Luo Xiaowei was a mid-tier streamer on the Xiong Miao platform, specializing in the gaming section.
His usual viewership hovered around 100,000, and he had been on Xiong Miao for two years.
After two years, to only reach this point, it was either his own fault or the platform's.
When the Xiong Miao platform was reportedly on the verge of collapse, many streamers left, and he had naturally hesitated.
However, the platforms with higher traffic had greater competition, and he worried he wouldn't be able to compete. Thus, he dragged his feet until he heard the news of Xue Qianwei acquiring Xiong Miao.
This was a good thing. After all, the new boss was a super-rich woman, so there was no need to worry about not being paid.
Just now, when Chu Yang started his stream, Xue Qianwei directly gifted him two hundred "Super Rockets" to help drive traffic.
Currently, on the entire Xiong Miao platform, even ten "Super Rockets" were considered rare. Two hundred would definitely attract a lot of attention.
When Luo Xiaowei learned that the one gifting the rockets was Xiong Miao's new boss, Xue Qianwei, he didn't hesitate to join the crowd.
"Brothers, Boss Xue is showing off. I'm going to try and catch her eye!"
He originally intended to see what kind of streamer this person, whom Miss Xue was heavily promoting, was. However, when he clicked in, he saw Chu Yang loudly selling goods, which confused him.
If he were selling some high-quality items, he might have supported it. But what was this business of selling cultivation techniques?
His viewers were also amused, making all sorts of noise in Luo Xiaowei's stream.
"Brother Wei! Aren't you buying one?"
"Holy cow, soaring through the clouds on a sword, vanquishing demons throughout the land! Brother Wei, aren't you tempted?"
"If my family's financial situation allowed, I'd become a sword immortal!"
"......"
Honestly speaking, Luo Xiaowei wasn't a big streamer, so fifty thousand yuan was a significant amount of money for him.
But at this moment, he suddenly had a realization.
No one believed Chu Yang's cultivation techniques, and naturally, Luo Xiaowei didn't either.
However, Xue Qianwei said, "You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you miss out."
What did this mean?
First, ruling out the possibility that the cultivation techniques were real, one could come to a conclusion.
This streamer named "Brother Immortal" was being heavily promoted by Xue Qianwei.
As long as he could build a good relationship with Brother Immortal, he could get close to Xue Qianwei.
Moreover, he needed popularity right now!
Without a doubt, Chu Yang's stream represented popularity at the moment.
If he bought this cultivation technique, wouldn't he be getting some ultimate exposure?
Even if others called him a big sucker later, it wouldn't matter. Who didn't like watching a big sucker?
Luo Xiaowei's breathing quickened. Spending fifty thousand yuan for some popularity? This deal wasn't a loss!
So, he said to his viewers in his stream, "I'm going! Could this really be a cultivation technique? Brothers, I suddenly want to fly on a sword too!"
"Buy it!"
"Brother Wei! I'll send a bamboo to support you!"
"If you don't get the girl after cultivating, you can sue!"
Viewers, as a species, generally enjoyed chaos and never found it too much.
If their favorite streamer was being scammed, they might be even more excited than the scammer.
Luo Xiaowei shouted with passion, "Wow, you guys really enjoy watching me be a big sucker? If you don't want me to buy it, press 1!"
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"......"
Luo Xiaowei took a deep breath and said with a heartfelt tone, "It seems I have no choice but to buy it. As the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, who will? Just wait and watch me fly on a sword to take the goddess around the world!"
He sent a message in Chu Yang's stream.
"Streamer, streamer, how do I place an order?"
Chu Yang was chatting with his viewers when he saw the message from "Da Wei Ge Who Loves to Play Games," and his eyes lit up.
Business coming to his doorstep?
"Everyone, make way. iwei is here to support Brother Immortal!"
"iwei goes forth, no enemy remains!"
"My Da Wei Ge is going to be a big sucker. iwei feels so proud!"
iwei was how Luo Xiaowei's fans referred to themselves.
The name was inspired by the fan base of a certain globally renowned football star.
Chu Yang also realized that this Da Wei Ge was likely a streamer on Xiong Miao.
So Chu Yang said, "Da Wei Ge, thank you for coming to support me. If you want to purchase, just scan the QR code below the screen, fill in the relevant information, and make the payment. But please be sure to fill in the information accurately. I also have a special offer: all customers who have purchased from me can have a voice chat with me, and I'll provide you with the most professional guidance!"
Luo Xiaowei was stunned. This seemed... not in line with regulations, right?
All platforms prohibited streamers from collecting payments privately, didn't they?
Generally, guiding fans to consume involved gifting through the platform.
This way, the platform could receive a portion of the revenue from gifts. Collecting payments privately was a violation.
However, when streaming on the Shark platform, Chu Yang had not signed any agreements, so it wasn't a violation at the time.
Some section managers and supervisors promptly sent messages to Xue Qianwei.
They wanted to inquire about the boss's intentions, especially since this was a streamer the boss herself had pushed for signing.
Xue Qianwei only gave them one sentence: "He is an exception."
Although Luo Xiaowei was confused, he still scanned the code and filled in the information as Chu Yang requested.
What he didn't expect was that the delivery address was so precise, including the house number and specific room.
When the payment amount was fifty thousand yuan, his face showed a clear expression of pain.
The viewers in the chat naturally saw it and began to mock him wildly.
"Brother Wei, your expression makes my heart ache!"
"If it's too much, we can back out. We feel bad for Brother Ah Wei!"
"From this expression, it's clear this is a real payment, haha!"
"Brother Wei is a good guy. For the sake of entertainment, he really goes all out!"
"......"
After clicking the payment button, Da Wei Ge also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Nearly two months' salary was gone in an instant.
He could only hope this surge of popularity would help him recoup his expenses.
Soon, several wealthy patrons in his stream gifted him rockets.
"To comfort the streamer!"
"Streamer, give us a smile!"
Luo Xiaowei forced a smile and then said with a mournful face, "It's not easy for me to do this for you guys just for the entertainment! If you haven't followed, please follow. Send some free gifts!"
At this moment, Luo Xiaowei noticed that Chu Yang had sent him a request for a voice chat.
He swallowed. Chu Yang's stream was now approaching five million viewers, which was terrifying.
This was him trying to gain popularity, such a good person!
So he directly accepted the voice chat request.
"Hello? Can you hear me, Da Wei Ge?"
"I can hear you, I can hear you, Brother Immortal. Just call me Xiaowei!"