Chapter 92: Lin Haoren’s True Opponent

[Fighting a hooligan is easy, but fighting a cultured hooligan... difficult, too difficult.]

[Scholar Lin is the only person who can fight a bloodless battle, and yet rivers of blood would still flow.]

[I am Sister Jiang’s fan, and I have to admit Lin Haoren’s firepower is too strong. I dare say no one can outspeak him even if they are equipped with dictionaries.]

[Hahahaha, that’s true. While we are still trying to decipher the first insult, he would have hurled out three more. Who can keep up?]

[I never knew there was such a refined way to insult someone. From now on, this is how I will learn to insult those who offend me.]

[Vulgar insults really are too low-class. Refined insults are the way. I’ve been enlightened. Even insults can be an art.]

[Hehehe, I’ve thought of a new one, brothers and sisters. Please give me some feedback: There is no shame in ignorance. There is, however, something rather unfortunate about wearing it as a crown.]

[Not bad, Junior. You have some talent. Keep it up!]

Fang Ning’s fans had already seen how badly Jiang Ruolan’s fans were beaten by Lin Haoren.

They had enough self-awareness to avoid seeking humiliation.

After all, their vulgar insults were too low-level. Even if they used their literary talent to insult, they still couldn’t compare to Lin Haoren’s.

Anyone could see that Lin Haoren was highly educated and proficient in literature.

They couldn’t help but speculate about his educational background. Given his literary prowess, he might have been a provincial top scorer, right?

However, no one knew much about Lin Haoren. Only a minority knew he was Oreo’s owner.

"Do you really want your fans to pick a fight with me, Sister Fang? I think you have to ask if they are willing first," Lin Haoren joked.

"They are my fans. Of course, they are willing," Fang Ning said confidently, unaware of the real situation.

Her fans could only apologize to her online.

Soon, the teams were settled, and everyone was ready to set off.

"Director Chen, do we have enough camera hands?" Lin Haoren asked.

"We do." Director Chen nodded, reassuring him, "Don’t you worry about that, Xiao Ren. Even if we lose another 10 Camera Operators, we will still have enough spare hands."

"There’s plenty of idlers in the Production Team during the middle phases of production," Director Chen mentioned.

At the same time, the current Camera Operators all glanced at Director Chen with silent complaints while steadily holding their broadcast cameras.

’Director Chen, please don’t joke about that stuff!’ They cried in their hearts.

After Lin Haoren received Director Chen’s confirmation, he relaxed a little.

Fortunately, they wouldn’t need to merge feeds.

Moreover, he was even more certain that he wasn’t wrong for choosing to go with a smaller team, away from the big names.

After all, in a big team, everyone’s fee would be, more or less, the same. In this situation, why would viewers choose to watch his feed over their favorite guests?

It would be hard for him to distinguish himself from the others and attract more viewers to his live broadcast channel.

Fortunately, Fang Ning chose to be on his team.

It was easier to create entertainment value when he had at least one partner to work with.

Since she was considerate enough, Lin Haoren would make an effort to increase her popularity. That should be enough to repay her.

’Right! I should check the current viewers,’ Lin Haoren thought, flipping out his phone for a quick search.

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No.1 Oreo’s Channel — 5.27M

No.2 Jiang Ruolan’s Channel — 3.64M

No.3 Lin Haoren’s Channel — 1.82M

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Lin Haoren’s brain immediately short-circuited for a moment.

Although he had climbed to rank 3, the number of his live viewers had actually decreased. On the other hand, Oreo’s live viewers had soared significantly.

Lin Haoren thought Jiang Ruolan was his biggest opponent in this show.

However, it turned out the gatekeeper blocking his road to success was actually his own cat! Oreo was the strongest contestant for the top popularity position!

’Oreo, my good brother. I’m happy for your success, but you can’t screw me over like this...’ Lin Haoren cried in his mind.

Oreo had a lower bar for generating entertainment value. As long as he did a few unconventional tricks, the live viewers would be thoroughly entertained for a while.

How was he supposed to compete with that?

Before long, the two unbalanced teams set off on their investigation.

Wei Xinya and the others chose to investigate Qingshan Warehouse No. 13, while Lin Haoren decided to start with the outskirts.

"Brother Lin, why are we looking outside?" Fang Ning asked as she skipped along with a casual attitude.

She did not take the task seriously at all.

"The other team is already looking inside, so it’s not very useful for us to go as well," Lin Haoren stated.

"More importantly, the stray cats were mistreated so badly by humans. I doubt they would linger in a place of bad memories."

"As such, I believe the lab is somewhere else," Lin Haoren said.

"Oh." Fang Ning understood.

[Tracking Skill Proficiency +16]

[Tracking Skill has reached Beginner-Level Mastery.]

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’There’s actually such a good thing!’ Lin Haoren’s eyes instantly lit up while he was searching for paw tracks.

He wasn’t sure how long the cats had been abandoned. Thus, he didn’t hold much hope regarding paw tracks leading to the lab.

However, having the Tracking Skill would certainly make his investigation easier.

While Lin Haoren was focused on finding paw tracks, Fang Ning was focused on him. She noticed that he was quite handsome when he was focused and serious.

As such, her heart stirred slightly.

She became a little more interested in Lin Haoren and wanted to learn more about him. She realized that he was basically unknown in the industry.

"Brother Lin, do you have a girlfriend?" Fang Ning suddenly asked, dropping a bombshell.

Lin Haoren immediately staggered as he was walking. He stared at her in surprise.

Still, after recovering his bearings, he nodded seriously.

"I do."

"You do?!"