Chapter 546 Rebound, Rebound

The next day, Xiao Peng was in a good mood before entering the live broadcast room, but after entering, he frowned and looked unhappy.

Walter asked curiously: "Boss, what happened? Why do you look like that?"

Xiao Peng pointed at the number of people in the live broadcast room and said, "These live broadcast websites are always trying to fake the number of people. Look, how come there are so many people here when I haven't even started the broadcast yet?"

Walter looked at the numbers in the live broadcast room: "Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands... Oh my god, tens of millions of people are waiting here? This is too fake, right? Boss, you haven't even started the broadcast yet!"

"Yes!" Xiao Peng said angrily, "What I hate most is deception."

What Xiao Peng didn't expect was that there was a simultaneous interpreter in the live broadcast room, who directly translated the conversation between Xiao Peng and Walter. As a result, the live broadcast room was in an uproar.

"I don't know if others are faking it, but I am a living person!"

"Yeah, you only said yesterday that you were going to do a live broadcast that would shock the world today, but you didn't say when, and I've already been hanging out in your live studio for five hours!"

"Me too! You have to accompany me in my youth!"

"We all treated your livestream as a chatroom!"

"I heard you're planning a world-shaking livestream, and the website behind it all prepared a translation for us, fearing we wouldn't understand. Isn't that thoughtful?"

"I'm here today just to watch your jokes. I want to see what you're going to broadcast live that will 'shove the world'? I'm not bragging, I've seen the world too. If you can really shock me, I'll give you a million in tips without hesitation!"

"Surprise! Rich guy appears!"

"You just listen to him bragging. Even if he's shocked and his jaw drops, gritting his teeth and refusing to admit it, what can you do?"

"Exactly, are there really such rich people who would watch live broadcasts?"

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "That's great, rich man. On behalf of the National Deep-sea Diving Center, I thank you for your donation."

"Tsk! I want to see what you're broadcasting live. You have to shock me first."

Xiao Peng said proudly, "I wouldn't say my next live broadcast will be 'unprecedented,' but it will definitely be 'unprecedented.'"

"Dude, you're quite the boaster! Fine! If you truly shock me, not only will I reward you, I'll even treat you to drinks in France! Man, I'm not the boss of 'Style Culture Company'. I can still 'practice what I preach'!"

Xiao Peng laughed after seeing this, and he suddenly felt a bit like Buffett.

Warren Buffett, the "Oracle of Omaha," holds a charity auction every June. He auctions off the opportunity to have lunch with a stranger. All proceeds go to charity.

Contrary to popular belief, Buffett's charity lunches aren't one-on-one, face-to-face meetings. Instead, they're shared by many, similar to wedding receptions, with little opportunity for extended private conversation. Yet, despite this, people flock to attend. They use lunching with Buffett as a promotional tool. This guy clearly wants to get to know me, offering a million dollars as a "stepping stone." Otherwise, why would he bring up his company's name?

Xiao Peng dared to guarantee that even if he livestreamed himself snoring while sleeping, he would still express shock, hand over a million dollars, and ask for his contact information...

This advertising fee is not expensive!

However, although he saw through it, he did not say it out loud.

No matter what this guy's purpose is, as long as he really rewards him with one million, Xiao Peng will really drink with him once - the result is the most important!

"Okay, then let's see if my live broadcast today can shock you." Xiao Peng said happily.

At this moment, a message on the barrage attracted Xiao Peng's attention.

"You're so rich, but you're living it up like a slut outside. A bottle of wine costs you more than a million. Why don't you donate more? After spending so much time abroad, you've become 'paying lip service to patriotism,' right?"

Xiao Peng ignored him. The person who spoke had already been scolded by others:

"Get lost!"

"Have you been to the National Museum? Look at what they brought back, and you still say they're unpatriotic?"

Of course, most of the replies were filled with all sorts of curse words. The guy, probably frustrated by the scolding, flooded the screen with comments like, "You know shit! Those things he has in the National Museum are still his, not the country's! He's just collaborating with the government! Those treasures are still under the Xiao family name! If he really loves his country, he should donate these things to the country!"

"Damn, that's easy to say. If it were you, would you donate?"

"If it were him, he wouldn't even take it out!"

“That’s right!”

Xiao Peng looked at the barrage of comments in the live broadcast room and shook his head.

These people are only half right.

It is true that he retrieved all the things in the exhibition hall of the National Museum, but the ownership of the Old Summer Palace cultural relics does not belong to him but to the country. The Ottoman cultural relics are his.

But why do they have to be registered under their own name?

Those Old Summer Palace artifacts were found on the Ansaldo, an Italian warship! What if Italy discovered this and wanted to reclaim them from China? Furthermore, it was difficult to explain how these artifacts were found, so they were simply placed under Xiao Peng's name. Even if Italy discovered them and wanted to reclaim them, it would be a personal act, and would require a court ruling and subsequent execution.

If these cultural relics were in the name of the state, this would be difficult to resolve. However, if they were in the name of an individual, then Xiao Peng would become a "deadbeat" and even if he lost the case, if he refused to comply with the Italian side, there would be nothing he could do. These cultural relics would remain in China!

Of course, these things cannot be explained to others!

And Xiao Peng didn't want to explain.

"My friend, you're right. I've been away from home for too long and haven't become patriotic. I'm trying to trick you into giving me money because I don't want to donate myself."

There was an uproar on the barrage.

"See? He admitted it himself!" The person who spoke was very proud.

Xiao Peng continued, "Since you're so patriotic, why not donate a million or eight hundred thousand to the National Deep-sea Submersible Base? Don't say you don't have money, but you do have a house, right? With housing prices so high in China right now, selling it for a million or eight hundred thousand shouldn't be a problem, right? Donate one and show your patriotism. I'll learn from you! What did you say? You can't just talk about patriotism, right? Then take action! Don't just tell me you're capable!"

There was no movement on the screen.

Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "When someone scolded me when I was little, I would say 'bounce back, bounce back'! I believe many people had this experience in their childhood, right? Last night, I suddenly realized a truth: the more we live, the more we regress. How can we use the clever tricks we used to use when we were little? If I meet an idiot, I'm an idiot; if I meet a scoundrel, I'm a scoundrel; if I meet a gangster, I'm a gangster; if I meet a bastard, I'm a bastard! You're on the moral high ground, right? Then I'll be on the moral low ground. What can you do to me? You say I'm stingy? Then try being generous! Okay, don't let this stupidity affect your mood. Kaxin, are you done? Come out quickly! It's time for you to show your face!"