Original Debut

The number of followers kept climbing, and the viewer count in the livestream was still shooting straight up. Guo Lantai felt that with just the blink of an eye, his follower count could rise by hundreds or even thousands. This growth rate, this traffic—how did any of it match his identity as a livestreaming newbie?!

Guo Lantai could swear that he had not hired any fake followers to pad the numbers, nor did he have the slightest connection to LeBo's bigshots behind the scenes. There was absolutely no way he would manipulate things behind closed doors or falsify data to draw traffic.

Just as he was utterly baffled, a fan named "Beauty Lover" began frantically spamming the chat. "Streamer, look at me, hurry and look at me! I even pulled over the main force from the neighboring livestream!"

Right below that, "Fashion-Sharing Expert, Older Sister" immediately chimed in. "Heh, why not mention that the main force includes the streamer himself? I was wondering why more than half my livestream suddenly emptied out. Turns out my darling had found a new love. I came over here heartbroken and crying, then I started laughing! Sorry, baby, I came late!"

The comments rolled by so quickly that Guo Lantai felt he still could not quite adapt to this level of communication efficiency. After giving them a rough glance, he greeted them politely. "Welcome to all the friends who have just joined the livestream. I'm Guo Lantai. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Fashion-Sharing Expert, Older Sister: "So it really is the young madam of the Cen family! So exciting!"

Guo Lantai: "Hello, Older Sister!"

Fashion-Sharing Expert, Older Sister: "Hello! I absolutely have to support the Cen family's young madam. Just wait—I'm going next door to round up more people. I guarantee I'll push you onto the rankings today!"

One look at her manner of speaking told Guo Lantai that she was no ordinary person, so he clicked into her profile to take a look. To his surprise, she was a fairly well-known small-time influencer with over three hundred thousand followers. The fans pouring in behind her were probably loyal followers she had cultivated for a long time. Since she had come over to visit, naturally her fans would follow in droves!

And once Older Sister spoke up, many of the people who had entered with her also voiced their agreement before immediately running to other livestreams to poach viewers!

A sudden surge in followers was a good thing, but for a newcomer like him, it was still too abrupt. Besides, he felt that most of these people had only come temporarily. They had idols they admired, and it would be difficult for them to sincerely stay behind and support him.

What was more, such a large number of people constantly coming and going was not actually good for boosting his livestream's credibility rating. Otherwise, once the excitement died down, the livestream's real data would look particularly awful.

In the end, abnormal fluctuations in traffic were less reassuring than steadily building up his own loyal followers, one step at a time.

Still, he had to admit that the reason his traffic had changed so dramatically in such a short time was all thanks to his title as the Cen family's young madam. Just think—if not for that wedding, if not for Cen Muxiao, the nation's heartthrob, who would care about Guo Lantai, a rich second-generation kid with no accomplishments to his name?

That made him sigh inwardly. Cen Muxiao's influence was simply too enormous!

At least eight out of ten people must dream of currying favor with the person in charge of Cen Group!

And once they heard it was the Cen family's young madam livestreaming, anyone with even a little curiosity would be unable to resist coming over to take a look. Why was he not living as the wife of a wealthy family, but instead showing his face in a livestream?

Besides, how could a wealthy family with such strict rules tolerate him appearing in public and mingling with people like them?

Seeing everyone grow more and more excited, Guo Lantai hurriedly got to the point. "It truly is my honor that everyone has come to support my livestream. I mentioned earlier that I wanted to show everyone a little talent of mine. I'm not particularly good at anything else, but I can sing reasonably well. Of course, let me make this clear first: my singing can't compare with professional singers, so I hope you won't be too disappointed. Consider it a small token of thanks for everyone's support!

"How about this? If you want to hear me sing, type the word 'sing' in the chat. Thank you again for your support!"

"Sing, sing, sing! Tai Bao can actually sing?!"

"Sing!"

"I want to hear Tai Bao sing!"

"Same!"

"Sing!"

"Sing!"

Before long, the chat was flooded with the word "sing." And upon hearing that Guo Lantai was going to sing, the fans who had entered the livestream became even more reluctant to leave. They simply spammed the chat furiously as they waited for him to begin.

Guo Lantai glanced at the viewer count. The data had finally stabilized considerably compared with before, and only then did he relax a little. He spoke again. "All right, I see that many of you have typed 'sing,' so I won't ramble on. Next, I'll sing a song called Stars for everyone. I hope that we, who met amidst this vast sea of people, can illuminate each other like the stars in the sky!"

The moment he finished speaking, the words "Stars" immediately began scrolling across the chat. Many people said they were devoted fans of Stars and fans of the original singer, Lou Chenyu, and they really wanted to hear what it would sound like when he sang it.

However, Guo Lantai quickly added an explanation. "Here's the thing: to avoid infringement, I'll only sing two simple lines of Lou Chenyu's Stars, just enough for everyone to enjoy. But the Stars I'll be singing here is my own original song. This will count as its debut, and I hope everyone will like it!"

The Stars Guo Lantai referred to was one of his favorite new songs to sing in his original world. He had checked, and that song did not exist at all in the world of this novel, which was why he had boldly claimed it as a song he had written himself.

Moreover, many classic songs he knew did not exist in the world of the book either. After transmigrating into the novel, he had inherited all of the original owner's skills and talents, but he had also brought with him many works that had never appeared in this world.

Guo Lantai could not help secretly feeling fortunate. This counted as his cheat ability to make a name for himself here. Wouldn't it be a waste not to make good use of it?

The chat exploded once more!

"Tai Bao, what kind of divine being are you? You can even write songs yourself?"

"Long live original music!"

"Support original works!"

"We're in for a treat! Is this actually a livestream release for a new song?"

"Hurry and sing! Streamer, kill me with your voice!"

Seeing that everyone was in agreement and deeply interested in the new song, Guo Lantai did not delay any longer. He adjusted his headset slightly, then picked up the guitar he had prepared by his feet and briefly sang two lines of Lou Chenyu's version of Stars.

Before the fans stunned by his voice could even cry out, he swiftly transitioned into his own new song after a fresh, pleasant prelude. "A breeze brushes past the empty swing, gently swaying as it hums a hoarse song. I tilt my head up to see the night sky where stars shimmer, and your smiling face slowly appears..."

Guo Lantai had not practiced the guitar in a long time, so he was inevitably a little rusty. Fortunately, after cramming hard these past few days, he could finally hold the performance together. Besides, he had already said it was an original song, so there was nothing to criticize about its simple, unpolished accompaniment.

And beneath the cover of his beautiful voice, those flaws became insignificant. As long as the song sounded good, the accompaniment naturally did not need to be so professional.

But Guo Lantai was certain that once he sang it, this would become a hit folk love song. Pairing it with flawless, professional music production was only a matter of time!

All he had to do was wait for the good news!