The final scene was that afternoon. Once he finished filming, Chu Xinghui felt completely at ease.
One more weight had lifted from his heart.
Sitting in the car on the way home, he happily opened his phone and tapped away.
[Chu Xinghui: Got time tonight. Come hang out~~stream room 73442666.]
He had not interacted with his fans in ages, so this was a good chance to stream on Huanyu's platform.
Every artist signed with Huanyu was provided with a streaming channel and could stream there if they wanted.
Any content was fine, as long as they did not intend to damage the company's image.
Streamers chose their own room numbers.
Chu Xinghui used his usual password. It was easy to remember.
[? Done filming? That happy?]
[I heard you're going to an ancient town next time, Huihui. Can you wear hanfu and give us a treat for the eyes?]
[Already bribed the haters. I'm descending on your stream tonight to bestow my favor on you~]
[Huanyu Live is a nourishing place. It certainly won't let your beauty wither away~]
Ever since Chu Xinghui signed his contract, a crowd of fans had been looking forward to his streams, but filming this drama had left him without time.
He kept putting it off, right up until just before filming began for the second episode of Let's Travel Together.
"Huihui, do you need me to find you some more moderators?"
Gu Kai saw the post on Weibo, with plenty of haters still making a racket underneath, and felt a little worried.
"Sure."
Although Chu Xinghui was not worried about attacks from haters, he still needed more moderators for the sake of the chat environment.
He did not want the room getting shut down.
Huanyu Live's moderation seemed pretty strict.
But he had not registered for Huanyu Live yet, so he had to do that first.
[Streamer: Chu Xinghui. Welcome!]
A message confirming successful registration appeared on his phone.
Every streamer received a few free hearts after registering successfully.
Chu Xinghui was no exception.
[Congratulations, streamer! You received hearts ×100.]
Looking at the hearts on his phone, he already knew what he would do on tonight's stream.
At eleven that night, he started his stream right on time.
Plenty of fans were already waiting as soon as it began.
The moment they saw Chu Xinghui go live, they started showering him with gifts.
[Welcome to Huanyu Live, Huihui!]
[Welcome to Huanyu Live, Huihui!]
[Welcome to Huanyu Live, Huihui!]
[Chu Xinghui, get off Huanyu Live!]
[Welcome to Huanyu Live, Huihui!]
Abusive messages were mixed in, and Gu Kai was having a field day banning people on his end of the stream.
Chu Xinghui ignored the haters in his chat and opened Huanyu Live's homepage instead.
[What are you up to, you little rascal?]
[I have a bad feeling about this.]
He had not turned on his camera, so his fans could not see the sly grin on his face.
First, he clicked on a streamer featured on the homepage, then opened the gift menu after entering the room.
[Streamer Chu Xinghui gifted heart ×1.]
"Ah, is that Chu Xinghui?"
The streamer clearly had not expected this and stared wide-eyed at the gift notification exclusive to streamers.
"Thanks for the little heart, Huihui~"
He nodded at the camera, a smile on his face:
"You finished filming today, right? Get out there and take your next role!
Even the donkeys on a production team don't get breaks like this. My alt is already level ten in Chu Xinghui's Super Topic~
Work hard on your acting!"
The chat filled with laughter and cheerful comments.
Who would have thought the first room he visited belonged to a genuine Chu Xinghui fan?
Rare. Truly rare.
Chu Xinghui slunk out of the stream in disgrace and continued opening other people's rooms.
[Streamer Chu Xinghui gifted heart ×1.]
[Streamer Chu Xinghui gifted heart ×1.]
[Streamer Chu Xinghui gifted heart ×1.]
[Streamer Chu Xinghui gifted heart ×1.]
[Streamer Chu Xinghui gifted heart ×1.]
Within an hour, Chu Xinghui had harassed almost every streamer on the platform.
Nearly every streamer had received a heart from Chu Xinghui.
Now there was just one person left...
He opened the final room, which was also the most popular.
Gu Mingyue. Chu Xinghui knew him; he sang beautifully.
He was Huanyu's pride and joy.
Gu Mingyue was singing on his stream when his fans made him stop halfway through.
He looked at the comments in his chat.
"Watch out for Chu Xinghui?"
He looked puzzled:
"Why do I need to watch out for Chu Xinghui?"
[He's visited every streamer. You're the only one left!]
[Just came from the other stream. Chu Xinghui has arrived!]
Gu Mingyue put down his microphone, wanting to see exactly what Chu Xinghui was up to.
[Streamer Chu Xinghui gifted heart ×1.]
"Thank you...for the heart, Chu Xinghui?"
As he thanked Chu Xinghui, he looked at the camera in feigned terror:
"What are you doing? Did you lovebirds have a fight?
I'll call the boss right now and tell him not to get the wrong idea.
The two of us haven't even met!
I'm innocent!
I don't want to be your backup!"
As he spoke, he opened WeChat and typed while talking:
"Hello, boss. There's absolutely nothing between Chu Xinghui and me..."
[So you, too...]
[Caught another one with an alt in the Xinghan Super Topic!]
[An excellent shipper. Got me grinning like a doting aunt and spinning.]
Huanyu Live's trending topic changed from "Chu Xinghui harasses major streamers" to "Gu Mingyue, so you, too..."
Chu Xinghui immediately left the room.
He opened his own stream and spoke:
"All right, let's chat."
[Okay, okay, okay. Now you've finished harassing everyone, you want to chat? Looked like you were having a blast to me?]
[Weren't you wandering around everyone's streams? How did you remember to come back?]
[So you haven't read the chat this whole time, huh? We've drifted apart, huh? You don't love us anymore, huh? (wipes tears)]
"No, no." Chu Xinghui smiled, watching the words race through his chat:
"I was just getting to know my new coworkers."
His fans accepted that explanation for now and moved on to the next topic.
[How's the new drama?]
[We want fox ears!!!]
[We want fox ears with hanfu!!]
Wang Xiao had just announced the next episode's location on Weibo, and the viewers immediately demanded hanfu and fox ears.
Although Chu Xinghui had previously stopped making an effort, he was still very good to his fans and almost never refused their requests.
The ears...
It was not as though he could not show them. It was just a little embarrassing.
He considered it, then said:
"We'll see. But if you want to see them, I can have Gu Bear send them to you."
Gu Kai had his own Weibo account, with plenty of fans following him too.
Gu Kai also interacted with the fans quite often, mostly discussing Chu Xinghui.
The recent newcomers did not know Gu Kai and began asking about him in the chat.
[Wait, what did I just see?]
[Pei Hanmo started streaming??]
As the boss, Pei Hanmo did not need to stream, and he normally had neither the leisure nor the inclination, so fans hardly ever got to see him live.
Why was he starting a stream now?
[This title is killing me.]
[Huihui, go, go! Room number: 2489464484.]
Fans returning from Pei Hanmo's stream posted in the chat, calling out to Chu Xinghui.
What's so interesting about it?
He opened the search function and found Pei Hanmo's room.
The title read in large letters:
[I heard going live today gets you a heart? Looking forward to it.]
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