[Livestreaming + infrastructure building + collecting and raising famous figures from the early Tang dynasty]
Because the Space-Time Administration was so incompetent, Lin Jiu transmigrated to the final days of the decaying Northern Qi dynasty, where people lived in misery and the land was in turmoil. Every step was perilous. All he could do was keep a low profile, remain invisible in a court surrounded by wolves and tigers, diligently complete his little assignments, and hope to make it to the end of his term unscathed.
Unfortunately, one day, during a royal banquet and audience with the sovereign, the Administration’s nervous system made a small mistake while transmitting information. It accidentally projected Lin Jiu’s diligent little assignment onto the sky above the banquet.
And so, every noble and powerful official raising a cup in celebration saw these enormous words flashing overhead:
“Three Ideas for a Rebellion Plan: The Task Log of a Certain Lin”
A Certain Lin: …
A Certain Lin stared in shock as all the old feudal geezers in the room turned to look at him in unison, their faces expressionless.
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My treasonous mission has been exposed by the System, and now I’m surrounded in the imperial palace by a hundred thousand imperial guards. In this situation, do I have no choice but to start over?
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Fortunately, before my tragic restart, my late golden finger finally came online: the [System’s Exclusive Cross-Plane Livestreaming App]!
Three seconds later, Lin Jiu shouted as he called the online emergency hotline and connected to a video call. Facing the dumbfounded viewers in his livestream and the horrified officials from the relevant departments, he let out a shrill, frantic scream:
“Hello, everyone! I’m at the scene of a palace coup. The two sides are fighting in the main hall, and whoever wins gets to be the rightful ruler. Please help boost the view count! Once this is over, I’ll make you all great generals. Ow!”
Lin Jiu bent down to dodge a hidden arrow flying over his head. He turned around and pointed at the emperor, who was scrambling around the main hall, and yelled:
“You old geezer! I’m definitely sending you to a labor camp!”
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The System’s livestreaming app has all kinds of features and a wide range of options, meeting all of Lin Jiu’s needs. The only catch is that each feature must be unlocked by reaching a high view count, so every stream needs a fresh gimmick. He absolutely can’t let his popularity drop, even a little.
That’s no problem for Lin Jiu. With the help of the relevant departments, he starts livestreaming regularly:
“Today’s livestream is about the Northern Qi royal family’s labor reform program. Based on your suggestions from last time, we’ve put together the following options. Click the buttons at the bottom of the screen to choose the labor reform method you think is most suitable. We’ll livestream the results in five days. Oh, and smashing walnuts with the imperial seal is not allowed. No amount of money spent boosting the rankings will change that. Got it?”
“As for our plan to raise a young Li Shimin, we’ve listed the proposals below. Please vote before the end of the day.”
“On the experts’ advice, we’ve unearthed a batch of brand-new cultural relics today. To give our longtime fans a special treat, I’ll be the first to film the artifacts on display. They were just excavated, so this is absolutely exclusive, firsthand footage. All right, take a look: a complete, newly unearthed copy of the Analects! It has more than a dozen chapters than the version we have today!”
“That’s right! Two thousand years later, the Analects has finally been updated! Everyone in the livestream, aren’t you lucky? You’ve got a whole new text to memorize!”
“All right, please tap the hearts and follow the account. Today, I’ll continue showing you around our latest products. What are we selling today? That’s right, an authentic copy of the Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion! It was authenticated by experts last night. Its provenance is clear and the lineage is well documented, so there’s absolutely no problem with it. We’re now selling high-resolution, life-size facsimiles of the Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion. Click the link to buy one. The first thousand buyers will receive a commemorative edition stamped with the Imperial Seal of China…”
“Hello? Hello? Why did the sound cut out? What do you mean the view count got too high and overloaded the connection?”
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A high-resolution engraved copy of the Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion, blank imperial edicts stamped with the Imperial Seal of China, autographs from renowned historical figures, exclusive interviews with people from the past, priceless artifacts thought to be lost. Tell me, what else would you like to buy in the livestream?
Theme: Looking back at the past is how we look toward the future