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

It was exactly 1 a.m.

In YY Live channel 900010521, the chat was still scrolling wildly, and the gift effects were almost non-stop. The number of online viewers had reached a level that would make countless peers green with envy.

"Victory!"

"victory!"

After destroying the opponent's crystal once again, Lin Shu rubbed his sore eyes and repeatedly apologized to the camera, his voice filled with an exhaustion that he couldn't hide: "Oh, I can't take it anymore, I really can't. I really need to go for a walk after this game."

"Wait, what time is it??? It's 1 a.m., the nightlife is just getting started, bro!"

【It's only 1 a.m. and you're telling me you're going to sleep? Are you an elderly person?】

[Tens of thousands of people are watching your live stream, how can you sleep at this hour? Do you think you've done right by us?]

[The nightlife has just begun! Let's get hyped! Just one more round with LeBlanc, just one more!]

[Want a gift? Here you go, just take it, and another LeBlanc (a powerful champion) will do, it's on me!]

[Where are the big spenders in the livestream? Uncover the treasure map! I want to see Emperor continue dominating in high-elo games, I'm not sleeping tonight!]

The audience thought Lin Shu was just joking, and they joined in the teasing and banter.

But the next second—

The live stream was truly filled with countless dazzling special effects, and one treasure map after another exploded at the top of the screen, glittering and covering half of the screen.

"Your Name has opened a treasure map in Emperor's livestream, everyone come and dig for treasure..."

"The taste of saury has unlocked two treasure maps in Emperor's livestream!"

"Desert Spider has opened four treasure maps in Emperor's livestream!"

"..."

Before the treasure map special effects had even finished playing, several comments appeared on the screen.

[Sleep? I'll give you two more cards if you play until 2 AM, and three more if you play until 3 AM. Tell me, is that enough for you to continue?]

[The big shots are so powerful and domineering! Hahaha, just bury him in money!]

[I've got 2650 points already. With a little more effort, I can reach 2700, right?]

Lin Shu looked at the golden special effects of the row of treasure maps on the screen, and the "you're not getting away tonight" message in the comments, and rubbed his temples with a wry smile.

"It's not that I don't want to do a live stream, nor is it that I intentionally want to trick everyone into giving me gifts."

He pointed to his eyelids, which were beginning to droop.

"I've been streaming for over five hours today, and I'm really exhausted. My performance in the last game was already terrible, and forcing myself to keep going just didn't work."

Lin Shu was also helpless.

Unfortunately, this was the only downside he discovered while working on orders after his rebirth—he couldn't stay up late.

It's really strange. Logically speaking, his current body is eighteen or nineteen years old, which is the age when he is most energetic and can stay up all night without restraint.

But every time it's time to fall asleep, sleepiness comes rushing in like a tide, and there's no way to stop it.

After thinking about it briefly, I realized that staying up late has nothing to do with physical age, but only with psychological age.

In my past life, at the age of eighteen, I could stay up all night, let alone stay up for two or three consecutive nights without breaking a sweat.

After being reborn, although the body was young, the brain, which contained more than thirty years of memories and fatigue, still retained the inertia of the previous life.

To put it bluntly: the body is indeed that of an eighteen-year-old, but the mental fatigue is that of a thirty-something-year-old veteran.

Another very important point is that my mindset has also changed.

In my past life, staying up late to play games, watch videos, or go live was for work; it was something I had no choice but to do.

But after being reborn and experiencing a rapid decline in his physical functions at the age of thirty, his understanding of the word "health" completely changed.

Only someone who has truly lost their health knows how valuable that thing is.

With this little bit of traffic from the live stream, if we don't eat it tonight, we can eat it tomorrow.

But if you ruin your health, you'll lose everything.

Moreover, from 8 pm to 1 am, the first episode of the show has already absorbed most of the viewership it should have.

YY is a large platform with a lot of influence, so it's understandable that others would give this "number one in the national server" face because of the premiere.

But you can't eat the whole cake in one bite; it's too unseemly and will backfire.

The broadcast ended at one o'clock, which was just the right time.

It gave itself enough face and rest time, left some room for other streamers, and also left some hope for those viewers who were still hesitating about whether to go to sleep in the middle of the night.

There will be more videos and live streams tomorrow, so there's no rush.

