Chapter 229: Wang Wang Charity Livestream Auction (6K for subscription)

Once the Wang Wang charity livestream auction began, traffic reached its evening peak.

Every celebrity participating in the charity livestream shared the link to the Wang Wang broadcast on their blogs.

Netizens, especially fans, were already stirred up by the previous wave of promotional activities from the celebrities, and they quickly clicked into the livestream room to watch.

【Here comes the King of Rolling!】

【Quietly slacking off at my desk to watch the livestream...】

【Is this lunch break time? You guys still have to work overtime??】

【Just here to see the handsome guys and beautiful girls!】

【Has the auction list for every celebrity been released yet?】

In the Wang Wang livestream room, the host was already prepared and began the proceedings:

"I have already received the lists submitted by every celebrity, and each of them has sent the items they wish to auction to the Wang Wang livestream auction room in advance.

Wang Wang will explain each celebrity's auction item in the livestream, and will also interact with the celebrities via live video calls. If there is a celebrity you want to support, you can all cheer for them and light up their name tags.

Here, Wang Wang Livestream promises that all profits from this broadcast will be donated to child rescue charity organizations."

The female host, wearing a professional women's suit, glanced at the teleprompter and spoke with clear articulation:

"Wang Wang has always been following online public opinion and knows that everyone is very worried about whether this fund will actually be implemented. Therefore, after the charity auction teaser was released, Wang Wang has been seeking face-to-face assistance channels with the beneficiaries.

Come, let us look at some on-site footage interviewed by Wang Wang..."

"The funds obtained from the auction will be donated to schools in impoverished mountain villages, providing the students there with free nutritious lunches, dinners, and improvements to teaching resources and materials."

As the female host spoke, she played the corresponding PPT on the computer.

"In addition to the nutritious dinners, we will also update the teaching equipment for the mountain village schools, solve their internet problems, and adopt more scientific and efficient ways of learning...

At the same time, we have also established a scholarship system to encourage students with better grades to focus on their studies and relieve their families' worries..."

It must be said that Wang Wang's sudden report-style operation caught the netizens off guard.

【Originally I was just here to eat melons and watch the show, but Wang Wang is so serious and makes so much sense that it makes me want to donate a bit too (eating melons)】

【Ah... this is the school I left a message about. I once did volunteer teaching there. The teaching environment there is poor, and it's hard to get out of the deep mountains; even if they have mobile phones, there's no internet.

But the villagers are very simple and honest. I have always wanted to help them after I left. I didn't expect Wang Wang to actually hear it. Wang Wang, I'm crying to death...】

【I originally thought it was just donating money to some organization. I don't trust any charity organization now, but since it's a fixed-point implementation, then I have to donate.】

【Wang Wang, do a good job. My hometown is not far from the school you designated. I'll run over to see it when I'm on winter break to supervise you! (Dog head)】

The host saw this netizen's comment and quickly said: "Wang Wang accepts supervision from all walks of life. You are welcome to go to XXX to conduct spot checks!"

Wang Wang being so serious Match Match Match Match Match Made the netizens who only came to eat melons and watch the show start to take it seriously too.

I thought you were just messing around, but it turns out you're doing it for real?

Fine, fine, fine, then I'll do it for real too?

In an instant, the name tag gifts representing each celebrity lit up.

There were also netizens who didn't contribute name tags to celebrities but sent gifts directly in the livestream room.

Even more netizens specifically mentioned and tagged Maozhao in the bullet comments and off-site reviews.

【@Maozhao, your arch-rival is about to catch up, aren't you going to take action yet?】

The official Maozhao livestream account commented personally:

【We are trying our best. Although we feel a sense of crisis, it's okay, we still have (petting the Koi)】

Netizen's divine comment: 【The Koi has already run to Wang Wang! (Dog head)】

Facts have proven it.

Don't try to reason with netizens, because they won't reason with you, and they will turn around and stab you hard.

And on the Wang Wang livestream side, because of the open and transparent way of revealing things, it attracted netizens to tip repeatedly, and the celebrities' name tags lit up crazily.

The reason why Wang Wang invited so many first-tier celebrities was for the massive fanbases behind them.

In this day and age, the purchasing power of fans is terrifying.

