Black Technology Director Can Make Anything Come True (10): 

Xu Kai was a streamer. He had been in the business for five or six years, yet his monthly income wasn’t enough to pay for pension insurance or even the electricity bill. His follower count was just a little over six hundred, the type of completely unknown and failing streamer.

Even so, he stubbornly refused to switch careers. Every day he diligently streamed for five or six hours, unwilling to turn back no matter what.

Because of his poverty, he loved to enter giveaway reposts online, especially for livestream-related equipment—monitors, keyboards, ergonomic chairs… each one made him drool with envy.

That day, while browsing online for livestream topics as usual, he suddenly saw some information about AR. Curious, he clicked the link.

Seeing the eye-catching words “repost giveaway” in the blog post, and noticing the repost count had skyrocketed to the hundreds of thousands, Xu Kai quickly registered a Weibo account and decisively reposted.

He thought this would just be another moment of proving his bad luck, but unexpectedly, the next time he thought about it was during his own livestream.

A fan named Nuannuan left a comment: “Streamer, do you know AR? Si Qi’s Weibo giveaway picked someone called ‘FailingStreamerxk.’ That wouldn’t be you, right? The moment I saw that name, I thought of you.”

Xu Kai was stunned for a moment, then laughed bitterly and complained, “Why does mentioning failing streamer always mean me? Though, to be fair, I really am failing.”

Then he suddenly realized, and exclaimed, “What?! I actually won?!”

Fans in the livestream started flooding the chat.

He Shang: “Go check it out! If you really won, you can livestream the unboxing next time!”

Seeing everyone’s curiosity, Xu Kai stopped the game he was streaming, opened up Weibo, and before he could even find his repost, thousands of comments and private messages had already poured in.

In an instant, he realized what had happened. His heart pounded wildly as he opened the comments, finding a string of messages like: “Congrats, lucky guy!” “Lately there are scammers using giveaways to trick people into giving addresses, don’t fall for it (fake smile.jpg),” “Why didn’t I win?!” “Isn’t this a newly registered account? Damn giveaway bots!” “Friend, if the glasses are really as amazing as in the video, I’m willing to pay 10,000 for them. DM me if you’re interested.”

Swallowing nervously, Xu Kai said in the livestream, “I… I think I really did win.”

Nan Zhi: “Quick, reply to Si Qi and send him your address!”

Seeing the chat, Xu Kai hurriedly agreed and privately messaged Si Qi—who had recently been blowing up online—sending his address and phone number.

Realizing he was actually contacting one of the hottest trending celebrities, Xu Kai felt a bit nervous.

Si Qi, as if sitting right at his computer, replied immediately: “Do you have nearsightedness, farsightedness, or anything like that?”

Xu Kai: “Yes, I’m nearsighted. My left eye is minus 950 with 180 astigmatism; my right is minus 1150 with 50 astigmatism. Pupillary distance 58.”

Si Qi (verified): “Got it. The glasses will arrive at your home within three days, please look out for them~~(づ￣ 3￣)づ”

Xu Kai couldn’t help but smile and said to the stream, “He seems so cute, haha.”

Fans laughed along. Lanlan Ocean: “Didn’t expect Si Qi to be so adorable when replying privately.”

Watcher: “I didn’t expect you’d actually win…”

Across the internet, Xiu Xiu saw their discussion and whined: [It wasn’t master who replied, it was me~]

So, the word “cute” was something Xiu Xiu shamelessly accepted!

After gathering the last winner’s information, Xiu Xiu filled in the addresses and phone numbers for all ten lucky fans and arranged for a courier pickup.

The next day, since Xu Kai lived in the same city, he received the package earlier than anyone else. Seeing the sender’s name, “Si Qi,” he froze for a second before carrying it inside.

He was about to open it when he remembered what a fan had said about “doing a livestream unboxing next time.” So he stopped, covered his address with a pen, snapped some photos, and posted updates both on his livestream homepage and on Weibo:

“[Photo], [Photo]. Just received the AR glasses gifted by Si Qi. Tonight at 8 p.m., I’ll livestream the unboxing and test them out. Livestream link:”

As soon as he posted it, replies started coming in.

Yan Xi: “Can’t wait~”

On Weibo, though, it completely exploded.

“Holy crap, livestream unboxing?!”

“You better go live! I’ve been dying of curiosity!”

