The Top Star Fell for Me at First Sight After I Transmigrated as a Dog-Like Streamer - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Assistant 4.0

Bai Xun checked the weather forecast for the coming week. His leg injury was purely external; it would likely heal in a couple of days. After weighing his options, he decided to test his luck on Friday afternoon.

Friday was expected to bring rain and a drop in temperature. On Saturday, he could sell hot drinks to test the waters of street vending. He opened a map and searched for temporary rental spaces near the business district. He managed to find a row of temporary stalls in the Center Street intersection, specifically designated for college student entrepreneurship.

After putting his bowl in the kitchen, he returned to his room and found the contact email on the website. With a “why not try” attitude, he filled out the application form. He already had a general direction for his products: since the weather was cooling down, he’d go with classics that were hard to mess up—Ginger Jujube Tea and Sea Salt Cheese Hot Black Tea.

With a new plan in place, Bai Xun’s anxiety eased slightly. The noodles he’d eaten began to digest, and the “carb coma” combined with the warm blankets finally lulled him into a deep sleep. With his last shred of sanity, he set an alarm for noon and drifted off.

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The Viral Wave

He was eventually jolted awake by a relentless series of vibrations from his phone. Squinting at the screen, he saw a flood of notifications from both Yu Congyue’s studio and the MCN work group. He decisively tapped the studio messages first.

Editor Kuku: @Bai Xun, Mr. Bai, did you stay up all night? Sorry, I just saw this. Processing it now.

Matt: Why did you stay up all night?! Take care of yourself!

Editor Kuku: Mr. Bai, your editing rhythm is so smooth! I watched it once and there’s almost nothing to change.

Editor Kuku: I’ve made the adjustments, please check! The latter file is lossless and quite large if you need it~ [Final_Version.mp4] [Modified_Version.MOV]

Bai Xun: Sorry, just woke up. Thank you!

Editor Kuku: You’re welcome! If you need anything else, just ping the group~

He did a quick watch-through. Professionals were professionals; they had only tweaked his font and added some transition sound effects, but the overall feel of the video had leveled up significantly. He made a mental note of their techniques and scheduled the upload before checking the MCN group.

Planner Tini: @Bai Xun, Mr. Bai, are you there? There’s something we need to communicate.

Planner Tini: By pure coincidence, DiDi’s team had a very similar idea for their new business collaboration as the one we discussed. So, we might have to trouble you to brainstorm a new concept. [Crying Face]

Planner Tini: We tried talking to them, but their attitude was very firm. We are truly sorry.

Planner Tini: Mr. Bai? Are you there?

The last message was from two hours ago. Bai Xun switched to the platform to check DiDi’s account. Sure enough, a teaser had been posted two hours prior. It featured pure, untouched natural scenery combined with a “cute beauty”—the 18-second clip already had nearly 200,000 likes.

They sure were in a hurry.

Bai Xun: Mm.

The reply was instant, the tone of the follow-up practically oozing through the screen.

Planner Tini: Mr. Bai, we are so sorry about this. Do you want to find a time to touch base on a new proposal?

Bai Xun: We’ll see.

To keep them at bay, he took a photo of his bandaged leg and sent it over.

Bai Xun: Can’t film for a couple of days. Got injured yesterday. [Image]

Planner Tini: Oh! Please rest up!

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A New Partnership

Bai Xun sighed and checked his email. To his surprise, the application he’d sent a few hours ago had already received a reply.

Hello Mr. Bai, I am Xu Yi, the head of the Entrepreneurship Street project. I am very interested in your application. If convenient, I’d like to add your contact info to discuss the stall details…

He added the contact, and the person accepted almost immediately.

Xu Yi: Hello, Mr. Bai. You can call me Xiao Xu.

Bai Xun: Hello, you can just call me Xiao Bai.

Xu Yi: Xiao Bai, I’ll be direct. I want to talk about a collaboration.

Bai Xun: Collaboration?

Xu Yi: Our Entrepreneurship Street doesn’t lack foot traffic—this is a government-backed project. The issue is that many college students are too shy; they feel “embarrassed” to face customers at a stall.

Bai Xun understood. When he was in college, he had wanted to start a business too, and his first thought was always to find something “dignified.” It was only later he realized that the most important thing was the initial drive and persistence. Vending was the lowest-cost way to test an idea.

Bai Xun: I get it. I agree with your approach. Giving young people a chance to try is better than blindly throwing money into a big project and losing everything.

Xu Yi: Great! What is your fee for this? I’ll apply for the budget.

Bai Xun: I wasn’t planning on charging. You’re doing a good thing; I’m just hitching a ride on your traffic. Tell me what you need me to do.

Xu Yi: Mr. Bai, thank you so much for your support. I saw your product choice is hot drinks. To show our sincerity, we will waive the stall fee AND provide all the equipment and ingredients you need.

Bai Xun: That’s too kind…

Xu Yi: Since your audience is mostly young people, I was wondering if you could host a livestream while you’re vending? Just talk about entrepreneurship and the experience. We can even get official traffic support from the platform.

It was as if someone had handed him a pillow just as he was getting sleepy. Bai Xun accepted without hesitation. They finalized the details, and Xu Yi promised everything would be ready by Friday.

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The Explosion

Bai Xun had scheduled his new video for 6:30 PM the next day, specifically catching the time when most MCN employees were getting off work. At 6:00 PM, he started a livestream titled “Poor Dog Q&A” to promote the Saturday event.

He started with about 1,000 viewers. Then 6:40 PM hit.

Suddenly, a massive wave of people flooded the stream. Notifications for new followers and interactions popped up relentlessly. In just thirty minutes, his follower count jumped from 100,000 to 150,000.

“What’s happening? Why is everyone following me?”

[Comment]: Does the host not know the new video is viral?! [Comment]: What is your background?! How did you end up as Yu Congyue’s assistant? [Comment]: I KNEW that was you! I saw that tail wagging like crazy on the set! [Comment]: Honestly, Xiao Bai, your work ethic is actually really good.

By 7:15 PM, there were 400,000 people in the stream. His rank jumped to the top three on the entire platform. Bai Xun was blinded by the gift effects and quickly turned off the donation feature.

“Don’t send gifts! Keep that money for food,” he said. “On Saturday, I’ll be at the Youth Entrepreneurship Street selling Ginger Jujube Tea and Sea Salt Cheese Tea. My milk foam technique is top-tier; come support me if you’re interested!”

He promoted the entrepreneurship concept heavily. After ending the stream, his follower count hit 280,000. Even his Weibo gained 50,000 followers.

Then, he saw a new short video posted by Yu Congyue Studio, tagging him:

@Xiao Bai’s Life Guide: Xiao Bai is a very qualified assistant. Thank you for your hard work! Please recover well!

The video showed a clip from a different angle of Bai Xun lunging to save Yu and the staff. He had edited that out of his own video to avoid “selling misery,” but the studio had posted it for him. The comments were full of gratitude; fans who had previously accused him of clout-chasing were now apologizing.

As he was replying to comments, his account was suddenly forced offline. A message popped up in the MCN group.

Li Sheng: @Bai Xun, Xiao Bai, did you report the theme of your new video for approval?