[Insectoid] Late-Night Livestream

Office worker Luo Xi transmigrates into the body of a male Zerg, beautiful but poor.

Determined not to repeat the tragedy of dying young from overwork in his previous life, he decides to strike out on his own.

What kind of business has a low barrier to entry and brings in money fast?

A light bulb goes off in Luo Xi's head: livestreaming.

If he wants to make money fast, he'll become a borderline-erotic streamer!

He gets right to it, immediately opening his lightbrain to pick out a suitable livestream outfit.

"Payment failed." His smart shopping assistant announces:

"The three-piece, ultra-seductive, no-undressing lace set you selected costs 299 star coins. Your current account balance is 3.01 star coins. Would you like to add funds?"

His roommate returns from grocery shopping and pushes the door open with one hand, just in time to hear the whole thing.

After getting a clear picture of how cutthroat the borderline-erotic streaming scene is, Luo Xi reluctantly decides to break into the film industry and become a streamer who relies on real talent.

In this world, once a film has been made, viewers can do more than simply watch it in full immersion. They can also "enter" the film, choose a role to play, and experience that character's entire life.

Limited by the balance in his account, Luo Xi's first role is the lead in a very niche art film.

The protagonist is a low-ranking male Zerg who falls in love with the space pirate who kidnapped him. The film ends with the female Zerg pirate successfully cleaning up his image and marrying a high-ranking male Zerg, while the protagonist he abandoned eventually takes his own life aboard an abandoned spaceship.

Luo Xi has no taste for suffering. With his superb acting skills, he makes a plausible change to the plot: just before the female Zerg pirate can abandon him, he gets in touch with a high-ranking male Zerg first, and the two embark on an epic romance between males.

By the end of the film, he has a beautiful Zerg in his arms, lives off his lover without shame, and enjoys all the power and status he could want.

The viewers in his livestream, who mistake Luo Xi for a female Zerg, comment, "...This streamer is kind of interesting."

Later, the viewers say, "You don't want to suffer? Is that why, in the political intrigue drama, instead of helping your lord fight for the throne, you went straight for the old emperor?"

Luo Xi smiles faintly. "The old emperor still has plenty of charm. Besides, who says my husband can't also be my lord?"

The viewers look at the beautiful, wanton 'female Zerg' on their lightbrain screens.

"...Stop smiling. At this rate, we're really going to swing that way..."

Later still, the viewers watch the streamer rewrite another script. With a look of admiration, he nestles against the powerful female Zerg character, turning him from a heartless insect who abandoned his devoted wife into a devoted wife guy...

01: "Damn it, why can't the streamer be my lord?"

02: "Let me say it for the person above. Why can't he be my husband?"

03: "Husband! I already cut off my engagement to my Zerg fiancé. Once I get out, we can have our female-female romance! Wait for me!"

***Reader's Guide***

1. The story focuses on the pursuing partner. It's lighthearted, and the pursuing partner is doted on.

2. At heart, this is a wish-fulfillment story. The pairing will be decided by how the plot develops, and the pursuing partner won't be weak.

3. The livestream storyline and the real-life storyline each make up half the story.

Theme: If you're not going to be a wage slave, you might as well be on top!