Chapter 54
One o'clock, the live broadcast is about to begin.
But something unexpected happened.
Due to the large number of online reservations, the live stream crashed, and I couldn't get in for a long time.
Numerous fans also left comments in the comment section:
[Wasn't it 1 PM? What's going on? Why didn't it come in?]
[I've prepared sunflower seeds and tea, why won't you let me in?]
[Damn! It seems there are too many people, and they've blocked the Yu Bai Studio.]
[I am laughing so hard. ]
"Alright, alright! You're finally in," the technician said.
As soon as the live stream started, the fans who had been stuck outside the door rushed in instantly.
Instantly, the screen was flooded with comments, so fast it was dizzying, like looking at a string of infected code.
[Here it comes!]
[Can this server be fixed? It crashes at the slightest noise! Can't we even watch the live stream properly?!]
[This is Yubai? You have to admit it looks pretty big.]
[Where are they? Why are we just looking at the ceiling?]
[Family members, do you think we'll have a chance to see Baihe today?]
It's hard to say.
Who's hosting today?
This was the first time Yu Xia had ever seen such a massive event, one that could actually crash the server.
Fortunately, she wasn't a freelancer and immediately showed her professionalism: "I'm here, I'm here. I was disconnected just now. Sorry to keep everyone waiting."
[Huh? This person looks familiar.]
[Isn't this Summer?]
[Is Summer an employee of Yubai?]
[No way, Yu Bai, you're really good at poaching! You just poached your wife to be your employee like that?]
[Regarding career luck in Yubai...]
Summer looks so beautiful today!
[Should I say hello to the artist in the front row? Is she going to draw in Yu Bai's live stream today?]
"Welcome everyone to Yu Bai's live stream," Yu Xia said with a perfect smile. She glanced at the comments, "Today I'm not drawing, I'm going to introduce you to some handsome guys."
As soon as he finished speaking, the camera switched to Yue Xing, who was the first to appear. He greeted the viewers in the live stream with a smile: "Hello, everyone."
Then, with another turn, the people behind were revealed one by one.
A row of neat and handsome faces appeared at the same time.
"Hello everyone."
[Wow, if you didn't know better, you'd think you'd stumbled into a male model's live stream.]
[Just asking, are the standards for voice actors really this high these days? This face could totally debut in a talent show.]
[Are you guys at Yubai trying to organize a boy band audition...?]
Yue Xing was one of the more outgoing ones. While others were a bit reserved when facing a live stream for the first time, he was already joking with the viewers: "That's because our boss likes to pick good-looking people, saying we can't lose face for the company."
[So does that mean Yu Bai is full of handsome men and beautiful women?]
"Hahaha, you could say that," Yuexing said with a laugh. "Look at your Summer, isn't it pretty?"
Yu Xia, who was suddenly called out, paused for a moment, and then when the camera moved in her direction, she realized what was happening and smiled.
Gu Yubai, who was standing off-camera, turned pale when he heard Yue Xing's words.
Why does Yuexing keep bringing up Yu Xia when they're just doing a live stream?
It's one thing to call her Yu Xia when you're doing makeup, but why do you keep calling her Yu Xia during the live stream? Are you that close to her? Why are you mentioning Yu Xia's name so many times? Who are you trying to imply that you have a good relationship with her?
One day I'll find a chance to fire Yue Xing!
He doesn't do any real work all day; all he thinks about is flirting with his female colleagues!
Dismissed! Dismissed!
[Is your company still hiring?]
[Ah! I want to work at Yu Bai Studio! Just thinking about a room full of handsome men and beautiful women gives me a huge boost in motivation!]
“Then you’ll have to ask our boss.” Yue Xing smiled, then turned the camera to the newly signed voice actors next to him, introduced them one by one naturally, and then brought up the topic to promote the script.
Surprisingly, Yue Xing adapted quite well and didn't need Yu Xia, a veteran live streamer, to help control the situation at all; he managed to control it all by himself.
Gu Yubai's eyebrows relaxed slightly.
He couldn't be happier that Yue Xing and Yu Xia had less contact.
It would be best to let Yue Xing finish speaking all by himself.
But Gu Yubai clearly did not get what he wanted.
The moment that thought crossed his mind, he heard that damned voice calling out to Yu Xia again.
"Xiaxia, could you hand me that pen?" Yue Xing was answering questions from viewers in the live stream and happened to be short of a pen, so he naturally asked Yu Xia, using that nickname unconsciously.
Yu Xia was standing next to him, having come to assist them. She didn't seem to notice the problem at first. When she heard him ask, she subconsciously handed him the pen that was next to the table.
But the netizens in the live chat exploded with comments.
[Wait? What's Yue Xing's name for Summer? Xia Xia?]
[They called each other so naturally... and the two of them acted like it was all so natural... or is this how you guys at Yubai address people?]
[However, this can only be considered normal interaction between colleagues.]
[Am I the only one who finds Yue Xing's expression when she calls out to Summer adorable?]
[Me too!!! I felt the same way. No one else said it before, so I didn't dare say it. Finally, I see someone who shares my views.]
[Never mind the consequences, I'm immoral, I'll kowtow first as a sign of respect!]
A barrage of comments appeared: "[Let's ship them first!]"
