Watch It Again! I Don't Believe It!

[IG Awesome tipped a Rocket x50]

[IG Awesome: Not bad. I didn't expect you to have this kind of talent. Interested in exchanging contact information?]

"Thanks to boss IG Awesome for the tip! You're so generous, boss!" Zhao Yu quickly thanked him as he watched the rockets fly across the screen.

But exchange contact information? Could he be someone from the entertainment industry? Zhao Yu couldn't help thinking.

He only wanted to exchange contact information after hearing his song. Clearly, he was interested in his songwriting ability.

Zhao Yu did not really want to get involved in the entertainment industry, but if someone just wanted him to write songs, it would not affect him much, right?

With that in mind, Zhao Yu continued, "Of course! I'll DM you in a bit."

[Could it be that the streamer is about to get kept?]

[It kind of feels like it...]

[Is the gay streamer finally preparing to go into the business?]

"Get out of here. Stop talking nonsense. I'm just normally thanking a fan." Zhao Yu rolled his eyes.

[Got it! A fan appreciation festival, right? I'm very familiar with that.]

[Oh? There's such a thing?]

[Croak, that rich guy beat the streamer to his knees. He might be forcing him to go back and become a star slave!]

Yuuka, who had been silently watching from the side, instantly froze. Her previously expressionless little face went blank.

Could it be... Lord Yu really was going to...

"Okay, that's it for today's stream. See you all tomorrow."

After joking around with the Bullet Screen for a while, Zhao Yu interacted with Yuuka for a bit longer before ending the stream as usual.

After the stream ended, he sent his contact information to the boss named "IG Awesome" and soon received a reply.

"Are you interested in becoming an artist under us?"

Sure enough, this boss had some connection to the entertainment industry... Zhao Yu showed an unsurprised expression.

"Sorry, but I'm not very interested in the entertainment industry, so I'll have to decline." Zhao Yu replied quickly.

"But if you need me to write songs in the future, I can give you a discount."

"No, I don't mean for you to enter the entertainment industry." Li Qingwan replied while lying on her bed.

"Actually, I have some connections at Sound platform. I wanted to ask whether you'd be interested in developing under my MCN?"

Although her father did not own many shares in Sound platform, Li Qingwan knew very well that short videos would definitely become a major trend in the future.

That was why she had always planned to incubate some internet celebrities herself and get ready to claim a share of the market early.

Sound platform? Zhao Yu showed a hint of surprise. In 2018, MCN agencies had only just begun to develop, and in truth, many people had not noticed this business opportunity.

He had not expected someone this capable to be in his stream, already running an MCN.

"I'm used to being free. I still don't really want to consider this..." Zhao Yu thought for a moment before choosing to refuse Li Qingwan.

"Let's talk about it next time. Maybe I'll change my mind in the future."

After typing that line, Zhao Yu turned off his phone screen.

To be honest, it was not that he had never considered it, but MCNs operated much like talent agencies in the entertainment industry. The only difference was that one focused on personal branding, while the other focused on content production and channel distribution.

Once he was bound by one, he would not be much different from a celebrity. Zhao Yu only wanted to be free; he did not want anyone controlling him.

"Rejected, just as expected..."

Li Qingwan sighed. She vaguely sensed what Zhao Yu was thinking, but she still could not help wanting to give it a try.

"But it's fine. If you want freedom, then I'll give you freedom..."

Thinking of the creative talent Zhao Yu had displayed just now, Li Qingwan did not want to miss out on someone like him.

More importantly, shipping a couple through a screen could never compare to shipping them in real life, right? Once she signed Zhao Yu, would Yuuka still be far behind?

Then... hehe~ She could match them up however she wanted, and no one could stop her from shipping them!

But before that, she still had to discuss it with her father and see if she could secure that condition for Zhao Yu.

After thinking for a while, she opened her contacts and called her father.

Meanwhile, at Yuuka's apartment.

Yuuka lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Recalling the Bullet Screen's teasing from earlier, she suddenly sat upright.

"Since I can't sleep anyway, I might as well finish editing today's stream recording."

Sitting down before her computer, Yuuka edited while looking up information. Besides editing the stream, she planned to include some of China's customs and local culture.

Combined with the educational explanations she had given during the stream, it should help people in Japan properly understand China.

Yuuka had not forgotten what happened in Tokyo. She hoped this video would make some people in Japan reflect on their mistakes.

But after separately editing out the part where Zhao Yu sang impromptu, Yuuka stopped moving.

