God is Being Pampered by the Group - Chapter 24

Chapter 24: A Massive Scene of Double Standards

It should be fine.

Guan Zhou didn’t need Bai Yan to rely on livestreaming to make a name for himself. Aside from being unable to refuse his silver-haired beauty’s request, he would support whatever Bai Yan wanted to do with both hands raised.

Therefore, the moment he saw an uncomfortable comment appear in the bullet chat, Guan Zhou blocked it without a word. Call him narrow-minded or a hypocrite; either way, no one was allowed to say anything bad about his silver-haired beauty.

While Guan Zhou was battling the alt-accounts of the banned netizens essentially banning every one the second they appeared, Bai Yan sat properly on the sofa next to him. His hands gripped the two spheres on the game console as he started yet another round of the game.

In the past half hour, Bai Yan had achieved the feat of a “triple-kill death” in the very first level, which was practically unprecedented.

As everyone knew, the first few levels of this old game could basically be cleared with one’s eyes closed, yet the ways Bai Yan’s character died were different every single time!

His skills are truly out of this world (ly bad).

This was the internal thought of most netizens who remained in the livestream.

In the bullet chat, after Guan Zhou dropped a series of “ban sets,” a sense of “harmony” gradually returned. Among the netizens who had watched the drama unfold, aside from those who couldn’t stand it and left, a small portion remained out of curiosity.

“Social Brother Zhou!”

“Brother Zhou: Anyone who dares speak ill of the streamer gets banned!”

“Domineering Brother Zhou: You can scold me, but you absolutely cannot scold the streamer!”

Aside from those, there were also comments regarding the game:

“Is the streamer doing this on purpose? Hey, he just wants to experience different ways to die. Exciting.”

“To be honest, when I played this game before and saw that glaring trap prompt, I couldn’t resist wanting to step on it to see what would happen.”

“To the brother above, is it really okay to seek death like that?”

“Emmm, actually, I’ve tried it too.”

“Yeah, maybe it’s just human nature to be contrary. If it tells me not to go there, I just have to go try it!”

“+1”

“+10086”

“…”

Luo Miaoxi slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Her heart had been in her throat ever since Guan Zhou started the frantic banning. As the netizens had said, it would be difficult for a rookie streamer to continue being so arrogant.

Originally, Luo Miaoxi wanted to persuade Guan Zhou to stop, but after seeing the alt-accounts’ insults becoming increasingly ugly, she let him do as he pleased.

Currently, the number of viewers was stable at just over a hundred. Though small, at least the storm had passed… right?

Thinking this, Luo Miaoxi had a faint, uneasy premonition.

As it turned out, her premonition was correct. Not long after the bullet chat regained its “harmony,” a sudden surge of viewers flooded the room. The numbers were abnormally high.

As soon as these people entered, they started:

“I heard the streamer has a glass heart?”

“Banning people at the slightest disagreement?”

“Even big-name UP-loaders don’t dare to be this arrogant!”

“Let me see what this new streamer is all about. Oh~ turns out it’s the King of Noobs? The noobest of noobs?”

“Hahahahaha.”

“…”

Luo Miaoxi’s eyes widened. Before she could call out to Guan Zhou, the familiar “ban sets” appeared on the screen again.

“1289PY” had a message retracted by Moderator Brother Zhou and was banned for 3 hours.

“Baby Be Good” had a message retracted by Moderator Brother Zhou and was banned for 3 hours.

“What Name Should I Pick 7382” had a message retracted by Moderator Brother Zhou and was banned for 3 hours.

…

“666”

“Social Brother Zhou!”

“To be honest, watching this is actually quite satisfying.”

“Where did all these people come from?”

“No need to guess, it definitely has to do with that first wave of bans.”

“Now there’s a good show to watch.”

“Here it comes, here it comes! The portal is here”

A string of links floated through the bullet chat. Luo Miaoxi clicked one without thinking. It led to a small influencer account with over 200,000 followers who had just posted an update. Luo Miaoxi looked closely and was instantly fuming.

