Break Corporation's president, Hotte, spoke with a proud, smiling face. He was prepared to spend a lot of money to poach people from Mavi, but to his surprise, Mavi was so good-natured about it and let them poach employees as they pleased.
This made the presidents of Break Video and Show Scout Video secretly overjoyed, believing they had gotten a great deal.
Five days later, V-Talk Video's live streaming website appeared online as a separate page. Many streamers and internet users were skeptical of this new video model. After all, new things often face scrutiny and resistance from traditionalists.
That afternoon, Break Corporation's president, Hotte, sat in his office and opened his laptop. He wanted to see what this new live video thing from Mavi Group was all about.
When he opened the homepage, he first noticed that the live streaming website's interface was in the same style as V-Talk Video, with almost no difference.
Next, he saw that the only two categories featured on the homepage were gaming live streams and entertainment live streams. There were female streamers singing in front of the camera, and also male gamers playing Counter-Strike or World of Warcraft for people to watch.
This "weird" and single-minded live video content made Hotte, the president of Break Corporation, chuckle a bit. "What is this V-Talk Video thing? A regular person who isn't a singer or a famous actor is singing in front of the camera; will anyone actually watch that?"
"And this live gaming? If you have time to watch, you might as well play yourself! What's the point of watching someone else play?" Before even clicking into a live stream, Hotte had already made up his mind about V-Talk Live.
It's true that competitors are often rivals, and the struggle is even more intense with powerful rivals in the business world.
However, as he thought this, he casually clicked into a female streamer's room. Hotte was surprised to find that while the streamer wasn't a celebrity, she was beautiful and her singing was lovely. The live screen was filled with scrolling comments from users.
"Annie, you sing so well! I'm completely captivated by your voice."
"Streamer, do you have a boyfriend? What state are you in? I want to drive to you!"
"User Jack the Ripper has tipped streamer Anne Hathaway Lee one Lamborghini Veneno!"
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The streamer, Anne Hathaway Lee, was the same actress who played Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises in the previous life. She was not only sweet-looking and had a hot body, but she also had great charisma and was voted one of the top 5 most beautiful American actresses by Chinese netizens.
However, in this life, Anne Hathaway Lee did not pursue an acting career. When Mavi's people found her, Anne Hathaway Lee was just a 20-year-old American college student.
And so now, she appeared in a V-Talk Live room as a signed female streamer under Mavi's banner.
"Tipping a Lamborghini Veneno? What is that?" Break Corporation's president, Hotte, was a little confused by the system messages on the live screen.
But he quickly noticed the many tip icons below the live stream room. "Lamborghini Aventador, price $20. Lamborghini Veneno, price $150. Scud Missile, price $100. V-Talk Cruise Missile, price $300..."
"$150? Tipped just like that? Even a tip at a restaurant isn't that much, is it? Someone is actually willing to pay this much money to watch a video?" President Hotte was completely shocked. His website had always been based on free videos, relying on traffic to attract advertising sponsors.
But Hotte never imagined there was also a "tipping" method that made users willingly pay. And from the looks of it, the tips on the live stream weren't small. In the chat box on the right, there was a tipping ranking for the room.
The top-ranked user, "Jack the Ripper," had already tipped a total of $3,750, which was $500 more than the second-ranked user.
Seeing this, Break Corporation's president, Hotte, was truly confused and anxious. This was completely different from what he had imagined. It even shattered his previous understanding of video websites.
Just as Hotte felt a sense of panic, a user with the ID "Mavi" suddenly tipped the streamer Anne Hathaway Lee with an astonishing 500 V-Talk Cruise Missiles!
"User Mavi has tipped streamer Anne Hathaway Lee 500 V-Talk Cruise Missiles! Click to claim a Silver Chest!"
As soon as this system message was sent, Hotte saw the screen fill with the roar of cruise missiles flying by. The special effects were truly shocking because they were all money! One V-Talk Cruise Missile cost $300, and 500 missiles meant a whopping $150,000!
The group of flame-spewing cruise missiles flew with great momentum from the right side of the screen to the left. The more than 3,000 viewers in the live stream were all amazed and collectively gasped in front of their computers!
"WTF! 500 cruise missiles, who is that rich?! I almost fell to my knees."
"Holy crap! A $150,000 tip? Did I see that right, or is the system broken?"
"Oh my god... that's terrifying, what did I just witness? Is there a wealthy person here?"
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The internet users in the live stream were heavily shocked by "Mavi's" astonishing tip. They frantically sent comments to express their awe.
The live streaming world is a platform where ordinary people can get a close look at the lives of the wealthy. So, whenever a rich person appears, it can be a great "stimulation" for the onlookers.
Even the female streamer, Anne Hathaway Lee, showed a look of surprise after seeing such a huge tip. She thanked the wealthy user, "Thank you, Mavi, for the 500 cruise missiles! What song would you like to hear?"
Before Mavi could reply, the internet users watching the live stream began to stir things up by sending comments like, "Streamer Annie, the rich guy just tipped $150,000! What do you mean what song?! Do a sexy dance or change your clothes right on the spot!"
Seeing these instigating comments, Anne Hathaway Lee showed an embarrassed and conflicted smile, unsure of what to do. She was just a 20-year-old college student. Even just doing a live stream and singing in front of so many people had required a great deal of mental preparation.
So, things like a sexy dance or changing clothes were truly impossible for her to do.