Chapter Fourteen: No, Stop, Don’t Stop!
Bai Qingming didn’t hold back. He shared the suggestion he’d mentioned earlier with the operations supervisor from B-Station, who had just arrived. He explained that the full-platform promotion would include Tiger Bud, Fishy Fun, DouYin, Chopsticks, and B-Station.
As Bai Qingming expected, that very evening, after he’d returned home, the heads of the five major platforms held a rare meeting together. The next morning, he received a call: the five platforms had agreed to adopt Bai Qingming’s proposal and would provide him with full-platform promotion.
In other words, whenever Bai Qingming went live in the future, viewers could find his stream on any of the five platforms, enter directly to watch, and all tipping and rewards would be synchronized. Since the birth of the live-streaming industry, no other streamer had ever been treated this way.
After hanging up, Bai Qingming took a taxi to Tiger Bud’s headquarters. At that moment, the heads of all five platforms were waiting for him, ready to sign the contract together.
The process was straightforward. During the signing, Bai Qingming proposed an additional clause: to clarify that his relationship with the five platforms was a partnership, not an employment. With this single line, Bai Qingming placed himself on equal footing with the five platforms.
The five platforms had no objection to this. The signing was completed quickly, and everyone was beaming with joy.
No sooner had Bai Qingming returned home than the five major platforms seized the moment, announcing the news on Weibo. The announcement was reposted widely, sparking a flood of comments from netizens.
“No way, full-platform promotion? Not even Uzi or Zhang Daxian got this treatment.”
“I’m so jealous. How much is the signing fee per year?”
“How much? You’re thinking too small! He lives in a luxury apartment worth hundreds of millions. Who would care about money? He’s just in it for fun.”
“Is this... the happiness of the rich?”
“I don’t care, as long as Dog Streamer keeps streaming. I’ll sell my house just to join his stream and throw gifts at him as an insult.”
...
Browsing through Weibo, Bai Qingming was genuinely startled.
Was he really this popular now? When did he make it into the top ten trending topics? Looking closely, he saw plenty of celebrities and influencers commenting under the trending post.
In fact, opening DouYin or similar short video apps now, nine out of ten videos used “The Single Dog’s Song” as background music for dance or covers, with the remaining one being Bai Qingming’s original video.
With a rough grasp of his newfound fame, Bai Qingming was stunned. Judging by the situation, his popularity score should be soaring. So why hadn’t the system responded at all?
Could it be that only viewers who watched his live streams counted? That must be it.
As he pondered this, Bai Qingming received a message.
“Your bank card ending in *8886 has received a deposit of 200,000 yuan. Account balance: 349,900 yuan.”
Immediately after, the Tiger Bud manager he’d added that morning sent him a voice message.
“Qingming, brother, the tips you received during your recent streams have been transferred to you. Check your account. As discussed, the gift money is yours in full; we won’t take a cent.”
Although Bai Qingming could withdraw at any time as agreed, before he could even act, they’d already transferred the money proactively. One had to admit, Tiger Bud’s management was very attentive.
In his bank account, the 200,000 yuan was from gifts; the remaining 140,000-plus was his share of the reward for catching the murderer, split with Wang, minus a hundred spent on dinner yesterday.
For an ordinary person, this was already a significant sum, but Bai Qingming was far from satisfied. This amount wasn’t even enough to buy a bathroom in his luxury apartment!
...
At seven that evening, inside his luxury residence at The One, Bai Qingming went live, kicking off his debut full-platform broadcast.
Since this was the first time a streamer had ever received full-platform promotion, all five platforms pulled out all the stops. Bai Qingming’s stream was featured in the most prominent recommendation slots, and the platforms’ top streamers had been advertising it ahead of time—anticipation was sky-high.
As a result, the moment Bai Qingming started his stream, his viewer count instantly soared to half a million.
And this was just the beginning.
[Uzi sends a Treasure Map ×1]
Uzi: “Brother, your song is great. I love it. Let’s team up sometime—my Yasuo is insane!”
[Sao Man sends a Treasure Map ×1]
Sao Man: “Bro, you’re a bit of a noob—I was just looking for someone new! Want to join?”
[Leader Zixun from the Demon Sect sends 10 Rockets]
Leader Zixun: “Hefei massage, three hundred per session. Bro, interested?”
[Zhang Daxian sends 10 Cash Cannons]
Zhang Daxian: “Brother, do you play King of Glory? I’ll teach you the Moonlight Infinite Combo.”
...
Within less than a minute, top streamers from each platform flocked to Bai Qingming’s stream, showering him with gifts under the pretense of support.
All of this was orchestrated by the platforms to boost Bai Qingming’s popularity.
Almost instantly, banners popped up in every active stream room:
[Uzi sent a Treasure Map in Bai Qingming’s stream—hurry and dig for treasure!]
[Sao Man sent a Treasure Map in Bai Qingming’s stream—hurry and dig for treasure!]
[...]
With the big-name streamers setting the mood, Bai Qingming’s popularity exploded before he’d even done anything. Countless viewers, even casual passersby, started sending gifts of their own, claiming they wanted to “humiliate” the streamer as hard as possible.
They insisted that humiliating the streamer brought them endless pleasure.
Seeing this, Bai Qingming grinned from ear to ear.
“You guys don’t need to send me gifts.”
“I really don’t need them.”
“No, stop!”
“Yes, don’t stop.”
“Don’t stop sending gifts.”
Seeing how enthusiastic his viewers were, Bai Qingming decided to stir things up a bit.
“Guys, do you want to watch me play some games?” he asked.
“The streamer plays games too?”
“Aren’t you a talent streamer?”
As soon as someone asked this, an old fan immediately spoke up.
“I’ll report him—his best champion is Yasuo, actual Silver II level, loses more than he wins.”
This triggered a wave of laughter in the chat.
“I’m Silver II, the streamer is Silver II—we’re basically the same.”
“Can’t argue with that.”
Instead of getting annoyed, Bai Qingming shook his head and began to defend himself, looking quite serious.
“Not at all, not at all.”
“Winning and losing in games is a soldier’s daily affair. If I lose a match, maybe that’s on me.”
“But if I lose every match, that only proves one thing.”
With this, he piqued the viewers’ curiosity—they all wanted to hear what he’d say next.
Bai Qingming paused, then continued, “If I lose every match, it means the problem lies with my teammates each game.”
The chat went silent for a moment.
“Goodness, I have to kneel before the streamer!”
“I thought he’d admit he was just bad.”
“I actually think he’s right. I lose every match too—must be the same reason.”
To be honest, Bai Qingming felt his explanation was perfectly reasonable. The effect on the stream was just right.
By now, he’d already logged into the game.
“Is the streamer planning to play with Uzi and the others?” someone asked.
Viewers assumed Bai Qingming would team up with those skilled streamers for some interactive fun.
But Bai Qingming shook his head.
“If I play with them, how will I show off my skills?”
With that, he opened up his companion app.