"Thanks to Brother Anzi for the Captain membership opened by my wife..."
"Thanks to ’If you don’t update, I’m going to die ah ah ah ah ah’ for opening the Captain membership."
A long line of Captain membership notifications left Liu Xin’an feeling bewildered. After finally thanking everyone once, another long string of Captain membership notifications popped up.
This was the first time Liu Xin’an experienced the terror of female fans.
They were really damn generous, male viewers should reflect on this!
There was no way he could thank everyone individually. Liu Xin’an smiled wryly and turned on the camera.
He initially thought about streaming without the camera today, but now everyone was so enthusiastic that it seemed insincere not to turn it on.
"Thank you all for the gifts, but... there’s just too many to read them all. How about I make a special thank-you video for everyone with Captain memberships in the next couple of days?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a message drifting by in the chat made Liu Xin’an widen his eyes.
"Thanks to the Irene Fan Club for opening the Governor membership... so generous!"
Liu Xin’an’s voice trembled. It wasn’t the amount of money that startled him, but rather the fan title.
The appearance of the Governor membership instantly skyrocketed the already high heat of the live stream.
"I understand everyone’s eagerness for new content, but telling me won’t change anything. I don’t have the authority to rush the show’s updates."
Liu Xin’an smiled wryly. If he could change the show’s schedule, that would be amazing.
Unfortunately, he didn’t have that power.
[Thanks to Brother Anzi and Sister Bamboo for taking care of our Irene.]
The Governor’s comment stood out. Liu Xin’an glanced at it and humbly waved his hand: "I’m also a fan. Taking care of her is the least I could do."
[Also, please don’t get upset over the CP (couple pairing) things, we’re just having fun. We hope it doesn’t affect your relationship.]
"No, no, Little Bamboo is quite absorbed in it."
Liu Xin’an spread his hands, making a double entendre.
Was Little Bamboo absorbed? More than absorbed!
She was the female lead in this entire CP affair.
Ever since learning that his hidden relationship with Bae Juhyun might be seen as deceiving the fans, Liu Xin’an had been extremely cautious.
If you looked closely, you’d notice that Liu Xin’an never once denied that Bae Juhyun was Little Bamboo.
And he had never explicitly stated that Bae Juhyun and Little Bamboo were different people.
These small, seemingly insignificant details might help soothe some angry fans when they eventually go public.
Of course, the bigger likelihood was that he was just fooling himself. Such things couldn’t be smoothed over with just a few minor details.
He had long been prepared for the backlash from fans.
"There are quite a lot of people today... let’s do a reaction video. What do you guys want to see me watch?"
He had been streaming games for several days in a row. Today was a good time to take a break and watch some videos to relax with everyone.
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"Of course, I’ll continue streaming games later tonight. Apologies to those here for games. I’ll make it up by streaming for longer to cover this time."
This had always been Liu Xin’an’s key to success. He understood that his current achievements were closely tied to the support of his viewers, and he poured his enthusiasm back into them.
Well... though this might sound funny coming from someone hiding his true relationship with Bae Juhyun.
Reaction videos had become increasingly popular on the site in recent years. Viewers loved recommending their favorite videos to their favorite streamers and watching their reactions.
And speaking of the reaction video everyone most wanted Liu Xin’an to watch...
[Watch the CP videos of you and Irene!]
Liu Xin’an pretended not to see this comment. He always remembered what Seong Taekyon had told him.
Neither he nor Bae Juhyun could intentionally guide fans toward the CP angle. Their initial strategy was to keep their interactions casual and let fans handle the shipping themselves.
That was taking freeloading to the extreme...
"Someone wants to watch the performance stage... fine, actually, I haven’t really watched the latest performance seriously. Momo even complained to me about it, saying the show’s camera work was terrible... am I allowed to say this? Director Yang isn’t watching, right?"
Liu Xin’an laughed and teased. The show’s camera work being terrible was no longer an issue that people avoided discussing. If it was bad, it needed to be called out, and there was no shame in admitting it.
But now that they were recording the third round, with about 20 days left until the end of the recording, the camera work had visibly improved.
This was thanks to the suggestions from Momo and others.
In this area, they were experts among experts.
[Brother Anzi: Doomed]
[Wouldn’t it be fair to dock Anzi’s pay for that comment?]
[The ultimate slacker]
Watching performance videos naturally included scoring segments, which Liu Xin’an handled with ease.
With his current popularity, any ambiguous statement would be blown out of proportion.
Being cautious with his words was a basic requirement for a celebrity, and even more so, if he misspoke, it could cause trouble for others.