Chapter 157 - 148: The Center of Attention

Chapter 157: Chapter 148: The Center of Attention

If, before tonight, someone had told Bingbing that she would one day hit 100,000+ viewers in her stream within two minutes of going live, she would have thought they were completely full of it.

But today, she witnessed the birth of this "impossibility" with her own eyes.

Ever since Gu Heng dropped 10 Carnivals in her stream, the viewer count had started skyrocketing at a speed she could have never imagined.

5,000, 10,000, 30,000, 70,000, 100,000, 150,000...

100,000+ was the maximum number visible to the audience. As the stream’s host, Bingbing, of course, could see the detailed data.

The wildly soaring numbers instantly brought the once-quiet stream to life.

"Brother Fu’s seal of approval really lives up to its name. I love all these girls around Prince Heng!"

"I really liked that Yaya girl from before, too. How did I not know there was such a stunning beauty in the ’pretty face’ category—so innocent on the outside, but with a completely different personality!"

"It’s over for me. It’s so late and they’re all still on the boat. Looks like this won’t end until they all leave with a full load. It’s not going to be a clean getaway!"

"Is that even a legal way to use an idiom? I envy your galaxy brain!"

"They managed to get over 50 million points in five minutes just now. This round is ten minutes, so won’t the total score easily break 100 million?"

"Prince Heng is already Level 71. Don’t tell me he’s going to hit the Level 75 cap in one night? If he really does that, Prince Heng will become a legend!"

...

Countless comments scrolled by, so fast that Bingbing couldn’t make out what anyone was saying.

With Gu Heng’s permission, Bingbing quickly connected with Princess Di Di.

The opponent was a woman who, in Gu Heng’s opinion, bore a strange resemblance to Wonder Woman. Her features were very defined, and her eyes held an aggressive, predatory look.

"Is this person any good?"

Gu Heng was completely in the dark when it came to the top streamers in TikTok’s PK scene; it was a total blind spot in his knowledge.

"Very good."

Yangyang and Xinxin nodded in unison, their expressions inexplicably showing a hint of reverence.

"How does she compare to Mao Mao from before?"

Seeing the looks on their faces, Gu Heng immediately realized this woman was no pushover.

"If you look across the entire country for someone who would dare say they could definitively beat a full-power Mao Mao, this Princess Di Di would be one of them."

"She does PK battles 365 days a year."

"Even on New Year’s Eve, when she’s back in her village, she’ll be in a padded winter coat, still doing PK battles."

"Right now, in the TikTok PK scene, she’s pretty much the number one streamer."

Having explained this much, the squeaky-voiced Xinxin suddenly sounded a little indignant. "Chairman Gu, for them to get Princess Di Di to go against us... that’s just cheating and playing dirty."

"Princess Di Di already has a lot of top supporters over Level 70, including many who are at the Level 75 cap. When we start the PK, Princess Di Di’s group of big shots definitely won’t just sit back and watch."

Xinxin, who already had a cutesy and cloying voice, had become even more coquettish after getting Gu Heng’s room key, knowing that tonight they would become... intimately acquainted. Her words were now dripping with charm.

"It’s fine."

"We’re here to fight the elite."

"This way, when they lose, they won’t have any excuses."

On the surface, Gu Heng was nonchalant, exuding an air of effortless dominance, but inside, he was practically bursting with laughter.

’He wasn’t afraid of the opponent being too strong—he was afraid they wouldn’t be strong enough.’

With that, he followed the connection link into Princess Di Di’s stream.

Compared to Bingbing’s relatively dim background, Princess Di Di’s side was brightly lit, and her viewer count was also at 100,000+.

"Welcome, Prince Heng!"

After reaching Level 70, Gu Heng’s entrance into anyone’s stream was announced with a dazzling special effect. Seeing him arrive, Princess Di Di, ever the savvy host, immediately welcomed him.

[Prince Heng]: Start?

Gu Heng sent a banner comment, then casually opened the viewer list in Princess Di Di’s stream.

A quick glance revealed a full ten Level 75 maxed-out accounts hanging at the very top.

Scrolling down the list, by the time he reached the 100th spot, the lowest level was still Level 71.

In other words, a Level 70 whale who would normally be worshipped by countless small-time streamers couldn’t even break into the top 100 here. As for the sixty-something-level whales who had also spent millions on TikTok, they were completely out of the picture.

Such a lineup was several times more impressive than the one from the previous match.

"My god..."

Sitting beside Gu Heng, Yangyang and Xinxin both gasped when they saw this. Being streamers themselves, they knew just how terrifying this scene was.

[Desire Emperor]: Start.

Gu Heng was concise, and the other party was equally a man of few words.

To the average viewer, such a dialogue was the epitome of cool.

Seeing the response, Gu Heng didn’t linger in Princess Di Di’s stream and returned to Bingbing’s stream through the connection link.

"Let’s begin."

Gu Heng flexed his fingers and gestured to Bingbing.

"Okay."

Bingbing’s voice was trembling slightly.

She might be a major influencer with over five million fans, but during her usual streams, her average concurrent viewership was only around five thousand. Only when a video went viral would her total viewers occasionally pass ten thousand, with an absolute peak of fifty thousand.

But right now, her stream alone had over 200,000 total viewers.

And as the queen of the PK scene, Princess Di Di was a regular at 100,000+ viewers. Her stream’s total viewer count was certainly higher than Bingbing’s, not lower.

Considering this, the total number of people watching across both streams could very well exceed half a million. How could Bingbing not feel nervous?

Facing the gazes of hundreds of thousands of people, Bingbing took a deep breath and sent Princess Di Di a PK invitation: 10 minutes, no score limit.

As the PK officially began, Gu Heng didn’t hesitate for a second. He immediately unleashed his maximum one-handed speed and began his steady output, sending eight Carnivals per second with a stable rhythm.

One Carnival is 30,000 points, meaning Gu Heng was adding 240,000 points to Bingbing’s score every second.

But even so, facing the concentrated fire from over a hundred top supporters in Princess Di Di’s stream, her score immediately shot up to an overwhelming lead, breaking a million points in a single second.

Despite this, Gu Heng’s expression showed not the slightest flicker of emotion.

Winning at the start doesn’t count; only winning at the end is a true victory.

At a rate of eight Carnivals per second for a full ten minutes, that would be 4,800 Carnivals, a total of 144 million points.

Gu Heng simply refused to believe the other side could put up more points than that.

The opponent’s side looked ferocious right now, but that was only because the PK had just started. Many people were just joining the fun, throwing in a few gifts to feel like they were part of the action.

But how long could they last?

Ten seconds?

Twenty seconds?

Or were they just three-second men?

Nobody’s money grows on trees. Even a wealthy scion of Wang Yan’s status knew when to save and when to spend.

Throwing away millions upon millions just to prove a point like this? Maybe the leaders on the other side—Desire Emperor, Prince Ning, and Qi’an—would, but the others most likely wouldn’t.

The whole world hustles and bustles for profit and gain.

The richer people are, the savvier they become.

Gu Heng wasn’t afraid of losing the first round. He just wanted to see what the opponent was capable of.

If he lost the first round, Gu Heng could just open another account for the second. With two hands operating at once, dropping nearly ten thousand Carnivals, he refused to believe he could still lose. Therefore, Gu Heng wasn’t the least bit panicked about falling behind early on; his mindset was rock-steady.

However, just then.

Above the comment section in the bottom-left of Bingbing’s screen, a series of dazzling entrance notifications for high-level accounts caught everyone’s attention...

PS: Stop the hate, I know, I know. I’ll wrap this storyline up tomorrow... ORZ