OFR – Chapter 112 A different Leng Hao.

Time flew by in a blur.

Before he realized it, over an hour had passed.

At that moment, Mu Bai had just finished reviewing the files Hai Qing sent about the streamers, users, and teams. After marking up the document, he promptly sent it back to Hai Qing.

Just as he finished this task and was about to browse QQ updates, a QQ Live notification popped up on his phone.

Typically, Mu Bai ignored such push notifications, but this one caught his interest.

It read: “Remember the legendary Cold Hao from yesterday? If you’re a fan, come check it out! The mysterious Cold Hao is here!”

Seeing the message, Mu Bai was unsure how to react, chuckling at the exaggerated promotion.

In the end, he couldn’t help but marvel at how marketing teams today were willing to sacrifice integrity and credibility for attention. However, with nothing else to do, he figured there was no harm in checking it out.

Plus, he was somewhat curious about this “Cold Hao” imposter.

He clicked the link, which triggered a prompt to download a plugin.

“Dear user, downloading the QQ Live plugin. Approximately ten seconds remaining.”

Thanks to the fast internet speed at Shui Mo Lin Ju apartments, the plugin downloaded in about five or six seconds. Once completed, the phone screen flashed, and Mu Bai entered QQ Live. He followed the notification link to a livestream by a host named “Cold Hao.”

Logging in with his QQ account, which he rarely used on QQ Live, he entered as an inconspicuous level-one newbie. His arrival was quickly buried under the flood of on-screen comments in the chat.

Upon entering the stream, Mu Bai noticed that while the audience size was decent, it wasn’t particularly high. There were about a thousand viewers, and the top daily donor had contributed just over a thousand yuan. On QQ Live—a second- or third-tier streaming platform—this made the host fairly popular, but on a platform like Douyu, they’d merely rank as a mid-tier streamer.

What truly surprised Mu Bai, though, was that the host, “Cold Hao,” was a female streamer.

She was dressed adorably in a white blouse, pink skirt, and white stockings. Young and beautiful, she exuded a pure and cute charm.

It was evident that many viewers had been lured in by the misleading notification.

Seeing the host was female, many felt duped and voiced their complaints in the chat:

• “Are you kidding me, Tencent? Your Cold Hao is a girl?”
• “LOL, Tencent Live must be desperate. Using such shameless tricks to gain attention?”
• “Haha, my Cold Hao!”
• “This is absurd. Cold Hao on Douyu throws around millions like it’s pocket change. Why would such a god-tier spender become a streamer on QQ Live? Use your brain!”
• “LMAO, weren’t you tricked into coming here too?”
• “Yeah, but I’m here to roast Tencent for their shady tactics!”
• “Hey, friendly fire! We’re on the same side here.”

Meanwhile, the female streamer, “Cold Hao,” looked puzzled by the comments. She spoke up in a soft voice:

“Huh? What’s going on? I’m Cold Hao. I’ve been streaming under this name for over half a year. What’s all this talk about riding someone else’s coattails? Check my channel’s creation date and name history. What happened?”

Unaware of the misleading notification, the host seemed genuinely confused.

But as the viewer count and popularity soared, she didn’t have time to dwell on it. Instead, she smiled brightly and said: “Hehe, no matter how you found your way here, I’m going to start gaining some new fans!”

Her regular fans joined in with supportive comments:

• “666! Our Cold Hao, the Car God, is about to start driving!”
• “LOL, newbies, buckle up. This ride is wild!”
• “New viewers, brace yourselves! This streamer is unstoppable!”
• “Host, your name is way too masculine. It was fine before, but now it just screams opportunism!”
• “We love you, Host! Mwah! Get ready, Host. Start driving!”

Mu Bai, who was initially about to leave, stayed out of curiosity, intrigued by how the host planned to win over her audience.

With a playful smile, the streamer said: “Hehe, the Car God is driving. Get your tissues ready! I’ll be singing ‘威风堂堂’ (‘Majestic and Grand’) for you all!”

She donned her headset, picked up the microphone, and began swaying slightly to the beat.

Mu Bai assumed she’d rely on the novelty of a female voice performing a traditionally male song. But the moment she sang the first verse, he nearly spit out the milk he was drinking:

“Tempting someone to pick forbidden fruit, tasting its sweetness with a stolen bite…”

The risqué lyrics completely caught him off guard, instantly stirring up a storm in the chat. The stream became more lively than ever.