Chapter 25: Negative Publicity is Still Publicity, Lin Chen Is Popular!

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

This time, Lin Chen’s fame was not due to his awesomeness in the game.

No matter how amazing you were, no one would think that it was amazing if the game was about to shut down.

After all, the game was about to be lost!

Lin Chen became famous because of his classmate’s revelations…

Yes.

When New World announced that the game would be permanently suspended and that there would be no compensation, Lin Chen actually sold his house to borrow money and even borrowed a few million to invest.

What was he trying to do?

Many people’s first reaction to Lin Chen’s actions was…

Cerebral palsy?

Was there something wrong with his brain?

What was wrong with him?

Big idiot?

In short, there was no positive evaluation.

It was indeed difficult to understand why someone would spend millions on a game that they knew they could only play for less than half a month. It was fine if you were rich, but at most, you were stupid and rich.

However, in the information age, Lin Chen’s identity and background were quickly posted online.

Lin Chen became a regular in all the short videos.

[Analyzing why a poor kid is willing to sell his house and play a game that’s about to close down? I can only say that online games are harmful!]

[Retarded? Idiot? Let me introduce you to New World’s ‘millionaire’!]

[He should have had a better future, yet he wasted his parents’ inheritance and sold his good school district house.]

[The biggest grievance in the online game, the Grand Secretary of Dragon Sea City, Lin Chen. We should feel sorry for him!]

[After half a month, the game will be suspended. As an orphan college student, how can he survive after spending all his savings and mortgaging his house?]

[Is he sick, or is it his feelings? The orphan college spent all his parents’ pension and sold his school district house. He is in debt by a million. When the game stops, will he still be able to survive?]

[…]

Good God.

After a day of completing the game, Lin Chen saw that his videos were everywhere on social media.

That’s right!

Lin Chen was popular.

Negative publicity was still popularity!

Lin Chen even received a lot of phone calls…

“Hello? Hello, is this Lin Chen? I’m Jiang Tingting from the school’s media department. Do you have time to accept my interview?”

Lin Chen immediately revealed a playful expression when he heard the other party’s words.

School Media Department…

What level was this!

Among the people who wanted to interview Lin Chen, there were also reporters from the television station!

“Hello, Mr. Lin Chen. We are the programming team of Dragon Sea City Channel’s ‘Contemporary Youth’. I’m the programming team’s chief planner, Xiao Teng. We would like to officially invite you to participate in the latest episode of our program’s interview!”

“Lin Chen, we’re from QuickTok social media. Are you interested in collaborating with us on a program? We have billions of views… If you agree, our remuneration will definitely not be small! If you join our QuickTok and open an official account, we’ll immediately give you 800,000 as a signing fee.”

“Hello, Mr. Lin Chen. I’m the general manager of Brain Gold Health Products. I want to collaborate with you on a live broadcast to help promote our products and bring goods. Do you have any intention of collaborating? I feel that you’re very suitable to endorse our products now!”

“…”

Good God.

Lin Chen did not expect that not only the television station, but even the social media platform QuickTok would come knocking on his door.

At this time, the school’s media department naturally had no chance.

“I’m sorry, I’ve already promised Dragon Sea City Channel’s “Contemporary Youth” program team. There’s also QuickTok that invited me to their headquarters to do a program. I don’t think I can arrange the time now.”

Lin Chen rejected Jiang Tingting.

Of course, the reason why he was so polite was because Jiang Tingting was ranked second in Lin Chen’s school for beauty. She was fair-skinned, beautiful, and had long legs. She was also a top student in the journalism department.

As for Brain Gold…

Alright, Lin Chen hung up on them.

It was a little insulting.

He even said that it was very compatible with Lin Chen. Did he mean that Lin Chen had a brain deficiency?

Lin Chen was already being very polite by not telling the other party to scram.

In Lin Chen’s class group chat.

[Liu Shangfang: F*ck, what’s going on? Why is Lin Chen so popular now? Did everyone watch QuickTok?]

[Jiang Youyou: I saw him. In every ten videos on QuickTok, at least six of them are him.]

[Chen Cong: What’s the point of being popular? The videos are all defaming him.]

[Liu Hai: That’s right. Is this considered popular? Hehe, I think it will cool down when the popularity passes.]

[Ye Tenglong: The abnormal aesthetics nowadays are getting more and more shameless. I really didn’t expect such an obviously retarded behavior to be so popular.]

[Chen Cong: Young Master Ye is envious? Hehe, Lin Chen is probably very happy now. He’s about to become a big star… Isn’t there a saying? Traffic is king, negative publicity is also popularity.]

[Jiang Youyou: We’re all classmates. Last time, I wanted to say that it’s best for everyone to chat harmoniously. Now that you mention it, why are you guys being so sarcastic about Lin Chen? Besides, who said that negative publicity isn’t popular?! Just now, my sister told me that she wanted to interview Lin Chen, but she was rejected! Moreover, Lin Chen is about to participate in the “Contemporary Youth” program. QuickTok’s headquarters even invited him to do a program.]

