Who doesn't have a few books at home?
Xu Zimo started searching in the room.
"The Weakness of Human Nature"
Let this accountant study hard in prison.
[System Notification: A book has been detected. Do you want to trade it?]
"Yes!"
As Xu Zimo confirmed, "The Weakness of Human Nature" in his hand disappeared, and immediately after, a Mouyin (a short video/live-streaming platform) notification popped up on his phone.
[Mouyin (a short video/live-streaming platform)]: Your account has been successfully topped up.
Xu Zimo opened the Mouyin (a short video/live-streaming platform) notification, which showed: Successfully topped up 1,000,000 diamonds. Current account diamond balance: 1,000,000.
It was very normal.
Given Xu Zimo's previous circumstances, he couldn't possibly afford to top up diamonds, but he would occasionally watch live streams.
He only watched; he had never spent anything.
He was already feeling sleepy, but now with a million diamonds credited to his account, his mind began to stir.
This was, after all, a genuine one hundred thousand yuan. The Female Streamer he could only watch through a screen before, could he now perhaps get a taste of her?
Of course, friends who frequently watch live streams know that some big streamers can generate 100,000+ in a single PK. If he were to splurge on a big streamer, he would at most get a thank you from the 'Big Brother,' followed by an operator chatting with him. At best, he might be invited out for a meal, but it's basically impossible to make any real progress.
Xu Zimo certainly wouldn't be that foolish.
His target was some Little Streamers whose popularity had waned.
Why not look for new Little Streamers?
Because some Little Streamers who are new to the industry and have good looks still have dreams for the future. Giving them gifts would only make them feel that this is something they earned through their sweat and hard work.
So, even if he looked for new Little Streamers, it might not have any effect.
But Little Streamers whose popularity had waned were different.
These streamers, because they have good looks, have experienced peaks in the past. Some have reached Platinum, and some have even reached Diamond I. Although Diamond I requires 200,000 Mouyin (a short video/live-streaming platform) waves, a Diamond I streamer's actual after-tax income each month is quite good if it's over 40,000 yuan, and that's when they use fewer prop cards.
If there's also guild operation involved, the income would be even lower.
These streamers, due to their reserve, couldn't open up their horizons and would fall back within one or two months, becoming Silver or Gold streamers.
Their income would drop from a five-figure sum to a few thousand yuan per month; the psychological gap is unimaginable.
Some principles they had always upheld would also slowly disintegrate during this process.
Xu Zimo's target was those streamers who had previously reached Platinum. After all, for streamers who had reached Diamond, it would still be difficult to open up their horizons with a million diamonds.
The diamonds had to be spent wisely.
Although Mouyin (a short video/live-streaming platform) live streaming started late, due to its traffic advantage, there are many streamers. Although the traffic is large, only a minority actually watch live streams and spend money.
Among those who genuinely spend, most are office workers with a few thousand yuan in income each month, yet they eat instant noodles to support their favorite streamers, fantasizing that the Female Streamer will be moved by them, but in reality, they get nothing.
Of course, there are also some who spend purely for entertainment. These people generally have very considerable incomes and don't mind spending a little, entirely based on their mood.
More often, there are those who spend with a clear purpose.
Xu Zimo certainly wouldn't spend for nothing on those streamers; his purpose was very clear.
He swiped up from the Mouyin (a short video/live-streaming platform) homepage to the live streaming page.
There were options like featured, same city, games, etc.
Xu Zimo unhesitatingly clicked on'same city.'
Without a doubt, it recommended beautiful Female Streamers, but how many of them were genuinely beautiful was unknown.
This also led to some genuinely attractive Female Streamers with good figures not having an advantage on the platform.
Xu Zimo wasn't in a hurry to spend; after all, diamonds were limited. Instead, he began to observe slowly.
After seeing some Female Streamers with decent looks, he would click in and then check the Female Streamer's homepage to view her gift gallery and PK rank.
Most streamers were Bronze or Silver, with very few Gold. Their gift galleries only had some relatively cheap items lit up. Xu Zimo was mainly looking at these streamers' historical ranks.
If a Female Streamer's past rank was over a year old, regardless of her current rank, Xu Zimo would swipe past her directly.
These streamers might not seem to have high ranks, but if they could persist for a year, their real income might not just be reflected in their rank.
Xu Zimo was looking for those who had only been streaming for a few months.
These Female Streamers most likely hadn't been... corrupted yet.
Moreover, because they weren't achieving results, these Female Streamers would experience anxiety. And because they had already streamed for a few months, they would more or less understand the unwritten rules of the live streaming industry.
Because of anxiety, they were no longer as reserved and unapproachable as they were when they first started streaming.
For these streamers, as long as he was willing to give them some sweet benefits and get their contact information, he would have a chance to invite them out to discuss things like investment and equity... Jiang Yuwei had been live streaming full-time for three months. When she first started streaming, the platform provided good traffic, and at its peak, her live stream room had over a thousand viewers.
At that time, some 'Big Brothers' had given her large gifts like planes, yachts, and Mouyin (a short video/live-streaming platform) No. 1.
In her first month, her rank reached Platinum, and her after-tax income exceeded 20,000 yuan. Jiang Yuwei was overjoyed and extremely happy.
Simply by presenting herself in front of the camera and saying words of thanks, as a sophomore, her income had already surpassed over ninety percent of working people.
So, starting from the second month, Jiang Yuwei began to stream more seriously and diligently, almost returning to her dorm to stream as soon as classes ended.
However, her income did not increase due to her seriousness and effort; instead, it dropped significantly. In fact, in the second month, her income barely reached 10,000 yuan.
For a sophomore, a five-figure income was already quite a lot.
But Jiang Yuwei had already tasted the sweetness of live streaming and had received higher income, so the psychological gap was naturally huge.
The reason for this was, of course, that the 'Big Brothers' who had given large gifts in the first month had gradually disappeared.
As the traffic provided by the platform declined, although a few new 'Big Brothers' had entered her live stream, they also stopped appearing because they didn't receive any feedback.
From the 'Big Brothers'' perspective, such a Female Streamer was a bottomless pit, and with resources in hand, they naturally quickly shifted their targets.
Through discussions with her roommate, Jiang Yuwei also understood what these 'Big Brothers' wanted, but her inner pride prevented her from lowering herself to please others, let alone agreeing to any other demands.
She patiently continued to stream diligently.
Jiang Yuwei felt that since she was so beautiful and so hardworking, one day she would become a big streamer envied by everyone.
However, the cruelty of the live streaming industry exceeded her imagination.
Her income in the third month was cut in half again. If it weren't for the fact that live streaming still earned more than working a regular job, she would have given up.
This was already Jiang Yuwei's fourth month of live streaming.
It was already nearing the end of the month, and her rank was only Silver Three Stars. Calculating her income, she estimated it would only be around three or four thousand yuan.
At this point, Jiang Yuwei's mental state was already somewhat on the verge of collapse.