Bai Baozhu, Steel-Straight Man#, #Love Cottage VIP Premium Version#…
After fermenting for an entire afternoon, the hype was getting higher and higher!
Even more people came to understand what the meme about Bai Baozhu being a “steel-straight man” was all about.
The vast majority of viewers who originally had a very poor impression of Bai Baozhu changed their minds about her after watching the first episode of the Love Cottage Premium Version.
Some even went from neutral to fans of Bai Baozhu, exclaiming how adorable this clueless Zhu Zhu was!
It could be said that for the first episode broadcast of the Love Cottage Premium Version, the one who benefited the most was Bai Baozhu, the dating guest who was originally blacklisted by the whole internet!
The first episode of the Premium Version could be considered the start of Bai Baozhu’s redemption arc. The deeply ingrained labels of ‘green tea bitch’ and ‘fish pond management’ began to be peeled away from this moment…
“Bro, is this the female guest you spoke up for?”
Wei Haoyang was also a loyal viewer of Love Cottage. Every weekend, he would obediently sit in front of the TV, chasing this dating reality show that his former captain was participating in.
So, when the Love Cottage Premium Version went online, Wei Haoyang naturally watched it too.
When he saw Bai Baozhu in the first episode of the Premium Version—with that fairy-like face—doing things only a steel-straight man would do, he nearly died laughing.
Wei Haoyang, who originally wasn’t too keen on Bai Baozhu, couldn’t help but become a bit interested in this female guest who had a fairy’s appearance but was especially clueless.
Luo Xiao, who was watching the show with Wei Haoyang, also felt that this Bai Baozhu was quite interesting.
She was way more interesting than the other dating guests on Love Cottage!
“Bro, you’re a celebrity observer on this show. You should know whether this Bai Baozhu is really a green tea, or if she’s like what they say online, a steel-straight man, right?”
Faced with his two younger brothers’ intensely curious gossipy questions, Song Zhi also became a bit curious about what exactly was in the first episode of the Love Cottage Premium Version that caused such a massive shift in everyone’s opinion of Bai Baozhu.
“Bai Baozhu is not a green tea. As for whether she’s the ‘straight man’ you’re talking about, I’m not sure.”
Hearing Song Zhi’s words, the two of them nodded in unison and spoke simultaneously.
“If she’s not a green tea, then she’s definitely a certified steel-straight man! Bro, you should go watch the Love Cottage Premium Version too! It’s really well-made! A huge chunk of the internet says it’s even better than the original version.”
“Also, I think that Bai Baozhu, who was getting scolded so much early on, if she maintains the ‘standard’ of the first episode in the later premium episodes, then this universally disliked Bai Baozhu is absolutely going to become a heartthrob.”
“That’s exactly right! Bai Baozhu was already quite good-looking to begin with. If her personality is slightly better, becoming likable would be the simplest thing.”
“Actually, I think her looks are really suited for the entertainment circle. That face of hers is really top-tier…”
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Listening to his two younger brothers’ various high praises for Bai Baozhu, Song Zhi couldn’t help but grow curious himself.
After all, just yesterday, Bai Baozhu was the target of whole internet blacklisting and cyberbullying.
How did she manage such a massive reversal in less than a day?
Thus, puzzled and curious, Song Zhi avoided Wei Haoyang and Luo Xiao. He took a tablet by himself and started watching the first episode of the Love Cottage Premium Version.
And once he started watching, he got sucked in!
The content in the Love Cottage Premium Version was stuff that none of them, the celebrity observers, had seen before.
Seeing how the personas of the dating guests in the Premium Version were more or less different from the original version of the show, Song Zhi couldn’t help but sigh with emotion at how terrifying post-production editing could be. If it wanted to, it could determine your life or death within a single show.
However, when he saw Bai Baozhu’s segments, he…
“Pfft—!”
Watching the video where Bai Baozhu cluelessly sighed about how complicated the other dating guests were, and cluelessly asked Xia Tiantian if her eyes were sick, Song Zhi really couldn’t hold back any longer and burst out laughing.
This Bai Baozhu was completely different from the Bai Baozhu he saw on the show!
The Bai Baozhu from before episode seven was an unlikable, somewhat overly narcissistic girl who knew she was beautiful and was particularly affected.
But the Bai Baozhu after episode seven was a girl who was especially focused and serious about the things she liked, particularly when cooking. She was truly beautiful then, making people unconsciously be drawn to her.
Yet… the Bai Baozhu in the Premium Version completely shattered Song Zhi’s original fixed understanding of her.
Watching Bai Baozhu in the Premium Version—still with that fairy-like face, but doing things that radiated a clueless, charmingly naive feeling—was really… unexpectedly adorable!
Just as Song Zhi, along with the danmaku, was thoroughly enjoying watching the first episode of the Love Cottage Premium Version, a knocking sound came from outside his door.
