Ask any fan of Red Velvet whether they would take the opportunity to have dinner with Red Velvet for the price of a single meal, and the answer would likely be unanimous.
It’s an offer that few fans would refuse, and Li Chenglu was no exception.
Regrettably, people are not free most of the time, especially those like Li Chenglu who were in town for work commitments.
She already had work scheduled for the afternoon the day after tomorrow and, albeit unwillingly, she had no choice but to let the proverbial duck at her lips fly away.
Bae Juhyun certainly wouldn’t reschedule just because she couldn’t make it; compared to her availability, finding a time that was less taxing for the other four members was even more challenging.
"Bye-bye, say hi to Old Wang for me."
Watching Li Chenglu wave goodbye over her shoulder, Liu Xin’an stepped on the gas and left the hotel.
He had agreed to continue live streaming that night but since there was still some time before the scheduled rendezvous with his fans, he could focus on editing the video footage shot by Bae Juhyun.
He had, in fact, casually mentioned his concerns about going public during a dinner with his uncle that afternoon.
His uncle didn’t seem to have any objections, just advised him to listen to Bae Juhyun, an answer that left Liu Xin’an confused.
However, coming from the head of a management agency, Liu Xin’an pondered for a few seconds, didn’t dwell on it much longer, and took the advice to heart. Since his uncle had suggested it, it implied that Bae Juhyun’s approach might be right.
At worst, in the eyes of Park Jinyoung, the boss of JYP, Bae Juhyun’s methods weren’t wrong.
The first lonely night after indulging in meat had quietly passed while Liu Xin’an was filled with longing for Bae Juhyun.
The next morning, after finishing editing the video, Liu Xin’an successfully produced the final cut.
The footage provided by Bae Juhyun ended up as a two-minute video, almost entirely consisting of his reactions and occasional glimpses of Bae Juhyun’s silhouette.
The photo wall was definitely off-limits for exposure but aside from that, elements like the room’s decor, after careful selection, yielded several good pieces of footage.
After sending the finished video to Bae Juhyun, Liu Xin’an patiently awaited her response.
About half an hour later, while gleefully spending money in Mahjong Soul, Liu Xin’an finally received a reply from Bae Juhyun.
The response was very simple, probably because she was practicing at the moment and couldn’t spare too much time to appease him, so Bae Juhyun just sent an "ok" emoji.
"Are you sure it’s okay?"
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"It’s fine, you can publish it."
This time, Liu Xin’an was much more reassured. He published the video and, watching it enter the review stage, refrained from thinking about any distracting issues.
At one in the afternoon, which was noon in China, live stream channel 797911 started today’s broadcast.
And what struck the fans who had just entered the live stream was a "Mahjong Soul" game interface greeting them right off the bat.
"Today, I’ll spend just a little, a rational consumption."
Indeed, Liu Xin’an didn’t play mobile games, but Mahjong Soul didn’t count as one.
Of course, he also played that game which has lately been very popular on Bilibili.
But he had no interest in grinding to improve strength or endlessly repeating quests. Since he was currently in a period of anticipation for new story content, he comfortably waited for it, rather than treating daily logins and task completions like a day job...
What a single-player game enthusiast hates the most is being forced to play by the game designers.
Games are supposed to be relaxing. If a game turns its tasks into a routine and forces the players to play in order to increase daily active users, that’s where a game fails miserably.
But if one were to apply this logic, it would seem that almost every online game in the world would fall into this category...
Okay, he was being too extreme.
[Boss, you’re making a mistake!]
"How could I possibly be mistaken, watch me take care of it in one go."
Liu Xin’an was one of the luckier ones. As a game streamer, he could refuse ordinary business deals but deals from Bilibili were definitely to be taken seriously.
He could appropriately refuse unrelated business offers like "PDD Billions in Subsidies" or "Alien Electrolyte Water," especially the latter. How could he, who had never shown his face, accept such a deal? It wasn’t like he could wear a TV head costume to drink electrolyte water.
That would be like washing the headpiece instead!
But he had to accept those related to gaming, like mobile game promotions.
For mobile games, card draws, character development, and leaderboards are three indispensable elements.
Among them, card draws were Liu Xin’an’s forte.
He belonged to the category of people with extremely good luck in card drawing. For instance, during the initial phase of a certain game, he easily got several of the most powerful characters, and in the Mahjong Soul game he had now opened, he had almost all the characters and accessories he wanted.
So comments from the bullet chat like [mistake], or [huge loss], Liu Xin’an scoffed at.
No exaggeration, if he started a card-drawing service, he might be earning more now than as an up-and-coming YouTuber!
With full confidence, Liu Xin’an started his drawing event for the day.
First, draw cards, then play a couple of rounds, followed by switching games.
The plan was perfect.