Lin Fan returned to the medical clinic just as it was time for the livestream.
All preparations were complete, and the village chief had sent over samples of the watermelons.
To his surprise, Luo Qiqi was more enthusiastic about this than anyone else.
When she had free time in the afternoon, she specifically went into the city and bought a phone stand, fill lights, microphones, and other equipment for the livestream.
After Chu Zi finished arranging the medicinal herbs, he also came over with a curious expression.
The livestream began!
Lin Fan's bewildered face appeared on the phone screen.
"Windy Cloud has entered the livestream room."
"Cloudy Sky has entered the livestream room."
"Serene Far Away has entered the livestream room."
"Neighbor Wang has entered the livestream room."
...
In an instant, over a dozen bosses clicked in.
"What should I say?"
Lin Fan faced the camera, showing a shy expression.
He used to watch streamers sing and perform tricks on short video platforms, and the gifts would flood in. He thought making money in this line of work was easy.
Now that it was his turn, he realized how awkward it was to talk to a camera.
He wanted to perform something to liven up the atmosphere, but after thinking for a long time, he realized he knew nothing except for various divine abilities.
"Cloudy Sky sent x999 hearts."
As soon as Luo Yuntian entered, he sent a wave of gifts.
Lin Fan was startled. Sending so many gifts right at the beginning, how much money was that!
He checked the price and his eyes widened.
Fifty cents each!
"Thank you, my dear friend, for the gift, muah."
As he said this, he almost gagged himself.
"Dr. Lin, please wait a moment. I'll have the operations team put your livestream room on the homepage recommendation right now, and ordinary viewers will start coming in soon."
After sending the bullet comment, Manager Zhang went silent.
The crowd chatted intermittently in the bullet comments, occasionally sending small gifts to Lin Fan.
Within ten minutes of the broadcast, just from the tips of these people, he had earned tens of thousands of yuan.
Soon, many ordinary viewers started to come in.
"What's going on? What kind of livestream room is this?"
"I admit you're handsome, but what's the point of just watching you stare blankly?"
"Streamer, hurry up and do something! My gifts are getting impatient!"
"Doesn't the title say 'fortune telling livestream'? Fortune tell!"
The bullet comments were very active, and some people left after taking one look.
"Ahem."
Lin Fan cleared his throat, wanting to speak, but suddenly realized a very serious problem.
There were two types of fortune-telling.
One was physiognomy and bone reading, and the other was birth date and time.
He was livestreaming now, and people could see him, but he couldn't see them. The first method was definitely out.
As for the second one... would these people really post their birth date and time openly in the bullet comments?
"No matter what, let's give it a try."
Lin Fan said with a forced smile, "Everyone, if you want me to tell your fortune, please post your birth date and time."
This statement drew a wave of ridicule.
Other streamers who told fortunes would connect with beautiful female streamers, but this guy actually wanted birth dates and times.
"Are you a comedy streamer?"
After an awkward silence, many people left again.
Suddenly, a netizen named Ye Zi posted a birth date and time in the public chat.
Seeing this, Lin Fan's spirits immediately rose. "This netizen's birth date and time are excellent. You will surely be wealthy and noble in the future. Your spouse will be extraordinary, capable of even changing the world!"
After saying this, he startled himself.
Who was this Ye Zi, for their significant other to be so amazing?
Unfortunately, just having the birth date and time could only reveal one's future, but not their past or future, making it difficult to determine the other person's identity.
Otherwise, he really wanted to get acquainted with such a prominent figure.
"Can you tell me who my future spouse will be?" Ye Zi typed and asked.
Lin Fan attempted to deduce it, but the result was a mist, and he couldn't see anything clearly.
"There's a rule in fortune-telling: you can't tell fortunes for yourself."
Lin Fan chuckled. He hadn't expected his reputation to be ruined so soon after starting the broadcast.
"I don't understand, what does the streamer mean?"
"Upstairs, let me tell you! The streamer means that Ye Zi's spouse is him!"
"What a shameless streamer, but I like it!"
"Everyone, what if this Ye Zi is a guy who picks his toes? Then the streamer will have to go for men, hahaha..."
"Holy crap, this is too exciting!"
"Why is this developing in such a weird direction?"
"Dear passengers, welcome aboard the 'Discordant Express' to kindergarten. Due to the high speed, the doors and windows have been welded shut. Please relax and enjoy your journey."
Lin Fan had a headache. Almost everyone treated him as a comedy streamer and didn't believe he could tell fortunes.
Even though he had accurately told fortunes for several people, they were all dismissed as lucky guesses.
"Neighbor Wang sent x10 Unicorns."
"Serene Far Away sent x10 Hearts of the Universe."
"Windy Cloud sent x10 Romantic Carriages."
"Cloudy Sky sent x10 Carnivals."
The big bosses started competing to send gifts again.
The entire screen was filled with the special effects of these gifts, dazzling the eyes.
Lin Fan found it amusing. These rich people were always competitive and unwilling to back down. They were truly bored!
"Is it fake? I guess the streamer hired paid actors!"
"Damn, so many rich people, what's this streamer's background?"
"I've seen this Serene Far Away in several beautiful streamers' rooms. They're very generous, so they probably aren't paid actors."
"Brothers, reliable news, the trembling boss Manager Zhang's ID seems to be Neighbor Wang!"
"Could it be such a coincidence? Is the streamer Manager Zhang's son?"
Someone dug up Manager Zhang's ID. After comparison, both the avatar and name were the same person.
This caused the entire livestream room to explode.
Netizens rushed to spread the news: "Young Master Trembling is livestreaming!"
In just a short while, the livestream room's popularity soared to 200,000, with over 50,000 concurrent viewers.
"The streamer is not my son, but my savior." Manager Zhang sent a bullet comment.
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Only then did the netizens understand why Trembling had recommended a newly registered livestream room on the homepage, even though the streamer had no talent. It turned out he was Manager Zhang's savior.
"Dr. Lin, the popularity is almost there, you can start selling goods now."
Manager Zhang sent Lin Fan a private message.
Lin Fan felt greatly relieved. Livestreaming was truly not a job for humans!
He had made up his mind. He would never be a streamer again!
Lin Fan took a large watermelon from under the table and forced himself to introduce it. "Dear friends, this is a special watermelon from our Luofeng Village. Not for 998, not for ninety-eight. Order now, and for only nine yuan and eighty cents, you can get a sweet, big, and delicious watermelon!"
"..."
The netizens were speechless. This streamer not only didn't know how to entertain but also didn't know how to sell things.
Such an old-fashioned sales pitch was outdated ten years ago!