HUN Chapter 83: One Million Fans in Ten Minutes

Lin Yu'an's astonishing performance in the show, along with the immeasurable market potential behind him, was like the most enticing scent of blood, instantly attracting countless "commercial sharks."

After the episode of him hunting the black bear aired, his phone was nearly blown up with calls.

Phone calls and text messages flooded in like a tide, and his email inbox was stuffed with cooperation proposals in various languages and phrasings.

"Mr. Lin, we are Innovation Artist Management Company, and we have S+ level plans for your future development..."

"Hello Mr. Lin, I am an agent from United Elite Management Company, and we hope to represent all your global commercial activities..."

"Lin! I'm a talent scout from Faze Clan! We think you're a perfect match for our brand! Interested in doing something cool together?"

Various top-tier MCN organizations, management companies, and brand representatives all tried to contact him through every possible channel, with each offer more tempting than the last.

From guaranteed annual salaries of millions of dollars, to endorsements for various luxury brands, and even audition opportunities for Hollywood action films.

Lin Yu'an was thoroughly annoyed by this sudden wave of frenzied harassment and eventually had to put his phone in airplane mode to get a moment's peace.

He knew he had to stay calm now. With his spatial ability, he wouldn't lack money, so he shouldn't be tempted by these interests.

In this life, he only wanted to do things that were free, meaningful, and even contributory to society.

His personal WeChat also popped up with countless friend requests and messages from various classmates.

He ignored them all and set his WeChat to reject any new friend requests.

"Brother An, this is Old Cat from Bilibili. Are you available for a voice call right now? There's something urgent and important I want to discuss with you."

After Lin Yu'an replied that he could, the other party immediately sent a voice call request.

As soon as the call connected, Old Cat's voice carried a barely perceptible urgency.

"I'm guessing you're probably drowning in various phone calls and emails right now?"

"You could say that, yes," Lin Yu'an replied calmly.

"I'll cut straight to the chase. After the latest episode where you hunted the black bear, your commercial value has grown explosively!"

"The 'Phoenix Plan' agreement we offered before, while still generous, frankly speaking, is no longer sufficient to fully match your current worth and potential."

"In you, we see the possibility of becoming the next global cultural icon!"

"So, please stay calm and don't easily agree to any MCN invitations!"

"After an all-night emergency meeting with our top executives, we've decided to offer you a brand new, top-tier strategic cooperation agreement that represents Bilibili's greatest sincerity in history."

Old Cat began presenting conditions that any creator would find impossible to refuse.

"First, we're raising the previous 1 million RMB signing fee to 5 million RMB! Same as before, after taxes, paid in one lump sum."

"Then, regarding the operations team, it won't be an outsourced team anymore, but we'll directly deploy Bilibili's most elite employees to build a dedicated 'Lin Yu'an Studio' for you!"

"Building on the Phoenix Plan, we're also adding 'Splash Screen Recommendations,' 'Homepage Featured Spots,' and 'Hundred Million Level Traffic Investment' to guarantee your follower count easily breaks one million."

"Most importantly, regarding commercial revenue sharing. We're adjusting the previous 70-30 split to 80-20!"

"After deducting necessary taxes and channel costs, you personally will receive 80% of all commercialized net income! Same as our top-tier flagship creators!"

"Brother An, I'm sure countless olive branches are reaching out to you right now."

"But what we want to tell you is that Bilibili and the hundreds of millions of young Chinese users behind it are your most solid and reliable support."

"We're willing to use our greatest sincerity for deep, long-term cooperation with you. All your requirements regarding account ownership and content autonomy, we accept completely and will write them into an S-level contract."

After listening to Old Cat's speech, Lin Yu'an was silent for a moment.

He had to admit that Bilibili's reaction speed and the conditions they offered once again exceeded his expectations.

This wasn't just business cooperation, but more like a huge gamble where Bilibili was placing heavy bets on him, planning to cultivate him as their flagship creator.

"I understand, Old Cat. I accept your sincerity. My lawyer will discuss the cooperation details with you."

"Now, let's talk about the upcoming official announcement plan."

...

Hours later, countless fans of "Alone" on Bilibili locked their attention on the grand finale of "Alone: Grizzly Mountain."

The finale was broadcast in livestream format. When the show finally froze on Lin Yu'an winning the championship, the long-accumulated bullet comments in Bilibili's official "Alone" livestream room erupted like a volcano!

