Novel Lived
Chapter 230 Who is Xinxin?
"You lost! Now do the nostril eating ramen performance!"
"Damn it, he ran away!"
"..."
The spicy noodle eating contest ended with the guy from Ganxi barely edging out the victory, but neither of them finished their bowl—primarily because it was just too spicy.
Both of their lips had swollen up.
Their faces had turned pale from the heat.
"Have some ice water." Lin Xinyue poured a glass of ice water for each of them.
The two of them accepted the offer with surprise and eagerness, gulping down the ice water in large swallows.
Watching their reactions, Lin Xinyue just shook her head and smiled.
She knew exactly how spicy Mrs. Bai's homemade chili oil was. The last time she and Gu Yu had come here, they'd only added a little and already couldn't speak because of the spiciness.
Yet these two had almost added half a jar each!
By the time they go to the toilet tomorrow morning, they'll probably poop blood…
"Goddess! Could we have another glass?"
"Yeah... hiss—just one glass won't cut it for the spiciness."
After finishing their drink in one go, they looked to Lin Xinyue to ask for two more glasses of ice water.
But at that moment, a rolling pin suddenly banged on the table: "Packing up, packing up!"
"Go buy yourself some ice mineral water from the convenience store!"
Mr. Liu waved his hands, saying nothing further as he collected their bowls and folded up the table.
Having no choice, they had wanted to use this as an opportunity to chat a bit longer with Lin Xinyue, but with Mr. Ramen packing up, they had to give up.
Meanwhile, Gu Yu was busy persuading livestreamers who wanted to mooch off his popularity to leave.
If it weren't for Mr. Liu stepping in just now, these people would probably have swarmed him already.
It was madness!
"Gu Yu, could you say something? The fans in my livestream are waiting for you to speak!"
"Yeah! If we just leave like this, we can't explain it to our fans!"
"Exactly, just say a few words, will you?"
"..."
Despite Gu Yu's persistent efforts to persuade them to leave, these people were adamant about following him and insisting he greet their fans.
Seeing these folks acting as if they wouldn't let him leave without speaking, Gu Yu sighed helplessly.
"Since that's the case, I'll say a few words!"
Gu Yu put down the cloth in his hand, straightened his collar, and tried to present himself as presentably as possible to the camera.
He took a deep breath, with the livestreamers looking on in anticipation.
Gu Yu smiled and said to the lenses of a dozen smartphones:
"Hello everyone, I'm Gu Yu. Ideal Paradise's new game 'Summoning the Divine Dragon' will be released at midnight on Wednesday the 25th on Shengda Mobile Game Platform. Thank you all for your support!"
After finishing, Gu Yu even bowed deeply to the camera.
"..."
The air fell silent, and the livestreamers who had just been calling their families suddenly didn't know what to say.
Not until Gu Yu swiftly packed up his stall and moved the soup pot inside did they react, realizing that he had just slipped in an advertisement!
He had just advertised an upcoming new game in front of a dozen live streams!
They had all been made into his tools...
"Pffhahaha…" Lin Xinyue, carrying a stack of bowls inside, glanced at the dazed livestreamers outside and couldn't hold back her laughter.
"You really know how to play the game!" She nudged Gu Yu with her elbow.
"They're the ones who insisted I say something, so I did!"
Gu Yu put down the soup pot and spread his hands with a look of resignation on his face.
It's not like he asked for anybody to advertise for him; it was these people who insisted he speak.
Since he didn't know what to say, he might as well do some advertising for the new game!
His expression was a bit smug, feeling that he probably just saved a decent amount on advertising costs.
Lin Xinyue rolled her eyes at him: "Clever you!"
...
Meanwhile, at Haidong University's female dormitory building.
Jingchuan Xiaoyu and Jiang Yuxin were sitting in front of a pink laptop, scrolling through Dou Ying.
They gaped at the live stream that had just blown up on their screen.
"Did Gu Yu just run an ad?"
She stopped the screen recording on her phone and watched the video again.
Indeed, it was undoubtedly an advertisement for a new game...
Gu Yu's thinking was really out of the ordinary!
She had just been scrolling through Dou Ying to learn from other streamers' techniques when she stumbled upon Gu Yu.
Without a second thought, she hit the record button.
And ended up recording a segment of an advertisement—something she hadn't anticipated.
She thought Gu Yu was about to say something appreciative to his fans!
But it turned out to be an ad!
This guy really knows how to save costs! Not afraid of getting blacklisted by his fans.
However, judging by the reaction in the small live stream room, it seemed that no one resented Gu Yu's advertising stunt.
"Pffft, I'm dying, was that my husband advertising just now?"
"I had my tissues ready, thinking Gu Yu was going to deliver a tear-jerking speech! But it was an ad!"
"Incredible! Truly incredible!"
"I don't usually play games, but now I'm suddenly interested in this Summoning God Dragon game!"
"By the way, where did my husband say to download it? I was too busy admiring his handsome face, didn't catch what platform he mentioned?"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"To the commenter above! Shengda Mobile Game Platform app!"
"Got it! Thanks! I'm off to download!"
"Currently downloading +1..."
The live stream room was buzzing with discussion, and Gu Yu's promotional move had an incredibly positive effect!
Countless viewers became interested in the new game called Summoning God Dragon.
"This guy is a marketing genius..." Seeing these lively comments, Jiang Yuxin suddenly began to see Gu Yu in a different light.
She had thought this was just a quirky one-time thing.
But now, it clearly looked like a highly successful marketing campaign!
With that realization, she suddenly felt a little sour.
She already had ten million followers, but every time she advertised in her videos, she would be bombarded by fans accusing her of becoming a marketing tool.
Yet Gu Yu didn't even have a Dou Ying account, and with just a few words, he got these netizens to obediently download the gaming platform!
The gap between their fans... it's just incomparable!
So it really is the era of "beauty is justice" now...
Jiang Yuxin rubbed her face, but she wasn't ugly either!
Where had she fallen short?
After pondering wildly, she still couldn't figure it out and could only sigh and accept the truth.
Turning her attention back to the advertisement she had recorded, her eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Gu Yu's Ideal Paradise was obviously releasing a new game, but why hadn't they approached her for promotion?
Could they have forgotten?
That shouldn't be the case! The promotion for Life Restart Simulator last time went well, didn't it?
With doubts in her heart, Jiang Yuxin decided to send Gu Yu a message.
"Senior... I heard your company is releasing a new game, does Xinxin need to help promote it?"
After sending the message, she set her phone aside, went to touch up her makeup, and waited for Gu Yu's reply.
Over at the ramen shop—
Gu Yu was busy washing dishes and had no time to check Feixin messages.
Lin Xinyue, who was unoccupied, picked up his phone and glanced at it.
She hadn't realized what she would find.
"Yu, who is Xinxin?" Lin Xinyue held the phone, turned her head to Gu Yu, and suddenly, a murderous look flashed in her eyes.
Gu Yu was utterly bewildered: "What? Xinxin?"