Especially for some trivial little things, they will buy them back and put them in the corner just because they are endorsed by their favorite celebrities.

And the tipping behavior of fans in the Wang Wang livestream room can, to some extent, represent the popularity of that celebrity.

Jin Li clicked into the livestream room, glanced at the gift leaderboard, and found that Sanyuetian had received the most tips.

Just ten minutes into the broadcast, the tips received had already broken through 500,000.

Sanyuetian fans shouted for Wang Wang Livestream to hurry up and pick a few more schools, vowing not to stop until they raised ten million for charity today.

Jin Li couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Sanyuetian's fans; when it comes to who is the most generous, it has to be Sanyuetian's fans.

She was watching from Chenxi Entertainment this time.

The connection and introduction with Wang Wang later would also use Chenxi Entertainment's equipment, for which she had specially put on makeup.

Actually, makeup and such could be very casual.

But Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang thought that she hadn't appeared for a while, so even if it was just an online appearance, it should be as formal as possible.

So not only did she have her makeup and hair done, but she was also put in a Fang Fei haute couture gown.

She didn't walk the red carpet, but the solemnity was comparable to walking the red carpet.

Jin Li naturally had no objections; putting on makeup didn't affect her listening to audio materials or memorizing foreign language vocabulary.

Ahem, as for what the makeup artist was thinking, that wasn't something she needed to know.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang watched Sanyuetian's data soar far ahead and couldn't help but envy: "Tianding Entertainment really did produce a trump card. Group data is just better looking than individual data."

Jin Li didn't know what she was thinking of and asked: "I heard Tianding has the idea of splitting up Sanyuetian."

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang said: "They have been popular for four years. They should have split up a year ago. That variety show was only a limited group, and it only required them to be a group for one year.

Because Sanyuetian was too popular, they were grouped for another year. News of a breakup spread the year before last, but I don't know why it didn't happen in the end. It is estimated that they will split up slowly this year, and they will basically develop individually next year."

Jin Li was puzzled: "Since they are popular, can't they just keep going?"

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang sighed: "Jin Li, flowers don't bloom for a hundred days. If a team really wants to be remembered, they must know when to retreat at the right time."

She changed to a more straightforward way of saying it: "Sanyuetian's popularity is actually declining every year. You can tell just by observing their data. They were the most popular in the year they debuted, and their influence has dropped a little bit every year.

But this decline is not obvious, so their foundation has stabilized their status as top-tier. Plus, their business is very strong and their exposure is sufficient, so they are still the number one top-tier group in terms of business.

But this kind of heat cannot be maintained forever. The audience needs freshness, and it is difficult for anyone to like a celebrity for years on end.

If they split up in time and stabilize their individual popularity, it's equivalent to turning one top-tier team into four top-tier celebrities. They can negotiate business endorsements as individuals again, and Tianding can benefit more.

Besides, splitting up doesn't mean they can't be combined. If they split up early and keep their popularity, they can have opportunities to combine and appear together every year in the future, and the popularity will definitely be more crazy than before."

Jin Li complained: "Personal marketing for the public, and hunger marketing for the group fans, right?"

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang smiled: "Business is business. This kind of method is very common and is also the best way to do it."

As one celebrity after another appeared.

Fans cheered for the celebrities more and more intensely, and from time to time there were large gifts, most of which were named things like "XXX Fan Support Group".

This time, Wang Wang Livestream invited fifteen first-tier celebrities and twenty elites from various industries, a total of thirty-five people participating in the auction.

Among them, the popularity of some elites was no less than that of top-tier first-tier celebrities, such as the founder and CEO of a certain mobile phone brand, Mr. Luo, and the founder of a certain Hammer Technology, XXX.

What's even more amazing is that Wang Wang Livestream actually invited Chen XX, the founder of a new type of shopping website. This founder has been very popular recently.

Because he is handsome, he tied his image to the brand image.

He personally endorsed the brand, pioneering the "CEO endorsing the brand" trend. Not only did he make a fortune, but he also impacted the listing and succeeded in raising money!

Since then, some well-known shopping website CEOs would also attend events and participate in interviews from time to time, living like a celebrity.

