Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Chapter 2088 A Surprise Attack? The Assistant is Ready!

"It seems you know everything."

Although Pipi Shrimp did not give a clear reply, you could tell from his embarrassed expression.

He's definitely well aware of the prevailing sentiment on the forum.

"Brother Cheng, are you coming to the second floor today to do a live stream?"

Slightly embarrassed, the mantis shrimp scratched its head, then suddenly realized something and quickly asked.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yun sighed, then nodded. "I have to start streaming. If I don't, I won't be able to browse the forum anymore. Those guys are too twisted. They actually came up with such a vicious trick to force me to stream. I have to say, they're a bunch of geniuses..."

"Great! Let's start the broadcast!"

I learned that Fang Yun actually planned to start a live stream again today.

The mantis shrimp was taken aback at first, then overjoyed!

He was happy because after more than a month, he could finally go to Fang Yun's live stream to grab freebies again.

Secondly, there is...

As a member of the Cloud Club.

My boss is being relentlessly criticized and ridiculed on forums every day.

As an employee, he was actually feeling bad too.

Although he could tell that these viewers and fans were cursing and mocking his dead body.

But both his wording and attitude remained very restrained.

This shows that most people have a clear boundary in their minds. It's okay to follow the trend and use memes, but it's wrong to actually swear and insult Fang Yun just because he's not streaming.

Fang Yun wouldn't even need to lift a finger; these fans could wipe him out.

You can use memes as you like.

He still hoped that Fang Yun would start a live stream as soon as possible to calm the storm down.

But there was one thing he didn't quite understand—

Since Fang Yun is going to start a live broadcast today, why did he call me up here?

He was quite aware of the situation himself.

Although since joining the club, both his colleagues and his boss, Fang Yun, have been very friendly to him.

But he knew this friendliness wouldn't last.

If he cannot demonstrate his value, it won't be long before he is gone.

Even if Fang Yun didn't say anything, he wouldn't have the face to stay here any longer.

It has only been half a month since he joined the club.

In the past two weeks, he felt he had tried very hard to integrate into the club's atmosphere and rhythm, but he knew he had not done enough.

Just as he was thinking about whether he should voluntarily work overtime in the future...

Fang Yun suddenly took him to the second floor and told him that he was going to start a new round of live streaming.

This was truly baffling to him...

However, he has one good point: he asks questions when he doesn't understand something.

"Hey Cheng-ge... since you're going to do a live stream later, then I..."

After hesitating for a moment, the mantis shrimp couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering it.

But before he could finish speaking, Fang Yun waved his hand and said, "I know what you want to ask, but don't worry, since I called you up here alone, I naturally have other plans."

talking.

He first glanced at the client application.

After confirming that the client has been updated.

He didn't rush to log into the game. Instead, he opened a webpage and went to the 173 Thousand Cities section. He put his hands on the keyboard and started typing away.

After a while.

With the completion of a freshly written live stream announcement post.

Fang Yun quickly checked the document and, after confirming there were no typos, clicked "Publish".

This live stream announcement post was successfully published.

He then turned his head and continued to say to Pipi Shrimp, "I just posted a preview, it will start broadcasting at 10:00 AM sharp in half an hour."

"What you need to do next is to be my intern live streaming assistant. Once the broadcast starts, just do whatever I tell you to do."

Fang Yun then revealed the real reason why he had called him upstairs.

The mantis shrimp immediately understood and breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he is not yet clear on what exactly the job of this live-streaming assistant entails.

But that's okay, he can study hard.

As for his job as an arms dealer and game booster, he's doing just fine.

Why did Fang Yun suddenly call me up again to be his live-streaming assistant?

He doesn't care.

Now, his biggest worry is not that he does a lot of work, but that he has no work to do.

Right now, the boss needs him, and in his heart, he'd do anything for him!

Oh, and one more thing—

Just as Pipi Shrimp sat up straight, ready to take on the role of intern live-streaming assistant at any time.

But Fang Yun continued, "The assistant's job isn't complicated. With your abilities, you'll be able to get the hang of it quickly. So while you're doing this job, you should also study hard. It will benefit you in the future, you know?"

"I understand, Brother Cheng!"

