Chapter 27 Four small, solemn words: [Selling...]
On February 26th at noon, a mysterious term suddenly appeared on the trending searches.
#yux commendation conference#
Most casual viewers were baffled when they came across this hashtag, but anyone with even a basic understanding of the ROE esports scene clicked on it with questions, left with a sense of awe, and within ten minutes started posting "Holy crap!!" and other similar comments in various group chats.
Nan Zhiyi had just woken up when she received more than ten 60-second voice messages from Pigeon.
He pressed the forward text button one by one.
"...I see that someone has already dug it out. The woman Wind was dating is that rich woman who's third on his list. I heard she's some kind of big investor in a film, over forty years old. I don't know how they got together. Maybe rich women only have this kind of taste."
"And that rich woman's husband is actually a gigolo, just a married gigolo. When he saw that his position as the official wife was threatened, he started causing trouble at the CG base every day. But it seems that the rich woman is still deeply in love with Wind, and they haven't broken up yet."
"But I have to admit, Yux's move was absolutely ruthless. I think Wind's female fans are about to explode; hardly anyone is even bothering to criticize him. If he had just directly posted on Weibo questioning CG and his teammates, those people would definitely be defending Wind now. If you ask me, that's called striking the snake at its vital point! He directly hit the fans' sore spot!!"
...
Nan Zhiyi was completely confused after hearing this, so she opened Weibo to take a look.
As soon as I clicked on the CG.Yux account's homepage, a new notification popped up—
[Mutual following: You have become mutual followers]
Nan Zhiyi blinked. You Xin got his account back?
However, when he closed the notification and clicked into the comment section of the other party's latest Weibo post, he was almost blinded by the comment with the most likes and replies.
[CG.Yux: I like it.]
Nan Zhiyi rubbed her eyes in disbelief, exited Weibo and re-entered, and found that she really hadn't misread it.
For a fleeting moment, he felt as if his heart had been squeezed hard, a feeling he couldn't quite describe welling up inside him.
But then he suddenly realized: This is what he meant by selling bromance, right?
It must be said that You Xin's move was remarkably effective. At this moment, amidst the numerous comments in the comment section such as "[At this moment in the CG base: Red Wen Boy x4]" and "[Bro, can you expand your commentary business to my main team?]", many different styles of content have emerged.
[Request for a tutorial on avoiding double standards]
[Like? What do you mean, like? Who do you like?? Explain yourself!]
[Yux is slapping his solo fans in the face online, hahaha, who taught him to do this? He's gone crazy!]
[Disappearing for four months, suspected of studying the art of flirting, just to slap his own solo fans in the face; Little God of Travel, I'm really heartbroken]
Nan Zhiyi: "…………"
These people really asked the questions that were on his mind.
No, who taught him to post this kind of content on Weibo??
Nan Zhiyi took a deep breath, exited Weibo, and found the contact marked as [Lan Xin] in her contacts. She made a call to him.
The other end answered quickly: "What's wrong?"
“…” Nan Zhiyi replied weakly, “Do you really have to consult me knowingly?”
Hearing his voice, the person on the other end seemed to be in a good mood, chuckling softly: "Actually, I should thank you. Your mention of account theft that day gave me an idea, so I asked a friend for help, and today we really got the account back."
Nan Zhiyi broke down: "Did I ask you to hack my account for this?! And I already have a live stream scheduled for tonight—"
“Oh, right. Live broadcast.” You Xin said in a tone that said, “You reminded me.” The sound of typing came from the other end of the phone. “Hmm… 220412, see you there. Okay, posting.”
Nan Zhiyi: "???"
He turned on speakerphone and went back to CG.Yux's Weibo homepage.
Sure enough, a new Weibo post with a posting time of "just now" appeared there.
[@CG.Yux: I'll be a guest on @天使意's live stream tonight at 8 PM. Let's play games and chat. Stars room number 220412. See you there!]
Nan Zhiyi's vision went black, and she felt like she was about to collapse at any moment.
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In a sense, You Xin is indeed a genius at generating buzz.
He usually keeps a low profile, but when he does make a move, it's a major event that shakes up the industry.
In the two years since he joined the league, he has only personally posted five Weibo posts: two championship acceptance speeches, one apology to Qiu Chengzhu, one "award ceremony," and the last one was the live stream advertisement he just posted. All told, three of them are related to Nan Zhiyi.
By 7:50 p.m., more than 60,000 people had already gathered in Angel's live stream room before it even started.
Aside from casual observers, the VIP section was packed with the entire WD team, along with IDs displaying the logos of various other teams like MTT and HYG, indicating that none of them had training plans for the night. Only one member of the CG team was present.
Nan Zhiyi started tinkering with her live streaming equipment an hour in advance, making sure her camera, microphone, headphones, and various props were all in good working order before finally starting to change the title of her live stream.
