Chapter 207 The Real and Fake Heiresses Used as Cannon Fodder (19) Brother...
The three siblings got along very well, which completely dispelled the malicious speculations some people in the live broadcast room had about Bai Zhiyao's identity and status.
As for those nitpickers who insist it was an act?
Even if it was all an act, the two biological children of the Bai family came to act alongside Bai Zhiyao. It couldn't have been forced by anyone, so she must have a significant place in their hearts.
Although none of the three explicitly stated anything publicly, the comments in the live stream were visibly much more harmonious. Even the swear words were reduced by more than half, and some frivolous remarks were completely gone.
After Lin You followed, she stayed in the corner playing on her phone, looking like she had been dragged along to make up the numbers. Unless absolutely necessary, she tried to minimize her interactions with people other than those she was tasked with.
Especially this time, she might be sent away when school starts, so it's better to keep a low profile. Before, Ah Piao said that after she faked her death in the movie star's mission world, those who had seen her cried terribly.
Even though Song Yu knew she wasn't dead, he still had to put on a heartbroken act and cry seven or eight times.
Lin You pretends to be invisible, but she's actually quite busy. In ancient times, monitoring someone required her to personally install hidden cameras. In modern times, she can use any place with cameras for surveillance.
Song Wenjing wasn't as stupid as she thought. Although he didn't receive a notification when Bai Zhiyao went live after his account was blacklisted, he had a classmate group chat. As soon as Bai Zhiyao started her live stream, the classmates immediately started discussing it in the group.
After realizing he had been blocked, Song Wenjing promptly created a new account and continued to stream his own live stream. However, after only ten minutes, he was blocked again after sending a comment as required by the live stream.
At first, Song Wenjing thought there were some prohibited words in his comments, so he created a new account and watched for another ten minutes before being blocked again.
A series of ellipses floated across Song Wenjing's live stream screen: ………
For a centuries-old creature to still manage to make such a variety of mishaps is truly remarkable.
Unwilling to give up, he tried again and finally realized that he was being targeted. But with such a big event as the protagonist's live stream, he couldn't even film it from behind the screen. Without even looking, he could imagine how many people would unfollow him in the live stream.
Song Wenjing has been live streaming for so long and isn't afraid of making a mistake. Whether the live stream is good or bad, as long as people watch, his popularity will remain. But if he makes the audience lose interest, he probably won't have a good life in the future.
Thinking back to how hard he had to stream every day to please the mission targets, and how he only earned a pitiful few hundred points over ten years, Song Wenjing felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, took a taxi to Bai's headquarters, bought an invisibility talisman from the system store, and sneaked in.
Bai Zhiyao had already selected a second audience member, a white-haired Taoist priest cosplaying as the figurine beside her, with an ethereal and otherworldly air, whose robes fluttered in the wind. Only after she spoke did one realize that she was indeed a girl.
[I've never really distinguished between male and female cosplayers, but could you please not speak, Taoist priest? I really can't accept a white-haired Taoist priest with a loli voice!]
[He's so handsome, I'd be okay with him even if he were a girl! So what if he has a cute, girly voice? We can just act aloof and talk less!]
[The person opposite me was connected during my outdoor cosplay livestream, and their figures are exactly the same as the ones on Master Bai's desk! Should I believe in fate, or destiny?!]
[Is this another person seeking marriage? I'm already stuffed with all the lovey-dovey stuff I've seen today.]
The female Taoist priest chuckled upon seeing the comments, her voice melodious and charming, a stark contrast to her current aloof appearance: "Does someone like me need to pray for marriage? Master Bai, I pray for a successful career. Do you think I can make money by continuing to cosplay?"
Before Bai Zhiyao could even begin her calculations, Bai Yichen suddenly closed the file titled "The Fake Heiress is a Metaphysical Master" and said seriously, "Yes."
"Big brother, have you also learned fortune telling?" Bai Tiantian and Bai Zhiyao asked in unison, as if on cue.
Bai Yichen pushed away Bai Zhiyao's head that was leaning in, met Bai Tiantian's sly eyes, and explained helplessly, "This lady has a good image. If she's willing, she can go to Bai's game company and apply for a model position in the publicity department."
