Ji Xingchen has always been outstanding since childhood: good grades, handsome, and wealthy. Whatever he does, it seems like he effortlessly gains everyone’s favor.
So Ji Lintian, who is inferior in every aspect compared to him, has always despised this cousin and envied him to the point of madness.
He couldn’t understand why Ji Xingchen was born as the pride of heaven, while he was just an inconspicuous foil.
Now, he finally gets his wish to soar to the top. As Ji Xingchen’s direct superior at MeowMeow TV, he became his boss. Yet, the result remains the same as before—no matter how destitute Ji Xingchen appears, he still sees him as a clown.
What’s infuriating is that Ji Xingchen left so carefreely. Ji Lintian is now filled with anger but can’t find a place to vent.
As his anger rages within, he storms into the office and throws the contract Ji Xingchen previously signed, along with others, onto the floor.
He said he would destroy Ji Xingchen, and he intends to do just that.
He knows Ji Xingchen’s family must be struggling financially now. After all, for this young master to condescend to become a streamer, they must be in dire need of money.
So since Ji Xingchen’s livestream income is his main source of income, he’ll cut off his financial lifeline directly.
Ji Lintian calls Ji Xingchen’s Admin, Shanshan, and directly orders her to revoke Ji Xingchen’s tournament qualification.
Shanshan naturally refuses this unreasonable request.
“Mr. Ji, Star is my highest-grossing and most popular new streamer. He’s also quite skilled. Giving him exposure in this points tournament could easily make him famous.”
Hearing Shanshan’s attempt to promote Ji Xingchen, Ji Lintian immediately rejects it, “He’s not famous yet, right? Listen to me, he’s not allowed to participate.”
“But he’s on the final list, and the contracts have all been signed. It wouldn’t be good to cancel now, right? How do I explain this to him…”
“But the final list hasn’t been submitted yet, right? Just say it didn’t pass the final review.”
Shanshan couldn’t help but want to roll her eyes. Ji Lintian’s casual remarks made it seem easy. Did he really think everyone was as easily fooled as a three-year-old?
“If we cancel like this, we’ll have to pay a penalty for breach of contract. What about that money?”
Seeing Shanshan still defending Ji Xingchen, Ji Lintian became even angrier.
“Penalty? Are you still half asleep? Since when does the boss give benefits to employees who are already working for him?” Ji Lintian, unsatisfied with just penalizing Ji Xingchen, added, “Also, suppress the popularity of his livestream, and in the future, don’t give him any more promotional slots.”
At first, Shanshan felt speechless about the situation. But now that Ji Lintian wants to suppress Ji Xingchen’s popularity, which affects her own interests, she refuses to back down.
“Mr. Ji, Star is a newcomer. If he has offended you in any way, as the adult here, please don’t stoop to his level. Canceling his qualification is one thing, but there’s no need to suppress his popularity by withholding promotional slots.”
Initially, she was considering compensating Ji Xingchen with some promotional slots after revoking his tournament qualification to mitigate the loss. But now, with Ji Lintian’s actions, it’s like he’s directly trying to sabotage Ji Xingchen.
What Ji Lintian hates most is when everyone defends Ji Xingchen. Now, with Shanshan repeatedly speaking up for Ji Xingchen, he’s thoroughly annoyed.
Ji Lintian stands up and approaches Shanshan, looking down at her.
“Are you the manager, or am I the manager? Whose orders do we follow here, yours or mine?”
With that, he points his index finger at the contract in Shanshan’s hand and threatens, “Give me two names to report back to me. I’ll give you a few promotional slots. This is the biggest concession I can make for you. Remember, don’t mention any conditions to me again.”
After saying that, he smirked disdainfully and gave a contemptuous glance at the frail Shanshan. “And besides, Ji Xingchen is just a small-time streamer, not worth you causing a fuss with me over.”
Shanshan remained silent.
With Ji Lintian’s words reaching this point, what else could she say?
For the sake of a small streamer, she indeed wasn’t worth it.
But Ji Lintian probably didn’t understand that even a Admin is human, and having her streamer blatantly suppressed is equivalent to being slapped in the face.
Shanshan felt angry inside, but she couldn’t afford to provoke Ji Lintian, the fool.
Everyone knew that Ji Lintian, relying on his background and money, had been domineering in the Honor of kings gaming community. He often flirted with some female streamers or took bribes to sell promotional slots.
Suppressing small streamers until they leave was not something new for him. Even if Shanshan felt unhappy inside, she could only swallow this injustice. Poor Ji Xingchen didn’t know how he offended this plague, he’s really unlucky. Shanshan took a deep breath, nodded, and reluctantly accepted the terms.
