At half past six, the rookie competition officially began for half an hour, with 100,000 spectators.
Considering the total population of the entire Capital Star is so large, 100,000 viewers does not seem to be a lot - but the premise is that Gu Yumian has only been on the air for half an hour.
Anyone familiar with the rules of live streaming will know what this is all about.
"Half an hour before the broadcast begins, there's a blackout period for both natural and artificially recommended spots..."
If the live broadcast room has not been entered into the system half an hour before the broadcast starts, it will not be included in any recommended position. Generally speaking, the audience during this period will stabilize within half an hour except for the sudden surge at the beginning of the broadcast - old fans who have been waiting for the live broadcast enter the live broadcast room.
As a new anchor, Gu Yumian’s old fans are far less than 100,000.
The popularity of that advertisement and Starry Sky’s official announcement were indeed helpful, but it was impossible for them to have such a great power in just one night, not to mention that it had only been half an hour, and many people didn’t know that Gu Yumian had started broadcasting.
On Tucker, Keli counted the numbers on her fingers: "Of the 100,000 fans, about 80,000 are new viewers... At this rate, we'll easily reach a million viewers within an hour."
What does it mean to break one million in an hour?
Once you are on the recommended position, new viewers will flock in exponentially, and the recommended position usually starts from the first hour - first go to the 'latest live broadcast', then enter the popularity calculation system to compete with other anchors for the 'real-time popularity list' and 'daily popularity list', as well as the manual recommendation position assigned by the system.
The top-tier streamers in the entire galaxy right now, who are frequent endorsements on major advertisements and even reality shows, have an average audience of around 50 million. In the first hour, they only gained a few hundred thousand viewers, in addition to the old fans who had been waiting there.
And Gu Yumian is still a newcomer.
Many people on Koli and Tak were about to faint.
In the live broadcast room on the other side, Gu Yumian was not affected by the results or external comments, and his rhythm remained very steady.
Chunks of translucent red Dongpo pork were neatly arranged on lotus leaves in white porcelain bowls, drizzled with a thick sauce, appearing beautifully glossy under the light. The sweetness of the lotus leaves and the long-simmered rock sugar liquor, combined with the mellow tenderness of the tender pork belly, wafted through the air, leaving the palate tantalizingly tender.
When using chopsticks to pick up the pork, the bamboo chopsticks actually sank slightly into the pork belly, and the rich and fragrant sauce flowed down the chopsticks.
Gu Yumian simply changed to a small porcelain spoon, placed a small piece of Dongpo pork on the spoon, blew it cool, and fed it to the little snow leopard: "Tuan Tuan, want to try my masterpiece? Be careful of the heat."
I can’t say anything else, but Gu Yumian is a professional in making Dongpo pork. She started helping her grandparents at home when she was four years old. She knows how to cut, marinate and season, and set the temperature with her eyes closed.
The little snow leopard glanced at him, moved the handle of the porcelain spoon, then stretched out its paw and pressed on Gu Yumian's wrist, then lowered its head and tasted it very attentively.
——The first thing that spreads between lips and teeth is the fresh and mellow aroma of rock sugar and pork belly simmered over low heat.
The half-fat, half-lean pork belly is steamed and soaked in rock sugar and white wine, resulting in a crispy yet firm texture. It's sweet and glutinous without being greasy, with a subtle sweetness permeating the savory pork belly. This Dongpo pork dish, made with carefully selected ingredients, is thin and tender. A slight bite reveals a melt-in-your-mouth texture that's incredibly crispy and soft.
A few seconds later.
The little snow leopard's long tail paused in the air, then began to swing at a faster frequency. It narrowed its gray-blue eyes contentedly and pushed Gu Yumian's hand.
...One more piece.
Fig Pigeon: Ahh ...
[Boy B: Damn, how can this be even more delicious than the best I imagined? Bro, I'm dizzy. Happy New Year to you!!!]
[Youyunduo: I'm so stunned I can't think of any words to praise this. It's truly delicious. Thank you for your hard work. This dish should only exist in heaven. Only fireworks can truly ignite our admiration. Five fireworks for you.]
