I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 709 - 491: Opening Performance

Xia Liang continued, "So, as a magician, you should never publicize the secrets of magic. It’s against professional ethics. If I teach it now, with several million people watching, everyone will see it. That video could even go viral.

"Then the secret would be common knowledge, and the trick would lose all its impact for any performer. Don’t you agree?"

The audience thought it over and realized he was right. If everyone knew the secret, what was the point? You wouldn’t be able to fool anyone anymore.

Xia Liang finally convinced the audience, nodding in satisfaction as he watched the barrage of comments.

"Thanks for understanding, everyone. I didn’t really prepare anything for today, so I’ll sign off for now. I’ll be back this afternoon, and I’ll try to stream occasionally in the future."

Ignoring the howls of protest from the audience, Xia Liang ended the stream directly.

Meanwhile, Su Yi, who had been standing to the side, finally piped up, her eyes wide with astonishment.

"You’re also an anchor?"

"Yeah," Xia Liang replied, a little puzzled.

"And there were millions of viewers in your live stream?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Mhm," Xia Liang nodded honestly.

Upon hearing this, Su Yi didn’t ask any further. She took Xia Liang’s phone and glanced at it. When she saw the subscriber count was over twenty million, she gasped.

What kind of deity is this man?

"Your followers couldn’t have been bought, could they?"

"Well, a portion of them were," Xia Liang admitted truthfully with a nod. After all, back when he had no popularity, he had spammed a few hundred Rockets to attract viewers. That counted as buying, right?

Hearing this, Su Yi seemed to relax.

"I knew it!" she said. "If all those followers were real, you’d be the Feiyu Number One Brother."

Xia Liang just smiled without saying anything, thinking that if he were actually signed to a contract, he probably would be.

Xia Liang helped Su Yi with her stream for a while. Around 7 PM, Su Yi had to leave for a bit, so Xia Liang went to The Bund by himself. By this hour, The Bund was already bustling with people coming and going, a picture of its prosperity.

By the Huangpu River, Xia Liang took out his Bee Live Streamer. The moment he went live, over a million viewers poured in, all having received the broadcast notification.

"Hello everyone, I am the Magician Xia Liang. As you can see, I’m currently at The Bund."

[??? Back from the dead! WTF! How did our God of Wealth anchor turn into a magician!?]

[He was resurrected this morning! Does the person above not know our anchor is an all-rounder?]

[Yeah! Parkour, skateboarding, singing, luck! Now it’s magic! I’ve never seen such an outrageous anchor with so many talents and so much money!]

[I don’t care anymore! I don’t care! We want to see magic, magic! Anchor, you’re slacking! What are you doing at The Bund? Trying to live on air?]

Xia Liang felt a sense of familiarity seeing the barrage of comments; they didn’t feel distant at all. He laughed and said, "Everyone, calm down. There will be a magic show. The main reason I came to The Bund today was to have dinner with Sannian. We agreed to meet here, but she hasn’t arrived yet. I’ll just sit down and wait for her."

[Sannian? Wait a second! Is that Su Sannian? WTF! I’ll kill you, Anchor! Are you trying to woo my Sannian?]

[Sannian is my goddess! I absolutely forbid this!]

[I strongly oppose this date. You can go back now.]

[WTF!! Wait! Xia! I get it now! The God of Wealth in Sannian’s stream room is also surnamed Xia!]

Xia Liang wasn’t afraid. "Calm down, everyone. Sannian is already mine."

Ignoring his Online Friends, who were now in an uproar, Xia Liang aimed the camera at a restaurant across the street and continued, "See that restaurant over there? It’s supposedly one of the most famous Western restaurants in Qingyun. Sannian and I agreed to meet there. It’s almost time, but she’s not here yet. I think I’ll sit down and wait for a bit."

[Friendly reminder: Sannian has started her stream and is on her way!]

As this comment flew by, the Online Friends watched Xia Liang say he would sit and wait—and he actually did. Or rather, he made the motion of sitting, because there was nothing beneath him.

Even so, he settled into the pose, appearing to lean back against an invisible chair. He even casually crossed his legs, despite there being absolutely nothing beneath him.

[Holy crap, the legendary air chair.]

[Anchor, give us a heads-up before you perform next time! I was drinking water and I almost choked to death.]

[Holy shit, that’s possible?]

Getting the reaction he wanted, Xia Liang laughed.

"Don’t be so surprised. This is just a piece of cake. As a magician, being able to sit, lie down, or walk anywhere is a basic requirement. You’ll all have to get used to it."

It wasn’t just the viewers in the live stream whose jaws dropped again. The passersby on The Bund were also stunned by his feat. Many stopped in their tracks, pointing and murmuring about him, while quite a few even came closer to investigate.

Soon, a large crowd had gathered around Xia Liang, with expressions of sheer disbelief on every face. This actually made things easier for Su Yi. She wouldn’t even need to call him; she could just squeeze through the crowd to find him.

Su Yi had also started her live stream, which was her normal broadcast time. Today, she had simply switched to an outdoor setting. When her fans heard she was going to have dinner with Summer God Hao, many of them flew into an uproar. They shouted their disapproval and even threatened to unfollow her—the usual drama.

Su Yi said, "Summer God Hao isn’t just wealthy; he’s also a magician with incredible skills. Going to this dinner means you’ll get to witness a miracle. If I don’t go, who knows what you’ll miss out on. Do you really not want me to go? I can just head back right now if you’d rather."