How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 92

With Yang Chen backing her, Li Qinqin immediately felt a surge of confidence.

She turned to Li Changhong and declared, “My senior brother said he’ll protect me. I’m Undying Star, you can check my Douyu account. Our contract expires next Monday, so we won’t owe each other anything. If you have a problem, take it up with my senior brother; he’s my representative now.”

Li Changhong’s company also had streamers on Douyu, so he was familiar with the Undying Star versus Lonely, Give Me a Smoke incident from a few days prior.

He realized that if Li Qinqin could be associated with Undying Star, the guild stood to make a lot of money.

Li Changhong quickly plastered on a smile and said, “Little Qin, you know I’m just a bit rough around the edges and sometimes speak without thinking, but I don’t mean any harm. I apologize for what I said earlier. Tomorrow, I’ll have someone send you the renewal contract to sign. We’ll split the profits 50/50, and I’ll raise your base salary to 5,000 a month. How does that sound?”

Li Qinqin replied dismissively, “Keep it for your mom’s medical bills; sounds like she needs it.”

With that, she hung up.

Li Qinqin immediately straightened up and said with a bright smile, “Senior brother, would you like to hear a song? I can sing for you.”

Even though she was on the verge of losing the PK [Player Knockout, a type of competition between streamers], she didn’t care. Her only concern was pleasing Yang Chen.

Undying Star typed: “No, it’s getting late; you should get some sleep. But before you do, I want to watch something to help me relax. Have the streamer on the other side do 10 frog jumps for me.”

He then gifted ten carnivals [expensive virtual gifts on Douyu].

Li Qinqin exclaimed: “Senior brother! Senior brother! Please don’t gift anymore! I have to give 70% of the gifts you send to that unscrupulous boss!”

Undying Star replied: “It’s okay; I recharged too much anyway. It’s a waste if I don’t spend it. I’d feel bad if you did frog jumps. Let the other one do it.”

Chat comments:

“A god-tier whale [a term for a very wealthy player] speaks with such authority!”

“Listen to what the big boss is saying; it’s so convincing, there’s no arguing with it.”

“This is the domineering security of a top-tier spender.”

“Big boss, do you need a little brother? I can work for you for 10,000 a month, 24/7. If you have special needs, I’m willing to satisfy them, as long as the big boss is gentle with me.”

…

Mei Xiaona realized the situation was dire.

With only one minute left in the PK, Li Qinqin had surpassed her by more than 10,000 gifts.

“Brothers, give me some more votes! Please, Xiaona doesn’t want to lose. Are there any more votes? Please!” Mei Xiaona pleaded.

Just then, Yang Chen entered Mei Xiaona’s live stream.

Undying Star typed: “Don’t bother trying to be clever; you can’t win. Why not join me in watching this streamer do frog jumps?”

Chat comments:

“He’s so arrogant, but I don’t dare to say anything.”

“He gifted over 10 million on Douyu a few days ago; who would dare PK with such a madman!”

“Xiaona, it’s not that we don’t want to help, it’s just that we really can’t win! Let your guild gift instead.”

“Even if we vote now, it’s useless; we can’t beat him.”

…

Mei Xiaona said: “Brothers, just do your best; I’ll accept the outcome whether I win or lose. But if you don’t try your hardest, I won’t be satisfied with the loss.”

The underlying message was clear: winning or losing didn’t matter, everyone should contribute all their gifts.

The big spenders weren’t stupid.

Knowing they couldn’t win, why bother wasting money?

And with that, some of the big spenders left the stream.

The PK ended, with Li Qinqin receiving gifts worth a total of 200,000, and Mei Xiaona receiving gifts worth 180,000.

To be honest, it was a bit underwhelming.

At this rate, when would she ever withdraw those 80 million virtual coins?

Li Qinqin happily said, “Senior brother, thank you. Mei Xiaona, my senior brother said he won’t take advantage of you; just do 10 frog jumps.”

Mei Xiaona felt incredibly humiliated. She, with over 1 million followers, had lost to Li Qinqin with just over 800,000. It would be a laughingstock if word got out.

Viewers of these PK live streams knew that the loser had to keep their promise and accept the punishment, or they would lose face and, more importantly, lose fans.

Fans were the lifeblood of streamers; they couldn’t afford to lose them.

Even though Mei Xiaona was reluctant, she had no choice.

Mei Xiaona was wearing a tight white shirt, and every squat caused a noticeable jiggle, which amused the audience in both live streams.

Whether it was due to the poor quality of the shirt or Mei Xiaona’s vigorous jumping, the button on her chest popped open on the fourth jump, revealing her undergarments.

“Ah!” Mei Xiaona screamed and quickly covered her chest, turning her back to the camera.

Chat comments:

“Damn! Are they that big?”

“Type +1 to prove your innocence.”

“I’m done, what about you guys?”

“Black! I saw black!”

“Hey, where’s my tissue? Who took my tissue? Am I going to have to use my hand?”

…

Just as the netizens were joking, Mei Xiaona’s screen suddenly went black.

Then, text appeared on the screen, making everyone laugh.

“The current live stream involves content that violates regulations, and the live stream has been closed.”

Chat comments:

“Haha… that’s awesome.”

“How many days will she be banned this time?”

“The official speed is really fast; I finished in three seconds, and they didn’t even give me that much time.”

“1 million followers played to death by someone with just over 800,000; that’s too embarrassing.”

…

Li Qinqin laughed so hard she bent over, she couldn’t be happier.

Chat comments:

“Dog streamer gloating.”

“Look how smug she is; if it weren’t for her good fortune in having a senior brother like Star Lord, you’d be the one crying now.”

“Star Lord is so awesome; shouldn’t you be a little sensible? Hurry up and go to the villa to serve him well, otherwise you won’t have a future.”

…

Li Qinqin looked at the chat comments, pouted, and hummed before saying, “Senior brother, thank you. Is there anything I can do for you now? I always feel bad if I don’t do something for you.”

Undying Star typed: “No need. The contract expires next Monday; I’ll contact you then. It’s getting late; I’m going to sleep.”

With that, Undying Star left the live stream.

Li Qinqin said: “Okay, senior brother, next Monday… Hmph! Why so fast? You didn’t even wait for me to finish speaking.”

Chat comments:

“If you’re smart, go to Star Lord privately, go to his villa and serve him well, and you’ll benefit in the future.”

“The opportunity has arrived; don’t miss it. There are so many streamers, more beautiful than you, more talented than you; if you don’t hold on to him, Little Xin will snatch him away.”

“Be smart; hurry up and go to his door.”

“We’re still counting on Star Lord to come to your live stream often in the future to crush other streamers; don’t let us down.”

“Damn, don’t be like this! Am I not going to be a fan of her anymore?”

“Brother, take it easy; which female streamer isn’t like this? Do you have the ability to protect her? When she was being bullied just now, why didn’t you stand up to protect her?”

…

Li Qinqin was really flustered by the fans and said, “Then I’m going offline. Bye-bye.”

With that, she immediately ended the live stream.

Chat comments:

“Crying… the goddess is going to find the big boss, and I have to bless her with tears.”

“Star Lord, take it easy; I still want to watch her live stream tomorrow.”

“Remember to take safety measures. Sigh…”

“In the next life, I’ll be a rich person, and I’ll also want others to willingly watch the goddess they like take the initiative to come to my door.”