Mu Nianwen finished reading the message, so angry that he almost smashed his phone directly on the ground.
Fortunately, he retained some rationality in his anger and changed direction at a critical moment. He slammed the phone heavily onto the bed, it bounced a bit but remained unscathed.
Mu Nianwen sat on the edge of the bed, took a deep breath, and picked up the phone again. He opened the Baitao app, entered “Zhenzhu Zhuna’er “ in the search bar, and pressed enter. The interface quickly jumped to a live broadcast room that was currently live.
The first thing that caught his eye was a tear-streaked face.
“Don’t blame Xiao Wen, this has nothing to do with him. I’m saying this not to blame him, I don’t want to involve him at all… I…” The streamer’s tears were streaming down, he sniffled, “It’s all my fault, I’ve implicated him.”
Mu Nianwen logged in with a small account, and immediately, with a cold face, typed in the barrage box: Shameless.
This message was drowned in the sea of barrage. He thought it wouldn’t be noticed, but unexpectedly, the streamer who was originally choked with sobs suddenly paused and said, “Xiao Chelunbing, are you a fan of Xiao Wen? I’m sorry… I know it’s useless for me to say anything now… I want to apologize to him, but he has already blocked me. Can you convey my apologies to him?”
Mu Nianwen rolled his eyes and wanted to curse a few more times, but received a new message.
—Are you watching? Did you really block him?
Mu Nianwen replied irritably.
—Bullshit! I’ve never added him as a friend, I don’t even know him!!!
To Mu Nianwen, the whole thing was very inexplicable.
Last month, there was an incentive activity in the Baitao live broadcast area, where you could earn points by receiving special gifts from fans and redeem extra live broadcasts. There were weekly points rankings, and the top one hundred could get point bonuses. At the end of the activity, the top-ranking streamers could also get special rewards.
The activity had both an overall leaderboard and regional leaderboards.
Mu Nianwen barely made it into the top one hundred on the overall leaderboard, but he was very competitive in the regional leaderboard.
The top three in points each week were in one tier, and the fourth to tenth were in another. Last week, Mu Nianwen barely made it to third place, neck and neck with fourth place, the competition was fierce.
Fourth place was this Zhenzhu Zhuna’er .
Mu Nianwen had a slight impression of him. He was a newcomer streamer, less than half a year in the industry, but his momentum was fierce.
Unlike Mu Nianwen, who had a somewhat funny style, Zhenzhu Zhuna’er was very glamorous, extremely good at acting cute, and dressed very seductively. What’s more, his gaming skills were also outstanding, quickly attracting a large number of fans.
Mu Nianwen had secretly watched one of his broadcasts before.
Zhenzhu Zhuna’er had arranged a punishment game with the audience, where he would dance if he lost a game.
Despite his outstanding skills, he would occasionally make strange mistakes after dominating the game, and when he lost, he would pitifully say, “It’s all my fault, Na’er is so dumb,” and then reluctantly getting up, wearing shorts so short that half of his butt was exposed, he showed off his enticing dance moves, twisting energetically.
At that time, Mu Nianwen couldn’t help but marvel repeatedly; this guy was truly talented.
A few days later, he heard from his streamer friends that this Zhenzhu Zhuna’er wasn’t a new streamer at all. He used to be in the dance category but couldn’t make it there, so he changed his appearance, got some nose and lip enhancements, applied a set of beauty filters, and came to the gaming category to make a living.
He chose the right place because the gaming audience really bought into his act.
Mu Nianwen was quite impressed with him at the time. After all, his gaming skills were genuinely good. Surviving in the gaming category was the foundation of everything; the rest was just icing on the cake.
Mu Nianwen and he had never crossed paths before, until this activity. The two of them fought fiercely for the third place throne, and in the end, Mu Nianwen emerged victorious.
Originally, Mu Nianwen didn’t care much about the result; he would say he wanted to win, but in reality, he just hoped the audience would send more gifts. He thought it wouldn’t matter if he lost; fourth place wasn’t bad either, and he could play the pity card next week.
However, on the last day, when he pretended to be sad and sighed, saying, “I might lose, what a pity,” his friend Xiao Can coincidentally entered the live broadcast room.
Xiao Can immediately used three alternate accounts to spam gifts to him, instantly pushing Zhenzhu Zhuna’er, who was catching up to him, eight yards away, and even jumping to second place.
Xiao Can had always been a supportive friend, and after becoming famous on his own in variety shows, he became even more generous with his money.
Mu Nianwen tried to advise him privately, saying that he should spend this money on tips, first give a share to the platform, then another share to the organization, and finally, pay taxes on what’s left. It wasn’t profitable, so it was better to transfer directly.
Xiao Can completely ignored him.
Of course, winning was always a good thing no matter what.