Of course, the status of a CEO is still different from that of a celebrity. At least in terms of social status in the industry, a CEO is much stronger than a celebrity.

Celebrities still need capital to support them, while the CEO is the capital himself.

However, this situation has changed with the industry trend following a top-tier first-tier female celebrity's statement a few years ago: "I am the wealthy family."

Many top-tier first-tier celebrities are actively moving towards transformation.

This kind of transformation is not a search for transformation in their career on the surface, but an effort to start side businesses and monetize their fame.

For example, opening various companies or opening various studios are all ways to convert their influence into strength.

However, what is more dramatic is that the female celebrity who said "I am the wealthy family" was involved in tax evasion and has been banned in the country, running to Thailand to be active.

No more gossip, let's refocus on the Wang Wang livestream room.

Among the thirty-five participants, everyone is not to be underestimated. Being able to break into the top ten is something achieved by fighting through a bloody circle.

Jin Li suddenly became popular again last year. The route Chenxi Entertainment packaged for her was not an idol route, but a strength-based route.

First, she is past the age of attracting fans; second, her body does not allow for high-intensity work; third, she had already established her reputation and could start moving towards higher conversion.

Her public popularity comes from her strength. As long as her strength is still there and her public reputation is good, the number of fans will not affect her foundation.

So Jin Li thought that among the fan cheers, there would be very few people brushing her name tags.

However, as she watched, she suddenly saw her name on the top ten tipping leaderboard. It seemed like she had suddenly jumped from the back of the pack, around 30th, to 7th place.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang also discovered her abnormal data, took out her mobile phone to check carefully, and soon found clues in her fan leaderboard.

Other fans' tips had nicknames like "XXX Support Group-xxx", "My Brother X is the best", "My Sister X is the most beautiful", "Love XXX the most".

But Jin Li's fan tips had nicknames like—

"Haohao's Mom", "Luo Ming's Dad", "Harmony Brings Wealth", "Fishermen Never Return Empty-handed", "One Thousand Days of Long March", "Yanyan's Grandma"...

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang couldn't help but fall silent.

emmm... this is a bit too grounded.

Not only that, these fans didn't tip with ten-Liu Liu Yuan name tags, but with one-hundred-Liu Liu Yuan "I Love You" gifts.

The tip messages were:

【Hope my baby can love learning just like you~】

【Beautiful and kind-hearted, cheering for you!】

【"The child asked me to come and support, saying that after watching your live stream, they have more motivation to study."】

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang suddenly felt a pang of sorrow for these parents; once you have a child, you worry about this or that—the hearts of parents everywhere are truly pitiful!

Netizens are sharp.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang noticed the anomaly in Jin Li's tips, and netizens noticed it even more, digging up a whole string of them. Netizens eating melons typed on their keyboards:

【A bunch of unfilial children, how can you compete with the older generation when it comes to tipping!】

These netizens used this sentence to tease those kids who said they would save their lunch money to tip the celebrities.

They told them to go stay wherever it's cool, and not to act like a sucker if they don't have much money; instead of having the energy to be a filial child to others, they might as well be more filial to their parents—who knows, if the parents are happy, they might even leak a few gold ingots from their fingers.

The words are crude but the logic is sound.

The prowess of internet keyboard warriors is truly profound.

Online, netizens are fighting their own battles.

In reality, everything is peaceful and quiet.

Jin Li watched for over ten minutes and found the introduction of each auction item a bit long, and it would take at least another half hour before it was her turn, so she picked up her "Five-Three" workbook and started reading.

On the other side, the *Assassination* film crew.

Gu Cheng's role is not heavy, so after filming, he went to the flower bed and used his phone to watch the live stream of the Wang Wang auction.

Sanyuetian was also invited to participate, but he couldn't get away from the film crew, so he would connect via phone when the time came.

After waiting for a while without seeing anything, Gu Cheng put down his phone, intending to go solve his lunch problem first.

He looked up and scanned the film crew, then lifted his feet to go find his assistant, Xiao Tong.

Xiao Tong was chatting with other members of the film crew.

Don't look at him as just a small assistant; because he is Gu Cheng's assistant, he is very popular.

Not only do the film crew staff like chatting with him, but some minor celebrities playing supporting roles also like chatting with him.

