As the internet buzzed with discussions about the six-figure bag, Liu Chen and his two companions were having breakfast in the buffet restaurant.
Perhaps it was because Liu Chen had treated them the night before, or perhaps it was due to the "real identity" that had spread among various bloggers.
Liu Chen distinctly felt many eyes on him as he went to serve food, but when he turned to look at the source of the stares, no one was looking at him.
By the time breakfast was over, it was already eleven in the morning. The Weibo staff had instructed everyone to go to the makeup room at two o'clock to get ready, then to do a final check of their outfits, and finally to have their video interviews according to their scheduled order.
Liu Chen was scheduled among the first few, Mi Zhuzhu in the middle, and Sang Ling towards the end. In order to fit into the long dress and suit he had brought, Liu Chen had also controlled his intake slightly during his meal, so as not to appear with a bulging stomach when the video interview was released in the afternoon.
Mi Zhuzhu, who had been heartily eating noodles, quietly put down her chopsticks after hearing Liu Chen's words. After a moment's hesitation, feeling the hunger in her stomach, she silently drank two glasses of soy milk.
Sang Ling, on the other hand, took two extra slices of bread.
"If I don't eat a couple more slices, I'm afraid my stomach will start rumbling loudly when it's my turn for an interview, and that would be embarrassing."
The three returned to their rooms and took an hour-long nap. Then, jolted awake by their alarms, they first changed their regular bras to adhesive pasties and put on the evening gowns that had been hanging in the wardrobe since they checked into the hotel last night. After putting on the gowns, Liu Chen surveyed the scene and decided to do their makeup himself.
After all, with over a hundred bloggers needing makeup, just the thought of it made him feel that while the makeup might be pretty, it certainly wouldn't be the most flattering for each of them.
Once Liu Chen finished doing everyone's makeup, they put on their respective high heels.
Liu Chen was wearing the "Walk on Level Ground" high heels, which he had obtained from the system's lottery draw.
They were a pair of black high-heeled sandals with an eight-centimeter heel and almost no platform. Several Swarovski diamond chains crisscrossed over the instep, making his feet appear even more fair and delicate.
Liu Chen's original height of 165cm, coupled with these 8cm high heels, instantly boosted him to 173cm.
This was a height that could almost look down on everyone. For example...
Wang Weicong, who had slept all morning and gone out to find food after waking up hungry at noon, was completely stunned when he encountered Liu Chen, who was now the same height as him, thanks to his high heels.
Liu Chen also recognized Wang Weicong and smiled, nodding in greeting before walking towards the elevator doors in his heels.
"Liu Chen, what's with you guys?"
Seeing that Liu Chen didn't initiate the conversation, Wang Weicong spoke first.
"Ah, Weibo is having a Weibo Night event. We're going to get our hair done now. Do you want to come?"
After Liu Chen said this, he noticed Wang Weicong's eager and curious gaze, and a sense of foreboding washed over him.
As expected, upon hearing Liu Chen's "invitation," Wang Weicong barely pretended to think about it before nodding directly:
"Sure!"
The three girls, dressed in evening gowns and with meticulous full makeup, had no choice but to bring Wang Weicong, who was wearing a Canada Goose jacket, to the makeup room downstairs.
As soon as Wang Weicong entered, he was spotted by Xia Lian, who was sitting in a corner and pleading with the makeup artist to use her own cosmetics.
"As I thought! The moment Liu Chen saw his Weibo, he brought that guy along!"
Thinking this, Xia Lian quickly urged the makeup artist to finish her makeup. She didn't want to appear bare-faced in front of that Prince Charming.
Meanwhile, Liu Chen was sitting at the makeup table, using a curling iron to add volume to the roots of his hair, making his crown appear higher. He then loosely tied his long, wavy hair, which cascaded down his back, into a low bun at the back of his head.
Shaking his head, Liu Chen looked at the swaying ends of his hair in the mirror and squinted with a good mood.
By this time, Xia Lian had finally finished her makeup. Since it was for on-camera filming, the makeup artists would default to applying more makeup. Xia Lian was also aware of this.
In fact, she felt that heavy makeup suited her better because her face shape and features were quite立体, but her skin was a bit sallow.
Having used harsh facial cleansers too early in her childhood, and with poor-quality products, her skin had become extremely sensitive, prone to redness, peeling, and acne with every change of season.
Now that she had a bit of financial freedom, her skin could never return to its childhood state, no matter how much she tried to care for it.
With her makeup done and all imperfections and dullness concealed, Xia Lian confidently walked towards Liu Chen's direction, as the "Prince Charming" was sitting right next to her.
Xia Lian's arrival was somewhat unexpected for Liu Chen, but he could somewhat guess her intentions. He simply asked Mi Zhuzhu to take a seat and began styling her hair.
Given Mi Zhuzhu's overall cute style, the hairstyle Liu Chen planned for her was quite good, but it looked a bit plain in photos. Liu Chen decided to use a curling iron to add two large C-shaped bangs.
