Chapter 20
This was the first time Yu Xia had ever seen so many people watching her paint. She would never have imagined before that her live stream would be so lively, with so many people eagerly anticipating her artwork.
Amidst the eager gazes of the viewers in the live chat, she didn't know where to put her hands, which were holding the easel, and became a little nervous for a moment.
As Yu Xia set up the board and reached for her paintbrush, she caught a glimpse of a familiar face on the corner of the live stream, which reassured her.
Bai is still alive.
Yu Xia touched the paintbrush, took a deep breath almost imperceptibly, and then began to sketch. The familiar feel of the brush tip touching the paper was immediately apparent.
The familiar feeling, the familiar place, the familiar process, and the familiar person in the live broadcast room—slowly, in this familiar environment, she relaxed and forgot about the 30,000 viewers in the live broadcast room. In her heart and eyes, there was only the canvas in front of her, just like she had done it countless times before.
Drafting, refining, coloring, and adjusting.
This process had long been ingrained in Yu Xia's muscles, so she didn't even need to think about it; she could just close her eyes and rely on her senses to know where to start.
After finishing the final touches, Yu Xia gracefully put down her pen.
It was only then that she snapped out of her creative state and remembered the viewers in the live stream.
Yu Xia had thought that a three-hour live-streamed painting session would be boring, especially since there hadn't been any interaction from viewers. But when she finished and saw that the live stream still had over 30,000 viewers, she was somewhat stunned.
"Are you still here?"
[Yes, yes.]
[The live stream room is so quiet, a focused tranquility. Watching her paint is so soothing; it calms me down. I haven't felt this way in a long time.]
[Yes, yes, it feels so comfortable, like relaxing in the mountains. It instantly makes me feel refreshed and relaxed. It's wonderful!]
Yu Xia hadn't expected them to say that, and smiled shyly, saying, "I thought you guys would find it boring."
Soon, comments popped up refuting the claims.
[How could that be! Watching Mrs. Summer paint is such a treat!]
[A masterpiece! A masterpiece! The speed at which she sketched, the skill and technique in applying color, the vibrant yet not monotonous colors, the layered and unexpected combinations—it's a complete surprise! No wonder she's the woman who painted the phoenix!]
[Waaaaah, I'm so uncultured, all I know is that it's beautifully drawn!]
Yu Xia was overwhelmed by the praise; she had never received so many wonderful and sincere compliments before, which made her feel ecstatic.
She tried hard to suppress the upturned corners of her mouth: "It's alright, just so-so, hahaha, thank you for your likes!"
[Honey! Will you be doing live streams again? Could you share some drawing tips with us during your next live stream? (starry-eyed emoji)]
“Yes, I’ll be straightforward unless something comes up,” Yu Xia asked. “What kind of topics would you like to hear about? I’ll go down and organize my thoughts so I can explain things more clearly next time I’m on the live stream. Otherwise, if I’m unprepared on the live stream, I’m afraid I won’t do a good job.”
[It's obvious that the wife is a complete newbie to live streaming and quite inexperienced, haha. While others talk about knowing how to stream, she says she knows how to do live broadcasts, hahaha.]
[Okay, okay, I know you're straight.]
Yu Xia felt a little embarrassed by these teasing remarks.
Although she didn't want to admit that she had been live streaming for more than a month.
But she is indeed still a newbie when it comes to live streaming, otherwise she wouldn't have been a nobody with only one viewer for the first month of her live streams.
Fortunately, despite the jokes, there were still a few comments that seriously answered the question.
Anything is fine!
[Can I do coloring? I always think your color combinations are amazing! I'd like to hear your different ideas about coloring!]
"Okay, let me go downstairs and sort things out. I'll try to make my presentation more complete next time I do a live stream." Yu Xia glanced at the time; it was already late. She looked at the profile picture in the upper right corner, which was still there.
Yu Xia smiled and said, "That's all for today. See you next time, everyone. Goodbye and goodnight."
The live stream was shut down as soon as he finished speaking.
As always, I'm eager to leave work.
Gu Yubai was not surprised at all.
Gu Yubai stared at his phone.
Sure enough, shortly after Yu Xia ended her live stream, he received a message from her.
【Summer】: Ahhhhhh!!! Sister, did you see that?! So many people watched my live stream today! I was so nervous! I've never seen so many people before! They even said I draw well! They want to watch my live stream again next time! Ahhhhh! I'm so happy!
Looking at the series of "ahs," Gu Yubai could imagine the tone of the little anchor outside the screen. It must have been excited and jubilant, with a bright, sparkling expression on her face, like stars. She might even be rolling around in bed a few times, then holding her phone with a silly smile.