He is popular wherever he goes.

When Gu Cheng walked over, he found them discussing Sister Jian Sister Jian Jian Jian Jian Jian Jian Liting's makeup for the day.

"Sister Sister Jian's state isn't good today; she applied very thick foundation, her complexion is very pale, and the lipstick couldn't be too heavy."

"The camera really eats makeup, so the makeup artist had to pat many layers of blush on her face, but she still looks like she has no blood color."

Someone else spoke up: "It's normal for her state to be bad; Sister Sister Jian is just amazing—as soon as they call 'action,' she instantly gets into character, bursting with the most intense emotions while wearing heavy makeup."

"Yeah, the scene filmed today Match Match Match Match Match Made my scalp tingle; those people did it too cruelly—campus violence is getting more and more serious now, it's practically trying to kill people."

Gu Cheng interrupted them, "Xiao Tong, come here for a second."

After listening, Xiao Tong immediately prepared a lunch box for Gu Cheng; he was holding a lunch box himself and was just about to run off to eat somewhere else, but he was called back by Gu Cheng.

"Do you think Sister Jian Sister Jian Jian Jian Jian Jian Jian Liting's state is very good, besides when she's filming?"

He paused, "Don't you think she's a bit too immersed in her role?"

Wang Wang live stream room.

After half an hour, it was finally Jin Li's turn, and the person after her was Sanyuetian.

In the temporary announcement group chat set up by Wang Wang, Sanyuetian originally wanted to adjust the order to be earlier because he had to rush to another engagement and didn't want to be too hurried.

But other celebrities all expressed that they also had to rush to engagements, and this bit of time was squeezed out.

Jin Li felt like she was watching a workplace palace drama.

Celebrity A: 【I really want to give it to you, but I'm sorry, my manager won't allow it; I have to rush to an engagement after half an hour.】

Celebrity B: 【I'm live streaming from an outside venue, rushing to an engagement while participating in the auction.】

President C: 【Haha, I could let you go earlier, but if I'm scheduled after you, what if there's no popularity when it's my turn to auction my items?】

Jin Li wanted to help, but her original order wasn't early to begin with.

She even had to guard against being cut in line.

Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Sui Lingfang glanced at the conversation and said: "No need to look, Sanyuetian definitely won't succeed in switching; even if they had time, no one would let them cut in—no one wants to go after Sanyuetian, fearing they won't be able to sustain their popularity."

Jin Li understood roughly.

This is just like a variety concert.

The first celebrity to appear is a very popular singer who gets the crowd fired up, but after they leave, the second singer to appear usually gets the cold shoulder.

If it's a competition, no singer wants to follow someone who just sang a high-energy song, fearing the crowd won't get hyped up and the contrast will be too severe.

Not only is it ugly on site, but it also leaves the audience with an impression of being "inferior."

So Sanyuetian ultimately didn't adjust the order and remained scheduled after Jin Li as originally planned.

"Hello everyone!"

A clear, sweet, and gentle voice came through, crisp and sweet, full of vitality, making the netizens in front of the screen immediately sound their radars.

【Hello Jin Li】, 【Li Bao is dressed so beautifully!】, 【Want to see Jin Li take beautiful photos in this outfit】, 【Other celebrities on the red carpet aren't as good-looking as you】, 【The gold content of Wang Wang has instantly risen with the backdrop of this outfit】, 【Cat Claw, this is the fish you can't catch】......

The screen was filled with scrolling comments as netizens and fans expressed their welcome to Jin Li.

Some celebrities saw this and secretly compared it to their own appearances, finding that Jin Li's comment volume was much, much more active.

Doubled?

Probably even more than that......

Jin Li greeted the netizens, and seeing that they were all interested in the *qipao* she was wearing, she stood up and spun around a few times, then stood there introducing her auction items to the netizens.

The auction items brought by celebrities are usually of commemorative significance, or they are of high enough value that they end up bidding for them back themselves.

The auction item Jin Li brought was the costume she wore in *Ruyi Ruyi Langjun*.

There were ten costumes in total; the two most beautiful ones had already been taken by the film crew, and the remaining eight were all given to Jin Li.

