Chapter 15 Li Xu This Person

The internet was calm.

Li Xu sat in an internet cafe, searching for information related to Spirit Live Streaming. None of the major mainstream media platforms had any relevant content, and he also logged into several well-known live streaming sites, but likewise found nothing of value.

Although he was a bit disappointed, it was to be expected.

China was too large, the internet too vast; every moment, all sorts of new things emerged, countless people doing everything they could just to attract attention and eyeballs.

Even the most thrilling headlines were common, and sensationalist behaviors depended on luck.

Live streaming, time traveling, in the world of "Legend of Zhen Huan"?

Most people's initial reaction would likely be indifference or outright scorn.

Even if someone occasionally clicked in, a 10-hour livestream with no story, no conflict, no editing... Very few would truly stick around.

But this also gave Li Xu a wake-up call.

Without editing, he could do it himself; lacking interesting points, he could find them during the livestream; there was no problem at all.

Some might argue:

"Please, you're time traveling, livestreaming time travel, no less, and into the world of a famous TV show... Isn't that thrilling enough, isn't that explosive enough, why go through all this trouble? Just do it a few more times, give it some time, and perhaps the whole world, all of humanity, would pay attention. Why worry about not having enough impact?"

True, this argument was completely valid, but there was a crucial prerequisite, which was time.

This time could be short or it could be long, but Li Xu was sure that once Spirit Live Streaming drew the attention and concern of powerful authorities, that time would indefinitely extend, greatly hindering the efficiency and speed of gathering resources, significantly delaying the growth of the livestream, and could even put him personally in danger.

Indeed, these worries might not necessarily come to pass, but if there was even a possibility of them occurring, Li Xu had to try his hardest to avoid it.

Be proactive, strive harder, spread it to a broader and farther reach before powerful authorities took notice and intervened, let more people know and understand, achieve enough influence that even if someone wanted to decisively act to suppress it, it would be futile or they would hesitate, wasn't that the wiser approach?

August 11th, 8:25 PM.

With less than four hours left, the second livestream was about to start, and Li Xu put on headphones, ready to quickly go over the TV series.

Although he didn't plan on interfering with the plot, being prepared never hurt, especially since there wasn't a lack of danger...

Danger?

A long red welt!

Li Xu stroked his own thumb, deep in thought.

Looking back, his performance during the first time was extremely poor, mostly confused and most actions were involuntary...

Enough of that, let's briefly go over the plot for two hours.

The internet cafe was noisy, and most of those present were students from the same university as Li Xu.

The reason for using the term "students" instead of "high school students" or "college students" was that these people were hard to precisely define.

Okay, let's first introduce Li Xu's current situation and the environment he's in.

During his high school years, Li Xu was addicted to novels and online games, resulting in a disastrously poor performance in the college entrance examination. As he wavered between repeating a year of study or stepping into society, a private college with an impressive-sounding name sent him an acceptance letter.

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, a full-time, official institution recognized and registered by the Ministry of Education, where a nationally recognized bachelor's degree was available, entered into the national university student talent pool, enjoying all the qualifications and treatments available to public university students!

Furthermore, it boasted substantial faculty resources, a vast, modern, and beautiful campus, with opportunities each year to go abroad as an exchange student to famous institutions in the United States, Europe, and other places...

Overall, it was not much different from those renowned public institutions.

Li Xu and his parents were swindled by these pretenses; they overlooked a crucial issue that the school was not part of the national unified enrollment plan. Attracted by the grand name of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, they moved to this city, the capital of Hubei Province—Xiangzhou City.

A year later, Li Xu saw through it all.

The so-called "Huazhong University of Science and Technology" was just a short name; the full name was "Huazhong Institute of Science and Technology Vocational and Technical College." Folks, vocational and technical, anything that carries these four words had its prestige sunk into the Pacific Ocean—one could tell what sort of school it was immediately.

The so-called nationally recognized bachelor's degree did indeed exist, but the precondition was that you had to pass the national unified adult correspondence or self-study exams. What? A diploma issued by this school itself? Sorry, not only would that piece of paper not add any value for you, it could even hinder your progress. As for the talent pool, it was something they set up themselves, vastly different from the national university student talent pool.

As for the beautiful campus scenery, that still lay on the drawing boards. The campus used to be a bankrupt cotton factory over two decades ago, which had been renovated gradually since then.

And talking about substantial faculty resources, that was even more laughable—all the lecturers and professors for specialized courses were "Guest Elders." What are "Guest Elders"? They were all part-timers from other official institutions!

If that were the case, it could be overlooked if he could learn useful knowledge and skills for his future career, but the key issue was the management was too "humane;" simply put, everything revolved around money. Each student was seen as a client, a cash cow; every semester involved a large influx of money from each student—why would anyone want to sabotage their relationship with money? Wouldn't that be foolish?

When it was time to pay the tuition fees in his second year, Li Xu suddenly had an epiphany!

Damn it, since it's all self-study exams anyway, why should he waste his money? He might as well rent a place himself, distant from those who idled their days away fighting, dating, gaming, forming cliques. Perhaps he could even study better.

So, he left with an entire semester's fees—tuition, lodging, and living expenses, totaling fifteen thousand dollars—and he didn't dare tell his family; he could only lie that he was working to pay his way through school and wouldn't need them to pay his fees and living expenses anymore.

Li Xu's parents were extremely pleased, and they bragged to their relatives and friends, saying how great Li Xu was…

More than two years passed, and Li Xu was soon to "graduate." He still had more than half of the subjects to pass in the self-taught exams, and his dream of reaching the heights of graduate study was nowhere in sight; just a few days ago, he was so anxious he felt like banging his head against a wall.

Fortunately, everything was different now.

Before he knew it, two hours had passed, and Li Xu removed his headphones, ready to head to the bar to settle the bill.

"See that, it's him..."

"Who is this guy?"

"Li Xu, he was in our class before; then he just went out on his own!"

"So, does this guy have money?"

"He must have, otherwise what would he live on, what would he eat?"

"Alright, it's settled then..."