Chapter 22 Comfort Now, He Hongmei felt relieved.
Her mother was also following her live streaming account. Before, when Cheng Sijie was in high school, it was not convenient for her to make her live streaming career public. Later, when she went to university, she became a "key university student" and grew up to be very beautiful. Cheng Sijie's mother then secretly revealed to everyone that her daughter was doing live streaming. Over time, her relatives and friends also found out about it.
And because Firefly is a very popular platform among teenagers—
Although it's been on its last legs for the past few years, it has a rich history and is very novel and interesting. Whether it's live streaming or video content, even if it's niche, it has its own style and quality. So many junior and senior high school students register accounts to browse it, or even become streamers or video creators.
Students of He Hongmei and Cheng Jianjun saw Cheng Sijie on social media and everyone said that Teacher He and Teacher Cheng's child is an incredibly beautiful and academically gifted girl, as well as a very impressive "female celebrity".
Everyone said that Cheng Sijie was someone else's child, which made He Hongmei very proud and honored.
So, although He Hongmei didn't say it outright, she was actually quite concerned about Cheng Sijie's live-streaming career. After seeing the announcement, she specifically called her daughter:
"Hey, Sijie, honey, why did you terminate your contract with the platform? Firefly was doing just fine, wasn't it? Did something happen, or are you just too busy with your studies to continue?"
Cheng Sijie laughed, "Mom, you're worried about me."
He Hongmei laughed heartily on the other end of the phone, "What am I worried about? My daughter is so smart, how could she be fooled? However, Mom hopes that if you have any doubts or make any decisions, you can talk to your parents. Your parents won't interfere, but don't keep the pressure to yourself."
She appears to be very open-minded, but she actually has some hidden worries. However, she prefers to only share good news, as sharing bad news is disliked, and she doesn't want to appear to be a mother who is anxious and worried about everything.
Cheng Sijie said, "I'm not the type to hold my anger in. Mom, the platform is a mess right now, it's too small, so I switched to a bigger platform."
He Hongmei exclaimed, "Wow, it's been upgraded!"
Now, He Hongmei felt relieved.
Knowing her mother's personality, Cheng Sijie didn't need her to say anything and took the initiative to explain, "Yes, don't worry, I've thought about it for a long time, and I even asked Jiang Hui for advice. You can tell my dad not to worry."
She has always been independent and intelligent. After He Hongmei learned the reason, she had nothing to worry about. She smiled and said, "You know what? Your grandma also knows about your live broadcast. She's telling everyone that you've become a big star now."
Cheng Sijie said, "That's so exaggerated?"
He Hongmei said, "That's right. This old lady, in the end, still thinks you're the most successful. You and Cheng Jiayu are the most outstanding in your generation, and you two are also the best friends. You know, ever since your graduation banquet, your grandma has been quite concerned about you. I told her about your live stream so she could watch it when she has time. I think, no one would dislike my daughter. Even if someone doesn't like her, look at what my daughter is like, they'll have to swallow their anger."
Cheng Sijie said, "What do you call me? A heartthrob?"
He Hongmei said, "That's right!"
Cheng Sijie felt ashamed, thinking to herself that her mother really knew how to elevate her status.
She laughed heartily, feeling warm inside. "Keep it low-key, keep it low-key. Besides, you probably won't understand everything I do on my live streams sometimes, so don't scare my grandma."
He Hongmei said, "Don't worry, your grandma doesn't know how to use those apps at all. It's good enough if she can see any clips related to you, let alone watch live streams."
As she spoke, He Hongmei said awkwardly, "Go for it, my daughter. In my heart, you are the best and most outstanding. No matter what happens, Mom will support you."
She's getting older, in her fifties, and not as energetic as before. She used to be the boss at home, always in a whirlwind of activity. Now that her daughter is becoming more mature and capable, she's a little shy about expressing her feelings.
Hearing Cheng Sijie deliberately acting coquettishly on the other end of the phone, I couldn't help but laugh.
The relationship between parents and children is one of watching each other drift apart: one's path widens with age, leading to a diverse and ever-changing world; the other's path narrows with age, ultimately resulting in the couple closing their eyes in old age together.
Even if you're still worried, you should learn to let go.
Cheng Sijie felt much better after her mother's comfort. The situation on her side was actually getting better and better. After the initial unpleasantness caused by the platform and old fans, everything was going quite smoothly.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but it's not that hard.
Cheng Sijie's fan base reached 198,000 within a week of joining Xinghai.
After switching platforms, there is a few days of buffer time. Without any promotional activities or live streams, Cheng Sijie was able to gain 198,000 followers within a week, which means she brought about 200,000 followers from her original platform.
This situation undoubtedly shows that she still has a lot of active fans. She has been doing live streaming for so many years, and fans have come and gone, but many people have continued to follow her for several years. Her fan loyalty is quite good.
Some bloggers with 700,000 or 800,000 followers may not immediately gain 200,000 active followers after switching platforms. She had 400,000 followers on her original platform and was able to gain 200,000 active followers. This kind of data and follower engagement is really excellent.
Many fans also have a positive attitude towards this matter overall, and they are discussing it extensively in their fan groups:
[Wu Xidixi]: "Xinghai is pretty good. I feel like they're the most interesting ones among all the videos and live streams right now. Even my little cousin, who's so young, is using this app."
