Chapter 17: A Wave of Popularity

"Are you joking with me? Twenty thousand yuan to open a package?"

System: 【You must understand, the greater the value, the higher the fee.】

Lin Sui: "..."

"I'm opening it directly, what can you do to me?"

Lin Sui had long since perfected the skill of opening packages by hand.

Just as she tore open the package bag, a notification sound rang in her ears.

【Consumption: 20,000 yuan.】

Lin Sui: "?"

On her Yinfu Platform backend account, only 6394.21 yuan remained.

Lin Sui rubbed her nose.

In many situations, one cannot look at things according to common sense.

After all, this world already had something as inexplicable as a system, so automatic deductions were normal.

Since it had already reached this point, she wanted to see what kind of thing was worth twenty thousand yuan!

After opening the package, Lin Sui was dumbfounded.

Inside was an Invitation Letter.

An awards gala held by the Yinfu Platform.

This gala invited only streamers who were either very popular or somewhat popular; under normal circumstances, it would never be the turn of a newcomer like Lin Sui.

"Where did you get this?"

System: 【Bought it for twenty thousand yuan!】

It was certainly honest.

The gala wouldn't invite newcomers, but if a newcomer had money, they could buy an Invitation Letter; it was very cost-effective.

Lin Sui: "... You really do take from the people and use it for the people."

Taking money from her to buy an Invitation Letter for her.

"I thank you so much!"

System: 【You're welcome.】

The date on the Invitation Letter was the 28th; today was only the 17th, so there were eleven days left.

"Tell me, is there a possibility that within these eleven days, I become wildly popular and then receive an Invitation Letter from the officials?"

"At that time, can you refund the twenty thousand yuan to me?"

System: 【No refunds.】

Lin Sui said with disdain: "You are truly a scam."

The Ten-fold Withdrawal was its only good feature.

The system said bluntly: 【There will be many big shots at the gala. If you don't go and show your face, how will you find a big patron for your Live Streaming Room?】

Lin Sui was puzzled: "Ah? Aren't big patrons in the Live Streaming Room random? Can you find them offline yourself?"

【You don't understand this, do you? The ones you find offline are the real big patrons! On the internet, who knows what kind of monsters and demons are behind the screen? Are there few news stories about people embezzling public funds to tip streamers? This is the consequence of not understanding the background clearly! Learn well!】

Lin Sui: "... You make it sound like people you know offline can withstand an investigation; one check and they're all silent."

System: 【...】 Why are you telling such hard truths!

The Invitation Letter was already in hand and the money had been deducted; Lin Sui had no choice but to accept it silently.

She didn't withdraw the money remaining in the account, preparing to save it up and pay it back all at once.

At that time, she would slap the dog Company in the face!

Sleep!

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Inside Villa No. 6 in the Jiangcheng wealthy district, a young girl with a wolf-cut hairstyle and fashionable attire played with her phone while walking upstairs in the dark.

A male voice rang out in the dim living room, "Stop!"

"Yan Xing'ai, today you tipped a certain streamer nearly thirty thousand yuan, and later transferred sixty thousand yuan which was returned."

"What? Obsessed with another little streamer?"

Hearing this voice, Yan Xing'ai stood on the stairs, turned back somewhat awkwardly, looked at the man sitting in the living room by the moonlight, and gave a dry laugh, "Hehe, Brother, you're back."

"If I hadn't come back, would you have been scammed out of hundreds of thousands again?"

Yan Xing'ai immediately retorted: "This one is different! Didn't you see me send her a Red Envelope? She even returned it to me!"

Yan Xing'ai was Ke Ai Gui.

She just felt that this streamer, Lin Sui, was different from everyone she had met before.

Hearing her say this, Yan Yushu was so angry he laughed.

"Who sends Red Envelopes in amounts of sixty thousand? If someone reports you, you'll be caught in one go; aren't you afraid, even if they aren't?"

Yan Xing'ai didn't care, "What is she afraid of? She's a Beauty Streamer; it's normal for people to tip her, it would be abnormal if no one did! She returned the Red Envelope to me, which means we are already good friends. She doesn't want my money, so of course, she's different from the ones before who only wanted to exploit me!"

"Huh?" Yan Yushu was shocked by his sister's words, "What kind of twisted logic is this? And there are streamers like that?"

"The live streaming industry is so developed now, there are all kinds of streamers, it's not strange."

After tonight's incident, Yan Xing'ai already had a thick filter for Lin Sui and wouldn't allow anyone to disparage her!

Not even her own brother!

"How long are you staying to rest this time?" Yan Xing'ai asked impatiently.

Yan Yushu was a very popular celebrity in the entertainment industry over the past two years; relying on his handsome looks, he was doing very well and was overwhelmed with work offers.

He rarely came home, which was why Yan Xing'ai was so surprised to see him at home.

The main reason was that the card she used for spending was a supplementary card belonging to Yan Yushu, so Yan Yushu knew everything she spent money on.

When he was not at home, she could spend however she liked; even if he got a notification, he wouldn't come back to beat her for the sake of work.

The moment he returned home meant he could beat her, and her good days were over!

Yan Yushu gave a light huff, "Don't worry about how long I stay; from now on, your pocket money limit is only twenty thousand."

"No way, brother! With this little money, how am I supposed to be her top fan! Sob sob sob..." Yan Xing'ai cried out.

Yan Yushu: "... No room for negotiation!"

She didn't even watch her own brother's Live Streaming, watched others' Live Streaming every day, and still wanted to use his money to be someone else's top fan?

Dream on!

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【Today's task: receive 5,000 yuan in tips.】

The next afternoon, just as Lin Sui woke up, she received the task issued to her by the system.

She lay on the bed, still a bit dazed.

5,000?

With just those few people in her Live Streaming Room?

Are they crazy!

After spacing out for a while, she reached out to grab her phone and took a look.

This one look made her sit straight up from the bed, and her sleepiness vanished instantly.

She had actually gained one hundred thousand followers in one night?

And people were still following her non-stop.

What was going on?

Could it be that Feng Liu had exerted his influence?

But didn't they agree last night that he would only help Ke Ai Gui clarify things and not release the subsequent PK incident?

Filled with doubt, Lin Sui clicked on the 99+ mentions and discovered it wasn't Feng Liu's marketing account, but that a fan's Live Streaming clip, "Please Tell Me To Go Study," had gone viral.

What they had edited was the segment where Lin Sui took off her mask.

Beneath the abstract styling was a face that was stunning even without makeup; paired with special effects, slow motion, and a catchy BGM, the sense of contrast was maxed out.

Even Lin Sui couldn't help but give it a like.

It really was beautiful!

This video's like count had already broken 300,000, which allowed her to ride the wave of the fan's traffic and become a little popular.

How could she be so embarrassed, hehehe.

Top up a few dozen yuan and buy some promotion~

She hadn't processed the Withdrawal for yesterday's money yet; it was still in the Yin Fu backend, so she could directly use that money to top up on the platform.

Promotion meant spending money to buy traffic, which would push this video to more people.

If you don't seize this wave of heat, you're a fool!

Lin Sui was already starting to look forward to tonight's Live Streaming.

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