The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 980 - 979. This time he stands by the long-time fans

This uninhabited forest is simply a treasure trove awaiting discovery, filled with precious bounty.

Wild mushrooms of marketable renown could be seen everywhere, not only rich in nutritional value but also naturally organic and pollutant-free. The forest ranger had a bountiful harvest by noon, and the smile on his face couldn’t be hidden.

As an invisible person, Tang Shu perfectly embodied what it means to be "transparent," always following behind and providing assistance.

Thank goodness, she really didn’t say any nonsense. Luo Lin in the live streaming room must be overjoyed, right?

As the little streamer helped the forest ranger and let her mind wander aimlessly, she occasionally glanced behind at the cinematographer who had resumed work and kept up closely, noticing that the number of online viewers in the live streaming room was about the same as yesterday.

Uh—?

How could it be about the same?

Tang Shu was stunned, and so were the Program Team staff far away in the capital, staring blankly at the soaring data from just now until the present.

"The number of people in Tang Shu’s stream hasn’t changed much? That’s impossible!"

"It hasn’t changed much, but the viewer count in the other three live streams has changed—they seem to be continuously increasing—"

"What’s the situation here? Suddenly, where did all these new people come from? When did our program become so popular?"

"Logically, the people from Tang Shu’s side should have flowed back to the other three live streams, right?"

However, now the number of people in Tang Shu’s live stream had hardly changed, but the other three streams continued to grow, causing the total number to shoot up very quickly.

"Could it be...."

The Program Team members glanced at each other, their thoughts drifting further into speculation.

"Let’s not jump to conclusions too quickly, let’s see what happens."

The person in charge started to feel a creeping sense of panic and tried to calm down to carefully investigate where the problem lay, observing and analyzing the changes in the live streams with the data analysts.

"Normally, our live stream maintains a controllable number of viewers; even with guest star fan differences, the total count hovers around five million. What is it now?"

"Adding up the four live streams, it’s already nine million, and there’s a continuous upward trend. It will soon break ten million, which is twice the original amount."

"Are these extra ones bots? Verify that."

"No, they’re not, they are valid IDs, and...."

The data analyst looked puzzled, "And all these people are rushing into Tang Shu’s stream, but the number of people there has basically remained the same as yesterday?"

He felt his brain wasn’t working enough, almost all of the increasing viewers were flocking to Tang Shu’s side, yet she maintained a delicate balance? What kind of rule is this?

Everyone was guessing that the other three guests might have bought bots to boost their numbers because they were worried their own data looked bad, but the data was telling them the opposite?

What situation is this, hey, he’s never seen anything so strange in his years of work!

"What about the increase in numbers in the other three live streams?"

"Oh, that’s easy to explain. They indeed flowed back from Tang Shu’s side because though gathering mushrooms and such has its curiosity factor, some people still find it boring."

"..."

So, the matter is back to square one. It seems normal for traffic to flow back, but is Tang Shu the one that is abnormal?

"Where on earth did this group of non-bot viewers spring from?"

The person in charge pulled his hair in irritation once more, feeling like he was going bald, while Shen Yan from the still-working Starshine Media groaned, holding his forehead.

"Sister Luo, help——"

"What’s wrong now? That little ancestor hasn’t been causing mischief; I’ve been watching."

"Right, the boss isn’t causing trouble, but those group admins—"

In the lounge, Luo Lin clutched her heart in fright, nearly dropping her phone. Her face went from casual to shocked in less than a second, followed by a terrifying scream that everyone heard.

"What?! "

It doesn’t matter how much you guard against it, something always gets by you——

She had warned that little ancestor who could cause trouble and thought everything would be fine, but how could she have forgotten those fans who love to watch the drama unfold?

"What did they do?"

Luo Lin dashed over to Shen Yan at record speed and saw the Support Club chat group popping up on the computer, messages one after another, blinding her.

"What are they even talking about..."

The whole thing started because today’s livestream content was completely different from yesterday’s. When the old fans realized that the usually imposing uncle was silently following the Mountain Guide, many shivered simultaneously.

"Tsk, this overwhelming sense of contradiction hits you in the face, making my heart tremble with fear."

"Everyone come and see, our uncle has changed his style! He’s actually serving as someone’s lackey, barely saying a few words in half an hour!"

The old fans lurking in the livestream ran to the group to call out, and others hurried in after hearing the commotion.

"Heard that today the uncle is super obedient, like a little assistant?"

"It’s too funny, him becoming a well-behaved little helper? Are you guys in front sure you’re not hallucinating, did you take the wrong medicine or something?"

"No offense, I just want to see how exactly he’s being obedient."

"It’s so quiet, he must be brewing something big. I’m on my way, the moment to witness a miracle is here!"

The old fans who loved a good scandal were bombarded with excitement. Those busy enjoying the New Year’s holiday also got interested and dropped what they were doing to flood into the livestream.

In less than an hour, the number of people in the livestream room doubled, and that’s with quite a few leaving.

Within Starshine Media, Luo Lin stood in front of the computer, baffled. "Are they nuts? Always hoping their idol stirs up some trouble!"

Shen Yan was unusually silent for a moment, carefully looking at his immediate superior.

"To be honest, I also find it hard to believe that the boss would just obediently follow orders..."

This time he was siding with the hardcore fans!

Luo Lin was speechless for a while, then she waved at him, "Just tell them in the group, the little ancestor is playing it safe now, he’s not going to cause any major issues."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Xiao Li raised his big hand.

"I think you, Sister Luo, might want to wait before saying that. The boss has already started causing trouble."

***

At that time, Tang Shu had followed the Mountain Guide back down the mountain to the small village.

When the Mountain Guide opened a large door, Tang Shu saw the village’s year-long accumulation of fungi in a warehouse. A vast expanse of wild mushrooms, already dried, covered hills and dells, while the women of the village, with nothing else to do, gossiped while they efficiently bagged them one by one.

"These are our earnings for the year. Once they’re dried to a certain level in the low temperature, we pack them up and wait for the merchants to come buy them. But recently the road’s been blocked by heavy snow and no one’s come, and it seems our luck is running a bit thin this year."

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