Chapter 22: The New Announcer Debuts

Riding on the huge traffic generated by her recent appearance on the red carpet, the number of online viewers in the upper right corner immediately surged by more than 10,000 as soon as Fang Zhuo appeared in front of the live broadcast camera.

Before the streamers even went on stage, the backstage area received tens of thousands of yuan worth of gifts within seconds, with various exaggerated special effects flashing across the bottom of the screen.

Before Fang Zhuo could finish his opening remarks, the number of online viewers had already surged to nearly 200,000. This terrifying surge in traffic quickly propelled the live stream to the most prominent splash screen position on the entire platform.

The comments section went completely wild, with people discussing at an unbelievable pace how Giant Entertainment planned to broadcast with so many people hired at once.

After a simple opening, the stage lights went out.

Even before the broadcast started, Deng Jiaqiang had forwarded a simple survey report—because Juyu's initial group broadcasts were all boy groups centered around Jian Yujing, and in the past few days, other guilds have followed suit and launched group broadcasts featuring only male members standing still.

With the success of Juyu as an example, other imitators even completely copied the formation, post-production UI, and PK format.

Although those guilds' live streaming equipment and streamers' looks are far inferior to theirs, and they haven't taken away much traffic yet, Fang Zhuo still plans to launch a model with a higher threshold for plagiarism as soon as possible.

As the alarm clock rang, the live stream camera focused on her pale fingers.

The screen lit up section by section, and the background of the live broadcast room was no longer a huge circular screen, but a bright white office.

The lights were no longer static, but instead flickered on and off in sync with the fast-paced music.

With three brightness levels and different color temperatures, the anchor's hair in the studio sometimes looked as if it were enveloped in golden light, and at other times it was made to look extremely cool by the blue-purple cool light.

Behind the cubicle in front of the camera is a girl's nameplate. She is wearing a white deep V-neck top and a brown suit jacket that reaches her calves. She is leaning against the desk and skillfully performing a half-body dance with small movements.

The dance performance lasted only a dozen seconds, but the complex set design and lighting alone surpassed that of most individual streamers.

Fang Zhuo deliberately chose the girl with the highest panel value to be the opening act. Sure enough, as soon as she appeared, she kept all the curious audience members in the audience, and all kinds of gift effects were sprayed out like they were free.

After half a minute of dancing, the music gradually faded away, and she sat back down at her "workstation," the live stream screen gradually darkening again.

[Ahhhhh, I haven't seen enough! Which girl is this from the main image released yesterday?]

[Why did it end so suddenly? Are they preparing for the next dance?]

[Peach, I'm your dog. I fell in love with you the moment I saw you. I'm a student, please give me a kiss, please! If I don't get a kiss, my looks, my manners, my social skills, and even my lustful soul will be ruined!]

[Wait, why is this new streamer wearing a ready-to-wear piece from Charent's sub-brand's latest collection from last season? Is this actually happening??]

[How come the brand that my idol never got to wear is now showing up so beautifully in the live stream? Does that mean if my idol wears it, can I lend it to him?]

[This is the first time I've seen a live stream with a storyline. JuYu, please maintain this level of lighting, okay? This quality is truly unparalleled online.]

[Office siren, I'm screaming, goddess, please take your chin and hit me hard here, there, and... cough cough, and that place too]

Which place? Please be specific.

[Is that all? Is Brother Fang planning to have these smaller streamers stream separately? Giving up on group streaming?]

[This mode is so weird... That girl was so pretty! Why did she leave as soon as I came in? I wanted to look at her a little longer, sob sob]

The brightness of the live stream screen gradually returned to normal before it had even reached its lowest setting.

The only change was the arrangement of the cubicles. It was no longer the workstation with almost nothing on the desk. This time, the desk was filled with various small items such as kettles and notebooks.

The girl sitting in the chair turned around and realized she was no longer the same person as the host who had started the show.

Her style was more delicate; she wore a short-sleeved top with a drooping bow at the neckline, and a brown suit skirt that fell just seven or eight centimeters above her knees.

After the dance, she playfully pointed to the nameplate behind her, hinting to the audience to remember her name.

The speed at which the bullet comments refreshed reached its highest point since the start of the broadcast; no one expected that the live stream would switch hosts in this way.

Instead of five people standing in a row dancing, each person has a unique background and storyline, and even their makeup and clothing are carefully matched.

