51: The army of nests~

Gao Xiaofan, who had just finished changing in the restroom, was dragged and pushed downstairs as soon as he stepped out.

"Hey, hey, hey, holy crap, don't push!" Gao Xiaofan was pushed along by the Program Production Crew with a bewildered look on his face.

At this moment, scrolling bullet comments appeared in every livestream room, explaining everything that was happening.

"The guests will be heading to our livestream location, Xiushui Village."

In the livestream control room, Qu Lang stared wide-eyed at Gao Xiaofan—specifically, at the clothes he was wearing.

His heart was in turmoil. It couldn't be, could it~

As Gao Xiaofan took the elevator, the bullet comments in the livestream room never stopped for a second, filled with laughter and joy.

"Hahahaha, Brother Wo Zi's advertising clothes are too plain, aren't they? They look like employee uniforms~"

"Holy crap, the person above is right, it really is a work uniform. But look at the words on it."

"Zhao Group??? Is it the Zhao Group I'm thinking of???"

While the comments were still in shock, a special effect appeared in the livestream room. A village in the style of a traditional landscape painting slowly rose from the bottom of the screen, accompanied by the sound of rushing water and pleasant birdsong, covering the entire screen.

Scrolling bullet comments began to appear at the top of the big screen and all eight livestream rooms.

Intentional Punch sent Xiushui*1 in Gao Xiaofan's livestream room.

Audiences from other livestream rooms clicked out of curiosity and jumped directly to Gao Xiaofan's room. In an instant, the popularity of Gao Xiaofan's room broke 50 million, while the popularity of the other rooms plummeted rapidly, leaving only a few million.

Strong Hand Cracks Skull: "Brother Quan is awesome!"

Li Yuer: "Brother Quan 666~"

Zhang Dali: "Brother Quan is mighty, Brother Quan is domineering, Brother Quan takes a dump without farting~"

"The special effect just now was so beautiful!!! Tycoon, send another one~"

"Calm down, person above. Check how much it costs first—2,000 yuan each!"

"It costs a month's salary, how could it not look good? *Manual Troll Face*"

The collaboration between Ai Qi Film and Television and TikTok had customized three gifts for this occasion. In the Show Water Bright Mountain livestream variety show, only three gifts were allowed: Xiushui, Mingshan, and Show Water Bright Mountain.

The prices were 2,000 and 5,000 respectively, while Show Water Bright Mountain cost 10,000 yuan. The difference was that Show Water Bright Mountain could trigger a full-screen scrolling banner across all sections.

The reason for removing the small gifts was to prevent too many gifts from cluttering the livestream room and affecting the viewing experience.

Gao Xiaofan felt his pad vibrate and looked down. A breathtaking gift effect—a micro-carved landscape style Xiushui Village—appeared on the pad. Seeing that familiar ID, he couldn't help but feel a bit moved.

"Thanks to my Brother Quan for the gift!"

Intentional Punch's gift seemed to have flipped a switch, and gifts started flooding into several livestream rooms. In the Show Water Bright Mountain section of iQiyi and TikTok, leaderboards suddenly appeared on the side.

Popularity Ranking, gift Ranking. (Inserting an image I made myself just to give everyone an idea.)

Gao Xiaofan's livestream room took the top spot on the popularity ranking with 37.59 million, while the gift ranking placed him in last.

One gift comment after another appeared in the livestream rooms.

"Jiaxing Media sent Xiushui*9 in Mi Mi's livestream room."

"Jiaxing Media sent Mingshan*9 in Reba's livestream room."

..."Heavens, the gift effects in the livestream room have made my phone lag~"

"This is too intense, they're really going at it with fixed bayonets."

The audience jumped back and forth between several livestream rooms in excitement, watching this one for a bit and then that one.

After Gao Xiaofan went downstairs and was pushed by the staff to his Wuling Hongguang, he was completely stunned.

"Holy crap, you guys in the production crew aren't going to provide a car?"

Looking at the crew members shaking their heads, Gao Xiaofan sat in the driver's seat with a speechless expression.