At this moment, Wang Weicong looked at the crowded room full of bloggers and began to ponder.
This Weibo thing seemed quite interesting. Should he persuade his father to invest?
Before Wang Weicong could come to a decision, he saw a heavily made-up girl approaching him. When she noticed his gaze, she even gave him a flirtatious wink.
Wang Weicong's face stiffened. Although he had only recently returned to the country, he had dated abroad and had friends who enjoyed playing "relationship contract" games with girls who claimed to believe in true love.
Therefore, he was very familiar with this kind of predatory gaze.
Then, Wang Weicong silently stood up and moved closer to Liu Chen.
"Liu Chen, you're so skilled. Is it your hobby to dress up others?"
Liu Chen was speechless at this odd question.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the approaching predator, Wang Weicong looked a bit timid.
"I feel like a tigress is about to pounce on me, and I want to live a few more years. Can you shield me?"
This statement was meant to hint at his current predicament to Liu Chen, and truthfully, Wang Weicong had some good feelings towards this mysterious Liu Chen and harbored a slight fantasy about whether there might be some spark between them.
However, Liu Chen's words directly dashed his little hopes.
"No, this is your own romantic entanglement. She asked me for your QQ yesterday, and I didn't give it to her. She almost cursed me out. You'd better figure it out yourself. A friendly tip: she also has hundreds of thousands of fans, so don't reveal too much information, lest she posts about you on Weibo."
Although Liu Chen felt that Xia Lian's personality probably wouldn't lead to her posting about him, he remembered her drunken rant in the QQ group last night and felt it was best to remind him. After all, Wang Weicong had attracted Xia Lian's attention because of him.
Hearing Liu Chen's words, Wang Weicong slowly exhaled, a hint of sadness in his heart. Was this, perhaps, a rejection?
Xia Lian walked up to Wang Weicong. Liu Chen was about to listen to the gossip when a Weibo staff member called him, informing him that it was his turn for the video interview.
With a hint of regret, Liu Chen gently patted Mi Zhuzhu's shoulder. Mi Zhuzhu nodded, a sign of their years of mutual understanding. Liu Chen was asking Mi Zhuzhu to keep an eye on the unfolding drama and report back to him upon his return.
The Weibo video interviews had pre-prepared questions, and Liu Chen had also prepared his answers the day before. The recording went smoothly, and Weibo even mentioned Liu Chen's "Mei Mei Chang" for many of the questions.
This also satisfied Liu Chen. After all, his bigger intention for attending this Weibo Night was to meet more bloggers for future promotion of his "Mei Mei Chang."
In his previous life, promoting a product launch through netizens had become commonplace. In this life, when being an internet celebrity was still a novel concept, the effect of collaborating with internet celebrities for product promotion would likely be even better.
Now, Liu Chen had begun to consciously position himself as a "net celebrity" representing the "Mei Mei" brand.
The interview, lasting twenty minutes, concluded. Liu Chen stood up from the sofa and walked out of the interview room, where he saw Mi Zhuzhu and Sang Ling, who had also just emerged from the adjacent room.
"Chen Chen, your interview took so long. Ours finished in ten minutes~~ Hehe, let me tell you, that Wang Weicong is really amazing."
"Oh?" Liu Chen raised an eyebrow and tilted his head slightly towards Mi Zhuzhu, listening intently.
"Hehe, that Xia Lian asked Wang Weicong for his QQ number. Wang Weicong said he didn't have QQ, and Xia Lian said he was joking, that everyone has QQ nowadays."
At this point, Mi Zhuzhu winked at Liu Chen and asked with a smile:
"Guess what Wang Weicong said?"
Liu Chen shook his head: "I can't guess."
"Wang Weicong said, 'Beautiful lady, you said everyone has QQ, but I don't. If you were smart, you wouldn't have continued to ask.'"
"Pfft!"
Liu Chen nodded: "That does sound like something he would say. By the way, when you guys were being interviewed, did he leave?"
Mi Zhuzhu shook her head: "No, he seemed to have found a male blogger he knew and went to chat with him. We'll probably see him at the banquet."
Liu Chen nodded. Thinking of the numerous internet celebrity girlfriends this national husband had gone through in his previous life, he figured there were at least ten, if not twenty. He didn't need to worry about his interactions with internet celebrities.
Following the staff's instructions, the three went to the enormous banquet hall on the second floor. It was already set up, and the trio participated in the rehearsal as requested by the staff.
After the rehearsal concluded, at six o'clock in the evening, everyone took turns walking across the signing board outside the banquet hall entrance, signing their Weibo names, smiling for photos in front of the cameras, and then entering the banquet hall.
On Weibo, the signed photos of hundreds of bloggers in their formal attire began to circulate, and everyone finally identified the owner of the six-figure bag.
Mi Zhuzhu!