Chapter 20
"Beauty, your voice is so beautiful. Call me 'brother' and let me hear it. I'll gift you Treasure Maps and instantly become your number one top contributor!"
"Damn, this low-level account is pretty bold, daring to impersonate my bro, the God Descends?"
"I thought this ID looked familiar. It's the ID of the number one tycoon on Douyu!"
"Who is this 'God Descends' you're all talking about?" the streamer, Xiao7xi, asked curiously. She had always streamed on Huya, so it was normal for her not to pay attention to other platforms. Some netizens, however, browsed various streaming sites, and their user bases overlapped.
Xiao7xi clearly saw the bullet comment Lin Fei sent.
But she ignored it. Girl streamers were just that realistic. If your level was high and you gifted a lot, she'd treat you like a king. If your level was low, she couldn't even be bothered to acknowledge you. Lin Fei thought for a moment and decided to activate a noble status first. The noble ranks on Huya were, in total: Swordsman, Knight, Lord, Duke, King, Emperor, and Transcendent Emperor. Activating Emperor for the first time cost 150,000 RMB. To activate Transcendent Emperor, one had to spend over 150,000 RMB within a month, and the activation itself cost 1.5 million RMB. Without a second thought, Lin Fei directly activated the Emperor noble status.
"Wow! Thank you, 'God Descends' brother, for activating Emperor!" the beautiful and sweet-voiced streamer, Xiao7xi, exclaimed in pleasant surprise.
"Holy shit, could this actually be the real God Descends?"
"That legendary man came to Huya to show off?"
"No! I don't believe it. When the God Descends makes a move, he always instantly becomes the top contributor!"
"He's here, he's here, he's really here!"
"Brother Tianshen, what song would you like to hear? I'll sing one for you!" Xiao7xi said in the livestream.
"Anything you're good at is fine," Lin Fei replied. He had entered the stream for her looks and didn't know she could sing. But since her speaking voice was so pleasant, it was to be expected that she was a singing streamer.
Just as Lin Fei was about to gift a few Treasure Maps and leave, Xiao7xi started to sing. The moment she opened her mouth, her voice, as beautiful as an angel's, instantly captivated Lin Fei.
She was actually a talented streamer?
No wonder she was so popular!
It had to be said, the competition among female streamers on today's platforms was fierce. To stand out from the tens of thousands of streamers and gain popularity, one had to have real skills. Being pretty alone wasn't enough; they needed talent, and it had to be professional. The more professional the performance, the easier it was to retain fans. Lin Fei had to admit, he was moved by Xiao7xi's singing. Her vocal skills were completely on par with professional celebrity singers. Lin Fei felt an unexpected sense of delight, like when you initially planned to give someone an 8 out of 10, but suddenly discovered they deserved a 9. It felt like he had unearthed a hidden gem. The talent was a huge plus.
"Little beauty, your singing skills amazed me. So, are you ready?"
"For what, Brother Tianshen? You mean you're going to gift me Treasure Maps? I'm so looking forward to it~ I'm ready at any moment~" Xiao7xi said, beaming.
The Treasure Map was the most expensive gift on Huya, costing 5,000 RMB each.
Lin Fei did intend to gift Treasure Maps, but how could just one be enough?
"God Descends gifted streamer Xiao7xi Treasure Map x1"
A massive gift animation from the platform instantly lit up the entire screen, but this was only the beginning.
Lin Fei didn't know how much the current top contributor in the stream had gifted, but he was confident he could instantly surpass them.
"God Descends gifted streamer Xiao7xi Treasure Map x2"
"God Descends gifted streamer Xiao7xi Treasure Map x3"
In less than a minute, Lin Fei had gifted thirty Treasure Maps, worth 150,000 RMB. After his spending surpassed 150,000, he spent another 1.5 million to activate Transcendent Emperor. If he was going to get a noble status, he might as well get the most prestigious one.
"Wow! Thank you, my Brother Tianshen, for the thirty Treasure Maps!"
"Congratulations to Brother Tianshen for activating Transcendent Emperor!"
"Brother Tianshen is so awesome and mighty, love you, muah, sending hearts!"
