Chapter 33
The winner’s hall was the same banquet hall where they had performed a short play at the beginning of the live broadcast.
When Meng Huaizhi saw Shen Wu coming over, he said succinctly, “I won.”
Shen Wu was even more excited than the winner himself. “Fifty thousand prize money!”
Meng Huaizhi’s lips curled slightly. “Mm.”
It’s all for you.
But before he could say what was on his mind, Fang Ci’s voice sounded.
“Congratulations to Meng Huaizhi for becoming the heir of the Miu Miu Group. In addition, we will also donate fifty thousand yuan in cash to left-behind children in your name.”
The other guests and staff members all looked at the two of them and sent congratulatory applause with smiles.
But Shen Wu was taken aback, his happy expression instantly gone. “Isn’t the fifty thousand our prize money?”
Fang Ci explained, “It’s a donation in the winner’s name.”
This was an unwritten rule in variety shows. Artists had high incomes and would receive high appearance fees for participating in variety shows. To give out a large amount of prize money on top of that would easily lead to gossip.
And for artists, fifty thousand yuan was not as valuable as the broadcast time earned by winning the game. Moreover, donating the prize money in their name was also a meaningful honor.
Shen Wu didn’t know about these twists and turns. He hung his head, looking as if he had lost five hundred billion.
[Hahaha, Wuwu’s heart is broken. That’s fifty thousand!]
[An F1 driver shouldn’t be short of fifty thousand, right?]
[But to have fifty thousand that was handed to you disappear just like that, it’s inevitable to feel a little heartbroken.]
[Emmm, their appearance fees are more than that, right? Isn’t it more meaningful to donate it?]
[Exactly, this is too petty.]
A questioning bullet comment flashed by. In the live broadcast, Meng Huaizhi asked Shen Wu, “…You want that fifty thousand?”
Shen Wu saw a hint of a complex emotion in Meng Huaizhi’s deep black eyes and knew that he had misunderstood. With a bit of embarrassment, he quickly explained, “No, I wanted to use the prize money for a lottery, to share with the audience in the live broadcast room today…”
The bullet screen immediately exploded.
[!!??? What?]
[Crap, so the one who lost five hundred billion was me!!]
[Ahhhhhh, my heart hurts so much, wuwuwuwu.]
[It’s donated, so it’s donated. It’s donated to those who need it more. My heart doesn’t hurt… (clutches chest)]
Shen Wu, the young master of the Shen family who had grown up in luxury, was by no means stingy with his friends and family. He was also generous with the joy brought by the high prize money and was willing to share it with the strangers in the live broadcast room.
But now, the prize money was gone!
“Can we send out red envelopes in the live broadcast room?” Meng Huaizhi asked Fang Ci, who was off-camera.
Fang Ci stood up, and the camera next to him also turned to him. He suddenly had a feeling of being in a difficult situation.
Shen Wu stared at Meng Huaizhi with confusion and curiosity, and then heard him speak again, “Since I won today, I’ll send out some red envelopes in the live broadcast room to share with everyone.”
Meng Huaizhi’s fans had never seen him descend from his divine pedestal and be so down-to-earth in their lives.
Other people’s gege, jiejie, son, or daughter would have a live broadcast every now and then to chat with their fans. They would turn off the tipping function to prevent fans from wasting money, and might even trend for being beautiful, kind-hearted, and considerate of their fans.
Although Meng Huaizhi was often on the trending list, his fans yearned for these live broadcasts and couldn’t get them even if they begged.
Meng Huaizhi had never even been willing to be on a reality show before, let alone a private live broadcast.
This time, Meng Huaizhi had actually, for the first time, requested to have an interactive live broadcast. And while other fans were still showing off how their idols refused to accept tips, their Huai-ge was actually going to give out red envelopes to his fans!
Who else could have this unique and blessed treatment of chasing a star?
Fang Ci, on the other hand, was quite troubled. He had gone through a lot of trouble to invite Meng Huaizhi over and was willing to pay him several times the appearance fee. He did not want Meng Huaizhi to spend money on the show in return.
But the level of expectation from the fans and the audience was imaginable. Fang Ci thought for a few seconds and nodded, “Okay.”
He walked over as he spoke and guided Meng Huaizhi’s operation, “You register an account on the platform, and we’ll verify it for you.”
Meng Huaizhi lowered his head to operate his phone. After a while, Fang Ci exited the live broadcast and instructed from off-screen, “Could you two please sit behind this table?”
Fang Ci was pointing at the mahogany long table where everyone had sat around during the introduction of the plot.
A camera and a fill light were set up on one side of the table, and the two of them sat on the opposite side.
The main camera of the Wonderful Adventure live broadcast room also switched over, changing to a close-up of the two of them sitting behind the table.
Fang Ci also set up a large tablet on the table to make it convenient for the two of them to watch the live broadcast room’s dynamics. “You can also chat with the audience in the live broadcast room.”
The audience was extremely excited to hear this and spammed the bullet screen even more enthusiastically.
Meng Huaizhi sat still, fiddling with his phone. Shen Wu, on the other hand, leaned forward, his eyes dazzled by the massive amount of colorful bullet comments. He couldn’t see anything clearly for a moment and wanted to interact but was powerless.
A line of red, bold, large characters flashed on the colorful screen.
[@Meng Huaizhi has parachuted into the live broadcast room!]
[The first red envelope rain brought by @Meng Huaizhi will arrive at 7 PM.]
Seeing this, Shen Wu quickly sat back in his original position, also took out his phone, and lowered his head in concentration.
There were still a few minutes until they reached the hotel. The audience in the live broadcast room went to various platforms to spread the news. The number of viewers in the upper right corner jumped wildly, and the screen was so full of bullet comments that it was about to overflow, almost lagging.
