Guo Fan's explanation drew laughter from the live stream audience, and his popularity visibly soared, exceeding one million viewers in the blink of an eye, attracting a wave of onlookers on the Douyu live streaming platform.
It's said that every fat person has a funny heart, and Guo Fan is no exception. His series of words greatly pleased the viewers in the live stream, and the atmosphere became lively. In an instant, donations poured in like rain, densely covering the entire screen. Most of them were small, inexpensive gifts, but Guo Fan didn't mind and thanked them repeatedly. He even specifically mentioned a few viewers who donated over 100 yuan, bowing his hands in gratitude.
This is also a major feature of Guo Fan's live stream. As a streamer, Guo Fan never asks viewers for tips, and viewers never care about the amount of tips. As long as they are in a good mood, they will tip like rain, with amounts ranging from hundreds to thousands of yuan, just to make people happy.
Seeing a large number of new viewers flooding into the live stream, Guo Fan said with great joy, "We have a new batch of friends today. Let me reiterate, this is Guo Pangzi's live stream for appreciating songs. We are all music enthusiasts. The so-called 'making friends through songs' is my motto!"
"We all come from all over the world, and it's fate that we've come to my live stream. Our consistent principle is to sit together, appreciate songs, criticize shoddy productions, and praise good songs. If you like me, please follow me so you won't get lost next time I'm online."
After launching a wave of attention-grabbing ads, Guo Fan tapped the next song button. "That's all for 'The First Snow of 2002.' Now let's move on to the next one. Heh, 'Wishing You Prosperity.' That's an interesting title. I can't wait to hear it!"
"Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Wishing You Prosperity) is the first New Year's background music with lyrics by Andy Lau and Li Anxiu, and sung by Andy Lau. Andy Lau had always hoped to create a New Year's song for Chinese people that was both joyful and auspicious. At the end of 2004, when the composition of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" was nearing completion, the South Asian earthquake struck, causing more than 160,000 deaths and injuries. Andy Lau not only donated nearly 10,000 pieces of his own clothing for charity, but also accelerated the post-production of "Gong Xi Fa Cai," hoping to provide spiritual comfort to the disaster victims.
After a cheerful prelude, Fang Yang's first sentence immediately broke the tension in the live stream:
Congratulations on your fortune!
Congratulations on your wonderful performance!
Please come to the best.
Oh, it's never wrong to be overly polite.
I wish all girls in the world well.
Marry a good boy
The two little ones will always be together
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Holding back his laughter, Guo Fan listened to the entire song and saw that the live stream room had become a sea of joy, with the number of viewers exceeding two million. This was a rare moment of glory for Guo Fan, and his chubby face was shining with laughter—well, it was shiny with oil!
"Hey guys, isn't this song 'Gong Xi Fa Cai' (Wishing You Prosperity) super catchy? If any of you in the live stream own a shopping mall, I suggest you download this song right now and put it in your mall. It's practically the perfect New Year's anthem! Anyone who comes to the mall and hears this song will want to buy a whole truckload of New Year's goods to take home!"
"Thanks for the reminder, I'll launch it right away. Here's a rocket as a token of my gratitude!"
"Thanks for the reminder, host! Five rockets are sent your way!"
"Thanks, streamer! Ten rockets!"
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Instantly, the live stream chat was flooded with rockets, attracting a large number of viewers who came to collect fish balls (virtual currency), which also shocked Guo Fan. "I never expected there to be so many experts in my live stream. This is truly shocking! Guys, do you guys usually play this cautiously?"
Guo Fan squeezed out a few tears. "You all see me begging and pleading every day, overjoyed to find a few fish balls. How can you bear to see me like this? I wish I could eat only one meal a day, and I'd break every coin in two. What's the point? Isn't it just to make you all laugh? But look at you, you're all big shots who can just sit around and pick up money!"
Guo Fan, as if channeling a dramatic genius, slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "How can you be so heartless?"
Guo Fan's tears stunned the viewers in the live stream. They felt embarrassed, realizing they usually only gave out free fish balls, and started showering him with more valuable gifts like flowers and even knife blades...
Guo Fan immediately wiped away his tears, cupped his hands, and sang: "I congratulate you on your fortune, I congratulate you on your wonderful life, please come over, the best of everything, oh, it's never a bad thing to be polite..."
The live stream was immediately filled with angry messages: "Fatty Guo, stop right now! Are you trying to murder me for money?"
"Fatty Guo, don't ruin the God of Foreign Music's songs. Someone like you would be better off staying home and listening to music!"
"Fatty Guo, even if you take my life, you still can't inherit my Alipay account; it's full of razor blades!"
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Once the comments subsided, Guo Fan composed himself, cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "Thank you all for the donations. Although my heart is filled with sorrow, I still have to say that CTV owes Yang Shen a stage!"
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Guo Fan explained, "A song like this that can bring joy to everyone and is also appropriate for the occasion should appear on CCTV's New Year's Eve Gala to bring happiness to all the people of China. Don't you guys think it should be?"
Guo Fan's instantaneous change of expression shocked a large group of tourists who had come to collect fish balls. "Wow, this streamer is a natural-born drama queen! His ability to change his expression so quickly is a model for us all!"
Tourists who originally planned to pick up the fish balls and leave temporarily stayed to watch the show. Anyway, the fish balls I picked up are all in my sack, so I'm not afraid of you trying to steal them!
Guo Fan's words caused the live stream to pause, as if time had stopped at that moment, and the atmosphere became unprecedentedly tense.
A full minute later, someone finally spoke up: "Fatty Guo, what you said makes some sense. There's no song more suitable for singing at the CCTV Gala!"
"Yes, yes, Fatty Guo has finally said something sensible! It would be an injustice if this song wasn't featured on the gala!"
"Don't even dream about it. The CCTV Gala started its auditions three months ago. By now, everything's already decided. They've probably already had two or three rehearsals. You think you can let Yang Shen cut in line? There's no way that's going to happen!"
"Hey, that's strange. Why didn't CTV invite Yang Shen to sing on the gala? Yang Shen's singing is so good, isn't it better than those people who went on stage?"
"Forget about it. Yang Shen hasn't officially debuted yet, and he hasn't even reached the singer level. The higher-ups won't recognize him!"
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Watching the discussions in the live stream, Guo Fan felt a heavy weight on his mind. "Isn't the hierarchy in this industry too rigid? Seniority-based ranking is rampant. No wonder the foreign god disdains to enter!"
"Guys, let's not talk about such heavy topics. I believe that one day, Yang Shen will step onto that supreme stage, but I still think that CCTV's New Year's Eve Gala owes Yang Shen a stage. Just based on this song, it is undoubtedly the number one hit song of the new year. There is no denying that, right?"
"Alright, as I said before, hurry up and download the video if you're opening a shopping mall. Business opportunities are fleeting, so act fast or you'll miss out. Just one more reminder: anyone doing business can download and play this video. It's the most profitable time of the year, don't you want to earn more and then embark on your adventure in Western Xinjiang?"
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