“If you dare cancel, hehe… how about some razor blades??”

Xu Kai: “…………”

Fine.

He treated himself to a nice meal to prepare for the night’s stream.

When the time came, he opened his familiar streaming interface.

Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still overwhelmed by the flood of comments.

It wasn’t until he saw a familiar fan’s name pop up: Qingyin: “What’s wrong? Is the internet lagging again?”

Xu Kai finally regained some composure. After a short opening, he said, “Anyway, you guys aren’t really here for me. Let’s get to it. This is the package I received. Time to unbox.”

The chat exploded instantly. Xu Kai smiled, grabbed scissors, adjusted his camera angle, and began unboxing.

Inside the brown cardboard box was another box—this one pure white, sturdier, and smaller.

“About the size of a palm, just right for a pair of glasses.”

He gestured with his hand, then carefully opened it.

Inside was a semi-transparent glasses case cushioned by protective foam.

He glanced at the instruction manual, set it aside, then opened the glasses case while saying, “This feels great—solid, smooth, almost like touching a piano surface. The shape even has a bit of sci-fi to it.”

Then he carefully took out the glasses, held them up to the camera for close-up shots, and said, “The design looks simple but it’s not plain. Really nice. Super, super light—barely feels like anything in my hand. Oh, and it’s with prescription. When I sent my address, Si Qi actually asked about my vision. For other winners, theirs should be non-prescription.”

Saying that, Xu Kai removed his old glasses and put on the new pair.

At first, he just wanted to test if the prescription was correct, but the moment he put them on, a female voice suddenly spoke in his ear, startling him.

“What the hell?!”

He jumped in place, leaving viewers baffled.

“What’s with the overreaction?”

“Even scared my cat watching with me.”

“Wait—did I just see something? Are there lines of text appearing on his glasses?!”

“…Oh my god, there really are!!!”

“Streamer, don’t stay quiet! What did you see?!”

Xu Kai stared dumbfounded at the “world” in front of him. He reached out, touched the air, and the floating dialogue box actually responded to his fingers. His face grew more and more shocked.

The viewers were frantic: “Say something! Why are you frozen?!”

“When he waved his hand just now, was that… like hallucinations people get from eating poisonous mushrooms?”

Xu Kai’s lips parted as he tried to explain. He took off the glasses and watched the glowing screen vanish. Confirming it was really the glasses and not hallucination, his cheeks flushed with excitement as he said, “Guys, do you know what I just saw? It’s real, it’s real—it’s exactly like in the video!!!”

The comments froze for a moment.

Then, like a flood, even more frenzied messages poured in:

“Really?!”

“You’re kidding!”

“Are you Si Qi’s shill?”

A fan who knew him well left a surprised comment. Hengzhe: “Oh my god, it’s actually the same as the video?”

No Shame: “Hahaha, looks like even the unluckiest guy has a lucky day!”

Glancing at the chat, Xu Kai said, “When I read the manual earlier, I saw it said the glasses can sync the view to a phone or computer. Give me a second, I’ll set it up.”

The audience, who came specifically for this, didn’t mind waiting. Two minutes later, Xu Kai quickly read through the manual, connected the glasses to his Wi-Fi, then linked it to his smartphone on the same network. After binding his account, he said, “Okay, I’m going to transfer my view to the glasses now. Get ready.”

Comments flashed by: “Got it!” “Hurry up!” “Stop stalling!”

The next second, the livestream feed switched from the camera to a much rarer perspective—the streamer’s first-person view!

The audience was stunned. After a moment, exclamations broke out: “Isn’t this the streaming screen? He was standing in front of the computer just now, right?!”

“Damn, I just saw the barrage in the livestream just now! This really is in real-time sync!”

“Hahaha, these glasses are fun! Forget everything else, just this feature alone is enough to keep me entertained all day!”

Xu Kai’s voice appeared in the frame: “That’s not all, look at this.”

A slender hand appeared on the screen, giving the feeling of playing a first-person game. The hand clenched into a fist and then opened, and with a whoosh, a light screen was summoned, floating in the palm of the streamer’s hand.

The viewers gasped collectively, typing a flood of question marks and exclamation points in disbelief.

Xu Kai: “What you’re seeing now is exactly what I’m seeing.”

After he said that, he stood up and called according to the instructions: “AR assistant.”