[Ahhhhhh, I’m so excited!!!]
[Rubbing my hands and waiting for the red envelope (anticipation)]
[Joining in the fun, hehe.]
[Is Shen Wu also giving out red envelopes?]
[But there’s no parachute prompt. The person who wanted to give out red envelopes just now, is he preparing to snatch them now?]
[Hahahaha, so cute.]
Meng Huaizhi inadvertently caught a glimpse of the bullet screen and immediately turned his head to look at Shen Wu.
Shen Wu was completely unaware of his gaze and didn’t even care about the bullet comments that were cueing him.
He was staring at the time in the upper right corner of his phone, counting down second by second, his hovering fingertip eager to try, ready to tap the screen at the first moment to snatch the red envelope.
The smile on Meng Huaizhi’s lips flashed by. This time, it did not escape the close-up shot and was also caught by the audience who were staring at the screen waiting for the red envelope.
[I’m definitely not mistaken this time. Huai-ge really did smile secretly just now.]
[Ahhhhhh, so sweet.]
[I really didn’t want to ship them at all, but Huai-ge is always looking at him and smiling. What can I do? I’m just a little girl who wants her gege to be happy.]
[Gege is already 27. If he wants to date, let him. I’m not sad at all (frantically inhaling oxygen).]
[CP fans, stop acting.]
[It’s really not acting. The one in front, “Xing Huai Wan Zhang,” is a big fan of Huai-ge for several years, right?]
[Stop arguing, everyone. The red envelope is coming soon!!]
At seven o’clock sharp, large and small red envelopes rained down. The tens of millions of viewers quieted down and started to snatch the red envelopes, bringing a considerable challenge to the live broadcast platform’s servers.
Shen Wu, as a professional athlete, went into battle, but unfortunately, his phone lagged for a short while. By the time it recovered, the red envelope rain was already over, and he returned empty-handed with regret.
Meng Huaizhi asked, “Did you get any?”
Shen Wu looked up, “No.”
“The second wave is at seven-ten,” Meng Huaizhi said. “The amount in the second wave is even bigger.”
The little regret in Shen Wu’s heart was instantly swept away.
And in the newly refreshed bullet screen, most people had not gotten any either, and there were many who had only gotten a few cents even after tapping until their hands cramped.
The red envelopes sent out by Meng Huaizhi, no matter how small the amount, were definitely an astonishing number. It was just that there were too many people sharing the pie. The number of online viewers in the live broadcast room had soared to an astonishing twenty million.
Shen Wu had gotten a hint from Meng Huaizhi as if he were cheating, but every word and action of the two of them was being filmed by the camera and transmitted to the audience in the live broadcast room in real time.
[Okay, okay, this time our whole family will go into action!!]
[Bringing out my hand speed from being single for twenty years.]
[Red envelope, come quickly! I’m ready!!!]
[Hahaha, Wuwu didn’t get any? I got one just now (showing off.jpg)]
Shen Wu’s competitive spirit was instantly aroused. He focused with twelve points of attention, his nerves tense.
Meng Huaizhi was scheduled to send out three waves of red envelopes, with a ten-minute interval between each wave. During the waiting time, the news of the top-tier singer giving out red envelopes spread by word of mouth. Even passersby rushed to download the live broadcast app and join in.
Lexun Video, a long-standing but lukewarm film and television software, actually topped the “This Week’s Hot Apps” list with tonight’s live broadcast.
The cooperation platform and the sponsors were all overjoyed. The number of online viewers for the Wonderful Adventure live broadcast also reached an all-time high.
Shen Wu and tens of millions of viewers were eagerly waiting for the second wave of red envelope rain.
His luck was not bad. After the next two waves of red envelope rain, he had gotten a total of five yuan.
It was the first time he had participated in such a live broadcast red envelope snatching activity, and the person giving out the red envelopes was Meng Huaizhi. A mere few yuan actually gave him more of a sense of accomplishment than tens of thousands of yuan in pocket money.
He immediately shared this joy with Meng Huaizhi.
“Only five yuan?”
There was a hint of an almost imperceptible surprise in Meng Huaizhi’s plain tone. Shen Wu, relying on his understanding of him, was the only one who could hear it. Hearing this, he quickly went to see the audience’s feedback in the live broadcast room.
[Holy crap, I got five yuan with a random tap??]
[I got twenty!! Thank you, daddy. This is the first time in my life I’ve gotten such a big red envelope.]
[I only got one cent, ahhhhhh.]
[There are tens of millions of people in the live broadcast room, right? The red envelopes are so easy to get. How much did he give out?]
[I have a feeling that Huai-ge gave out more than fifty thousand…]
[In the past, for various donations, Huai-ge never missed one. Each time, it was hundreds of thousands, but he just donated silently and didn’t emphasize it. But he’s never had such a high-profile lottery before, hhh.]
[There’s no need to think about the reason. Who else could it be besides Shen Wu?]
Among the topics about the red envelopes, there were also CP fans who were shipping them everywhere.
[I say, can you stop trying to leech off him? I can’t stand it, I have to say it. There’s a whole galaxy between Shen Wu and Huai-ge. Stop trying to reach for the moon.]
[But isn’t it always Meng Huaizhi who takes the initiative?]
[……….]
The solo stans received an unprecedented critical hit and were silenced on the spot.
[I suddenly have a strange feeling. Why does this feel a bit like celebrating a wedding and giving out red envelopes?]
[Although I don’t want to get married, I’ll still come and share in my CP’s joy, hahaha.]
Once the bullet screen went off-topic, it could never be pulled back.
[Wishing Huai-ge and Wuwu happiness and a long life together~]
[Congratulations, congratulations, I’ll take the red envelope.]
[Wait for you guys, they’re not really getting married, hey!!]