[There's a home in the mine: Hurry up! Another piece of Dongpo pork! ! ! After watching Mianmian's livestream, the fried chicken nuggets from the fancy restaurant in my hand suddenly don't taste as good anymore QAQ]
[Bald Research Dog: My eldest son is watching this livestream eating white rice. I used to think he was being so exaggerated, climbing up to see... Now, damn, I'd eat a bowl of dirt with relish! !]
Too many barrages of comments came out at the same time, and the gift special effects exploded one after another. Gu Yumian had no idea what the audience was saying - even setting the interval frequency for sending barrages did not help, which made him a little helpless.
Gu Yumian didn't pay too much attention to the data at this time, otherwise he would find that the reason why there were so many barrages was because of the good content on the one hand and the surge in the number of viewers on the other.
Once the half-hour blackout period was over, Gu Yumian appeared on the real-time popularity list in the Life Zone, and traffic from this recommended position began to flow towards Gu Yumian's livestream. From 6:30 to now, the number of viewers had increased by tens of thousands in just a few minutes.
Just as Kelly had guessed, the number of viewers reached millions within an hour of the show starting.
"Okay, okay, don't worry. I made a lot today. You can eat it slowly."
Gu Yumian scratched the little snow leopard's chin. The panda baby, holding its milk bottle, was so curious that it whimpered and clung to Gu Yumian's arm, begging him to feed it a little.
What could Gu Yumian do? Who could resist the panda cub's whining? He had no choice but to bite the bullet and, under the little snow leopard's angry gaze, cut a small piece of Dongpo pork and feed it to the panda cub.
"Hmm!"
After a while, the little Tangyuan opened his eyes wide, rolled on the ground, and rubbed his snow-white belly, saying that it was very delicious. Gu Yumian scratched his nose and said, "Okay, Yuanyuan, just drink your bowl of milk. Be careful not to get an upset stomach."
In addition to the Dongpo pork main course, Gu Yumian also served it with a dish of stir-fried wild rice stems. This dish is simple to make: wash and slice the wild rice stems, blanch them in water, immediately plunge them into cold water and drain. Heat a pan with olive oil, add chopped green onions and a little salt, and stir-fry the wild rice stems. The taste is excellent.
Stir-fried wild rice stem is characterized by its perfect savory and light flavor. After enjoying the sweet, soft, and rich Dongpo pork, the refreshing and refreshing, light yet flavorful stir-fried wild rice stem is a perfect combination of flavors.
Gu Yumian himself thought it was very delicious, and the response from the barrage was also very good. The little snow leopard even unconsciously tilted its head and rubbed it against Gu Yumian's palm.
Vivian: Dongpo pork is really delicious! However, I just realized that the host has enabled privacy protection for the small glutinous rice balls. I still don't know what animal the small glutinous rice balls are.
[Girl Star: These two fluffy animals vying for attention are so adorable! 555 I admire them so much. I don't know whether to envy Mianmian or Xuetuan and Tangyuan.]
[Zuili Tiaodeng: This stir-fried wild rice stem shreds has an amazing texture. Not only is the dish delicious, but the whole experience is surprisingly comforting!]
It was just before dusk.
As evening approached, soft twilight filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Gu Yumian held the little snow leopard in his arms, while the baby panda lay on his knees, drinking milk from a bottle.
The background sound of the news on the TV screen was noisy and lively, and the sound of kelp and pork ribs soup bubbling in the kitchen came from white steam, a scene that seemed to exist in every home.
"Yuanyuan rolled around on the ground again today? There was so much dust on her body." Gu Yumian said in a low voice.
The little snow leopard glanced at Tangyuan nonchalantly, while the panda cub touched its ears with its paws in confusion. Gu Yumian knew they couldn't understand, but he found everything his cubs said and did adorable, and couldn't help but laugh.
While feeding the little snow leopard dinner, when he has some free time, he takes a small brush to brush off the dust and tangled fur on the baby panda's body, and then tells him about the interesting things he has encountered recently and the little things in life.
It's a very common scene, and most people have probably experienced it.
But it's inexplicably hard to take your eyes off.