A familiar female voice responded at just the right moment: “I’m here, go ahead.”

Xu Kai: “Open my livestream page.”

“Alright.”

The next moment, viewers looked dumbfounded as they watched a livestream inside the livestream, even spotting the barrage comments they had sent just seconds ago appearing on the second-layer barrage. In disbelief, they exclaimed: “Oh my god… this really isn’t a pre-rendered animation, but an actual livestream?!”

Xu Kai raised his hand and tapped the upper right corner of the livestream page.

It should have been the action of “a person tapping the air,” but from the viewers’ first-person perspective, they clearly saw Xu Kai close the livestream page, and the view instantly returned to his own home.

Xu Kai suddenly remembered something and said with some anticipation: “AR assistant, change the interior style of my home.”

The assistant immediately adjusted the interface for him, guiding: “You can freely choose the style you like.”

Xu Kai casually clicked the first option, Forest Style. In the blink of an eye, his once-familiar home instantly transformed into a primeval forest, startling both him and all the viewers.

A few seconds later, Xu Kai said: “I… I don’t know what you guys are seeing right now, but honestly, from my personal experience, I really feel like I’m in a forest… This is just too realistic, you know?!”

He carefully touched the large tree beside him that should have been a wall, and said: “The texture feels like a wall, but just from eyesight, you can’t tell it’s fake at all. And these trees blend perfectly with my real surroundings—originally this spot was a wall, but probably to stop me from running into it, a tree was placed here instead to block me and signal I can’t go further. And then the chair…” He stood up and glanced at the computer chair he was sitting on, which had turned into a wooden chair in forest style. Laughing helplessly, he said: “This level of intelligence is insane!”

The chair’s height and armrest length were exactly the same as before; the only difference was its appearance. This way, when sitting down, there was no risk of falling because of a mismatch between the visual scene and the physical object.

Xu Kai strolled through the forest, eventually reaching his living room.

There, he saw a sofa woven from vines, a chandelier like a bright moon overhead, and a carpet made of blooming flowers…

“Amazing.” The scenery made Xu Kai sigh with genuine admiration. He then switched through other styles like “Chinese Style,” “Ocean View,” and “Space Travel.” Each one felt immersive, leaving viewers thrilled and full of envy for the streamer.

Xu Kai: “Now I’m holding my phone to stream outside, testing out those features from the video.”

Saying that, he pushed open the “ship door” and stepped out of his Grand Voyage–themed house into the street.

Unexpectedly, he didn’t see the same scene from the video, where light screens were everywhere.

Some viewers quickly raised doubts, thinking that Si Qi’s video really had been exaggerated.

But having just tested the AR glasses himself, Xu Kai instinctively felt that someone who could achieve all that wouldn’t need to lie about it. He asked the AR assistant for an explanation.

AR assistant: “To link with nearby facilities, the facilities need to connect with the core system and provide relevant data.”

Xu Kai understood and explained to the viewers: “So that means, if we enter a store, and if the store has the matching program, then we can use the ‘shopping cart’ feature like in the video, see the product list… But if the store hasn’t provided anything, then we won’t know what they’re selling, or how fresh their items are…”

The audience instantly got it—it was like livestreaming: if the streamer hasn’t turned on the stream, of course the viewers can’t see anything. Excited, they said to Xu Kai: “Streamer, try the map function, see if it really gives directions automatically.”

Xu Kai told the AR system: “Take me to the nearest park.”

“Alright, navigation activated.”

As soon as the voice fell, a faint blue arrow appeared at his feet, just like a real glowing path on the ground.

He scraped the arrow with his shoe, marveling: “If I hadn’t seen this with my own eyes, I’d never believe it…”

Viewers: “I wouldn’t believe it either.”

“To think it could really reach this level…”

“And those so-called ‘experts’ were swearing it was impossible—I actually believed them!”

Xu Kai kept testing new features of the glasses. For example, clicking on the virtual pet option summoned an incredibly lifelike little animal to follow him around, while the sports game option opened up countless games right before his eyes.

Walking and experimenting, Xu Kai arrived at the park. With the system’s prompt, he found an open space and casually tapped on badminton. Immediately, a virtual figure holding a shuttlecock appeared across from him, while a badminton racket materialized in Xu Kai’s hand, moving fluidly with the angle of his wrist.

