The Only One With a Mouth in the CEO Novel - Chapter 39: Can I Collaborate on a Video with You?...

Chapter 39: Can I Collaborate on a Video with You?…

Returning home, Ye Jin asked the system to open the short video platform.

She then discovered that the video had indeed gone viral, with overall metrics far surpassing her other videos.

The account’s follower count had already exceeded five million and was rapidly approaching six million.

Ye Jin’s hands trembled with excitement.

On one hand, she never expected so many people would enjoy it; on the other hand, all this incoming traffic meant real money.

Clicking into the video interface:

The heart icon on the side was lit – liked by the system – showing six million likes.

It truly had gone viral as the system described.

Her previous video had gained eight hundred thousand likes overnight and accumulated over four million likes to date.

This new video had already reached six million likes after just one day and night.

The system commented: The first-person perspective was indeed limiting before, too subjective.

After switching from the main perspective, the classic third-person narrative style highlighted more standout moments in the video.

Even many details Ye Jin hadn’t noticed as highlights were discovered by attentive viewers.

Ye Jin murmured in realization: I’ve learned my lesson.

Real-time comments floated below the video:

The production quality is so refined, it’s like watching a TV drama.

The tight-lipped CEO and his equally tight-lipped employees, hilarious.

The creator has such a magnificent face, why didn’t you show it earlier?

How could you bear to hide this face behind the camera?

Ye Jin touched her face in confusion, wondering: Is it really that exaggerated?

Honestly, she never considered herself beautiful.

When looking in the mirror, Ye Jin always felt she was merely pleasant-looking.

System: They find you very charismatic while working.

Before Ye Jin returned, the system had been browsing the comments section extensively and now understood slightly more than her.

They also say that someone as shrewd as you having such an innocent, harmless face makes them feel excited and thrilled.

Ye Jin: …!

She didn’t quite understand their excitement.

Actually, Ye Jin including herself in the shots was setting up for her next video.

Consider it an unexpected bonus.

Ye Jin quickly became composed and opened the comments section.

As expected, the top comment was: I knew at first glance this is my wife [shy]

Replies below:

This is my wife, thank you.

My wife.

Wife~ look at them!

Ye Jin: …

They’ve gone crazy.

Ye Jin closed these comments and continued scrolling.

Various comments followed, most containing content Ye Jin could anticipate.

For example: criticizing her unrealistic settings, praising Gu Chenxi’s good looks, complimenting the scenes, and admiring even the supporting characters’ excellent acting.

Unexpectedly, Ye Jin saw someone praising her for building a complete worldview with self-consistent logic showing no flaws, suggesting she must have put in tremendous effort.

What a beautiful misunderstanding.

Ye Jin couldn’t help curling her lips slightly.

The system suddenly remarked: Your previous first-person videos established a solid foundation. Almost everyone using entertainment apps has likely seen clips from your videos.

Moreover, this third-person perspective video has no obvious editing flaws, maintains complete logical coherence, and features highly authentic scenes.The system continued: All these factors interact positively with each other.

Ye Jin: Are you analyzing the reasons for the video’s viral success? System.

Yes.

It was, after all, the ultimate support system. I believe you have no need for anxiety or overthinking. You’re a highly talented self-media creator, and your efforts fully justify these metrics.

Ye Jin was deeply moved by the system’s words.

Thank you, Ye Jin said.

No need for thanks. I’ve hardly been of any assistance since you transmigrated.The system replied, It’s an honor to finally be able to help you here.

Before transmigrating, Ye Jin was just a recent graduate running a small account with a few hundred thousand followers.

After crossing over, her life experiences drastically changed, and now her career was finally gaining traction.

The system believed she needed some rational analysis from an outside perspective at this moment.

System: Several influencers with tens of millions of followers have followed you and sent DMs requesting your contact information. I recommend connecting with them.

Okay, Ye Jin said, I’ll do that right now.

With the system’s assistance, she located those major influencers’ accounts and followed them back.

Shortly after, Ye Jin was added to a group chat.

It contained over forty members, all creators with follower counts ranging from millions to tens of millions.

She’s here, she’s joined.

The moment Ye Jin entered the group chat, she saw this message – they must be talking about her?

Then a flood of welcome stickers emerged in the chat.

Ye Jin responded: Hello everyone.

Ye Jin’s account could truly be described as an overnight sensation.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the spectacle while experts watch the technique – everyone in this group was a short video professional who could truly appreciate the quality within Ye Jin’s content.

Hence their enthusiastic reception.

May I ask you a few questions?One creator politely inquired.

Ye Jin: Sure.

The moment she agreed, the chat instantly exploded with a torrent of messages and numerous queries.

Huh?

Ye Jin exclaimed in surprise, Are they always this intense? No pleasantries at all?

System: They likely noticed you when your first video went viral.

System: And they’ve probably analyzed your content extensively.

Ye Jin’s video themes and stylistic approach were completely unique across the entire internet, filled with mysterious elements throughout. Their curiosity was understandable.

Ye Jin: Alright then, I’ll answer a few of their questions.

She selected several to respond to:

One person asked: How many people are in your team? Do you handle directing, editing and filming all by yourself?

Ye Jin answered: The production team is just me, though I do work with quite a few actors.

