like that."

“If you’ve really been there, admitting it now won’t cause any problems.” Chen Yan decided to test him further. “But if someone exposes any dirty secrets after this video is released, you’ll be responsible for those losses according to the contract.”

"Really do not have……"

……

Back at the photo studio, after handing over the footage to the editing department, Chen Yan returned to his office and busied himself with his own tasks.

To be honest, he doesn't have much to do. After finishing his work, he just practices calligraphy and such, living the life of an "old man".

As for regular script calligraphy, thanks to the thirty-fold learning efficiency provided by the [Career Calendar], coupled with Lin Zhixi's unreserved guidance, Chen Yan has made rapid progress.

He has thoroughly mastered basic Yan style calligraphy models such as the "Duobao Pagoda Stele," and he has also demonstrated the three characteristics of "rigorous rules," "exquisite strokes," and "balanced structure" to the fullest extent.

He has already mastered the classic work of Yan Qi's second stage, the "Yan Qinli Stele". According to Lin Zhixi, if he continues at this pace, he will be able to enter the next stage and start copying the "Magu Xiantan Ji" in two more weeks.

Chen Yan still remembers very clearly the wistful look on Lin Zhixi's face when she said those words.

After all, the book she's been copying the most is "The Tale of Magu the Immortal Altar". The experience of working hard for many years only to be quickly surpassed by a talented guy would not be pleasant for anyone.

Back then, Wenya was over thirty years old, and when she was defeated by Chen Yanchao, she still showed confusion and melancholy, let alone Lin Zhixi, a young girl who was not even twenty years old.

Of course, despite her disappointment, Lin Zhixi was quite dedicated to teaching, almost giving back everything she knew.

In addition, Chen Yan discovered something else—his study was practically becoming a trap for Lin Zhixi. Perhaps it was because the books in his collection were too classic, or perhaps for some other reason, but in any case, Lin Zhixi showed great interest in the study.

Every day after class, she would immerse herself completely in the books, almost as if she were "semi-offline".

……

The editing department was very efficient; they delivered the finished product in less than half an hour.

Chen Yan carefully checked it several times and, after confirming that there were no problems, directly selected to publish.

At the same time, the very next second after choosing to publish, he conveniently used the [Video Peak Popularity Card] as well.

As for the thing that got tied to the trending topic, it's naturally the "twerking dance"... After all, even now, the twerking dance can be considered the most phenomenal video of the first half of the year. Even though the later duro dance also had a good increase, it was obviously not as good as the twerking dance.

[Congratulations, host, on successfully using the special item—the Video Peak Popularity Card]

[The target video will gain the same popularity as the twerking video within five days. Please be patient.]

After finishing all that, Chen Yan leaned back and casually refreshed the video, only to find that the number of likes had already exceeded ten thousand.

He was quite satisfied with the increase and sent a message to Shen Shulan.

[Chen Yan: Mr. Shen, the video has been filmed. You can take a look at the results.]

After doing all that, Chen Yan stopped paying attention to the hand gesture dance. After all, no matter how hard he tried, he wouldn't end up anywhere, so there was no need to pay attention anymore.

But in some inconspicuous corner, someone quietly noticed this video.

……

Chocolate is lying in bed, happily strumming musical notes.

She didn't expect that before the popularity of the hip-shaking dance had subsided, a dura dance would send her to the top of the music trending searches.

Looking at the third-ranked trending topic on the musical note search list, "Chocolate, Dura Duro Dance," she grinned as she silently scrolled down the list.

Not long after she started skating, she saw the words "gesture dance" in the 36th position and clicked on it to take a look.

On the screen, a beautiful and tall girl, wearing a white shirt and an office lady skirt, stands in an underground parking lot.

As the background music started playing, her hands began to shake. Although it was just a simple movement, it suddenly became mesmerizing with the background music.

Looking at the number of likes, it has already exceeded 800,000... And looking at the time the video was posted, it was only a little over two hours ago.

"Two hours, 800,000 likes!" Chocolate smacked his lips, comparing it to his own past achievements with his twerking dance...

