Chapter 62: Chapter 61: From Guest to Host, Turning the Tables on a Mega Internet Celebrity with Tens of Millions of Followers

One o'clock in the afternoon.

After finishing their meal, Gu Yu and two buddies ultimately succumbed to Qin Shan's persuasion and strolled to the school playground.

The three walked side by side, with people occasionally snapping photos of them with their phones.

Initially, he wasn't used to it, but he quickly adapted. Sёarch* The Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Lately, a bunch of videos about him had popped up on Dou Ying, even videos of him playing basketball had been uploaded online.

For several days, the hot search term "National Husband Mr. Gu" had been trending continuously.

These days, he constantly received calls from various self-media or newspapers.

At first, he patiently replied to each that he didn't plan on accepting interviews, but as calls increased, he simply set up his phone to automatically reject calls and messages from strangers.

He had no idea how these media got his phone number.

The person who leaked his privacy was despicable!

"Gu! Can I take a photo with you?"

As they walked, a girl in a white short-sleeved shirt and black hot pants, with long slightly curly black hair, suddenly ran over from the roadside and asked Gu Yu with a giggly request, holding up her phone.

"Eh? Are you Jingchuan Xiaoyu from Dou Ying, the 'pure desire ceiling'?"

Gu Yu was just about to wave his hand to refuse when Qin suddenly exclaimed.

"Yeah! That's my Dou Ying handle! Can I take a photo with you guys?"

Jingchuan Xiaoyu flashed a sweet smile, revealing her teeth, showing off her Dou Ying handle which surprisingly had ten million followers!

While talking, she kept blinking her innocent big eyes, easily making people let their guard down.

Qin agreed immediately.

"This… isn't really a good idea, and I'm not as famous as you, so a photo together wouldn't mean much. Let's not do it, okay?"

Gu Yu, however, shook his head and refused. As the saying goes, fame makes a man take fright, and now being in the limelight, if Dou Ying were to give him a push, he really couldn't avoid becoming even more popular.

He didn't want to become more popular; daily life was already quite troublesome!

"Ah... really? Ah… okay then…"

Jingchuan Xiaoyu paused slightly, put down her phone, and showed a disappointed expression on her face.

"Come on, it's no big deal! Taking one photo won't hurt! Lao Si, you're not worried about Lin Xinyue getting jealous, are you?"

But Qin, that old flirt, was enchanted and immediately put his arm around Gu Yu's shoulder and egged him on.

"Nonsense! Xinyue is so generous, how could she get jealous! Let's do it, come on, just one photo!"

Stimulated by Qin's comment, how could Gu back down in front of his brothers?

There was no way he could.

He immediately puffed out his chest, fixed his hair, and posed.

As for Old Yu, hearing the word "jealous", he quickly shrank his neck and tried to hide behind Gu Yu.

What a spectacle! Lao Si's girlfriend might be generous, but his girlfriend was truly jealous!

If she found out, wouldn't it lead to a fight?

He admitted, he was cowed.

Thus, the three of them stood in a staggered line, while Jingchuan Xiaoyu half-squatted in front of them, face brimming with a smile, she raised her selfie stick and clicked several photos of them together!

"Thank you, seniors! Love you guys!"

After the successful photo, Jingchuan Xiaoyu used her left hand to make a heart shape at them, smiling sweetly, but her eyes were fixed on Gu Yu.

"Seniors, let's add each other on Fei Xin, okay? QQ works too! Who knows, we might collaborate in the future!"

After classifying the photos into a separate album, Jingchuan Xiaoyu opened her own Fei Xin.

"No problem!"

Qin added her instantly, and before Gu Yu could react, his phone was already in Qin's hands adding Jingchuan Xiaoyu as a friend.

Laoer, however, absolutely refused to take out his phone.

Jingchuan Xiaoyu didn't mind, since she had already achieved her main goal.

She didn't disturb the three for long, thanked them, and walked away with her roommate who was waiting nearby.

"Laosan, keeping an eye on the pot while eating from your bowl isn't right! Aren't you afraid your girlfriend will get angry?"

