Her Food Livestream Broke the Galaxy

Chapter 195: How About a Gourmet Tasting Special?

It wasn’t until the following afternoon that Jiang Qiuqiu’s operations team found out the cross-forum post had gone viral.

Meimei called Jiang Qiuqiu to discuss the matter.

The young woman had just returned from Mo Chengyu’s house after a session of Spiritual Training. She was at the limit of her energy, and her voice was languid.

"Qiuqiu, did you see the message I just sent you?"

"Hold on a second, Sister Mingmei. Let me take a look." She switched away from the call and glanced at the picture Meimei had sent earlier. "What are these trolls up to now?"

"This time, they didn’t go after other food communities. They went to some other circles and attracted a large group of people, telling them to come and ’uncover the secret behind your camera.’ Some people on that forum are already starting to leave rude comments."

"The post is getting a lot of traction, and I’m worried a lot of people will be drawn to your stream tomorrow—"

When you get a crowd that large, they’re unorganized and undisciplined. They ask random questions, and they might not be polite. Since the very beginning, Jiang Qiuqiu’s livestream channel had always cultivated a warm, cozy atmosphere.

"Even though your loyal fans won’t care, too many chaotic bullet comments will make the stream look very cluttered."

A cluttered viewing experience would affect her future growth in popularity.

"Are those trolls still promoting it nonstop?"

"Wanxing monitored their activity. They’re still at it."

Seeing they had successfully drawn a crowd, the trolls grew even more excited and kicked their efforts into high gear.

"What’s Xiao Wan’s prediction for how many new viewers will show up in the stream tomorrow?"

"Forty million." It was precisely because the number was so high that Meimei had made the call.

The news jolted Jiang Qiuqiu from her exhaustion. She sat up in bed. "These trolls are gathering so many people for one reason and one reason only: to make me crack under the pressure and respond during the stream."

"Exactly. But you don’t plan on doing a face reveal, so it’s best not to reply at all."

Because any reply, no matter what she said, could easily stir up the emotions of her existing fanbase.

"Right now, your community and your stream are both heading in a great direction." Meimei admitted she had been worried for a moment when she first saw the trolls’ angle of attack.

But after seeing the unconventional direction the stream and the community took, she had gradually been put at ease.

"So, our team has a proposal: why not just disable the bullet comments during the stream—"

If you give actors a stage, they’ll perform. Just take the stage away!

"If we do that for a few days, their curiosity will die down on its own."

"Not necessarily." Jiang Qiuqiu had a different take. "If we keep the stream’s comments disabled, the discussion will just move elsewhere. The community page isn’t restricted, so if those people go there, it’ll just become a toxic mess."

"That’s true... Then..."

"Redirection is better than suppression. We can use another method." An idea seemed to strike Jiang Qiuqiu, and her tone brightened. "Sister Mingmei, would you say my streams usually have a lot of viewers?"

"Of course," Meimei replied without hesitation.

"And are there a lot of active viewers?"

"A lot." In fact, she had more active fans than any other food streamer Meimei had ever seen.

"But even so, there’s always a period during every stream when my channel gets very quiet, when almost no one says a thing." Jiang Qiuqiu sat on her bed, her legs swinging gently, a hint of craftiness in her voice.

At first, Meimei didn’t understand what she meant, but then it hit her! The only time no one was talking in Jiang Qiuqiu’s stream was when they were all scrambling for the taste-testing spots.

"So you’re thinking...?"