Metaphysics Live Stream, Going Viral Across the Internet Ch. 64

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He hadn't expected her to join such a niche reality show, and even more shocking—she and Shen Huo were this familiar?

She'd mentioned she had a new song coming out on Weibo before, and he had personally submitted his name for the MV role. But clearly, she had already chosen Shen Huo.

Jealousy and regret surged through Bai Pengxuan.

He hadn't thought Shen Huo would actually blow up from such an obscure show. In just a few days, Shen Huo had gained eight million followers.

Sure, he himself was still top-tier with over ten million fans, but that number had taken years of grinding to build up.

And a third of those followers? CP fans—people who followed because of him and Shen Huo being a pair.

Now he was kicking himself. If he'd known things would play out like this...

He never should've said what he said back then. If he'd gone himself, he could've raked in a wave of fans.

But what Bai Pengxuan forgot was—

If he didn't have Shen Huo's kind of skills, he would've been demon fodder long ago—forget ever going viral.

"Nice to meet you, Sister Wu Tong. I'm Bai Pengxuan, also Shen Huo's team leader. Thanks for taking care of him last time."

Wu Tong had been chatting with Shen Huo, but Bai Pengxuan suddenly cut in. She instantly felt a flicker of annoyance. But when he said he was Shen Huo's team leader, she finally gave him a real look.

"Oh, you're that super popular idol everyone's talking about lately. I've heard of you. But I've got to correct you on something—you've got it backwards. It wasn't me taking care of Shen Huo. If it weren't for him, none of us would've made it out of that haunted place alive. Did you even watch the livestream? If not, don't just make stuff up."

Bai Pengxuan's smile froze. He hadn't expected Wu Tong to be so blunt.

"I've just been super busy lately, so I had my assistant follow Shen Huo's updates for me. I'll be sure to have a long talk with Xiao Li later!"

Wu Tong's expression eased up slightly. "Idols are always busy. Totally understandable."

Bai Pengxuan kept trying to find topics to chat with her about, constantly dropping subtle hints—testing whether she'd consider casting him in her new music video.

But Wu Tong was so straightforward, she didn't catch a single hint.

Shen Huo sat to the side, laughing so hard his stomach cramped.

A green tea schemer vs. a totally oblivious queen? Green tea loses every time.

Just then, Director Wang saw that everyone had more or less arrived and signaled the assistant director to start organizing the guests onto the bus.

Shen Huo, just like before, headed straight for the back seat after boarding, but the assistant director grabbed him by the arm.

"Actor Shen, just sit next to me this time."

Shen Huo blinked. "Why?"

The assistant director chuckled. "Director Wang said you're our safety consultant this time. You're sitting up front to hold the line."

Shen Huo thought about it for a second, then sat down with a grin. "So... no local guide this time?"

"Don't tease, Actor Shen. Last time, we went to that ghost city and hired a guide. That ghost... I mean, that 'san' showed up and offered to help for free. I said yes on the spot—who would've guessed things would get so weird after that?"

"So free help isn't always a good thing."

"Exactly." The assistant director nodded earnestly. "This time we're going to Shijia Plaza, so we scrapped the whole 'guide' thing. No more weird surprises."

"Since it's so dangerous, why are you still tagging along with Director Wang?"

The assistant director gave a bitter laugh. "Come on, Actor Shen, you know how obsession can drive someone crazy."

"Director Wang is my uncle. I've followed him around filming for years. But the film industry's brutal—too much competition, not enough money."

"So my uncle went all in. He bought high-end gear and bet everything on this niche livestream reality show. If this flopped, he was ready to pack it in and go back home to farm."

"Our whole family thought he was crazy. Nobody believed this show would take off. But for his safety, I had no choice but to come along and look after him. He's stubborn as hell and dead set on breaking that 'niche and weird' label."

"Luckily, you showed up and helped us turn it around. Now the show's gone viral. Big shots in the industry are eyeing us, trying to shove their people into the cast."

He leaned in closer to whisper in Shen Huo's ear. "See that guy in the hat in the back?"

Shen Huo looked and saw the young man staring directly at him. The second he realized he'd been caught, the guy quickly tugged his hat lower.

Shen Huo frowned.

It was that same guy from earlier.

He looked pretty young, probably just in his twenties.

He turned his head and asked the assistant director, "Who's that guy? Doesn't look familiar."

"He's Li Jin Xuan. You might not know him, but I'm sure you've heard of Jinshang Group."

"You mean that Jinshang Group—the real estate giant?"

The assistant director nodded emphatically. "Exactly! He's the young master of Jinshang Group! Said he was interested in the place we're going to, but let's be real, he's just here chasing thrills."

"Came with his own investment, huh? Not bad, not bad. A fat sheep waiting to be sheared."

"Huh?"

"Nothing. Keep going."

The assistant director went on, "My uncle said, if this young master runs into any trouble, we'll be counting on you to help, Actor Shen."

Shen Huo patted his shoulder. "No problem. I got this. By the way, I still don't know your name."

"Just call me Wang Xian."

Shen Huo nodded. "Nice name."

After chatting, Wang Xian pulled out the new gear Director Wang had ordered and asked everyone to wear it.

He handed Shen Huo a card and told him to face the camera and say a few words.

Shen Huo knew what this was—his intro for the livestream.

"To all the viewers in the stream, hey guys, I'm Shen Huo... This time, we're heading to the nationally infamous haunted building—Shijia Plaza!"

Ke Le was an office worker at some company who loved creepy, thrill-seeking livestreams.

Especially paranormal legends—they helped take the edge off the stress from work. She followed several streamers just for that reason.

But ever since a new horror reality show went viral, she stopped watching her regular streamers and had already rewatched the reality show more than ten times.

Her favorite part? The segment where Shen Huo fought the evil god. Even though the replays had a lot of cuts, she still watched that clip on repeat.

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