Originally, I came to the livestream just to grab some virtual coins from the treasure chest. However, when Zhang Yang openly announced a giveaway of ten units of Rice for Making Wine to his followers, the audience in the livestream room got excited instantly!

During the Livestream 1.0 era, netizens were pretty innocent, and most people had a tendency to love getting freebies.

When they heard that gifts were being given away for free and with free shipping, it was just a matter of clicking follow. Why not take advantage of it!

So, when Zhang Yang shouted about the gift giveaway, the number of followers started to surge rapidly from just over nine thousand a few seconds ago.

After five minutes, the follower count had risen to 14000+, increasing by more than five thousand new fans with undefined tag attributes.

The two treasure chests in the livestream had already passed the opening time, but the number of people online hadn't significantly dropped, still maintaining a high level of eight to nine thousand. Needless to say, this group was waiting for Zhang Yang's 'draw'.

True to his word, Zhang Yang did not disappoint. When the promised time came, he decisively started a new round of drawing from the follower page, captured screenshots, followed live, and within less than five minutes, he clearly compiled the list for this round of the giveaway!

After the giveaway ended and the winners were publicly announced, the number of viewers in the livestream room began to plummet, dropping from over nine thousand to seven thousand, and in less than a minute, it fell to five thousand, finally stabilizing at a little over four thousand five hundred.

Getting free stuff belongs only to the realm of fan gathering techniques; it still falls quite short of the true 'way'.

However, Zhang Yang was mentally prepared for this. Gaining six thousand followers and retaining ten percent of them as precise fans in the vertical field would be a success!

Actually, the reality was even better than he had expected. The livestream room maintained over four thousand five hundred viewers, with more than a thousand increase in online count.

"Alright, the giveaway is over! Thank you to all the brothers in the livestream room for your support!

If you came just to try your luck and aren't interested in fishing, you can go on about your day. There are plenty of long-legged beauties to feast your eyes on!

Next, let's set up the equipment and continue watching the float in high definition!"

Zhang Yang greeted while reinstalling the high-definition camera he'd removed earlier.

[Haha, this streamer is so genuine! Interesting!]

[First time learning about fishing, seems pretty fun!]

[Is there another giveaway? Anyway, I'm idling, might as well hang around and try my luck!]

...

There were all kinds of conversations going on, but Yue Feng felt quite at ease inside and didn't take these 'general fans' comments too seriously. As long as they didn't cross the line, they were welcome to stay in the livestream room.

For the next half hour, Zhang Yang got back into a normal livestream rhythm. As noon approached, the temperature gradually rose, and the catch rate of carp after a slow morning of fishing started to show signs of slowing down.

"Little sister, you're sitting on the boat's bow, while brother walks on the shore..."

Just as the two were focusing on the livestream, an old song's ringtone suddenly blared out.

Zhang Yang intentionally paused for a beat before pulling out his phone to stop the preset alarm. The time displayed was already noon, twelve o'clock!

"Hehe, sorry brothers, the alarm set before the stream just rang. It's twelve now, time for me and Xiao Meng to prepare lunch!"

Zhang Yang chuckled, explaining the deliberately amusing alarm sound.

[Oh my, the classic song! My dad loved this one!]

[The boatman's love, forever the king!]

[Having lunch; does the stream pause? Is there more streaming in the afternoon? Time flies in Yang's livestream!]

[Damn, is it twelve? Crap, all my colleagues in the office have left, and I forgot to clock out!]

The livestream room turned chaotic once again.

Zhang Yang took the phone off the stand, unscrewed the high-definition camera, and then leisurely said, "Since it's a reservoir fishing livestream, lunch is part of the broadcast. Xiao Meng, replenish the bait nest and take a break.

It's time for me to show some skills! We've been busy all morning; I'll make a couple of small dishes for you to taste!"

Having squatted on the fishing box all morning and made just one trip to the restroom, Meng Fan was feeling quite exhausted. Hearing Zhang Yang's invitation, he quickly stood up, stretched his arms and legs, and loosened his muscles.

"Boss, what are we eating for lunch?"

Meng Fan had eaten little for breakfast, and his stomach had been growling since eleven o'clock.

Zhang Yang replied, "Nothing too complex here. We'll kill two freshly caught carp for soup, stir-fry some eggs, cut some luncheon meat, two dishes and a soup, along with homemade pancakes, simple and easy!"

Upon hearing Zhang Yang's menu, Meng Fan scratched his head, "Uh, just letting you know, I can't cook!"

"Don't worry, you don't have to cook. Take a break and simply interact with the audience, making sure the livestream camera stays on the scene. I'll handle the cooking myself; home-style dishes are quick, and we can sit down to eat in half an hour!"

After saying that, Zhang Yang handed the streaming phone over to Meng Fan.

"Okay!"

Meng Fan took the phone, pulled out the tripod fixed on the ground, and followed Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang was pretty relaxed in front of the camera, bending down to grab two larger carp from the fish trap, swaggering towards the outdoor shade set up outside the prefab house.

Near the side of the prefab house's wall, there was a simple setup for cooking, including a gas tank, two stovetops, one big and one small iron wok, and kitchen equipment matching the standard of outdoor camping at the reservoir rather than a home kitchen.