[Wang Jiajia: F*ck! Is this for real?]

[Liu Shangfang: So awesome?]

[Anonymous: @Young Master Ye, what do you think?]

[Ye Tenglong: It can’t be true, right? If it’s true, then f*ck! F*ck, even if it’s really bad publicity, it’s still popular? Lin Chen, this kid, is so lucky!]

When Ye Tenglong heard the news, he didn’t dare to continue mocking Lin Chen.

Right now, he wished that he was the one who did what Lin Chen did.

However, he no longer had a chance. He had already sold his account to someone else.

However, Ye Tenglong would never have thought that the most he could do now was regret. In the future, it would not be as simple as regret.

That was definitely a very painful realization!

Lin Chen had just finished his dinner and was on the phone with Liu Mengyao.

“Yes, I’m going to the city tomorrow to participate in the recording of ‘Contemporary Youth’. I’m going to Beijing the day after tomorrow to participate in QuickTok’s column… It’s nothing. I’m just telling everyone about my journey! Hehe, don’t worry. I wanted to go myself. Haha, it’s not for money. You don’t have to give me money. I really want to go myself.”

Liu Mengyao thought that Lin Chen had agreed to participate in the shows because of money. She had also seen the videos on the Internet. There were all kinds of influencers’ imaginations. It could be said that dirt and rumors were flying everywhere. Even the plot of Lin Chen peeping at a widow bathing when he was young was fabricated.

However, Lin Chen could not produce any evidence that he had never peeped at a widow bathing since he was young.

It was impossible for him to record the trajectory of his growth every moment, right?

Therefore, the comments about Lin Chen on the Internet were actually very bad.

Just as Chen Cong had said, it was really negative publicity!

If Lin Chen were to walk out at this time and participate in the program and dialogue with the national audience, wouldn’t he be going to be a monkey and make others throw banana peels?

Liu Mengyao didn’t want Lin Chen to be like this.

She even said that if Lin Chen was really short of money, she would think of a way to get some from home…

As a couple who had known each other for several years in the game, it was rare for a game couple to never break up after all this time. Liu Mengyao was like a pie that had fallen from the sky.

Lin Chen was naturally very grateful for this.

But there was no need.

Lin Chen had enough money now.

However, if he could earn more, he would be able to hoard more resources in the game. When the game was integrated into reality in the future, these resources would all be Lin Chen’s capital.

At that time, everyone would be begging him.

They would all want to work for him for these resources!

He comforted Liu Mengyao and told her that he would be busy for the next few days. He might not be online much, but he would at least be online every day to accompany her to admire the scenery. Then, Lin Chen called Zhang Chunlin.

“I’ve made it onto two shows and I’m even richer now. Continue to collect the items in the game until I vomit! Of course, the price has to be lowered to the lowest. The price in the game now is dropping even more each day, right?”

“Yes, don’t worry, Boss… Haha, Lin Chen, did you see that? Many fence-sitters in the class group are envious of you now! As for Ye Tenglong, he’s a joke. He directly became the clown. I’m so jealous.”

“No, I’m not interested!”

“Eh? Why is the school belle, Jiang Tingting, calling me? Boss, wait for me!”

Zhang Chunlin went to answer the call.

After a few minutes, Zhang Chunlin said happily, “Boss, I don’t know where Jiang Tingting heard that I was helping you collect things from the game, so she wanted to interview me. She even asked her sister, Jiang Youyou, to speak up for you. Can… Can I go?”

He could hear the excitement in Zhang Chunlin’s voice.

Lin Chen remembered that Zhang Chunlin had always liked Jiang Youyou.

“If you want to go, then go.” Lin Chen didn’t care.

“Boss, don’t worry. I won’t spout nonsense when the time comes!” Zhang Chunlin immediately said, “Thank you for giving me this chance, Boss. I really wouldn’t dare to agree if you didn’t say anything. If Jiang Youyou and I get together, you’ll be my biological brother in the future!”

“Hehe, whatever you want to say, I only have one request: You can’t stop buying items and equipment in the game. Also, put a huge bounty on the array blueprint I mentioned!”

Lin Chen instructed Zhang Chunlin before hanging up.

Next, Lin Chen began to think about what to say on the show.

Danger was about to arrive.

However, the entire world knew nothing.

It was still a life of luxury and endless prosperity…

However, these prosperities would soon be destroyed.

As a person with insider knowledge, Lin Chen was also a member of the human race on the Blue Planet. His sense of responsibility compelled him to remind everyone, but what should he say? First of all, no one would believe him even if he said that he was reborn.

Secondly, this was Lin Chen’s biggest secret, and he could not reveal it.

But this time, it was an excellent opportunity.

After thinking about it, Lin Chen suddenly had a flash of inspiration…

Perhaps, he might as well say that he had a dream!

At that time, regardless of whether others believed it or not, he had already done his best.

Moreover, Lin Chen could use this opportunity to talk to the military.

Although there were only ten days left before the game invasion, the Dragon Kingdom’s military would at least be prepared in the future if they listened.