“But Mr. Ji, what should I say if the streamers ask me? And if someone from above inquires…”
Ji Lintian was brimming with confidence. “No need to explain, I’ll handle it.” —
Ji Xingchen’s mood was ruined by Ji Lintian, so he left the MeowMeow TV building directly, without even stepping into the gaming area.
Originally, he planned to livestream at an internet cafe for half a day in the afternoon, but now he lost interest and just took a taxi to the airport.
Feeling restless, he sat alone in a corner of the airport, taking out his phone to play games by himself.
In the end, he got his alternate account banned, losing twenty stars in the process. At night, he suddenly felt a bit hungry and went to a fast-food restaurant to fill his stomach.
After ordering his meal, Ji Xingchen sat in a seat near the door and noticed that the lobby outside was crowded with girls, but he hadn’t noticed any unusual activity in the airport earlier because he was too engrossed in gaming.
A couple sitting across from him, just like him, quietly discussed the fan army outside. “Which big celebrity is coming this time? There are so many fans…” said the boy.
His girlfriend, obviously more knowledgeable, pointed to a fan holding a sign not far from them and said, “It’s Ran Feng! He’s really popular.”
After mentioning Ran Feng’s name, the girlfriend’s eyes also showed some anticipation. “Hey, we’re pretty lucky. Finish eating quickly; I want to go over and take a look. Maybe we’ll even get to see him in person later. Ran Feng is really handsome.”
“How handsome is he… Is he as handsome as your boyfriend?” The boy was a bit jealous. “It’s different, hurry up.”
Prompted by the girl, the boy reluctantly finished his hamburger and followed her into the crowded crowd.
Meanwhile, Ji Xingchen on the other side had a heart that was pounding non-stop at the moment.
The moment he heard the name “Ran Feng,” the strength in his hands seemed to be suddenly drained away, and he almost couldn’t hold the chopsticks steady.
Will Ran Feng really appear here later?
At the thought of this possibility, Star’s heart leaped with excitement, feeling somewhat hopeful.
After all, since the day they parted after the college entrance exam, he hadn’t seen Ran Feng in person again.
All the news about him afterward, Star could only obtain through the internet.
How many nights he had spent listening to Ran Feng’s songs, only finding solace when he felt he couldn’t go on.
He couldn’t help but wonder if Ran Feng was still the same as before…
Star stood up and looked outside, realizing that there were even more fans coming to pick up someone than he had imagined, with the lobby packed to the point of even the second floor being crowded.
Seeing this awe-inspiring scene with his own eyes, Star suddenly came to a realization. No matter how many memories they had between him and Ran Feng. Separated for years, they were now completely people of two different worlds.
Although Star understood this undeniable reality, the longing and fervent love he had for Ran Feng still lingered in his heart, making him unable to resist the urge to catch a glimpse of him.
Having liked him for so many years, wouldn’t it be acceptable to steal a glance at him now? With this in mind, Star followed the fans forward.
However, Ran Feng’s fans were mostly girls, and he, being a tall and handsome guy, even standing on the outskirts of the crowd, stood out like a dazzling star, extremely eye-catching.
Soon, the “Aunties” around him noticed him.
Not waiting for the young ladies, who were fans of the idol, to see such an extraordinary handsome guy right in front of them, regardless of whether the idol had arrived or not, they discreetly took out their phones and snapped photos.
“Hey there, are you also waiting for Brother Feng? If you’re on iFeng, how about we exchange WeChat? We can chase after Brother Feng together in the future…”
A bold and pretty girl squeezed her way to Ji Xingchen’s side, trying to get close to him by leveraging her iFeng identity, hoping to add him on WeChat.
Naturally, Star understood her intention and shook his head, “I just want to see which celebrity it is, not from iFeng.”
The girl didn’t give up, taking out her phone to pull up a selfie, “Well, we meet by fate, handsome guy. Can I take a photo with you?”
This girl brought along a few friends, and seeing her bold move, her friends couldn’t help but cheer her on.
Originally, Star was already eye-catching enough, but now with this scene, even more gazes fell upon him, and some even started walking towards him.
Suddenly seeing everyone heading in one direction, some of the fans in the back who hadn’t figured out the situation yet, saw the familiar figure surrounded by fans up ahead, thinking it was Ran Feng.
“Brother Feng is over there!” shouted one of the fans, and the others who hadn’t seen clearly followed suit, running towards Star.
Realizing something was wrong when suddenly surrounded by fans and hearing “Brother Brother Feng,” Star immediately turned and ran, darting until he found refuge in the men’s restroom.
Luckily, he had long legs and was standing on the edge, or he would have definitely been surrounded by fans now…
Still catching his breath from the harrowing chase by fans, Star patted his chest and took a deep breath.
Being a popular star is really not easy…
As for Ran Feng, he always seemed aloof to everyone, yet now he had to face those enthusiastic fans. It made Star wonder what made him choose to become a celebrity.
