Chapter Eighty: Data Explosion (5)

“My goodness! He won the second round so easily too! Is my brother-in-law really that good at chess?”
“Why isn’t he my brother-in-law? I’m feeling so jealous!”
People who are extraordinary always attract countless admirers.
Someone like Yang Xiaofan is more than just an idol; he’s a phenomenon.
No one can resist his charm.
In an instant, countless people began to boast about Yang Xiaofan’s current prowess in their family groups, friend chats, social circles, and even work groups.
With over 1.3 million viewers spreading the word, the influence is terrifying.
If each person reaches ten others, at this moment, thirteen million people would know Yang Xiaofan’s name.
So, in just a short time, the number of fans in the Warmhearted Streaming Room surged again.
This time, the growth was faster than before, several times over—so rapid it made one’s heart race!
Five million, six million, seven million, eight million… it quickly passed ten million fans.
The number of online viewers also jumped from 1.3 million to 3.8 million.
What a staggering concept!
At this point, Yang Xiaofan was not at all inferior to the top streamers.
Seeing that playing chess could attract so many fans, Yang Xiaofan was a little surprised.
It’s actually rather interesting.
Looks like from now on, he doesn’t even need to perform; just playing chess is enough to win all the PK rounds.
He had reached the sixth stage and was still dominating his opponents.
Just then, the notification for a live link rang.
A streamer had connected with him—a beautiful woman.
Yang Xiaofan knew her; her name was Bingbing, very famous on TigerTooth, a veteran streamer. She was once considered to be on par with the top female hosts.
But times change, new talents emerge, and each generation outshines the last.
She had long since been surpassed by younger, prettier girls.
Still, even so, a lean camel is bigger than a horse; her strength far exceeded many others.
Her streaming room showed 10.5 million fans, with 1.1 million online.
Compared to the streamers Yang Xiaofan had just encountered, her numbers were much stronger, but still fell short of his.
When Bingbing saw Yang Xiaofan’s stats, she was stunned, her eyes wide as if they might pop out.
Was she seeing things?
Over ten million fans, four million viewers?
Could it be real?
This was close to the top traffic on TigerTooth right now.
But why had she never seen Yang Xiaofan before?
If he were a top streamer, she should have at least heard of him!
And most incredible of all, he was playing chess!

Playing Go!
That boring computer Go game!
Yet so many people were watching!
How bored must these people be?
It must be fake!
He must have bought those numbers!
There’s no way Yang Xiaofan could have such staggering stats.
Fans in Yang Xiaofan’s streaming room couldn’t help but comment.
“Pfft, did you see Cold Sister’s expression? I’m dying of laughter!”
“Cold Sister: Did I just see a ghost?”
“Hahaha… I can’t hold it in, let me laugh for a bit.”
“Cold Sister must think brother-in-law faked the numbers!”
Yang Xiaofan continued playing chess and greeted her.
“Hello.”
Coldface snapped out of it and hurriedly replied,
“Oh, hello.”
“Well, let’s just start the PK. You perform your talent, I’ll play chess; you don’t have to worry about me.”
With that, Yang Xiaofan activated the PK bar and continued with his game.
“…?”
Coldface was completely baffled.
What kind of new routine was this?
Do the younger generation really like these absurd antics? She couldn’t make heads or tails of it.
The viewers laughed even harder.
“Hahaha… Cold Sister must be so frustrated. What is brother-in-law doing?”
“Cold Sister, stop watching, just admit defeat. Even if brother-in-law only plays chess and doesn’t show any talent, he’s still invincible! You’re no match for him!”
“Cold Sister probably hasn’t realized the horror she’s about to face.”
Even her own streaming room’s chat was filled with fans advising,
“Coldface, don’t activate the PK bar, please don’t. Find someone else to PK.”
“Coldface, don’t do anything rash. That man is not human!”
The question marks above Coldface’s head multiplied.
“???”
What was going on?
Why was this streamer so unusual?
Was she seeing things? Or was she just too tired and her mind malfunctioning?

After a moment of silence, Coldface couldn’t resist and activated the PK bar.
She just couldn’t help herself.
Curiosity can kill a cat—and a person!
Few can resist curiosity.
She desperately wanted to know who Yang Xiaofan was and what he was up to.
Were his numbers fake?
But the instant she activated the PK bar, she regretted it, was left dumbfounded, and finally… collapsed.
As soon as the PK bar opened, Yang Xiaofan’s fans began frantically sending gifts!
Now there were over four million viewers online!
What a terrifying number!
If each person sent just one dollar, that’s four million!
Though most people won’t actually tip, many are freeloaders.
But among them, there were plenty of tycoons.
Some sent twenty or thirty thousand, even a hundred thousand, which was normal.
Add those sending hundreds or thousands, and in an instant, the tips exceeded two million—and kept climbing.
Coldface’s PK bar was pushed to the corner, not even occupying one percent of the data—one thousandth, maybe even several thousandths would not be exaggerating!
How could she compete?
She was crushed so completely, there wasn’t a single hair left!
What kind of joke was this?
At that moment, Coldface’s worldview shattered.
She felt that from now on, she would have a shadow over PK matches.
And finally, she understood why her fans had begged her not to activate the PK bar.
Who could stand this?
It was like the God of Longevity hanging himself—asking for trouble!
Meanwhile, Yang Xiaofan had already won his seventh game and started the eighth.
Taking advantage of a brief pause, he asked curiously,
“Huh, why aren’t you performing your talent? Show us something!”
Coldface’s cheeks twitched uncontrollably.
At that moment, she wanted to curse aloud.
“Perform your grandmother’s legs!”
But she couldn’t.
Yang Xiaofan was a true top streamer; she knew if she uttered a single curse, he could have her banned from TigerTooth for good.
Capital always serves money!