Chapter 69: Chapter 69: The Number One Tycoon on the Godly Rich List is My Brother?
This time, they were truly silenced.
Many of Wang Xin’s fans couldn’t bear to watch and left the livestream one after another.
Seeing that little time remained in the PK battle, Wang Yumo said indifferently, "One hundred push-ups. Start now!
"Not one less.
"My fans will be watching closely.
"And any that aren’t up to standard won’t count."
...
Her voice was gentle, yet her words were sharp as needles.
[You’re going too far!]
[There’s never been a rule like that!]
"Rules? Here, Mo Zi’s words are the rules!" the top supporter on the opposing stream, whose ID was ’Supreme Douyin’, declared after crossing over to her channel to send a Carnival gift.
[Consider this Carnival your medical payment.]
Alright then!
It was a blatant display of contempt.
[Great Saint, please work your magic and save Little Star!]
The rest of Wang Xin’s fans desperately spammed the ID ’Great Saint’s Golden Cudgel’, hoping the previous whale would unleash his power once more. Although they felt it was unlikely, they couldn’t help but wonder... what if?
[Supreme Douyin: Great Saint? What kind of riff-raff dares to use such a presumptuous name?]
After the taunt, he sent another Carnival to avoid being muted by the system. This drew a complaint from Wang Yumo.
"Supreme, you’re donating to the enemy! I want one too!" she pouted.
He hopped back to her stream.
[Supreme Douyin: Hehe... don’t worry. Her experience bar is miles behind yours. You can’t lose.]
The words had barely left his mouth when the PK interface lit up with the special effects of a Carnival from the other side.
He quickly typed, "Don’t worry, I’ll send two more Carnivals right now. They won’t be able to snipe us."
As he said this, he also sent two Carnivals, thinking he had now secured the win.
But after his two gifts went through, the special effects for Carnivals on the other side didn’t stop. They kept coming, an endless, relentless flood.
Great Saint’s Golden Cudgel sent Carnival x10.
Great Saint’s Golden Cudgel sent Carnival x20.
....
He was numb. Utterly numb.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford it, but there simply wasn’t enough time. He had well and truly been sniped. It was a resounding slap in the face, especially after he had so confidently declared it was impossible.
And now, it had happened.
The PK timer ran out.
Little Star won! Wang Yumo lost!
"Thank you, Great Saint, for the ten Carnivals!" Wang Xin shouted. "Thank you, Great Saint, for the many, many Carnivals! Yay! We won! Thank you, everyone, and a special thank you to Great Saint! Little Star is so happy right now!"
Wang Xin was crying with joy.
In contrast, Wang Yumo’s face was so dark it looked like it could drip ink.
The comment barrage in her livestream quieted down considerably. The previous taunts and arrogant remarks vanished, replaced by complaints directed at their top supporter, Supreme Douyin.
[What happened, Supreme? How did you let them snipe us?]
[How could this even happen? I’m absolutely speechless.]
[The sin of pride.]
[That’s what he gets for underestimating them. They have a whale, too, you know.]
[Exactly. Did he think he’s the only rich person on Douyin? So naive. This platform is full of wealthy tycoons.]
Figures. These were probably people who had resented his online flaunting or were simply jealous. It was to be expected. While many people online aspire to the elite lifestyle and fawn over whales, there are just as many who resent the wealthy. Having finally found an opportunity, they weren’t about to miss the chance to kick him while he was down and vent their frustration.
"Admins, ban everyone insulting our top supporter," Wang Yumo ordered.
As a veteran influencer, she still had a clear grasp of the situation. Although she also had some complaints against her top supporter, she knew this was the time to have his back. The people cursing were mostly penniless freeloaders. It was obvious who to side with.
Supreme Douyin’s expression finally softened slightly. He offered some consolation, "Don’t worry. In the next PK, I definitely won’t underestimate them. I will win it back for you. I won’t rest until I get revenge!"
[Aww, what a touching and righteous drama between the streamer and her top supporter. Are you two done with your act? Hurry up and do the punishment. We at Little Star’s stream are waiting.]
The boomerang came back fast, and getting hit with her own words was truly unpleasant.
[Yeah, the PK is over. Why are you still dragging your feet? Hurry up!]
[You were so arrogant before. One hundred, you said. Not one less. And if the form isn’t up to standard, you have to do it over.]
[That’s right! You set the rules, so you have to follow them.]
[All of us from Little Star’s side will be here to supervise.]
...
Watching the opposing fans spam her chat, Wang Yumo felt a throbbing headache.
"Can I just do ten for now and make up the rest later?" she asked, her voice full of grievance. "I have a fever today. I have no strength."
Seeing that they were giving no quarter, she tried another excuse. She simply didn’t want to complete the punishment—the very punishment she herself had laid down.
[Mo Zi is already feeling unwell, what more do you want?]
[Do you really want her to do a hundred push-ups with a fever? You’re too cruel.]
[Cut her some slack. Go easy on people when you can. What goes around comes around.]
Some of her fans also spoke up to defend her, but that only infuriated Little Star’s supporters.
[Oh, so *now* you know about going easy on people? Where was that attitude before?]
[When you thought you had it in the bag, you were insufferably arrogant. Now that you’ve lost, you’re suddenly being reasonable?]
[Truly Schrödinger’s reasonableness.]
[Your excuses won’t work. We’re going to see this punishment through today. If you dare to back out, I guarantee that by tomorrow, the entire internet will know that Wang Yumo’s promises are worthless.]
...
She was left with no choice. If she wanted to survive as an influencer, she could only tearfully complete the punishment. Otherwise, once she started hemorrhaging followers and got caught in a negative news cycle, her career would be over.
Despite the many fans supporting her here, they were only a small portion of the dedicated livestream viewers among her ten million followers. Other fans who didn’t watch her streams would immediately unfollow if they learned their idol acted this way. She couldn’t imagine how many active fans she would lose.
A long time passed...
"Ninety-eight... ninety-nine..."
Towards the end, she had to collapse on the floor to rest after every single push-up before getting up to do the next.
"One hundred!"
Finally finished, Wang Yumo lay motionless on the ground. She was reaping what she sowed.
The Little Star fans celebrated their triumphant victory in the chat.
[Little Star, you’re just too soft-hearted, even counting the ones with poor form. According to her own rules, if her form wasn’t up to standard, she’d have to do them over. She’d probably only be half done by now.] one fan complained.
"Alright everyone, did you all enjoy the show?" Wang Xin knew how to guide her fans.
[Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!]
The barrage was flooded with the word.
"Today, besides thanking all my fans for their strong support, I want to give a special thanks to one person in particular: our number one supporter on the leaderboard, the amazing ’Great Saint’s Golden Cudgel’!"
"Let’s fill the screen with thanks for our Great Saint!"
Wang Xin’s face was flushed with excitement. She was happy not just because she had won the PK and gotten satisfying revenge for the humiliation she’d suffered, but also because she had gained a whale for a top supporter.
With a godlike top supporter, wasn’t she on the fast track to getting rich?
Full of anticipation, Wang Xin sent another private message:
*Great Saint, why haven’t you added me on WeChat yet? There are some special perks waiting for you~*
Great Saint’s Golden Cudgel: *I already have your WeChat.*
"Ah? You are..."
Soon, a WeChat voice call came through. She glanced at her phone, then said a hurried goodbye to her stream and ended it.
She answered the call. "Da Sheng, you’re the whale who was gifting me today?"
"It’s me!" Sun Dasheng said.
She was instantly mortified.