[Duo queue + mini-games, with @yux1107]
He specifically highlighted Yuxin's newly registered account—according to this person, a hacker hired by a friend easily stole back his Weibo account, but the Stars platform's security was too strong, and the live streaming account could not be retrieved no matter what. Nan Zhiyi expressed strong suspicion about this, but it was not convenient to question the other party's motives—and added this new account to the "Collaborators" option so that his live stream viewers could directly jump to Yuxin's live stream.
Soon, the comments section noticed this new change.
Who is the account he circled? Is it yux himself? A new account?
[This looks like a secondary account; it was registered a long time ago, but it has no followers.]
Has Yux really lost his mind? First he was flaming people on Weibo, and now he's quitting competitions to become a streamer?? Is he going to start giving away his fans' virtual coins? Does he really think anyone will still support him now that he's no longer an active player??
[How could it be for him to become a streamer? He hasn't even signed a streaming contract. He turned down a multi-million dollar contract offered by Stars, saying he just wanted to focus on the competition... Would someone like that give up the competition for streaming? Clearly, there are other obstacles.]
With so many comments and so much chaos, Nan Zhiyi made sure all her preparations were complete: an open notebook, a deck of cards, and a voice chat room set up on the table.
He started the broadcast and turned on his camera at the same time.
All sorts of casual discussions were instantly drowned out by the fans' greetings.
[Waaaaah, you finally found out it's airing! Mommy missed you so much!]
It's been a month. Do you know how I've spent this past month?
"Um... good evening." Nan Zhiyi stammered as he spoke. Thanks to You Xin, his nervousness reached its peak at this moment, even more awkward than when he first showed his face and went live.
He wanted to invite people to a voice chat room, but his hand slipped and he accidentally closed the room. He then frantically opened a new room.
With a "beep", it was displayed that "yux" had joined the room.
"Hello," a familiar voice came through the earpiece, "Can you hear me?"
Nan Zhiyi is currently peeking into his notebook.
The page was covered with densely packed text, with the four small characters at the very top reading in earnest: "Notes on Selling Fujoshi (BL)".
So small that it only occupies half of the grid, it has a shameful feeling of being unable to be seen in the light.
The first line below states: "1. Greet the other person with relatable, everyday topics to make everyone feel that you are very familiar with each other and have a good personal relationship, such as asking, 'Have you had dinner yet?'"
Nan Zhiyi: "I can eat... I can hear."
You Xin: "?"
"..." If the camera hadn't been on, Nan Zhiyi would have covered her face by now. "I wanted to ask if you've had dinner yet."
"Not yet," You Xin replied casually. "I'm a little hungry now that you've been streaming. How about you treat me later?"
Nan Zhiyi: "…………"
He instinctively looked at his notebook again, but it didn't teach him how to answer.
Don't people usually say they've already eaten it?!
Fortunately, his years of accumulated broadcasting skills saved him. After a moment of mental blankness, Nan Zhiyi replied, "Oh, okay then."
[Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, it's really Yux!! I'm so scared, what's he trying to do by going crazy on Weibo today and then suddenly going live?!]
[The streamer seems off-key today; his voice sounds artificial...]
[You must be nervous meeting your idol. Didn't they say he was a Yux fan at the All-Star event?]
In my opinion, they are not fans.
[Report! Yux's live stream is also live, but there's no camera.]
Nan Zhiyi spotted the comment with sharp eyes, remembering his true mission for the day: "Everyone, go and support Yux's live stream, give him some attention."
Suddenly, the number of viewers in his live stream dropped by tens of thousands, as they all flocked to Yux's live stream to watch the excitement.
With all the pressure on the other side, Nan Zhiyi breathed a huge sigh of relief.
He shook his head slightly to get back into normal livestream mode, and then introduced the livestream content: "Today I'm going to play a little game with player Yux. The rules are very simple—here's a deck of Truth or Dare cards, and Yux has a deck too."
Nam Ji-yi showed the camera a set of game cards.
"In a little while, the two of us will compete to see who gets more kills in a game. Positions will not be pre-selected; they will be randomly assigned. The loser must have the other draw a card to complete the challenge."
Second entry in the "Selling Bromance" Notes.
2. Game → Truth or Dare (A quick way to build rapport! Choose a deck of cards with some exciting topics)
[Host, the Dare card in your hand is the couple version of the host!]
[Just arrived, heard some people here play couples' games?]
[...Does anyone understand how I feel right now? At first, I was excited when the All-Stars reunited, then I was surprised when Yux posted on Weibo, and now all I feel is fear...]
Don't sell it anymore, I'm a little scared.
When she entered the game room, Nan Zhiyi secretly glanced at her phone and saw that the account "yux1107" already had nearly 60,000 followers.
It seems the guides he found online were quite useful.