It was midsummer, and many people were still in the park resting and cooling off.

Swinging an invisible racket and running around playing against a “person” in front of a crowd felt like an embarrassing kind of play, maybe even making him look like a lunatic. Blushing amid the viewers’ laughter, Xu Kai closed the badminton interface and clicked on the “companionship walk” feature.

Two options popped up: one was “walk with a friend,” the other “computer companion.” Xu Kai exclaimed in surprise: “Doesn’t this mean, in the future, if we want to go for a walk, we can invite a friend? Even if they’re in another city or even another country, we can still meet anytime, anywhere… This is too perfect for long-distance couples!”

Viewers followed Xu Kai’s train of thought, filling the chat with “awesome!”

Xu Kai then tapped the “running competition” button. A computer-generated “real person” appeared beside him, and a game-like “3, 2, 1” countdown appeared in front of his eyes.

When the number reached zero, the figure beside him suddenly shot forward. Xu Kai instinctively followed but was out of breath after only a few steps, unable to keep up.

“Hahaha, streamer, you’re too weak.”

“Sh*t, watch out!”

Before Xu Kai could even see the warning in the barrage, a bright red alert suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, accompanied by a shrill “ding-ding” alarm. He quickly took a step back, just in time to see a car turning the corner, stopped right behind the red warning line.

Xu Kai was dumbfounded.

The viewers quickly realized what had happened and shouted: “Damn! These glasses can even warn you about danger!”

“This feature is awesome!”

“If you wear them while driving, wouldn’t they remind you right away if you break a rule or get lost?”

“Think bigger—if the glasses were connected to home cameras, parents cooking in the kitchen would immediately know when their baby wakes up in the bedroom… that would be way too convenient!”

As viewers’ imaginations ran wild, Xu Kai tried out function after function, realizing more and more just how limitless the potential of the glasses was.

They could do more than anyone had imagined—almost anything people needed in daily life, the AR glasses could provide an assisting function for. Food, clothing, housing, travel—anything you could think of, the glasses could make possible.

Many AR researchers who had rushed to their computers after hearing the news were left dumbstruck, holding their heads in disbelief: “Did I time-travel? How come the whole AR field worldwide was developing so slowly not long ago, and suddenly today we’ve fast-forwarded to the finale…?”

Xu Kai streamed nonstop from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Despite the late hour, viewership didn’t drop at all—in fact, it kept rising, breaking past two million, with scattered foreign-language comments appearing. Xu Kai said: “It’s too late now, most shops and public facilities are closed, so we can’t test more features. I’ll continue the livestream tomorrow morning.”

“Okay! I followed you, streamer! You must continue tomorrow!”

“Yeah, it’s too late now. It’s unsafe for you to be outside alone, go home early.”

“See you tomorrow~~”

Looking at the screen filled with goodbyes, Xu Kai, long used to streaming with barely anyone watching, felt warmth in his heart. He smiled, waved, and said goodbye to everyone.

Once he got home, he told himself he’d rest well and wake up early to stream again.

…

[Bye bye~] Watching the boy wave goodbye on screen, XiuXiu tapped away with his little paws, sending a barrage. The next morning, he excitedly told Si Qi: [Master, master, last night a streamer did a live unboxing of the glasses. After fermenting overnight, the livestream recording has spread all over the world!!]

Of course, part of the credit went to XiuXiu and Si Lin, who stayed up all night tirelessly promoting it. But more importantly, countless excited netizens, too hyped to sleep, spread it themselves. Now, when you opened any major site, it was filled with clips from the livestream and Si Qi’s short video.

Everyone had only one thought:

Really? Really? Really?! Are those AR glasses truly that magical?!

Si Qi’s Weibo followers tripled overnight. Countless people flooded into Si Qi and Xu Kai’s comment sections, asking about the authenticity of the glasses.

At this point, no one had the mind to complain “a provincial top-scorer not going to a prestigious university is letting down the nation.” Even if someone did, their comment was instantly buried under thousands of new messages per second, their existence reduced to zero.

Si Qi didn’t keep netizens waiting. He replied to a few comments: “Of course it’s real. I would never make a fake promotional video.”

“The glasses were originally created because my younger brother wanted them, so I made them for him.”

“It wasn’t a hassle. As long as my brother enjoys them, I’m happy.”

