I was rebellious by nature, but I ended up becoming a top influencer.

Upon hearing this, Du Jin and the other two couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

With such a formidable opponent, if the opponent decides to sing a few more songs, over time, while the three of them won't become marginalized, Du Jin's status as the eldest brother will likely be in jeopardy, and their earnings from tips may also decrease.

There aren't actually that many older men and women who come to bars to drink and are willing to tip. It's the same group of people who come and go. If they tip one singer, they might not tip a second one.

Giving 10 yuan to 10 people at once is a way of spreading the spoils evenly, but it's not as satisfying as giving 1000 yuan to just one person at once.

Whether to be a nobody or the top influencer is irrelevant.

Most importantly, no one may care about sending a single rose, but when you send 100 or 1000 roses at once, the admiring and envious looks from the other drinkers are enough to make them addicted and unable to extricate themselves.

When people are drunk, they tend to act recklessly and are more likely to tip others, especially when there is a tipping competition among drinkers, which is the most intoxicating scene.

Therefore, what Du Jin and his two companions were most worried about was actually the issue of profit.

When the three of them saw that Qi Tian had received 320 roses as a reward, they were already exclaiming in alarm. They thought he was a little lamb, but they didn't expect him to be a ruthless person who was pretending to be weak.

As a result, people will naturally give less in the future.

Now that Song Miaomiao said that Qi Tian only sings one song and is indeed not a contracted resident singer at the bar, the three of them relaxed a lot.

……

After Song Miaomiao explained, everyone understood why Qi Tian only sang one song, but a few drunk patrons still stood up: "What are you pretending for? You have to sing your own songs when you come out to perform? Who do you think you are? Sing if you want, don't sing if you don't."

"Such a sissy, average-looking, but her thoughts are anything but. Was that song good? Don't be disgusting. Where's Du Jin? Come up here and show him what a real man's song is! Shake it up with 'Social Bro'!"

……

At the urging of the others, Du Jin picked up his guitar and went on stage. With a hint of self-deprecation, he said, "I don't know any of those fancy stuff. I just sing some outdated rock. If you guys like it, then I'll keep singing!"

Several drunkards immediately started yelling.

Ai Mei, Sun Qian, Shen Ru, Liu Rui and other women frowned. They usually liked Du Jin quite a bit, feeling that he sang boldly, spoke magnanimously and was loyal. Why did he seem to have something hidden in his words today?

Shen Ru and the others hadn't entered society yet, so they naturally didn't understand much. Ai Mei and Sun Qian, however, were seasoned veterans. They didn't say anything more and went back to their seats to continue drinking.

[Why am I suddenly starting to dislike Du Jin? What does "flashy" even mean? Is writing original songs considered flashy?]

【Brother Qi Tian's songs are pretty good, so why are they considered flashy? Are your rock songs really that good? Besides yelling, I haven't seen any singing skills from you. After all these years, you haven't even produced a single decent song, yet you're here making sarcastic remarks?】

I think Du Jin is right. I don't like Qi Tian's love songs, so what's the point of this comparison?

[Are we trying to discredit them? It's obviously Du Jin doing this, using his seniority at the bar to ostracize newcomers!]

……

Seeing that some people in the live stream were questioning Qi Tian and others were arguing about it, Chen You, the tattooed lady, shook her head, poured another glass of warm water, and placed it in front of Qi Tian.

"Thanks!"

Qi Tian picked up his water glass and drank it all in one gulp: "That's enough for today, I'll come back next week."

He couldn't be bothered to listen to what those drunk people were saying.

As for the sarcastic Du Jin, he had no time to embarrass him; he had more important things to do.

Seeing that he was really leaving, Song Miaomiao, who had just stepped off the stage, said helplessly, "Big brother, are you really just dabbling in this?"

Qi Tian shook his head: "I have to go to work tomorrow; I have a proper job."

Song Miaomiao was taken aback: "Doing a part-time job tonight won't interfere with anything, right?"

Qi Tian shook his head again: "I have more important things to do!"

"More important things? What are they?"

Song Miaomiao and Chen You looked at Qi Tian with some surprise. Could it be that he was writing a song? Composing music?

Qi Tian stood up, pushed the cup back to Chen You, thanked her again, and then looked at Song Miaomiao solemnly: "I'm going home to sleep!"

"oh!"

Song Miaomiao exclaimed "Oh!" and then widened her big eyes, which were covered in thick eyeshadow. Even the usually calm bartender with her tattooed arms was stunned.

"Your important business isn't just going home to sleep, is it?"

Qi Tian didn't answer. As he walked out of the bar, he waved one hand in the air.

Song Miaomiao exchanged a surprised glance with Chen You: "What's going on? Is it really that complicated?"

The two were speaking quite loudly, and since Chen You was wearing a microphone, some of the fans in the live stream immediately heard them and asked Chen You what had happened. Chen You replied with a hint of helplessness, "We just asked Qi Tian why he was in such a hurry to go home, and he said he wanted to go home to sleep."

[Pfft, this guy is so funny! Going to bed so early? No wonder his skin looks so good, he doesn't even have dark circles.]

[My nightlife had just begun, I'd just turned on my FM radio, and someone told me they were going to sleep? Is Qi Tian from Jiangsu Province? I've heard people there go to bed early!]

[Oh my god, that scared me! I thought it was already 2 a.m. I quickly checked my phone and it was only 9:40 p.m. I rolled over and continued watching the live stream.]

[They're willing to give up earning money just to sleep? Are young people these days really this rebellious?]

……

Qi Tian was unaware of the discussions in the live stream. The moment he stepped out of the bar, he received another notification from the system.

[Ding! Successfully resisted the temptation of money. Rating: E. Reward: 300 points of rebelliousness.]

[Note: You think you can bribe someone with this little bit of money? Are you kidding me?]

……

The system's note made Qi Tian chuckle. "Are you blatantly encouraging me to become a 'pay-to-win' guy?"

By this time, all the buses had stopped running. Qi Tian walked into the subway passage, preparing to take the subway home. He had just asked Chen You to help him film the whole process of singing. After sitting on the subway, Qi Tian edited it and immediately posted it on his Kuaiyin (TikTok) account.

When I got home, I opened Kuaiyin (a Chinese short video platform) and checked the backend.

57 views.

Very good, very fast.

So you won't give me any data if I don't pay?

Qi Tian casually tossed his phone aside, washed up, and went to bed.

The next morning, the first thing Qi Tian did after opening his eyes was to reach for his phone and check the backend.

123 views.

This number is excellent, very powerful.

There were a dozen or so comments, mostly tagging friends, and a few saying nice things in the comments section. But beyond that, there wasn't much meaningful content.

Since it's a new account, the system usually prioritizes push notifications from the same city and friends.

When registering, Qi Tian directly refused to push his Kuaiyin to his contacts and also refused to let the app import his contacts. This resulted in a lack of basic traffic. In addition, the video was four and a half minutes long, which is not the standard short video length for Kuaiyin, resulting in a low completion rate.

Qi Tian wasn't in a hurry; he had already figured out the best ways to promote this song.

……

Ps:

I'd like to recommend another book of mine, "Fairy, Please Step Aside, I've Got My Eye on Your Man," which is already 20 words long and available for purchase.