Orange A: Your fans are waiting for you!
Xu Chacha laughed so hard; she doesn't have a single fan.
However, she could guess the platform's intentions. Although she wouldn't be happy to be used, the money Orange made was her money. If she couldn't stand people, could she really stand money?
So during the first month of the lunar calendar, she chose a day to go live on the live streaming platform.
Because there was no prior announcement, very few people watched it.
Xu Chacha was happy to have some free time, holding a bag of dried sweet potatoes, slowly chewing and occasionally replying to the comments on the screen.
[Grandma, the streamer you follow has appeared!]
[I'm going to share the good news with the ladies in the group right now!]
[When are you going to start the questions, host? I've seen you eating sweet potatoes for five minutes.]
Xu Chacha leaned closer. "Hmm? Doing homework?"
[Tea Baby, you've driven into the study area!]
[Switch back to your regular section quickly! Switching to other sections will get your livestream banned!]
[My daughter hasn't done a live stream in months, she's even forgotten how! Mom fans are crying!]
Xu Chacha exclaimed "Ah!" and looked up to see that she was indeed in the study area. She must have accidentally clicked on the side earlier, as the two areas were next to each other.
"It's okay, doing practice problems isn't a bad idea." It's better than just chatting.
As she spoke, Xu Chacha actually pulled out a bunch of books, turned on a small desk lamp, and started writing and taking notes.
Actually, it was just a reading list assigned by their professional course teacher. Not many people would actually read it seriously, but Xu Chacha always read it all and even took notes.
After flipping through a few pages, she felt a little thirsty. After getting some water, she came back and saw someone asking questions in the comments.
It looks like a string of gibberish, but it's actually a challenging physics problem for second-year high school students. Xu Chacha had encountered it before while doing practice problems, so it looked quite familiar.
This person probably spent money in more than one live stream, but no one paid attention, so it ended up in Xu Chacha's stream.
Xu Chacha was in a pretty good mood today. She rested her chin on her hand and asked him, "Hey little student who asked the question, what brand of ice cream do you usually eat?"
The man found Xu Chacha's question strange, but he answered it anyway.
I like AS's nut crunch and milk ice cream.
"Okay, then I'll help you solve it."
Xu Chacha didn't directly give him the answer, but rather provided hints step by step. The netizen then listed possible solutions and assumptions in the comments. If the answer was correct, Xu Chacha nodded; if it was wrong, she would give another hint. The language was simple and easy to understand, and the netizen quickly solved the problem. (Note: The last sentence appears to be an unrelated advertisement and has been omitted from the translation.)
[How did I, a liberal arts student, even understand this?]
[Tea Baby must be a liberal arts student too, that's amazing!]
[I originally just came to see the pretty girls, but suddenly I'm learning high school physics?]
The platform received a notification that Xu Chacha had gone live half an hour after she started broadcasting, and quickly added her to the homepage.
So a bunch of clueless fans of good looks were lured in, only to find the live stream was teaching them how to solve problems. But how did the streamer select which comments to reply to?
"You just bought a case of AS ice cream? Okay, you're the one."
"Hmm? A die-hard fan of Xu's Perfume. Okay, give me the question."
"Is it too late to buy ice cream now..." Xu Chacha read the comments and laughed. "Sure, but let's do what we can afford. Buying one is the same as buying one. The streamer is very easy to talk to."
[Did I enter the wrong live stream? Cha Bao, when did you switch careers to become a live-streaming e-commerce host?]
Chapter 54 What a tycoon!
Xu Chacha's whim unexpectedly led to a significant increase in sales.
Looking at her rapidly increasing number of followers, she felt that she might have really chosen the wrong major and that she should go home and inherit her family's vast fortune.
Xu Chacha doesn't post on Weibo very often; she only posts a selfie every few months. Apart from her latest post promoting AS, the last one was a selfie from August of last year.
She wore a cream-colored dress and took a photo with a lily she saw by the roadside. Her smile and the sunshine combined in her casual way, but it made people feel happy just looking at her.
[Hey streamer, do you have a link to the floral dress tutorial? I can find a problem for you to solve right now.]
I admire this girl's reverse approach.
[Host, host, where can I buy this face? I can mail you a copy from Huanggang.]
Xu Chacha, sitting in front of the screen, laughed heartily, finding these netizens quite amusing. As she laughed, a sudden inspiration struck her, and she changed her Weibo bio to include Wen Mubai's studio.
"There are so many beautiful clothes here, buy them, buy them, buy them!" → BC Studio
Some observant people followed the trail, opened the page, browsed it for no more than five seconds, and then quickly returned.
[Hey host, why do you think we can afford haute couture?]
...
Because Xu Chacha's live stream was very successful, Tang Doudou was interested in collaborating with her to do another live stream in a similar format.
At Xu Chacha's suggestion, the live streaming platform was still set on Orange, and the live streaming account used was AS's official account.
The event was teased two days in advance to generate buzz. Tang Doudou had just starred in a web series. Although it was low-budget, the show had excellent ratings after its release due to the chemistry between the main characters and the unconventional plot. It was currently experiencing a surge in viewership, so as soon as the teaser was released, her fans immediately filled the front row.
