NOVEL NEXT Chapter 804: I Did My Best
Jiang Lingxi picked up a strawberry with a small fork, "Let me tell you a funny story."
"Mm."
"Sister Tong mentioned before that I could live stream while studying. Today I gave it a try, and the viewers in the live stream all thought I wasn't really Jiang Lingxi."
"I even said I was Jiang Lingxi, but they still didn't believe me."
Shen Yunqing: "..." He pondered for a moment, "Preconceived notions."
"I think so too. And that makes it interesting."
After finishing the fruit, Jiang Lingxi got up to return to her study.
Shen Yunqing quickly tidied up the table, picked up a book with a bookmark, and started reading.
The couple was separated by a wall, each doing their own thing, yet they could always be aware of each other's presence.
The main theme was companionship.
Because of the ten-minute break, a small group of viewers left the live stream.
Those who stayed were intrigued by the comment 'the streamer looks exactly like Jiang Lingxi' in the chat.
When Jiang Lingxi sat back at her desk, put on her glasses, and prepared to resume her studies,
the comment section became lively again.
[Really does look like Jiang Lingxi.]
[Why just study? Can't you chat with us a bit?]
[The streamer's study posture is very standard, back straight. I need to show my little sister, who practically sticks her nose to her book when she reads.]
[Don't just focus on the face; the streamer has beautiful handwriting too. And those hands, a hand fetishist's dream!]
[I must say, this focused study environment feels quite nice after a while. The previous chatty streamer was just too noisy.]
[I tried picking up a book to follow along with the streamer, and I actually got into it.]
...
There comes a point when you get tired of just looking at someone's face, especially when they're focused on studying and have nothing but a serious expression. Only when they encounter something challenging do they show a bit of contemplation.
No matter how good-looking the face is, you eventually tire of staring at it.
A lot of viewers, who initially stayed because of the streamer's appearance, found themselves unconsciously drawn into the studying atmosphere.
If you have the idle time to watch a live stream, it means you're feeling pretty free. Reading and studying might seem dull and tough to get into until the atmosphere of the live stream encourages you, and then it seems okay to look at a book and learn something.
Once you have that thought in your head, the motivation naturally follows.
When you can finally immerse yourself in learning, you'll lose track of time and boredom will fade away.
Jiang Lingxi was reminded by Shen Yunqing's knock on the door. Lifting her head, she noticed that another hour had flown by. Fortunately, she had completed her study tasks for the day as planned, so she swiftly closed the book and tidied up the desk.
Picking up her phone, she glanced at the live stream. The comments were quieter than before, but the number of viewers had actually increased—how strange!
"That's it for today's stream. See you next time."
The sudden sound of the streamer's voice from the phone startled many viewers who were also reading or studying. They looked at the time and realized, "Hell, how did an hour pass by so quickly?"
[When is the next live stream, streamer?]
[I followed you, streamer. Can you keep this look next time?]
[Agreed! You're doing great imitating Jiang Lingxi, please don't try copying other celebs!]
Jiang Lingxi: "..."
This preconception thing really is something!
"Unless something unexpected happens, once every two days."
Having determined that live streaming wouldn't affect her studies and was conveniently easy to do,
thanks to Tong Yue's special suggestion, and considering she was only temporarily away from the entertainment industry and not completely quitting, she decided to continue.
After ending the stream, she also briefly checked her own profile page.
Today she streamed for around two hours in total, had nearly 100,000 views, and gained over 3,000 followers—not bad.
Of course, she was aware that a big portion of the followers were there because of her appearance; had she not shown her face, the follower count would probably be missing a zero.
However, if you asked Tong Yue who had just received the streaming stats, she would say they were far from enough.
If the platform officials had promoted the stream beforehand, just Jiang Lingxi's name would pull in a million viewers in a night—even ten million wasn't impossible.
Even if it was just a non-interactive study-type stream, it would still attract a lot of people.
But since her own agent was intent on keeping a low profile, even agreeing to stream while studying was a pleasant surprise—she should be content with that.
Having promised her viewers a stream every other day, Jiang Lingxi naturally didn't plan to break her promise.
During this period, there wasn't any lack of viewers who suspected that the study streamer was actually Jiang Lingxi herself, but whenever someone voiced that suspicion, long-time fans would show up to debunk the claim.
Hey, she just looks like Jiang Lingxi—just a blogger.
Right, if it were really Jiang Lingxi, would she only have a few tens of thousands of followers? She would've garnered a million followers the day she joined the platform.
These arguments were certainly convincing, so no one questioned it anymore.
Seeing the fans veer further off track, Jiang Lingxi thought: Whatever!
The live streams continued on and off for over half a year.
Why on and off? Because Jiang Lingxi joined a filming crew during the summer break.
Tong Yue personally rushed to deliver the script, and after Jiang Lingxi carefully read through it, she understood why Tong Yue valued the script so much.
Because she herself couldn't bear to give it up either.
Since she couldn't let go, she decided to join the crew.
Nothing to say about it, she knew her priorities clearly.
Sure, her studies might be affected, but once back, she could spend extra time catching up.
But if she missed out on this script, who knew when she'd find another as good?
Filming took a full three months, eating up the entire summer break, and by the time she returned to school, more than half a month of the new semester had passed.
No complaints—just catch up on the lessons!
When she finally caught up with her missed lessons and resumed streaming, the fans who received the notification came running with immediate questions.
[Streamer, you vanished for way too long, what were you doing all this time?]
[I almost thought you'd stopped streaming.]
[You're finally back! I waited so long; felt like I had no motivation to read without the streamer's company.]
[It's been over three months, what on earth were you up to?]
By now, Jiang Lingxi could recognize some of her more active older fans. Looking at the questions popping up on screen, she said, "Sorry to keep you waiting. I was filming a movie, didn't have time to study, and thus couldn't stream."
[Wow, are you getting scouted by an entertainment company and planning to enter showbiz?]
[Is it a legitimate film, or are you just a stand-in for the star?]
[Streamer's planning to debut using the 'Little Jiang Lingxi' name, aren't you?]
[Will you continue to be a study streamer even if you break into showbiz?]
[What kind of film did you work on, an online flick or a movie that'll hit the big screens?]
[As a newbie, getting to the big screen seems unlikely, but even if it's an online film, it's a decent start.]
Jiang Lingxi: "..."
I've explained so much, yet they still don't believe it.
I've really tried my best!