Chapter 188: First Live Stream
“Live stream?”
In the office, Jiang Shu looked at Qu Fan with a surprised expression.
“Will anyone even watch my live stream?”
“Of course, there will be. Chairman, your YouTube channel subscribers have already exceeded 500,000, your Instagram followers have surpassed 1 million, and your Weibo followers have exceeded 3 million. You won’t lack an audience if you stream. Plus, the company can arrange for our artists to send gifts in your live stream to attract more viewers,” Qu Fan explained.
“But what’s the purpose of me streaming?” Jiang Shu asked, puzzled.
“To promote Red Velvet, ITZY, and aespa’s comebacks.”
In late September and early October, including the collaborating girl groups, DM Entertainment was going to have three girl groups making comebacks. The promotion and marketing were simply too overwhelming, which was why Qu Fan thought of his Chairman.
“Then what content should I stream? Just chat?” Jiang Shu said, frowning.
“Do you play games?”
“Yes.”
“Then stream games, and during the game’s waiting screen, answer some questions you deem appropriate,” Qu Fan suggested to Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu pondered for a moment. It seemed… it wasn’t impossible?
“I remember Xue Lun'e also loves to play games. How about bringing her along for the live stream?” Jiang Shu suddenly asked.
“Xue Lun'e is…?”
Not everyone was as familiar with the company’s trainees as Jiang Shu.
“A debut member of NMIXX.”
“That’s a great idea,” Qu Fan immediately nodded. “This will also be a good opportunity to give a pre-debut artist some exposure.”
Xue Lun'e’s ranking in “Produce48” wasn’t low; at her highest, she even broke into the top ten, which is why she was a popular, high-voted member for NMIXX’s debut.
Since NMIXX hadn’t debuted yet, it was a good chance to create some buzz with her.
NMIXX was a group entirely managed by JYP. There had been no news about their debut yet, and Jiang Shu was too lazy to rush them. His own company already had enough groups. He didn't care much about NMIXX's situation; in any case, JYP wouldn't keep them from debuting indefinitely.
“Alright, then when will the live stream be?”
“How about the 22nd? Red Velvet is making a comeback next week, and ITZY and aespa won’t be far behind,” Qu Fan said after some thought.
“Okay.” Jiang Shu considered his upcoming schedule and nodded in agreement.
“Where will we stream?”
“At the company, that way it’s easier to handle emergencies.”
“Alright, you take charge of this.”
“Understood.”
After Qu Fan left, Jiang Shu looked at the content on his computer screen again, but his thoughts had already drifted to the live stream.
A live stream, huh.
He had never done a live stream before. This new life experience… he was quite interested in it.
...
On September 22nd, Xue Yun, who had been staying at JYP practicing her debut song and had confirmed her stage name, returned to her old home, DM Entertainment.
Last week, the company informed her that on the 22nd, the Chairman would be doing a live stream with her, which completely bewildered Xue Yun.
Aside from “Produce48,” her only contact with the Chairman was that one time at the SKT club. How would the Chairman even think of someone like her?
Upon learning that she would be doing a live stream and playing League of Legends duo queue with the Chairman, Xue Yun spent the past two days diligently practicing her League of Legends skills.
Although she still wasn't particularly good, she at least re-familiarized herself with game content she had almost forgotten after not playing for a while.
Following the staff’s guidance, Xue Yun arrived at the live stream room.
As soon as she entered, she saw a room full of people, camera setups, and two computers.
She bowed to the staff. Even if she had already debuted, she would still bow; she was only a pre-debut artist now.
While it was true that DM Entertainment artists held high status, the general environment dictated that artists still maintained common courtesy when facing company staff.
After greeting everyone in turn, Xue Yun finally sat down in her designated seat.
Why was it her designated seat?
The gaming chairs were one pink and one black, and the headphones were also one pink and one black. There was no way the Chairman would be using the pink one, right?
She sat in the chair, turned on the computer, and looked at the dazzling array of games on the screen, finding League of Legends and logging in.
Just as she finished typing her password, the door to the room opened.
“Chairman!”
Hearing the greeting for the Chairman, Xue Yun quickly stood up from her chair.
She bowed to Jiang Shu.
“Chairman!”
“Sit, sit, sit.” Jiang Shu pulled out a chair and sat down next to Xue Yun.
“Chairman, should we start the live stream now?”
Jiang Shu glanced at the large screen between him and Xue Yun, which displayed the real-time chat from the live stream.
Thanks to the company’s pre-promotion, even though the stream hadn’t started yet, many viewers were already waiting and shouting for it to begin.
“Let’s start. Also, have the artists prepare to come over,” Jiang Shu instructed.
“Yes!”
After giving the instructions, Jiang Shu turned on his computer and logged into the game client.
“Xue Yun, what’s your in-game ID?”
“NMIXX Fighting,” Xue Yun said, a little embarrassed.
Just then, the live stream started, and Xue Yun’s voice was transmitted through the microphone to all the viewers waiting in the live stream room.
Upon hearing the familiar group name and voice as soon as they entered, the viewers immediately became excited.
“Hello everyone, I’m Jiang Shu, and next to me is Xue Yun. Today, we’re live streaming League of Legends together. Everyone, please hit that follow button,” Jiang Shu said with a smile.
At this moment, a tip notification appeared.
IZONE Zhang Yuanying gifted the streamer a Carnival.
“Oh, Xiao Yuan is here! Thanks for the gift,” Jiang Shu said with a cheerful laugh, seeing the dazzling special effect.
He was streaming on TikTok, mainly because the Vlive platform had too few viewers and was limited to the K-pop sphere, which Jiang Shu didn’t think much of.
With Zhang Yuanying starting, Carnivals followed one after another.
If one looked closely, they would notice that all the gifts were from DM Entertainment artists, as if they were… paying tribute.
Jiang Shu happily called out each name and thanked them.
“Xue Yun, I’ve added you,” Jiang Shu said to Xue Yun after finishing with the gifts.
“Chairman, is ‘Iz*One First Love Kim Minju’ you?” Xue Yun asked, looking at the friend request that had added her.
This ID again caused a stir of surprise in the live stream room.
“Yes, that’s me,” Jiang Shu said, resting his chin on his hand.
He created a party and watched Xue Yun’s role selection.
“You don’t need to pick support. Go top lane instead, pick a tank and just hang out in the top lane to soak up experience,” Jiang Shu said, “spying” on Xue Yun’s past ranks.
Her highest rank was Silver, so what else was there to say?
“Yes.” Xue Yun somewhat nervously picked the top lane, the isolated lane. Another reason she played support was because there were two people in the bot lane, so having a player companion gave her more confidence.
They started a solo/duo ranked game.
“Why are you secretly looking at Xue Yun’s rank?”
“Know thyself, know thy enemy,” Jiang Shu replied with a laugh.
Xue Yun blinked and quietly opened Jiang Shu’s profile interface. The live stream was showing Jiang Shu’s screen, so neither the audience nor Jiang Shu could see what she was doing.
And then…
Looking at the previous season’s rank on his account, Xue Yun fell silent.
Challenger.