OFR – Chapter 311 Question

Cold Hao!

Indeed, how could someone who had rewritten an entire chapter of Douyu’s history in blood, pride, and passion—someone like him—ever have the slightest interest in using “unspoken rules” on her?

What qualifications did she, Ziyun, have to attract the attention of a man who once stood tall and proud against the almighty Patron Alliance and never backed down?

They always said, “Even heroes fall for beauty,”
—but for this man, his world was never short of beautiful women.

Zhang Yuyan, now the top beauty and outdoor streamer on the platform;
Warm Baby, with massive popularity in the anime streaming scene;
the mature and elegant Jingbao;
the perfect blend of sexy and pure—Awen and Xiaoyue…

With such stunning women all around him, not a single scandal ever emerged about Cold Hao.

So now, Ziyun truly felt ashamed and ridiculous for even entertaining such a thought moments ago.

She could faintly sense it now—that 1,000 Rocket gift from Cold Hao… maybe it really was just a casual gesture.

He probably only said that one-word response, “Mm,” out of a sense of duty to the team—if it weren’t for that, he might not have even bothered with that much.

What kind of man was he, really?

Ziyun felt overwhelmed and confused. She simply couldn’t figure him out.

A thousand Supreme Rockets.
Five hundred thousand yuan worth of gifts.

In Douyu TV, that kind of money would be enough for many male streamers to easily win over a bunch of top female hosts.

But this man?
He sent the gifts without hesitation and left behind just one word:

“Mm.”

Nothing else.

And then he just left.

So calm.
So indifferent.
As if it were just another routine team-support action, with zero expectations in return.

For a moment, Ziyun thought to herself: Is this man foolish? Why give so much without asking for anything?

But the moment this thought surfaced, she was struck with cold sweat all over her body!

What had she just thought?!
She had just called Cold Hao foolish?!

Had she lost her mind?

Was she really mocking the same man who had once made the entire Dingding family back off, silenced the Huajiao platform, and brought the mighty Patron Alliance to a halt?

Any streamer with half a brain would know:

A man like Cold Hao—someone feared by countless patrons and rivals—how could he possibly be a fool?

Especially considering their contract with Dusty Splendor clearly stated:

For five years, all signed streamers and the team itself would look to Cold Hao alone as their leader.

They were all just tiny figures surviving under his protection.

What right did they have to mock the man who stood above the clouds?

His coldness, mixed with kindness, was not something to be ridiculed.

If he were ever to get angry, most people wouldn’t even get the chance to beg for mercy.

Realizing this, Ziyun was filled with dread. She wiped the sweat from her pale forehead, stared at the departure message in chat, and found herself at a complete loss for words.

At that moment, as she remained frozen in thought, a few more full-platform gift announcements lit up across Douyu again.

Then, after about seven or eight minutes, once the entire Top 100 trending board was occupied by streamers from Dusty Splendor, the flood of gift alerts finally began to slow.

Though the system notifications stopped, the passion surging in people’s hearts did not.

Many viewers began flocking into Dusty Splendor streamers’ channels, and with a rush of adrenaline, they passionately discussed Cold Hao’s unparalleled dominance.

In fact, every Dusty Splendor streamer’s chatroom suddenly turned into a discussion hub for Cold Hao.

But not one of the streamers seemed annoyed—instead, they smiled, joining fans in praising him.

After all, most of these fans were here because of Cold Hao, and because the streamers were part of his team.

And Cold Hao wasn’t just a decision-maker—he had already, without anyone realizing it, become the spiritual core of Dusty Splendor.

With Cold Hao around, the name “Dusty Splendor” carried the weight of a thousand tons.

With Cold Hao around, their stream rooms could gather millions of viewers and achieve such incredible popularity.

So all the streamers knew clearly—Cold Hao was the team’s one and only true center, no question.

And while they were happily chatting about his awe-inspiring power with fans…

Suddenly, a strange pattern emerged.

Across many Dusty Splendor streams, the same kind of question began to appear.

Trending #1: Zhang Yuyan’s stream
Douyu Troll User:
“Hi streamer, may I ask something? You keep praising Cold Hao… but who’s more important to you—Cold Hao, or the Douyu platform?”

Trending #2: Jingbao’s stream
Douyu Troll User #1:
“Hi streamer, who matters more—Cold Hao or Douyu? Cold Hao’s just a team leader, right? I think even without him, you all would still do great. But without Douyu? Hmm…”

Trending #3: Warm Baby’s stream
Douyu Troll User #5:
“Hi streamer, which matters more to you—Douyu or Cold Hao? If Douyu offered you a big contract, would you leave Cold Hao?”

Within minutes, these oddly similar questions had appeared in many streams—especially those of the most promising and trending Dusty Splendor streamers.

Some of the streamers noticed it, some didn’t.
But none of them answered directly.
At most, they’d read the message aloud, then chuckle softly and move on.

Because in their minds, this question was just silly.

To them, Cold Hao and Douyu weren’t in conflict.

Even streamers officially contracted with Douyu still had separate management teams.

And these teams often helped them deal with things the platform itself couldn’t handle.

So even if Douyu were to offer an official contract to a Dusty Splendor streamer in the future, there’d be no conflict of interest with Cold Hao—on the contrary, it might even bring him additional revenue shares.

That’s why they couldn’t understand what these chat trolls were really trying to do.

But what no one expected…

Was that this seemingly harmless question—which none of them bothered to answer—would explode the next day in the most brutal way possible…

When the Streamer Power Rankings Battle came to a close…

Only then did the entire industry realize:

Cold Hao had grown so strong that even the Douyu officials could no longer tolerate him.