Star hid in the restroom for a while, sneaking out only after the people outside understood the situation and dispersed.
On the other hand, while everyone was chasing after Star, Ran Feng had already taken the VIP route and left.
None of the fans who came to pick him up today got a glimpse of him. Disappointed fans returned to their fan forums, starting to share their feelings for the night.
Amidst the prevailing sense of disappointment, someone posted a secretly taken photo of Star on the fan forum.
[Autumn’s Most Red Feng Leaves: Sisters, didn’t see Brother Feng tonight, but I bumped into a handsome young man at the airport! Come check it out!!]
[Wow, this guy, I’m sold!!!]
[His looks, besides Brother Feng, nobody else can compare! Who’s always bragging about divine looks? I bet even half of him can’t match this guy!]
[Hahaha, isn’t this the guy mistaken for Brother Feng tonight? He’s even more handsome in person, shining like a big star!]
[Huh? Mistaken for Brother Feng?? What happened tonight???]
In Ran Feng’s assistant’s car, she happened to come across this post on the fan forum.
“Hahaha, Brother Feng, something hilarious happened tonight, I gotta tell you!! Remember the private info about your flight being leaked? So, a lot of fans came to the airport to pick you up, but guess what happened?”
Ran Feng lowered his hat, covering his eyes as he rested.
“What…”
“There was this really handsome guy at the airport, and because of his back view, fans mistook him for you and ended up chasing him until he hid in the men’s restroom.”
The assistant glanced at the photo again, sighing, “Well, it’s true, your back views are so similar! Just by looking at the back, I would’ve thought it was you.”
Ran Feng didn’t open his eyes; the assistant’s words about their similar back views triggered a memory in his mind.
Someone had said those exact words to him before—it was the school belle from the neighboring Sanzhong School.
It happened to be the day of a friendly basketball match between Zhongyi and Sanzhong. Knowing about it, Star took Ran Feng to the indoor basketball court during their self-study period to secretly watch the game.
The cheerleader sitting to Star’s right, the school belle, was immediately captivated by Star’s beauty and began an extremely intense pursuit of him.
Many girls in school liked Star, but most of them were reserved. Most of them, even if they liked him, kept it to themselves. At most, some would secretly leave love letters and small gifts in Star’s desk.
There were even some who wanted to bring breakfast for Star, but when they found out that his seatmate, Ran Feng, brought breakfast for him every day, they gave up on the idea.
However, this school belle was different from the others. She was confident and beautiful, and her pursuit was very public.
In addition to openly declaring her love on the school’s confession wall, she and her friends would block Star at the school gate every day. Whenever Star appeared, she would loudly call out his name and give him love letters and selfies.
What’s even more amusing is that after seeing the school belle’s actions, those who liked Star in school began to imitate her. They would come to their classroom every day after class, crowding the door.
During that time, Star had to sneak into class, even to go to the restroom, to avoid the girls chasing after him. Even when he later resorted to saying he didn’t like girls, everyone assumed it was just an excuse.
Once, when Star was sick and couldn’t come to school, Ran Feng helped him bring back the homework in the afternoon.
As a result, as soon as he reached the school gate, he was bombarded with a stack of love letters.
Everyone at Zhongyi knew that while Ran Feng was handsome, he had a cold and aloof demeanor, making him difficult to approach. Combined with his naturally cool personality, girls who liked him were afraid of bothering him, and hardly any dared to do such a thing.
Ran Feng pinched the love letters with one hand, his brows furrowing. “Hi, Brother Xingchen!!! Today marks the thirtieth day since we met!”
The school belle happily jumped in front of Ran Feng from behind him. However, upon realizing who was in front of her, she became embarrassed. “Ran Feng? Why is it you??”
The school belle was taken aback, subconsciously rubbing her eyes as if she couldn’t believe she had mistaken someone.
“I just stood behind you and thought it was Brother Xingchen…” The school belle felt a mix of disappointment and speechlessness, fanning her face with her hand to alleviate the embarrassment. Then, she couldn’t help but complain, “How come your back views are so similar?”
Without responding, Ran Feng directly threw the love letters at her and walked away with a sour expression.
However, the school belle hurriedly caught up, blocking his path.
She handed the love letters back to Ran Feng and bent down, smiling coyly, “Can you please help me deliver these love letters to Brother Xingchen? He hasn’t accepted my letters for so long. I see that you often hang out with him, so you two must be close, right? Could you put in a good word for me in front of Brother Xingchen, my good brother? If it works out, I’ll treat you to dinner~”
Without giving Ran Feng a chance to refuse, the school belle ran off happily. Ran Feng stood still, looking at the love letters in his hand, his face tightening even more. At that moment, he felt very unhappy, wishing he could tear the love letters to shreds. In the end, he resisted the urge, but the school belle’s letter never made it into Star’s hands. Ran Feng hid it away, in a corner where Star couldn’t see.
