She became a heartthrob among internet celebrities.

Chapter 103 Live Stream x Web Series

As winter quietly approached, Xinyi's web series finally obtained a broadcast license and was quietly released on Taozi Video. Initially, Taozi Video gave it a recommendation spot and made it a trending topic on the platform, but unfortunately, because it was a web series, people weren't very interested and it didn't make much of a splash.

Xue Jiayu: (crying) I'm going to break my promise.

Xue Jiayu: I'll never become a famous director, and I won't be able to ask you to sing my theme songs anymore.

Xue Jiayu: [Bursts into tears]

Xue Jiayu: [Pounds the ground]

Jiang Lai: Good food is worth waiting for! Good wine needs no bush! Let's wait a little longer! It's normal that it hasn't made a splash yet, as it's only aired a few episodes.

Xue Jiayu: There weren't many episodes to begin with (tears welling up)

Jiang Lai: Go for it! (Clenches fist)

Xue Jiayu complained to her for a while, then said he was going to post a recommendation thread online, and then disappeared.

Jiang Lai was currently on her evening chat livestream.

"Good evening, everyone!" Jiang Lai greeted as usual.

—It's time for our weekly chat again~

—It's getting cold, and my wife is dressed in a fluffy outfit; she looks so cute!

—That light pink bathrobe is adorable!

——kiss prpr

"Today is the day everyone's been waiting for – replying to private messages. I'll pick some of your messages to read aloud and then reply to them." Jiang Lai held up her phone, showing the camera the 99+ private message screen. "You guys are terrifying!" she said with a laugh.

—Your smile is so beautiful! Like a flower in spring!

—I didn't send it!! How could I dare send you a message! If I did, you wouldn't read it, and if you did, you wouldn't reply. You have tons of "babies" (friends/partners), but I'm just stuck in the trash.

Hahahaha, the person upstairs is totally awesome!

"My wife only does a live stream once in a while, she must be very busy! I don't blame my wife, I only blame myself for not being able to control my longing for her."

—Alas! I wish I could be chosen!

"The first one!" Jiang Lai glanced at it and burst into laughter, then read it aloud: "You call me 'baby' so affectionately all the time, but you won't give me your WeChat. You just don't love me enough!"

—Hilarious! Who is this? Quite flamboyant!

—It's me!!!

—Hahahaha, she's right! Hand over your WeChat!

“I’m usually in the Douyin fan group and I chat with people. You just didn’t catch me. I can’t give you my WeChat, but I can browse the fan group more often.”

"Next, what are some fun places to visit in Beijing? I'd like to travel with my parents during winter break. This is a rare serious question, so I can give a serious answer." Jiang Lai thought for a moment and said, "I'll send you a private message with some fun places I've been to, remember to check it out."

You absolutely must go see the flag-raising ceremony!

—Old Li's mutton hot pot in the alley in the east of the city is the best!

Post this to your feed! I want to see it too!!!

"Okay, I saw it. Post an update!" Jiang Lai continued reading: "Where are you? What are you doing? Do you miss me?"

"I was thinking of you when I was at school, during a live broadcast, and when I was asking this question."

—Foul (crying)

—Don't pry into personal privacy (doge)

—I posted it too!! Look at me!!! You haven't read my question for a minute! This is so pointless. If you don't love me, fine, but there's no need for this kind of passive-aggressive behavior (bursting into tears)

……

"Okay, and since we have a little time left, let me recommend a web series to you!" Jiang Lai said, seeing that it was almost time to end the broadcast, and recommended a series to Xue Jiayu.

"I sang the theme song. It's a sweet love song that's really catchy when paired with the drama. Plus, the drama is very short, only ten minutes per episode, and there are only ten episodes in total. If you're interested, you can check it out!"

—You even sang the theme song!

—A victory for voice actor fans

—Waaaaah, after so long, you've finally come back to work!

—A web series? I've never watched one.

Ten episodes, each only ten minutes long, is way too short!

—What's your name?

—Show us an episode!

—You can create a reaction!

—Don't end the broadcast, watch for another ten minutes!

Jiang Lai saw everyone's request and thought it might work. "Then I'll watch an episode with everyone! I've watched it before and recommended it to my roommates, and they liked it."

The first thing to start is the opening theme song, which is sung by Jiang Lai.

—It sounds really good!

—Confirmed, she's a sweet girl!

—You want to be in a relationship again? You have to take responsibility!

—My head is so itchy, I feel like I'm getting love-struck. I want a girl, I'm naive, rich, and easy to fool.

—I feel like I can't help but hum and laugh along.

The first episode is about school exams. The teacher compiled a list of professional course grades and posted it on the department's bulletin board. The first and last place students were the male and female leads. In order to improve the passing rate, the teacher organized a pairing program that is usually only found in junior and senior high schools, making the male and female leads study partners. However, the two of them didn't get along with each other and weren't very happy about it...

