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Chapter 84 Live Broadcast

Is everything ready over there?

"I just finished the call, and Gong Si said everything is OK."

"That's good. There are only ten minutes left before the broadcast starts... To be honest, I'm quite nervous."

"What's there to be nervous about? Didn't we just stake out this place during the day? Besides, this isn't the first time we've done this."

Inside a minivan driving down the road, a man and a woman were chatting in the spacious back seat. Upbeat music, 'Lemontree', was playing from the car stereo.

"You misunderstood me," Zhang Liya said, shaking her head as she explained to her studio partner, Chen Jie.

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that this is the first time we've done this kind of project, and we don't know if netizens will accept it."

"After all, unlike the previous 'one-way' approach, this time it's 'interactive'."

"If it's done too deliberately, it will seem fake, and netizens these days aren't so easily fooled."

"The hype is enough."

Sitting in the passenger seat, the fat man wearing a gold necklace turned around and interjected.

"What's most important in live streaming? Of course, it's the hype and the novel format."

"This industry is getting more and more lucrative... In the past, drinking a whole bottle of water in one go could be considered a performance to attract netizens. Now, you have to eat feces and drink urine to create a gimmick to get enough traffic."

"Of course, while such harsh words are impressive, they're ultimately not the right approach. More thrilling and exciting content is what truly ignites viewers' desire to watch. This interactive format inherently adds extra excitement on top of the environmental factors. So..."

The fat man grinned and said, "Lily, just wait and see if this project becomes a huge success and your fan base surpasses two million."

"I hope so, that it goes as smoothly as you said." Zhang Liya nodded slowly, then looked at her phone.

"Only five minutes left..."

Zhang Liya put down her phone and took out a makeup box from her small handbag.

"Hurry up and touch up your makeup."

"Jiang Xiong, turn off the music." The tall young man, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly and his eyes fixed straight ahead, suddenly spoke.

"okok...."

Upon hearing the young man's words, the fat man turned back around and turned off the car stereo on the control panel with his chubby hand.

After touching up her makeup, Zhang Liya put the makeup box back into her handbag, and Chen Jie, who was next to her, handed her a cell phone.

With the background processes running, the live streaming software started.

Zhang Liya's face appeared in the video.

"Hi, family, it's been so long, I've missed you so much..."

The tension on Zhang Liya's face had completely disappeared, replaced by a sweet and lovely smile.

"They're here, they're here..."

"Lily is bad at it, cowardly, and loves to play."

Looking at the gift notifications in the background, Zhang Liya's smile widened.

"Thanks to the top donor 'Lily is Super Brave' for the treasure chest reward."

"Thank you, thank you..."

The number of viewers in the live stream was slowly increasing. Seeing that it was almost there, Zhang Liya began her opening remarks.

"As you can see, we are on our way to our destination."

"This place was chosen by everyone through a vote; it's the fourth of the legendary ten forbidden areas of Xinghai City..."

"So, who are the members of this expedition...?"

"Brother Jie!!"

Zhang Liya pointed to Chen Jie beside her with one hand, and at the same time turned the camera to him.

"No... Brother Jie!"

The live stream chat started flooded with jokes about Chen Jie.

"And then there's... our lovely Fatty Jiang."

Jiang Xiong, in the passenger seat, turned around and waved at the camera.

"The refined and easy-going chubby guy..."

"Waiting for Fatty to break down and start ranting."

Zhang Liya continued to adjust the camera, focusing on the young man driving the driver's seat with a blank expression.

"Zhang Hao...Brother Hao."

The number of comments in the live stream increased, showing that Zhang Hao is quite popular.

"Brother Hao's one true god, the team's real carry..."

"I have a feeling this is going to be another one-against-three situation. My poor Hao-ge... his legs are about to break from being clung to."

"When is Hao Ge going to leave these three 'pits' and go solo...?"

"Hey everyone, what are you saying... what do you mean by 'a complete idiot'..."

Zhang Liya pouted, feigning anger.

"I'm still useful, okay? At least I can be cute."

With the internet so developed these days, as long as you have traffic and become an internet celebrity, making money is not a difficult task.

However, even so, earning this money is not easy.

After all, in an increasingly competitive industry, if you can't differentiate yourself and attract viewers, you'll miss out on traffic.

Zhang Liya, Chen Jie, Jiang Xiong, and Zhang Haonai are a team that now specializes in outdoor supernatural and horror-themed adventure live streams.

As Fatty Jiang Xiong said, the most important thing for live streaming to generate traffic is the gimmick.

There are many people who do outdoor adventures, but only Zhang Liya's team is as professional.

Each person plays a different role. Rather than watching the eerie and terrifying outdoors, it's more about watching the different reactions of the team members in this environment.

Zhang Liya's team gained followers quickly in the early stages, but gradually hit a bottleneck.

Although the team had considered ways to break through this bottleneck, such as not only exploring domestically but also traveling to the West to conduct live broadcasts, the results were always limited.

Thus, this major project came about.

"If I succeed, I'll be a real internet celebrity."

Zhang Liya thought this to herself, but didn't show it on the surface. Instead, she started interacting with the comments.

They were still quite a distance from their destination, a journey of nearly ten minutes. She needed to manage the situation well and gradually build up the atmosphere in the live stream.

"That's right, that's exactly what I mean..."

"That's why I don't like to draw the curtains when I sleep..."

Just as Zhang Liya was trying to interact with the comments, the fat man suddenly spoke up.

"Holy crap..."

"I saw something awesome."

"Brother Hao, drive slowly..."

"Lily, quickly bring the camera over here."

"Oh, what's wrong?"

Zhang Liya raised her head, and the camera switched to the front, focusing on Jiang Xiong.

"There, there..."

The fat man stretched out his hand and pointed to the side front outside the window, where someone was riding a shared electric scooter on the road.

This wouldn't be a problem in itself, but the cyclist's posture was quite eye-catching.

One hand gripped the handle to control the direction, while the other hand was in mid-air, its slender fingers moving rapidly.

It was just like the gesture of fortune tellers in movies, but much faster, with the fingers moving so fast that they created faint afterimages.

"This guy has amazing finger coordination..."

"But what are they doing?"

As the car slowed down and the camera focused on the man riding the bicycle, the man seemed to notice something and turned to look in their direction.

Although the man was plain-looking and had no special features, his eyes were truly clear and bright.

Seeing this, the fat man felt as if he had done something wrong and looked away.

It was indeed a bad thing; the spying had been discovered.

"Brother Hao, speed it up."

The fat man quickly said, and Chen Hao did as he said, picking up speed again.

"My family is a little embarrassed, they found out..." The fat man looked at the camera with a lingering fear in his eyes.

..............

Kazama lowered his right hand and gripped the handle again.

"How rude...those people just now."

Cerberus's voice drifted gently into Kazama's ears.

Are those people live-streaming?

"Ah."

Kazama nodded slightly.

Feeling spied on, Kazama looked over and saw the fat man muttering something, while the girl behind him held a phone stand. It seemed to be a team doing a live stream.