Nan Que finally calmed down after rolling excitedly on his bed eight hundred times.
When love-struck brain strikes, one must work more.
Enduring the bitterness of work can help drain the foolishness from one’s mind.
Nan Que opened the song list privately sent by his older sisters and added it to his player as background music, then opened his long-unused drawing tablet.
In a few days, he would be co-streaming with Xiao Ge. Since Xiao Ge was a 3D Virtual Human and Nan Que temporarily couldn’t afford such high-tech equipment, he still couldn’t afford to lose face too much.
Currently, he only had a Cotton Candy Baby Avatar, which was far from enough.
Nan Que contemplated creating a teenage version Avatar to make do, so it wouldn’t seem awkward when Xiao Ge brought him along.
However, booking a good Avatar artist was impossible without a long wait, and rush orders were too expensive. Thus, drawing it himself first and then hiring a teacher for finishing touches would be more cost-effective.
It just meant he’d have to work himself harder.
Work! Work until you drop, and if you don’t drop, work even harder!
When tired from drawing, he’d practice singing; when tired from singing, he’d go back to drawing—a cycle repeating itself.
During breaks, Nan Que stretched his slightly stiff wrists and neck, his thoughts drifting away.
If he really made money in the future, he could donate more to Lovecast!
The next afternoon, Nan Que slept in fully before getting up to schedule two shifts at the Hall.
The daily Assessment Hall next door had opened, with X. Miracle and X. Jiuyue Laoshi conducting assessments this week, drawing away a significant portion of the audience.
With only over two hundred viewers in the Hall, Nan Que was relatively fine. He still had a few unused newbie pin cards that hadn’t expired, making it easier to meet his tasks.
Other Leg Anchors taking shifts would occasionally get stuck Hanging on the Tree, ultimately having to shout for help loudly to avoid ending their shifts with a Fine.
Nan Que calculated his savings.
Since joining the Voice Hall, he hadn’t earned much, but had spent quite a bit.
Buying equipment, paying fines, and donating to Lovecast—there really wasn’t much left.
Having just submitted the new Avatar design to the teacher, plus debugging fees, his wallet was completely empty.
Worrying.
Nan Que opened his Fan Group. The excitement after his first broadcast was long gone.
The group membership had dropped from over a hundred to just over twenty, and no one was talking, making him too embarrassed to notify them about his shifts.
He even felt that creating this group was somewhat wasteful.
Admittedly, this bone-chilling feeling was quite stimulating.
Fortunately, a few familiar older brothers and sisters were still in the group, giving Nan Que some comfort.
【Nan Que: Hello, older brothers and sisters~ (suddenly appears)】
【Delicious Delicious: O.O】
【Feng Xin Suo Ai Zai Ke Wo Jiu Si Qu: O.O】
【Liang Cha Bo Bo: O.O】
【Xiao Gou Bu Chi Da Bai Cai: O.O】
【Nan Que: Wow! Everyone’s still here!】
【Delicious Delicious: Nan Nan, when are you going to resume your Individual Broadcast? If you don’t broadcast soon, this sister might get going-ed away by someone else】
【Nan Que: Hehe, that can’t be, right】
【Liang Cha Bo Bo: When did I join this group?】
【System Notification: Liang Cha Bo Bo has left the group chat】
【Nan Que: ……】
【Delicious Delicious: ……】
【Delicious Delicious: Convinced now?】
【Nan Que: (T＿T) Convinced, convinced. Although I can’t do Individual Broadcasts for now, I’ll still take shifts and work in the Hall】
【Feng Xin Suo Ai Zai Ke Wo Jiu Si Qu: Those take too long to wait for. I’m often busy with kids at home and miss your streams. Several times I came back only to find you Hanging on the Tree—it’s really upsetting】
【Delicious Delicious: Yeah, with few family members at home, I’m worried about having no one to accompany during shifts. And the Hall’s viewer absorption is too slow. If you don’t stream, it’s not even convenient to request songs.】
【Nan Que: It’s fine, it’s fine. I usually schedule late-night slots since nighttime tasks are lighter. I only occasionally schedule daytime shifts.】
【Nan Que: Everyone, feel free to attend to your own matters. Don’t worry about me.Sweetie, I’m not making demands, but other streamers like Wu Laoshi and Teacher Sha Zi already have over a hundred people in their live streams, while you’re still here being lazy…】
【Feng Xin Suo Ai Zai Ke Wo Jiu Si Qu: You don’t even post content. I can’t even find you in my recommendations now.】
【Delicious Delicious: Sigh, although Feng Xin’s words sound harsh, they’re all true. Your time in the Hall has been too short—you haven’t even had time to build a team. Your content column is also too empty, making it hard to retain viewers.】
【Xiao Gou Bu Chi Da Bai Cai: (Raising hand) Teacher, are you from Siji Xianyin? I think I followed you in the Hall, but your channel is a bit too quiet. Not having individual broadcasts is really a loss.】
Nan Que felt somewhat hurt by their comments, but the decision to suspend streaming was based on the company’s considerations, which couldn’t be fully explained to fans.
