Great, it's a scalper, we're saved!

Having made up his mind, Zheng Fan did not hesitate. He applied to start a live stream while heading towards the nearest movie theater.

As soon as Zheng Fan started his live stream, the chat room, which had already gathered a large number of viewers, instantly became lively.

"You guys got here pretty early, huh? Waiting for the stream to start?"

"Hahaha, did all of this come from Weibo?"

"I'm seriously speechless. With a streamer like this, why does he have to become a scalper?"

"The expression that girl made yesterday cracked me up, hahahahahaha."

"Don't even mention the aphrodisiac porridge, just thinking about it makes me want to vomit."

"What are you planning to do today, streamer? Are you going to KFC to prescribe medicine for someone again?"

"I highly recommend checking out McDonald's!"

"Thanks to the host, KFC cured my child's poor appetite..."

"..."

Within minutes of starting the broadcast, Zheng Fan's live stream reached three million viewers, and the number was still climbing rapidly at a visible speed.

Even though Zheng Fan hasn't done anything yet, a barrage of trending comments has started flooding the live stream.

……

About half an hour later, Zheng Fan appeared in front of Wanda Plaza.

Although it was only a little past nine o'clock, the mall was already quite crowded because it was summer vacation.

Zheng Fan followed the route he remembered to the fifth-floor theater, found a seat at random, and looked around at the crowd.

"This young heartthrob really has a lot of appeal."

The crowd had stretched from inside the theater into the corridor outside. Zheng Fan could tell that these people were definitely there for "249 Bureau".

The group consisted entirely of female college students, in small groups of two or three. Their expressions ranged from excited to nervous, and their chatter, though somewhat noisy, created a vibrant and youthful atmosphere.

However, these people were not Zheng Fan's target.

Finding a comfortable position, Zheng Fan looked around the theater.

Before long, a figure caught Zheng Fan's attention.

The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, a blue and white checkered skirt, and white cotton socks and black leather shoes that stood out against her jade-like legs.

The girl looked around anxiously and confusedly, constantly tugging at the straps of her backpack and pacing back and forth.

Zheng Fan smiled slightly, immediately got up and walked over, quietly coming up behind the girl.

"Hello, do you want tickets for the movie 'Bureau 249'?"

Zheng Fan asked softly.

"Holy crap! Dude, are we really going to become scalpers?"

"So that's why I came to the movie theater so early in the morning! It turns out it's just to sell movie tickets!"

"I knew it, scalpers are definitely into this kind of thing."

"Is this really live-streaming illegal and criminal activities?"

"Holy crap! This plot is way more exciting than yesterday's!"

"Damn, is CCTV really that daring? They're not even going to censor this??"

"I bet CCTV is also dumbfounded. Yesterday they thought this anchor was just being abstract, but today he's actually scalping votes."

"Wow, how come all of this kid's customers are so good-looking?"

"Yeah, why does this guy only go for girls who are a 9 out of 10 or higher?"

"..."

Zheng Fan's words were like a thunderclap out of nowhere, causing an uproar in the live stream.

Although they had some suspicions, many viewers still didn't expect that Zheng Fan would actually start scalping tickets.

At this time.

Backstage in the capital, Ling Weiwei and several staff members instantly tensed up, their eyes glued to Zheng Fan's live stream.

"Director Ling, should we shut it down now?"

One of the staff members asked.

Ling Weiwei stared at Zheng Fan on the screen and instantly felt a headache coming on.

This kid, how come he really is a scalper?

Did I see it wrong?!

Ling Weiwei took a deep breath after glancing at the rapidly approaching five million views in the live stream.

"Don't seal it off yet, keep a close eye on it."

"If anyone below actually starts engaging in illegal or criminal activities, don't ask me, just shut it down!"

After saying that, Ling Weiwei clenched her fists, her beautiful eyes filled with seriousness.

……

"what!"

The sudden sound startled the girl, who cried out in surprise.

After turning around, he immediately took a few steps back instinctively and looked at Zheng Fan warily.

"Are you a scalper?"

"right."

"What about my ticket?"

"ha?"

"Where are my movie tickets?"

"???"

"Don't try to renege on your promise. I transferred the money to you yesterday, and you said you'd deliver the tickets to me today."

Liu Yiyi said angrily, took out her phone, and threw the chat history in front of Zheng Fan's eyes.

After glancing at the conversation, Zheng Fan finally understood.

So someone beat her to it? This girl got scammed by a scalper?

No wonder he looked so anxious just now, he was waiting for the ticket scalpers.

Zheng Fan couldn't help but purse his lips.

He had previously observed that the girl didn't seem to have bought a ticket, which was why he came to say hello.

Who would have thought I'd end up being the scapegoat?

"I am not this scalper."

"What do you mean?"

You've been scammed.

Zheng Fan gave a wry smile and explained, then showed his WeChat messages as evidence before the JK girl in front of him finally accepted the truth.

"How despicable! How can there be people like this?"

Liu Yiyi let out an angry sigh and stomped her foot on the spot.

As a high school girl, Liu Yiyi's summer vacation was not very relaxing.

Although it's theoretically a holiday, I still have to attend various tutoring classes every day.

In these busy days, the only thing that makes Liu Yiyi happy is the upcoming film "249 Bureau".

There is no other reason.

The male lead of the movie, Lu Kai, is an idol she has liked since elementary school.

From an innocent little girl to a young woman now, Liu Yiyi's idol has remained unchanged for nearly ten years – Lu Kai.

Therefore, Liu Yiyi had been paying attention to this movie, Lu Kai's first film role, for a long time.

However, I was so busy with final exams the past few days that I completely forgot to pre-order movie tickets.

When Liu Yiyi finally had time, she discovered that the premiere tickets had already sold out.

Liu Yiyi checked tickets for all cinemas in Penang, and even in surrounding cities, and they were all sold out.

This is my idol's first movie! And he's the male lead!

How could I possibly miss the premiere?!

Therefore, Liu Yiyi had no choice but to turn her attention to Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app).

As expected, there were many scalpers reselling movie tickets on Xianyu. After adding one of them, Liu Yiyi agreed on the transaction process.

Transfer 500 first, see you at Wanda Plaza the next day.

However, it now seems that his plan has completely fallen through.

How can there be such unethical scalpers?! And they even managed to run away with the money?!

Liu Yiyi grew angrier the more she thought about it, so she took a screenshot, opened Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book), and started typing furiously on the keyboard.

I must write a short essay!

"Do you still want to see the movie?"

Before Liu Yiyi could finish writing her manifesto, Zheng Fan's voice rang in her ears again.