[Won!! We won!!!]

[Brother An is amazing!!]

[Pride of Chinese people! So face-saving!]

[Now who dares say Brother An stole Clay's championship? Really think it's a fake championship?]

[Stop talking upstairs! Clay fans will attack you later!]

Just at the peak moment of this internet-wide celebration, a bullet comment posted by Bilibili's official account scrolled across all viewers' screens.

"[Champion Arrival] Welcome 'Alone' Season 8 Grand Champion @Lin Yu'an to officially join Bilibili!"

"The champion himself has arrived in this video's comment section and will start his first exclusive livestream in ten minutes!"

This bullet comment instantly directed all scattered traffic precisely toward that newly created account, @Lin Yu'an.

In his small apartment in Austin, Lin Yu'an, under Old Cat's remote guidance, refreshed the comment section.

He typed his first comment as a creator:

"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Yu'an. Thank you all for your support along the way. The ice and snow of the wilderness have melted, but new stories are just beginning. See you in the livestream room in ten minutes."

The moment he posted this comment, an unprecedented "data tsunami" officially struck!

Ten minutes later, Lin Yu'an's first livestream started on schedule.

His follower count soared in an almost vertical curve, breaking through the one million mark in just ten minutes!

The livestream screen clearly appeared before all viewers.

Lin Yu'an, wearing a simple white T-shirt, sat on the sofa and waved at everyone.

"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Yu'an. Thank you all... for watching my first livestream."

Before he finished speaking, the livestream's gift system completely exploded! The fans' enthusiasm, admiration, and love accumulated over months found the most direct and frenzied outlet at this moment!

["Just Want to Lie Down" sent Skyscraper x 10]

["Wilderness Enthusiast" sent Energy Drink x 999]

["Brother An's Wife Fan" activated Governor! and sent Small TV Spaceship x 100]

In an instant, the entire livestream screen was completely covered by various dazzling gift effects!

Backstage, Old Cat stared intensely at the real-time jumping numbers representing "revenue," his mouth opening wider and wider.

"One hundred thousand... three hundred thousand... five hundred thousand... one million! Broke through one million! My god!"

He muttered to himself. They indeed hadn't misjudged Lin Yu'an's commercial value. This tipping data alone was worth all the resources they invested!

Lin Yu'an tried to calm everyone down, but his words were completely drowned in the ocean of gifts.

In just over ten minutes, the livestream's revenue amount easily broke through the one million yuan mark at an incomprehensible speed!

However, just when everyone thought this tipping frenzy would continue all night, after Lin Yu'an learned the actual value of these gifts, he made a decision that caught everyone off guard.

After studying for a while, he found the backend operation options and turned off the livestream's gift tipping function!

In an instant, all the dazzling gift effects abruptly stopped. Only rapidly scrolling bullet comments remained in the livestream room.

[???? What happened? I just topped up money!]

[Tipping function is off? Brother An did it?]

[Holy crap! Amazing! Made over a million and just turned it off!]

Lin Yu'an looked at the camera and said seriously, "Thank you everyone, I've received your sentiments. But I came here to share my stories with you, not to make you spend money."

"I won sufficient prize money and don't lack money for now. I believe in the principle of effort and reward. In the future, if I endorse any products, you can support me by purchasing those products."

"So, from today on, all my livestreams will have tipping turned off. Your viewing and companionship are the best support for me!"

The bullet comments in the livestream room erupted in even more enthusiastic "respect"!

Old Cat, watching all this from the other end of the video call, was first shocked, then turned to deep bitter laughter and admiration.

He knew that Lin Yu'an's action won him something more precious than money: impeccable personal charisma and reputation.

As the livestream was about to end, Lin Yu'an dropped another bombshell.

He announced that he would participate in "Life Below Zero," embarking on a new journey to establish a homestead in Alaska, pushing the livestream atmosphere to another climax.

After answering a few simple questions, Lin Yu'an smiled and said goodbye to everyone, closing the livestream.

This successful debut not only made him leap to become a top-tier creator on Bilibili with 3 million followers, but also made his image of being unmoved by money win even more respect and admiration from fans.

After the livestream ended, Bilibili's lawyers and Lin Yu'an's hired lawyers had already completed the online contract finalization work.

Lin Yu'an and Bilibili officially signed the contract!

The operations team had already begun helping Lin Yu'an apply for the one million follower gold award plaque.

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