This is called knowing when to stop while you're ahead, or taking it slow and steady.

However, the viewers in the live stream didn't care about any of that.

Lin Shu knew that if he wanted to get away smoothly, simply saying that he was tired wouldn't work; he needed to give a "legitimate reason."

A reason that makes the audience think, "Okay, it's not a loss to let you go."

He thought for a moment, then held up two fingers and said, "Dear Yanzu and Yifei, how about this—the streamer will release the Riven's lightning-fast QA tutorial video as soon as he wakes up tomorrow, guaranteeing it to be the most detailed on the entire internet, with absolutely no secrets."

Then he raised a second finger: "Next, I'll do a 'League of Legends from Zero' basic skills tutorial series, covering last-hitting, positioning, vision, timing of ganks, and champion counters, going through it all for you from beginning to end. Everything you want to learn, I'll cover it all."

Upon hearing this, the attitude of the viewers in the live chat visibly softened.

"Oh dear, since you've said that... what else can we do but grant it?"

[Hehe, on the other hand, going to bed early and waking up early is essential for ensuring the quality of live streams and videos, no doubt about it. When you're in good shape, we enjoy watching too, a win-win situation!]

Two videos a day? You're as prolific as a sow, bro! I love it!

[Alright, alright, it's just a break after the live stream. For the sake of the video, I grant your permission. Xiao Linzi, go and wait for me.]

[FrogFun, did the brothers betray us so quickly? Let's at least discuss some terms! Let him add another episode!]

Two isn't enough! Three... no, four! Let him go on and on!

Alright, alright, we finally found a top-tier player who's incredibly skilled, speaks nicely, and is even willing to teach us how to rank up for free. Don't let us grind ourselves to death. Where can we even complain?

[You know what, after watching today's livestream, I actually noticed a lot of things I'd been doing wrong. Since Emperor's livestream just ended, I'd better put them into practice.]

Lin Shu watched as the comments section completely shifted towards "let him off the hook," and a weight was finally lifted from his heart.

He lowered his head, glanced at the Razer keyboard and mouse on the table, coughed, and cleared his throat.

Before ending the broadcast, I have to put on one last show.

"Cough cough—"

Lin Shu straightened his back, crossed his hands on the table, and struck a pose similar to a news anchor on CCTV's evening news program.

"Thank you for your support and understanding over the past five hours, everyone."

"Looking back at the world, let's discuss heroes over wine. Today's live broadcast can be described as extremely successful, extremely meaningful, and extremely fulfilling."

He flashed a standard eight-tooth smile at the camera.

"Before ending the stream, I'd like to remind all the future League of Legends pros in the chat room once again;"

"If you are satisfied with the streamer's program and don't want to miss future game streams and tutorial videos, please click the follow button in the upper right corner so you don't get lost."

"at last……"

Lin Shu suddenly sped up his speech, "If you want to perform the same skills as the streamers, then in addition to exceptional technique and talent, you also need a good set of equipment."

"Razer peripherals help you achieve silky smooth operation. When choosing keyboards and mice, choose Razer!"

"If you haven't joined the fan group yet, remember to join: 38933-1256"

【? ? ? 】

This was so unexpected, it caught me completely off guard.

[Seriously, who can outbear you with this kind of broadcasting?]

[Razer: Does this method of betting on GG actually work? Who cares, as long as there are enough people.]

[That makes sense. He's making money, after all. He's teaching for free, so earning a little commission isn't a big deal.]

Finally, amidst a barrage of comments like "Go to sleep now," "Don't forget the video tomorrow," and "Remember to share half of the GG fee with me," the screen on channel 900010521 went black.

It fell silent.

In the live stream, the number of tens of thousands of viewers stubbornly remained lit for a few seconds before slowly declining.

In the channel's chat room, some fans, still wanting more, were casually refreshing the page.

"I had my fill tonight, I'll keep watching tomorrow."

"I'm truly impressed by Emperor's skill."

"Lightning-fast QA tutorial, I'm already looking forward to it."

"Brothers, I'm going to play ranked games too. I'm going to try out the strategies I learned today."

"Yanzu, don't rush, let's duo queue together."

Meanwhile, in the live streams of countless League of Legends streamers, those who had been keeping an eye on channel 900010521 breathed a collective sigh of relief.

