[Qianfan] didn't respond, but it was clear that he had guessed correctly.
What he wanted was that string of characters!
"This is strange. Spending a million to buy a string of characters?"
"I'm live right now, and there are 1.7 million people watching. So many people have seen this string of characters. Why would you pay to buy it?"
"Also, you're willing to pay a million for a string of characters that has already been seen by over a hundred million people. This means that this string of characters is definitely worth more than a million."
Lin Xiao was analyzing to himself.
Meanwhile, far away in Magic City, [Qianfan] was anxiously listening to Lin Xiao's words.
He knew he had acted too hastily.
He shouldn't have set the price so high or shown too much interest in the book.
As a result, Lin Xiao had picked up on something.
But what could he have done in that situation?
The only reason he could give was that he liked the book. There was no other explanation.
And no matter what reason he gave, it would sound unconvincing.
His mind was burning with anxiety, and he knew that he might not be able to get the book anymore.
Grinding his teeth, [Qianfan] typed a message: "Mr. Lin, you're overthinking it. I really do like this book, and it has nothing to do with the string of characters. And right now, I'm still unsure whether I want to buy it. How about this, Mr. Lin, you flip through every page of the book, and I'll see if the content matches the current edition of the book. If it does, then it has no collectible value."
Lin Xiao laughed, "I can hear your calculations from behind the screen."
He immediately closed the book, clenched his fist, and rested his chin on it. "Let me analyze this. Your goal must be this string of characters. But since over a hundred million people have seen it, no matter how valuable it is, it shouldn't be worth much now. And now you want me to flip through the later pages, so... there might be similar characters in the following pages."
"That should be the case."
He nodded, moved the camera away, and began flipping the pages.
All the viewers could hear the sound of Lin Xiao flipping through the pages, but couldn't see anything. They were even more anxious than [Qianfan].
About ten seconds later, the sound of the pages stopped abruptly.
Then, everyone heard Lin Xiao click his tongue and say, "There really is something."
He had found it—a page, about twenty pages further in, with a string of characters written in blue ballpoint pen at the top of the blank space.
The string was long, covering three lines.
It was also a combination of numbers and letters, written clearly and neatly, easy to understand at a glance.
"What the hell is this?" Lin Xiao muttered, completely confused.
[Qianfan]: Mr. Lin, you can read it out loud, I can help you decipher it.
Lin Xiao closed the book, looked at the live chat, and just so happened to see the message from [Qianfan]. He sneered, "You think I'm a fool? You're the only one who recognizes it? There are over a hundred million people in this live stream, and you think you're the only one who understands it? I'm the one picking up the deals here, no one's going to outsmart me."
At this point, Lin Xiao was pretty much certain that the 130 million worth of value was hidden in these two strings of characters.
130 million was a lot, but he wasn't in a hurry.
"Mr. Lin, don't rush. Let me ask my brother, he's a programmer and should know about this."
"Over a hundred million people watching the live stream, and not a single programmer?"
"Uh... I'm a programmer, but that string doesn't look like code."
"People watching at this time are probably just regular office workers, right?"
"What are you talking about, I'm a second-generation rich guy!"
"Being a second-generation rich guy doesn't help, you still don't know what the string means."
"Wait, Mr. Lin, let's see if we can get this string trending!"
"[Qianfan] still thinks he can take advantage of this, hahaha, but Mr. Lin saw right through it."
Lin Xiao said, "No rush. The book isn't going anywhere. I'll go ahead and buy the bag first."
[Fei Yang]: Mr. Lin, you're so generous!
Lin Xiao opened the Chanel official website, placed the order, and filled in the address that Fei Yang had provided.
Order placed, payment made, done.
"All set, it should arrive in the next couple of days."
[Fei Yang]: Thank you, Mr. Lin! My girlfriend will definitely love it!
"Really envious of your girlfriend."
"Fei Yang, should I get another girlfriend too?"
"Send me the bag, I'll pay for it."
"Damn, there are all kinds of weirdos out here."
"I thought this person was a woman, but when I checked the account, guess what? It's a guy!"
"Ew~ a guy? Really?"
Lin Xiao said, "It's getting late, I'm going to sleep now. You all should rest early too."
With that, he ended the live stream.
As for those two strings of characters in the book, no rush—he'd find out sooner or later.
After ending the stream, he washed up and went to bed.
He was asleep, but some people couldn't sleep.
For example, [Qianfan].
And, a group of curious viewers.