4: Chapter 4: Jay Chou and G-Dragon's Overpraise

With Brother Tong's invitation, Cao Mo initially integrated into the 798 small group.

Ying Xiaojie, Zisheng, Wang Ziyan, and Xiao Er also arrived at the makeup room before long.

Cao Mo greeted them one by one.

These people could all see that Brother Tong and the company wanted to heavily promote Cao Mo, and they would inevitably have to deal with each other often in the future.

Moreover, these people were all shrewd; they could see Cao Mo's potential and might even have to rely on Cao Mo to drive traffic to them in the future.

Right now, they basically only had male fans, but Cao Mo's image and looks were absolutely lethal to women of all ages, which would definitely attract a large number of female fans.

5:20.

Everyone finished styling and makeup, then went out together to film.

Cao Mo sat in the passenger seat of Tong Jingchen's G-Wagon, with Ying Xiaojie and Zhilong in the back.

Zisheng also drove his maybach, carrying Wang Ziyan, Tian Jiu, and Xiao Er.

Following behind was a Lexus LM, also known as a toyota alphard, carrying the filming team.

"Cao Mo, I see your Douyin nickname is Heitu 798. Do you want to change it? Although I know it's because the character 'Mo' in your name can be broken down into 'Heitu' (black earth), this nickname might not necessarily make people think it's playful; instead, they might associate it with you being someone unsophisticated," Ying Xiaojie suggested.

Cao Mo was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then replied: "Then... Brother Jie, what nickname do you think I should use?"

"I think you should just use your real name," Zhilong said.

"Using your real name is fine too, it depends on whether you're willing. Actually, your real name is fine; if you become famous, you won't be able to hide it anyway. You could also pick a name that's easy to call, like Baimo, Xingmo, or Rongmo," Ying Xiaojie said.

"Are you guys obsessed with the word 'Mo'? Why not call him Xuanmo! Or just don't use 'Mo' at all!" said Tong Jingchen, who was driving.

Cao Mo didn't know what to choose, feeling like nothing felt right: "Then let's just use my real name! I'll change it now."

Saying that, Cao Mo clicked into his Douyin account and changed the nickname Heitu 798 to Cao Mo 798.

"Cao Mo, how much did you earn from Singing last night?" Tong Jingchen asked.

"Including the one hundred Brother Tong gave me, I earned a total of over three hundred and eighty," Cao Mo replied.

"Not bad! You earned that much just from Singing for about three hours," Tong Jingchen said.

"Not bad? It's not even enough to support myself," Cao Mo said.

"It's really not bad! If you were Livestreaming, with more people and being on the internet, you would definitely get more tips," Ying Xiaojie said.

"Exactly! If this were on the internet, it would be incredible! In the future, you'll be our 798 Brother Yi," Zhilong echoed.

"Don't, Brother Long, you're trying to set me up with flattery!" Cao Mo said.

"How is that setting you up with flattery! I'm speaking the truth. Look at us male streamers in 798, apart from the boss, we're all mediocre, none of us have over a million followers on Douyin. We have to rely on you; you'll be the pillar of our 798 male streamers, our face," Zhilong continued to flatter Cao Mo.

"That's right, Cao Mo, no, Brother Mo! In the future, we might have to rely on you for traffic," Ying Xiaojie added.

"They're right, we don't have many female fans. In the future, the task of driving female fans to us will be up to you," Tong Jingchen also chimed in.

"..." Cao Mo listened to the three men's flattery speechlessly and didn't dare to respond.

The group chatted and soon arrived at their destination.

It was a closed asphalt road.

The filming content was very simple.

Tong Jingchen, Ying Xiaojie, Zhilong, Zisheng, Wang Ziyan, and Tian Jiu, the six of them split into two teams, lined up in a figure-eight shape on the left and right.

At the head of this figure-eight formation was Tong Jingchen's G-Wagon.

Cao Mo needed to sit on the hood of the G-Wagon.

The video would show the camera sweeping over the upper bodies of the six of them, then freezing on Cao Mo, who was sitting on the G-Wagon's hood.

Finally, the camera would pull back, capturing everyone, with Cao Mo sitting majestically on the front of the G-Wagon.

The soundtrack for this song was "Wild Grass," and when the lyrics reached "Lonely King," the shot would be exactly on Cao Mo.

Then the screen would slowly pull back, and when the words "Tonight" rang out, all seven people would be in the frame.

According to the filming team's idea, they would produce two versions during post-production.

The first version would be dark-themed, and the second version would be more sinister, with a blood-red moon added to the background.

There was no doubt that this video was using these six people to promote Cao Mo, because Cao Mo had the most screen time and was also in the center position.

Dahai Xingchen had never given any newcomer this kind of treatment, let alone a newcomer, even the veterans didn't have it.

Just like they said in the car earlier, they were really treating Cao Mo as the face of the company to promote him.

After filming the debut video, the group of seven, plus Xiao Er, went to a barbecue restaurant for dinner.

Tong Jingchen had already made a reservation, so when the eight of them arrived, the barbecue was already on the table.

It was at this moment that Tong Jingchen turned on Livestreaming.

As Tong Jingchen started the stream, the Livestream Room began to fill up crazily, quickly reaching thirty thousand people, and it was still growing.

"Brothers! We just finished filming the video. Today, we have a newcomer in 798. Zhilong, Brother Jie, and the others are all here to be supporting roles for this newcomer. Those who watched my Livestreaming yesterday should have seen him," Tong Jingchen said to the Livestream Room.

Hearing this, the audience in the Livestream Room started flooding the chat:

"Is that the guy who was Singing yesterday?"

"Holy crap! You signed him so fast?"

"Is it that brother who was Singing?"

"You actually signed him!"

"Let's see the newcomer!"

"I saw the Douyin clips, he really is handsome!"

"Who is it? Let's see!"

...

Tong Jingchen then aimed the camera at Cao Mo, who was sitting next to him.

Cao Mo also greeted them at the right moment: "Hello! Good evening, brothers! My name is Cao Mo, please take care of me!"

Tong Jingchen then used his phone to find Cao Mo's Douyin account and displayed it in the Livestream Room: "Brothers, you know what I mean! Hurry up and follow him, help Brother Mo build a foundation."

The brothers in the Livestream Room heard this and were indeed supportive; many ran to Douyin to follow Cao Mo:

"Followed!"

"It's over, my looks are being crushed."

"This guy is really handsome! Even Old Six can't beat him."

"With looks like this, why join 798 as an internet celebrity instead of becoming a star in the entertainment industry?"

"No wonder they value him so much, this image is invincible, he'll dominate among male internet celebrities on Douyin."

"Wow! Husband, husband!"

...

Cao Mo's Douyin account had already uploaded four works, which were the four recorded songs, so it wasn't completely empty.

These four song videos were not uploaded by Cao Mo himself; they were obviously uploaded by the company, the purpose being to not make Cao Mo's Douyin look too empty.

At the dining table, each of the eight people took a bottle of beer, and after pouring the drinks, Tong Jingchen raised his glass and said: "Come! Everyone, welcome Cao Mo to join our 798. From now on, we are all brothers."

"Please take care of me in the future," Cao Mo followed up.

"Don't say such things! Oh! We're all brothers!" Zhilong said to Cao Mo.