Chapter 25
The filming took place in City A. For convenience, Zong Mo, Ruan Chi, and the entire crew stayed at a hotel.
Following CEO Ruan, enjoying the treatment of having the hotel booked out was, of course, a must.
Only Zong Mo and Ruan Chi stayed on the top floor. They lived in their own rooms, just like in the villa. He had thought he wouldn’t have to face him from morning to night, but in reality, it was either “you’re at my place tonight,” or “I’m at your place tomorrow night.”
This evening, Zong Mo was sitting on the sofa in his room, with his phone propped up on the table, ready for a live stream. Ruan Chi, on the other hand, had moved an armchair and was sitting directly opposite him.
With the phone as a boundary, they were monitoring each other face-to-face.
Zong Mo: …
“Aren’t we live streaming on Meimei TV, CEO Ruan?”
“Mm, not much traffic,” Ruan Chi said. “Go to Yueyin to live stream. Post a preview on Weibo first. We’ll start at eight.”
Zong Mo had done his research in advance. Yueyin was one of the largest and most powerful live streaming platforms in the book’s world.
Huge traffic also meant huge competition.
His CEO Ruan was truly bold and daring! No… he was rich and willful, not afraid of anything.
Thanks to the advance notice on Weibo, shortly after Zong Mo started his stream, after a few hundred people had trickled in, the number of online viewers froze and stopped moving. It seemed his number of active fans had reached its limit.
【Mo Mo is so diligent, are you in a new crew already?】
Zong Mo saw this bullet comment, was silent for a moment, then said, “Mm, my new drama has already started airing, on Meimei TV… Conquering the Entertainment Industry.”
Just saying these few words made his face burn with shame.
“I will appear in the second episode next week.”
The live stream room was too quiet. Zong Mo cast a pleading look at the person opposite him.
Ruan Chi was looking down, and his side was dimly lit, his face illuminated only by the bluish light of his phone.
Tsk, such cold light, such a deathly lighting angle, still so handsome.
The propped-up phone suddenly vibrated. Zong Mo looked back and was almost blinded by the dazzling special effects on the screen.
[Luxury Cruise Ship x10]
And then, he had the legendary number one on the leaderboard: RC. His name was followed by his achievement: 10 luxury cruise ships.
Zong Mo was stunned for a moment. Based on his few experiences of watching live streams, he said officially, “Thank you RC for the luxury cruise ships. You’ve spent too much. It’s great that you all can come and watch the stream. You don’t need to send gifts…”
Wait, something seems wrong?
And how much is one luxury cruise ship?
He didn’t know much about live streaming and couldn’t figure out the conversion of the gift prices displayed on the screen. So he just asked directly in the live stream, “Hmm? How much is one luxury cruise ship?”
The screen was quickly filled with bullet comments: 【998】
Nine hundred and ninety-eight yuan. Rounding up, it was a thousand.
【Watching a rich person up close, pulling up a stool.】
【Came in from the homepage. A live stream with so little popularity actually has hidden dragons and crouching tigers??】
Zong Mo understood. So a large gift would get you on the homepage of the live streaming platform. The hint of something being wrong just now also connected.
This RC is… CEO Ruan, right?
He’s here to throw money for advertising.
The number of people in the live stream room was constantly rising, quickly approaching four digits.
There were also gifts from real fans constantly scrolling by, but they were all low-priced and were quickly pushed down. Zong Mo was still trying to distinguish the names to thank them when the screen started to flash wildly again, so dazzling that his phone lagged.
[Luxury Cruise Ship x10]
[Luxury Cruise Ship x10]
[Luxury Cruise Ship x10]
Zong Mo: ?
This luxury cruise ship gift should have a maximum of ten per group.
He was live streaming now, so he couldn’t stop Ruan Chi out loud. He could only give him desperate looks.
Ruan Chi was playing with his phone, ignoring him.
Zong Mo had no choice but to say, “Thank you RC for the thirty luxury cruise ships. You don’t need to send any more.”
A passerby kindly reminded him: 【If you don’t want to receive gifts, you can turn off the gifting channel.】
Zong Mo was about to turn it off when the number one on the leaderboard finally spoke. His border was sparkling with gold, and his comment stayed at the top of the bullet comments for several minutes.
【Don’t you dare turn it off.】
Zong Mo: …
【The number one on the leaderboard is so cool, hahahahaha】
【Smash it, smash it with all your might!】
【I never thought I’d see such a spectacle in a male streamer’s live stream.】
【Streamer, just give in, hahaha】
Zong Mo continued to persuade, “The platform will take a large cut. I won’t get much of it.”
【LMAO, the reason the streamer doesn’t want to receive gifts is because the platform takes a cut.】
【I suggest the number one on the leaderboard just give him the money privately.】
【Quickly give the number one on the leaderboard your contact info, streamer!】
【Mo Mo is an actor, not an internet celebrity, hey!!】
【I was wondering why he looked a bit familiar. Did the streamer shoot for DAVID?】
Zong Mo: …
This magazine had indeed become an inseparable part of his dark history.
Like the fate of the main gong and the main shou, bound together for life!
The willful number one on the leaderboard refused to listen to reason and sent him another forty luxury cruise ships, coldly posting two unignorable words in the bullet comments:
【Double.】
【????】
【Because the platform takes half, he’s sending double the gifts. That’s what the number one on the leaderboard means, right? Right?】
【Witnessing love. When is it my turn?】
【Witnessing history.】
【Rich sister, look at me too, wuwuwu!!!】
Zong Mo: …
In a moment of inattention, the number of viewers had multiplied several times, breaking five digits. The bullet comments were also moving so fast it was dazzling. After several pages of similar content, Zong Mo finally managed to read a few.