In comparison, she found that this video's ratings seemed to have increased even more dramatically than her original hand gesture dance. But what worried Chocolate the most wasn't this. For some reason, the video style of simple movements paired with catchy background music subconsciously reminded her of someone else's filming style.

I clicked in and sure enough...

At this point, the music channel hadn't yet forced the influencers to identify their affiliated MCN agencies, but seeing the familiar WeChat ID in the line "For business cooperation, please contact me via WeChat..." in Qingqing's profile, they instantly understood everything.

This style of video is clearly the work of Chen Yan.

Upon further inspection of the comments section, the pinned comment was an advertisement from a clothing retailer, clearly indicating that this video was part of a business partnership.

Looking at the other person's outstanding performance, Chocolate suddenly felt a sense of tension, or rather, a mixture of confusion and panic.

Chocolate is also a member of the internet surfing army. She opens the Music app every day to watch videos. Because of this, she knows that in the first half of this year, the only video that can truly be called a phenomenon is her hip-shaking dance.

Even in the slightly lower tier of "super popular" categories, her Dura Duro dance is still among the top... Although she didn't dare tell Chen Yanming, Chocolate always believed that she had become the de facto number one female dancer of "Hengxing".

This unexpected hand gesture dance made her truly feel a sense of crisis... to be precise, it made her feel that her position could be in jeopardy at any moment.

Judging from the current growth rate, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the "hand gesture dance" is sure to become a phenomenon... After cultivating another internet celebrity of this scale, will Chen Yan still value her as much as he did before?
Of course, that wasn't the most terrifying thing for Chocolate... What really terrified her was that she didn't understand why Chen Yan hadn't asked her to film the video this time.

Judging from the pinned comment in the comment section, this is clearly a business collaboration... In this case, if Chen Yan were to approach her, he could expect a better minimum and maximum result, both in terms of the video's performance and the price of the business collaboration.

Under these circumstances, Chen Yan did not approach her, but instead chose a relatively unknown online celebrity.

What exactly is this for?
This question seemed like words carved on a stone tablet, deeply imprinted in Chocolate's heart, causing her to fall into internal turmoil.

Is it because I'm not serious enough about my work?
Or was it that I was a major hindrance during the filming?

Or perhaps I did something that made Chen Yan unhappy?
Chocolate thought for a long time but couldn't figure out where it had gone wrong. However, it was this uncertainty that exacerbated Chocolate's internal conflict.

In this situation, she subconsciously took out her phone, intending to contact Song Yang to calm herself down.

At this time, Song Yang obviously didn't have class. When he didn't have class, he would either stay in his dormitory sleeping or play games in an internet cafe.

The call was answered by Song Yang in less than five seconds.

"Hey, Xiaoyun, what's wrong?" Song Yang's voice was a little hoarse and tired. Chocolate knew immediately that he had been playing games all night at the internet cafe again last night.

At this time in the past, she would have spoken up to show concern and advised Song Yang to take care of his health and not play games so late.

But at this point, she was so consumed by internal strife that she simply didn't have the energy to care about Song Yang anymore.

"Song Yang, did you come across that hand gesture dance today?" Chocolate asked eagerly as soon as the call connected.

"Huh?" Song Yang was taken aback. He thought Chocolate would ask him a few questions first, but he didn't expect that not only did she not mention this matter, but she also asked a vague question.

"Gesture dance, what's that?"

"Open the music player and search for 'gesture dance' directly."

Seeing the urgency in Chocolate's voice, Song Yang subconsciously followed her instructions.

After confirming the search, the first thing that appeared on the screen was a video with 900,000 likes.

In the video, a pretty girl performs a hand gesture dance to the catchy background music, making the whole video quite engaging.

He casually gave it a like, then asked, "I saw it. What's up? Do you know this girl?"

Song Yang wasn't stupid; he knew that Chocolate's emotional fluctuations were definitely related to this video.