In order to monitor the dynamics of the live stream at all times, Gu Yubai also keeps the live stream on his phone so that he can cut off any inappropriate guiding remarks as soon as possible.
Therefore, he saw every single one of these comments as soon as they appeared.
The moment he saw it, his eyebrows, which he had just relaxed, furrowed tightly again.
What's wrong with these netizens these days? How come they can ship everything?
Let them see the artwork. What are they doing, spouting nonsense and showing no respect for others at all!
Besides, it's just handing someone a pen, what's so special about that?
And that Yue Xing, one day we'll poison his mouth until he's mute. What's he yelling about? He's addicted to calling out Xia Xia's name, isn't he?
Instead of working properly, they're always thinking about taking shortcuts by creating romantic pairings!
Fired! Fired!
Gu Yubai angrily kicked the few people who were leading the shipping of the couple out of the live stream.
Yue Xing only realized that his previous statement was inappropriate when he saw the comments on the screen.
Although his name Yu Xia "Xia Xia" doesn't have any special meaning and is just a habit, when every little word he says is posted online and magnified many times over, the original meaning is changed under countless interpretations.
It's his own fault for not considering things thoroughly.
"What are you talking about? That's what we call Summer in our company," Yue Xing said with a laugh, dismissing the little incident.
"Right, Xiaxia?" His tone was familiar, no different from the usual banter between colleagues.
Yu Xia was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized what she meant. Her gentle, smiling voice came from the other side: "Yes, that's what they all call me."
Yue Xing didn't want to cause trouble for Yu Xia either. This live stream was for promoting the drama, and he didn't want to use this opportunity to draw attention to himself.
He smiled and steered the conversation back, continuing to bring up topics and directing the camera to the other people around him, trying to make sure everyone became familiar with his face.
In this way, everyone forgot about what had just happened and their attention returned to the script, with everyone asking about it.
Yu Xia breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the comments return to normal.
It seems that with more people around, we really have to be careful, otherwise they might go astray at any time and we wouldn't be able to save them.
Just as Yu Xiasong finished venting her anger and looked up, she saw Gu Yubai with his head down, his eyebrows furrowed, and his expression was far from pleasant. He was doing something, constantly tapping the screen, as if he had a grudge against his phone.
Seeing Gu Yubai's angry expression, Yu Xia's heart skipped a beat.
Is he... jealous?
As soon as the thought crossed her mind, Yu Xia was startled by herself, and her expression became somewhat confused.
So she quickly lowered her head and stopped looking in that direction.
Gu Yubai frowned, still kicking the person angrily.
Anyone who's oblivious to their own mortality and still shipping couples will be kicked out.
Fortunately, this generation of netizens still had some discernment. After Gu Yubai had kicked out nearly three hundred people, he could no longer see any CP comments, so he stopped.
The live stream lasted two hours and ended quickly.
Fortunately, apart from the pleasant interlude in the middle that was quite pleasant for Gu Yubai, the rest of the live broadcast went quite smoothly.
The live stream also achieved very good results. With Yue Xing's variety show skills, the topic of the entire Yu Bai Studio's talent show level quickly became a trending topic.
The humorous and entertaining effect is much better than formal publicity. This topic quickly gained a lot of attention, and many people were clamoring to send their resumes to Yu Bai. It was a successful publicity campaign and also made everyone notice the new artist signed by the studio.
After the live stream ended, to celebrate the great success of the broadcast, Gu Yubai treated the entire studio to dinner as a reward for their hard work that morning.
After voting, everyone ultimately chose to eat hot pot.
The studio doesn't have many people; including those who are signed, there are a total of about forty people.
The restaurant we chose had good reviews and wasn't far from the studio.
Gu Yubai also had his own ulterior motives. After choosing the restaurant, he arranged for Yu Xia and himself to sit at the same table.
Gu Yubai had a good plan, but while waiting at the restaurant, he saw Yue Xing and several other contracted employees sitting at their seats. When they saw him and Yu Xia come in, Yue Xing waved to them and said, "Over here!"
Hold.
They were only thinking about putting Yu Xia and themselves at the same table, forgetting to kick this kid out.
Gu Yubai walked over very reluctantly.
"Come on, come on, sit here." Yue Xing moved a few seats to the side.
Besides Gu Yubai, the people at this table were the main staff from this morning's live stream: the new voice actor, Yu Xia, the technical manager, Yuan Yi (the makeup artist), and several other graphic designers—exactly ten people in total.
Once most of the people had arrived, the dishes were ordered, the pot was served, and then people were called over to prepare the dipping sauce.
Gu Yubai doesn't like spicy food and hadn't planned to get it prepared, but he saw Yue Xing get up and walk towards the preparation area while talking to Yu Xia.
Gu Yubai saw that the two seemed to be chatting and seemed to be having a good time, with smiles on their faces.
He clicked his tongue and then stood up.
"What kind of dipping sauce do you like for hot pot?" Yuexing asked as she ladled dipping sauce into the bowl.
"The bird's eye chili peppers are delicious, they're both spicy and fragrant," Yu Xia said.
The condiment area wasn't large, and since the two of them used roughly the same condiments, their shoulders inevitably bumped into each other occasionally.
At this moment, Gu Yubai appeared out of nowhere, standing between the two with a bowl of condiments in his hand. He interrupted their conversation and said coldly, "Excuse me, please move aside."
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