It was a weekday morning, a slow time for live streaming, so the other streamers weren't broadcasting with much energy.
So when they saw the same user showering the same streamer with so many Happy Planets, it would be strange if they weren't jealous.
Especially since they discovered he was a rookie streamer.
So, each with their own ulterior motives, they all swarmed over on their alternate accounts to watch.
Some streamers secretly followed Xu Shengxia's Kuaishou account and sent a private message asking for a follow-back.
Others, after following Xu Shengxia's Kuaiyin account, directly messaged her with an invitation to their own stream.
Some streamers even started calling the wealthy patron "big bro," sharing their contact information and saying they wanted to be friends.
Bolder ones, like that female streamer from before, called out directly in the public chat, wanting to link up with Jiang Xingzhou for a PK battle.
Usually, people who did this were exceptionally talented and very confident.
They didn't link up for a PK battle to win.
After all, with a "big bro" like Xu Shengxia backing him, almost no streamer on the entire platform was confident they could beat Jiang Xingzhou during a low-traffic morning slot.
Her real goal in doing this was to attract new followers.
During a PK battle, you show off your skills to the camera. It doesn't matter if they're male or female fans; as long as your skills are good enough, you have a chance to lure them over from the other side.
'Besides... how could someone willing to spend so much money on a streamer be a woman?'
'Rich women spend money on themselves. The most they'd do is fork over 131.4 yuan for an "Eternity" gift. Who would be willing to send a huge gift like a Happy Planet, let alone more than twenty of them in a row?!'
So, the female streamer guessed that this "6330" was most likely a male fan who swung both ways.
'If that's the case, then I'm even more confident I can win him over.'
Even if she couldn't win him over, it didn't matter.
Jiang Xingzhou's channel was currently swarming with casual viewers. If she performed a more explosive dance, even if she couldn't attract the top supporter, she could still poach some of the onlookers.
Plus, with the atmosphere hyped up by the top supporter showering the other side with gifts, if she played pitiful and acted a little flirty, she might even get some big "sympathy" gifts.
No matter how she looked at it, she couldn't lose, which was why she had acted so decisively.
After her first invitation went unanswered, the female streamer, undeterred, sent a second one—this time, a coquettish voice message.
"Zhouzhou, my handsome streamer~ How about a PK battle?~ You've got your top supporter backing you, what's there to be afraid of? Come on, PK with Xiao Yu~ Big Sis Xiao Yu will do a hot dance for you, mwah~"
After the voice message was sent, some of the male fans watching were indeed drawn in. They started asking for her stream's name, saying they would go check it out later.
If this kind of blatant fan-poaching happened in another stream, the streamer's die-hard fans would have already cursed her out. If they got really mad, they might even go to the female streamer's channel to flame her.
But Jiang Xingzhou was just a newcomer... how could he possibly have hardcore fans who would defend him like that?
The user whose ID ended in 6330 was just a fluke...
So, once Jiang Xingzhou realized it wasn't a computer problem or a system bug, he could only force a smile and watch other streamers poach viewers in his own chat.
As for the PK battle... Jiang Xingzhou had no intention of accepting.
It was pointless.
The female streamer's fans were mostly men, and he didn't have any special talents to attract them. Even if he won, there was no real benefit for him. At most, he could assign her a penalty to perform.
Rather than do that, it would be better to calm down and think carefully about how to use this opportunity to maximize his advantage.
Amidst this chaotic free-for-all, the guild operations manager, who had never paid him any mind before, sent him a WeChat message:
"Zhouzhou, don't just stand there dazed! I just confirmed with the platform—6330 is a real user! The gifts she's sending will actually get to us. A whale this rich is rare, so start talking and make sure you keep her here!"
Jiang Xingzhou had already been thinking that he needed to seize this opportunity...
But he hadn't been a streamer for long and lacked experience, so he didn't know what to do and had been frozen for quite a while.
Now, with the reminder from his operations manager, he instantly knew what he had to do.
He quickly recovered his usual handsome and charming demeanor and began speaking to the camera:
"Thank you to the user ending in 6330 for the Happy Planets and beers. Thank you so, so much!"
"You're too good to me, Big Sis. I don't even know how I can ever repay you..."
"How about this... Big Sis, you tell me what you want to see me do. As long as it's not against the platform's rules, I'll do whatever you want."