"On Weibo, it's around seven million..."

"The Bàoya platform is over 9.6 million..."

"Migu..."

After reporting the numbers from the major platforms, Zhang Rui took out an infrared pen and pressed it.

"According to the summary from multiple platforms, the real number of viewers focused on this live pest control event across the internet is roughly..."

At that moment.

A number appeared on the big screen at the press conference:

"43.96 million!"

Upon seeing this number, a low murmur instantly rippled through the media seats at the scene.

Though it wasn't shocking enough to draw a gasp, each reporter's posture subtly straightened a bit.

43.96 million!

Unheard of.

Due to the large population base at home, numbers in many internet-related aspects tend to be huge.

Like the Double Eleven sales figures, the count of die-hard fans, etc...

Or, for instance...

The number of live stream viewers.

Of course.

Due to some apparent methods, there's usually a large discrepancy between the platform-reported numbers and actual figures; third-party institutions' statistics are often more authoritative.

The peak data for internet live streaming, of course, belongs to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, a super media advantage project passed down through generations over decades.

Even as viewership of the Spring Festival Gala has declined in recent years, the vast majority still instinctively peek at it on New Year's Eve.

In 2021, the live audience size for the Spring Festival Gala was 1.14 billion, with new media live stream users numbering 569 million—this figure is honestly not very comparable as it's unique nationwide and even globally.

Setting aside the Spring Festival Gala, there are two peak figures for single-platform live streams.

One is from last year on December 17th, when Westlife held their first global online concert.

At that time, the concert was live-streamed via WeChat's video account, with domestic real audience numbers reaching 15 million.

The other is from July 29th, 2021, during Liu Dehua's 40th-anniversary debut live stream, dubbed 'slightly less handsome than readers.'

Officials claimed over 100 million online viewers, but the actual real count was around 11 million.

As for the all-platform record, it was set on March 23, 2018, during a major match between China and South Korea.

At that time, multiple platforms including Migu, CCTV5, and iQIYI streamed the match.

Due to the circumstances, three minutes after Yu Dabao scored a goal, the total online audience count reached 110 million. (Note: the National Day ceremony was mainly on TV)

The next closest figure was during the same year's IG championship night at the S series, with a domestic total audience count of about 37 million.

Though this number has a bit of a loophole, counting every campus IP as 2.3:

The reason being in a dorm room, many people watch on one computer.

The logic sounds reasonable at first, but during other streams, does everyone only watch their own computer?

In any case.

The current broadcast from Ke Da has reached 43.96 million viewers, officially surpassing the viewership record of IG's championship night, making it the second-highest in all internet live streaming history!

This is undoubtedly a number that can be etched on the internet's milestone!

Alongside bearing witness to this glory are the little darlings on the ground...

Zhang Rui tactically cleared his throat again and casually switched the screen to the next page.

The next page's numbers are much smaller than the live audience count, but the headline in front is somewhat nerve-wracking:

Cockroach extermination count:

1,844,213.

1.844 million cockroaches!

Zhang Rui circled the number with the laser pointer and explained:

"According to Ke Da's previous model estimate, the East District might have around 1.5 million cockroaches.

However, considering Ke Da's downtown location, with many residential living areas nearby, cockroaches from the Central Campus might also be attracted here by various chance factors.

So, the extermination command center deployed enough bait gels to eliminate 2.5 million cockroaches, which now seems like a very smart decision."

Upon hearing this, a reporter raised their hand in the media section:

"Academician Zhang, how did your school calculate this number?"

Zhang Rui lifted his eyes and glanced over, noticing the question came from Ji Mu News:

"We used an extended listing estimation based on the number of cockroaches per unit volume, employing cross-tab algorithms and probability theory.

Finally, with the assistance of Ke Da's 'Lu Yan' supercomputer, we derived this figure, which shouldn't deviate much from the actual number."

The reporter from Ji Mu News below nodded with a semi-understanding nod and continued:

"So, Academician Zhang, Ke Da has three campuses: East, Central, and West. With the East District already completed, will the West and Central Districts proceed to the next extermination round?"

Zhang Rui gave a slight nod, chuckling as he replied:

"Of course, but the next extermination may not have as much hype, nor as large a scale.

We'll notify the specific timing through our media office; just stay tuned to the invitation and Ke Da's official Weibo."

After the Ji Mu News reporter sat down, another female reporter from Wannan Tuantuan raised her hand:

"Academician Zhang, I have a question."

"Please go ahead."

"Will the cockroach pesticide Ke Da used for this extermination be available for sale?"

Once this question was raised, the entire media section... or rather all viewers following the live stream, were at once uplifted.

A moment later.

A barrage of 'Good question' comments quickly filled the screen.

Zhang Rui glanced discreetly towards Tian Liangwei and Xu Yun in response.

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