Learning About My Time Of Death For An Insane Life - Chapter 15

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Today was a leisurely day.

At least, that was what Gan Tongtong, the operations manager of Feiyun Live Streaming platform, thought.

Because the TV station was hosting a parkour competition, there were exceptionally few people watching the live streaming today. She could take a breather every now and then to play with her phone and even pinched her boss’ television set to watch the competition’s live broadcast.

“Damn! Why is transmission cut off all of a sudden!”

Gan Tongtong jumped up from her chair in a fit of anger. She strode on her block heels towards the television set, and slapped the appliance twice with her soft tender palm!

How dare these black and white static noise show up to steal the show just when it was time for Number 18 to show his amazing skills!

Gan Tongtong gritted her teeth in frustration and pouted in resignation. “The television signal is so unreliable. If only they had given us the broadcasting rights up front!”

Feiyun Live Streaming platform was not considered the largest live-streaming platform in Xilin City.

However, they had risen to prominence in the live streaming industry in the past two years! They were miles ahead of their compatriots from the same period!

Gan Tongtong paced around the room angrily. Suddenly, an image appeared on the television.

She looked towards the television set eagerly but realized that it was only an advertisement. Instantly, like a frosted eggplant, she deflated and collapsed on the table listlessly.

The soundproofing in the room was not good. The audio system in the live-streaming studio next door was very loud. Singing and jumping could be heard coming from there, as if demolition work was taking place there.

The aggravating music tugged at Gan Tongtong’s heartstrings. She felt as if there were thousands of ants crawling around her heart, causing an unbearably itchy sensation that she couldn’t scratch.

Gan Tongtong held her head in distress. “How is Number 18 doing now? I want to watch his ‘Suspended in the Air’ act so badly!”

“Why is the production team’s efficiency so low? They still have not recovered from this breakdown yet!”

She hugged her head and wailed. She wished she could personally go to the production team’s premises to check on the situation.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound could be heard from near the window.

Gan Tongtong looked up and saw a small pitch black drone flying towards her from outside.

She watched the little guy hover around the room curiously. Seemingly not able to find anyone else in the room, it flew back to her.

Then, the drone shook twice and a small piece of paper fell from it.

“Prankster?” Perplexed, Gan Tongtong picked up the note and unfolded it.

On that slip of paper about the length of a fingertip were written eight words, “Live stream of death, seeking collaboration.”

Below these words was a tiny inscription, “18.”

Those two sensitive numbers instantly caught Gan Tongtong’s attention. “Isn’t this too much of a coincidence!”

Just when Number 18 Chen Yeliang’s live broadcast had been truncated, a death live-stream seeking collaboration coincidentally came knocking on her door, similarly inscribed with the number 18!

Gan Tongtong’s keen intuition told her that the owner of this drone was someone extraordinary!

The drone hovering in the air seemed to be able to read her thoughts. With a “Pop”, a USB connector popped out from the side of the drone.

With a doubtful look, Gan Tongtong tried attaching the connector to the television.

The screen flashed once and the advertisement was replaced by another image.

The moment she saw the scene on the screen, Gan Tongtong’s eyes widened in shock as she covered her mouth and took two steps back involuntarily.

On the screen was Number 18 Chen Yeliang’s competition venue, and it was an exclusive follow-up live stream!

She saw Chen Yeliang standing upright on the beam like a pine tree. The turbulent winds did nothing to diminish his dashing good looks. Right beside him stood Number 1 and Number 2. She could not make out what they were busy with.

Gan Tongtong couldn’t believe that such good fortune would simply fall onto her lap. She fired up her social media app and entered the discussion forum entitled [Number 18 Chen Yeliang].

The comments section was full of complaints and even curses at the production team. Many people were asking about the follow-up to Chen Yeliang’s act, and they were all as anxious as her.

“Oh my god!” Unable to contain herself, Gan Tongtong cried out excitedly.

She breathlessly circled around the table twice but still felt overwhelmed by excitement. She rushed to the television set and hugged its 72-inch wide screen, planting a firm kiss on the part of the screen when Chen Yeliang was shown standing.

“Baby, you kept me waiting for so long!”

Her red lipstick marks were imprinted squarely on that part of the screen showing Chen Yeliang’s face. She pursed her lips shyly and looked at him lovingly.

Just then, a mocking voice came from the door.

“Mwah, baby, you kept me waiting for so long!”

Gan Tongtong turned around and saw a big group of people crowding at the doorway of the office, like a horde of starving students waiting for dinnertime.

Furthermore, all of them had lewd smiles on their faces as they pouted their lips in mocking imitation of her!

“What are you guys doing!” Embarrassed, Gan Tongtong yelled at them in fury.

“You shouted so loudly that we could not help coming over for a look.” The technical department’s Li winked at her and said, “Ms. Gan, are you kissing your idol?”

Gan Tongtong rolled her eyes at him, sweeping her beautiful eyes across the television screen. “I’m kissing the God of Wealth!”

“Is that so? Let us partake in the good fortune too.” Once Li entered, the other employees followed suit.

Soon, the small office was brimming with people, jostling eagerly in front of the television set, trying to catch a glimpse of the legendary God of Wealth.

A girl sporting black-framed glasses held her eyewear for a clearer look of the footage. What she saw made her jaws drop in shock.

“Ms. Gan, this… How did you get hold of it?”

Although they couldn’t watch the live broadcast because someone else pinched the television set, the news of the Parkour Competition had gone wildly viral online! It was impossible to not know anything about it!

“Didn’t you say that the transmission has been cut? Ms. Gan, how did you get this follow-up live stream?”

“My god, if we live stream this, we will make a killing!”

“But… if the production team sues us, we will go bankrupt!”

The employees were both shocked and worried, but when they thought about how massively popular the show was, they almost drooled.

“What’s there to be afraid of!” Gan Tongtong waved her hand. “I’ve already made up my mind. Connect to our system immediately and live-stream the final competition!”

Knowing that the employees would be worried, she waved the note in her hand.

“Although this doesn’t really count as authorization, it is still requested by someone. The main responsibility still lay with the person who wrote this note!”

Moreover, even if they were sued, with the exclusive live stream, they would have been compensated many times over. No matter how one looked at it, it was not a money-losing deal.

Gan Tongtong was overjoyed. She grabbed the drone and pushed aside the staff blocking her way. She ran to the live-stream studio next door and turned off the loud annoying music.

She spoke into the live-stream camera, “My dear friends, all of you must be tired of watching the young ladies dance. Let’s watch something exciting!”

After that, she immediately connected the camera to the drone’s transmission without any regard for her bewildered viewers!

The footage of the top floor of Metropolis Building 1 appeared in everyone’s view once again. The news of the live stream on the web spread like a virus.

The viewers did not care why they had to change viewing channels for no reason. They only knew that they could continue watching again!

Netizens quickly flooded into the live stream thread. In the short span of just ten minutes, the original 30,000 viewers online instantly skyrocketed to 500,000!

The big jump in viewership almost paralyzed the server. Li from the technical department hurriedly returned to his station to provide additional support to the server that was on the verge of collapse.

In the live stream, Xiong Chang did not notice the black drone in the corner. He was still waiting dumbly for Qiu Pengpai to bring his phone up.

After which, he very diligently pointed the cell phone camera at Chen Yeliang.

“Number 18, you can begin!”

Chen Yeliang beamed and said, “I’m counting on you guys then..”