Chapter 981: Chapter 410: It’s Cold—Time to Eat More Collagen-Rich Dishes! [Extra Chapter for Last Month’s 5,000 Monthly Tickets]

Braised Meatballs?

Isn’t this the signature dish of Huaiyang cuisine?

It’s really unexpected to get such a reward just for having Dundun do a live stream.

Lin Xu glanced at Dundun, who was babbling like a village chief, and thought it was good to keep the little guy happy, rewarding him with the top of the Huaiyang Three Heads—Braised Meatballs.

Next up is to get the Braised Whole Pig’s Head, and then the Huaiyang Three Heads will be complete.

But even though I have the recipes, these dishes are all time-consuming and labor-intensive. Unless someone orders them, they’re not suitable for new additions to the menu.

In other words, they don’t have good monetization potential.

In comparison, dishes like Boiled Fish and Mapo Tofu have higher sales in the restaurant.

Why has spicy Sichuan cuisine swept the nation? It’s because it has a broad audience and strong monetization potential.

But this strong monetization potential also means that other flavor profiles of Sichuan cuisine have been forgotten, leaving only the stereotype that Sichuan cuisine equals spicy.

"Xu Baobao, Xu Baobao, the number of people in the live stream has broken 800,000, and since it’s meal time, maybe it’ll reach 1 million soon."

Shen Baobao quietly said, unable to conceal his happiness on his face.

Unexpectedly, so many people are willing to watch a little kitten meowing at the camera, even seriously analyzing Dundun’s language in the comments and chat.

Lin Xu curiously picked up the phone to check.

Sure enough, the number in the live stream hit 800,000, to be precise, 812,000, with notifications of people entering the stream flashing so fast at the bottom left that the text is unreadable.

"So many idle people?"

He murmured a sentence and looked again at Dundun, already half-laying on the blanket.

The ability to attract fans with the Divine Artifact is really terrifying. Even with donations disabled, it has such great appeal.

The platform’s live stream area isn’t particularly active, with interest peaking typically only during major donations, attracting onlookers as banners float across the site.

Yet, even with donations turned off, Dundun managed to push the live viewers to over 800,000, and it’s still rising slowly.

You have to admit, Dundun’s ability is like a glitch, beyond what science or even mysticism can explain.

Now, the stream’s heat has entered the top ten.

Without donations, to have viewers soar to this extent, it truly shows how more viewers genuinely bolster the stream’s popularity.

He flipped through the top few streams.

"Eh? Why do their streams have tens of millions of viewers?"

Shen Baobao noticed it too and looked through a few more streams, all boasting over ten million viewers, while Dundun’s stream barely reached a million, significantly fewer.

That’s...

Lin Xu patted his head and said:

"It means other streams have inflated numbers, probably buying viewers, unlike Dundun’s stream. We haven’t even managed it... Do you think the platform might boost our numbers to avoid being too obvious?"

As they spoke, the viewer count jumped from 818,000 to 9,792,300.

Tsk, they just filled up the numbers...

Plenty of viewers noticed the change:

"Wow, blatantly altering the data."

"I was waiting to capture the moment for celebration, but it seems we’re quickly reaching ten million."

"In the past, the official numbers rose with donations, but Lin boss closed donations, exposing the platform."

"Who’s expected this many people would tune in for Dundun’s ’conversation’?"

"I don’t understand a thing, yet I still watch intently. Even my cat joins me, watching seriously."

"Could Dundun be communicating with pet cats nationwide, declaring independence for the Meow Star realm?"

"Does this mean Dundun should rename to George Washington?"

The two nestled on the sofa, silently listening to Dundun meowing nearby.

The little guy wasn’t persistently meowing but would stop after a few sounds, change positions, stretch lazily, lick some water, or elegantly clean his face.

After about half an hour, the little one jumped from the table and ran out of the camera’s view, prompting Lin Xu to quickly follow with the streaming camera.

Reaching the other side of the balcony, Lin Xu saw the little one jump into the litter box.

Tsk...going to the bathroom.

Lin Xu didn’t capture it, instead pointing the camera outside at the city’s lights, and said:

"It’s completely dark now, I hope friends who haven’t made it home yet stay safe and warm."

On the comments section, viewers were fired up:

"We don’t want this; we want to see Dundun use the bathroom."

"Really curious how Dundun manages the bathroom."

"Lin boss values privacy, unlike zoo streams broadcasting embarrassing moments and giving nicknames."

"Are you talking about Sun Simiao? That little guy went to the Meow Star."

"Sun Simiao indeed passed away, choked on food, couldn’t be saved... but why go to Meow Star? It’s a rabbit lynx, not a cat."

"Lin boss, better prepare Dundun’s food properly, don’t slack off."

"..."

Seeing viewers react, Lin Xu assured:

"Don’t worry. Dundun usually eats cooked food, and the occasional raw meat is high-quality, boneless. It’s more particular with meals than my wife and me."