"I really do care about it..." She patted her cheeks, hesitated for a while, then picked up the phone on her desk.

"Lord Yu, are you asleep?"

Buzz, buzz! Zhao Yu, who was lying in bed spacing out, felt his phone vibrate and casually picked it up.

Could that boss still not have given up? Hm? It was Yuuka? What did she want from him?

"Not yet. What's wrong, Yuuka?"

"It's nothing. I just... I just wanted to ask, were you talking to the boss who gave you the gifts?"

Yuuka had originally wanted to ask whether he had arranged to meet privately, but out of embarrassment, she chose to beat around the bush.

"Huh? No. He runs an MCN. He wanted to sign me, but I turned him down." Zhao Yu replied.

"Is that so? That's good." Yuuka replied quickly.

"I thought you were going to meet him offline."

After typing that sentence, she quickly withdrew it. It seemed Yuuka had also realized that she cared a little too much about the matter.

"??? You didn't actually think what the Bullet Screen said was true, did you?"

Zhao Yu had seen Yuuka's message before she withdrew it and replied with a mixture of amusement and helplessness.

"No, I just... I was worried Lord Yu might get scammed. There are a lot of online scams, after all!"

Yuuka reacted much faster this time than before.

"Oh~ Is that so~"

Zhao Yu laughed. If anyone was likely to get scammed, it was probably an innocent airhead like Yuuka, right? Beneath his surface, he was both dirty-minded and shrewd.

"Actually, I recently discovered that video revenue is pretty good too. If Lord Yu is really short on money, I can tip you after a while."

Yuuka continued replying seriously. She truly worried Zhao Yu might agree to certain things for money.

As for why she was so worried, Yuuka could not explain it herself. She simply felt uncomfortable whenever she imagined Zhao Yu meeting someone from the stream in private.

"What are you thinking? I'm not gay. Don't worry, I won't sell my dignity." Zhao Yu replied.

The stream was just full of jokes. Who would actually be gay? He only liked sweet, soft girls.

"By the way, aren't you paying a little too much attention to this?" Zhao Yu asked.

"I was wondering why you barely talked later on. So this was the reason."

This girl really could not hide what she was thinking. If they ever met, he felt he could probably tell what was on her mind just by looking at her expression.

"I'm not! I was only reminding you out of kindness! Yes! It was just a kind reminder! You... don't go imagining things!"

Yuuka's face reddened again. Even her fingers trembled as she typed, and she felt like a student whose little classroom mischief had been caught by the teacher.

"Alright, alright. Don't worry, I won't get scammed. And Yuuka, if an agency like that ever approaches you, tell me first. I'll find someone to help take a look."

Zhao Yu recalled the boss who had added him. Although he had not agreed to sign with her, she probably would not refuse if he asked her to look over something like a contract, right?

"I understand. Good night, Lord Yu."

"Good night, Yuuka."

After putting down his phone, Zhao Yu finally felt a bit sleepy. Thinking back on the stream and what Yuuka had said during their conversation, he felt the flutter in his heart growing stronger.

"She couldn't possibly like me, could she? No, no... It must be an illusion. Besides, we're so far apart. How could that be possible?"

Shaking his head, Zhao Yu cast aside the unrealistic thought, closed his eyes, and drifted into sleep.

"Ugh... Yuuka, you idiot! Why have you suddenly started caring so much about Lord Yu?" Yuuka rubbed her face, which still felt hot to the touch.

She did not understand what was wrong with her today. She had acted even stranger than before.

"It must be because I watched that video with Lord Yu!" Recalling the fan-made video she had watched with Zhao Yu, Yuuka muttered to herself.

Fan-made videos themselves had a strong tendency to guide one's emotions. Watching one together with the people involved really did make it easy to let one's imagination run wild.

"How could I possibly fall for a boy I've never even met? Impossible. Absolutely impossible!"

After calming down a little, Yuuka caught sight of the editing software on her computer screen. The interface was paused at the stream segment where she had watched the fan-made video with Zhao Yu.

"If I watch it one more time and don't start imagining things, then it'll prove I was only too embarrassed because I watched it together with Lord Yu..."

Thinking that, Yuuka clicked play.

Two minutes later, Yuuka clutched her rapidly pounding chest, disbelief appearing on her face.

"Watch it again! I don't believe it!"

Before the new book goes premium, I can probably only manage four updates a day. But once it does, the old book should also be finished, so I should be able to do six or even eight updates a day. So if you want to stockpile chapters, it would be more suitable to do so after it goes premium.