Something about encountering a minor streamer in the Newcomer Zone, giving some kind of “senior advice” out of kindness, only to be banned over a minor disagreement. Are new streamers nowadays really putting on such big airs? Can’t take even a bit of advice? His skills were trash to begin with, the stream had nothing new, and he’s so narrow-minded and thin-skinned he won’t last long on this platform blablabla…

Luo Miaoxi’s eyes were red with anger; she nearly smashed her phone on the floor to vent.

Compared to her, Guan Zhou was much calmer. He coolly handed out ban sets while simultaneously taking screenshots for evidence. Then, he opened that influencer’s account, reported it, and uploaded the evidence to the platform. Trash like this ruins the social atmosphere. Why keep the account around?

Inside Bai Yan’s livestream, the audience’s comments gradually stopped, leaving only a long, rolling list of ban notifications. It was like a towering mountain standing before everyone, shocking them for an entire year.

It took a while for the viewers to finally snap out of it.

“666666”

“Brother Zhou is as cold and ruthless as ever.”

“Social Brother Zhou, a man of few words but ruthless actions.”

“Impressive, impressive.”

“By the way, why are there no more alt-accounts appearing?”

“Pfft, the brother above asked a good question. They probably all got sent to the ‘little dark room’ together.”

“Holy crap, look what I see! That influencer’s account from just now is gone?!”

“What? Is the report successful? Is it really that intense?”

Large platforms were different indeed swift and decisive. After confirming that the evidence provided by Guan Zhou was valid, they immediately issued a warning and banned the account.

So, when netizens clicked on that influencer’s homepage, they only saw a large “Locked” symbol, along with a warning notice posted by the moderators, evidence of the violations, and a list of associated banned accounts.

“Crap, crap, crap! Was this all Brother Zhou’s doing??”

“This is too satisfying!”

“Total comfort.”

“Brother Zhou is truly Brother Zhou. One word: Tough!”

“666666”

“…”

On this day, the Newcomer Zone of the Noel Culture livestreaming platform was even more bustling than usual, primarily focused on one freshly debuted livestream room.

An UP-loader whose gaming skills were out-of-this-world bad, a cold and ruthless Moderator Brother Zhou who acted decisively without many words, and a thrilling drama the audience found incredibly satisfying.

Other netizens also came upon hearing the news, flooding in to join the drama, which brought a lot of traffic to the newcomer’s room, something Luo Miaoxi had never expected.

…

“Hello? Director Zhou? How do you have the time to call me personally?”

On the balcony, Guan Zhou looked confused. He hadn’t gone to Director Zhou’s set for the past two days because filming had moved into the post-production phase; it was basically finished.

So Guan Zhou was quite puzzled. As a mere extra, how could he get a personal call from Director Zhou? Could it be that he really took a liking to him and wanted him to be the lead in the next drama?

Before Guan Zhou’s imagination could run wild, he heard Director Zhou say on the other end: “Isn’t the script finished now? We’re preparing a wrap party tonight at Zhuting Pavilion. You played a small role in the crew after all, so I’m calling you to join.”

Guan Zhou was speechless. However, Director Zhou really had given him small roles with a few lines each time. Though they weren’t important, the pay was decent. Now that Director Zhou had personally invited him, it would be improper not to go.

Then, he heard Director Zhou continue: “There are quite a few crews holding wrap parties at Zhuting Pavilion tonight, including some big-name directors. Who knows, maybe you’ll suddenly get noticed—”

“I’ll go! I’ll definitely be there tonight! Thank you so much, Director Zhou, for giving me this opportunity!”

Guan Zhou’s expression turned solemn as he spoke very seriously.

Director Zhou smiled brightly and said cheerfully, “I knew you wouldn’t refuse. Oh, right, you can bring your cousin along. I’ve told everyone else to bring their significant others, but you definitely don’t have a girlfriend, do you?”

Guan Zhou: “…” Say what you want, but why the personal attack!

The call ended.

Guan Zhou rubbed his chin, feeling that Director Zhou’s sudden mention of Bai Yan seemed a bit odd, but since Director Zhou treated everyone the same, it should be fine, right?

Immediately, Guan Zhou thought of the lead actor of the crew, Qi Yue that rat spirit who was leering at Bai Yan. He recalled the trending topics about the guy: bad personality and a big temper. He never participated in wrap parties after filming and basically left as soon as the cameras stopped rolling.

So, it should be fine, right?