15: Chapter 15 First Live Broadcast

Cao Mo left the company and rode the AE4 back to his apartment.

After a refreshing shower and a change of clothes, Cao Mo began preparing for tonight's Livestreaming.

The computer equipment was already installed; the computer desk was the one Baobao had left behind, and for the chair, Cao Mo had visited several stores to test them out before finally buying a suitable ergonomic chair.

The black-tech Livestreaming computer obtained from the system gift pack was an all-in-one machine with a 32-inch screen. The image was extremely clear, yet it was anti-glare, radiation-free, and eye-protecting; he could play games on this screen all day without feeling dizzy or having strained eyes.

The computer didn't need an Ethernet cable or any messy wires; it only needed a power cord, and at most, one wire for the condenser microphone.

For Livestreaming, Cao Mo replaced his old guitar with a more expensive one and also bought quite a few small musical instruments, such as a xun, flute, erhu, suona, harmonica, violin, and horse-head fiddle...

Looking at it this way, the nine thousand yuan advance was indeed not enough, which was why Cao Mo had mentioned buying an electric scooter in front of Brother Tong—he just wanted to borrow a bit more money to keep on hand.

With everything ready, Cao Mo sat in his chair and played on his phone, waiting for the 8 o'clock broadcast.

His Douyin follower count was currently 378,000. With prime time approaching, he would definitely break 400,000 today.

He didn't need an explosion in popularity; as long as he could maintain this daily follower growth, Cao Mo would be satisfied.

Cao Mo checked the time; there were about twenty minutes left, so he lit a cigarette and opened WeChat.

Not only was his Douyin follower count growing, but Cao Mo's WeChat also saw a large increase in friends.

Most of the contracted influencers from Dahai Xingchen had applied to add Cao Mo as a friend through WeChat groups.

Cao Mo didn't want to offend them, so he accepted all of them.

He had spent all of last night replying to messages, most of which were just polite pleasantries; after all, they weren't familiar, and there wasn't much to talk about.

There were even quite a few who wanted to "advance" their careers, directly expressing to Cao Mo their desire to film romance scripts or create a "couple persona" together, sending many suggestive messages and asking Cao Mo to come find them at night to discuss the script.

Naturally, Cao Mo refused directly or gave them the cold shoulder by not replying.

It was really hard to become famous by following Brother Tong's old path now, as there was already a shining example before him.

Cao Mo felt that it was best to play it steady for now. If Brother Tong was willing to bring him along for group Livestreaming, he would join; if not, he would stream his own content—Singing, showcasing his talents, or perhaps connecting with other streamers for PK battles, while also filming videos to ensure daily updates.

Of course, if he wanted to become the world's number one internet celebrity, playing it steady all the time wouldn't work, but currently, it was the foundation-building stage, so being steady was necessary; being too flashy could easily cause resentment.

He first needed to let everyone have a good first impression of Cao Mo, fully demonstrating that Cao Mo not only had looks but also talent.

Eight o'clock.

Cao Mo placed his hand on the mouse and clicked to start the Livestreaming.

Clearly, many people were already waiting in the Livestream Room, so as soon as Cao Mo started, the number of online viewers in the Livestream Room immediately showed 30,000+.

Cao Mo immediately sent out a broadcast notification and then greeted the audience in the Livestream Room: "Hello! Good evening, brothers and sisters! Thank you all for coming to support me."

The barrage in the Livestream Room also began to scroll frantically as Cao Mo started the broadcast:

"It's started, it's started!"

"Husband! Husband!"

"So handsome! As handsome as in the videos."

"Wow! The white hair makes you even more handsome."

"Ahhhhh... the white hair! So handsome!"

"Love it, love it! The most handsome white-haired guy I've ever seen."

"I was amazed the first time I saw Cao Mo's video."

"Get the numbers up! Get the numbers up!"

"Good evening, husband."

"Husband, you look so cool playing the drums!"

"I hereby crown you the number one handsome guy of 798."

"Little Mo, how much does it cost to keep you? Name your price!"

...

While the barrage was being sent, the gift effects in the Livestream Room also started. There were small ones like little hearts, roses, fan group badges, lollipops, sunglasses, and also hot air balloons, sports cars, helicopters, and even two carnivals.

Cao Mo immediately began to thank them for the gifts: "Thank you to 'Wanqiuqiu' Sister Qiu for the carnival, thank you to 'Graceful A-Qing' Sister Qing for the carnival, thank you to 'Love Eating Cilantro' sister for the sports car, thank you to 'Deeply Affectionate Maple Leaf' sister for the helicopter, thank you to 'Vulgar Liu Le'er'—thank you to Sister Le'er for the hot air balloon... Thank you all for the little gifts!"

Cao Mo really hadn't expected that he had just started the broadcast and hadn't done anything yet, but gifts were already being sent.

And Cao Mo noticed that those sending gifts were basically all women.

Sure enough, his looks could indeed attract the attention of wealthy women.

At this moment, the number of online viewers for Cao Mo had reached 60,000+ and was still rising; many of the 798 brothers were coming in now.

"Thank you all again for the gifts. Let me start by Singing a song for everyone! A song called 'Girl' for you all, and thank you to my boss for giving me this opportunity," Cao Mo said.

As he spoke, Cao Mo opened Tencent Music and searched for the instrumental of the song "Girl."

Girl, I don't want to see you suffer the same hurt / So I learned to spoil you / Again and again, and again and again, the repeated blame / What kind of attitude do I need / So that I don't seem like I'm being bad / Those who come are not kind, those who are kind don't come / Because I, too, once stood outside the door / For you, I'd climb mountains and cross seas, for you, I'd empty my pockets...

While Cao Mo was Singing, Tong Jingchen arrived and immediately started sending gifts.

Ten carnivals were sent out in a row.

After Cao Mo finished the song, he immediately thanked him: "Thank you, Brother Tong, thank you for the ten carnivals, Brother Tong is generous."

After Tong Jingchen finished sending his, other streamers from 798 also came over to send gifts.

They must have agreed on it beforehand; Zisheng, Wang Ziyan, Tian Jiu, Ying Xiaojie, and Zhilong each sent two carnivals.

Seeing this, Cao Mo immediately thanked them: "Thank you to my 798 young master Zisheng, thank you to my friend Wang Ziyan, thank you to my Tian Jiu, Master Jiu, thank you to Brother Jie, thank you to Zhilong, thank you brothers for the two carnivals. Thank you, 798 brothers!"

It wasn't over yet; Teacher Fu had arrived as well.

And on the spot, she sent 52 Big Hearts; one Big Heart was worth ten yuan, totaling exactly 520 yuan.

After sending the 52 Big Hearts, she then sent five "Set Sail for Love" gifts.

"Set Sail for Love" was worth one thousand yuan each.

Finally, she sent two Romantic Fireworks.

This flashy pile of gifts from Teacher Fu was actually worth less than two carnivals.

However, Cao Mo still had to thank her: "Thank you, Teacher Fu, for the 52 Big Hearts, five 'Set Sail for Love' gifts, and two Romantic Fireworks! Thank you, Teacher Fu; you truly are the top sister of 798, so generous!"

At this moment, Badanmu also made a move, and she also started off with two carnivals.

"Thank you to my goddess, Princess Badanmu, for the two carnivals, thank you Sister Lihua!" Cao Mo immediately thanked her.

At this moment, the number of online viewers in Cao Mo's Livestream Room had already exceeded 100,000+.