Reflecting on this, a smile crept into the corners of Ran Feng’s eyes.
He had unexpectedly been jealous in such a secretive manner before. Thinking of Star, Ran Feng wanted to visit his livestream.
He wondered if Star’s contract signing had gone smoothly and if he had arrived home.
As Ran Feng opened his eyes and reached for his phone, his gaze inadvertently swept over his assistant’s phone screen.
In a flash, he felt like he saw Star’s back on the assistant’s phone.
However, at that moment, there was a sudden accident on the highway, and the driver of the nanny car slammed on the brakes.
The assistant, not being properly seated, nearly had her phone fly out due to the sudden stop.
After regaining her composure and sitting back upright, Ran Feng stared at her phone and asked, “What picture were you looking at just now?”
“It’s the photo of that guy I mentioned earlier.”
She finished speaking and swiped the screen again.
But due to the sudden brake, her hand slipped, and by the time she tried to check again, the photo in the forum had been completely deleted.
Because the person was an ordinary individual, Ran Feng’s forum did not allow posting photos of ordinary people indiscriminately.
“Oh no, why did I forget to save it just now!”
Ran Feng: …
Not seeing the photo, he withdrew his gaze and logged into his private WeChat account. He found Star’s name and sent him a message.
Wanfeng: Did the signing go smoothly? Are you home?
After sending the message, there was no reply from the other party.
Star didn’t see Boss Wanfeng’s message until the next evening.
Last night, his flight was delayed, and he didn’t board the plane until 2 a.m.
By the time he arrived home after a series of transfers from the airport, it was already daylight.
Star, who never stayed up late, had been bustling all day. He hastily took leave from his livestream and fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed.
When Star woke up, it was already 5 p.m. the next day.
Yesterday, because he wanted to go out and see Ran Feng, he barely touched the dinner he ordered. Now, hungry and with his stomach growling, he went downstairs and ordered some small dishes for dinner. After chatting with the janitor in the hallway, he returned home feeling revitalized.
Star had already mentally prepared himself for the worst after yesterday’s slight mood disturbance caused by Jiu Lintian.
But come what may, if Jiu Lintian was like a cockroach, he could just squash him directly.
Star had already prepared for the worst. Even if Jiu Lintian, as the manager of MeowMeow TV, could cover the sky with one hand, so what? If worst comes to worst, he would just grit his teeth for another four months, wait until the contract expires, and then switch platforms.
After all, when he signed with MeowMeow TV, it was just a rookie contract. The platform said they would assess him for six months, and then based on his development, they would renegotiate a profit-sharing contract for official broadcasters.
Four months from now, all would be settled.
He didn’t believe that if he switched platforms, Jiu Lintian could still chase him down and block him from other platforms.
After understanding all this, Star opened his livestream without much psychological burden.
Because he took a day off yesterday, plus he was late to start today by about ten hours, when he started the livestream, many fans were already waiting for him in the chat room.
[Ah! Star, you’re finally back. I’ve been waiting for you for two days…]
[If you don’t livestream soon, I’ll wither away. You’re my spiritual sustenance, Star.]
[Star, you have no idea how many times Boss Wanfeng visited your livestream room in these two days when you weren’t streaming.]
“Boss Wanfeng?” Ji Xingchen exclaimed, “Didn’t I tell him I was going to sign a contract?”
[Yes, yes! Didn’t you exchange WeChat contacts? But when we asked Boss about your situation yesterday, he said he had no idea.]
After being reminded by fans, Ji Xingchen remembered that he hadn’t logged into WeChat yesterday.
“Just a moment, I forgot to check WeChat yesterday. Let me go report to Boss first.” [Haha, Boss is so miserable being forgotten by Star.]
[Star, you should apologize to Boss properly.]
Upon logging into WeChat, he found that Boss had sent him three messages. One at ten o’clock last night, three in the morning, and one at six in the morning. The message at three a.m. read: Haven’t you arrived home yet?
The one at six a.m. said: Have a good sleep and don’t rush to livestream. Don’t buy such late flights in the future.
Ji Xingchen read Boss’s messages one after another and realized that Boss seemed to have been worried about him all night yesterday!
It was no wonder Boss was worried about him. He took a midnight flight and didn’t reply to Boss’s messages all night.
If it were Jiang Mu, he would have been worried all night and unable to sleep, too.
Seeing that Boss was still worried at three in the morning and only felt relieved after seeing the sick leave he requested, Ji Xingchen felt guilty and moved.
Boss treats him like a real brother, sobbing.
