The two have been dating for a while now, and usually, they're not shy about kissing and hugging. But making out in the corridor by the temporary live-stream room made the little girl feel like her heart was thumping like a rabbit, fearing someone might bump into them.

What you fear most often happens. Not long after, while the two were chatting and flirting by the window, Chen Xiu's childhood friend Gangzi came out of the live-stream room.

"President Zhang, there's a small issue in the live stream room... Uh, sorry, I didn't see anything!"

Hearing his greeting, Zhang Yang, feeling a bit guilty, quickly let go of the sneaky hand, and Lin Nianwei blushed a deep red.

When it comes to thick skin, Zhang Yang had the upper hand, pretending to be calm as he turned around and asked, "What's up? What's going on?"

Gangzi knew about Lin Nianwei and Zhang Yang's relationship, so he didn't mind much and answered, "Plans can't keep up with changes. We've been on-air for less than an hour, and already some streamers are sending gifts to grab rankings. It's not quite as we planned! You better come inside and take a look!"

"Grabbing rankings? Okay, I got it!" Zhang Yang nodded and followed Gangzi inside.

In the live-stream room, Chen Xiu was still energetically selling amidst the spotlight, while the staff behind the camera were whispering discreetly. Upon seeing Zhang Yang enter, someone immediately approached to quietly explain the situation.

Zhang Yang merely glanced a bit and understood what was happening.

The number of online viewers in the live stream room had explosively exceeded 80,000. Two big bosses, Jia Diao Ni and Shanghai Mermaid, were furiously sending Cloud-Piercing Arrows to grab rankings. A quick glance at the leaderboard showed they'd each already spent seventy to eighty thousand yuan.

Why did Gangzi come out to find Zhang Yang? Well, it was actually quite simple.

According to the script, after the number of viewers in the live stream room slowed down, Zhang Yang would use his main account to send a wave of gifts to show his presence.

At that point, Chen Xiu would give enough screen time and help Zhang Yang gain a wave of followers.

Once Zhang Yang finishes the shout-out for followers, Chen Xiu would take the opportunity to propose a condition for the top-ranking followers to click and follow.

Now, before Zhang Yang even had a chance to send gifts and appear, the brand accounts from two other fishing gear companies had already acted.

Jia Diao Ni and Mermaid are both quite strong companies. Their bosses, having sharp business instincts, quickly started operating their accounts after noticing the new weapon of Kuaishou live streaming. Seeing Chen Xiu's stream popularity, they decided to spend money to gain followers.

"Boss, given the situation now, what should we do?" the assistant on the floor asked with a worried face.

With this change in situation, no one dared to make a decision; only Zhang Yang could make the call.

Zhang Yang smiled widely, giving a reassuring look: "No need to hurry, just let them keep gifting. The more gifts, the livelier it gets. I'll step out to make a call and come back!"

Quickly, Zhang Yang got up and left the room, pulling out his phone to call Liu Xingyun.

When preparing for Chen Xiu's event, Zhang Yang had already contacted Liu Xingyun, fearing any lag in the live stream. Old Liu had even specially coordinated with the tech team to provide more bandwidth support.

Besides that, Zhang Yang also requested a 'privilege' from Liu Xingyun: half a million platform tokens.

What does this mean? Essentially, it's virtual currency.

How is it different from the virtual currency that regular players buy with money?

To put it simply, the Kuaishou coins that regular players purchase with real money can be freely withdrawn or spent. However, the tokens Zhang Yang requested from Liu Xingyun are for specific use only and cannot be withdrawn.

There's a line in the film "Let the Bullets Fly": the gentry's money is returned in full, while the commoner's money is split seventy-thirty.

This half a million in tokens can be used to send gifts in Chen Xiu's stream, but afterward, Chen Xiu won't get a single cent in commission. Its purpose is merely to boost the atmosphere.

It's not that Zhang Yang can't afford the half a million, but since he has connections on the platform, who wouldn't prefer to do things without spending money? Only a fool wouldn't use their connections. For things that can be done without spending money, Zhang Yang is especially stingy.

After finishing the call, Zhang Yang quickly returned to the room.

In less than a minute, Zhang Yang checked the quick coin value on his account backend.

Originally there was about ten thousand, usually used for social obligations. Now, with the half-million tokens exchanged at a 1:10 ratio, the quick coin balance instantly became 5.01 million.

Zhang Yang looked down at the time, and with forty minutes left until the original plan's set time of eight o'clock, there was plenty of leeway, no rush.

"Alright, it's done! Just continue with the original plan. We won't lose the ranking!"

Zhang Yang said calmly, continuing to fiddle with his phone to pass the time.

The gift-giving on the stage had already reached a fever pitch, and it seemed that both major accounts were getting carried away, unwilling to back down.

Jia Diao Ni just sent ten Cloud-Piercing Arrows to climb to the top, only for Mermaid to immediately respond with twenty more, each side unwilling to concede, unknowingly pushing the ranking amount to more than a hundred thousand.

Seeing this, someone might rant. Since it's not a losing trade to gain followers, why isn't Zhang Yang worried about the other side impulsively spending big beyond the half-million tokens?

Zhang Yang had already considered this possibility during the preparation stage. On a regular basis, there is a limit to the amount recharged daily, unless the other side has been preparing for this several days in advance. Otherwise, in the current situation, five million Kuaishou coins are the ceiling in Chen Xiu's live stream room, and no one can make a splash.

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