However, a $150,000 tip is a huge amount for a 20-year-old female college student. Responding with just a song might not seem like enough.
"Don't listen to them; just sing the theme song from Titanic, 'My Heart Will Go On,'" the tycoon, Ma Li Ma Li Hong, commented in the message area a few seconds later.
He had originally wanted to use the ID "Ma V," but to avoid being exposed due to his many online fans, he chose "Ma Li Ma Li Hong" instead.
That's right, the so-called tycoon was Mavi, the big boss of V-ke Live. His previous $150,000 tip was just a warm-up.
To quickly make V-ke Live famous and attract streamers and viewers from the get-go, Mavi had more heavy tips planned. It was a unique and effective form of advertising.
Seeing that the tycoon only wanted her to sing, Anne Hathaway breathed a sigh of relief. Then she began to sing the gentle and moving Titanic theme song, "My Heart Will Go On," into the microphone.
After she finished the song, all 3,500 viewers in the live stream were captivated by her voice. In his previous life, Hathaway was known as an excellent singer among actors. Not only was her acting top-notch, but her singing talent was on par with a professional singer.
After listening to the song, Mavi casually typed a message on his keyboard and sent it to Hathaway: "You sang well. This is your tip. Keep it up."
He then pressed the tip button and selected 2,000 V-ke Super Cruise Missiles to send her! Each V-ke Super Cruise Missile cost $500, so 2,000 of them totaled $1 million!
"User Ma Li Ma Li Hong has tipped Anne Hathaway 2,000 V-ke Super Cruise Missiles! Click to claim the golden chest!"
The 2,000 golden-colored super cruise missiles instantly screamed across the entire screen. That spectacular and magnificent display was the result of a full $1 million! The 3,500 viewers in front of their computers thought they were hallucinating! They frantically rubbed their eyes, eager to confirm the tip information sent by the system.
"Holy cow!!! 2,000 super cruise missiles? $1 million?! This is absolutely shocking!"
"My mom asked me why I'm kneeling in front of the computer watching a video and crying. Should I tell her I was scared to death by a tycoon?"
"Oh my God! For $1 million, you could probably hire the original singer of this song! Rich people are just crazy!"
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Seeing the sudden $1 million tip on the screen, Anne Hathaway was also stunned and a little overwhelmed by the amount. She had never imagined that singing a song on a live stream would attract such a massive $1.15 million tip from a tycoon.
"Is this for real? Am I dreaming...?" Hathaway couldn't help but wonder.
"Thank you, Ma Li Ma Li Hong! I really don't know how to express my gratitude!" Hathaway quickly thanked Mavi. She didn't even know why "Ma Li Ma Li Hong" would tip her so much.
"Don't overthink it, just do your live streams well," Mavi said simply in the message area.
After seeing that message, Anne Hathaway suddenly remembered that when they signed their contracts, the big boss of V-ke Video, Mavi, had been there. He had even been invited on stage to say some encouraging words to the contracted streamers. Among them was, "Don't overthink it, just do your live streams well."
"Could this Ma Li Ma Li Hong be Mr. Mavi, the chairman of the Ma V Group?" Just as Anne Hathaway had this thought, she saw a golden-yellow message light up in the message area: "Lv.56 Royal User Ma Li Ma Li Hong has left the room."
Mavi's account was originally Lv.1, but after spending $1.15 million, it was immediately upgraded to a V-ke royal account and given special privileges, such as a cool, eye-catching golden notification when entering or leaving a room.
Besides the special privileges, Mavi's Ma Li Ma Li Hong account also became the top user on the V-ke Live "Tycoon Leaderboard," with a lead of more than $900,000 over the second-place user. Actually, Mavi could have spent even more, but he considered that it was only the first day and didn't want to spend too much, just in case people with ulterior motives said he was faking data...
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Watching the tycoon, who was possibly the big boss, leave the room, Anne Hathaway's heart suddenly felt a strange sense of loss. Even though the chat was lively and the number of viewers was still rising, she couldn't muster much interest.
Sitting silently at his office desk, Hot, the CEO of the Brook Video, was left completely blank by Mavi's $1 million tip.
He wasn't concerned about the amount itself, but rather that once this news got out, online media outlets and even some local U.S. newspapers would definitely be scrambling to report it. The chain reaction from this news would be immense!
Not only would it attract hesitant video broadcasters to try out the V-ke Live platform, but it would also be a huge boost for the website's reputation and traffic!
Soon, things went exactly as Hot had predicted. Online media and entertainment news outlets began to widely report on the surprising appearance of a tycoon giving a $1 million tip on the first day of V-ke Live's launch. This was a brand new event for the entire video industry and attracted countless eyeballs.
"On its first day, V-ke Live not only saw a surge in traffic, but also had a wealthy individual tip a streamer $1.15 million! This has completely changed people's perception of the video industry," a female host on a U.S. CBS online entertainment program reported with a smile.
For a female streamer on V-ke Live to earn more in one day than a female news anchor on U.S. television earned in ten months, the news host could only force a smile while reporting it. She felt a little unbalanced inside.
"V-ke Video is doing something new, and live streaming is very popular with viewers. On the first day, a wealthy person tipped a streamer $1.15 million, which has scared a lot of viewers," a flood of online news stories filled major portals the next day.
This led viewers who saw the news to exclaim, "What kind of live streaming is this? You can earn so much? More in one day than I earn in 10 years?"
Because of this heated discussion, Mavi's V-ke Live saw a massive increase in traffic on the second day. The human resources department even received many inquiries about how to get a contract as a video streamer and what the requirements were.