Star: The signing went smoothly, Brother Wanfeng, don’t worry.
After replying to Boss, he returned to the livestream room.
At this moment, there were more people watching his livestream, and the bullet comments became lively.
“I was too tired from flying yesterday, let’s play some casual matches tonight. Let’s duo with a few viewers, let’s draw one first.”
Ji Xingchen opened the lucky draw for bullet comments. Sixty seconds later, the first lucky viewer was chosen.
Looking at the name of the lucky viewer, Ji Xingchen realized that it was actually someone he knew.
[Flying Moth Hits Cow: Wow, I got picked on my first try??]
[Flying Moth Hits Cow: It was worth staying in the livestream room for two days.] [Flying Moth Hits Cow: Ah, isn’t my luck a bit too good? Haha.]
[There’s nothing we can do, fools have all the luck, sob sob sob.]
[I’ve been here for so long and never got picked. I bet you’re blessed by the luck god, crying while eating lemons, sob sob sob.]
This Flying Moth Hits Cow is the person who shouted “Giving so many skins, your husband, is indeed more awesome than me!!” when Ji Xingchen received the skin from Boss Wanfeng that day.
Seeing that he knew he was a male streamer, Ji Xingchen greeted him actively, “Hello, Dun Dun, didn’t expect you to come to my livestream room…”
Flying Moth Hits Cow: Don’t call me [tn content=Dun Dun] ¹”Dun Dun” is picked from the name of the previous hero (Xia Hou Dun) Flying Moth Hits Cow chose.[/tn], call me Niu Niu (Cow cow).
Flying Moth Hits Cow: Of course I had to come. You’re special. I always thought you were a girl when you said you had a husband.
“Okay, Niu… Niu Niu.” Ji Xingchen quickly corrected himself to meet the other’s unique request. “Do you want to duo now? Should you add me or should I add you?”
Flying Moth Hits Cow: I added you as a friend a few days ago, but you haven’t accepted me yet.
Seeing Xia Hou Dun feeling so wronged, Ji Xingchen remembered that they had played together before, although they were on opposing teams, they could still add each other directly.
“Did you add the account named Delicate Little Nezha? Wait for me to go online.”
After logging in, Ji Xingchen indeed saw the friend request Xia Hou Dun sent a few days ago. After accepting the friend request, he immediately invited him to duo.
Starting the game, Ji Xingchen continued to act like a girl.
Delicate Little Nezha: Brothers, can you let me play mid lane?
Delicate Little Nezha: I really like playing mages, sob sob.
As soon as Ji Xingchen finished typing, he heard Xia Hou Dun in the team chat. “Wow, the way you act like a girl is similar to my wife’s, it’s kinda cute.” Xia Hou Dun’s typing was a bit clumsy, but his voice on voice chat was quite pleasant. However, his voice carried a hint of youthfulness, sounding like a boy around eighteen.
Ji Xingchen was startled by Xia Hou Dun’s words and quickly turned on his mic. “I suspect you’re hitting on me, and I have evidence.”
“I was clearly praising your flawless girl acting skills.”
[Damn, flawless acting skills, hahaha.]
[This Niu Niu, oh no, Niu Niu, silly and cute, but just has poor taste in women.]
[Yeah, that Wu Zetian is so manipulative and vain. Niu Niu, wake up, how could you think she’s cute?]
Xia Hou Dun also saw the barrage and quickly clarified for his wife, “Everyone, don’t scold her. She does have a bit of a temper, but she’s very cute. Of course, it’s wrong to curse at people. I apologize on her behalf to the streamer again. I told her not to curse in the game that day.”
While Xia Hou Dun was talking to Ji Xingchen, their teammates had already chosen their heroes.
The roles were clearly defined this game, with no duplicate compositions. Ji Xingchen smoothly secured the mid lane with Diao Chan.
When it was Xia Hou Dun’s turn to pick a hero on the fifth floor, without hesitation, he picked Xia Hou Dun again.
Ji Xingchen had seen his frequently used heroes before, noticing besides Xia Hou Dun, there were Hua Mulan and Zhao Yun.
Ji Xingchen: “Why did you pick Xia Hou Dun again? Can you play something else?” Xia Hou Dun: “Why?”
Ji Xingchen: “I don’t like him.”
Xia Hou Dun: “But my wife says the Gundam skin for Xia Hou Dun looks great.”
Ji Xingchen: “The Gundam skin does look good, but it’s more favored by guys. Generally, girls would prefer their boyfriends to play jungle kings, like Li Bai or Han Xin… Niu Niu, your wife’s taste is quite unique.”
At this point, Ji Xingchen added, “And I’m not your wife, so you don’t need to dress up for me.”
Xia Hou Dun smiled, “You’re right.”
After saying that, he switched to Hua Mulan.
