Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO-Chapter 498 - 303: Streaming for Traffic, Everyone Hunts for Nora Scott [Part 2]

Chapter 498: Chapter 303: Streaming for Traffic, Everyone Hunts for Nora Scott [Part 2]
Nora Scott didn’t expect that a casual question would make the program team change the rules directly.
After getting the news, she held the prop card meant for rewards, speechless and choked with emotion.
Is your program team a bit too casual?
Although, for someone who doesn’t like quietness, this was indeed a good thing for her.
Nora asked, "Can I walk around freely?"
Deputy Director Coin nodded quickly, "You can go anywhere on the specified streets."
Nora asked, "Free activities, no restrictions?"
Deputy Director Coin: "Yes, you can do whatever you want. The only task is to wait for the guests to find you, and then you hand over the prop card."
The prop card tapped in her palm as Nora seemed to ponder.
"Find me..." Nora suddenly squinted, her smile gentle, "What’s the standard? Just seeing me or catching me?"
"..."
Deputy Director Coin was immediately stumped by her question.
Whoa?
This girl is something else!
She’s a master at messing with people!
So, after a discussion with the director team, they finally determined the rules—
First, NPCs can move freely within the designated areas, eat, drink, and have fun, without restrictions.
The only requirement is to remain in the sight of passersby, not hiding away.
Second, because NPC’s reward cards can only be given to team members who are not their own apprentices, NPCs are allowed to contribute a little to their apprentices.
For example:
NPCs can run when they see guests, and it’s only effective if the guests catch them;
If an NPC has the ability not to get caught, they are not required to give out all reward cards;
NPCs can interact with other NPCs, helping their apprentices block other NPCs;
...
Supplementary rules were added in a hurry to try and cover all bases.
By ten o’clock, the news had been passed down one by one, and apart from Nora, all other NPCs and guests were completely bewildered.
What’s the gameplay?
Are NPCs going to "come alive" now?
Although this increased the interaction between NPCs and guests, the difficulty level also skyrocketed, right?!
Some people were happy, some were sad.
Some were discouraged, sighing that the program team was going to exhaust them; others were eager to try, expressing anticipation for this novel gameplay.
*
At ten o’clock sharp.
Four live broadcast rooms were promptly made public on the "Searching for the City’s Secret" official blog.
As a popular variety show, coupled with yesterday’s trending search, the anticipation from netizens was high, so once the broadcast started, the traffic was still decent, and quickly the viewership in each live room smoothly surpassed six figures.
However, the comments in the live chat were very uniform—
[Where’s God Z?]
[Where’s Nora Scott?]
[Can we see Nora Scott?]
[I’m a fan of XX, but I still want to see the legendary Nora Scott.]
The guests tearfully expressed: As long as you’re happy.
Luna Durant gritted her teeth in anger.
Just an NPC, what’s so interesting about her?
Only Clement Winter enthusiastically explained to them:
"Here’s the thing, we have tasks to complete later, there are three task points, and after succeeding, we have to find three masters to get the reward cards..."
After babbling on, he fixed his eyes on the comments.
He said: "God Z? Oh, I’m her apprentice, we’re in the same group, not looking for her."
As soon as he finished speaking, the viewership in the live room decreased visibly.
[I’m off.]
[Winter, I’m going to watch your idol.]
[Goodbye.]
[Winter, don’t be sad, the moms still love you. We just want to see the Heavenly Immortal.]
Winter + the senior apprentice: "..."
This fan base quality is not up to par, they’re all fence-sitters!
However, although the fans said they were leaving, the decline in viewership wasn’t significant.
Because—
The tasks hadn’t been completed, and in any of the live rooms, Nora Scott couldn’t be found.
Netizens whined for a moment, but as the tasks started, they gradually settled down.
Fans supported their own idols, and passersby just dropped by to join the fun.
*
Nora roamed the streets.
Even though she was just an NPC, her screen time would be limited in post-production.
However, because of the NPC’s mobility and engagement now, the program team assigned a photographer to her, following her around to film.
However, the photographer following her was surprised to find—
This NPC created far more highlights than the guests.
Because of Nora’s ancient costume, as soon as she hit the streets, she drew attention and people couldn’t help but look her way.
It started with the outfit, loyal to the looks.
Some people even hit the lamppost just to look at her;
Some skater boys fell after seeing her;
Some street vendors offered her snacks and treats;
...
With just her face, Nora Scott has many dramatic stories here.
Half an hour later.
