Chapter 36

Before this, people in the live broadcast room were having a great time chatting.

Then, Han Haocheng abruptly closed the live-stream room.

Everyone was on the verge of asking why when, all of a sudden, the live broadcast restarted.

"Why did the streamer close and reopen the broadcast?"

"Exactly, host, why did you suddenly cut off and start again? What does this mean?"

"Yeah, the viewer count had already reached 5,000, so why did you go offline without warning?"

"Wait, everyone, check the live broadcast room title!"

Netizens were perplexed until someone realised the key to the problem.

Thus, everybody started noticing the changed title.

After reading this new title, everyone in the live broadcast room was instantly dumbfounded.

An eerie hush enveloped the live chat as viewers stared blankly, their eyes widened, and mouths hung open, unsure of how to react.

After what seemed like an eternity...

"?"

Someone finally posted a question mark.

Thereafter, as if the floodgates were opened, the question mark contagion spread across the comment section.

The entire live-streaming display was dominated by rows of question marks.

It took some time before comments with textual content began to appear.

"Pfft...lol, is the streamer going to start trolling again?"

"Good Lord, are you going to point the butcher's knife at the old monk?"

"Hahahahaha...it's too funny, oh my God, just seeing this title, I can't help but burst into laughter!"

"I want to ask, what's wrong with the old monk? Why subject him to this torture?"

"Oh my God, this is completely beyond anyone. Inviting a monk to bless lightbulbs – streamer, how did you even come up with this devious idea?"

"I seriously doubt whether the anchor is a carbon-based creature. My goodness, this is certainly not a prank within the realm of carbon-based life forms!"

"..."

Before the show even started, the audience was already tickled pink.

Some old fans immediately shared the live broadcast.

Moreover, the inherent popularity of the live broadcast drew in quite a few people automatically.

Many were browsing the live broadcast platform when, suddenly, an outrageous title grabbed their attention: 'Earnestly inviting a monk to come to my house and perform rituals. Upon arrival, immediately requesting him to bless and fix the light bulb!'

Fueled by curiosity, they flooded into the live broadcast room spontaneously.

As a result, in the blink of an eye, the number of people in the live room reached 10,000 online.

The speed of this surge greatly surprised Han Haocheng.

Afterall, it took mere seconds to reach that number.

It seemed like today's content was destined to become another hit!

However, with one glance at the reward of 220,000 yuan, Han Haocheng swiftly understood that face was not so important.

Han Haocheng is a principled person. He doesn't do everything, but given sufficient compensation, he might go to extremes.

Not to mention asking Han Haocheng to troll the old man, even allowing him to tease an old nun, run naked or eat shit—it is not impossible.

Just as he was thinking about it, the system's voice rang in his mind:

[Detected the host's preference tendency, gained a possibility to mediate the direction of the task. In order to express care for the host, should the next task be adjusted according to host's preferences? ]

Han Haocheng couldn't help but subconsciously swallow his saliva.

He took a closer look at the text of the system's notification that appeared on the virtual screen which was only visible to himself.

'Damn, what do you mean my preferences?

It can't possibly be that I like to tease old nuns, run naked and eat...'

Without hesitation, Han Haocheng immediately shook his head in denial before telling the system with his thoughts:

"No need for adjustments, no need for your care, thank you!"

The system voice sounded again: [Received]

Han Haocheng rolled his eyes; the suspended heart finally relaxed.

He couldn't help but sarcastically comment in his mind, 'this system isn't that smart, is it?'

'I was just metaphorically speaking, as long as the money is good, I can sacrifice myself and do things that I, Han Haocheng, don't wish to engage in. For money, I can selflessly devote myself...'

'How did it suddenly switch to become my preference?'

'Damn it, that was a metaphor! How could it not even understand metaphors?'

Han Haocheng was lost in his thoughts after the system's unexpected care.

As such, newcomers in the live broadcast room started shouting anxiously:

"Streamer, hurry up and get started. Why are you standing there in a daze?"

"That's right, host, get it together, do something, don't just stand there blankly!"

"Are you even serious, streamer? Will you troll the old monk anytime today?"

"Haha, it's not a live broadcast room that sells dog meat under the sheep's banner, is it?"

"At first glance, it's clearly a clickbait title, but this streamer has a sharp mind, the title is quite catchy, successfully fooling quite a few people."

"Hiss, there are already fifty thousand people online. Do this many people actually wish to watch a monk bless a lightbulb?"

"Haha, are there so many weirdos now? But seriously, will the streamer even practice what he preaches?"

"80% of them would most likely not keep their words. Anyway, with this viewer count, the streamer has already won half the battle. I guess he will start selling products soon."

"Haha, don't suddenly invite a monk to promote in the live broadcast room; that would really leave me speechless."

"..."

Han Haocheng's previous trolling might have made him somewhat famous in the live streaming industry, but the spectators in the live room are transient.

In addition, the live broadcast this time was not in the morning unlike the past, but in the afternoon.

Therefore, there were way more newcomers this time, including a significant number who hadn't seen the previous videos.

Consequently, many people instinctively began to criticize.

Han Haocheng didn't care about this; he was only live-streaming to complete the task.

Furthermore, for this kind of potentially socialy disastrous live-streaming, Han Haocheng didn't want too many viewers.

So, Han Haocheng didn't hold back and directly responded:

"If If you don't like it, just leave the live broadcast room, the exit button is on the left!"

"Please, go away from my live broadcast room!"

After saying this, Han Hao stopped paying attention to the barrage of comments.

At this time, some old fans in the live broadcast room couldn't help but laugh after hearing him.

Then, some of these old fans started typing to maintain the public screen:

"Haha, my brother Haocheng is mighty, you scolded them well!"

"Indeed, the only anchor on the entire network who doesn't ask everyone to watch is Brother Hao Cheng!"

"Don't you guys know? Even with a hundred thousand people online, he could go offline directly. Does Brother Haocheng even care about you little uninformed haters who don't know the truth and only know how to complain?"

"Haha, those who came to this livestream to criticize, don't you know that this streamer doesn't want to live anymore?"

"Haven't you guys seen the trending news, have you not heard about him going door-to-door to sell coffins?"

"Didn't you hear about him buying 'the smallest sized condoms' whilst live-streaming?"

"Have you never heard of someone hitting on a man's girlfriend right in their face during a live broadcast? Didn't you hear about him being chased by that young delinquent gang leader with a knife?"

"..."

The strength of the old fans on the public screen made some new viewers unconsciously start searching the net.

Then, the new people understood.

"Hiss, so this is the streamer who went door-to-door selling coffins?""

"I got it, I understand now, I really misunderstood him earlier, never did I expect this trolling streamer to be so awesome. Haha, I thought it was just hype!"

"Damn, it turns out he's the real deal. I thought it was an imitator."

"Alright, no more talking. Let's just sit back and enjoy the show."

"To be honest, I'm already smiling involuntarily!"

"Haha, as a fun-loving person, I've already cracked a hearty auntie smile!" (E.N: This seems to be a play on words. Slight chance of a mistranslation, but this line [哈哈,身为乐子人,我已经露出姨母笑了!] is more likely to be a play on words or a metaphor in Chinese.

According to some searching around: The term "姨母" (yímǔ) usually means maternal aunt but can be used humorously or metaphorically. In this context, it seems the user is using it as a lighthearted way to describe their smile.

Anyway, this was the chapter title but I removed it to avoid confusion.)