“Bro, what are you doing holed up in your bedroom? It’s almost time for the game livestream. You need to come out and get ready.”
Hearing the voice from outside the door, Song Zhi remembered that he still had a livestream to do tonight.
So he got up, gave a like to a video praising Bai Baozhu, then closed the video, put down the tablet, and walked out of his bedroom.
After a simple dinner, Song Zhi started doing the sponsored stream with his two younger brothers again, opening the livestream.
At exactly eight o’clock, the moment Song Zhi and the other two’s game livestream room opened, countless fans and viewers poured in.
This time, right as the livestream opened, the viewer count was already close to breaking ten million! Such a massive number of viewers almost overwhelmed the livestream site’s servers.
Just as Song Zhi and the other two were a bit puzzled about why so many viewers came the moment they opened the stream today, something completely unexpected happened—
『Bringing the whole family to see the super handsome Little Fairy sister!』
『Where’s my fairy husband! I want to see my fairy husband~』
『Came over from a video recommendation to see Fairy Sister’s godly play Diaochan!』
『Hey streamer, can you arrange a 1v1 with the Little Fairy? I’m a National Server Diaochan!』
…
Looking at the screen that was instantly flooded by danmaku spamming the words “Little Fairy” the moment they opened the stream, the three of them almost thought they were just passersby in this livestream room, and that the Little Fairy they encountered yesterday was the true owner of this channel!
And also… why was the vibe of the viewers in this livestream room so off? Had all their fans switched idols?
Just as Song Zhi and the other two were completely baffled and had no idea what was going on, the sharp-eyed Wei Haoyang quickly found the answer from the rows of dense danmaku.
It turned out that the clip of their last livestream session playing with the Little Fairy had been edited and posted on a certain short video website everyone was using now. The Little Fairy’s super strong 1v5 godly play, her utterly arrogant taunting skills, and her extremely doting tone when talking to her own little sister instantly attracted countless fans. And so, a bunch of husband fans and wife fans drawn in by Bai Baozhu found their way to their livestream room…
“But we don’t know the Little Fairy either. Whether we can play with her again today is really hard to say.”
Wei Haoyang actually really wanted to play with that especially interesting player, the Little Fairy, again. It just wasn’t guaranteed they’d run into her.
Just as Song Zhi and the other two were shocked by the Little Fairy’s astonishing fan-attracting properties, luckily for them—or rather, luckily for the group of viewers who came to their stream to see the Little Fairy—their luck wasn’t bad.
The moment they logged into the game, Wei Haoyang, the only one among the three who had added the Little Fairy as a friend, noticed that the Little Fairy was actually online!
Though she was currently in a match.
“Ah, the Little Fairy’s match just started 6 minutes ago. We’ll have to wait a long time for her to finish this round. Should we start a match first?”
Wei Haoyang had just suggested this when something astonishing happened!
Just as Wei Haoyang’s words fell, the Little Fairy, who had only just started her match 6 minutes ago, actually ended the game! It showed she was online and available to team up!
“Wow…”
“Damn impressive…”
Wei Haoyang and Luo Xiao couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement, and a look of surprise also appeared in Song Zhi’s eyes.
The fans and viewers in the livestream room were even more needless to say!
The entire livestream’s comment section and danmaku were flooded with “6666”!
Worried that the Little Fairy might start another match, Wei Haoyang acted swiftly and sent a game invitation to the Little Fairy the first chance he got.
He also took the chance to click into the Little Fairy’s personal profile to check her match history. The result shocked everyone once again!
The reason was simple: the Little Fairy’s match history was filled with nothing but victory MVP markers!
And every single one was a ranked match!
The Little Fairy, who was just Bronze a couple of days ago, was already King rank today!
“This has got to be a professional player’s smurf account…”
“Is the Little Fairy really a girl if she’s this fierce?”
At that moment, it wasn’t just Wei Haoyang and Luo Xiao who were muttering about the Little Fairy; all the viewers in the livestream room were also frantically cheering her on.
Amidst everyone’s shock, the Little Fairy accepted the invitation and entered the game room.
『Little Fairy: Good evening, little sister.』
『Yangyang is Super Cute: Big sister, big sister, are you really a big sister?』
Seeing the Little Fairy enter the game room, Wei Haoyang didn’t need the viewers in the livestream to teach him. He directly and straightforwardly asked the question everyone in the livestream wanted to know!
As for Song Zhi, who looked completely calm and not curious at all, he was actually quite curious about this question too!
『Little Fairy: Huh???』
『Yangyang is Super Cute: Big sister, you couldn’t actually be a big brother, could you? [shy.jpg]』
『Little Fairy: ? I’m not a big brother. I am a girl.』
Seeing that “I” (in a cutesy/feminine way), Wei Haoyang didn’t know why, but he felt his hand tremble slightly.
Somehow, the probability of her being a guy felt like it increased a bit!
『Yangyang is Super Cute: I don’t believe it! Prove it by opening your mic!』