From the panda baby's first-person perspective, he can hear all kinds of bustling sounds, the news broadcast, the chirping of cicadas, the wind, and Gu Yumian's steady breathing. He can smell the mellow aroma of kelp and pork ribs soup coming from afar, and the summer sunset falls on his body, feeling warm and gentle.
Even more gentle is the young man's hand holding the small brush. The soft bristles are like a light breeze, blowing across the skin.
At this time, the number of spectators has reached nearly 700,000, but despite so many people, it does not seem noisy.
——Everyone fell silent.
My breathing and heartbeat are gradually immersed in the fireworks and night of this world. The satisfaction and a little sleepiness after a big meal climb up to my nerve endings. Many sounds faintly ring in my ears and then fade away one by one, leaving only a comfortable blank.
“…”
——It is one thing in the eyes of the audience, but another thing in the eyes of professionals like Tangtang and Keli.
"...This ability to control the game and grasp the rhythm is amazing."
In addition to professional skills, being a live streamer also requires several hidden abilities, such as crisis management and situation control.
Gu Yumian's live broadcast seemed to have a slow pace and simple content, just cooking, eating and chatting. But in fact, the Dongpo pork at the beginning brought a small peak. This was a period of rapid growth in the audience's barrage, and the audience's emotions were extremely enthusiastic.
But just like a bowstring that snaps when it's too tight, maintaining a fast-paced and high-energy livestream isn't a good idea; viewers will quickly tire. The smartest approach is to leave viewers with something to look forward to while maintaining a balanced pace.
It is easier said than done, but Gu Yumian did it. He can let go and take back.
Now is the time to 'harvest'.
The data of Gu Yumian that can be seen from the official backstage of Starry Sky is almost incredible - even in this live broadcast stage which can be called a 'transition', his number of viewers is still growing rapidly, and what is even more terrifying is the audience retention rate.
As high as 87 percent.
Regardless of whether the audience entered the live broadcast room out of curiosity, boredom, clicked the wrong button or for some other reason, nearly 90% of them, regardless of gender, age, occupation or race, chose to stay.
A dinner is coming to an end.
"After dinner, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan go to the yard and help me take down the quilts that have been dried in the sun," Gu Yumian said, holding the two cubs.
"There will be snacks later... Let me think, how about yogurt sweet potato mash and soy milk?"
The original yogurt ice cream was replaced because it was a bit cold after dark, and Gu Yumian was worried it would be bad for his health. Since dinner was also Chinese tonight, it wouldn't hurt to have a Chinese dessert as a midnight snack.
"By the way, tonight is Children's Day. Let's sleep on the floor in the sun room, okay?"
There are floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides of the sunroom, and the ceiling is also transparent, so you can see the stars in the sky directly at night.
For some reason, sleeping on the floor gave Gu Yumian a feeling of freedom, and it always reminded him of his childhood.
Staying at a friend's house, a few of us would sleep on the floor, hugging pillows, eating snacks, playing games, watching movies, and chatting about topics we rarely discussed in normal times. Spreading out soft, sun-kissed blankets, sleeping on the floor and gazing at the stars, Gu Yumian had often wondered if he would see a fairy land on the ground.
It seems that he is not the only one who feels this way, and the response from the barrage is also extremely enthusiastic.
"I can sleep on the floor!! It feels like I'm back in Girls' Generation, chatting with my sisters." "Ahhh, although I still don't know what yogurt sweet potato mash and soy milk are, I'm excited about it." "I'm looking forward to spending this night with Mianmian =3="
“…”
The other side.
While the first round of the rookie competition was in full swing, the most active entertainment forum in the lower city of the capital star also opened several threads to discuss this rookie competition.
As the most outstanding and emerging human anchor here, someone soon opened a thread specifically for Gu Yumian, with a very misleading title:
[A new human streamer, cooking a dish and chatting live, with a very slow pace, has nearly 400,000 viewers in 40 minutes? Is this data fake?]
It's easy to guess that this is definitely another rumor spread by someone with red eyes in an anonymous forum. As for the purpose, it goes without saying that it is to discredit Gu Yumian's reputation and step on his excessive popularity. However -
It had the opposite effect.
