190: What's the difference between this and taking it off?

The 20 artists exchanged glances, and then they all took off their T-shirts.

They weren't afraid of being taken advantage of or anything; there were so many people around, and it was a live stream. Besides, they were all muscular guys, and they were dying to show off everywhere.

Two seconds later, many people couldn't help but spray nosebleeds.

The screen was filled with abdominal muscles, pectoral muscles, bronze skin, tight lines, and even mermaid lines.

Netizens watching the live stream felt their hormones explode all at once.

"I really want to touch them!"

"Although I don't know who they are, they are really handsome."

"The younger brother really doesn't treat us like outsiders; I'm so happy today."

"Film and television dramas should all learn from this; this is what a madman seducing the mistress should look like."

"If I were the mistress, I would have to consider it; they're too handsome."

"I suddenly understand the joy of Wu Zetian."

Lu Qingyu's live stream room exploded instantly, with the number of viewers skyrocketing to 50 million, and many more people came upon hearing the news.

The live stream room even got laggy from the traffic.

The live streaming software had many rules. Looking at the temptation filling the screen, Lu Qingyu asked the director uncertainly.

"Director, the live stream room shouldn't get banned, right?"

The director swallowed hard. "You can't show any more than this."

Lu Qingyu replied, "Understood."

Lu Qingyu said to the 20 artists, "Then let's begin. Each person has thirty seconds of performance time."

Everyone started performing according to the scenes and lines given in the script.

They were all newcomers, and participating in more film and television works was the most important thing; whether they were supporting roles or not didn't matter.

Never mind just three scenes; even if it were only a 10-second scene, they were willing to fight for it.

Netizens: "Oh my god, can the boy band from the talent show next door take a look here? This is what you call handsome guys."

"Zhang Ling is so handsome. I've remembered him. I'm going to follow him on Weibo."

"Song Siyan is so cute, but he really doesn't look like a madman; he looks like a son."

"What about Qingyu? I think you could play this role too."

After the first performance, Qingcheng Entertainment uploaded the voting on their official website. The voting channel was open for 5 minutes. These handsome guys over 180cm tall didn't know that within these 5 minutes, each of them had gained at least 50,000 new followers on Weibo on average.

After watching the first audition, Lu Qingyu was deeply impressed by Zhang Ling. This actor looked very upright. He originally thought he wouldn't fit this role, but he didn't expect that the moment he knelt on the ground, his entire temperament changed. His acting skills were truly very good.

After watching the first act, Lu Qingyu nodded. "Not bad. Next scene: an imperial president who learns in the heavy rain that his moonlight, who has married another, has passed away. Stagehand, pull some water from the pool to create some atmosphere."

Consequently, all 20 handsome guys got their pants wet.

The pants clung to their bodies, and those wearing white pants, in particular, were blushing a little.

Netizens: "Damn, Qingyu really doesn't treat us like outsiders."

"Ahhhhh, Lu Qingyu, I'm giving all my firepower to you."

"It's been so long since I've seen a variety show that fits my taste so well. So happy."

"If variety shows could all be this good, I would be willing to pay to watch them every day."

The director of Extreme Heartbeat watched the skyrocketing ratings and couldn't help but give Lu Qingyu a thumbs up.

Lu Qingyu was truly amazing. He knew these 20 artists were all from their own company. One had to know that for a company to make someone famous, it would cost at least 5 million in promotional expenses. Yet, with this move by Lu Qingyu, not a single cent of extra money was spent, and it was quite possible that all 20 of them could become famous.

This kind of brain was truly enviable.

However, the Assistant Director was also a bit worried. "Director, our live stream room won't get banned, right?"

The director looked at the live stream room, which was still skyrocketing. "They haven't taken off their pants, have they?"

The Assistant Director took a look at the handsome guys soaking wet all over the screen; it was even more stimulating than if they had taken them off.

The number of viewers in Song Yushuo's live stream room plummeted. Throughout the afternoon of auditions, the number of viewers in Lu Qingyu's live stream room never dropped.

Looking at the comments, Lu Qingyu even thoughtfully helped netizens fulfill their wishes.

"Zhao Xi, the netizens want to see you dance. Do you know how to pole dance?"

Zhao Xi felt awkward. "Huh? Boss, I don't know how to do that."

Lu Qingyu replied, "It's okay, just do something similar to a pole dance."

Netizens: "Holy sh*t, holy sh*t, holy sh*t!"

After the auditions ended at 9:00 PM, Qingcheng Entertainment's official website tallied the resources. To everyone's surprise, even the one with the fewest resources obtained supporting roles in six scripts. Although there wasn't much screen time, it was enough for them to improve themselves.

The one who got the most scripts was Zhang Ling. He had one Male Lead One, two male third leads, and eight bit-part supporting roles.

They had left their phones at the hotel during the auditions. After they finished and returned to their rooms to turn on their phones, everyone was stunned.

Zhang Ling looked at his phone in disbelief; his Weibo followers had increased by 340,000!

"No way, am I seeing things? Xiao Song, hurry up and open Weibo."

Song Siyan was still wondering what kind of hot search topics Zhang Ling had seen to be so unsettled. After he opened his phone, he became unsettled too.

"Holy sh*t, Brother Zhang, I gained 290,000 followers!"

Oh my god, is this the result of their hard work this afternoon? This is too sweet!

At 10:00 PM, it was time for the firepower voting again. After this round of voting, the first day of the live stream ended.

This time, the people nervous about the data were not only Song Yushuo but also the production team.

When the production team set 50 million firepower as the threshold, they didn't just set it blindly; it was designed based on various aspects such as celebrity status, fan base, popularity, and the show's traffic.

Simply put, the ratio of guests breaking through 50 million firepower was six to one.

However, looking at this afternoon, Lu Qingyu's firepower was a bit fierce; he was likely to break their show's record.

At 10:00 PM sharp, the firepower on Lu Qingyu's profile picture surged wildly, like a wild donkey off its leash that couldn't be controlled. The production team held their breath and watched the data.

Two minutes later, it finally stopped!

What was frozen on the screen wasn't just the numbers, but also the heartbeats of the production team.

89.77 million! Oh my god, Lu Qingyu exceeded 50 million firepower on the very first day.

The director gasped; wasn't this too high!

He had heard about the terror of Lu Qingyu's traffic, but he hadn't expected it to be this terrifying.

Looking at Song Yushuo's side, his firepower was 32.01 million. Although it was also very high, it couldn't compare to Lu Qingyu's.

After the live stream room closed, Song Yushuo threw a temper tantrum. He demanded that his aunt make sure his firepower would be higher than Lu Qingyu's tomorrow.

His aunt was a bit hesitant. This wasn't the time to be petty. The planning budget they gave Song Yushuo to participate in the show this time was 50 million, and the firepower from netizen voting required money—one firepower cost one yuan. If they wanted to catch up to Lu Qingyu's firepower, those 50 million wouldn't even be enough to fill the gap.

Song Yushuo could gain traffic by participating in this show, and the feedback so far had been good. If he didn't compare himself to Lu Qingyu, the show would still be positive for him, but if he really insisted on competing, he would likely lose more than he gained.