My aunt is a magical girl, and so am I.

Chapter 19 Let's talk at 8 PM tonight

The more Chu Sheng investigated, the more at ease he felt.

Shangguan Fengyi not only does commercial projects, but also has a lot to do with the external publicity of Magical Girl.

[Muse] The commercialization plan for her early debut was actually done by her.

At that time, the four members of [Muse] had confused personas. Shangguan Fengyi repositioned them, changed their song styles, formulated the handshake event process, developed co-branded desserts, and even turned city safety promotion into an interactive part of the tour.

Thanks to that plan, [Muse] went from being a publicity project for the Administration Bureau to becoming a national idol in Haicheng in its first year.

It turns out that Shangguan Fengyi also contributed to the fire in the enemy camp!

But then I thought, what does this mean? It means she really knows how to promote magical girls!

Chu Sheng looked down at the business card in his hand, his heart gradually racing.

"good!"

Chu Sheng slapped the mattress, his eyes resolute: "I believe in you, Chairman!"

He opened Bilibili, clicked into the category bar, found "Live Streaming", and then found "Virtual Streamers".

The moment the page popped up, Chu Sheng fell silent.

so many people.

There are so many people!

The homepage is covered with avatars: there are kemonomimi (animal-eared girls), electronic ghosts, cyber nuns, pink-haired succubi, aloof senior girls, a vampire girl who claims to be 300 years old, and a talking cockroach.

The titles in the live stream were a complete mess.

[New V's First Broadcast! After my former idol was betrayed by his management, I decided to become a virtual streamer!]

Let's chat tonight at 8 PM.

[Graduation Reply: Thank you everyone! Goodbye, cabbage!]

Chu Sheng casually clicked into a very popular live stream room, 【Nalulu Official】.

The screen displays a full-screen image of a Soulslike game, with a virtual girl with short white hair in the lower right corner whose expressions move in sync with the voice. Despite being just a two-dimensional model, she can blink, tilt her head, puff out her cheeks, shed tears, and even make various small gestures in response to the tone of voice.

The comments in the room were scrolling by so fast that Chu Sheng could barely keep up.

The streamer is getting anxious! The streamer is getting anxious!

[Stubborn to the end]

If you're bad at the game, practice more; if you can't handle losing, don't play.

The white-haired streamer flew into a rage: "I wasn't in a hurry! I made a mistake this time!"

The next second, even more comments appeared.

[Urgent!]

She really loves us.

Chu Sheng stared at the screen for five minutes, his expression gradually becoming complicated.

Isn't this just packaging being bullied, being vulnerable, being stubborn, acting cute, and creating mischief into a TV show?

His heart skipped a beat. Oh no, this track actually seems kind of perfect for me?

He opened another live stream. This time it was a black-haired vampire avatar singing a song. The model was exquisite, and the voice was pleasant. After the song, the chat was flooded with virtual gifts.

Chu Sheng watched with a hint of envy. The male-female streamer then spoke up: "Thank you, boss, for being the captain. You're very generous. I hope you can dream about me tonight, but don't go too far in your dreams!"

Chu Sheng's eyes lit up. So this is how you can interact? Saying a little flirtatious stuff can get this kind of positive feedback?

You don't even need to show any skin!

He continued watching.

The third live stream was a new verified streamer's debut, so there weren't many viewers. The streamer was so nervous that she even stammered during her self-introduction. But the comments were very gentle, constantly encouraging her.

The fourth live stream was a collaboration between the gaming section, where three virtual hosts played a horror game together, screaming more horribly than ghosts.

The fifth live stream was a casual chat room, where the host slurped noodles while recounting his tragic life story, and the chat was filled with laughter and exclaimed "rare!"

Chu Sheng became more and more engrossed in watching, and even forgot about the time.

He suddenly realized that Vtubers were not quite the two-dimensional characters he had imagined.

The skin is just an entry point; what truly keeps the audience engaged is the "person" behind the skin.

She might say the wrong thing, be stubborn, break down, or feel smug. She might be happy for half a day because of a gift, or be so upset by a bad comment that she has to end the broadcast.

Viewers see the virtual avatar, but what they enjoy is the reaction of the person behind that avatar.

Chu Sheng stared at the screen, slowly raised his hand to touch his face, becoming more and more excited as he thought about it, and even the title of the premiere had begun to be generated automatically in his mind.

[New V Premiere: I'm a magical girl from the dark side of the moon, exposing the dark side of talent shows!]

No, it seems like I'll get summoned by the management bureau.

Chu Sheng sat up abruptly, opened his memo app, and began frantically taking notes.

First, clarify the basic equipment required for becoming a Vtuber.

Second, study the script for live streaming.

3. Confirm the confidentiality boundaries of the "person behind the scenes".

Fourth, we must not let Aunt Gu know.

Chu Sheng paused when he wrote the fourth point. Gu Yanru, this is the biggest problem.

Aunt Gu's family strictly forbids any talk of magical girls. But if she were to do a virtual virtual streamer broadcast at home, she would have to stream in the form of a magical girl.

Therefore, soundproofing is essential!

Next, he looked up the equipment commonly used by virtual YouTubers. He was surprised to find that even a decent microphone was prohibitively expensive, not to mention motion capture cameras, audio cards, fill lights, stands, pop filters, streaming software memberships, and avatar rigging fees…

Chu Sheng was numb by the end of the investigation. His current financial situation was simple: a few hundred yuan in Alipay and zero in WeChat. Although he still had two thousand yuan in his bank account from his mother for living expenses, that money was needed for food, books, and tuition fees, so he couldn't touch it.

The only way to become a virtual streamer is to go to the branch office and borrow equipment from Shangguan Fengyi.

The Shangguan Group is so rich that they could easily scrape together some obsolete equipment from a corner of the warehouse and that would be enough for them to start a new project.

Just then, there was a soft knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock".

Chu Sheng shuddered and almost smashed his phone in his face.

"Xiao Chu." Gu Yanru's gentle voice came from outside the door, "Are you asleep?"

Chu Sheng looked down at his phone screen, which was currently displaying the virtual anchor section, specifically the live stream of an anchor with a pink-haired inventor persona.

He frantically tried to exit the page, but the more he rushed, the more mistakes he made. Suddenly, a female voice saying "the candy is done" came through the phone's speaker.

Follow Tafei Meow, thank you Tafei Meow~

Gu Yanru outside the door remained silent. Chu Sheng felt a chill run down his spine. With lightning speed, he silenced his phone, shoved it under his pillow, and pulled the blanket over himself.

"Aunt Gu! I'm not asleep yet!"

A soft sigh came from outside the door: "Xiao Chu."

"exist!"

Are you watching those unhealthy videos again?

Chu Sheng closed his eyes, trying to make his voice sound innocent: "No, Aunt Gu, I'm learning about the new media industry!"

There was a moment of silence outside the door. Gu Yanru spoke in a flat tone, her expression unreadable, and it was unclear whether she believed her: "Bring me the rewritten reading notes for 'Anna Karenina' tomorrow morning."

Chu Sheng's face turned pale. Oh no, how could he have forgotten about this!

"in addition."

Gu Yanru paused for a moment: "Keep your voice down, be more restrained, and don't stay up late."

Her footsteps faded into the distance.