"Holy shit, this has to be the real God Descends! Who else but him would casually activate Transcendent Emperor?"
"God Descends gifted streamer Xiao7xi Treasure Map x32"
After activating Transcendent Emperor, Lin Fei continued gifting, maintaining a pace of about one gift per second. He kept this up for an hour. At first, the viewers in the stream were just a little shocked, but slowly, they began to freeze!
An hour later, they were all stunned!
Two hours later, the entire Huya platform, streamers and viewers alike, were collectively stunned!
Collectively frozen!
Collectively trembling!
Collectively dumbfounded!
Their eyes were practically popping out of their sockets!
The popularity of Xiao7xi's stream broke 100 million, meaning the actual number of people in her stream exceeded one million!
She herself was completely dumbfounded!
Nothing but dumbfounded!
"Damn, I can't take it anymore. Brother Tianshen has already gifted ten thousand Treasure Maps!"
"Ten thousand Treasure Maps, oh my god, that's fifty million RMB??"
"Sit down, everyone sit down. This is just basic procedure. You guys are a bunch of bumpkins who've never seen the world. This is how the God Descends always operates!"
"Too awesome! My mom asked me why I was kneeling while watching the stream!"
"I just want to interview Xiao7xi about her feelings right now. How does it feel getting rich overnight!"
This time, it wasn't just the Huya streamers and viewers who were shocked.
Even the chairman and shareholders of Huya were stunned, because they had just received the backend recharge data. This big shot with the ID "God Descends" had actually recharged 200 million RMB?
With such a huge cash flow, you could practically become a shareholder of Huya!
The entire Huya platform had exploded. The tycoon ID "God Descends" had made its presence known just once, and it was remembered by all the streamers and viewers on the platform. People might not have a deep memory of ordinary tycoons, but for a tycoon who caused a platform-wide sensation and broke the highest gifting record, they would definitely remember him vividly.
Because when you think of those tycoons, the first one that comes to mind is the most awesome one. And the ID "God Descends" had created gifting history time and again, leaving his legend on every major streaming platform. To date, the amount "God Descends" had gifted to female streamers had already exceeded 100 million RMB.
"Ah! Brother Tianshen, no, Tianshen Daddy, thank you so much, really, thank you so much. Should I just kneel down for you... What do I do, I'm so happy, I... Thank you, thank you, Tianshen Daddy, thank you, great tycoon!" The streamer seemed to have gone stupid, her words becoming incoherent. She didn't even know what she was saying anymore. In front of so many people in the stream, she directly called him "Daddy." She actually wanted to say some words of sincere gratitude, but no matter how she thanked him, it felt too bland and weak.
"Brother Tianshen, add me on WeChat. I'll send you a private message in the backend!"
"Xiao7xi, how could you do that? I've been watching you for a year and you won't give me your WeChat, but you're giving it to Brother Tianshen after just one day?"
"Bro, you've been watching for a year and aren't even level 10, which proves you're a freeloading loser!"
"The streamer has no bottom line, calling him Daddy."
"Nonsense, if Brother Tianshen gifted me that much, I'd call him master. Brother Tianshen, is your family missing a dog? One that can talk?"
"Brother Tianshen, my sister is 36D, are you interested? I don't mind you being my brother-in-law!"
The bullet comments in the stream flew by, the screen full of praise for Brother Tianshen's generosity. Just as Lin Fei was about to add Xiao7xi on WeChat, his phone suddenly rang, interrupting his gifting spree.
The caller ID showed a very familiar name: Liu Shumao. Lin Fei answered.
"Lao Lin, what are you up to?" Liu Shumao asked.
"Not much, just lying in the dorm, playing on my phone, watching a female streamer, gifting some stuff," Lin Fei replied honestly.
"I'm in a bad mood, come out and have a drink with me. Don't ask why, I just don't want to talk about it!" Liu Shumao didn't stand on ceremony with Lin Fei, telling him to come out for a drink directly.
Lin Fei figured that Lao Liu wouldn't call him out for a drink in the middle of the night without a good reason. Since he made the call, something must have happened. Their relationship didn't require much explanation. In Lin Fei's heart, Liu Shumao was far more important than a female streamer.
