Chapter 76: Back-to-Back 1980

That evening, Qin Yun received five videos sent by Fang Nan. After a quick look, he said he was very satisfied.

Without hesitation, he uploaded all five videos directly to his account.

Fans who had been waiting for his full videos received the notification right away. Seeing him upload all five videos in one go without stringing them along, they all said Qin-ye was generous.

Riding the stationary bike in the hotel gym that evening, Zhao Liying finally felt her stomach wasn't so bloated anymore. The food was delicious, but going overboard wasn't okay either, she thought, wiping the sweat from her forehead with a touch of helplessness.

Celebrities, especially female celebrities, eat less than babies, all so they can look better on camera. Sometimes the sheer dieting alone is more than ordinary people can stick to—each one is harsher on themselves than anyone else.

"Sister Ying!"

At that moment, Xiao Zhan walked in from outside, holding a phone in his hand, his face full of emotion.

"Hmm? Is something up?"

"Qin-ye just updated his videos. Go take a look."

Zhao Liying shook her head. She had also heard about Qin Yun's wilderness survival from Chen He, but she wasn't very interested in it.

She just leaned over to take a peek through Xiao Zhan's phone, then quietly walked aside, picked up her own phone, searched for Qin Yun, and secretly swooned over his screen.

Muscles, hormones, top-tier looks—so many elements combined, and Zhao Liying was instantly interested.

"Mr. Qin, hello, I'm Liu Wei from the content department of the Douyin platform."

"Liu Zong, hello. Is this about the contract from last time?"

Although the person calling from the platform was different, Qin Yun still assumed it was about the signing from last time.

"Contract?" Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, then immediately caught on. Clearly, it wasn't just him who had noticed Qin Yun—the company's other departments had too.

"No, Mr. Qin, I'm from the content department. The reason for this call is that I have some good news to share with you."

"Please go ahead, Liu Zong."

Good news? Are they giving money?

Liu Wei said, "Mr. Qin must have heard of the wilderness survival show, right? This year we signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the wilderness survival show's production team, and they gave us two slots. Because of your last livestream, I recommended you. I wonder, Mr. Qin, if you'd be interested?"

The wilderness survival show?

How could he not know about this variety show? It was a famous wilderness program even internationally, though you basically never saw any Chinese contestants on it. This time, to cooperate with Douyin, they'd actually offered two slots.

But from what Liu Wei meant, these two slots would definitely be competed for domestically.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Yun asked, "Is there prize money?"

Liu Wei immediately said, "In previous years, the show's winner received a one-million-dollar reward. This year, because of our cooperation, the show's prize has been raised to two million dollars. If you can last thirty days, Douyin official will give a two-million-RMB reward."

Hearing this, Qin Yun's heart was instantly moved.

Two million dollars—at today's exchange rate, that's a prize of fifteen million RMB. By Sister Ni's reckoning, that's nearly a hundred million.

"Liu Zong, I'm very interested."

Liu Wei immediately laughed and said, "Good, I'll submit your information right away, waive the earlier auditions, and send you straight to the final review. You'll just need to attend the interview then."

Good lord, having connections in high places really does make things easier.

"Liu Zong thinks that highly of me?"

"I watched your entire livestream. So far, I don't think anyone in the country can beat you in wilderness survival."

"You're too kind, Liu Zong."

"I'm not exaggerating. Your rich wilderness knowledge is the key to finding food. The courage to take down two wolves alone proves your combat ability. Your strong hands-on skills will make things easier for you. All of this together may not guarantee you stand out on the wilderness survival show, but you're definitely one of the more likely candidates."

After ending the call with Liu Wei, Qin Yun set the matter aside for now. The final interview would be in mid-November, and this season's wilderness survival show would start even later—on the first day of the new year, at Attlin Lake in Canada.

Canada at that time of year would absolutely be a world of ice and snow.

The difficulty of the wilderness survival was cranked straight to the max.

Qin Yun had finished all his business in Hengdian. He planned to leave Jinhua the next day, head out through Quzhou into Jiangxi, and visit Jingdezhen.

But sometimes things don't go according to one's will. The next morning, while brushing his teeth, the system panel dropped down.

【Check-in task issued: Please proceed to Pan'an Ski Resort. Complete a back-to-back 1980 on the snowboard (two consecutive 1980° rotations), and a double 2160 on the skis (a 2160° off-axis spin on skis). The check-in is then complete.】

Seeing the check-in task requirements, Qin Yun exclaimed, "Good lord."

He'd just gotten the skiing skill, and now it was being put to use right away. But these two check-in tasks looked oddly familiar somehow. Especially the first snowboard task—he felt like he'd seen it somewhere before.

He looked it up on his phone, and only then realized why it was familiar. It turned out that at a previous Winter Olympics, a Chinese athlete had completed it stably, and was the only one in international competition to do so consistently.

After watching the videos on Douyin, he had a sense of the snowboard back-to-back 1980 in his mind. Then he looked up the double 2160 on skis. In terms of extremes, both were extreme. In terms of difficulty, the ski version seemed even harder—the snowboard's difficulty lay in doing it twice in a row.

