128: The popular Chen Xiangbei

It took him over an hour to get home from the airport. Evening flights were frequent, and it happened to be rush hour, so the road was very congested and the car moved slowly.

The moment he got home and opened the door, he let go of his suitcase and rushed towards the ecological fish tank.

When he reached the ecological fish tank and saw that the glowing fish inside were still lively, he finally relaxed.

He thought to himself: It seems Chen Wen is quite reliable; he took good care of the fish. I should find some time to treat him to a meal and thank him properly.

He grabbed a handful of bait from the feed container, sprinkled it into the ecological fish tank, and several Starlight Fish 'swished' over to snatch the food.

Chen Xiangbei extended his finger and tapped the fish's heads. They weren't afraid, seeming to have accepted his existence as their 'poop-scooping officer' and knowing he wouldn't harm them, so they acted very docile and calm.

After playing with the fish, Chen Xiangbei threw all his changed clothes into the washing machine and put the unworn ones back in the cloakroom.

Then he changed into casual clothes, grabbed his car keys, and went out. He went to the underground parking lot, found his car that was almost covered in dust, opened the door, got in, and drove to the busiest jewelry store in the city.

Before long, he arrived in front of a large jewelry store and parked the car.

Chen Xiangbei stepped into the jewelry store. The store's lights were dazzling, illuminating the various jewels in the display cases. Dressed in neat casual wear, he walked steadily towards the counter.

The saleswoman greeted him with a smile. Chen Xiangbei carefully took out the precious conch pearl from his pocket. Under the light, the pearl emitted a captivating luster.

A hint of surprise flashed in the saleswoman's eyes. She took the conch pearl and examined it closely. Using professional tools, she carefully checked the pearl's quality and characteristics, occasionally letting out sounds of admiration.

Chen Xiangbei stood quietly to the side, watching the saleswoman's actions. His expression was somewhat serious, and his heart was full of anticipation for this conch pearl.

The saleswoman looked up and said to Chen Xiangbei, "This conch pearl is of excellent quality. Its color and luster are both very rare." A relieved smile appeared on Chen Xiangbei's face.

Next, the saleswoman began to discuss the price with Chen Xiangbei. They went back and forth, bargaining, and finally reached a price that satisfied both parties.

"Ding, Alipay received 80,000 yuan."

Looking at the eighty thousand yuan that had just arrived, Chen Xiangbei also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the System would continue to accumulate multipliers even without daily income, he always felt something was missing.

That's why, as soon as he returned, he immediately went to the jewelry store to sell the conch pearl. Although the conch pearl was very precious and beautiful, he didn't need it at the moment, and there would be plenty of opportunities to acquire this item again in the future.

After leaving the jewelry store, Chen Xiangbei drove straight home. He didn't go anywhere else, nor did he want to.

It was already past ten o'clock at night when he got home.

Chen Xiangbei figured Chen Wen and his brother weren't asleep yet, so he took out his phone and called him.

After the call connected, Chen Wen's voice came through first.

"Hey! Brother, you finally remembered me!"

"Cough, cough, you're a big man, why would I miss you? You're not a little girl." Hearing Chen Wen's resentful tone, Chen Xiangbei almost choked.

"Hahaha, it's just been a long time since we last met, and I miss the days when we 'battled' at Baiyun Lake together."

"Alright, Wen-ge, I'm calling to thank you for taking such good care of my fish. I'll treat you and Hu Ge to dinner tomorrow, and I also have something to discuss with you."

"That's great! What time tomorrow? We'll be there on time."

"Let's do it tomorrow noon. We'll eat at Tianhai Tower."

"Okay, I'll inform Hu Zi in a bit. See you tomorrow!"

"Alright, see you tomorrow, Wen-ge."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xiangbei opened the short video APP and clicked on the backend.

Seeing the dense private messages and the red dot notifications for 'one-click three-likes', his obsessive-compulsive disorder kicked in.

He clicked on the 99+ section, then scrolled down to refresh. In a short while, all the red dot notifications disappeared. Now only the private message red dots couldn't be cleared with one click; he could only slowly view or delete them.

Chen Xiangbei first followed back the official accounts of celebrities or program teams in the private messages who had cooperation intentions.

Then he roughly browsed the private message content. After ensuring no commercial cooperation information was missed, he ignored all the remaining purely irrelevant people.

By clicking on his homepage, he found that his several videos had all exceeded 8 million likes and saves, and the comment section had surpassed two million.

The most recently published video had even exceeded 15 million likes and saves, with over 5 million comments!

The main reason for this was that the background of his updated videos was changed to MV mode, and the male and female leads in the MV were all quite stunning, attracting most of the audience.

Many people were guessing which of the boys appearing on screen was the owner of the video. Their curiosity was no less than people's curiosity about UFOs.

This was also one of the main reasons for the surge in his backend data.

Chen Xiangbei roughly skimmed through the comment section and found that a large portion of people could guess correctly. After all, he filmed the videos, and the three people who frequently appeared, Li An, were definitely not the main characters. He only appeared occasionally when he flipped the camera to take a selfie.

This was likely the owner of the video, so many people guessed that the person holding the phone and appearing in the selfie was Chen Xiangbei.

Chen Xiangbei had to admit the netizens' strong observation and judgment skills.

No wonder people often say that besides UFOs, there's nothing netizens can't find. Give them a picture, and they can dig up your ancestors three generations back!

Chen Xiangbei read the comments for a while, some made him laugh, some made him laugh out of anger. As the saying goes, fame brings trouble; if you become popular, people will attack, slander, and curse you.

Some people were purely unscrupulous to gain traffic, especially for the protagonist of a super-hit video like him; they wouldn't feel comfortable if they didn't try to latch on.

After closing the comment section, he opened the list of people he had just followed back and found the only celebrity he had replied to—Zhang Chenchen.

Zhang Chenchen possesses excellent singing skills. Her vocal range is wide, and she can easily handle songs of various styles.

Her breath control is stable and long, giving her voice great penetration when singing high notes, while also showing a rich texture in the low range.

She has a precise and delicate grasp of song emotions, able to fully express the feelings in each song, creating a strong resonance with the audience.

Whether it's a lyrical ballad or a rhythmically strong song, Zhang Chenchen can effortlessly showcase her outstanding singing ability.

Since her debut, she has sung many popular, well-known, and highly circulated songs.