He even liked a comment calling him a “brother-obsessed maniac.” When others asked if there were more glasses and whether they’d be sold, he cheerfully wrote: “My brother said he wants the whole world to know about the gift I made for him, so he decided to sell the glasses worldwide. I don’t understand much about that, so I’m leaving it all up to him.”

“As for the price? Not sure, you’ll have to ask him.”

He then @-mentioned “Si Qi’s Xiao Lin,” dumping everything on Si Lin.

Netizens were stunned: “Your younger brother? You mean he’s even younger than you? And you’re letting him handle something this important?!”

Si Qi confidently replied: “My brother is very responsible. I trust him completely!”

Netizens were speechless.

But when Si Lin saw his brother’s words, his heart softened beyond measure.

His brother was so smart—how could he not know how incredible the AR glasses were? How could he not realize that once released, the whole world would go crazy for them, and that behind it all was enormous profit?

Of course he knew. And yet, he still handed everything over to him, simply because he spoiled him and didn’t care about gain or loss.

After all, this was the brother who once risked his very life to save him—how could he care about mere money?

Si Lin’s nose stung, and he couldn’t help but go hug Si Qi.

Si Qi froze, then laughed: “You’re still this clingy even at your age?”

Si Lin: “Don’t you like it, brother?”

Si Qi thought for a moment and said: “Actually, I do.”

Because he himself loved being clingy with Chu Feng, he knew just how good it felt.

Showing strength and dominance outside was one thing, but at home, liking to act spoiled was another…

Si Lin loved his brother dearly, and he was eager to help him, so his brother wouldn’t have to worry about tedious business affairs.

And since Si Qi didn’t want Si Lin to remain so gloomy and cold because of his past life, giving him work that involved dealing with people was perfect—it might even help his condition.

So, in the days that followed, more and more lucky winners received their glasses, posting joyful videos on Weibo and Moments. Netizens, watching their experiences, became more certain the AR glasses were real. The whole internet went wild, desperate to get their hands on this futuristic tech as soon as possible.

Many sharp-eyed businesses approached Si Qi to test the waters, asking if it was true.

After filtering out opportunists, Si Qi picked a few major domestic companies and told them: “For production, manufacturing, and joint program development, you can discuss directly with my brother.”

The company reps: “…So it’s not a joke.”

Si Qi: “I never joke about my brother. He’s very capable.”

The reps could only reply helplessly: “Alright.”

Then one muttered to a colleague: “The internet calls him a brother-obsessed maniac, and now I believe it. To hand something like this to a middle-school kid…”

The colleague laughed: “Well, he is Si Qi’s brother. Maybe he’s a genius too?”

The rep sighed: “You think geniuses come in bulk? Buy one, get one free?”

Still, they found Si Lin’s account and sent a private message: “Hello, this is the development department of Seal Group. We’d like to discuss cooperation regarding the AR glasses. Would you be interested?”

The reply came quickly: “Sure. Video call. Seal ID: 123456789.”

The rep was stunned at the decisive response, murmuring: “Do all middle schoolers handle things this cleanly now?”

They added his ID, were quickly accepted, and received a video call request.

The rep instinctively picked up, surprised yet somehow not surprised to see a cold-faced, youthful boy on the other side.

Awkwardly forcing a smile, he said: “Uh, hello?”

Si Lin glanced at the office behind him: “Prove your identity first.”

The rep hurriedly held up his work badge. Si Lin examined it and nodded: “What kind of cooperation are you proposing?”

Though it felt strange to discuss business with a child, Si Lin was so professional and commanding that the rep couldn’t think of it as “playing pretend” at all. Instead, he felt an odd pressure, carefully negotiating as if with a superior—unconsciously even using honorifics.

“Sir,” “please,” “alright, one moment”—the words slipped out naturally, astonishing his colleagues. When the call ended after preliminary talks, one leaned over and whispered: “That kid is unbelievably mature…”

“No kidding.” The rep wiped sweat from his forehead, still stunned. “I almost thought I was speaking with our CEO. The pressure was intense!”

“Turns out, geniuses really can come in bulk…”

With that, he sent the company’s mailing address to Si Lin. Turning excitedly to his colleague, he said: “Si Lin promised to send two pairs of AR glasses to the company. If they’re as magical as in the videos, this will be our biggest project in the next two years!”

“This is a revolutionary product—we absolutely can’t miss this chance!”