novellaaa Chapter 381 - 222: Only One Person Is Hurt
Chapter 381 - 222: Only One Person Is Hurt
Although Chen Jincheng didn’t know why Sister Hehe had suddenly disconnected from the call-in and even left the stream, he still breathed a sigh of relief.
’That rich woman is so forward,’ he thought. ’I really have no idea how to handle her.’
’The thing is, she gifted 100 Carnivals. I can’t be too direct and put her in an awkward spot.’
Just then, Chen Jincheng saw another shower of Carnivals float across the screen. This time, it was a whopping 300 of them.
Such a generous gift left everyone, from Chen Jincheng’s veteran fans to the newest viewers, completely stunned.
But when they saw who sent the gifts, a look of understanding dawned on many of their faces.
Ah Hao!
He was another major influencer, and rumor had it he was the heir to a fortune who didn’t even care about the money he made online.
Naturally, the fact that he was dating Teacher San Shang was a favorite topic of gossip among all the netizens. Countless people secretly resented him for stealing their "teacher," depriving everyone of an "educator" and severing the path of learning for so many eager students.
Seeing Ah Hao’s gift, Chen Jincheng teased, "Thanks to Ah Hao for the 300 Carnivals! Everyone, go give Ah Hao a follow. He’s a good friend of mine in real life. Oh, right, his current girlfriend is Teacher San Shang. If you all want to... discuss anything with him, you should definitely follow him..."
His words made many viewers think, ’Holy shit!’
’We’ve definitely got to follow him.’
’I’ve still got Teacher San Shang’s "instructional videos" on my computer. Following Ah Hao... just the thought of it is thrilling.’
Meanwhile, Ah Hao, hearing what Chen Jincheng said, typed a single word into the bullet comments: Piss off.
But he just smiled when he saw his follower count jump by over a hundred thousand in just a few moments.
He knew Lao Cheng was sending followers his way.
When it comes to boosting a livestream, followers gained from a live broadcast are much more valuable than followers from pre-recorded videos.
You might have a million followers from videos, but only 2,000 of them will show up to support your livestream. But with just 20,000 followers gained from streaming, you might get those same 2,000 people to show up.
That’s why many smaller influencers liked to gift Carnivals to PK streamers. They were just hoping the streamer would give them a shout-out and ask their fans to drop a follow.
With that in mind, he sent Lao Cheng a WeChat message: "He Lian’s ’What’s up, bro?’ campaign was a huge success. Foot traffic at Radiant Square has spiked again in the last couple of days. Let’s go to your Extreme Bar tonight to celebrate."
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Thanks to Ah Hao’s 300-Carnival gift, the rate at which viewers were joining Chen Jincheng’s stream surged once again.
Ah Hao’s gift had generated a massive traffic boost for the stream.
Almost instantly, it catapulted Chen Jincheng’s stream to the number one spot on the entire platform.
This made all the PK streamers who had planned on competing for the top spot on the leaderboard that day throw in the towel.
They hadn’t expected Chen Jincheng to suddenly jump into the fray.
But none of the PK streamers dared to underestimate Chen Jincheng. The fact that Tiao Yin had created a special feature page just for him was proof enough of his influence.
Just because he didn’t participate in PK battles didn’t mean he was bad at them, or that he couldn’t compete for the top of the leaderboard.
Just look at his current hype—he was leaving them all in the dust by a massive margin.
So, since there was no leaderboard spot to fight for, they might as well just have a casual stream tonight and not waste their whales’ "ammo." That "ammo" needed to be saved to "harvest the fan leeks" when it was time to actually compete for the leaderboard.
Trying to compete with Chen Jincheng while his hype was at its peak would just be asking to become cannon fodder.
After thanking Ah Hao, Chen Jincheng noticed a fan named Ah Dong had gifted two Carnivals and was requesting to join the stream.
Ah Dong was a long-time fan with a badge, so Chen Jincheng quickly thanked him.
When he saw the request to join, he accepted.
Once Ah Dong was connected, Chen Jincheng said with a smile, "Welcome, Ah Dong!"
Ah Dong, however, sounded a bit down. "Cheng, it took a lot of courage for me to call in. I... I just want to know, when it comes to women, does it make a difference whether you’re serious or not? Do you really have to be serious?"
Chen Jincheng heard the dejection in Ah Dong’s voice, so he considered the question carefully before answering. "Of course there’s a difference between being serious in a relationship and not. After all, nobody’s a fool. The biggest fool in the world is the person who thinks everyone else is."
"Changing girlfriends every day isn’t impressive—lots of guys can do that. But being disciplined enough to work out every day and being dedicated to treating one person right? *That’s* impressive. Take me, for example. I’m disciplined every day. If I ever get cured of my ’allergy’ to relationships, you can bet that when I’m back in my room, I’ll only be good to one person."
Many people in the audience found his words reasonable. It was true; anyone with a little money could be a player.
But being disciplined every day, and being devoted to just one person behind closed doors... that’s what makes a real man.
And yet, for some reason, many of his veteran fans felt that even though Cheng was making his point with a straight face, something about it felt... off.
Hearing this, Ah Dong sounded even more dejected. "Then why did she still leave me, after I gave her my all?"
Chen Jincheng understood immediately and offered some comfort. "Ah Dong, if you give someone your all and they still let you down, then they’re no longer worth holding on to. Don’t be sad. Just go find the next person who’s worthy of you."
"Remember this: The best way to forget an ex is to find someone new who’s even better. A good horse doesn’t go back for old grass. This one is gone, so keep looking. If she says bye, then it’s bye-bye. The next one will be nicer!"
The advice started out serious, but the last line was so upbeat that many fans couldn’t help but spam the chat:
"Awesome! If she says bye, then it’s bye-bye. The next one will be nicer!"
"That’s right! The next one will be nicer!"