Chapter 22: Is Anyone Manipulating the Data?

Oh, man, the oil is dripping out…

I initially wanted to send some shark fin and fish balls, but now, umm, forget it, it’s not worth it.

Suddenly, I remember my dog who would always look at me every time I ate…

“Burp!”

Bi Fang, who had just eaten an entire rabbit, let out a satisfied belch.

At the same time, as soon as he had finished one, another one was almost ready to be smoked.

Bi Fang wrapped the other properly smoked rabbit in reed leaves and carried it towards the woods, “Although my backpack is odor-proof, I’m still not at ease. Just like before when we buried the internal organs, we can’t keep the leftover food beside us.”

“But food can’t be simply buried like internal organs, as it would likely spoil the next day. So, we can choose a tree to hang the food from. This way, we can avoid being eaten by carnivorous animals and effectively prevent the food from rotting.”

As Bi Fang moved forward, he casually found a few thin vines. It’s good to be in the forest; even if there are no ropes, you can substitute them with vines that are found everywhere.

He tied the rabbit meat wrapped in reed leaves tightly with a few vines, and then selected a thick one to thread it through, making a meteor hammer-style meat bag ready to go.

He gave it a light shake, and it seemed quite sturdy.

Bi Fang looked up, found a tree of the appropriate height, held one end of the vine, and threw the meat bag in one motion. The meat bag swung around a branch and hung down.

A direct hit!

Tying the other end similarly to the meat bag, Bi Fang wiped the sweat off his forehead, “All right, my rabbit meat is now safe.”

The viewers in the live broadcast room looked at the meat bag swaying in the tree, a little speechless.

Is this protecting the food from carnivorous animals, or is he actually fishing?

Fishing for fish, catching none…

How can you talk like that upstairs?

Ah, sorry, that was a slip of the tongue. The joke’s over, my apologies.

“Alright, that’s it for today’s live broadcast. It’s getting late, and I need to sleep.”

Returning to the campsite, Bi Fang crawled into his tent and prepared to end the broadcast.

This early?

Newcomers should learn to adapt; after all, being in the wild is not like being in the city. You can’t stay up late at will.

To watch Fang Shen’s live stream every day, I even changed my daily routine, went to bed early yesterday, got up early today. My parents doubt if I am their biological child.

Haha, me too.

“Haha, thank you all for your love. Nevertheless, it’s necessary to sleep early and wake up early, as staying up late is quite harmful.”

Bi Fang also made a few jokes and chatted for a bit, but in the end, he waved at the drone, closing the live stream.

Before going to bed, he checked the number of active viewers today, realizing it had already exceeded 600, stabilizing at 800, surpassing the 500 person-system requirement. He just wasn’t sure why the mission completion didn’t show.

Maybe it’s waiting for the survival session to end?

Feeling drowsy after a full meal, Bi Fang didn’t give it much thought and soon fell asleep in his tent.

That night, at Shark Technology Department.

Dong, dong, dong, a knock at the door.

“Come in!” Supervisor Wang Weifeng closed the file and called out to the door.

A staff member entered with permission, holding a file, and walked directly to Wang Weifeng, “Supervisor, there is a data report that needs your attention.”

“Hmm? What, another anchor manipulating data? Just give them a warning, or ban their account. Why do you need to bother me with this?”

Wang Weifeng took the file but didn’t open it, placing it on the desk and asking with slight dissatisfaction.

He had seen the first page of the file, which was a line chart of the increase in popularity, along with related analysis content.

Usually, when such a situation occurred, it meant that some anchors were violating rules, inflating data and popularity, or even directly tampering with the back end. These cases only needed a warning, account ban, and didn’t require consulting him as the supervisor.

“No, supervisor, this case is special.” The staff member noticed Wang Weifeng’s displeasure and quickly explained, “This anchor has become too popular, gathering over a thousand viewers in just two days, with an average online viewer count nearing 500, and the momentum is growing. We didn’t detect any data manipulation or even an advertisement, which is why I came to consult you.”

“Oh? Is it a new method of vote rigging?”

However, the staff member shook his head: “No, at least we haven’t detected any abnormalities, and the live room’s real active volume is also very high.”

Hearing this, Wang Weifeng became curious and opened the file to browse, and was immediately astonished. The line graph showed very detailed information, with an arrow soaring upwards, as if it wanted to pierce through the sky.

If this increase in popularity had happened over two weeks, Wang Weifeng could understand, but having this much traffic in just two days seemed a bit exaggerated?

Wang Weifeng furrowed his eyebrows in thought, and suddenly thought of a possibility.

“What exactly is this Bi Fang person live streaming? It’s not some prohibited content, is it?”

“Of course not, and we’ve watched Bi Fang’s livestream. It’s an outdoor wilderness survival show, indeed very captivating. ”

How could such an outrageous mistake be made?

The young staff member wiped the sweat from his forehead. If it really was a prohibited content, and had been broadcasted for two days, he might as well pack up and go home.

“Fine, I’ll take a look myself tomorrow. If it’s really a high-quality streamer, consider it your merit!” Wang Weifeng threw the pen on the file and gestured to the young man.

The instructed staff member immediately beamed with joy. Wasn’t this sentence the whole reason he submitted the report so late?

He never thought about earning merit for signing a great streamer, but as long as his leader remembers him, the trip was worth it!

After the staff member closed the door, Wang Weifeng picked up the report again and muttered to himself.

“Wilderness survival? What’s that? Is it that interesting? I have to see for myself tomorrow…”

On the other side, after a night’s rest, Bi Fang got up early the next day, extinguished and buried the fire as before, cleaned up, and then checked the two rabbit skins that had been smoked overnight.

The rabbit skins were completely dry, and the original light red skin had turned waxy yellow, indicating it had been sufficiently smoked.

Bi Fang nodded and started the livestream. Almost immediately, dozens of people entered, and within a few minutes, the number kept rising, stabilizing at 200 people.

Here it comes, the sofa!

The front row is mine!

Good morning, God Fang!

God Fang looks very energetic!

Looking at the eager barrage of comments from his viewers, Bi Fang felt a little touched. Just the day before, he had worried that his live broadcast might not be successful, but now it seemed that his concerns were completely unnecessary.

So many viewers had actually gotten up early just to watch his live broadcast, and it was even a Sunday!

As expected, wilderness survival was popular no matter where it was.

Seeing that there were more viewers, Bi Fang didn’t keep them in suspense and went straight to the point.

“After a night of smoking, the moisture in the rabbit’s skin has been controlled, and now we have obtained a very good rawhide. But this is not enough, because our goal is to make a rabbit fur hat. Rawhide can easily rot when wet, and it becomes more stiff when dry, as well as prone to insects, mildew, and odor, so we need to tan it!”

Isn’t tannin a chemical substance?

Yeah, my family does this for a living, and the materials we use are all particular. How can you tan in the wilderness?

Many viewers were puzzled. Could the tanning process, which obviously had a modern industrial feel to it, also be accomplished?

“Of course!” Bi Fang’s words were full of confidence and certainty.

“Nature is full of charm, and we must always remain humble. Many times, the things you think are impossible are just because you don’t understand the methods.”