It Was All Business
"Damn! What a loss!" Upon waking up, Feng Xue checked her personal terminal as usual and couldn't help but complain.
Yes, I'm complaining, because this morning's headlines were all about the frenzy for Preservative Film and Air Fryer in Great Shang. Even the K-729, which is expensive and has low sales, with each mall only ordering a few units, received a massive number of orders.
Without a doubt, Feng Xue's actions in the live-streaming industry would be considered a self-sustaining sales spree, but he doesn't care about the fees from selling products. In comparison, the "Ghost Catcher Expert" Tag he has acquired is what he truly cares about.
However, after he logged into Dunn Simone's account, all sorts of incoming call sounds suddenly appeared. More than thirty companies from all over the world that sell products such as Preservative Film and Air Fryer sent cooperation invitations, and the offers were more outrageous than the last.
In response, Feng Xue could only sigh, "Nobody's a fool," and then deleted most of the information, leaving only the largest companies.
It wasn't that he was genuinely impressed, but rather that in this day and age, you always need some connections. If you promote products for major manufacturers, they'll protect you before your career collapses, even if they already know Dunn's identity and that he bought the products with Burrlett, or even suspect that they are the same person.
Or rather, even if they knew this, they would secretly help Feng Xue cover it up until the cost exceeded the benefits that Feng Xue and his "ghost stories" could bring.
Using the identities of two of Dunn's underlings, Feng Xue signed sales agreements with several companies with strong backing. Then, she switched back to her identity as Burrlett and began her live stream for the day.
"Hello everyone, I'm Burrlett, Martial Arts Streamer. Today I'll take you to the Sipard District to see the legendary Iron Armor Steel Fist. To be honest, I'm quite curious about the power output of so-called Martial Use Prosthetic."
While striking a fit pose in front of the camera, Feng Xue controlled the White Ghost Hand Gu Poison Body to make various movements to tease the audience.
As expected, with the flamboyant display of that ghostly hand, the viewers in the Live Broadcast Room began to hurl insults.
[Host, that hand is right behind you!]
[Please, streamer, hurry up and buy a K-729! Those things aren't expensive; the tips I've received these past few days are enough to buy ten!]
[The people from Black Thorn say that Ghost Hand, who can disappear from photographs, is the kind of person who has become Strong Observer. They are the most difficult to deal with; nothing you buy will help. We need to hurry and ask Dunn to come out of retirement!]
[Yes, yes, go and ask Mr. Dunn to come out of retirement. Although he's a bit pricey, he's much better than those two rookies under him who use chocolate to catch ghosts!]
Seeing these comments, Feng Xue could easily feel the "Ghost Catcher Expert" Tag within him rapidly growing stronger. But like those puzzle game streamers deliberately testing the audience's blood pressure, he ignored the ghostly hands that were practically performing fancy hand gestures in front of him, and instead adopted a lecturing tone, saying:
"How many times have I told you guys? You're so young, you should Believe in Science. Don't listen to all that nonsense. There are no ghosts in this world! Quantum Ghost? Don't try to link everything to quantum mechanics. The observer effect only manifests at the microscopic level, understand? And that manifestation is caused by the disturbance brought about by the act of observation, not by some mysterious spirit or cognition..."
[No, streamer, why won't you listen to advice?]
[Yes, being haunted by a ghost for too long will lead to trouble!]
[Host, I know you've already seen a ghost, you're just Tough Talk. We won't laugh at you, just admit it!]
"So there really aren't any ghosts. Even if there were ghosts, I, a hot-blooded young man, wouldn't dare go near them, okay?"
No matter what the audience says, Feng Xue remains a die-hard, which has cured the audience's years of low blood pressure.
However, such chaotic comments couldn't go on forever. Feng Xue's eyes First Turn, and he temporarily abandoned his "Iron Armor Ghost Hand" livestream plan. He went straight back inside, pointed to the mirror on the wall, and said:
"Since you all say there are ghosts, then let's put on a live Ghost Encounter performance! Starting today, I'll go live at 11:40 PM every day and challenge those so-called Ghost Encounter stories. I refuse to believe it! It's Year 2077, and you still can't cure this fear of ghosts!"
After saying that, Feng Xue immediately ended the broadcast, leaving a group of bewildered viewers staring at the black screen.
Soon, the Live Broadcast Room switched to its usual format, but Feng Xue had no time to rest. Today, he had accepted three ghost-catching commissions in three different identities, and he had to retrieve the Gu Poison Body he had released.
As for whether doing this is too deliberate, of course not, because after Blackthorn Ghost Catching Agency's live ghost-catching broadcast, several more ghost-catching agencies have appeared on the market, each claiming to have a thousand-year-old tradition of ancient ghost-catching methods, and each of them denounces Dunn, saying that ghosts and monsters are publicly undermining their livelihood.
They mostly made minor modifications to the methods and props, but the basic structure was entirely based on Feng Xue's method. However, with the addition of Daoist robes, priest's robes, Bible, Holy Water, and the like, they actually looked much more professional than Dunn.
Unfortunately, while soft power has improved, hard power needs to be enhanced. Although some have successfully caught the "ghost" and fried it, many more have failed to catch the ghost and instead been bullied by it.
As for how they were bullied? Some got beaten up, some had their prosthetic bodies removed. Although none of them have died yet, there are also cases where someone was "possessed" by a ghost, went to the Big Bird Spin Spin Bar, booked a four-person package, and then the ghost ran away, leaving the person behind to experience the package.
And it was streamed live across the entire internet!
Of course, these things were all done by ghosts, and obviously had nothing to do with Feng Xue.
In short, even though Dunn seems to be the least professional one on the internet right now, no matter how unreliable he and his apprentices are, their success rate is still there, and he is still the number one ghost hunter in the city.
As for other cities...
It's believed that as merchants carrying Gu Poison Body travel between different cities, it won't be long before the world is filled with ghosts.
"I wonder when it will be officially recognized Supernatural Tale Entry."
After quickly dealing with the three weak Gu Poison Body, he entered the Lawless Zone, changed his identity, and returned to Burrlett's residence.
As time went by, 11:40 soon arrived.
As the Live Broadcast Room stream was replaced by a live broadcast again, the long-awaiting viewers finally saw Burrlett's familiar face.
Along with him appeared a dressing table with a mirror, two white candles, a small knife, and an apple...
"Good evening, everyone. Since you all say there are ghosts in this world, let me try out this legendary, most effective Ghost Encounter trick, hoping it can cure everyone's phobia..."