Although Qin Yun had mastered the skiing skill, he had never actually tried it, so he couldn't guarantee he'd definitely complete it. But he figured the system wouldn't issue a check-in task beyond his abilities—meaning that with his skiing skill at LV1, he should be able to do it.

With that understanding, Qin Yun was immediately much more at ease.

At this moment, the five videos under Qin Yun's account, after several hours of fermenting, had their views, likes, comments, and shares all push them into bigger traffic pools, and more and more people were seeing them.

Moreover, these videos were exquisitely made. Paired with background music, the atmosphere was fully there, and all kinds of editing techniques were wielded with masterful skill by Fang Nan.

"After watching Qin-ye's wilderness survival, then going to watch those outdoor livestreams on Douyu, it suddenly feels so bland—not thrilling at all."

"Snake-catching, wolf-killing, rabbit-hunting, escaping, evading tigers, rafting, rock-climbing… all these elements in one streamer, and you know just how awesome Qin-ye is."

"Forget the outdoor streamers on our domestic platforms—even those big names abroad, I don't think they're anywhere near Qin-ye."

"That's too much, don't elevate him too high. Those foreign pros aren't something we can compare to."

"Don't boost others' morale and kill our own. Qin-ye is the best."

In the comment section of every video, countless comments were going back and forth—some marveling at how awesome Qin Yun was, some analyzing exactly where he was awesome. Of course, haters were unavoidable, but under such hardcore videos, these haters would surface only to be drowned, drenched through by the replies.

And under this kind of buzz, the like count on each video shot straight up, and before long they appeared on Douyin's hot search list. His follower count once again saw a large-scale increase.

The next morning, when he woke up and checked, his follower count had skyrocketed from over five million to seven million.

Then Lin Yao happened to scroll across them, and so did Shi Lulu.

They stared at him wide-eyed, unable to imagine that this streamer with nearly ten million followers was actually Qin Yun.

Shi Lulu was deeply hurt. Such a huge streamer, and he said he didn't even have twenty thousand—so hurtful.

Ignoring Shi Lulu's resentful gaze, Qin Yun had come to say goodbye to Lin Yao.

"Ayao, run things well. I'm still counting on you to pay me back. Don't give up easily over other unimportant things."

Cloud Brother's words carried a hidden meaning, and Lin Yao understood.

"Cloud Brother, I will. Are you really not staying a few more days?"

"No, I've rested long enough. I need to go prepare for the next livestream."

Lin Yao's eyes lit up. "Cloud Brother, when are you streaming? I'll definitely watch this time."

"Not sure yet. Just follow my account, you'll get a reminder when it's time." Saying that, he waved his hand and turned to leave. "I'm off now. See you."

The entire time, he hadn't spoken to Shi Lulu. Only after he had completely driven away did Shi Lulu say unhappily, "Ayao, does Senior think I'm scamming you out of money?"

"No, of course not." Lin Yao denied it at once and comforted her. "Senior just thinks this proxy bidding business of yours doesn't have much of a future."

"Then why treat me like that?" Shi Lulu's eyes immediately reddened as she looked at Lin Yao. "It's not like I was just asking to borrow money. Such a big streamer, won't even lend a few ten thousand yuan. So stingy."

"Don't cry. Business is picking up here. Once I make some money, I can invest in yours."

"Then lend me twenty thousand."

……

After letting Zhao Liying and Xiao Zhan know on WeChat, Qin Yun left Dongyang and drove toward Pan'an.

From Hengdian World Studios to the Pan'an Ski Resort, the navigation showed seventy-two kilometers—about an hour and a half to arrive. Today he planned to head into the resort and get used to his skiing skills, and officially livestream tomorrow.

As for the check-in task, he'd just weave it into the livestream. It was only two moves anyway—from takeoff to landing, it added up to about a minute.

Today, besides getting used to the skills, he also needed to plan out the livestream content.

Yesterday he looked up information on the Pan'an Ski Resort. Before last year, it had only been a small-scale resort with beginner and intermediate slopes. But this year it had expanded, going from a footprint of 90,000 m² to a footprint of 300,000 m² all at once.

The slopes totaled nearly four kilometers in length, from beginner to advanced, twelve runs in all, meeting the needs of novices to professional players. There was even a big jump ramp that met Winter Olympics competition standards.

Of course, since its completion, very few people had dared to try the big jump ramp, and those who did were all professionals there to train. On ordinary days, though the ramp was open, it stood empty.

To complete the check-in task, Qin Yun definitely had to go to the big jump ramp, but the entire livestream naturally couldn't be limited to just the ramp.

As it was approaching noon, Qin Yun's car appeared in the parking lot of the Pan'an Ski Resort.

However, after one trip to the equipment rental place, he left obediently, planning to head into the city to buy more professional gear. Ordinary skiing was no problem, but for some of the tricks he wanted to attempt, the equipment had to be good—a single error or shortcoming could lead to failure.

LV1 is only Master level, not Legendary.