【Nan Que: Sorry, everyone. There were indeed some unexpected issues before, but it’ll be resolved soon. I’ll resume streaming next week.】
【Nan Que: (Putting hands together) Family, please give me another chance! I’ll post more content too. Wait for my next stream, okay?】
【Delicious Delicious: Of course, Nan Nan. All the sisters still in the group want what’s best for you. As long as you’re still here, that’s what matters.】
【Xiao Gou Bu Chi Da Bai Cai: Teacher, keep fighting! I still have high hopes for you~】
Nan Que reread the group chat messages several times, feeling each word pierce his heart painfully.
“How did life become so miserable…”
Money—he hadn’t earned any. Criticism—he’d received plenty. And he was buried in debt.
Oh right, because of his streaming suspension, he ultimately lost the bet with Zhang Zhe too…
Recently, a big spender who loves rap started frequenting Zhang Zhe’s stream, requesting songs every shift and filling his pockets.
Now only Nan Que was left occasionally hanging miserably on the tree.
He still had to wash Zhang Zhe’s socks for a whole month!
He originally just stayed home drawing as a deadbeat, then somehow ended up in the Hall, starting days of spending money like water, and now had to wash socks for his former “sworn son”!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became! The angrier he became!! The angrier he became!!!
Cai Beibei finally finished her day’s work and sat at her small desk, scrolling through videos while slurping fried rice noodles.
This guy has a nice body—liked.
Aah, this dog is so cute—replayed five-six-seven-eight times… satisfied.
Kitty! Kitty’s cute too! Must pet! Must pet! Must pet pet pet!
This one… Huh? An animation?
“One tear looks back midway
I can only fight fight!In the scene, a chubby cotton candy character squatted with its back turned, scrubbing something. The camera panned around to show a pile of dirty socks and crumpled bedsheets beside the basin.
When the lyrics reached “fight,” the pink-haired character suddenly bounced up elastically, raising the sock it was scrubbing and singing along: “Fight! Fight!”
“My wish is shared with yours Together to the end end!”
Then the pink little Bi Ga threw away the sock, its two stubby little hands swaying to the music.
The entire video lasted only about ten seconds—beautiful yet powerful high notes combined with the humorous dance of the dynamic little Bi Ga created a surreal yet hilarious feeling.
Cai Beibei doubled over with laughter as she opened the comments section.
【What is this, an animated series?】
【Is the background music sung by the creator herself?】
【No way, why is this tiny Q-version character so bouncy and dancing so well?】
【The video doesn’t mention AI—did you really make this yourself?】
【The creator’s chasing every comment praising the Q-version character to ask if the singing is good】
【Yet zero replies lol】
【Laughed for five minutes, then clicked in and realized it’s our own streamer—well, embarrassing ourselves in our own home】
【Follow Siji Xianyin streamer X. Nan Que! Amazing singer, knows how to act cute—don’t miss out if you’re passing by!】
【So good, such a unique voice! How was this video made?】
Still chuckling, Cai Beibei clicked on related searches and spent the whole evening browsing the creator’s fan-made videos.
She spent two hours eating a plate of fried rice noodles before finally, reluctantly, hitting follow on the secondary creation creator and heading out to take out the trash.
While going downstairs, she kept thinking: What was that streamer’s name again? Seems like I forgot to follow them.