Li Yan burst into laughter upon hearing Lin Chen's words. "Kid, are you out of your mind? Those reporters are already at our press conference. I really want to see how you're going to get them to come over."

Lin Chen smiled faintly. "Don't believe me? Then, dare to make a bet?"

Li Yan's eyes narrowed slightly as he sneered, "A bet on what?"

"On whose press conference will have more media present," Lin Chen said indifferently.

Hearing this wager, a mocking smile crossed Li Yan's mouth. "Alright. How do you want to bet?"

"Seeing as you don't have much money, let's bet ten million," Lin Chen said casually.

"Ten million?" Li Yan's expression changed slightly when he heard the number.

Ten million was no small sum, and this guy dared to bet so high. Could it be he had some sort of trump card?

"What, got cold feet? Never mind. It's evident that a poor man like you doesn't have the guts," Lin Chen said with a cold laugh, seeing Li Yan hesitate.

"Poor man"—Lin Chen's words left Li Yan seething with anger.

Li Yan was known as the wealthiest among the DY quartet, yet he was being called a poor man. This was an outright insult to him.

"Fine, you're on. I want to see how you're going to draw the media from my press conference to yours."

Li Yan grew increasingly confident as he thought about how the media at the Li Corporation's press conference had already taken his bribes. There was no way Lin Chen could sway those reporters now.

"Empty words prove nothing. Let's put it in writing so nobody backs out later," Li Yan said with a chilly tone.

"Let's write it then," Lin Chen retorted undaunted, and both men put the bet in writing, signing their names and keeping a copy each.

With this written agreement, backing out after losing would be difficult.

After all, it concerned a company's credibility. If someone lost and refused to pay, and if the other party posted it online, who would buy products from a boss who lacked credibility?

Li Yan put the written bet into his pocket with a snort. "Hmph, just make sure you have the money ready. I've won this bet."

Although Li Yan spoke with full confidence, as soon as he stepped out of the Phoenix Hotel, he took out his phone. "Secretary Wu, give each reporter attending the press conference an extra ten thousand yuan in red envelopes. Make sure they stay at the conference at all costs."

"But Mr. Li, the reporters have already set up their equipment, and they're unlikely to leave. Is it necessary to give more red envelopes?" Secretary Wu said, puzzled.

"Just do as I say," Li Yan snapped and hung up the phone.

Only after making these arrangements did Li Yan feel somewhat at ease, snorting coldly. "Trying to compete with me? You're not even in my league!"

Meanwhile, at the Phoenix Hotel, Xue Ying was getting anxious. "Lin Chen, why did you make such a big bet with him? All the reporters are at their venue now; it's too late for any PR moves on our part. Aren't we set to lose?"

Lin Chen chuckled softly. "Don't worry, Sister Ying. If I dared to bet with him, I'm certain I have a solid plan. Just get ready to welcome the reporters."

With that, Lin Chen picked up his phone and dialed Zhou Ying's number. "Sister Ying, it's me, Lin Chen."

"Lin Chen? Missing me already after we just parted ways?" Zhou Ying giggled.

"Haha, of course. You are a superstar after all! By the way, could you do me a favor?"

"A favor? What is it?" Zhou Ying asked curiously.

"I'd like you to endorse my product, with an endorsement fee of ten million. What do you think?" Lin Chen inquired.

Zhou Ying contemplated for a moment. "Alright, I agree. But forget the ten million endorsement fee. I'll endorse it for free. However, you'll have to provide me with your cosmetics and tasty treats at no charge!"

Zhou Ying was a smart woman. Lin Chen was looking to network with Zhou Ying, but she was also keen to forge a connection with Lin Chen.

Just now, she had someone inquire about Lin Chen and grew more interested in this young man. There were many remarkable people in Huaxia, but they often had eccentric personalities making them hard to approach, a chance encounter not to be missed. With Lin Chen reaching out to her, of course, she would not let the opportunity slip by.

"Thank you, Sister Ying. Still, I need another favor from you."

Lin Chen briefly explained the situation with the press conference.

"How dare they bully my brother. Rest assured, I will definitely help with this," Zhou Ying said furiously.

Minutes later, an astonishing message appeared on Zhou Ying's Weibo: "At 8 pm tonight at the DY Phoenix Hotel, I will announce an important message. Do you want to know the answer? Media friends are welcome to harass me."

As soon as this highly captivating Weibo post was made, the entire media circle went crazy.

Zhou Ying is the top actress in the Huaxia film and television circle, and her important message would be news worth its weight in gold.

Could it be that she was going to disclose a romantic relationship, or was she going to withdraw from the film and television industry? Various rumors were flying around instantly.

At the Li Corporation press conference site, telephones were ringing incessantly.

The chief editor of a major Huaxia website: "Little Hu, you're at DY, right?"

"Yes, I am preparing to report on the Li Corporation's new product launch."

"What are you doing with some lousy product launch? There's nothing good to report there. Go to the Phoenix Hotel immediately—Zhou Ying has important news to announce. If you don't get the headline, don't bother coming back."

This scene was occurring with nearly every reporter present at Li Corporation's press conference.

Li Yan returned to the press conference site and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the journalists had already taken their seats.

"Boss, everything is perfectly handled; even if the sky fell, these journalists wouldn't leave," Secretary Wu reported with a smile.

"Hmm, he wants to compete with me; I want to see how he handles this later," Li Yan said with a cold laugh.

At that moment, his eyebrows suddenly furrowed because he noticed that the journalists at the press conference were tidily packing up their equipment.

"What's going on?" Li Yan's face changed abruptly.

The journalists at the press conference were rushing towards the exit as if in a race.

Li Yan panicked and blocked the doorway.

"You've accepted my red packets, how can you be so unreliable?" Li Yan said angrily.

"Red packets? Who cares about your red packets," said a journalist as he threw the red packet at Li Yan's face.

With one taking the lead, the other journalists began hurling their red packets as well, and suddenly, a shower of red envelopes rained down at the press conference site.

Li Yan was pushed aside as the journalists surged out crazily, heading straight for the Phoenix Hotel.

Staring at the red packets scattered on the ground, Li Yan was dumbfounded: could it be that the sky had indeed fallen?

At the Phoenix Hotel, Xue Ying glanced at her watch; it was already 7:50 pm, but there was still not a single journalist at the press conference site.

"It's all my fault for dragging you into this," Xue Ying said, feeling somewhat guilty.

"The boss is so silly, knowing he would lose but still betting against someone, losing so much money when it could have been given to us as bonuses!" some of the employees began whispering to each other.

Lin Chen smiled: "Don't worry, what if a miracle happens?"

"A miracle? It's already this late; how could a miracle happen?" Xue Ying said, feeling dejected.

"President Xue, the journalists, the journalists are here!" Suddenly, Xiao Zhou exclaimed excitedly.

Xue Ying looked outside, only to see dozens of journalists with their equipment sprinting like in a hundred-meter dash, frantically rushing toward the press conference site.

"How is this possible? A miracle really happened!" Everyone apart from Lin Chen had their mouths wide open in shock.