Qin Hao: "Sit down and tell me your plan."


    The fatty pulled a stool over and sat beside him: "Second bro, let me organize my thoughts."


    A few minutes later, the fatty picked up his mouse and said, "Second bro, you must know about the several dozen gifts inside here, right?"


    Qin Hao said irritably, "Of course, I''m not an idiot!"


    The fatty chuckled: "Hear me out, second bro. Among these gifts, seven are weekly star gifts.


    Whoever receives the most gifts in a week ranks first.


    The first place not only gets a reward of a short ID for their streaming room but also promotional rewards next week, as well as significant exposure.


    Another important point, the hosts who can compete for the weekly star ranking are all popular hosts or super hosts on the platform.


    Suppressing them would create a huge buzz, although it might bring Xia Qing some temporary haters, it would help rapidly boost his popularity."


    Competing for the weekly star is just the first step, once his popularity rises, we must build Xia Qing''s loyal fanbase.


    There''s a saying on the platform: ''The tycoon is as transient as the stream; the army is as solid as iron.''


    Tycoons might run out of money to spend, but the fan army is always there. As long as the loyal fan army supports him, it would be hard for him to fall once he rises."


    Qin Hao: "So you mean we first aim for the weekly star first?"


    The fatty nodded: "Yes, and another important point is the networking circle.


    Relationships are important in the real world, and they are equally important on a live streaming platform. Befriending some people can help you at certain times."


    Qin Hao nodded slightly, feeling that the fatty was making some good points.


    The fatty: "Second bro, I know a top-level host with extremely high popularity. Every time he streams, it attracts hundreds of thousands of people.


    If we can take Xia Qing there for a joint stream, it would be a great help for her."


    Qin Hao: "If you know such an impressive host, why haven''t you taken Xia Qing there sooner?"


    The fatty laughed awkwardly: "I know him, but he doesn''t know me. I mean, he is a really good person.


    He has a great reputation on the platform and rarely has any negative news. It''s good to befriend him and arrange a joint stream, although the fee for joining is quite expensive."


    Qin Hao asked, "How much?"


    The fatty: "Normally, thirty thousand for a single session, around five minutes, which is pretty good considering he is a top popularity host."


    Qin Hao nodded slightly, thirty thousand wasn''t much since it''s not easy for someone to become a top host and charging for joint streaming wasn''t excessive.


    He asked, "What''s the host''s name? What''s the ID of his streaming room? Is he streaming right now?"


    The fatty looked at the time and said, "He should be streaming now. His name is Da, a top host under the Qingyi Guild, one of the top five guilds, streaming from eight to ten at night, his streaming ID is 9793!"


    The chubby guy replied, "Don''t worry, Second Brother, there are many low-key tycoons here who don''t buy any title; they just splurge magnanimously."


    While they were talking, Ruomeng''s votes had already reached over a million, and around a hundred thousand bucks had been spent on her side.


    Da''s live room had a large fan base, and lots of people were giving gifts. Although the money spent was less, he still amassed over two hundred thousand votes.


    And it wasn''t even his time to solicit votes yet.


    After Ruomeng finished singing, her votes had reached over one and a half million, while Da had less than three hundred thousand.


    "It''s all up to you, Da. Remember, there''s a penalty if you lose," said Ruomeng, her demeanor exuding an adorable charm.


    As a top-tier popular host like Ruomeng, there were unique aspects and charms that contributed to their popularity.


    Da spoke up, "Brothers and sisters, step up the voting, the two big brothers on the other side are too fierce."


    With over two hundred seconds still on the clock, the opposing side''s votes kept increasing—it seemed they intended to crush him with an absolute advantage.


    The chubby guy remarked, "Second Brother, his side also has a few big brothers, but they seem off-line today; otherwise, he wouldn''t be taking such a beating."


    Qin Hao selected one of the most expensive gifts: a cruise ship, which could be gifted up to ten times at once.


    Ten of them would cost 9,999 bucks, equivalent to 99,999 votes.


    Sending ten cruise ships at once would also trigger a full-banner announcement on the entertainment channel.


    A banner appeared at the top middle of all the smaller and larger live stream rooms in the entertainment channel:


    "Spade A generously gifts Da of Qingyi Guild 10 cruise ships X1"


    "Spade A generously gifts Da of Qingyi Guild 10 cruise ships X2"


    ...


    "Spade A generously gifts Da of Qingyi Guild 10 cruise ships X20"


    One banner after another was displayed across all the major live stream rooms.


    Xia Qing saw this and, honestly, felt a twinge of disappointment seeing these banners.


    In just a few seconds, Qin Hao had clicked the left mouse button 20 times, catapulting Da''s votes to over two million. Discover hidden content at My Virtual Library Empire


    Seeing this, Da got a bit excited, "Thanks to Spade A for the gifts, managers, quickly bring him up here."


    The public screen was now full of: 666666666


    "Holy shit!"


    "Sick!"


    "Just splashed two hundred grand instantly, such an extravagant tyrant."


    "Spade A? Never heard of such a tycoon. Could it be a secondary account of some big brother?"