"You can just tell me the name of the movie you want to watch. I'll take all your suggestions into consideration."
"But let me make one thing clear up front—I won't be able to please everyone. So we'll just go with whichever movie title shows up the most in the livestream chat!"
Su Chen spoke coolly.
The viewers in the livestream were now going absolutely wild, flooding the chat at lightning speed.
Meanwhile, inside a rundown camper van, a messy pile of clothes was scattered across the bed—it was complete chaos.
A pimply-faced man stared at the floating screen in front of him, grinning creepily.
He laughed as he shouted, "Damn, this stream is insane! We can even vote for movies? Hell yeah, I want to watch a high school romance!"
"Nobody's stopping me! I'm watching The Girl in Front of Me! That's final!"
He banged away furiously at his virtual keyboard, chanting to himself like a madman: "The Girl in Front of Me! The Girl in Front of Me!..."
No one really knew why he was so obsessed with this movie. Maybe it was something he'd always longed for deep down.
At the same time, in a pink minivan, a girl with twin ponytails pursed her lips. "This guy has such a nice voice... Why won't he ever show his face? So weird!"
Even though her camper was old and beat-up, it was decorated nicely, showing that she really took care of her space. Clearly, she was someone who loved to keep things tidy.
("Holy crap, we can choose the movie?!"
"I've been dying to see Better Days! I was planning to go to the theater, but then I woke up and ended up here. Guess now's my chance.")
Su Chen watched as the chat flew by faster and faster, to the point where he couldn't read a single word anymore. He was at a loss.
"Guys, slow down—I can't see anything you're posting!"
The viewers had completely lost their minds, desperate to get their favorite movie picked.
No matter how Su Chen tried to calm them down, no one was listening.
So, he had to take a different approach.
"Alright, since I can't read what you're typing, I'll count down from three. Whichever movie title is on screen when I stop—that's the one we'll watch."
To his surprise, this actually worked. All his earlier attempts to reason with them had failed, but this single sentence got through.
The chat gradually slowed. Only a few diehards were still spamming movie names.
Su Chen paused for a few seconds, his lips opening and closing, teasing the crowd.
Each pause was like a psychological game with the viewers.
The pimply guy was already losing it.
"What's with this clown? All that build-up and he still won't say anything? He's driving me nuts!"
He already had a short fuse, and Su Chen's drawn-out antics were pushing him to his limit.
He sat up in bed, seething, pounding the mattress with his fists.
The bed, already flimsy, couldn't take the abuse.
A few punches were fine, but now he was going full berserker—until the wooden planks finally gave out.
CRACK!
In an instant, the bed collapsed! The guy froze, eyes wide, completely stunned.
Whether it was just bad luck or karma, no one could say.
Right as the bed fell apart, Su Chen started his countdown:
"Three... Two... One."
Now the guy had no bed and no movie. He sat there like a stray mutt, disheveled and pitiful. The final straw broke him.
"Waaahhh... Waaaaaahhhh..."
The grown man covered his eyes and burst into loud sobs.
Adult sadness isn't something you can easily share or explain.
The girl with twin ponytails would never understand what that meant. She hadn't paid attention when Su Chen was scaring them—she'd just been quietly watching, waiting for that last second.
And it paid off.
From among fifty thousand viewers, she stood out and won the chance to watch a free movie.
She was overjoyed—she felt like jumping onto the roof to celebrate.
Su Chen made the official announcement, "Congratulations to Ms. Wang Ying for winning this opportunity. Let's watch her chosen film."
The lead actor in the film was quite handsome—a pretty boy type. Tons of female viewers loved him, and the appeal of eye candy like that was undeniable.
So, despite some viewers not being that into movies, they happily joined in. After all, a movie is a movie—how bad could it be?
And they weren't disappointed. It was genuinely good.
Su Chen was also deeply drawn into the film. The story, the acting—it was all impressive.
Who says pretty boys can't act?
Wasn't this guy proof enough?
Originally, Su Chen just planned to do a food livestream, but after inviting the audience to watch a movie together, he decided it was time to wrap up.
He gave a short and formal sign-off, then said goodbye to the viewers.
Although the audience wasn't ready to leave, Su Chen didn't care.
It's not like they missed him—they just wanted to watch another movie.
Young people shouldn't be too greedy, or they might end up with nothing.
After ending the stream, Su Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He checked his follower count—over 20,000 fans now.
That was way beyond expectations. With only fifty thousand viewers in the stream, getting a conversion rate of nearly half was phenomenal.
Now, what he was most looking forward to were the system rewards.
He clicked to open the panel.
[1,000 Followers Reward: 5 Soundproof Panel Shards]
[5,000 Followers Reward: Small Dryer]
[10,000 Followers Reward: Automatic Cooking Machine]
[20,000 Followers Reward: Smart System]
Su Chen was stunned.
These were all high-tech gadgets—completely different from the basic survival tools most people started with. Those beginners could barely keep themselves alive.
Could the livestream system be using big data to analyze Su Chen's habits and preferences?
How else would it know him so well?
In a flash, four pieces of high-tech gear materialized before him, neatly lined up.
Each one was a treasure.
Especially the automatic cooking machine—with it, Su Chen could finally free up his hands. All he'd have to do was prep the ingredients.
An absolute must-have for lazy people.
Meanwhile, plenty of fans were still hanging around in the stream chat, not ready to leave. They all begged for another broadcast.
But Su Chen wasn't an idiot.
He only started streaming to get rewards—and he'd already gone above and beyond.
If he kept streaming now, it'd just be free labor.
He never needed to stream. In fact, he was quite introverted by nature.
Still, this experience had its perks. Su Chen wasn't nearly as nervous as before.
And now… he could finally rest easy.