Chapter 54: A live broadcast for one. (1/2)

If he had to speak of whether someone could derive enjoyment from live broadcasts, You Liangxing would assert that there was some to be had. However, there was a clear gap between being attracted to something to constantly wanting to throw money at it.

So, where did the charm of live broadcasting originate from?

You Liangxing was not certain of this.

The thought of KK flashed in his head and You Liangxing proceeded to take out his tablet, and he proceeded to enter MengMao TV’s website to search for KK. Shockingly, however, KK was not broadcasting live.

You Liangxing was surprised, he remembered that KK would stream every day from 7:30 to 10:30 at night, and it was a fixed time slot…. Did he take a leave because he came to Beijing?

You Liangxing turned off his tablet and turned on his phone instead. On WeChat, he noticed that there was a new message from Ah Sheng in their chat.

The timestamp stated was half past seven, which was two hours ago.

Realising that he had missed the broadcast, You Liangxing’s first reaction was a little regret, but it was too fleeting for him to pay attention to it. He tapped on the chat interface, and Ah Sheng’s messages were accompanied by an expression pack of a cat winking.

— Liang Liang?

— Your Cute KK has quietly appeared.

You Liangxing’s lips went on a gentle bend. Now that he knew of Ah Sheng’s identity as an anchor, the other party had started using the name “KK” openly and out of convenience.

You Liangxing replied: — Why didn’t you broadcast live?

His single question contained a lot of information. He did not know what Ah Sheng was doing either, considering how he managed to reply in less than a second.

[Ah Sheng]: — How did you know I wasn’t broadcasting live, did you go and check?

Despite being exposed, You Liangxing replied, nonplussed: — If you were broadcasting live, would you be talking to me now?

[Ah Sheng] sent him a surprised expression: — Oh true~ Wow, you’re so smart!

You Liangxing: ……

If someone told him that the other party was not doing this on purpose, You Liangxing would not believe them at all. He was slightly agitated, but he had no intention to put his phone down just yet.

His surroundings were quiet. You Liangxing could not help but wonder how they would proceed as he swiped up, remembering the conversation that they had left hanging.

[Ah Sheng]: — I’m going to Beijing tomorrow….. Can we meet?

You Liangxing: — Okay.

And in a blink of an eye, the topic had been pushed aside by other developments, and now that they were chatting again tonight, You Liangxing was uncertain as to how he should reopen the conversation.

Fortunately, whenever he was chatting with Ah Sheng, the one responsible for starting the topic was never him. He did not have to think for too long before Ah Sheng spoke from his end: — How can I broadcast without an audience?

You Liangxing recalled the number of fans that KK had on the MengMao TV website. Doubtful, he replied: — No audience?

[Ah Sheng]: — I didn’t have an audience just now, but now I do.

You Liangxing paused, his reaction showing some delay. However, Ah Sheng did not let him contemplate too much about it and hurriedly added: k2014; Go online.

Naturally, there was no reason to reject a game invitation.

You Liangxing: k2014; k2026;.. En.

The duration required to log in was not long but to his senses, the seconds seemed to drag on. Whenever he looked at the familiar loading interface for King’s Glory, it always impressed upon him that there was a delay. A minute after his successful login, Ah Sheng had yet to come online.

Before he went onto WeChat to ask Ah Sheng, a notion flashed in You Liangxing’s mind as he remembered something. He tapped on his friends’ list and checked for any new friend requests. Sure enough, there was a new application in the list.

–【Victor KK】wants to add you as a friend.

This was Ah Sheng’s main account, and the same game account he used to broadcast to millions of fans every day.

As if his state of mind had been struck by lightning, You Liangxing accepted, and immediately after the friend request went through, [Victor KK] sent him a message.

[Victor KK]: — The rank for this account is a little too high, let’s play entertainment mode instead.

You Liangxing had a deep impression of entertainment mode; the last time he had played it, the specific details regarding the process were less vivid as opposed to the surging anger he had felt. Just as he was thinking that, Ah Sheng sent another message.

[Victor KK]: — As the saying goes, you start climbing back up at where you fell.

You Liangxing: ……

The usage of the phrase was applicable.

You Liangxing replied with an ‘okay’, and [Victor KK] followed up by inviting him to a game. You Liangxing pressed accept and they gathered in the team room, and the microphone icon simultaneously appeared below their avatars.

There was no need for further explanations, they consciously opened their microphones.

Prior to this, when they had opened their microphones, neither of them had made a sound for the most part. However, this time was different. As soon as he turned on his speech function and coughed a little, Kang Shengzhe opened his mouth to say: “Liang Liang?”

His voice was incredibly familiar and highly recognisable. The private conversation between two of them was well within reach and You Liangxing could not help but respond, “I hear you.”

The reply was extremely clear in a space where there were only two of them. You Liangxing could even hear his own echo, and his voice was more special than Ah Sheng’s voice, considering how it sounded like a girl when it landed in someone’s ears.

Furthermore, this was the first real vocal conversation he had with Ah Sheng ever since they met each other.

You Liangxing was a little concerned about Ah Sheng’s reaction, and the concern he felt differed from the type he would experience in real life; in real life, they could see his face first before they were subsequently surprised by his voice, but online, first impressions were all controlled by voices.

What was Ah Sheng feeling now?

Just as he was wondering, a string of chuckles landed in his ear. It was not on purpose, rather, it sounded like the person could no longer resist it, but they had tried desperately to press it down. “It’s really something else to hear it up close. Loli voice, will you date me online?”

You Liangxing said reflexively: “….. Scram.”

With his one-word reprimand, the other party’s laugh became even more choked up and jerky, and You Liangxing could not understand why he was laughing but he did not ask either. Instead, he thought that it was not an exaggeration to describe the laughter he was hearing as someone who was rolling on the ground, and releasing a…. pig snort.