The costumes were custom-Match Match Match Match Match Made according to her height and figure; Jin Li marked the approximate measurements and then brought all eight out for auction, keeping none.

Jin Li said: "Instead of letting the costumes sit in my closet, I'd rather let them realize their corresponding value. Below, I will introduce to everyone what kind of stitching techniques were used for these costumes......"

While Jin Li was introducing, some celebrities specifically switched to Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang's live stream room, wanting to see what her expression was like now.

Yes, the Wang Wang live stream had a main auction stream, but also opened individual live stream rooms for each participating celebrity.

Netizens could see the auction items through the main stream and could also go to each celebrity's individual stream to view them in detail.

Doing this not only Match Match Match Match Match Made it convenient for netizens but also benefited Wang Wang.

The popularity of a single stream room is just so-so, but if the popularity of thirty-plus stream rooms is all very high, that can definitely land several trending topics.

What's intriguing is that Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang was also one of the celebrities invited by Wang Wang.

There are always many gossips circulating in the circle, but some gossips are very classic and are brought up for discussion after tea and meals every year.

Among them, the love-hate relationship between Jin Li and Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang is frequently watched by peers.

A celebrity specifically asked in a private gossip group:

【Why is Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang so quiet today? Doesn't she usually go head-to-head with Jin Li?】

Another celebrity also invited by Wang Wang replied:

【Your news is outdated; recently Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang's energy isn't focused on Jin Li, but on Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi... the way they fight over announcements is fierce!】

【Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi? Didn't Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi go to film a drama?】 A celebrity also eating melons popped up.

【Reliable insider news: the drama Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi took was originally Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang's; it's said the film crew found Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi to backstop first, which is why they terminated the contract with Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang!】

【No way...... although I don't like Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang, in terms of acting, how can Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi compare to Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang?】

【Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang herself didn't want to film that drama; the director urged her several times to film early, but Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang kept saying she had no time, so the film crew proposed termination, and Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang agreed very quickly—only later did she find out the crew had secretly talked to Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi first!】

【Tsk...... can Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang endure that?】

The first celebrity to ask turned their gaze back to Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang, but they weren't thinking about this matter.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang isn't going against Jin Li, but fighting with Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Lian Baozhi—doesn't this mean she's afraid of Jin Li?

Ha, it seems that besides Sanyuetian, Li Li Li Li Li Li Xunfang has added another person she thinks she can never surpass!

Outside the auction, thoughts were varied; inside the auction, prices were surging.

As the host opened the bidding, the electronic bidder immediately gave a high price of ten thousand, and this was just for the first costume!

Ultimately, the first costume sold for thirty thousand, and then the auction for the second costume started immediately, with the starting price also quickly pulled to ten thousand.

Because Jin Li played a princess in *Ruyi Ruyi Langjun*, her costumes were all gorgeous and noble, and they were gifted along with matching jewelry like hairpins, necklaces, and bracelets.

Not to mention in the eyes of fans, even in the eyes of ancient costume enthusiasts, a bid of ten thousand for clothes + jewelry is expensive.

Ultimately, Jin Li's eight costumes sold for a total of three hundred thousand!

And the tips netizens gave Jin Li pushed her to fifth place, raising a total of five million in charitable funds!

Many people in the industry were watching this auction.

Netizens were here to see the auction items, but industry insiders were here to see the celebrities' popularity and their ability to attract money.

Sanyuetian goes without saying; they have always been at the peak of top-tier popularity, but the sudden rise of Jin Li this time surprised many announcement merchants.

Jin Li's fan cohesion is so high!

Jin Li's fans are rich!

Who said Jin Li doesn't have many loyal fans? There are clearly so many leeks here!

A brand immediately held a meeting, and the manager asked: "Didn't we ask you to contact Jin Li before to invite her to endorse our products? The price was negotiable, so why was there no sound later?"

An employee immediately replied: "We contacted them, but Chenxi Entertainment refused, saying it wasn't a price issue, but their plan for Jin Li—currently, Jin Li won't accept endorsements that aren't first-tier big brands."

The manager frowned.

This employee said again: "Unless......"

"Unless what?" the manager asked hurriedly.

The employee said: "Unless we launch a Jin Li co-branded line, and Jin Li participates in sales dividends."