Chapter 112 As expected of the top influencer in the world.

Tired of listening to the boy's nonsense any longer, Zi Jing slammed her coffee cup down on the table: "If you don't want to get this scalding hot coffee poured over your head, get out of here gracefully right now. Otherwise, you know how many fans I have."

The boy looked furious, his face flushed, but he dared not speak out. He stood up, turned around, and left.

Before he could even take a step, Zi Jing added, "Watch your mouth, don't go around talking nonsense. Ugh, that's the downside of blind dates—I know everything about your workplace, your parents, and your friends."

The man slunk away like that.

Just as Zi Jing was about to reply to the matchmaker, applause broke out beside her. She looked up and saw Shen He and Shi Shi staring at her with bright eyes.

"Sorry, we didn't mean to overhear." It's quite embarrassing to stumble upon someone's blind date.

"So what? It's not like you caught me doing something wrong. Don't worry, I won't kill you to cover it up."

As expected of a top influencer, Zi Jing, in terms of looks and temperament, is at most an 8 out of 10 beauty. If she relied solely on beauty filters and editing, she would only be popular for a short time. However, the influencer world changes every day, yet Zi Jing has remained the number one influencer for over a year. This clearly demonstrates her high emotional intelligence. When I first met her, I only thought she was a smart and sweet girl, but I didn't expect her to be the Zhang Fei of the sweet girl world.

"This is my cousin, Shen He, and this is Zi Jing."

Shi Shi had just introduced the two to each other when Shen He shook Zi Jing's hand with an expression of admiration.

"Sister, are you a cow flying in an airplane? You're so awesome! I really want to borrow your mouth."

Upon their first meeting, Zi Jing didn't find Shen He's behavior abrupt. Instead, she smiled and said, "There's no need for that. Sometimes I don't even dare to swallow my saliva, for fear of poisoning myself."

Shi Shi gave a thumbs up: "Want to grab a cup of coffee together?"

Zi Jing readily agreed.

"I'm so sorry, Sister Shishi. Something came up last time and I couldn't attend your party. It was such a shame."

“As long as we girls are together, any time is a get-together, right?” After saying that, Shi Shi picked up her coffee cup and gently touched Zi Jing’s cup, indicating that she shouldn’t be so polite.

"I want to confirm something with you. Sister Shi, does what we talked about before still count?"

"You mean you're talking about going it alone?" Yi Cheng and Zi Jing hadn't contacted her, so she thought the project had fallen through and the other party didn't want to do it anymore!

"Yes, I've terminated my contract. You all know what my termination means for the company. I don't want things to get too tense, after all, reputation is quite important when you go solo. My most valuable asset is my influence as the top internet celebrity."

It wasn't that Zi Jing got carried away by Shi Shi's words and thought she was invincible. Rather, the world of online celebrities is tough these days. She may only appear in front of the camera for a few hours each day, but in reality, she needs much more time to prepare for those few hours. And countless eyes are watching her, trying to bring her down.

A while ago, she had recurring nightmares about accidentally saying something sexually suggestive or politically inappropriate. She was immediately banned. But if her speech and behavior weren't interesting enough, and didn't contrast much with her cute appearance, where would she get so many viewers for her live streams?

She had to be both cautious and bold in speaking out. Countless netizens were watching her from above; behind the scenes, the company was putting constant pressure on her. She already had very little rest time, and now she was even experiencing insomnia!

If she doesn't adjust, she'll develop depression sooner or later.

What she didn't tell Shi Shi was that her family arranged blind dates for her because they knew she was "unemployed." She never expected to hit the jackpot on her first try. She'd drawn a truly oddball.

"You're too modest. Your influence goes far beyond just being influential; you have an absolute command of support. If we could work together, you would be the company's ace."

Hearing Shishi talk about this, Shen He also became interested.

Are you planning to start a company together? In the media industry?

Shi Shi nodded, then shook her head: "We do have that plan. However, it won't be a media company in the traditional sense."

Although their seating area was relatively quiet, it wasn't a suitable place to discuss business. Therefore, Shi Shi invited the two of them to return to her company for a more detailed discussion.

"Please make yourselves at home. Don't be shy." Shi Shi led the two directly to the conference room, where there was a whiteboard.

She didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Since it's about building a business, what do you think the direction should be?"

Since Zi Jing wanted to do it, she must have a plan: "Currently, influencer companies carefully plan and produce short video content that is interesting and topical to attract users' attention and love. When the number of fans reaches a certain scale, they then start live streaming to receive large amounts of gifts and rewards."

Seeing Shi Shi nod in agreement, she continued, "My previous influencer company also held online and offline events, launched merchandise, and implemented membership systems to convert fans into consumers and further expand profit channels."

"You're right, that's how influencer companies operate these days. But have you ever thought about this: since the internet has already built a direct bridge between us and consumers, why don't we directly deliver good products to consumers?"

Shi Shi recalled the heyday of live-streaming e-commerce before her transmigration. Countless consumers lost themselves in the chorus of "family" calls. But in this world, online live-streaming e-commerce was still a blank slate. She certainly couldn't devour such a huge pie all at once, but taking a large slice was certainly within her reach.

"Let me share my thoughts first. If there's anything I need to add, please let me know." Shi Shi picked up a pen and wrote on the whiteboard as she spoke: "Besides the gift rewards I just mentioned, there are two other main revenue streams. One is live-streaming e-commerce, and the other is product placement."

She looked at Zijing and asked, "When you're live streaming, do your fans often say things like, 'Your makeup is so pretty today,' or 'Your outfit is so beautiful'?"

Zi Jing nodded. For a top-tier internet celebrity like her, this kind of thing happens every day, and quite often at that.

"What do you think about us contacting manufacturers directly and embedding brand advertisements or promotional information in videos or live streams to earn advertising fees?"

Zi Jing has been working in this field since graduating from university. Shi Shi said that it was like he had suddenly unlocked his full potential and had a flash of inspiration.

She stood up excitedly and circled the conference room table repeatedly: "You're absolutely right! Manufacturers will definitely be happy. Compared to them spending high prices to hire celebrities for advertisements, they might as well pay us the advertising fees. You know, we offer sustainable output!"

She gathered her thoughts and continued, "We can also sign established internet celebrities with a following and cultivate new ones. As long as we consistently produce content and attract more traffic and followers, the money will flow right into our hands!"

Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Shishi with adoration.

Shishi admired her the most. She was just using information from Earth, but the other person understood it immediately. She was really smart!