Chapter 42 The competition is over!

The leader's speech was not very long. After all, this was a competition for game users, not an event within the company. Everyone spoke briefly in a predetermined order and then it was over.

Ye Xuan was also very embarrassed listening in front of the camera. He couldn't agree with the speech and it was not convenient for him to applaud. The few things he usually did when facing a leader's speech were not applicable to this occasion, so he had to sit as straight as possible.

"Don't you think that the real NPC guy's sitting posture is very similar to that of an elementary school student?"

"+1, he looks particularly nervous..."

"I'm nervous too! I'm participating in a competition, sob ...

"Everyone relax, follow me and take a deep breath - inhale - exhale -"

"Hahahahahahaha, the previous part made me laugh so hard, okay?"

Ye Xuan thought that interacting with the audience might be a good choice at this time, because no one seemed to be paying attention to what the leaders were talking about.

But he didn't dare to speak when his leader was speaking, after all, it was related to his wallet.

He didn't know how strange his expression was at the moment, and could only get relevant information through the reactions in the barrage.

So, Sister Lin and the others really haven't considered installing something that would allow him to see what's in the camera?

This makes it difficult for him to maintain the image of Youmeng's only real-life NPC!

Ye Xuan's computer screen can only display barrage, so other equipment will be needed for the next part.

He felt that this kind of live broadcast was rather troublesome, but since the equipment had already been debugged for him, he did not bring it up.

"He seems distracted."

"The leader is almost done, I'm really looking forward to him not being able to react in time and causing a live broadcast accident~"

"Can the heart in front be a little darker? I also--"

Ye Xing came to his senses and quickly went to look at the next stage of words.

As soon as the last leader finished speaking, he continued to recite his lines, which he had practiced thoroughly, without any stuttering and in one go, which amazed the commentators.

"!!! His dialogue skills aren't that good, right? How long did he have to practice this?"

"The last time I saw him reciting lines in a game, he wasn't this smooth. He must have been well prepared."

"How about a crosstalk? I suddenly feel like listening to crosstalk..."

"Have you forgotten what competition today is? The emoji competition! Why are you standing there taking screenshots?"

Ye Xing looked at the barrage of comments flying by and smiled smugly - he had practiced this part dozens of times just to achieve this effect!

Sister Lin and the interviewer told him that if he wanted to retain users who came for the gimmick of real-life NPCs, he had to show that the game was different from existing games on the market, such as live interaction or some actions that could create memorable moments.

If it had nothing to do with the content of the activity, he estimated that these two people would ask him to recite "Menu of the Menu" or something like that.

That would really make things difficult for him.

Although it is not very difficult to recite words fluently at a very fast speed, based on the impression of him in the eyes of most viewers, it is not easy to achieve this level, and the corresponding emotional points will be added.

Sister Lin once said, "It's easy to attract fans, but difficult to retain them." This is probably what we need to manage.

Sometimes I even forget that I am a staff member in the game. I have been staying outside for too long recently and almost thought that my main job is to be a streamer.

"Next, we will start showing the outstanding works." He played a slide show on the big screen behind him. "These works are the top 100 selected from the vote just now. The works of the same contestant may appear multiple times, and the name of the work and its author are indicated in the lower right corner."

“I think I missed the first round of voting!”

"It's okay, it's okay. It's only the first round anyway. There are still opportunities to vote again."

"I voted for myself shamelessly, hehe~"

"I voted for Mrs. 'Do it Yourself and Live a Life of Sufficient Food'! Throw flowers in support!"

"Can I canvass for votes now? Can I? My work ID is..."

The first round of voting was opened long before the live broadcast began, but the time was set too early.

Many people watched the live broadcast as soon as they woke up, and some even picked up their phones and entered the live broadcast room while still lying in bed, completely ignoring the important step of voting.

The slides were shown slowly, with each slide staying on view long enough for people to find the voting window.

"The one of the town is so pretty! The misty mountain scenery in the distance and the fireworks in the near distance. The words 'Misty Heart' are written between the Paladin and the priest who passed by them. It feels like a story..."

"I love the Misty Mountain series so much, my wife is ranked first based on her own strength!"

“It’s just the first place temporarily.”

"I seem to smell the fresh fragrance of lemon..."

"Is someone being sour? Well-deserved champion, ok?"

"It's not a good idea to say that before the results of the game are known."

Ye Xuan naturally noticed the atmosphere in the comments was gradually changing, and quickly interrupted: "Everyone can continue to vote in the second round in the forum. The voting time will end five minutes after the excellent works are displayed."

The number of barrage comments has visibly decreased. Most viewers have gone to exercise their voting rights and have no time to chat with others about those things.

He thought the effect was good and nodded with satisfaction. This scene was captured by the audience who stayed in the live broadcast room.

"I always feel that it would be more appropriate to add a 'plot succeeded' villain smile at this time."

