How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 638 - 274: Abstract Art Showcase (6K, Extra 2/20)

In the end, the lottery decided that Qin Miao did a handstand for a minute, Leclerc did twenty push-ups, and finally, Norris, who was ahead in position, did a minute of plank.

After the punishment session ended, this event came to an end.

And at this time, Qin Miao noticed many Chinese comments appearing in the live stream on the Mouse platform.

[Sneakily streaming, huh?]

[Not doing proper work, huh?]

[Not going home, fooling around outside?]

[Not streaming CSGO, playing F1 here secretly]

[Look what I found]

[Hey, if it weren't for that stupid Mercedes pit stop, this championship should have been yours]

[When are you going to stream CSGO?]

...

Seeing these comments, Qin Miao remembered that he seemed to have a live streaming room on a domestic platform.

After checking his schedule and confirming he didn't have any work today, Qin Miao followed the comments in his streaming room, launched CSGO, and started streaming on the domestic platform.

Qin Miao was just participating in an event on the Mouse platform and hadn't signed a contract, so he could stream on other platforms without issue.

Besides, the Mouse platform can't reach into the domestic market.

...

For domestic audiences, F1 was previously just something they heard about but never really knew.

Almost every young or middle-aged person knows F1 is a top racing sport in the world, but few truly understood it.

Qin Miao's appearance changed all this.

Previously, everyone had heard of F1, but without someone to lead the way or strongly recommend it, no one would actively learn about this sport.

Qin Miao appearing on the F1 track was an opportunity, marking the first wave of car fan frenzy in the country.

Still, many didn't have high hopes for Qin Miao entering F1, thinking a Chinese person wouldn't get far in racing; even if he could stand his ground, he wouldn't become like Hamilton, Alonso, or Michael Schumacher.

But as Qin Miao's performance improved, he recently topped the driver standings.

The domestic fan base emerged completely.

Qin Miao's fan count began to grow exponentially.

Recently, Qin Miao focused mainly on races. The triple-header was really exhausting, and he didn't have time to stream.

Thus, Qin Miao didn't clearly understand how much his fan count had surged.

Until he opened his streaming room and found half an hour later that the Douyu platform crashed from an influx of fans, he got an idea.

Qin Miao remembers shortly after starting his stream, his comment system started lagging, and by the time Douyu's servers crashed, nearly 600,000 people had joined his stream.

The most attended Grand Prix weekend Qin Miao participated in was this year's British Grand Prix, with a total attendance of just 356,000 over three days.

A world-famous Grand Prix weekend didn't gather 600,000, yet Qin Miao's stream crammed in 600,000 in just half an hour.

Qin Miao didn't know if it was because there are too many people in the country or if his influence was taking shape.

Half an hour later, amidst the impatient "open the door" comments from fans in Qin Miao's blacked-out streaming room, Douyu finally fixed their server.

When Qin Miao's face appeared in his streaming room, Douyu's comment system crashed again.

No one could post comments, but the good news was they temporarily increased Qin Miao's streaming room bandwidth, so the video wasn't lagging anymore.

After checking with a super admin, Qin Miao found out the reason.

This saved Qin Miao from having to read and reply to each comment, so he just went on to play CSGO after explaining the comment system crashed due to too many viewers.

People were just there to see something new, and since Qin Miao wasn't interacting with viewers, most of the curious onlookers left after a while.

The remaining number was still quite terrifying though.

Focusing most of his attention on the game, Qin Miao didn't mind. He wasn't streaming to make money or sell products.

He was just playing games during his break, and since fans wanted to watch him play, he started a stream.

However, the terrifying appeal of Qin Miao's streaming room caught the eyes of some business-minded people.

Before Qin Miao even ended his stream, Qimeng's company received a business offer, wanting Qin Miao for a selling stream.

Honestly, they offered a lot. The staff at Qin Miao's agency were stunned by the numbers.

However, after some thought, Qimeng declined. The reason is still the same, as both of them are now economically stable and not short of money.

...

After the number in Qin Miao's streaming room dropped, the comment system finally recovered from everyone's assaults.

Before ending the stream, seeing all the pleading comments on screen, Qin Miao promised that he'd definitely stream after the Russian Grand Prix.