"I'm at the east gate of your school. Just come find me here."
"Ten minutes!" Lin Fei hung up and immediately headed out.
Liu Shumao was Lin Fei's best friend. Their relationship was even closer than that of his roommates. They were classmates in elementary school, then in the same class in middle school, and even desk mates. They were in the same class in high school too. They were brothers who had grown up together, with over a decade of friendship. They just went to different universities, so they spent less time together, but their bond hadn't faded at all. Previously, when Lin Fei spent all his living money to buy a gift for Zhou Xinyi and couldn't even afford instant noodles, it was Liu Shumao who helped him out. Some friendships didn't need to be spoken aloud. Keeping them in your heart was enough.
Ten minutes later, Lin Fei arrived at the east gate and saw a dejected-looking man squatting by the roadside, looking crestfallen. He was a model student who, like Lin Fei, never smoked, yet the ground was now littered with cigarette butts, one after another. This look... he must have been dumped by his girlfriend!
"Did you and Yu Tian break up?" Lin Fei asked directly.
"Damn, how did you know?" Liu Shumao was stunned. He hadn't planned on saying anything, but he was figured out right away.
"I could tell just by looking at you," Lin Fei said helplessly. Half an hour later, Lin Fei and Liu Shumao found a barbecue stall, eating skewers and drinking. After a few bottles, Liu Shumao finally started to pour his heart out.
"Lin Fei, I can't accept this. I've given so much for Yu Tian, how could she treat me like this? Six years, a whole six years! I've liked her since the first year of high school. She was the class academic monitor, and I was a poor student. To make myself worthy of her, I studied my ass off. But who knew she would underperform on the college entrance exam while I overachieved? If I had known, I should have scored lower so I could have gone to the same university as her!"
"Damn, are you even human?" Lin Fei rolled his eyes, feeling this guy was showing off.
"I'm serious, that's what I really thought. After starting college, I practically ran to her school every few days. I thought Yu Tian would see my efforts, but her attitude towards me grew colder and colder. I'd send her a dozen messages, and she couldn't even be bothered to reply to one. Today, I went to her school without telling her in advance. You know what I saw? Yu Tian was kissing someone else! She... was... kissing... someone... else?"
Liu Shumao said it word by word, almost roaring. The veins on his arms bulged.
"I loved her so much, and she cheated on me, just because the guy drives a Porsche?!" Seeing the pained look on Liu Wenzhe's face, Lin Fei patted his shoulder. He himself had been just as humble as a dog in front of Zhou Xinyi.
"Don't be like this. She's not worth it. You chased her for three years in high school and she never agreed. If she hadn't heard you got into a top university, she never would have agreed to be with you. This woman doesn't like you. She just thinks having a boyfriend from XX University sounds impressive. You have a 2,000 RMB monthly allowance, you keep 800 for food and give 1,200 to Yu Tian. She's out partying at bars and KTVs every day while you eat crap. Why do you like to torture yourself so much?"
"Stop it, Yu Tian isn't like that. She just can't turn down her friends' invitations!"
"And her cheating on you was also an 'invitation'?"
"Maybe... it's because I wasn't by her side for a long time, so someone took advantage of the situation," Liu Shumao explained.
Hearing this, Lin Fei almost spat out a mouthful of blood. The girl cheated on you, and you're still making excuses for her?
"So what do you want to do now?" Lin Fei asked.
"I don't know, I'm just in so much pain!" Liu Shumao chugged a bottle of beer. He drank too fast and coughed it all up.
"Cough, cough!"
"Lao Liu, if you trust me, let me handle it. I guarantee I'll make Yu Tian regret it!" Lin Fei narrowed his eyes.
"What are you going to do?"
"Just trust me," Lin Fei said with a chuckle. With that, he opened the WeChat Emperor Group. The discussion inside was still lively.
"Did you guys know? Brother Tianshen just went to Huya to show off again. Damn, you guys didn't see the scene. He gifted over ten thousand Treasure Maps in one go. The Huya tycoon circle is exploding right now!"