With the inherent popularity of the ID "yux", Nan Zhiyi believes that the number of views could reach 500,000 today.
He had originally planned that if You Xin's account didn't meet the requirements before the registration deadline, he would buy some fake followers to make up the difference. The competition rules didn't specify that 500,000 followers had to be active.
Neither of them were using high-ranking accounts on the ranked ladder today. You Xin used a smurf account at the Diamond rank, while Nan Zhiyi was using her main account, which had been criticized for only being at the Platinum rank.
Unlike high-level matches where there are fewer players, this rank allows for free map selection. Nan Zhiyi selected the Castle map.
The game has loaded and entered the Pick phase.
Just like a preview of the Gathering Star Cup, Angel was in the 1st row and was assigned to the main carry position; Youxin was in the 2nd row and was assigned to the support position.
"What are you playing?" Nan Zhiyi asked habitually.
You Xin made no attempt to hide his intentions, and with a "clang," locked onto the Red Elf: "I want a kill."
Nan Zhiyi: "..." The Red Elf's skill has a burning effect that can kill the opponent based on a percentage of their health.
Nan Zhiyi felt she couldn't be outdone, so she immediately chose a high-damage elemental mage.
The two players picked an odd combination of classes, one after the other. At that moment, the third-floor secondary carry, a random player, suddenly typed: "Are you crazy? What kind of stuff did you pick?"
[3L: Losing six games in a row is annoying enough, but to be matched with people like you is really bad luck]
You Xin scoffed, "It's as if he wasn't the one who lost those six games in a row."
Nan Zhiyi immediately thought of today's "award ceremony". In order to prevent You Xin from still being stuck in the "award presenter" role, he smoothed things over: "Let me talk to him about it."
He was about to type "It's okay, 2L is a pro" when he suddenly stopped, as if he remembered something.
Ten seconds later.
[1L: My 2L is an expert~]
The third entry in my "Selling Bromance" notes.
3. "Personalized nicknames"! Using "my home" + the other person's ID/nickname creates a closer relationship in the eyes of others, with even better results.
Nan Zhiyi felt that every muscle in his body was doing its best to stop him from typing those two words when he was typing.
"Will this really work?" he wondered desperately. But he had truly run out of ideas.
However, the public's reaction seemed to be different from what was taught in the "Tutorial on Selling Bromance".
His chat was instantly filled with question marks and "hahahahaha".
Passerby 3L also managed to carve out a [?].
You Xin, who was in the voice chat room, chuckled briefly before abruptly stopping, as if he was trying to hold something back.
“…” Nan Zhiyi felt like she was going to burst if she didn’t say something soon. “What are you laughing at?”
You Xin cleared his throat: "I didn't laugh."
"You smiled."
"I didn't. You misheard me."
"You definitely have it!" Nan Zhiyi said angrily. He had come to his senses a bit by now. Looking at the words "My 2L" in the chat box, he felt like he wanted to go back two minutes and strangle himself.
This impulse grew stronger after a comment appeared in front of him saying, "Stop acting cute, or you'll really make him feel good."
“Okay,” You Xin said, “You really didn’t see my ID?”
Nan Zhiyi looked in the direction he was told.
【2L Red Elf】
[Nickname: Angelic Sweetheart Who Scores Points Without Effort]
Nan Zhiyi: "?"
Nan Zhiyi: "???"
He was utterly shocked: "You...why did you change your name like that?!" Even if it's meant to be BL (Boys' Love), this is way too obvious! It's even more deliberate than his "My XX"!!
“I didn’t change it,” You Xin said innocently. “This is an account I borrowed. Pigeon gave it to me.”
When he mentioned Song Baiyu, Nan Zhiyi suddenly remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.
...The specific incident occurred three months ago after he and the other party duo queued. He privately mocked Song Baiyu for having to rely on him to get carried to victory. Song Baiyu shamelessly said, "So what if I get carried? Being a support player is a lifelong commitment." He then changed the ID of one of his smurf accounts to that.
"…………"
If that's the case, why did he say that the name was changed by You Xin?
Nan Zhiyi felt like she was in a situation she couldn't clear her name even if she jumped into the Yellow River today.
As if killing someone meant destroying their spirit, a huge circular special effect appeared on the screen.
WD.Pigeon is giving away 1 Star Ring.
The gift was worth a full ten thousand yuan, and Nan Zhiyi could only grit her teeth and say, "...Thank you Pigeon for the star ring."
The bullet comments, adorned with vibrant borders, popped up, making them exceptionally eye-catching.
[WD.Pigeon: You're welcome [kissing emoji]]
【WD.Pigeon: Double Happiness】
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Author's Note: Updates will resume at 9 PM from now on.
I've seen everyone's bug reports! I've been quite busy lately, but I'll try to fix them all at once when I have time. Thanks!
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