“I don’t know her… but she’s also one of Chen Yan’s online influencers.” Chocolate’s voice was full of unease. “This video is for a business collaboration. From any perspective, it would be more suitable to ask me, but Chen Yan didn’t ask me. Instead, he chose a small online influencer with not many fans.”

Now Song Yang understood. To summarize, it was clearly more suitable to have Chocolate film the movie, but Chen Yan gave the opportunity and plan to a small internet celebrity, making Chocolate feel that her position was insecure.

Upon understanding the whole story, Song Yang's immediate reaction was not sympathy for Chocolate, but rather a mixture of absurdity and anger.

For some reason, the way Chocolate complained to him reminded him of a scene in a palace drama where a concubine neglected by the emperor vents her resentment to a eunuch.

After his anger subsided, Song Yang suddenly realized that this was a good opportunity—a good opportunity for him to throw mud at Chen Yan at will.

"Xiaoyun, have you done something lately that displeased Chen Yan?"

"No, I did everything he asked. There's no way he could be dissatisfied with me."

“What I mean is…” Song Yang paused, then lowered his voice, “Could it be that he gave you some hints, and you ignored him, which made him feel dissatisfied?”

The silence lasted for a full five seconds...

"What do you mean by this?" Chocolate's voice suddenly became calm.

Her tone left Song Yang momentarily unsure of Chocolate's true feelings. After a couple of seconds of thought, he decided to continue with his original plan.

"I just watched that video. That girl is not as good-looking or as agile as you, plus the reasons you just gave..."

So I feel that Chen Yan might have given you some hints that you didn't notice. Or perhaps that internet celebrity offered Chen Yan something extra to get him to mentor her.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Song Yang's implied meaning was quite clear.

In his view, the reason Chen Yan chose to cultivate Qingqing was simply because he had engaged in unspoken rules.

After listening to Song Yang's words, Chocolate inevitably fell silent.

She was certain that Chen Yan hadn't given her any hints... After all, judging from the way he patted her head yesterday, Chen Yan clearly only treated her like a kitten or puppy.

During the filming, the few physical contacts were only to help her correct her movements. Once she was sure there were no differences in her movements, she would immediately withdraw her hand, without making any attempt to take advantage of her.

Anyway, Chocolate didn't believe that Chen Yan had feelings for her.

However, another possibility cannot be ruled out...

Why would Chen Yan put this opportunity and challenge on an internet celebrity with just over 200,000 followers? In Chocolate's opinion, even if she wasn't chosen, there were plenty of internet celebrities with nearly a million followers to choose from.

Qingqing definitely paid a price to get this opportunity!
Besides, having a relationship with Chen Yan doesn't seem like a loss for me at all...

While Chocolate was having a brainstorming session, Song Yang was still fanning the flames on the other end of the phone.

"Xiaoyun, I think you should be more careful. Chen Yan is giving this opportunity to a female internet celebrity who is not outstanding at all because of this. It is obvious that the small head controls the big head."

This kind of person might make a small profit through luck, but in the end, they'll definitely lose everything... Take a look at the contract. If the penalty for breach of contract isn't too high, we can pool our money and terminate the contract. Anyway, we already have a fan base, and we'll have more freedom to develop our business on our own."

Song Yang was talking animatedly on the other end, even starting to imagine a bright future, but Chocolate really didn't have the energy to listen to his unrealistic nonsense.

So while Song Yang was still desperately urging her on, she said in a deep voice:

"I understand. I'll handle this myself. You can continue with your work. I'm really sorry to have bothered you today."

"It's okay, as long as I can help you, I'm happy..." Song Yang was only halfway through his sentence when the phone was disconnected.

Staring at the disconnected screen, he pursed his lips, somewhat dazed.

She used to always take care of her health during times like this...

After hanging up the phone, Chocolate sat on the sofa, unsure of what to do.

To be precise, she didn't know if Chen Yan would continue to plan filming projects for her or continue to invest resources in her.

Even if she can't gain any more fans with her current fan base, she can still make a lot of money after she has fully capitalized on the popularity of the "hip-shaking dance" and the "duro dance".