When Fang Yun told him to study hard, Pipi Shrimp didn't quite understand for a moment.

Fang Yun had just said that the job of a live streaming assistant was not complicated and that he could get the hang of it quickly.

But the next sentence tells him to study hard and learn well. So is this complicated or not?

However, I was still very confused.

But he nodded in agreement immediately.

Never mind, since the boss told me to watch and learn carefully, I'll just watch and learn whatever I can after the broadcast starts.

Fang Yun didn't expect him to truly understand her thoughts right now.

Pipi Shrimp's valuation skills are indeed top-notch, and Fang Yun really wants to build a phenomenal dream streamer around this ability.

But all of this comes with a prerequisite: that the shrimp must have a good understanding of the live streaming industry.

Fang Yun originally wanted to hire a live-streaming assistant so that Su Jiu could be freed up as soon as possible.

Just then, the mantis shrimp arrived.

Considering one's own plans for the other party's future development.

Fang Yun decided to let the other person serve as his live streaming assistant for a while. This way, he could learn some live streaming skills from him and also solve the problem of having no one to work with.

This is a case of killing two birds with one stone.

I chatted idly with the mantis shrimp.

Fang Yun finally logged into his little space on the snowy mountain and refreshed the live stream announcement post he had just made.

"First!"

"sofa!"

"Bench!"

"Fuck, so the people upstairs live here now, huh? They're all moving faster than the last!"

"Live stream announcement? It's scheduled to start at 10 AM in half an hour?"

"Holy crap, what's going on? Are they launching a surprise attack?"

"Outrageous! You've been waiting for us for almost two months, and now you suddenly announce that you'll start your stream half an hour early? Does that make sense?"

"I've figured it out. This guy's unpredictable nature is ingrained in his bones; he really does whatever comes to mind..."

"Anyway, this pigeon spirit has finally come back to life. I need to log in and notify the brothers in the guild as soon as possible, or it will be too late!"

"Log in, log in! I want to see what kind of compensation he'll give us for being gone for almost two months now that he's back streaming!"

A quick refresh.

The preview post was upvoted to over a thousand views in less than ten minutes.

Although she was somewhat prepared, Fang Yun was still slightly taken aback by her exaggerated popularity.

Dude, you guys don't actually live in the Thousand Cities Zone, do you?

He anticipated that his surprise live stream announcement would quickly become a trending topic.

But he didn't expect that he would become a trending topic much faster than he imagined!

Basically, every time he refreshes the post, hundreds more replies appear instantly, most of which are criticizing him.

Think about it too.

Although he missed quite a few of his previous live streams, at least he would announce it several days in advance each time.

But what about this time?

After several days of silence, he even compressed the preview time to half an hour in one go.

It would be strange if this didn't get criticized.

Meanwhile, fans were unleashing their fury on him in the comments section of the teaser post.

More and more players are receiving notifications from friends and family, and they are all extremely anxious and worried!

Today is Monday, not the weekend.

This is the time when most people are at work.

At a time when most people have just finished the weekend and have finally mustered the courage to step into the office.

Fang Yun suddenly posted a live stream announcement, saying that the live stream would start in half an hour.

This looks like they're deliberately trying to cause trouble!

Was Fang Yun really deliberately causing trouble?

how to say……

Yes and no.

The reason I say yes is because he chose today to start his live stream, and he only posted a preview post half an hour before the live stream started.

It's true that many people are secretly hoping they won't be able to watch the live stream at this time.

And the reason why he did this was very simple.

His previous live streams were so popular that if he announces them about a week in advance again, this time it will be a good opportunity.

It's obvious even to a fool that this live stream will reach new heights in popularity!

And this is not what he wants.

Although the live streaming industry seems to be booming these days, the various restrictions are far less stringent than in my previous life.

But at the same time.

The lack of regulation in the industry has also created many hidden and overt problems.

Fang Yun only wants to broadcast occasionally to interact with his fans and friends.

However, if we ignore everything and continue with the same live streaming methods as before...

It probably won't be long before he experiences the true meaning of the phrase "being unable to control one's own destiny."

So he deliberately timed his live stream at an awkward point, and even the announcement was deliberately delayed until half an hour after the broadcast started.