Mu Nianwen quickly put this episode out of his mind, but a few days later, there was a big stir on Zhenzhu Zhuna’er’s side.
Mu Nianwen watched the recording later.
Zhenzhu Zhuna’er was visibly downcast in the live broadcast, looking worn out and wronged. When someone asked him what was wrong, he sniffled and burst into tears on the spot.
After that, he remained incoherent for a long time, and after being repeatedly asked in the barrage, he vaguely indicated that he had been bullied.
“It’s actually not a big deal. To survive in this circle, these things are unavoidable. I was just too naive and immature. I’m really sorry, I shouldn’t let these unhappy things affect everyone.”
He said so, and even if the audience didn’t feel sorry for him, they would definitely be curious.
After being questioned for a while longer, he tactfully told everyone that there was insider information in last week’s competition.
He spoke very vaguely, revealing some key words like “organization intervention,” “my limited power,” and “taking a loss.”
Finally, with tears in his eyes, he smiled and said that this setback couldn’t defeat him, as long as there were still audience members willing to support him, he was willing to continue working hard.
The recording ended here.
Mu Nianwen at the time just felt it was inexplicable and very uncomfortable, but he didn’t want to actively participate in this drama, so he endured it without reacting.
Unexpectedly, in just two days, this matter continued to ferment and directly burned to him.
A group of people analyzed various things from Zhenzhu Zhuna’er’s words and finally pieced together a so-called “truth.”
It was well known that Mu Nianwen and Zhenzhu Zhuna’er had been competing for the top spots in the regional weekly rankings at that time. Although Mu Nianwen had been leading the way, his advantage was weak. In the end, just as he was about to be overtaken, suddenly several alternate accounts appeared and sent a large number of gifts, stabilizing his position.
Originally, this was just a competition with real money, even if it was Mu Nianwen himself who created the accounts, it would be a bit embarrassing, but it wouldn’t be a matter of principle.
After all, before receiving the gifts, they would still be subject to various deductions, so it was still money spent.
But if it involved organization intervention, the nature of the matter was different.
After some investigation, someone discovered that Mu Nianwen and Zhenzhu Zhuna’er were signed with the same organization.
Where did the organization’s funds come from? Of course, it came from the earnings of its affiliated streamers. In other words, in the money that the organization awarded to Mu Nianwen, there was also a portion that belonged to Zhenzhu Zhuna’er.
With this revelation, the whole matter suddenly took on a different meaning. It became a situation where the well-known big streamer Mu Nianwen and the organization teamed up to bully a newcomer, and they were even using the newcomer’s hard-earned money.
The organization lurked behind the scenes, elusive and intangible, while the accusations were directed at the well-known streamer Mu Nianwen for bullying.
Mu Nianwen was bombarded in the comment section of Baitao. Many people ridiculed him, laughing at the fact that a so-called big streamer like him had to resort to such despicable means to defeat a newcomer, which was truly embarrassing.
Mu Nianwen was furious.
The best way to deal with this situation was to have Xiao Can issue a statement, telling everyone that those were all his alternate accounts.
But Mu Nianwen found it hard to bring it up.
Xiao Can always showered him with gifts, and Mu Nianwen felt somewhat embarrassed about it. Xiao Can had been extremely busy lately, with a mountain of things to worry about. Mu Nianwen didn’t want to drag him into this mess.
Moreover, even if he explained, some people would still not believe it, and might even join in attacking Xiao Can.
That was something Mu Nianwen didn’t want to see.
In the internet age, the innocent could no longer clear their names.
Mu Nianwen contacted the people from the organization on one hand, asking them to contact Zhenzhu Zhuna’er for an explanation. On the other hand, he planned to explain the situation during his livestream that evening.
After all, what’s wrong with crying and pretending to be pitiful? Everyone can do that.
As it turned out, Mu Nianwen wasn’t very good at it.
Although he was good at acting cute and spoiled during his live streams, he found it difficult to appear genuinely distressed. He couldn’t even squeeze out a tear.
Instead of complaining, he felt like cursing out loud.
Unfortunately, that wasn’t an option. Many onlookers sympathized with Zhenzhu Zhuna’er simply because he appeared weaker.
If Mu Nianwen were to launch an attack, it would only make him less likable compared to the pitiful Zhenzhu Zhuna’er.
“I don’t know why he said that. Those alternate accounts belong to my friends. Maybe they didn’t want me to know, because I’ve always told everyone not to give me gifts,” Mu Nianwen sighed, “It’s all a misunderstanding. If possible, I’d like to communicate with him face to face.”
The barrage immediately accused him of being hypocritical, saying that although he claimed to want to communicate, he had actually blocked him.
“I didn’t block him. We’ve never even added each other as friends. How could I block him?” Mu Nianwen asked.
But the barrage still didn’t believe him. Some said he was just passing the blame, some said he dared not admit it, and some even started to curse at him directly.
