433. Alas, I Won!

Lin Xiaohao is an outdoor live streamer. He is a veteran who once served as a special forces soldier. He has excellent physical fitness and has mastered a lot of wilderness survival knowledge.

His current live stream content involves him going out into the wilderness with survival equipment, similar to Bear Grylls in other countries. However, Lin Xiaohao goes to scenic areas, which are relatively safe and can also boost tourism and earn him some money.

Because of his down-to-earth style, he has a large number of fans. In just half a year, he gained a million fans on the Tomorrow Online platform.

Lin Xiaohao had seen Lu Ban's movies and thought Lu Ban was a very talented director who could evoke emotions in people, whether it was fear or sadness.

As a special forces soldier who has returned to the city, Lin Xiaohao knows very well that psychological warfare is extremely important in modern games. Being able to stir up the opponent's emotions and make them imagine and fall into a trap means you can take the initiative.

This time, Lin Xiaohao also applied to participate in Lu Ban's live-action game.

He hadn't played many escape rooms or murder mystery games before, but judging from the description, this project seemed to involve going to a small town, investigating cases there, and finding the truth.

It's important to know that the world's attention is now focused on Lu Ban's new project. If you can get involved, you'll get massive traffic, whether it's good or bad. For internet celebrities and livestreamers like them, traffic is the key to wealth.

What's more, Lu Ban even declared that he would broadcast it live globally!

Lin Xiaohao didn't feel anything at first, until his livestreaming group exploded with activity.

[Holy crap, a global live stream! What is Lu Ban up to?]

I remember that in these murder mystery games, the script is very important, right? If it's broadcast live, who would still play it?

Wouldn't the live stream's viewership explode?

If I could get a share of that, I'd probably gain at least two million followers.

Brothers, if anyone wins this lottery, I'm willing to pay 500,000 to buy it.

[Forget it. Lu Ban was selected domestically through a lottery system based on his ID card. You're just an ordinary person, so it's understandable, but do you think you can forge an ID card to become a streamer?]

[I'd like to know the logic behind this selection process. Will it all end up being Lu Ban's own people, just for show?]

[That makes a lot of sense. If Lu Ban wanted to promote someone, he could just let them stream for a bit. Conservatively speaking, they'd get at least five million followers on at least one platform.]

Indeed, that college student last time became a top influencer just by chatting with the CEO of a big company for a while. It was incredibly lucrative.

"How do you stream this?"

After watching the lively discussion among the streamers in the group, Lin Xiaohao went online to find the video.

Indeed, there are those who go to the escape room and negotiate with the owner before filming on site, but those definitely don't seem as fun as going on your own. Lin Xiaohao couldn't understand why Lu Ban wanted to do a live stream.

Just then, Lin Xiaohao's phone vibrated.

He glanced at it; it was an unknown number calling.

As soon as the call connected, Lin Xiaohao was wondering whether it was a sales pitch for a shop or a scam, when he heard a clear female voice.

"Hello, are you Mr. Lin Xiaohao?"

"Yes, I don't want to."

"We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to participate in the first play event of our large-scale immersive game, ' Glass Flower.' Would you like to decline the invitation?"

"???"

Lin Xiaohao initially thought he had encountered a new type of online scam.

"Wait, what did you say?"

"We are pleased to inform you that you have been selected to participate in our large-scale immersive event."

"Wait a minute, I've been selected?"

Lin Xiaohao countered with a question.

"Yes."

The other party replied.

"If you agree to participate, we will send you your plane ticket, relevant documents, etc., to the address you left on the website. Please arrive in Jiangcheng City before December 26th."

She listed a whole bunch of precautions, just like it was the real thing.

Lin Xiaohao hung up the phone, opened his work email, and found that he had just received an email from Silent Media, inviting him to the first performance of "Glass Flower", and marked many things he needed to pay attention to.

"Could it be true?"

The number of people who signed up must be at least several million, conservatively speaking.

This one in several million chance is about the same probability as a small lottery.

Shouldn't the next step be for the other party to ask Lin Xiaohao for money as a deposit, and then proceed with the scam step by step?

He didn't make a fuss because Lin Xiaohao still felt he might have been deceived.

What if he brags about it in a group chat or live stream, only to find out the other person is a scammer? Wouldn't he be so embarrassed he'd have to dig out a two-bedroom apartment?

After the courier delivered the plane ticket and participation documents, Lin Xiaohao checked the airline's official website and found that the ticket was genuine.

"Could it really be true???"

Lin Xiaohao couldn't hold back any longer.

He went to the group chat and said something.

Hey everyone, I think I won!

[You won? What did you win? A mountain bike or a free bottle?]

[I won Lu Ban's project! [Image]]

[???]

[This must be a lie, how could they have chosen you?]

That's so fake, I'll Photoshop one for you right away.

Dude, beware of new types of online scams!

If you win, I'll wash my hair upside down right now, okay?

Holy crap, that's impressive!

[Bro, I'll offer 200,000 for your spot. DM me if interested.]

[Are you a nepotism case? How did you get picked? Are you a distant relative of Lu Ban?]

[Get lost! Lu Ban grew up in an orphanage, what relatives could he possibly have?]

The group chat immediately erupted in chaos.

Lin Xiaohao checked online again and found that several people who had been selected had already announced it on social media.

Among them are Modern Artist, High School Detective from island nations, and ordinary, Silly Netizen.

Among those whose identities are already known, the ratio of domestic to overseas individuals is approximately 2:1.

These people had no connection; several of them were ordinary citizens with no distinguished status.

Lin Xiaohao seems to be the only streamer.

"What exactly is the selection process Lu Ban used?"

Lin Xiaohao was completely baffled.

He could only quickly pack his luggage and board the plane to Jiangcheng.

Meanwhile, in Jiangcheng, after confirming whether all the selected candidates had participated, Lu Ban looked at the list in his hand.

His criteria for selecting participants were very simple.

It wasn't Lu Ban who chose who to participate; rather, it was the completed script that selected its readers. All fifteen people were chosen because they fit the script.

In this small town on the outskirts of Jiangcheng, these people will enter the script of "Glass Flower" and reenact this drama.

Lu Ban was merely helping to send out the invitation.

Global live streaming is how Lu Ban gained millions of positive reviews.

It's incredibly difficult for participants to garner millions of positive reviews based solely on their scripts. Even for a movie, millions of viewers would require hundreds of millions in box office revenue.

Since the mission specifies a unique form of expression, Lu Ban using a live stream is perfectly acceptable.

Now, the stage is set up, everything is ready, all that's needed is for the participants to arrive, drop them off in this small town, and the story will begin on its own.

To this end, Lu Ban also hired the most professional live streaming team, who had previously been responsible for the live streaming of the Olympics, and set up various camera positions throughout the town.

This is not just a murder mystery game in a locked room; it's a large-scale Reality Show!