"So awesome! Brother Tianshen is just too awesome!"
"Gifting fifty million in one go, even Principal Wang might not be that awesome, right?"
"The principal is still pretty awesome. He used to run a streaming platform himself. But Brother Tianshen's status is probably not far off from the principal's!"
"Brother Tianshen is in the same group as me. Now I have more capital to brag about, haha!"
Watching the discussion in the group, Lin Fei smiled faintly. He immediately edited a message and sent it out.
"Does anyone have a pretty impressive car? Lend it to me tomorrow. Location is Yuhang District, Hangzhou. I'll owe you one."
As soon as this message was sent, people immediately replied!
"@God Descends, I have a Maserati, but I guess you wouldn't be interested, Brother Tianshen?"
"@God Descends, I have a Porsche 911!"
"@God Descends, I have a Lamborghini Aventador!"
"@God Descends, Brother Tianshen, I have a Bentley. You can use it whenever you want!"
"@God Descends, although I'm not in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, my friend has a Koenigsegg there. This car has a base price of 26 million, so it should be pretty impressive." This was a message Long Huang sent to Lin Fei personally.
"Long Huang, private chat," Lin Fei replied immediately. He had just spent fifty million on the Huya platform, so his status in the tycoon emperor group was extremely high. He was now the most prestigious tycoon, and everyone wanted to befriend him. But deliberately trying to curry favor would seem abrupt and too purposeful, which could be annoying. Now that God Descends personally asked to borrow a car, it was an opportunity to connect. Naturally, no one would let it slip by.
This was what you called prestige!
Once a person has enough fame and status, let alone borrowing a car, even borrowing a plane, a yacht, or even a wife wouldn't be a problem. But if you were just a pathetic loser, they might not even agree to lend you a bicycle.
Chen Yuan started discussing the car loan with Long Huang.
Liu Shumao still looked heartbroken. After all, who wouldn't be devastated to be cheated on? Lin Fei empathized completely. He and Liu Shumao were cut from the same cloth. Both were "simping dogs" who had been incredibly humble for the women they loved. Liu Shumao was even more of a simp than he was, which was probably why they got along so well. Birds of a feather flock together. Because they shared the same experiences, they could understand each other's feelings better. Lin Fei had now moved on and made a change, and he wanted to help Liu Shumao change too. When there's nothing left to simp for, you stop simping!
Yu Tian's materialistic personality was extremely similar to Zhou Xinyi's. If she thought you had no money or ability, no amount of effort would be useful. The only way was to slap her in the face, hard!
Thinking about it, borrowing a car wasn't enough. He also needed to get a girl for Lao Liu!
"Xiaoxuan, are you free tomorrow?" After a moment's thought, Lin Fei sent a message to Zhao Xiaoxuan.
"I'm here, hubby, what's up? Do you have time now? I really miss you." Ever since Lin Fei stood her up on their last date, Zhao Xiaoxuan felt that Lin Fei was always perfunctory whenever they chatted. She didn't blame him, but she hated that she had left such a bad first impression. She was known as a gold-digger at school and had ambiguous relationships with many guys. She regretted it immensely now.
She didn't expect Lin Fei to contact her today, which made her incredibly happy.
"Xiaoxuan, I need a favor. A very good friend of mine got cheated on, and I want you to help me put on an act for him."
"Of course, hubby. I'm happy to help you. You lent me five million last time, and I still don't know how to repay you. We haven't even signed the loan agreement yet."
"It's fine. I wasn't planning on having you pay it back anyway," Lin Fei replied.
That five million was just reserve funds, money spent to win Zhao Xiaoxuan's favor. Now that he had successfully turned the tables, whether she paid it back or not didn't really matter to him. It was the system's money, so why would he feel bad?
[Zhao Xiaoxuan: Favorability 97]
[Ding! The current target of the comeback, Zhao Xiaoxuan's favorability towards the host has reached 96 points. Rewarding the host with 20 Enhancement Points!]
Hearing the system notification, Lin Fei was thrilled. It seemed favorability still increased after a successful comeback. 20 Enhancement Points at once! So awesome!
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