Those who cursed were quickly silenced by the room moderator. Then someone else accused Mu Nianwen of muffling people’s voices and being guilty.
After all, this was Mu Nianwen’s livestream room, and there were many who comforted and supported him. But amidst the support, the attacking words were still more noticeable.
At this moment, someone came out and told everyone that Zhenzhu Zhuna’er had posted a dynamic message not long ago, saying that he had sent a private message to Mu Nianwen, but was ignored. He even provided screenshots of the private messages as evidence.
Mu Nianwen went to check and found that it was true.
But he received hundreds of private messages every day, and they weren’t even mutual friends. How could he possibly notice?
But even with this explanation, those people still didn’t believe it.
Several obvious alternate accounts seemed to be motivated by some kind of psychological reason. They deliberately said a lot of words that weren’t dirty but were full of hostility, and launched a comprehensive attack on him in a sarcastic manner.
When someone deliberately finds fault, explanations only give more ammunition. If Mu Nianwen’s words were even slightly careless, they would be continuously misinterpreted maliciously.
The situation became increasingly chaotic, and Mu Nianwen’s words became more and more confused in the chaos.
The dialogue was filled with contradictions, causing him a lot of trouble.
He felt increasingly aggrieved amidst his anger.
At that moment, a username with a high-level fan badge in the live broadcast chat spoke up: “Xiao Wen has always been full of himself, but I never thought he would do something like this. I’m really disappointed.”
Immediately after, another user with a fan badge chimed in: “You’ve said so much, but where’s the evidence? How can we believe you?”
As soon as one spoke up, several fans echoed their sentiments.
Mu Nianwen was stunned for a few seconds, feeling a sourness in his nose, and his eyes turned red.
“Are you guys kidding me?” His voice trembled slightly, “Why should I be the only one asked for evidence? Do your accusations have evidence? Don’t believe me? Fine, just go away if you don’t. I don’t care.” He wiped away a tear, “I don’t care anyway.”
The chat instantly erupted into chaos, with half comforting him and the other half mocking him.
“I haven’t done anything wrong anyway,” Mu Nianwen grabbed a tissue, blew his nose forcefully, “If he dares, he should come confront me face to face. I’m not afraid of him.”
He sounded stubborn, but tears kept flowing.
Fans started sending gifts to try to calm his emotions.
The troublemaking accounts from before started shouting again, accusing him of fake crying to gain sympathy from fans, and that those who sent gifts were fools.
Another account echoed, saying that even if it’s like this, he still couldn’t win against Zhenzhu Zhuna’er this week. After all, the eyes of the masses are sharp, while the fools are limited.
Mu Nianwen had checked before going live, and after Zhenzhu Zhuna’er cried, his points soared, and he had already jumped to first place in the section.
“I don’t care anyway,” Mu Nianwen said, “I never cared about rankings.”
His eyes were still red, and his voice was a little hoarse, lacking any momentum.
The fan who had doubted him before spoke again: “When you begged for gifts from us, you didn’t say it like this.”
Mu Nianwen was so angry his head spun, he opened his mouth for a while but couldn’t say anything, tears kept dripping.
The fans’ hearts shattered, and gifts were sent frantically, but most of them were not the limited edition gifts for the event, so the increase in points was limited, ranking eighth in the section.
Those troublemaking accounts started queuing up to spam the chat.
Mu Nianwen took a deep breath, about to curse, when suddenly a special effect popped up on the screen, with a line of text in the center.
“Charming TJL has gifted 999 Wish Balloons.”
This time, the event was to encourage ordinary viewers to spend, so the value of the gifts was not high. The Wish Balloon was the most expensive gift in the event, worth 199 yuan each.
With a swish, Mu Nianwen’s section ranking became second.
The chat erupted in chaos, and Mu Nianwen himself was a bit stunned.
Before he could regain his senses, another line of text popped up on the screen.
“Charming TJL has gifted 999 Wish Balloons.”
Mu Nianwen was stunned, suspecting that this was a display bug caused by system lag.
It wasn’t until he clicked on the total gift amount for today that he realized it was true.
His section ranking had become first.
“Um… thank you, Charming TJL,” Mu Nianwen was about to say something, but before he could finish, a new prompt popped up.
“Charming TJL has gifted 999 Wish Balloons.”
“Charming TJL has gifted 999 Wish Balloons.”
“Charming TJL has gifted 999 Wish Balloons.”
“Charming TJL has gifted 999 Wish Balloons.”
“Charming TJL has gifted 999 Wish Balloons.”
Mu Nianwen was dumbfounded.
Then, the entire live broadcast screen burst into a dreamy special effect, with a line of bold golden text appearing in the center.
“Congratulations Mu Nianwen for becoming the first in the entire station in the Wish Love Language event, come to his live room and share the joy?”
