Chapter 661 - 337: Holy Shit, Is This Something a Human Can Learn?

Chapter 661: Chapter 337: Holy Shit, Is This Something a Human Can Learn?

Yijin answered and said cheerfully, "Brother Cheng, we’ve tricked the guy into coming over. When do you plan on beating him up?"

Chen Jincheng knew he meant Piaoxiang Yuan. "So soon?" he asked in surprise. "Is he really that gullible?"

Yijin couldn’t help but laugh. "I didn’t expect it either, Brother Cheng. You told me to find Ah Nao the Young Scholar, and I was about to offer him money for his help. But it turns out he was incredibly eager—it’s like he was dying to see Piaoxiang Yuan have some bad luck."

Chen Jincheng laughed when he heard this.

’The saying, "Your deadliest rival is always in your own field," really holds true. The same goes for, "The person who most wants to see you fail is often someone close to you." It’s just like that old joke: you’re afraid your buddy’s having a hard time, but you’re also afraid he’ll pull up in a brand-new Land Rover.’

’If you actually buy a Land Rover, no one around you—aside from your parents and spouse—is going to be truly happy for you. And maybe even they won’t be, because your family might just be a bunch of leeches waiting to drain you dry.’

Yijin laughed again. "The best part is, Ah Nao the Young Scholar told Piaoxiang Yuan that you weren’t actually that strong and wanted to stage a fake fight with him to generate buzz for both of them. And Piaoxiang Yuan actually believed him."

"The guy’s an idiot. With the kind of numbers you’re pulling, Brother Cheng, why would you need a stunt like that?"

Chen Jincheng wasn’t surprised. After all, this was something that had already happened in another world. He just smiled and said, "Set it up as soon as possible. I’m itching for a fight. Besides, I want to take advantage of the hype from this incident."

Inspiration struck him. When he’d performed his Swordsmanship before, tons of people all over the internet wanted to fight him and challenge him, generating massive hype. If news got out now that he was going to get in the ring with Piaoxiang Yuan, the hype would be explosive.

Then, in the ring, he could say to Piaoxiang Yuan, "Hurry up. I have to get to Jinglan City and I don’t have time to waste on you."

The two words "Jinglan City" would blow up. Then, he could ride the momentum and release his "sword-kicking" video. Forget just doubling the 16.6 million-plus likes from the other world’s version; this would create a video with mind-boggling numbers. It would set a record on Tiao Yin that would be nearly impossible to break.

Sometimes, publicity and promotion require you to be flexible; you can’t just stick to a rigid plan.

Besides, this change of plans would be a great promotional boost for Jinglan City as a whole.

’The video I film later can link up with the footage of me beating Piaoxiang Yuan. That way, people won’t find my Swordsmanship skills so unbelievable. It’ll just prove I’m a real master. After all, look what happened to the last guy who got in the ring with me—he got beaten to tears, didn’t he?’

’So, beating up Piaoxiang Yuan would basically become the prequel to the Jinglan City promotion. If this keeps up, the ideas will just keep coming. Who knows, maybe fans will eventually start demanding I make a movie.’

Yijin’s voice came over the phone again. "Brother Cheng, since you’re in a hurry, how about tomorrow? The guy’s already in Coastal City, so I can set it up for you right now."

"Deal!" Chen Jincheng said with a smile.

Meanwhile, Piaoxiang Yuan had already checked into a luxurious five-star hotel in Coastal City. He was extremely pleased with his surroundings. "Ah Nao," he said to Ah Nao the Young Scholar, who was with him, "I didn’t expect them to be so sincere. This hotel is so comfortable, and huge!"

"It is, isn’t it? I’m going to take a video and post it on my socials," his wife chimed in with a smile.

Ah Nao the Young Scholar watched them with a cynical smirk. Just then, his phone rang. He glanced at the number and answered immediately. After a moment, he said, "Yes, he’s right here next to me. He’s very happy with the accommodations. He even said you’re all very sincere... Okay, I’ll let him know."

After hanging up, he immediately turned to Piaoxiang Yuan with a wide grin. "Xiang Yuan, that was them on the phone. They were asking if you’re settling in okay. See? They’re taking this collaboration with you very seriously."

"Of course I’m satisfied," Piaoxiang Yuan said, his face full of smug satisfaction. "I never thought calling out Chen Jincheng like that would actually get me somewhere. After this collaboration, I’m definitely going to get a ton of traffic. Just like you said, Ah Nao, getting five million fans won’t be a problem."

Ah Nao the Young Scholar seized the opportunity. "They said the fight is tomorrow."

"Then we’ll fight tomorrow! Suits me just fine," Piaoxiang Yuan said at once.

’He was right. Strike while the iron is hot. The sooner the fight, the sooner he’d be a huge star.’ He even considered roughing Chen Jincheng up a little. ’After all,’ he thought, ’if the guy wants to drum up hype like this, it must be just like Ah Nao said: Chen Jincheng doesn’t have any real skills.’

’If I can land a few hits on Chen Jincheng, then all the time I’ve spent calling him out wouldn’t have been for nothing. Everyone will see how tough I really am, and all the people who mocked me will have to shut up.’

His mind began to race with devious thoughts.

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