[1L: Last year, the government officially rectified the live streaming market, strictly investigating various data manipulation and improper content. Please be aware [link] that the system will automatically clear false data every three minutes.]
For such a big thing, Star Sky had of course already sent people to stake out major media outlets in order to dispel the rumors as soon as possible.
After the rumor was debunked, the direction of the entire building...changed.
[2L: Fake data doesn't exist anymore! There's actually a streamer with such a slow tempo, and they're human, yet they still get 400,000 viewers in 40 minutes? Is this going to explode?! I'm going to go crazy!]
[3L: I'll go check it out too, and come back to repost later]
[4L: Me too.]
…
As a result, a lot of traffic was diverted from the forum to the live broadcast, most of whom were curious and wanted to check it out and then come back to the repo...
They were all trapped in the live broadcast room and couldn't come back.
256L: Damn!! God!!! Thank you, OP, for letting me see such a god!! Even though I know you have pink eye, I still want to thank you so much!!
Only a few people took the time to come back and leave comments like this, which left people confused while continuing to attract a large number of viewers to curiously click into the live broadcast room, and the cycle continued.
The poster: “…” Damn.
Seven o'clock in the evening.
The real-time number of viewers in Gu Yumian’s live broadcast room is 1.02 million, ranking seventh on the real-time popularity list of the living area.
This set a new record for the fastest growth of Star TV's launch.
At the same time, because the popularity was high enough and all indicators met the standards, the system automatically assigned it to Gu Yumian's recommendation position - although it was not on the homepage, it was the "star anchor" with the highest exposure in the entire life area.
...The popularity of the live broadcast room began its second round of rapid growth.
Gu Yumian's quilt was hung out to dry in the yard. There was no rack, just a mat spread on the ground. The quilt was a thin velvet blanket, more than enough for the little snow leopard and the baby panda to carry, perfect for digestion after a meal.
Moreover, the two fluffy puppies looked so adorable as they walked home with their paws and quilts on their heads.
...If we ignore the fact that the little snow leopard occasionally took advantage of Gu Yumian's inattention and pushed little Tangyuan to sit on the ground.
Gu Yumian: "..."
"Tuantuan, Yuanyuan, you've worked hard," he knelt down to take the blanket, rubbed their little heads one by one, and picked them up together. "Let's go make some yogurt sweet potato mash and soy milk, and then we can bring it back to the sunroom and eat while we play."
Lemon Cat: What is soy milk? I know about yogurt and sweet potatoes, but this is the first time I've heard of eating them together. Rubbing my hands together with flies, will it be better than the Dongpo pork I had before?
"Yogurt sweet potato mash is very simple to make," Gu Yumian smiled, "and it's delicious too. I personally like it very much."
Night fell completely, and Gu Yumian turned on the warm yellow light in the kitchen. The panda cub plopped down in his usual little chair, occasionally reaching out to hold Gu Yumian's hand, while the snow leopard cub lazily lay on Gu Yumian's shoulder, dozing off.
After steaming the sweet potatoes, Gu Yumian peeled them and mashed them into a paste. Gu Yumian chose sweet potatoes with yellow cores that were moist, soft, and sweet. After being mashed, they had an orange hue and looked very delicate under the light. It's easy to imagine the sweet and glutinous taste.
After pressing it into mud, he did not quickly shape it.
"Mix some chopped cheese and fruit in the mashed sweet potato. Strawberries and blueberries are fine," Gu Yumian explained. "This will make the texture better and you'll be surprised and excited when you eat it."
[Home in the Mine: I am now very surprised and looking forward to ORZ]
Anna Su: Gu Yumian, a man who dances waltz between my cuteness and expectations.
What the audience said was so funny that Gu Yumian couldn't help but curl his eyes.
Making yogurt mashed sweet potatoes is really simple. Once you've shaped it, pour a layer of yogurt over it and garnish it a bit. The milky white yogurt layered over the soft and sweet mashed sweet potatoes makes it look delicate and delicious.
Soy milk is a little more troublesome.
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