"Fortunately, I voted early, otherwise I wouldn't have seen this moment."

"I don't care. I'll post the GIF I captured on the forum and see how you explain it to them later (dog head)."

Ye Xing touched his face uncomfortably. It felt a bit uncomfortable that his every move was being watched by others.

But this is also part of his job. Besides, the game users are their breadwinners, so he should try his best to cooperate with the audience's teasing.

So, after "thinking it through", he tried hard to smile as described in the comments, and succeeded in scaring everyone.

"What was that distorted expression just now?"

"It seems like the villain smile we mentioned... There's no need to show it like this!"

"I thought the real NPC guy would pretend not to see it this time, but he is so cooperative. Is it limited to this event?"

"The person in front is undoubtedly a real gamer, and the limited event is okay."

Are the audiences this year so difficult to please? When they don’t interact, they say he is indifferent, but when they cooperate, they say “you don’t have to”. How can people do things?

Ye Xuan chose to shut up and concentrate on watching the slides. Ignoring the audience was the only way for him to resist.

He actually didn't need to say much before the commentary session. The main purpose of opening the live broadcast room was to allow players to interact with each other in real time. After all, the forum was used for voting and temporarily restricted posting and replying. If you want to discuss with others, it is more convenient to use barrage.

Of course, Ye Xuan's behavior of turning his head away and not looking at the barrage was also noticed by the audience, but everyone just laughed and did not really express dissatisfaction.

The playing time of one hundred slides is not long, but it is not short either. Ye Xuan has seen most of the works before, and he is inevitably a little sleepy since he got up early in the morning and has not rested since then.

"He's nodding his head. Is he about to fall asleep?"

"I dreamed of going back to class. I was like this when I was in school. I wanted to sleep but didn't dare to..."

"Hmm? Why am I sleepy? I think every emoticon is worth savoring."

"Every one of them is his face, okay? Maybe he's tired of looking at them."

“There are several copies of some big names’ works. I was deeply impressed by a few names and my memory is still deepening.”

"It's not good to have the same contestant's work appear too many times. I get tired of the same style."

Ye Xuan's eyelids gradually drooped, and he had to intentionally control even the amplitude of his yawns. He didn't know that the audience had already noticed that he was about to fall asleep.

Fortunately, the screening was finally finished before he fell asleep, and then other staff members would count the votes for the second round of voting.

"My vote count has increased a lot! Thank you, real NPC guy!"

"Why thank him? He didn't do anything, did he?"

"Thanks to him for not doing anything! This way, people won't pay too much attention to him, and instead focus on watching the works on display!"

"Is this okay?"

Ye Xuan now turned his gaze back to his computer screen. When he saw the word "Ye Xing", he thought they were calling his name and was startled.

His name wouldn't be known to the players, right? The company's privacy protection should be good enough.

After the results of the two votes came out, it was time for the judges to comment. Ye Xuan took out the form he had prepared in advance and began to look for identical works.

As expected, he chose me, so working overtime killed two birds with one stone.

The works that need to be commented on are the top 20 entries. If there is the same contestant among the top 20 works in terms of votes, he or she will be moved back one place.

For the sake of fairness, each selected contestant can only participate in this session with one work with the highest number of votes, thus allowing many "new faces" to be presented to everyone.

In addition to the competition "materials", the judges also included Sister Lin, leaders such as interviewers, and even a few artists.

As the "protagonist" of this competition, Ye Xuan must be the last one to perform, so he greeted the others first and explained the comments he had written so that their choices would not conflict with his.

The third and final round of voting is carried out simultaneously with the review session. The work with the largest increase in votes will naturally be the one being reviewed that already has an advantage.

"It was like a fight between gods in the end! Looks like I'm destined to be the runner-up..."

"Don't be discouraged, this is only the first competition."

“Will there be a next one?”

"Play more Youmeng, and continue the game if the game doesn't fall, okay?"

"I went to top up my account. This is how impulse buying is provoked. So the person in front of me, please reimburse me. Thank you."

When it was Ye Xuan's turn to comment, the competition was nearing its end. The number of barrages was astonishing, densely packed in layer upon layer.

Fortunately, he doesn’t have trypophobia, otherwise the new emoticon would be him fainting from fright during the live broadcast.

After all the reviews were finally completed, the countdown to the final vote count began.

The results of the competition will not be announced on the day, and all votes are currently kept confidential.

"The game is over? I just got up!"

"The people before me are too late... Let's watch the recording."

"Is live streaming the point of the game? I want to vote!"

"Five minutes left—four and a half minutes countdown. Hurry!"

"I can't see the final vote count, so I can only rely on the previous stages? Okay, I definitely won't be in the top ten."

"Shouldn't the final part of the competition be the award ceremony? Why is it here?"

Ye Xuan smiled slightly: "The first "Dream Travel" emoji competition has come to a successful conclusion. Thank you for your support. Please look forward to it."