“It’s more fun to play Hua Mulan. But my wife doesn’t like jungle kings; she’s really good at jungling herself. She can play any jungle hero and often carries me.”
Three sentences couldn’t go without mentioning his wife, and Xia Hou Dun started talking about his wife again.
[Don’t like jungle kings??? Can it be true? Are there really girls who don’t like Jungle King?] [His wife is a jungle king herself… this…]
[Oh my, why do I feel like Niu Niu is falling for an online scam the more we talk…] Not only the barrage, Ji Xingchen felt the same way.
With his years of experience in online scams, Wu Zetian, Xia Hou Dun’s wife, seemed strange in every aspect.
“Wu Zetian asked you to buy skins?”
“I asked, if I don’t buy, she’ll get mad. Her Wu Zetian and Nyx Oracle were part of the package I bought for her on [tn content=Taobao] “Taobao” is a popular online marketplace in China, where people can buy a wide range of products from various sellers. It’s like China’s version of eBay or Amazon.[/tn].” Xia Hou Dun hesitated, “But the skins I bought for her are not as many as what your husband, I mean, what that boss gave you.”
[Two Honor Crystals aren’t enough???]
[Wuwuwu Niu Niu, look at me, I only want one skin…]
After clearing the mid lane, Ji Xingchen’s Diao Chan went to the top lane to support Xia Hou Dun. While walking, he said, “Niu Niu, don’t be angry, but honestly, based on my years of online scam experience, I suspect you’ve encountered a [tn content=catfish] “Catfish” is a slang term used to describe someone who creates a fake online identity to deceive others, typically for romantic or deceptive purposes.[/tn]…”
“Huh? No way…” Xia Hou Dun clearly didn’t believe it.
“We’ve been on voice chat, her voice is really sweet, loli-like.”
Ji Xingchen chuckled.
“Loli voice… I can do that too, just wait a moment.”
After saying that, he turned on the voice changer.
Soon, a cute loli voice sounded.
“Hello hello, Brother Xia Hou Dun, I can do a loli voice too~ Do I sound cute~” Xia Hou Dun was surprised online, “Why do you two sound so alike!”
[Hahaha, this Niu Niu is really naive…]
[Silly Niu Niu, go get a voice changer, you can sound alike too!]
“Have you two never done a video call? And every time you want to do one, the other person comes up with all sorts of excuses to cancel.”
“Wow, you know about that too…” Xia Hou Dun was surprised, “But she did send me some photos.”
“You can easily find photos anywhere. Do you want them? I can easily find a hundred or two hundred to send you, it’s no big deal.”
Xia Hou Dun fell silent for a moment. “Well, I feel like I’m being convinced…”
Ji Xingchen turned off the voice changer and said solemnly, “I advise you guys who are in online relationships to always remember to use the webcam, otherwise… be careful of getting catfished.”
Ji Xingchen chatted with Xia Hou Dun while playing ranked, and soon they finished a game.
“I’m done playing. I want to video call with my wife.” Xia Hou Dun left the live stream hastily after saying this.
Five minutes later—
Xia Hou Dun, who had gone to video call with his wife, returned.
[Flying Moth Hits Cow: Streamer, I feel a bit uncomfortable…]
[Flying Moth Hits Cow: I think you might be right]
[Flying Moth Hits Cow: I just asked if he was a guy, and he blocked me…] [Hahaha, I told you…]
[Brother, be more open-minded, who hasn’t encountered a few catfish] [After all, this live stream room is a professional one…]
After Xia Hou Dun finished speaking, he fell silent for a moment, then suddenly sent Ji Xingchen two magic meteor showers.
[Flying Moth Hits Cow: Originally, after seeing that boss send you so many skins that day, I was also planning to buy her some more. Fortunately, I didn’t send them out. I’ll give them to you, the streamer.]
[Flying Moth Hits Cow: Sorry, typo, it’s him.]
Before Ji Xingchen could offer any comforting words, he was startled by the sudden magic meteor shower from Xia Hou Dun.
[??????????]
[Can this even happen???????]
[Are guys nowadays this straightforward? Would their wives easily give out skins to streamers??????]
“Th… thank you, Boss… You’re really straightforward. This wife isn’t worth it. You can give them to your next wife.”
Ji Xingchen didn’t expect that he would kindly become a mentor in catfishing, only to receive two magic meteor showers from Xia Hou Dun?
[Flying Moth Hits Cow: No, no, I’ve lost faith in online relationships.]
Ji Xingchen was about to comfort this old brother who had just experienced a breakup in an online relationship.
But then his gaze swept over the viewer count in the livestream room and suddenly noticed something wrong.
“Is there a bug on MeowMeow TV today? Why is the viewer count not right?”