[21 years old]: "Yeah, the review process at Xinghai is really strict now. A lot of bloggers' videos are really high quality. Hey, bloggers on Yinghuo's side aren't making any money anymore. They're so rich here. Chengcheng will definitely have a better future here!"
[Dala Bengba]: "Uh, I have some connections. I heard that Firefly is about to be merged into Starsea. If Chengcheng comes here now, the treatment will definitely be much better than if she is directly merged!"
[21 years old]: "Really? What's Xinghai's background?"
[Dala Bengba]: "Deep Blue Technology".
[Milk Tea Pearls]: "Sounds much more high-end than Firefly, hehe, you dog platform, Orange's contract termination has been dragged on for so long, you must be up to something."
[21 years old]: "Ugh... How could this happen? Why? Chengcheng terminated her contract normally. What, she signed a slave contract after only a few years? *rolls eyes.*"
[I'll eat the chocolate]: "Exactly, exactly."
[I Eat Chocolate]: "It's the same in the entertainment industry; signing a contract is easy, but terminating one is difficult."
[999666]: "All capitalists in this world are the same, shameless. My company boss, I caught him cheating on me with his mistress, and he wanted to fire me. I said okay, pay me compensation, pay me according to the contract. But then he played dead and insisted that I get out on my own. I just finished labor arbitration... I'm speechless."
[Milk tea pearls.]: Sister 66 is so pitiful...
[Dala Bengba]: But, 66, you should change your name. It feels like 996 is a bit of a jinx to you.
[999666]: Holy crap, really.
[Milk Tea Pearls]: "But I've discovered something. No wonder it's called Starry Sea, because the sea is deep blue, hahaha."
[999not666]: "Wow, that makes sense. Such a simple and direct reason. Look, everyone, I've changed my ID."
Cheng Sijie laughed so hard after reading it that she felt very at ease. It was better for everyone to be chatting enthusiastically than to be silent.
This made her feel particularly at ease.
So she also sent a message:
[Orange Juice%]: Let's all raise a glass and wish 66 a lifetime without having to work 996.
After she appeared, everyone interacted and commented below:
"May 66 never have to work 996 in this lifetime."
"May 66 never have to work 996 in this lifetime."
[999not666]: "Thank you everyone! Don't forget me when you become rich and powerful, hahaha. (shy emoji)"
Cheng Sijie sent out several large red envelopes in the fan group, saying, "I've been working pretty hard lately. It's a new platform, so if you have money, please support me financially, or if you don't, please support me by showing your support."
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"Waaaaah, I love broadcasting so much!"
"I really want to treat Chengchengbao to an iced milk tea and iced cola!"
"I heard that the Starry Sea Annual Gala is a must-attend event for the top 100 anchors from each channel! Does this mean we'll be able to see Chengcheng at offline events?"
"Wow, that's great."
"I want to see a real orange!"
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"Uh, ladies, she's a top 100 streamer!"
"So what? A top 100 streamer, hehe, a million followers is about right, okay?"
Cheng Sijie couldn't stop laughing and sent a message: "Good news, good news! I'm only 812,000 short, I can participate right away!"
The group chat immediately erupted in excitement again.
Cheng Sijie was especially happy and showed Jiang Hui screenshots of the chat history in the fan group, saying, "They are really quite interesting."
Jiang Hui replied after a while: "Yeah."
Then there was silence. Cheng Sijie was completely baffled as to what the kid had gone to do when, less than five minutes later, Jiang Hui sent her a bunch of pictures.
Cheng Sijie clicked on it and saw that he had also screenshotted his personal Weibo entry. Apparently, because he'd been trending a lot lately, marketing accounts were using his popularity to stir up trouble, and several new idol singers were trying to piggyback on his fame. A quick glance revealed the titles...
"Actress XX secretly meets with Jiang Hui"
Clicking through, you see that it's a group of colleagues and staff who recorded the show together having a meal. Jiang Hui and the female celebrity he's supposed to "meet" are worlds apart; one is drinking, and the other is eating meat—they're not familiar with each other at all.
"The concert was completely empty, is Jiang Hui's career over?!"
The content of the promotional headline was actually Jiang Hui's newly launched online concert, a live DVD specially recorded to thank his fans, which was released on a certain video platform, but it made it seem like he had completely failed.
"Jiang Hui has personally approved the release of a song in collaboration with xxx!"
Actually, he was just trying to piggyback on one of his idols' fame, saying that Jiang Hui was his idol and that they could collaborate sometime, and vaguely hinting that Jiang Hui admired him quite a bit. The comments section was flooded with messages from the idol's fans: "Take xxx away, only focusing on xxx, thank you for your kind words, we're not interested in this pie in the sky."
Cheng Sijie was dumbfounded, thinking, who's bothering you guys to focus on xxx? And nobody's forcing themselves to fall in love with your xxx, right? Besides, isn't this kind of pie in the sky something you made up yourselves?
Cheng Sijie: "..."
Generally, the comments section of such news is mostly filled with casual observers, professional fans, and fans from other groups who come to watch the drama unfold.
Jiang Hui's fans are used to the bloody battles and turmoil, and they simply can't be bothered to pay any attention.
However, there are indeed some truly passionate haters who use suggestive names like "[If you have roundworms, go get them treated]" to jump around in the comments section. Then, some fans couldn't stand it, and the comments section was filled with nagging, with everyone's family members flying around in the air.
Jiang Hui said, "I don't look too good here."
Cheng Sijie: "..."
She definitely noticed it.
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