【Suddenly rushed to number one in popularity, holy shit, awesome!】
【Why is a live stream with only ten thousand viewers at number one in popularity???】
Zong Mo: ?
He looked up again, seeking guidance from his sponsor daddy with his eyes. Ruan Chi finally put down his phone and looked over, mouthing two words: Promotion.
Zong Mo: …
He knew it! The same CEO Ruan who wouldn’t even lend him five thousand yuan would absolutely not do a losing business!!
Zong Mo promoted with all his might. In an unnoticed corner, the number two on the leaderboard made a grand entrance.
Ninety luxury cruise ships, sent intermittently, successfully surpassed the number one!
The bullet comments exploded again:
【?? What’s the situation??】
【Holy shit, the number one on the leaderboard has changed?!】
【How much money is that? First time seeing this in my life.】
【Who is Po Mo?】
【Eh, the number one and number two on the leaderboard have only gifted in this one live stream?】
【The streamer is also a newcomer.】
【Which company is promoting a newcomer like this? Won’t they really go bankrupt?】
【Our Mo Mo is not an internet celebrity, he’s an actor who has been in the industry for two years, ahhh】
【Holy shit, what are the number one and two on the leaderboard doing?】
【Don’t ask. If you ask, it’s love.】
【Rich family drama, melodramatic love triangle.】
Zong Mo: ?
He was too familiar with the name “Po Mo.” Wasn’t that the CP name for Lu Bo and Zong Mo in the novel?
They didn’t even have any CP fans yet. Where did this wild fan leader come from, and so inhumanly rich!?
Don’t ask. If you ask, it’s the fate of the main gong and the main shou*.
Po Mo also sent a bullet comment, concise and meaningful: 【Long time no see.】
So full of schemes.
Zong Mo timidly looked up at the person opposite him. Ruan Chi was also looking at him, frowning, seemingly trying to figure out who this person was.
He didn’t know if Ruan Chi had figured it out, but he just continued to send gifts, calmly and inhumanly rich, with a light flick of his finger, reclaiming the number one spot.
Bullet comments: 【????】
The bullet comments accurately expressed Zong Mo’s mood. He glanced at the top right corner of the screen. The number of viewers was growing rapidly, the numbers flashing so fast he couldn’t even count them.
Po Mo, not to be outdone, continued to fight back!
Zong Mo felt like he was being auctioned off.
Because he was using the front-facing camera for the video, he wasn’t in high definition on the screen, but it created a rather atmospheric, hazy beauty.
Pale skin, red lips, slender and dense lashes, the exquisite shape of his inwardly hooked and outwardly tilted eyes, and a bewitching charm in his sparkling gaze.
This face indeed looked like it had the ability to make rich people throw money at it.
This suddenly appearing wild fan had already gifted over a hundred thousand yuan, plus that “long time no see”…
Zong Mo looked up at the person opposite him and saw a cold smile appear on Ruan Chi’s lips.
The big brother RC was preparing to unleash a big move to reclaim the number one spot. He first posted a three-word threat in the bullet comments.
【Double again.】
A fatal blow.
Zong Mo didn’t dare to turn off the live stream or the gifting channel. He fumbled around and found the mute button, then left the screen.
“What are you doing, CEO Ruan???”
“Promotion.”
“We’re already number one in popularity. You don’t need to gift anymore,” Zong Mo said. “And the platform will take half of it!”
Although the money hadn’t reached his pocket yet, he was already starting to feel the pain!!
“Half?” Ruan Chi was noncommittal and chuckled. “This account isn’t yours either, is it?”
Zong Mo: …
Meaning, he wouldn’t even get half.
So, CEO Ruan was sending money to his own wallet, from his left wallet to his right wallet. He, Zong Mo, was just a middleman.
Ruan Chi looked at his phone. “Tsk, he snatched it again.”
Zong Mo went back to look. Po Mo was really going at it with RC. After doubling and doubling again, he was still determined to snatch the number one spot.
The big brother RC stopped his efforts and just ordered in the bullet comments: 【Enough.】
It seemed like he was conceding to Po Mo. He then exited the live stream.
Zong Mo: …
He got it. What CEO Ruan really meant was, the live stream was over.
He said a few worthless words of thanks, reminded everyone to watch the drama, then ran off with the money and decisively ended the stream.
So tired.
Ruan Chi asked, “Was that Lu Bo?”
Zong Mo: …
Lu Bo had become his number one on the leaderboard. The white moonlight had become the golden canary’s number one. Could CEO Ruan easily let him off?
And the number one and two on the leaderboard were chasing each other, a vicious competition. Even if the platform took half, Ruan Chi still made a profit.
But half of it was still a six-figure sum!
Even if it wasn’t Zong Mo’s money, he still felt the pain.
“I don’t know…” Zong Mo explained first, but the pain of the money took over again, and he blamed, “CEO Ruan, why did you have to do that? Giving Yueyin so much money for free!”
“Did you not know,” Ruan Chi said faintly, “that I am the largest shareholder of Yueyin?”
Zong Mo: ?
After leeching off the film emperor’s popularity, he then scammed his money. Truly brilliant.