The audience, previously engrossed in Flying Moth Hits Cow’s online relationship mishap, now noticed the issue upon hearing Ji Xingchen’s question.
Usually, by this time in Ji Xingchen’s livestream, even without big boss gifts, the viewer count could easily reach three to four hundred thousand. But today, the viewer count in their livestream room barely reached five hundred thousand only when Boss Xia Hou Dun sent gifts, and then suddenly plummeted to less than a hundred thousand within a minute.
[I knew something was off with Star tonight, why has the viewer count been so low?] [I hope it’s not a bug, other streamers seem normal]
[Yeah, Star already has over a thousand VIPs and over a hundred thousand fans. Even if not all fans are watching, with so many VIPs sending gifts, it’s impossible for the viewer count to be this low]
[The stream next door has 900 VIPs and 900,000 viewers…]
[Damn MeowMeow TV, what’s wrong with them again?]
Ji Xingchen immediately reported the issue with the livestream room to his admin.
The response he got was that it might be a bug, and they promised to look into it, but there was no follow-up.
The next day, and the day after, Ji Xingchen didn’t get any answers. The viewer count remained the same, whether during the day or at peak hours at night, never exceeding one hundred thousand, and sometimes even lower.
Seeing the super admin’s evasive attitude, Ji Xingchen figured out something. Thinking back to what Ji Lintian said before, he suddenly understood.
He was targeted by Ji Lintian.
“My livestream room seems to be limited in viewership. Everyone, please don’t send gifts or barrage for now, it’s a waste of effort.”
Because the viewer count in Ji Xingchen’s livestream room had been consistently low these days, fans thought it was because they weren’t working hard enough with gifts and barrage. In order to boost the viewer count and get Ji Xingchen’s livestream room back on the recommendation list, they had been desperately trying.
Now, upon hearing Ji Xingchen tell them that it wasn’t because they weren’t trying hard enough but because MeowMeow TV was restricting the viewership, the fans were furious.
[Why limit the viewership? I’m so angry. Our viewership was so high before, and we were not far from becoming a million-viewer anchor with just a bit more effort.]
[Stupid MeowMeow TV, are they intentionally neglecting excellent anchors? Why suppress Star’s viewership?]
[Star, is your contract with MeowMeow TV about to expire…?]
[No way, didn’t they let Star participate in the Honor Point Match last week?]
[They wouldn’t just suppress the viewership for no reason, does MeowMeow TV have a problem with their brains?]
Audiences, unaware of the reasons, expressed their indignation for Ji Xingchen in the barrage, criticizing MeowMeow TV’s absurd operation.
Just as everyone was getting into their complaints, suddenly dozens of people with the Little Sweet Live Room tag rushed into Ji Xingchen’s livestream room.
[Of course, it’s because of violations that the official suppressed the viewership.] [Either they are cheating or they invited actors for the Peak Matches.]
[I heard a certain streamer suddenly made a breakthrough and entered the top ten in five consecutive matches? With the skill level of Angela and Daji, it’s suspected they hired actors.]
[Are female streamer fans causing trouble again? The Divine Rankings will be released next week, better worry if your account used for proxying will get banned.]
[Get lost with your nonsense. If your streamers are okay, why were they kicked out of the Honor Point Match last week?]
[Exactly, our Little Sweet has already been officially announced as being in, whereas certain stupid streamers were boasting about signing contracts last week, but their names weren’t even on the list.]
[What a load of crap, we all know that Star has already signed the contract.]
Seeing the words from Little Sweet’s fans, Ji Xingchen and the entire livestream audience couldn’t believe it.
The audience in the livestream room didn’t believe Little Sweet’s fans’ words.
And Ji Xingchen couldn’t believe that Ji Lintian would dare to blatantly breach even the signed contracts.
Jiang Mu’s call came in at this moment.
Ji Xingchen muted the livestream and answered the phone.
“It’s been just a few days, why has your livestream’s viewership dropped so much?” “It’s being restricted.”
“What’s going on…” Jiang Mu sounded even more anxious than Ji Xingchen, “And what about the Honor Points Match? Didn’t you already sign the contract? I’ve checked a few times, but your name hasn’t been announced.”
While talking to Jiang Mu on the phone, Ji Xingchen also checked the list, and indeed, his name was not there.
“I ran into Ji Lintian when I went to sign the contract.”
Jiang Mu on the other end was stunned, then followed by a string of curses.
“That jerk, why won’t he just disappear? Why hasn’t he and his dad kicked the bucket yet? How did you run into him?”
“He’s currently at the MeowMeow TV headquarters. He’s the supervisor of the Honor of kings gaming division.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu understood everything without much explanation from Ji Xingchen.
“Damn this jerk, always causing trouble just like his old man.”