Nora Scott was sitting outside a store on a chair, holding a sugar-coated snack, eating slowly and deliberately.
When she got to the third one, she noticed a stealthy figure approaching.
—The person had entered through the back door of the shop, intending to sneak inside and then come out the front, stealthily approach Nora Scott from behind.
Nora Scott narrowed her eyes, remaining calm until the person was a step away, suddenly straightening up and lunging at her. Only then did she react—
She stayed seated but sidestepped to avoid, the person missed.
The person realized, turned around to grab her, but she swiftly picked up an umbrella beside her, and pressed it against the person’s waist. Not too hard, but enough to maintain a distance, keeping him from touching her.
She looked up at him.
It’s a new guest, twenty-seven or eight years old, had struggled for years, just gained some fame with a web drama, and was beginning to make a name in the circle.
The new guest’s surprise attack was fine. Now, facing Nora Scott directly, he felt embarrassed, stepped back two steps shyly, lowered his head, and touched his nose with his hand.
Nora Scott raised her eyebrows, "Want a reward card?"
"Yes."
The new guest nodded.
Looking back, Nora Scott lowered the umbrella and sat back properly, "Why the sneak attack?"
"Heard your skills are really good, afraid you might run away."
The new guest was exceptionally honest.
"I won’t run."
Nora Scott raised her hand, holding those reward cards, and shook them.
The new guest’s eyes lit up.
Nora Scott chuckled, "You want them, huh?"
The new guest leaned in slightly, speaking kindly, "Can I have them?"
"Sure," Nora Scott lazily lifted her eyelids and responded, "Your teammates—"
Didn’t finish speaking.
"It’s rising, rising, rising!"
Afterwards, the new guest’s partner rushed out from the store holding a phone, the camera pointed at Nora Scott.
"Come, take a look, the beauty you want is right here. Everyone, invite your friends and come to the livestream room to take a look—"
The partner teamed up with the new guest was an old hand, upon seeing Nora Scott disregarded the reward card altogether, instead eagerly greeting the online viewers.
New guest: "How much has it risen?"
Old guest: "Ten thousand in a minute! And continues to rise—"
Nora Scott: "..."
Think she’s a monkey or something?
Holding the umbrella handle, Nora Scott tapped the ground with the umbrella tip, speechlessly asking: "What’s the meaning of this?"
"This..."
The new guest was quite straightforward, finding it difficult to speak about ’using Nora Scott’.
The old guest was different, steadily pointing the mobile camera at Nora Scott, helping to clarify.
"The viewers all want to see you; we’re such kind people, just fulfilling their wish for a moment." Saying this, he leaned in cheekily, "These reward cards are not important, whether we have them or not doesn’t matter—just, can we have a chance to follow you?"
Nora Scott: "..."
Indeed, he’s an old hand, putting tasks aside first, aiming for what brings high exposure and highlights.
Unfortunately, Nora Scott was currently quite bored, how could she let him have his way?
Hearing the old guest talk in such a roundabout way made the new guest somewhat nervous and helpless, feeling guilty.
The real reason was simple—
Now, every team, including Clement Winter’s group, was searching for Nora Scott.
For some reason, people couldn’t find Nora Scott anywhere else, and coupled with her mysterious aura, many didn’t want to miss any chance to see her, trying to find her wherever possible.
So, in any of the four livestream rooms, appearing as Nora Scott, even if just briefly, would cause the viewer count to skyrocket.
Walking traffic!
She’s synonymous with viewer count!
How could guests looking to create fun and laughter miss such a rare opportunity?
Naturally, the presence of this phenomenon directly led the guests to temporarily set aside the reward card matter and collectively search for Nora Scott.
—Oh, Luna Durant’s group was an exception. Rumor has it that Luna Durant and Nora Scott don’t get along.
"Reward cards aren’t important?"
Nora Scott tilted her head, smiling widely.
"Really, they’re not as important as you—"
The word ’need’ wasn’t finished.
The old guest’s eyes widened.
The new guest’s eyes widened as well.
In the livestream room, after a brief pause in the chat, messages began to flood in crazily.
[Ahhhhhhhhhh!]
[Please reveal the reason during the official broadcast, what exactly happened!]
[Stir things up, stir things up, my God Z isn’t stirring things up, just on the road to stirring things up!]
[I knew it! She wouldn’t obediently be a normal NPC!]
[Hahaha, hahaha, hahaha, the most awesome NPC ever!]
[Is the show crew crazy?!]
...