After finishing the song, Fang Jueyu was still reveling in his intoxication, while the live stream's chat had exploded into action—and it wasn't because of Xinyu's fans, but Fang Jueyu's arrival drew a huge crowd of onlookers.
A level 10 VIP has some privileges, and every time they enter a live broadcast room, there would be a system notification—a lot of people wanted to see if this mysterious tycoon would continue to tip the host, so they swarmed in.
Usually, Xinyu's room had only a few thousand people, never exceeding twenty thousand followers, but due to Fang Jueyu's arrival, the number of people in the room suddenly exceeded one hundred thousand and was still rapidly increasing!
"So the tycoon likes this type of girl, huh?"
"Hahaha, not even showing her face, could it be Auntie Qiao?"
"No, with my years of experience in appreciating women, this is definitely a great beauty! Although she's not showing her face, those hands, those legs, definitely belong to a beauty!"
"This host actually sings really well—not to mention anything else, just because the boss likes it, I followed!"
"Waiting for the boss to give gifts!"
"Waiting ×10086!"
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Xinyu, real name Guo Xinyu, hadn't expected so many people to suddenly flood her live stream. Her family used to be well-off, otherwise, she wouldn't have had the skill of playing the piano, which required a significant amount of money to cultivate.
But later on, things went south with the family business, bringing a wealthy family to rock bottom, and they racked up quite a bit of debt. Now still in university, she earned her cost of living and tuition fees through live streaming.
She knew the live streaming world was a mixed bag, so she chose this method of streaming, but without showing her face, many people were not interested in watching her live streams, and consequently, her income wasn't very good. After deducting the live streaming platform's cut, the salary she could take home each month was only enough for living expenses, with just a little extra for tuition fees.
She didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the live streaming world. She simply started her streams on time every day, played the piano and sang songs. For a while, she had no clue why her live stream room suddenly had so many more people, all discussing someone called "the boss."
"Lin Shen Jian Lu tipped the host Xinyu Panda ×99!"
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It was a lavish gift, another whopping 990 pandas, and sitting in front of the piano, Guo Xinyu suddenly covered her mouth in surprise, unable to speak.
990 pandas, with each costing 500 yuan, 990 was close to 500,000. Her small broadcast platform would take a 50% cut of the tips, but she would still be getting 250,000—a sum she might not even earn in five years of hosting!
With this, not only were the expenses and tuition fees for her remaining two years of college covered, but she could also help alleviate some of her family's financial burdens. For a moment, she felt as though she had been struck by fortune's goddess herself.
"Why does this name sound so familiar?" Guo Xinyu had never heard of any "the boss," but the ID "Lin Shen Jian Lu" seemed somewhat familiar to her. She had nearly fifty thousand fans, but on average, only about five thousand were watching the live streams each day.
There were a few regulars she vaguely remembered—this "Lin Shen Jian Lu" seemed like someone who watched her live stream every day.
"Th-thank you for the tip, boss. Thank you so much." For a moment, Guo Xinyu couldn't think of any other words of gratitude.
"Damn! The tycoon is at it again!"
"Boss, I don't have money for food today, please give me a meal! My account is xxxxxxxxx!"
"Bold prediction, this host will definitely become famous!"
"Coach, I want to learn the piano too. I want to learn to sing!"
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Guo Xinyu was still basking in the surprise when suddenly, a comment on the bullet screen almost made her lose her composure and want to cry out.
"Although I don't know what's happening around you, having watched your stream for so long, I don't think you're a very happy person. I hope my tips can help you a bit, and I also hope that your singing and piano playing can become happy a lot faster!"
"66666! Boss Lu not only has money, but his flirting skills are top-notch too! This move gets full marks from me!"
"Wow, if I were the streamer, I'd have fallen for him in minutes!"
"Do I smell a sour scent of romance? Is it just my imagination?"
"Upstairs, I smell it too, I have a feeling a story is about to unfold!"
"Um! I will, thank you!" Guo Xinyu nodded, though no one could see her. She wiped away her tears and tried to calm her emotions, "Boss Lu, is there any song or piece you'd like to hear?"
"I'd like to hear 'River Flows in You,' if that's okay?" This was Fang Jueyu's favorite piano piece, without equal. He had listened to it many times in Xinyu's stream before; her interpretation, both in terms of power and emotion, was absolutely perfect.
"Of course!" Guo Xinyu's slender fingers started caressing the piano. She had played this piece at least a thousand times and could perform it from memory. As the piano sound filled the room, the entire stream fell silent.
After the piece ended, Fang Jueyu didn't hesitate to strike again with a Panda x99 combo, causing another sensation in the stream.
"Boss Lu, please, donate some money to me!"
"Is there a big shot who can reveal what Boss Lu actually does for a living? Couldn't he be some company's boss?"
"He's inhumanely rich! I just came from Teacher Park's stream, and Boss Lu had already dropped a million in gifts there. He's doing another million here; is Boss Lu planning to slaughter the top donator leaderboard today?"
"Sigh, it turns out it's only two million spent after all this time; spending this ten million is really exhausting!" Although Fang Jueyu had recharged five million, the system had given him ten thousand pandas, and just now, he had actually only spent two thousand pandas, just two million. This ten million mission was still a long and arduous one!
"Xinyu, I'll go check out other places and come back to listen to your singing tonight!" Fang Jueyu typed in the public chat.
"Okay, still at ten tonight, don't be a stranger!"
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After exiting Xinyu's stream, Fang Jueyu resumed his great venture of channel surfing, whether for big streamers or small ones, as long as he was a bit interested, his minimum tip was 99 pandas.
"Hmm, this game is played well!"
"Deep Forest Encounters the Deer rewards the streamer Jiangnan Gun King with Panda x99!"
"Although the plastic surgery is a bit too much, the singing isn't bad!"
"Deep Forest Encounters the Deer rewards the streamer A Little Sheep with Panda x99!"
"Holy crap, what is this ghost? A guy made up like this? Sorry for the disturbance!"
"Hey, this isn't bad, the shooting skills are off the charts. Could it be hacks? How come I can't control the recoil?"
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Fang Jueyu spent the entire afternoon on the streaming platform and finally completed his task of spending ten million. He himself became a bit numb, but from then on, a legend emerged on the platform.
A big spender named "Deep Forest Encounters the Deer," known as Boss Lu, had spent a whopping ten million in just three hours! He tipped without regard for popularity, only personal preference, and the viewers' verdict was just four words: Rich! Capricious!