The Taoist girl happily disconnected the line. This was Bai's publicity department, with top-notch salaries and benefits in the industry, and she was doing what she loved. Putting aside everything else, the cosplay costumes and styling produced by Bai's company were more exquisite than what she could do herself!
Moreover, the Bai family also owns an entertainment company, so it would be easy for someone like her to get a cameo role. If she has the talent, she could easily switch to developing her career there.
Seeing that she didn't care about maintaining a happy persona, the people in the live stream were even more envious.
[This is a real job posting platform! Who else offers job opportunities through live streaming?! A college student who submitted his resume to eighteen companies and only got a security guard job in the end quietly broke down.]
[Lemons on the lemon tree, you and I squatting under it, I'm so sour, I'd rather eat dog food, even if it's stuffing, at least it's filling.]
[You know what, praying to gods and Buddhas usually takes time to process, but praying to Master Bai can be answered immediately!]
[I'm not greedy. I just wish for wealth and prosperity, abundant romantic opportunities, continuous good fortune, good health, and I'd like to ask a master for a connection.]
[Upstairs, your wish is too detailed. Why don't you find a wishing well with turtles and toss in coins? Throw them in a thousand or eight hundred times, maybe one or two will come true.]
If you really threw it a thousand or eight hundred times, you might just chase the turtles away.
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Bai Yichen is always decisive and efficient. After agreeing to the Taoist priest's request, he immediately contacted his assistant to inform her of the matter, making everyone in the live stream even more envious.
Although Bai Tiantian felt that he was more likely doing this to promote the game in the live stream, and also to guide netizens to think that Bai Zhiyao's ability to predict the future was due to hiring shills and acting.
Fortune telling is a mysterious and enigmatic thing. Although it can sometimes bring many benefits, it can also cause trouble. No matter how rich and powerful the Bai family is, they are still wary of these unscientific things.
The assistant, who had just received the notification, pushed open the door and first recorded the task given by the big boss. Then, she praised the taste of the medicinal cuisine that Miss Bai had brought for everyone. Finally, she mentioned that Miss Bai's live broadcast was really exciting. Even Lin You, who was sitting in the corner, was casually told that she was calm and composed.
Lin You, who was playing on her phone, looked up and smiled politely at her assistant, but her eyes were fixed on the furtive figure behind her assistant, a figure that no one else could see.
Unexpectedly, Song Wenjing, who had been hiding and not moving, actually stopped slacking off and came here to do a live stream, even using such an advanced technique as hiding himself.
As soon as Song Wenjing opened her live stream, she looked up and met a pair of unfathomable eyes, which almost made her scream.
Lin You stared straight at him with a forced smile. Song Wenjing took three steps back, almost bumping into the wall before remembering that he had become invisible.
Seeing Lin You playing on her phone again, Song Wenjing nervously touched her chest. Who was this woman? What did that look in her eyes mean? Did she even see him?
In Song Wenjing's live stream, some people were amused by his cowardly behavior, while others rolled their eyes and unfollowed him.
Lin You couldn't see the content of the live stream, but she could tell whether Song Wenjing's live stream was going well by his expression. After all, this guy still thought that her glance just now was just a coincidence.
Bai Zhiyao started the third connection. Bai Tiantian, who was originally planning to leave, returned to his previous seat after receiving Lin You's telepathic message.
Bai Yichen was still studying how fake heiresses on the internet became metaphysical experts, looking at the documents with a serious expression, not caring whether Bai Tiantian left or not.
Bai Zhiyao used to love playing in his office when she was little, and he was used to it. But now that she has two younger sisters, he'll just give her an extra sofa to put next to her.
Seeing that Lin You made no further moves, Song Wenjing continued the live stream. Bai Zhiyao's live stream was nearing its end, and the third person she connected with was still related to the game, a food blogger who was replicating recipes from the game.
Bai's game has indeed put a lot of effort into it. The recipes are highly realistic. Watching the characters in the game collect materials while watching food bloggers cook is truly a feast for the eyes and quickly attracted many casual gamers.
This food blogger became famous for recreating dishes mentioned in anime and novels, with each step of the process being intricate and detailed. This time, he is going to recreate the most complicated dish in the game, "Lotus Pond Moonlight".