This was done to minimize the hype surrounding the live stream and prevent it from overexpanding its reach and causing a backlash.

But they said no.

Therefore, he himself had no reason to cause trouble.

His live streams are indeed very popular, but you'll know that once you've watched one.

To put it simply, his live stream content is not complicated; it's just novel interactive content plus generous prize draw rewards.

This kind of live stream content is so healthy it couldn't be healthier.

He had absolutely no need to deliberately stir up trouble or upset his own audience.

all in all.

This came after he posted a preview post for the first half hour of his live stream.

The entire Fantasy Westward Journey community was abuzz with excitement. Those who had the means rushed to Fang Yun's live stream to catch up, while those who didn't frantically browsed the forums on their phones, hoping to quench their thirst with a glimpse of what was to come.

Meanwhile, Pipi Shrimp, the intern assistant who witnessed Fang Yun's entire process from posting the teaser to it instantly trending on social media, was standing by.

At this moment, he was both shocked by Qiancheng's terrifying popularity and felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason!

He was indeed very envious of his boss's immense popularity; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a superstar.

But you ask him if he's interested in trying it out.

If you asked him to answer that question right now, he definitely wouldn't be willing.

These fans are terrifying, even though most of them are just criticizing Fang Yun.

As the saying goes, quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

So many people are complaining about the same thing and the same person.

Pipi Shrimp tried to put himself in Fang Yun's shoes, and then realized that he could never be as calm and collected as Fang Yun; he would be emotional for at least a few days.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered a line from a Spider-Man movie—

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility!

Fang Yun's abilities are among the best, both in the game and in reality.

And just as the line suggests, he used this ability to shoulder too many burdens that, in the eyes of the shrimp, could crush countless people.

However, the mantis shrimp believes that it does not yet possess this ability.

Even after seeing the frenzy of those fans on the forum.

The idea that he might try being a live streamer, which had just begun to sprout in his mind, was quickly suppressed by him.

"What, you were scared?"

After browsing the forum for a while, I noticed that while the fans' insults seemed varied, they were actually quite unoriginal.

Fang Yun, not wanting to waste time, closed the webpage and turned to see the dazed-looking mantis shrimp. He couldn't help but smile and ask.

"Uh... a little."

After hesitating for a moment, Pipi Shrimp nodded. "Before, I was thinking from a fan's perspective, so I always thought these things were normal. But today, from a different angle, I suddenly realized that if the same thing happened to me, I would definitely have started to question my existence..."

"It's normal. To put it bluntly, being a live streamer means being a public figure. If you want to make a living this way, you have to be prepared to accept all kinds of public opinion."

Seeing that Pipi Shrimp frowned as he spoke, Fang Yun smiled and said, "But you don't need to think too much about it. There are so many online streamers now, have you ever seen anyone else receive the same treatment as me?"

"...It seems so?"

Hearing him say that, the mantis shrimp paused for a moment, then suddenly realized what he meant!

Yes.

Fang Yun isn't the only live streamer online.

But those who can reach Fang Yun's level of popularity can be counted on one hand.

Even if some streamers have the same level of popularity as him, their fans' loyalty and enthusiasm are nowhere near as high.

In other words.

The 'preferential treatment' and 'abuse' that Fang Yun suffered were actually unique.

Even if he becomes a live streamer in the future, barring any unforeseen circumstances, even if he works until retirement, he will never truly experience the same treatment as Fang Yun.

Figure this out.

The mantis shrimp's tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed.

Becoming a live streamer is actually a career worth considering...

Seeing that he had resolved the mantis shrimp's worries with just a few words.

Fang Yun didn't say anything more and began preparing for the live broadcast.

Watching Fang Yun frantically making various live stream adjustments.

The mantis shrimp wanted to help, but he knew nothing about it.

Fearing that he might do more harm than good, he could only stand by and watch.

Fang Yun did not intend to ask him for help.

Not only did he not ask for the other party's help, but he also explained what these things were and what their functions were while he was debugging them.

This patient explanation of science made Pipi Shrimp feel flattered, and at the same time, she suddenly remembered what Fang Yun had just said—

Watch carefully and learn well! (End of Chapter)