The cost of setting up the entire photography studio alone is considerable, not to mention the lighting, programming, and costume prices, which are beyond the reach of other guilds.

The lights flickered on and off, and after a dance lasting about twenty seconds, the next person immediately took over, with the same routine lasting for several minutes without repeating itself.

In just a few cycles, the number of viewers in the live stream easily exceeded 200,000, making it the live stream with the highest average number of viewers on the platform this month.

Just when all the viewers thought the first live stream would be a dance loop featuring the five female streamers, the screen slowly went black again—

The entire office was finally revealed to the audience, with the five open cubicles arranged in a staggered manner and presented to the camera.

Each workstation has a different gift-shaped UI element on top, with a counting symbol below each element.

Just like the first group broadcast, Deng Jiaqiang sat in front of the screen and personally served as the director:

"Let me explain the rules of this live stream. If you want a particular streamer to perform, just send the corresponding gift above their head. The streamer with the most consecutive gifts will be selected."

The basic gifts offered by Juyu weren't expensive, but there were just too many people online.

Before Deng Jiaqiang could finish his last word, the number of gifts on the girl's head at the far end suddenly increased to over a hundred.

Following the director's instructions, she quickly stood up from her workstation and strode to the high platform in the center of the stage.

The moment she stepped onto the stage in her high heels, the number of gifts was instantly reset to zero, and the audience began a new round of voting.

This mode is shorter than the two-minute PK time, with each dance lasting only half a minute. In order to see their favorite streamer dance on stage, viewers will desperately send gifts every time a round comes around.

While the girls in front were dancing, the other live streamers behind them didn't rest either. They all sat at their workstations, seizing every opportunity to interact with the audience through every nook and cranny of the camera.

Some took the nameplate off the table and held it between their fingertips, while others pointed to the gift icon above their heads and pouted slightly.

Fang Zhuo stood beside Deng Jiaqiang, quietly watching the backstage flow of money rise rapidly.

The first time they did a group live stream, it took five hours to earn nearly 20 million yuan in after-tax revenue. This time, they earned more than 8 million yuan in just over an hour, more than twice as efficient.

His plans go far beyond that.

Gift-on-demand and PK battles are not the final models for group broadcasting.

Two hours later, the five girls returned to their open cubicles.

They held hands with receivers on the table or leaned against the desk with their long legs outstretched, posing and waving to the audience.

As the curtain fell in the center of the stage, before the number of viewers in the live stream could decrease, Fang Zhuo appeared in time and grabbed the microphone:

"Does everyone want to see the male host on the Gesa Red Carpet?"

He understands exactly where the audience's expectations lie, and with just one sentence, he kept viewers who wanted to leave after the first live stream ended in the live stream room.

Behind Fang Zhuo, the various office cubicles were all pre-made stage modules. They could be removed from the stage in just a few seconds by sliding them on the tracks, and changing the stage setup only required a few people and a few dozen seconds.

As the lights changed, the camera refocused and switched to a vintage-style design workshop.

All sorts of clothes and fabrics were hanging around the room, and Cheng Jinyu's nameplate was affixed to the tools on the table.

The host, who was impeccably dressed on the red carpet, now had nothing to do with yesterday's look—he was wearing a beige shirt with the collar wide open and a long black silk scarf tied around his neck.

Cheng Jinyu wore gold-rimmed glasses and dressed like a fashion designer with wildly imaginative ideas from a workshop several centuries ago.

His dance moves were quite clumsy, but the high expectations from the audience made them extremely forgiving of his skills.

Sure enough, when it came to the gift selection stage, Cheng Jinyu's revenue was incredibly high. He was able to win every round steadily and stayed on stage for the first ten minutes without coming down.

Fang Zhuo beckoned to the director: "Let's give the others a boost in the next round too."

For the first time in ten minutes, I was asked to dance. The boy next to me with a slightly pointed chin put in a lot of effort as soon as he came on stage. His movements and facial expressions were almost impeccable, and the comments section immediately turned against him.

[What's going on? Consort Yu, I've betrayed you! I find this younger brother kind of interesting.]

[Of the two shows currently airing, I love Tao Mi and Yu Yu the most; my eyes are drooling! Where does JuYu Entertainment find so many newcomers? I'm going to buy them all in bulk!]

[This is only the second round, Fang Ge, you're not planning to have all the streamers make an appearance today, are you? I'd be completely drained QAQ, they're all so beautiful and handsome]

[Is this what it means to be a beautiful newcomer? Everyone's face is screaming, "Look at me, sister!"]