In the game, there are all sorts of ingredients to collect. For example, you need to catch ducks in the mountains to get ten duck tongues, fish in the pond to get twenty fish gills, and pick lotus pods in the lotus pond to get thirty lotus seeds. There are also mushrooms, wood ear fungus, millet, peas, and so on, covering various gameplay elements such as gathering, fishing, and farming.
Even the proportions of scallions, ginger, garlic, peppercorns, and star anise are specific and need to be collected from fixed locations. This complexity is naturally related to key tasks in the game.
The city lord in charge of establishing the guild is aloof and ignores everyone, but he dotes on his daughter. The last dish needed to please this quirky and food-loving girl is "Lotus Pond Moonlight".
The food blogger wasn't deliberately nitpicking. Based on his years of cooking experience, he naturally only started cooking after seeing that the proportions of ingredients and seasonings were basically correct.
He had messed up many times, and always felt like something was missing. He has always been honest and straightforward, and netizens like to see him being serious. This time, during the online interview, he brought up the problem that had been bothering him for three days.
"I think the ingredients and proportions of this dish are fine, but every time I make it, some ingredients are either undercooked or the taste is weird. Can you teach me how to make it?" The food blogger asked humbly, but Bai Zhiyao knew nothing about this.
The dish "Lotus Pond Moonlight" is not a fabrication by Bai's game department; it is actually a recipe passed down from history.
The Bai family has a rich heritage, with a large collection of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and ancient books. This dish was copied by Bai Yichen from an ancient book.
Because some of these ingredients are already protected plants and animals, he replaced them with similar, common ingredients.
It was just a game, but unexpectedly, she actually encountered someone who took it seriously. Bai Zhiyao already knew the origin of the recipes in the game through the gossip system. In order to promote the game's details and dedication, she deliberately contacted this food blogger.
A game that uses recipes from ancient texts is definitely a great promotional gimmick.
If they had brought it up themselves, it might have seemed like a publicity stunt, but it just so happened that it was a coincidence. Even more coincidentally, she also knew that her older brother had a photocopy of that ancient book in his office.
“I don’t know anything about cooking, but there’s a recipe for this dish. Wait for me to find it for you.” Bai Zhiyao ran to the filing cabinet and, following her older brother’s habit of putting things away, skillfully found the photocopy of the ancient book.
"The original recipe actually described sparrow tongues, and the mushrooms in it are extinct..."
The original recipe was shown, and Lin You, who had tasted similar dishes in ancient times, offered ideas for alternatives. The food blogger thanked her profusely and disconnected, eager to have another go.
The entire live stream revolved around promoting Bai's game, and the promotion was very successful. Now, even fewer people believe that Bai Zhiyao will be able to predict the future. However, with such entertainment value, even if it is obviously scripted, they still love to watch it.
Bai Zhiyao didn't immediately end the broadcast. Instead, she played a lucky draw game in the live stream, where the prizes were game merchandise, in-game equipment, coupons for other products under the Bai family, and red envelopes.
For those who participated in the lottery, it was a lively and exciting event, with cheerful comments on the screen. However, for the viewers in Song Wenjing's live stream who couldn't participate, it wasn't much to see.
Song Wenjing, who had only been streaming for a dozen minutes, was extremely unwilling. An invisibility talisman cost ten points, and he still had more than two hours of invisibility effect left. It would be a waste to turn off the stream now. Moreover, the earnings from this stream were not even enough to buy more talismans.
But live-streaming the daily lives of these three siblings isn't very appealing. Song Wenjing once live-streamed the heartwarming daily lives of the main characters, but he basically didn't receive a single point of reward for ten days to half a month. It was purely a thankless task.
Although this kind of live stream can fill up the time, it's not as good as creating something to attract attention. If it continues to be bland and uneventful, his live stream audience will soon leave.
Those who stayed in the live stream, who were always eager for drama, quickly offered a bunch of solutions after hearing that Song Wenjing was planning to cause trouble.
The most popular suggestion was for the three siblings to have a public falling out in front of Bai Zhiyao's live stream, ideally with a heated argument or even a physical fight.
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