—Ah, the plot is pretty cheesy, but some of the lines are hilarious. I can guess what will happen next, but I can't predict what they'll say.

—I'm dying of laughter. Does this show have no other background music? The insert songs are the theme song, the instrumental music is the theme song—it's all the same tune over and over again.

—But you know what, the male and female leads are quite good-looking, full of youthful energy, which makes them quite suitable for a campus drama.

—At least there aren't so many ridiculous plot points about abortion and stealing boyfriends! Although it's a bit awkward, the story is relatively normal and not too melodramatic.

"The male and female leads' acting is pretty good too!" Jiang Lai saw the comments and discussed with them, saying, "And look at the costumes, makeup, and props, they're all very well done."

Indeed, this web series shows effort. There have been web series before, but they were all rough around the edges and didn't resonate with audiences, which is why web series haven't taken off and haven't received much attention. If all web series were put into this kind of effort, they should eventually find an audience.

—Moreover, it's relatively short, with a lighthearted plot, making it suitable for watching during lunch breaks or commutes.

The female lead is quite pretty.

—His expression was very natural.

Jiang Lai watched an episode with everyone, and then it was the ending theme song again, the same one sung by Jiang Lai.

—? ? ? ? Here we go again? ? I can sing it all now.

Hahahaha, the production crew seems to be quite poor.

—At least change the end credits song! It's not that Alai's singing is bad, but honestly, you get tired of it.

—I love it! I can already sing it! I think it's so catchy!

—I'm hooked! I'm going to watch it right now!!

—On which platform can I watch it?

“On Peach Video!! Members can watch the entire series first! It’s exclusively streamed online~” Jiang Lai replied.

—I'll go right away!

——Yeah!

That's all for today! Goodnight everyone!

--Bye-Bye!

——Gray Gray~~

......

Jiang Lai's fans said they got hooked and actually watched the show. After watching it, they found it was really good and went to other places to become enthusiastic fans. This web series, which originally didn't make much of a splash, is now showing signs of becoming popular.

When Xue Jiayu learned that the number of views on the website had suddenly surged, he was actually dumbfounded. He didn't have any money left to buy online trolls, so how did the number of views suddenly increase again?

He himself didn't understand, so he logged onto the website and found that while watching the show, many comments were saying things like, "From Alai's side :)", "Recommended by my wife!", "Supporting my baby's theme song~", "Scraped from Weibo, where is the GIF from?", "Found it from the background music~"

Xue Jiayu then took a look and realized that Jiang Lai had promoted her drama to her fans. These fans were indeed attracted to the drama, so they started promoting it on various platforms, which attracted another group of viewers.

"So funny!" "I laughed so hard I almost threw up, the male lead is so silly!" "The top student and the underachiever, I'm shipping them both!!!" "The theme song is so hilarious, hahaha!" "The girls are so cute too!"

Seeing the screen filled with comments, Xue Jiayu took out his phone and sent Jiang Lai a WeChat message: "Little sister! From now on, you're my half-sister! I won't thank you enough, don't worry! My theme song will always be yours!!"

When Jiang Lai saw the message, she smiled, replied with a cute emoji, and then sent a message saying: "I took a screenshot. Famous director, don't go back on your word in the future."

Xue Jiayu: Of course not!!!

With Jiang Lai making a good start, and taking advantage of this momentum, the executives at Xinyi approved a budget for the drama, which was used to buy trending topics, and the drama's popularity soared even higher.

Of course, netizens aren't stupid. Some comments that are obviously posted by paid trolls or marketing accounts will also be met with insults.

— Fifty cents a piece? Let's make money together!

—I'd like to see what's going on with this show. You guys are all pushing it, I don't know if it's good or not, but it's definitely got money to burn.

—Ahhhh, the theme song is sung by my goddess! My Soo-yin!

—Go check it out first, if it's not good, I'll come back and give you marketing accounts a piece of my mind.

—I watched it! It's great! Everyone who watches it will definitely love it!!!

Whether the drama is good or not is another matter, but how did this song manage to be so catchy and addictive?

As a result, some self-media accounts seized this opportunity and produced a viewing review, gaining a lot of traffic. The most famous of them was a commentator in the "Big Mouth Watching Dramas" section. His comments after watching dramas were witty and sharp, and he was very popular.

After watching the show, he recommended it to everyone with the title "A great show for slacking off at work and using the toilet."

—Hahahaha, what kind of "toilet drama" is this?! Don't make the comments too outrageous!

—It looks pretty good.

—Highly recommend! It's really funny!

—It's definitely suitable for watching while on the toilet, but you have to be careful not to laugh out loud, or you'll seem weird.

More and more people were drawn to watch the show, and it unexpectedly became a hit during this period, making many TV dramas envious of its rapid rise to fame.

Whether something becomes popular or not, whether it generates buzz, truly depends on the right timing, location, and people.