The road to victory in this year's annual Food section competition was far more treacherous than ever before.
The surefire favorite to win the championship suddenly fainted mid-stream. While her face reveal had drawn in a massive wave of viewers, there had been no news from her for several days since she collapsed.
While the editorial and operations departments were methodically answering fan questions, the fact remained: if she couldn't stream, she couldn't stream. If Jiang Qiuqiu didn't go live again soon, it meant her competitors might be able to surpass her.
Wang Henli, for one, saw this as the perfect opportunity to reclaim his throne as number one.
For the past two days, he had been streaming relentlessly. He pulled out one trump-card recipe after another, working around the clock and constantly begging for donations. As a result, Wang Henli's popularity surged, and he had already climbed to second place.
He was just a stone's throw away from Jiang Qiuqiu.
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