Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
It was true what they said: âIf you donât look for trouble, you wonât find it.â Some were born to live, while some were born to die. This live streamer âSingers Instituteâ had a prior record of stealing and lip-syncing songs, and he was up to his old tricks of deceiving audiences again, which really raised oneâs hackles. But even then there was a bunch of viewers who were still fooled into continually sending him gifts of support.
This reminded Father Wang of a skit called âSelling Crutches 1 ââ it turned out there really were people in this world who would still help the other party count the money even after being cheated⦠they were careless and had been duped by this villainous live streamer into believing they were lame.
Actually, it wasnât like Father Wang didnât understand the behavior of these fans. It was obvious that most of them were diehard supporters of their âidols.â In reality, they were probably stubborn fanatics who wouldnât be willing to admit that they had followed the wrong idol.
In the majority of cases where one looked for and obtained a hammer 2 , or learning from the example of the brother from C Station 3 , it was the idols who ultimately paid the price for their fansâ behavior.
When idols were unwilling to admit their mistakes in particular, the fansâ diehard defense of them was even more frightening.
By lip-syncing âThe Starry Skyâs Language of Loveâ in the live stream room, this live streamer gained a tremendous increase in his number of fans. Father Wang had yet to officially make this song public. Although it had already been uploaded onto a music platform, the MV was in fact still being made and the song was still listed as âto be releasedâ on the platform.
Father Wang had only posted the audio in his fan group.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
But he hadnât expected this audio to actually be deliberately filched by this live streamer.
Mm⦠This was where the live streamer had run into the worst luck. This live streamer âSingers Instituteâ who stole songs probably never thought that this online song, which couldnât be found through an online search, would be the work of a guru in the authors circle who had written it for his own wife.
Now, this live streamer was about to face a bombardment from Father Wang, who was going to attack Pingan county to save his wife Xiuqin 4 â¦
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At six oâclock in the evening, the live streamer âSingers Instituteâ was about to start live streaming on Langya Broadcasting Platform.
Langya Broadcasting Platform was a live streaming platform that was about to be listed. Not only did it have a large number of fans, it also had a considerable number of daily live users. Of course, it was still a level lower than the Cultivation Broadcasting Network which Daoist Guang was on and which was recognized as the best live streaming platform on the whole Internet.
However, most of what the Cultivation Broadcasting Network offered were outdoor and game programs. Singing couldnât take off at all on this live streaming network. In contrast, Langya Broadcasting Platformâs entertainment enterprise flourished.
Both platforms had their own distinguishing features, which were also points of competition between them.
When Father Wang had writerâs block, he usually liked to watch live streams for inspiration. That funny female live streamer Little Xuan from before was on the Cultivation Broadcasting Network. Although Father Wang had his own âbigwigâ account on almost all of the live streaming platforms, he spent the most time and gifts on the Cultivation Broadcasting Network.
The battle this time was at Langya Broadcasting Platform. To be honest, Father Wang really didnât know what to do at first⦠After all, the enemyâs battlefield was different!
But his fans pooled their knowledge and strength together, which gave him a lot of confidence.
Before he started live streaming that night, this live streamer put on a half-mask as usual to cover the top half of his face. It made him look slightly mysterious, and the mask also covered his bulbous nose and its sunken bridge.
After putting on the mask, Yang Zhong looked at himself in the mirror in front of him. His entire being and even his energy seemed different; he instantly straightened and radiated lively vigor.
It was as if this mask could bury all of his hypocrisy, vanity and corrupt spirit to achieve a psychological brainwashing effect.
No one knew what kind of person this little brother, who looked pretty good with the half-mask on, was; no one also knew how ugly his appearance was behind the mask.
Before the live stream officially started, Yang Zhong used his own live streaming account âSingers Instituteâ to check the background stats.
He had lip-synced the song âThe Starry Skyâs Language of Loveâ in front of the camera the day before yesterday; checking the background stats today, he never thought his overall numbers would shoot up, with his fans increasing by thirty thousand! And one thousand more subscriptions! The most important thing was the gifts from the live stream room â his gains from lip-syncing this song was actually more than what he usually earned in a month!
It had just been a few days!
Staring at the background stats, Yang Zhong couldnât help but feel thrilled.
Before even going on the computer today, these stats already put him in a good mood.
Just as he was about to start live streaming, he received a call from the guild.
This was a phone call from Lang Bei, the president of the Shadow Fool Guild which Yang Zhong belonged to. As soon as Yang Zhong picked up the phone, President Lang Bei smiled broadly from ear to ear. âLittle Yang, beautifully done! You actually earned three hundred thousand after your performance the day before yesterday! More than you make in a month!â
âHa ha ha!â Yang Zhong laughed. âI accidentally stumbled onto this audio, and it sounded very similar to the stand-in singer I found before! The audio file was titled âThe Starry Skyâs Language of Love,â but I couldnât find this song when I did an online search. It was probably some singer who dropped it accidentallyâ¦â
âThatâs great! Since it hasnât been uploaded on any other platform, letâs release it and say itâs ours!â
âSounds good! In any case, since it hasnât been released, even if someone wants to say something in the end, we have the advantage since we got there first!â
âMm, now that we have the advantage with this song, our priority should be to look for a record company to release it. No one can charge us!â Yang Zhong smiled sinisterly in his heart. In this current era of fan economies, it was too easy to make a profit off fans, which made him incomparably happy.
He had earned a lot in these two days. Moreover, he had a very strong feeling that he was going to become hot!
He had been live streaming for so many years, but he had never had such a strong premonition like todayâ¦
After the phone call, Yang Zhong sat back in position, turned on the camera, and turned the beauty function up to the highest setting. He then adjusted the angle of the Crazy Mike so that it blocked his Adamâs apple, because his throat hardly moved when he was lip-syncing; if his whole neck was exposed, it would be very easy for people to suspect something.
âI wonder how much money Iâll make today?â
Smiling slightly, Yang Zhong clicked the âStart Broadcastâ button.
As expected, numbers in the live stream room started to soar.
Then he looked at the bullet screen.
âNet friendâ Captain of Wang Situâs Demolition Squad: Light incense!
âNet friendâ Sergeant of Wang Situâs Demolition Squad: Light incense, light incense! The live streamer is already done for!
âNet friendâ Company Commander of Wang Situâs Demolition Squad: Light license warning!
âNet friendâ Regiment Commander of Wang Situâs Demolition Squad: A toast of sweet potato wine to comfort the spirit of the deceased live streamerâ¦
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Yang Zhong: â???â