100,000 New Followers Overnight: What Just Happened?

Zhao Yuki: +5 Affection

Zhao Yuki's current affection for the host: 88 points.

Seeing the system interface showing that Zhao Yuki's affection had increased by 5 points to a total of 88, Chen Yuan was stunned once again. He had thought that the confrontation would lead to a rapid decline in Zhao Yuki's affection. But the result was completely unexpected.

"How could this be?" Chen Yuan wondered. "Have I really been wrong all this time?"

Feeling rather disillusioned, Chen Yuan returned to his dorm alone. Bored, he decided to scroll through TikTok. Nowadays, short video streaming platforms are incredibly popular, and most young people spend their spare time watching short videos.

TikTok is one of the hottest apps on these platforms. Chen Yuan opened the local recommendations and scrolled casually. A familiar face soon caught his eye.

In the video, a girl in a white dress was playing the piano. Although the shot was a bit distant and didn't look like it was taken with a professional camera—more like a casual snap—this girl's elegance and appearance were clearly different from the average internet celebrity.

The key thing was that she hadn't used any beauty filters. What confidence!

Today's TikTok stars often look like goddesses with filters, but plain and ordinary without them. Some even use makeup and filters to transform into anime-style beauties, dazzling viewers with their altered appearances.

But this girl in the video wasn't using any filters or makeup. She was still pure and captivating, dressed in traditional Hanfu, like a fairy stepping out from an ancient legend. Her skilled piano playing added an air of sophistication to her presence.

"Isn't this Zhao Yuki? She's also on TikTok now?" Chen Yuan thought.

"Wow, she already has a huge following, with just a few videos. Over a million followers—that's definitely on the rise!"

Considering Zhao Yuki's looks and talent, her success wasn't surprising. After all, she was the second most popular campus beauty at Lake University, not just someone with an empty reputation.

Chen Yuan clicked follow and started browsing her previous videos. Just then, Zhao Yuki went live!

Perhaps due to just starting the stream, there were only a few people in Zhao Yuki's live broadcast room. She and her friend, Wu Xiaofei, were chatting. They seemed to be in a large room, not a school dorm.

"Welcome, Lonely Cigarette, to our live broadcast!"

[Wow, your username is quite interesting. Did you see today's trending topics on Weibo?]

[Dare to impersonate my Cigarette? Kid, you're getting a bit too big for your britches!]

[I remember there's a big spender on Shark who goes by Lonely Cigarette, who tipped ten million in half an hour, leveling up a secondary account and topping the overall leaderboard instantly.]

[Maybe it's the real big spender! Haha!]

[If he's the big spender, I'll eat crap on live stream!]

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Zhao Yuki's TikTok account is called "Qiqi Cutie." Her main content is singing and playing the piano.

As time passed, the number of viewers in her live stream grew from a few to several hundred. Gradually, people started sending her gifts. Most were small gifts worth a few cents, though some were worth a few dollars or even tens of dollars.

In less than half an hour, she earned 5000 coins, which is about 500 RMB.

Live streamers often have PKs (player kills), and soon, Zhao Yuki was matched against another female streamer.

[Oh wow, it's Peng Shiqi!]

[Qiqi, I'm switching sides. It's not that you're not pretty, but Shiqi is also very beautiful, and her fanbase is just too large!]

Zhao Yuki, being a new streamer, didn't have much to compare with a big name like Peng Shiqi. Peng Shiqi's fan base had already exceeded thirty million, with over a hundred thousand viewers online. She was one of the hottest female streamers on the platform.

Indeed, as soon as the PK started, Zhao Yuki was overwhelmed. Peng Shiqi's wealthy fans began by sending five Carnival gifts.

On TikTok, Carnival is the most expensive gift, worth 3000 RMB each. Five Carnivals mean 15,000 RMB.

"Damn, finally recharged. TikTok's recharge limits are ridiculous. The maximum recharge is only 50,000 RMB at a time, so I had to recharge two hundred times to get ten million. It's exhausting!" Chen Yuan grumbled.

He hadn't expected that one day he'd be frustrated by the recharge limits on various platforms!

Seeing Zhao Yuki being crushed by Peng Shiqi, Chen Yuan didn't hesitate to go on a gifting spree. Zhao Yuki was one of his favorite targets.

If he could help her make a comeback, the more he tipped now, the more she'd earn later. Plus, since she was at Lake University, the opportunity was greater than with other streamers!

The next second, a Carnival gift effect filled the screen.

"Thanks to Lonely Cigarette for sending the Carnival gift!" Zhao Yuki thanked with surprise.

She had thought this PK was doomed. But suddenly, a big spender appeared in the live stream. And this ID looked very familiar.

[Damn, is this really... ?]

[Cigarette Boss, I'm stunned! It's really him, the real Cigarette Boss has arrived!]

[Qiqi, you're saved! Cigarette Boss is a real big spender!]

Indeed, Lonely Cigarette didn't disappoint.

From the first Carnival gift, the screen was flooded with gifts non-stop.

[Thanks to Lonely Cigarette for sending Carnival x108 to Qiqi Cutie!]

[Thanks to Lonely Cigarette for sending Carnival x109 to Qiqi Cutie!]

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[Thanks to Lonely Cigarette for sending Carnival x999 to Qiqi Cutie!]

At that moment, all the big spenders in Peng Shiqi's stream were stunned!

Their combined efforts couldn't match a single person.

How could someone be so incredibly rich?

[Damn, who is this guy on the other side? He's so impressive!]

[Lonely Cigarette? Isn't he the mysterious big spender who made headlines on Shark?]

[Amazing! Amazing! He's running over from Shark to TikTok to spend money. Must be rolling in cash!]

[Can't compete, can't compete. Shiqi, it's not that we're not doing our best, but the guy on the other side is too powerful. You might get beaten by a small streamer!]

Without any suspense, under Chen Yuan's massive tipping spree, Zhao Yuki won the PK against the famous streamer Peng Shiqi and topped the hourly live broadcast ranking across the entire platform.

Suddenly, tens of thousands of people flocked into Zhao Yuki's live stream. Her follower count also surged by over 20,000.

What was even more surprising was that while Zhao Yuki's fans increased by 20,000, Chen Yuan's ID unexpectedly gained an additional 100,000 followers.

But do you think that's where it ends?