Perhaps it was because his imagination was too vivid, but Gu Yubai couldn't help but laugh out loud at this thought.
He replied.
【Bai and Bye】: Yes, I saw it.
Yu Xia replied to the message quickly.
【Summer】: Ahhhh, you have no idea how nervous I was. My hands were shaking when I first picked up the paintbrush, but thankfully you were still there. When I saw your avatar there, I wasn't so nervous anymore, but I was still a little nervous, after all, there were so many people! I've never drawn in front of so many people before. How did I do today? Not too bad, right?
Gu Yubai felt relieved when he saw the young streamer say that she wasn't so nervous when she saw him still in the live stream room.
See? He said he and the junior streamer are different from others.
After a streamer's livestream ends, others can only watch the recap on social media or share their thoughts with others. But what about him? He can receive messages directly from the streamer after the broadcast, and she can even share her emotional journey at the time.
Can anyone else do it? No, only he can.
Whenever he thought of this, Gu Yubai felt a surge of inexplicable joy and pride.
special.
special.
special.
These two words swirled around in front of his mind like lightning.
He looked down and typed.
【Bai and Bye】: No, you drew very well.
[Summer]: Really? Really? Really? Do you really think so? I was worried I made a mistake today, and that they were just being polite.
One person's home creates a distance between them and others.
Gu Yubai's lips curled up slightly, and then he said very seriously.
【Bai and Bye】: Really, you're awesome.
Gu Yubai rarely said things like "You're great" so directly. He usually expressed himself with moderate terms like "Hmm," "Not bad," or "Okay." So when he said that, Yu Xia quickly believed him and accepted it happily.
【Summer】: I'm relieved to hear you say that. I'm going downstairs to organize my drawing tips. They're waiting for me to tell them next time. Goodnight.
Good night.
Even after sending the message, Gu Yubai still had a smile on his face.
He always felt that the young anchorwoman was very infectious. Her tone was always so cheerful, her eyes were always bright, like light that would never dim. She was positive, full of sunshine and vitality, as if she was born without knowing how to write the word "depression". She was always full of energy, optimistic and full of expectations for everything. As long as she stood there, you could feel the vitality coming towards you. It was so vivid that you couldn't ignore her.
Like the sun.
It is dazzling, yet it brings hope.
It is very attractive.
Perhaps that's why he stayed in the live stream back then.
I just didn't want those bright, sparkling eyes to lose their color; they should stay shining forever.
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Meanwhile, Yu Xia, who was seen as the sun, had finished washing up and was wearing pajamas. She was holding her phone, legs crossed, humming a little tune as she watched the replay of her live stream from today.
This was the first time she had set up the replay function; she hadn't done it before.
Such a historically significant moment should of course be recorded and savored repeatedly; otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste?
That's 30,000 people! She's never seen a live stream like that in her entire life! It has to be etched into her profile so that future generations can see her peak moment. Maybe people who don't know the truth later will think that she had this many viewers on her very first live stream. How impressive that would be!
Yu Xia was overjoyed.
She scrolled through the comments on the screen, repeatedly looking back and forth, checking the ones she had missed earlier. During the live stream, she had scrolled so fast that she hadn't had time to read them carefully before they were gone in the blink of an eye. Now that she had time, she slowly looked through them and realized she had missed many comments about her.
As she read the comments, a smile curved her lips, as bright and cheerful as a smug little fox.
Yes, praise her like that! Praise her lavishly! Praise her perfectly! These people have such great taste! How can they be so good at speaking the truth! They should be given an award to reward people who speak the truth without hiding anything!
Yu Xia was so immersed in everyone's praise that she couldn't pull herself out of it. She didn't expect her dream of becoming a live streamer with tens of thousands of followers to come true so quickly, and she felt very happy.
When people are at their most triumphant, they are often suddenly jolted awake by a sudden realization.
In that instant, Yu Xia's mind was suddenly jolted back to reality, as if she had been abruptly awakened from a dream.
Suddenly, as if a thought had struck her, Yu Xia's composed expression vanished as if doused with cold water, replaced by a startled look that made her sit up abruptly from the bed.
Holding her phone, she hurriedly exited the replay of the live stream, then frantically searched for her chat with Fu Ze in her previous private messages. With trembling hands, she typed a message and sent it to him.
【Summer】: Director Fu... I want to ask why you suddenly tagged me and helped promote my work?
[Summer]: Although your promotion is really impressive, bringing me so much traffic all at once, but... Director Fu, I don't have the money to pay for your promotion! (PS: Cooperation should be based on friendly exchanges and mutual consent. If you're trying to use my monetized traffic to pay for this promotion, a strong warning! I can't afford your advertising fees!!! Please consider carefully.)
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