[Tang Doudou! You've finally decided to open for business again!]
[Tang Dou, Mom misses you so much, waaaaah! How about I post a nine-photo montage to celebrate reaching 10 million Weibo followers?]
But to my surprise, I could still spot a few of Xu Chacha's fans in the front row.
[Host, I've prepared the questions. The price should remain the same as before: two Lele Ice pops and one reading comprehension question, five pops and one advanced math question.]
[I heard that this Ms. Xu is a very good teacher. Does she run tutoring classes? Can she teach third grade?]
[Hahaha, help! I'll tag Xu Chacha for you and ask her.]
[@Xu Chacha, Teacher Xu is asking you, let's start the class!]
Xu Chacha's curiosity was piqued, so she clicked on the person's profile and found that she really was a mother. She had a feeling that things were heading in a direction she couldn't control...
...
AS didn't use its own people; instead, it hired a popular streamer from a short video platform to boost its reach. They spent a lot of money, which shows they valued this event highly.
Tang Doudou and Xu Chacha arrived at the venue half an hour early to rehearse the script with the host.
The two had coordinated their outfits beforehand, one dressed in pink and the other in blue, sitting on either side of the editor-in-chief.
But Tang Doudou always reaches out her hand to speak to Xu Chacha and hand her things.
"Cha Cha's hand warmer is really useful, so I asked my manager to get one for you too."
Have you missed me?
"Your makeup looks great today. When are we going out to eat together? I know a really good hot pot restaurant."
The host, Sasha, looked somewhat helpless in the middle and asked, "Would you two like to sit together?"
"It's alright, please continue." Xu Chacha gave Tang Doudou a look, signaling her to stop.
This trick worked quite well; Tang Doudou pouted and became much more obedient.
The three of them went over the process and the script. Suddenly, Sasha started coughing. She couldn't control herself after the first cough and turned her head to cover her throat, coughing continuously.
Xu Chacha noticed that she didn't look well and asked worriedly, "Do you have a cold?"
"It's not a cold." Sasha had recovered a bit, but her neck was still red. She gently patted it to calm herself. "It's just a sore throat, an old problem."
Xu Chacha nodded. Before coming, she did her homework and specifically watched Shasha's live stream. She found that Shasha always had a loud voice and a cheerful and energetic image, but each time she went live, it would last for several hours. Her mouth would be dry after such a long time of chatting, and she would have to shout loudly to create an atmosphere. Her throat must not be able to take it.
"I just brewed some dried sea buckthorn berries today, would you like me to pour you some?" Xu Chacha brought up a thermos cup from beside her feet.
Actually, describing it as a "bucket" based on its size wouldn't be wrong.
"Haha, you're quite particular."
"Yes, I'm terrified of dying," Xu Chacha said, half-jokingly.
"Give me some, my throat is a little sore." Sasha handed over the paper cup with both hands. "Thank you, Chacha, my darling."
"It's okay." Xu Chacha then asked Tang Doudou, "Do you want some poured for me too?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" She would drink anything, even poison, let alone the herbal medicine.
After pouring a cup for her, Xu Chacha poured one for herself. The three of them held their paper cups and took a sip in perfect unison. The hot tea flowed into their throats, and they held it in their mouths for a while before slowly swallowing it.
"Hah...hiccup..." x3
The three of them were stunned for a moment, not expecting their voices to be so synchronized. Before they could react, the staff next to them started laughing.
They couldn't help but be influenced and burst into laughter as well.
The broadcast starts promptly at 8:00 PM.
Fans eagerly awaited the link on their screens, clicking it to enter.
[Ahhh! Tang Dou looks so beautiful today! Stylist deserves a bonus!]
[Selling ice cream in the dead of winter, Sasha, you're working so hard! lol]
[Is this Teacher Xu? I have a question I'd like to ask her.]
Xu Chacha pretended not to see the comments, with a professional smile on her face, sitting there like a life-sized cardboard cutout.
Today is AS's special day, so the table is covered with different kinds of ice cream.
Xu Chacha looks like she has a toothache.
Sasha arranged for her and Tang Dou to say a few words to each other before getting down to business.
"This must be familiar to everyone, right? When I was a kid, my favorite was AS's big milk brick ice cream. It was cheap and lasted a long time. And if you look at its ingredient list, there are absolutely no additives. It only contains basic ingredients and doesn't even add water. And if you look at the ice cream, the chocolate is made with pure cocoa butter..."
It has to be said that Sasha must have worked hard to get to where she is today. She manages to sell goods while also having time to talk and do business with the two of them.
"I have a big surprise for you all today." Sasha gave a mysterious smile and raised her voice, "How many fans do you two little beauties have in the live stream? Send a message to me in the chat, let me see."
The live chat was immediately filled with numbers, and Sasha laughed and said, "Buy an ice shaver today and get an autographed gift, plus a limited edition Q-version badge. Only tonight!"
Tang Doudou and Xu Chacha signed the cards on the side, and the staff took them away together after they finished signing.