After Jingchuan Xiaoyu walked away, Gu Yu looked at the big headshot of Jingchuan Xiaoyu on his Feyin on his phone and said to Qin Shan.

It was one thing to take a photo, but to add on Feyin...

If Lin Xinyue saw it, he guessed he would really have to explain.

Gu Yu opened the details page, ready to directly delete Jingchuan Xiaoyu.

But before he could click delete, Qin Shan grabbed his hand earnestly, "Don't! Don't delete it! Keep it, it'll be useful!"

Gu Yu looked puzzled.

"Laosi, you and Laoer don't actually think I've been blinded by lust, do you? I have ulterior motives!"

"Didn't you notice that Jingchuan Xiaoyu's gaze was on you the whole time? She's interested in you!"

As Qin Shan walked and analyzed, Gu Yu and Yu Shutong listened with increasing confusion.

"What could she be interested in me for? Has she taken a liking to me? But I have a girlfriend. If it's not me as a person, then is it my money? But would someone of her influencer status be short on cash? That doesn't seem right."

Gu Yu scoffed, he really didn't know what Jingchuan Xiaoyu could want from him.

"No no no! You've got it all wrong! You've got it all wrong!"

Qin Shan shook his head, displaying a deep expression.

"Laosi, have you ever heard this saying, 'A high-level hunter often appears in the guise of its prey'?"

"She is getting close to you in the guise of prey! Then gradually, she'll pull you into her trapping circle!"

"She isn't interested in you as a person or the money you currently have! It's about the traffic! Do you understand? In this era, having traffic means having money, and having more influence!" Stay updated with m-v le-mpyr

Qin Shan pontificated, looking like a strategic mastermind, his gesticulating hands drawing frequent glances from passers-by.

"Since you say that, and she's pretending to be prey to get close to me, shouldn't I delete her immediately?"

Gu Yu still frowned, thinking based on what Laosan said, he should delete her immediately, right?

Why keep her then?

Gu Yu loathed people who were sneaky and harbored bad intentions.

You never know when they might stab you in the back.

"No no no! Laosi, listen to me, deleting her might feel great, but why not turn the tables and use the hunter for our benefit?"

"Although you are currently very popular on Dou Ying, traditionally, this surge in traffic won't last long, and Jingchuan Xiaoyu is clearly not just after your current popularity. She's playing the long game!"

"She's eyeing your future potential on the Dou Ying platform!"

"Based on my guess, she definitely wants to pull you into her team, so you can be on the same side when you officially join the platform!"

"Don't think the big influencers look independent on the surface and don't have conflicts usually; they are actually competing behind the scenes! Although the traffic pool on Dou Ying is large, it's limited!"

"As more and more internet celebrities emerge, the size of the 'pot' remains the same, then each person's share of the 'soup' gets smaller and smaller!"

"Forming alliances has become a necessity. The big influencers band together, and those with greater power get a bigger portion of the 'soup', or even take others' 'soup'!"

"But the existing big influencers mostly have their camps already, making it really tough to win them over; naturally, they turn their attention to newcomers!"

"And you, Laosi, are the newcomer Jingchuan Xiaoyu has her eyes on!"

Qin Shan stopped, turned around, and pointed dramatically at Gu Yu.

Gu Yu was flabbergasted. Laosan's words sounded like a business war.

Are these big influencers really that complex? He didn't often browse Dou Ying, and wasn't really aware of it!

"So…what do you want to do?"

Gu Yu pondered a bit, seemingly getting a hint of Laosan's intention.

"Reverse soliciting! Jingchuan Xiaoyu is eyeing your future traffic, and we should use her current traffic!"

"Once our game launches, let her do a promotion for us! I think, if she really values you, she likely won't refuse!"

Qin Shan smirked, his face full of inscrutable mystery.

Gu Yu felt like he was missing a folding fan in his hand at that moment.

It had to be said, Laosan's business thinking was very strong!

What a way to turn the tables and freeride on Jingchuan Xiaoyu!