Jiang Mu had been taken care of by Ji Xingchen’s grandmother, so he was well aware of what had happened to his family.
He knew that if it weren’t for the despicable actions of this jerk’s father back then, Ji Xingchen’s family wouldn’t be in such a miserable state now…
Seeing that the calamity caused by Ji Lintian’s family wasn’t enough with what they did to his uncle and aunt, and now they were targeting his brother Star, Jiang Mu wished he could go and beat the jerk up right away.
“Bro, we can’t let this slide. The League of Streamers is also one of the organizers of the tournament. I’ll go talk to them about this.”
“It’s okay, don’t worry about it, and don’t bother talking to the League. Even if they want to intervene, they can’t.” Ji Xingchen stopped Jiang Mu. “I have a plan, but please don’t get involved. Just focus on the competition.”
After hanging up Jiang Mu’s call, Ji Xingchen saw a message from Boss Wanfeng on WeChat.
Wanfeng: What’s going on with the livestream viewership?
Everyone was concerned about one thing.
Star: It seems to be restricted.
Ji Xingchen answered truthfully.
Upon seeing it, Ran Feng frowned, feeling a bit displeased.
Just now, he went to the livestream and saw the barrage of messages arguing furiously. Based on the topics of the arguments, he got a general idea of what was happening.
After asking about the viewership, he didn’t inquire further about the tournament. He didn’t need to think twice to know that for no reason, he was once again being restricted and his contract was being violated, certainly someone was intentionally targeting him.
Wanfeng: Would you like to talk to me about it?
Ji Xingchen thought Boss Wanfeng would continue to ask about the tournament like Jiang Mu did, but he didn’t expect him to say such a sentence.
This sentence was actually very ordinary, but at this time, it inexplicably made him feel that the other party was reliable and reassuring.
Star: Simply put, there’s someone in MeowMeow TV who’s my enemy, coincidentally, he’s the supervisor of our Honor of kings gaming division.
Ji Xingchen stopped there and didn’t say more.
Wanfeng: Name.
Ji Xingchen typed Ji Lintian’s name on his phone, then deleted it.
Star: Forget it, forget it, I won’t dirty your eyes by typing it out.
Since Ji Xingchen didn’t want to say, Ran Feng didn’t ask further. Anyway, he had a way to find out who that person was.
Wanfeng: What are you planning to do now?
Asked by Wanfeng, Ji Xingchen lowered his head and rapidly tapped on the keyboard of his phone.
Star: I plan to first ask MeowMeow TV officials what’s going on. If they ignore me, I’ll sue them and take them to court.
Star: Anyway, I’ve signed the contract, so this is their breach of contract. Star: Breach of contract requires compensation.
Star: And they still haven’t reimbursed my travel expenses.
Seeing Ji Xingchen being suppressed by someone, Ran Feng, who was originally angry, was suddenly amused when he saw the last sentence.
After so many years, he was still the little star who always defended all his interests at every moment.
Wanfeng: Okay.
Wanfeng: I support whatever you want to do.
Seeing this message from Boss Wanfeng, Ji Xingchen suddenly felt greatly encouraged.
It was like charging forward relentlessly, even if one’s head was bruised and bloodied, knowing that there was always someone waiting ahead for you.
So, after he finished his livestream that night, he immediately drafted his contract, boldly tagged the official website of MeowMeow TV, and demanded an explanation.
He used to be a fearless young master, so how could he easily admit defeat now?
Since Ji Lintian wanted to suppress him with such dirty tricks, he didn’t mind exposing the matter, preferably making it big. Anyway, he had nothing to lose, even if he might not have much influence in the end, but at least he could express his attitude.
After posting the Weibo, it was almost midnight, and many people were already asleep, with only a few scattered fans still awake.
Moreover, he was just a small streamer, with only a few Weibo followers, so after posting this Weibo, there were only a few reposts.
Ji Xingchen didn’t mind. He was thinking that if this didn’t work, he would think of another solution tomorrow.
After a hasty wash-up, he went to bed.
The next day, the first thing he did after waking up was to check if there was any response from the official Weibo.
As soon as Ji Xingchen logged in, he was almost stunned by the huge number of reposts and likes.
In just one night, the originally pitiful few repost had instantly become tens of thousands, and the number of likes, which hadn’t even reached two digits, had also surpassed six digits…
To make his messy Weibo post become so popular, Ji Xingchen didn’t need to think too much to know that it must have been retweeted by a big [tn content=V] “V” stands for verification, indicating that the account has been confirmed as authentic or belonging to a public figure by the social media platform.[/tn].
He quickly clicked on the trending reposts on Weibo, wanting to see which big V was so enthusiastic…
Then he saw the first repost on the trending list…
Ran Feng.
With a verified V badge.
Genuine and guaranteed.