But now that she knew Chen Yan had the ability to "turn stones into gold," she was unwilling to stop there.

But unspoken rules...

If she were single, she wouldn't have any objection to offering herself to Chen Yan.

But now she has a boyfriend, and she can't betray this relationship...

……

in the afternoon.

"Look how well I wrote?" Looking at the bold and powerful characters on the Xuan paper, Chen Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Zhixi with a hint of pride in his eyes.

Lin Zhixi did not speak immediately, but carefully read every word Chen Yan wrote, and after a while she sighed softly.

"Starting tomorrow, I'll practice 'The Tale of Magu's Immortal Altar' with you." Lin Zhixi muttered to herself, then gave Chen Yan a strange look and remarked:

"How could it be so fast? My teacher used to say I was very talented, but compared to you, I'm like I have an IQ problem."

Lin Zhixi's tone was somewhat discouraged, clearly indicating that she had suffered a "minor" setback.

"That's all thanks to Teacher Lin's generous teaching," Chen Yan said with a smile. "Without Teacher Lin's meticulous guidance, I still wouldn't be able to find the way."

"No, no, no, I don't deserve that." Lin Zhixi waved her hands repeatedly and complained, "What I taught you was just the most basic. You could get the same effect from any tutorial video you find online."

“That won’t do. Videos and real people are different.” Chen Yan said seriously, “Practicing calligraphy with you creates a better atmosphere and can improve my learning efficiency.”

"You're such a smooth talker." Lin Zhixi patted Chen Yan on the shoulder and scolded him, "No wonder you're the king of bars, you have a whole repertoire of ways to charm girls."

"Bar King?" Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized, "Slander! This is a blatant slander against me. Doesn't Kang Le feel ashamed to say such a thing?"

"So when did you open this bar?" Lin Zhixi leaned forward slightly and asked with a hint of curiosity, "I'm your sister, and I only found out about your bar from my friend."

"It hasn't been open for long, just last month, and we didn't plan on having any ceremony or anything, so we didn't notify anyone." Chen Yan said casually, "Also, you've already acknowledged that you're my sister, so hurry up and call me brother."

Lin Zhixi didn't say anything, but just raised her eyebrows and rolled her eyes.

Chen Yan didn't insist. Just as he was about to pick up a book to read, he suddenly thought of Pei Yu and casually said:
"By the way, at the bar that day, a friend of a friend of Kang Le had met you before and was very impressed with you. They want to get to know you. Would you like to exchange contact information?"

"Who is it?" Lin Zhixi looked up and asked with some confusion, "What does it look like?"

"Your classmate from Kang Le High School brought her something before, you should have been there too, there was a pretty girl next to her classmate." Chen Yan described casually, then asked, "Do you remember her?"

"Hmm, a little bit. What's your relationship with her like?"

"What, do you need to consider whether or not to add me as a friend based on our relationship?"

Chen Yan was just joking, but Lin Zhixi nodded very seriously.

"I don't like adding strangers as friends, so if you have a good relationship with her, or if you want to pursue her, I'll add her first, but I might not reply to her messages."

If our relationship is just so-so, then I won't add you.

"We only met once at a bar, how deep could the impression be?" Chen Yan pursed his lips, then handed over the book, "Here, your 'Dream Pool Essays'."

"Huh?" Lin Zhixi took the book in a daze, and asked in confusion, "How did you know I wanted this one?"

“Isn’t this the book you were reading last time? I remember you still had more than half left when you went back.” Chen Yan answered while casually picking up a copy of “Fortress Besieged”. He turned around and found Lin Zhixi staring at him blankly.

"What, are you touched by my thoughtfulness?"

"A little, I suddenly believe what Kang Le said now."

"What did she say about me again, the bar prince or something?"

"No, she said you're a super scumbag who's very good at charming girls."

"Slander, blatant slander!"

(8:00 AM today. I slept all day, even in class. I'm still feeling a little unwell. Please give me a monthly pass to heal me.)
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