"I'm dying of laughter, Brother Wo Zi's wuling divine vehicle is making its debut in front of the whole country."

"I just went to the other guests' rooms. They're in Alphard nanny vans with the AC on. Hahahaha, too funny."

Gao Xiaofan glanced at the convoy that had already started in front of him. He could only start his car and prepare to depart. Catching a glimpse of Lü Tao and Yan Feng about to get in, he couldn't help but say something.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get in. My car won't be able to make it up the hill if you do."

Lü Tao and Yan Feng breathed a sigh of relief and quickly closed the car doors.

Great, now they could ride in the crew's vehicle.

The comments in the livestream room were laughing like crazy.

"Don't get in, don't get in, the car won't even be able to move."

"Hahahaha, I'm making a wild guess that Brother Wo Zi's car can't even have the AC on."

"Cameraman: Let me out of the car~"

Gao Xiaofan glanced at the miserable-looking Qiu Gu in the passenger seat, grunted, and floored the gas. The Wuling Hongguang started up with a sputter.

As the speed picked up, Gao Xiaofan rolled down the windows. As the mountain breeze blew in, the heat on his body dissipated slightly.

Since he couldn't go fast and the speed was slow, Gao Xiaofan simply continued to interact with the people in the livestream room—though it was purely bored talking to himself.

"Hello everyone, it's been a long time since I've livestreamed. Did you miss me?"

"You guys better work hard. I'm supposed to be in a group with Reba."

"Sigh, it's been a long time since I've fished, my hands are getting itchy~"

Question marks flew across the comments.

"Streamer, do you have any manners? You're talking to yourself without even glancing at the screen?"

"LMAO, if it weren't for the rule that you can only be paired with women, I'd definitely vote for you and Han Han."

"Hahaha, Brother Wo Zi's car really doesn't have AC. Cameraman: I want to get out~"

Even though no one had been sending gifts and the popularity had slipped to 20 million, the livestream room was still at the top of the popularity ranking.

The second-place room, belonging to Hua Hua, followed closely behind with about 18 million popularity.

Hua Hua Mi Ren Yan: "Is this a black box deal? Our Hua Hua's room has so many gifts, yet he's not as popular as this little internet celebrity?"

Hua Rong Yue Mao: "Shady! The production crew is being shady! He's last on the gift ranking, how could his popularity be this high?"

Gradually, fans of the celebrities began to flood into the room, with questioning comments appearing one after another.

Fishing Should Be Like Wo Zi Ge: "Damn, if you don't have popularity, let your Hua Hua perform some magic then!"

Hua Hua Mi Ren Yan: "What did you say? We'll send you a lawyer's letter!"

Meanwhile, in Gao Xiaofan's fan group, the admins suddenly muted everyone; only admins could speak.

Wo Zi Army - Strong Hand Cracks Skull: "Brothers, if you have money, support with money; if not, support with your presence. Change your prefix, let's crush the opposition."

Wo Zi Army - Hu Bu Shi Lang: "They've already charged to our doorstep, and the show has started. Don't be cowards."

Wo Zi Army - Nickname: "To be honest, this prefix doesn't sound great, but I support Brother Wo Zi~"

The mute was then lifted, and more and more fans modified their ID prefixes.

Wo Zi Army - Fishing Should Be Like Wo Zi Ge: "It's been many years since I used a prefix. It reminds me of my younger self."

Wo Zi Army - Turtle Hitting King: "The gods return to their positions?"

Wo Zi Army - Intentional Punch: "In the time it took to take a dump, things have gotten this heated???"

Wo Zi Army - Intentional Punch sent Show Water Bright Mountain*9 in Gao Xiaofan's livestream room.

"Welcome The Mage to perform his magic~"

"Welcome The Mage to perform his magic~"

"Welcome The Mage to perform his magic~"

...After the Show Water Bright Mountain gift was sent, the accompanying comment from Intentional Punch floated across every single livestream room in the section exactly nine times.