Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

As soon as Lin Shu uttered the words "I'm afraid the audience will get tired of it," it caused an uproar not only among the hundreds of thousands of viewers screaming in the live stream, but also in the brightly lit conference room at Huya's headquarters.

A group of shareholders were staring at the data curves that were jumping around in real time on the big screen. Their bodies, which had been sitting firmly, suddenly leaned forward, and their eyes widened like saucers.

"What did he just say?"

"How about a more interesting activity...?"

"What activity?"

"Um, the staff at Emperor said they've prepared a solo tournament for fans."

"No way, has Emperor gone mad? His popularity has surged to almost six million peak viewers, and the number of real-time online players is heading towards the 500,000 mark. Right now, the best thing to do is to stabilize the pace and continue playing ranked matches honestly. At most, he'll pull off a couple more flashy plays and the game will be in the bag—is he deliberately making things more difficult for himself?"

A middle-aged shareholder, holding a cigarette butt, had a face that said, "I don't understand, but I'm deeply shocked."

Another person nodded in agreement, their tone tinged with disappointment:

"He could have made money lying down, but he insisted on standing up and doing somersaults. No matter how much he achieves, he's still too young and impatient."

Listen to what he's saying;

What does it mean to keep playing a one-sided game, afraid that the audience will find it boring?

No, that's interesting! He's really interesting, okay?

These high-ranking officials certainly have reason to be anxious.

In their view, Emperor's live stream is unparalleled on the entire platform—all other streamers in the Huya LOL section combined cannot match the explosive appeal of him playing ranked games alone.

After all, there's only one player out of hundreds of servers who can rack up two or three thousand victory points and beat other top-ranked players like bots.

Instead of following this path, why insist on doing something new? Aren't you just undermining your own success?

However, Gu Feng could understand why Lin Shu wanted to add activities at the last minute.

As the person in charge who was the first to sign Emperor and was determined to poach Huya even by offering equity, he knew Lin Shu's character all too well.

Outsiders see Emperor as the "technical ceiling" and the "streetball king terminator," but Gu Feng knows in his heart that this young man in his early 18s has something more terrifying and enviable than his skills—a precise control over the audience's psychology, or rather, the audience's attention.

If they just keep playing like this, interspersed with some banter or giveaways, there's no doubt that Emperor's stream will be popular.

A guaranteed peak revenue of six million, and a daily revenue ranking in the top three on the platform, is an achievement that any streamer could dream of.

But that's where it ends.

To achieve another major breakthrough is extremely difficult.

The essence of bullet screen culture lies in its "novelty".

If you play ranked matches every day and get MVP every time, viewers will cheer you up after a month, and after three months they'll cheer you up. But what about after half a year?

Unless you can consistently pull off plays that defy human comprehension, even the most amazing performances will eventually become routine over time.

For a professional player like Emperor, being strong is a good daily routine.

But the word "daily routine" is the biggest poison for the live streaming industry.

The other party was clearly aware of this problem.

That's why Lin Shu wanted to organize the event.

No matter how amazing your ranked game is, the audience will always be just bystanders.

But what about solo competitions?

Randomly selecting participants for 1v1 battles in Summoner's Rift—once these things are introduced, the audience is no longer just "spectators," but "participants."

Even if you don't get picked, watching others spar with professional players and seeing the unlucky person who got picked sweating profusely in the chat fills the live stream with a sense of shared experience.

Gu Feng put down his teacup, glanced at the popularity numbers on the big screen that were still climbing, and silently added another sentence in his mind;

If it were another streamer, and their only skill was playing games, they would never dare to touch the core of ranked matches. At most, they would make some small moves in hero selection or in-game banter.

But is Emperor an ordinary person?

He is not.

From the moment Gu Feng dared to say "I crave stronger opponents" in front of the whole world at the All-Star Game, he realized that this kid was not one to settle down.

While others seek stability and consolidation, he insists on leaping upwards, stepping on the ceiling.

Others thought six million was the maximum, but he insisted on seeing what eight million or ten million looked like.

While others might be afraid of breaking a golden bowl, he simply smashed it—and then pieced together an even bigger one from the fragments.

Of course, if someone were truly content with modest wealth, they wouldn't be able to achieve what the other person has achieved.

"Let him do whatever he wants."

"And the results are quite good, aren't they?"

Gu Feng tapped his phone screen twice under the conference table and sent Lin Shu a WeChat message: "After the event, review the data yourself. Tomorrow I'll have someone increase the traffic support by two levels."

"Remember to send a copy of tonight's live stream video clips to Huya, and we'll upload them to Duowan simultaneously."

After sending the message, he placed his phone face down on the table, staring at Lin Shu's lazy smiling face and the frantically scrolling comments on the screen, his eyes filled with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

……

Inside the live stream room.

【? ? ? ? 】

Is this even human language?

[Versailles main event, assessment complete.]

【You call this boring?? The enemy mid laner is practically traumatized by this!!】

It's definitely boring. Watching everyone just run over speed bumps every game is a bit tedious.

That makes sense. Meat and fish are delicious, but you can't eat them every day.

[My E-God is so kind-hearted, he just let these Challenger players from the Chinese server off the hook.]

So, I'd like to know, E-God, what kind of activities have you prepared?

Seeing the uproar in the comments section, Lin Shu finally couldn't suppress the mischievous smile on his lips.

He sat up straight, leaned closer to the microphone, and cleared his throat: "So—I've prepared a new show for everyone today. It's my first time on Huya, so I can't be the only one having fun; you guys have to get involved too."

As he spoke, he opened the friend list in the game client and then switched to a pre-written document.

"Let's try a different game, no ranked matches, let's have a fun match. I'll randomly select five lucky viewers from the chat later—note, five, everyone who follows the streamer has a chance—to play a solo match with me and the HWG players."

As he spoke, the young man revealed a bright smile.

【? ? ? 】

[With whom? Who do you think you're with?]

【No way, you with those thick eyebrows and big eyes, it's one thing to stomp the top-ranked players in the Chinese server, but you want to stomp us Gold and Silver players too?】

[Great! I couldn't get a spot before, but now I finally have a chance.]

What are you waiting for, brothers? Your chance to solo kill Emperor and become an overnight sensation is right in front of you.

Pick me! Pick me! I'm invincible in solo matches!

[I'm the number one keyboard warrior in Zaun, I start a father-son game after every match, believe me.]