At the same time, the system announced a change in Jiang Xingzhou's favorability:
Jiang Xingzhou Favorability +5
Jiang Xingzhou Favorability +5
[Current Favorability Collected: 30]
...
Jiang Xingzhou had indeed taken a liking to this new, anonymous account that was sending him gifts.
It wasn't about the six yuan, but because the other party sending him gifts represented a form of recognition and affection.
He was a new streamer who had been live for less than two days.
He was at a stage where he craved recognition and support from his fans.
The gifts from Xu Shengxia's new account happened to fulfill that emotional need.
That was why Jiang Xingzhou, who had little popularity and no fan base to speak of, so easily gave her 30 favorability points.
And, as laughable as it might sound, while one yuan for a beer was cheap, it was the most expensive gift he had received in the two days he'd been streaming.
Most of the fans in his stream were freeloaders. Some didn't even bother to freeload—they just scrolled past... The few fans he occasionally encountered who had spare tickets would only send him free popularity votes or festival tickets worth a tenth of a yuan each.
So, for Jiang Xingzhou, receiving these six beers was not only fulfilling an emotional need but also a form of comfort.
'See? Who says you're not cut out to be a streamer?'
'You didn't get any gifts before because you hadn't been streaming long enough.'
'Now you've streamed for two days straight and received six beers... If you keep this up, won't you get even more gifts?'
'The popularity will come, the fans will come, and the gifts will come too.'
'As long as you work hard, you can definitely make money in this industry. Then your mom won't have to worry about the tuition for your eight-year medical program.'
At this thought, Jiang Xingzhou felt a surge of energy and became even more enthusiastic toward the fan whose ID ended in 6330.
"Thank you, user 6330, for the six beers! That's my first gift of the day. I really appreciate it. Heart, heart~"
As he spoke, he gave a handsome wink and made a heart gesture at the screen.
After making the heart gesture, he stopped focusing all his attention on the few people on mic and started to pay attention to Xu Shengxia's experience.
He took the initiative to start a conversation:
"Miss 6330, what city are you from? Would you like to chat with everyone? I can bring you up on mic."
He didn't have any presentable talents at the moment, so to retain fans, he simply humbled himself and chatted with them.
Seeing this, the few fans on mic quickly chimed in with their support:
"Yeah, 6330, come on mic! Welcome, welcome~"
"Yeah, you're sending gifts without even being on mic. It's making us freeloaders feel embarrassed..."
"Come on mic, come on mic, miss! Zhouzhou is a super sweet and patient guy~"
However, they received no reply from Xu Shengxia.
Their response came in the form of another gift from user ID 6330.
User 201706306330 sent Beer x1
User 201706306330 sent Beer x2
...
...
User 201706306330 sent Beer x12
After the gifts were sent... Xu Shengxia once again heard the sound of gold coins dropping.
System:
[Host has successfully spent 12 yuan on Jiang Xingzhou. A cash-back amount of 24 yuan has been returned to your WeChat Wallet balance. Please check your account!]
WeChat:
[24 yuan received via WeChat Pay!]
Xu Shengxia excitedly threw up a peace sign.
But as the daughter of a wealthy family who spent money like water, how could a mere 24 yuan possibly satisfy Xu Shengxia's appetite?
So, having gotten a taste of the reward, she ignored the enthusiasm of the streamer and his fans, opened the gift interface, and began another round of recharging...