Someone said: My friend is a talent scout who wants to sign your actors for entertainment industry roles. Don’t worry, the compensation will be generous and fair to you.

Ye Jin asked: You’re not talking about Gu Chenxi, are you?

The response came: Yes, exactly him.

Ye Jin: He’s a domineering CEO – doesn’t need anyone to buy out his contract.

The other party: …You’re really committed to the role.

Ye Jin: …

She was just telling the truth.

Seeing Ye Jin wouldn’t budge, the other person tactfully dropped the subject.

A new question popped up in the chat: How often do you encounter NG situations during filming?

Ye Jin replied: Mostly done in one take. Any unsuitable segments get edited out by me.

Question: The actors’ performances are so impressive. Are they professionally trained?

Ye Jin answered: Not professionally trained. You could say it’s typecast acting, which might make it appear more authentic.

Question: Setting up scenes must be expensive, right?

Ye Jin responded: We shoot on real locations without paying – just opportunistic filming.

Question: That’s amazing! Can I collaborate on a video with you? Or even just make a cameo appearance?

Ye Jin said: That might be somewhat difficult.

After this series of responses, the group chat fell silent.

The system, having observed everything, commented: [They probably think you’re boasting.]

Ye Jin remained quiet.

But within seconds, she couldn’t help bursting into loud laughter.

This feeling, Ye Jin said delightedly, this feeling is absolutely fantastic.

The system asked: [What feeling?]

Ye Jin: The feeling of having a golden finger.

Her current conditions for creating short videos could be described as uniquely advantageous.

Compared to other peers in the industry, she was completely dominating in every aspect.

Perhaps because Ye Jin’s words sounded too much like humblebragging, the group chat suddenly went quiet with no one speaking anymore.

Ye Jin also exited the group chat and continued reading comments.

After scrolling for two minutes, she finally found the comment she was looking for: [It must be so wonderful to have an assistant like Assistant Ye as a colleague.]

Soon, this comment [liked by author] floated to the top.

The account that Skinny Guy and others had taken from Ye Jin had now completely become subordinate to Ye Jin’s main account.

The videos they posted daily were either related to Ye Jin’s videos or to her personally.

Every day they racked their brains trying to flatter her, attempting to associate with Ye Jin’s main account to ride on her popularity.

This approach proved quite effective.

Their video metrics had been quite good these past days.

Moreover, netizens had completely bought into the idea that Ye Jin was their colleague, endlessly watching their derivative videos and playing with memes in their comment section.

This time, when Ye Jin’s new video went viral,

many netizens were waiting for them to respond and join the meme trend.

But this account remained silent as a mouse, not even daring to respond to the pinned comments urging them to participate.

In the small studio,

they sat together in mutual silence.

Skinny Guy said: It seems Ye Jin has freed up her hands.

That’s right, someone nearby answered slowly. She’s probably going to deal with us now.

Skinny Guy anxiously said: Then we need to think of something quickly!

Time, location, and people are all on her side… Niu Yongjun also said, What can we possibly do?

Skinny Guy: So we’re just going to sit back and watch her take us down?

Chang Shan, the one who spoke slowly, said: If you really can’t bear to watch, you can close your eyes.

Skinny Guy: This is no time for bad jokes!

Skinny Guy didn’t want to give up like this.

He genuinely loved working on the internet and didn’t want to face industry-wide blacklisting.

Making a last-ditch effort, he said: How about this – we go apologize to Ye Jin, ask for her forgiveness, and beg her to leave us a way out.

The problem is we don’t know where she is.

Right, we can’t even find her. How can we apologize in person?

Skinny Guy: She’s posted many videos but her ID has always been within our province. We can search for clues in her videos. The province isn’t that big – we’re bound to find her.

That makes sense. I’ll look into it.

I’m going to download a map.

The group was quite efficient—once they decided to act, they each got busy.

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Ye Jin never expected these geniuses to impulsively start a carpet search for her location.

But even if she knew, she probably wouldn’t care.

They could turn the entire province upside down and still not find a single strand of her hair.

Last night, Ye Jin slept soundly.

Today, she came to work refreshed and energetic.

Her short video went viral, ad rates kept climbing, and the office drone aura around Ye Jin faded noticeably.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong:

Morning.

Just checked the weather forecast for your area—it’s warming up today, but remember to stay warm.

Just a casual reminder, something Ye Jin did without a second thought.

But the reply she received was unexpectedly formal.

Yan Rong to Ye Jin:

Assistant Ye, I’m not as good as you think I am.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong?

Yan Rong to Ye Jin:

What I mean is, you might be disappointed when you meet me in person.

The me Gu Chenxi referred to here was, of course, not himself.

He meant Yan Rong.

Yan Rong is undoubtedly a capable man, but he still falls short for someone like Assistant Ye.

Gu Chenxi hoped Assistant Ye would realize this sooner rather than later and not keep getting carried away.

What’s going on today? So bizarre.

Ye Jin to Yan Rong:

It’s fine.

As long as you don’t pick up our boss’s habits, I won’t be disappointed.

She really didn’t want him to adopt Gu Chenxi’s reticence—after all, she was counting on Yan Rong for more insider info about the Gu family.

Clatter!

The expensive phone slipped from his grasp.

Gu Chenxi silently picked it up, looking utterly discomposed and flustered.