[Thanks for the group broadcast, both of these shows were great for my eyes, thank you so much!]

[The streamers in this stream were all wearing ready-to-wear clothing from Charent's sub-brand C-TEEN. Juyu's clothing expenses alone are enough for other guilds to set up an entire live stream room. Brother Fang, can you inexplicably give me a 50 V?]

[Not just the costumes, the stage design alone blows most music festivals on Xingyu away, okay?]

[I'm starting to suspect that the stylists for today's livestreamers and yesterday's red carpet skit crew were all designed by the same studio. Where did Giant Entertainment find these geniuses???]

[Sisters who like Yu Yu, let's give him a shout-out this round! I really want him to dance one more round before the broadcast ends, please, please, please!]

The live stream started at noon and continued at a rate of one group every two hours until midnight.

The popularity remained consistently high from beginning to end, with nearly 200,000 online viewers at the start and still exceeding 250,000 at the end, prompting the platform to provide them with a full day of high-intensity streaming.

Taking advantage of these new anchors' debut, the company's after-tax revenue reached nearly 30 million in just twelve hours of broadcasting.

Yesterday, Fang Zhuo bound the more than 20 newly signed live streamers to the investment platform, Grid No. 6, as a group contract. The returns these people brought him amounted to more than 600 million yuan.

As the novelty of this model wears off, the revenue from subsequent live streams will inevitably decline, but the revenue from the first day alone is quite substantial.

The system's announcements are even more surprising—

[Congratulations, host! The creative work of investment target number three has reached one million views.]

[Investment Target Number Three: Qin Yi]

[Intelligence: 6][Stamina: 4][Appearance: 3][Emotional Intelligence: 6][Loyalty: 8]

[Recommended careers: Photographer, sculptor, and other art-related professions]

[Skill Talents: 7]

[Initial value assessment (based on reach): 10300]

[Current value assessment (based on reach): 1,490,390]

[The return on investment has exceeded 100 times. Based on the settlement results, Investment Column 7 has been opened for the host. Please keep up the good work!]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained the rare title 'King of Live Streaming']

[You orchestrated a massive online phenomenon, your casually conceived trend swept the entire internet, and you received this title when the company's single live stream viewership exceeded one million.]

The live stream tonight had a huge viewership, which likely led viewers to watch the set of official photos Qin Yi had taken before.

Since Qin Yi's value assessment can be calculated based on the dissemination of his works, it shows that the system is not so rigid. The indirect commercial value generated by investors can also be converted into income, which greatly expands the types of investment targets he can be associated with.

As the day's live stream came to an end and the screen went completely black, the hosts of the final session bowed to the staff in farewell.

There were still a few people working overtime in the office. Fang Zhuo ordered them some late-night snacks and stayed with them to handle the last task of the day.

"Mr. Fang, Charent has posted an update claiming the sub-brand's ready-to-wear clothing featured in today's group broadcast. Should we buy some promotional traffic for this topic?"

Fang Zhuo nodded slightly as he checked the final draft with Deng Jiaqiang.

At 12:30 a.m. on Saturday night, when most young people were still awake, seven or eight topics, including #GiantEntertainmentGroupBroadcast, #GroupBroadcastStyle, #GasaRedCarpetStyle, #LiveStreamStageDesignIsIncredible, #HiddenGemsNewAnchor, and #CharentClaimed#, successively topped the trending searches.

Today's live stream was an unprecedented success, with everyone discussing which streamer they had recently picked under the group broadcast tag.

Unlike the unchanging audience of previous entertainment live streaming platforms, Giant Entertainment's live stream not only attracted viewers of short dramas but also many casual viewers who don't usually watch live streams. This wave of discussion brought a huge amount of traffic and directly achieved a breakthrough effect.

Meanwhile, the official account of Juyu Entertainment also dropped a bombshell while the hype was high:

[Good evening, viewers. This live stream in the same format will continue for five days. After five days, the competition mode will begin. The rules for the competition will be announced during tomorrow's live stream at noon.]

Giant Entertainment will provide different levels of rewards to each streamer based on their ranking in the final competition.

The top-ranked individual will receive exclusive benefits such as a private lounge and personal assistant, as detailed in the table below.

[The top six streamers will have the opportunity to participate in Giant Entertainment's next short drama, and the specific roles will be determined based on their competition rankings~~]

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