Chapter 956: Who’s Putting a Big Bounty on My Hand?!
"Alright, friends, that's about it for today's live stream."
After chatting with his fans, Xiao He downed his Coke in one gulp and then prepared to say goodbye.
He only noticed the system notification on the right side of the screen was flashing an invitation after he exited the game's professional shooting mode.
As a globally renowned competitive racing game, this online competition invitation mode is definitely going to be included.
However, because Xiao He had been in professional shooting mode, which hides all system interfaces, it took him a long time, until just before the broadcast ended, for him to notice that someone had been inviting him to participate in the competition.
Even now, when he actively clicks on this page to check it out, this unfamiliar ID account continues to send him invitations.
No, to be precise, there were actually other unfamiliar IDs sending invitations, but this account was the one sending them most frequently.
Xiao He glanced at it and assumed it was just some fan.
It's not uncommon for celebrities to accidentally reveal their game IDs while livestreaming games, resulting in them being relentlessly pursued by fans online.
So Xiao He wasn't surprised.
He glanced at it quickly and prepared to delete it with one click.
but--
Xiao He paused for a moment, clicking the mouse.
This guy's game ID looks familiar; I think I've seen it somewhere before.
Xiao He quickly remembered.
Uh, isn't this guy the one who was ranked second just now?
Oh, to be precise, it was the number one spot not long ago.
Because he has already broken this guy's record.
—That's alright then.
Xiao He casually declined, and before the other fans in the live stream could react, he closed the page and formally said goodbye to everyone.
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Kanli, who was anxiously waiting on the other side, finally received a rejection pop-up.
Kanli: "What?!!"
What the heck?!
You got rejected?!
Who is this guy? He's so arrogant! Doesn't he even recognize his ID?
Damn it, Canly is supposed to be a well-known bigwig in this industry, right?!
You don't recognize this Chinese person at all?!
This made Kanli, who had always had a smooth life, feel insulted.
And then I saw this guy's ID: "he", and I inexplicably felt mocked.
Enraged, Kanli immediately began editing the video.
—That's right. The moment he noticed the changes in the rankings, he, with his keen sense for self-media, immediately started recording videos and documenting the events.
Now, the game's creators have not accepted his invitation, and the official team has not responded to his questioning emails. Kanli, who is very angry, has decided to take advantage of this situation to create his latest video!
So on New Year's Day, without Xiao He and his friends' knowledge, Kanli's latest game video appeared on an overseas video website.
As a currently popular game streamer on this platform, Kanli's latest video garnered a large amount of traffic and popularity as soon as it was released.
The content of his video has become a topic of much discussion.
In this video, Kanli first briefly explained the situation, then raised his doubts, and finally publicly declared war.
"Who exactly are you, this guy called 'he'?"
Kanli sat in his gaming chair, the surrounding light deliberately making him appear exceptionally serious.
"Now I'm challenging you, and at the same time, I'm gathering clues about this guy from everyone. We haven't encountered this 'he' related ID account in any other games on the Steam platform, so I still don't know if you're someone's alt account or a talented random player."
In some games on the Steam platform, game IDs are cross-platform compatible, which is why Kanli tried to find this "he" in other popular racing games.
Unfortunately, he gained nothing before the video was released.
The official response confirmed that the player had no issues.
In other words, this player is a genuine gamer, and this achievement is something he actually did.
This is outrageous!
Unable to watch the replay, Kanli could only ponder the new record that surpassed his own by ten seconds, trying to find a way to speed things up on the map. However, those ten seconds were like an insurmountable chasm, and he couldn't take a single step forward no matter what he did.
So Kanli boldly put forward this idea.
"I, Kanli, hereby promise that anyone who can provide me with clues about this guy will receive a generous reward, depending on the circumstances! Furthermore, I will allocate an additional $50,000 to extend an invitation to everyone! Whoever breaks the final speedrun record on the Yizhuang map within the specified event period and maintains the top spot on the leaderboard until the event ends, then this prize money belongs to the top-ranked player—"
With each amount he mentioned, gold coins would continuously appear in the void behind him, creating a visual effect reminiscent of Mr. Beast.
"Of course, unless you're all like me and can't surpass this HE, then the bonus will be locked in for HE—would you be willing to accept that? At least I really don't want to give the bonus to this guy, so this difficult task is entrusted to you!"
There is no doubt that his video this time is very eye-catching.
The sheer amount of money offered in the video generated a tremendous amount of buzz online. Putting aside everything else, the amount of money offered in the video alone was enough to attract most viewers to watch.
The reward for the clue he provided was also very tempting, so many people couldn't help but start to carefully analyze the ranking list provided by Kanli, trying to find any clues about this "he" and get a share of the reward.
More people rushed into the game, drawn by the $50,000 prize.
However, what no one expected was that such a large video reward would be resolved in less than two hours...
...
When Xiao He learned of this, Liu Rulan had been staring at him for a long time with her arms crossed and expressionless.
"I want to state upfront that I haven't been doing anything recently."
Xiao He felt a chill run down his spine from being stared at. He quickly went through his recent activities in his mind and then immediately raised his hand to swear an oath.
“I didn’t save anyone, I didn’t break the law, I didn’t do anything dangerous, and I didn’t sneak out to eat or fish.”
Liu Rulan: "..."
The woman rolled her eyes and immediately showed him the video: "Your New Year's Eve live stream went viral overseas."
"Hmm?" Xiao He asked in confusion, "I'm somewhat well-known overseas, so it's normal for clips from my New Year's Eve livestream to be uploaded overseas, right? Besides, Deep Blue is indeed a very popular game overseas..."
"There is an overseas gaming blogger who is offering a large reward for your help."
Liu Rulan said.
Xiao He's face turned serious in a second: "A bounty on me?"
Strange, has he offended some dark force recently? They actually dared to put a bounty on his life on the black market?
Liu Rulan immediately realized that Xiao He had misunderstood and quickly added, "I heard that you broke his world record on New Year's Eve? He's looking for you everywhere now."
"If that's the case, then you could say that," Xiao He nodded hesitantly. "Could he be that 'Canly'?"
It's just a broken game record, why did he come looking for me?
What Xiao He didn't know was that Kanli's traffic had recently declined, and he was trying to transform his business.
So after encountering Xiao He, he decided to play along and started creating video games with bounties to test the waters for viewership.
You could say it was all a coincidence that both sides just happened to run into each other.
What are your thoughts?
Liu Rulan asked, and casually reminded, "If nothing unexpected happens, the pre-launch marketing and promotion for 'Time-Space Standoff' will start today. It's fine domestically, and although there's overseas promotion as well, don't you think this is a perfect opportunity?"
Kanli's video just happened to go viral overseas, and they were exactly looking for such a promotional opportunity.
Xiao He's eyes lit up: "Sister Liu, you're right!"
This agent's mind works really fast!