It's good that the broadcast has ended.

The saying "go to bed early and get up early" is absolutely true.

I was willing to leave decisively at this point; I didn't expect Emperor to be such an honest person.

It's understandable that various livestreamers reacted this way.

At 1 a.m., it's the perfect time for night owl gamers to get itchy and start a match.

Lin Shu decisively ended the broadcast at this point, and the fan traffic naturally spread to other live broadcast rooms.

……

"Done, job done!"

The moment the live stream ended, Lin Shu slumped onto the table like a deflated balloon, then slowly propped himself up from the chair, shook his stiff neck, and twisted his waist.

Okay.

Although the mental exhaustion was almost overwhelming, this eighteen-year-old body was truly impressive.

Ugh, my back doesn't ache and my legs don't hurt, it's just that my eyes are a little dry.

Lin Shu shuffled into the washroom in his slippers, turned on the tap, and splashed two handfuls of cold water on his face.

The icy touch seeped into his pores, making him shiver and dispelling most of his drowsiness.

Damn, I forgot to turn on the hot water.

Thinking of this, he simply filled a foot basin with some hot water, soaked his feet in it, and leaned back in his chair, letting out a long sigh of comfort.

Soaking his feet in hot water was one of the few good habits he maintained in his previous life—especially after staying up late, his feet would feel weak the next day if he didn't soak them.

Thirty minutes later, Lin Shu dried his feet and sat back down at the computer.

Don't misunderstand.

He wasn't planning on working through the night to create and release a Riven tutorial video; he'd wait until tomorrow when he was more alert.

Right now, he just wants to see today's live stream data.

Although the popularity, number of comments, and the treasure map effect that flashed across the top of the screen every now and then during the live stream gave him a rough estimate of the debut's success, the actual level would only be known after the backend statistics came out.

He opened the YY Live backend management page, entered his account and password, and pressed Enter.

Page refreshed.

Then--

"Hiss~"

A few seconds later, a gasp of shock suddenly rang out in the rented room; the young man had once again successfully contributed to global warming.

"We're taking off!"

Lin Shu stared at the screen and slowly uttered these three words.

「20:00分开播：2.8W人，20:15分第一局BP，4.2 万人，第一局碾压获胜，5.5万人……峰值6.8 万人！」

"Number of online users in the gaming section!"

Total number of bullet comments: 18.7, peak number of bullet comments at 21:00: 127 per minute.

Lin Shu had a vague recollection of the peak time of the barrage comments. If he remembered correctly, he had used LeBlanc to create a clone to dodge Caitlyn's ultimate and even secured a pentakill.

It's normal for the number of comments to double.

This shows that Chinese people are equally powerless against this kind of extreme individual heroism.

After checking the number of online viewers and the number of bullet comments, scroll down to the most important section: gift revenue.

Before a personal fan base is fully formed, it's unrealistic to monetize traffic in the economy. Therefore, other metrics are meaningless for Lin Shu right now; the key is how many gifts he's received.

"Free gifts (lollipops, virtual gifts): 230 million Golden Peas!"

"Paid Gift (Cute, Trollish, Awesome): 180 Million Golden Peas!"

"Advanced Gift (Megaphone, Airplane): 50 Golden Peas!"

"Treasure Maps: Nine!"

Lin Shu stared at the numbers, paused for two seconds, and then couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Why are these gift statistics so polarized?

The highest-level treasure maps and the most common free gifts were all given away, while the airplanes and megaphones, which were supposedly "exclusive to rich players," were received in small quantities.

His viewers are either stingy freeloaders or super-rich spenders; what about the middle class? They've been eaten up?

Well, it's not a bad thing.

This at least shows that people who are willing to spend money on themselves are spending quite a lot.

Lin Shu opened his phone's calculator and started typing away.

Regarding regular gifts, including the portion supported by the guild, I received over five million Gold Peas during today's live stream. 1000 Gold Peas ≈ 0.7 yuan, which is equivalent to about three thousand five hundred yuan.

As the most expensive gift on the platform, a single treasure map is worth 4,900 yuan, and nine maps would cost 44,100 yuan.

In other words, he earned over 40,000 yuan from the treasure map alone during his live stream today.

Adding the 3,900 for ordinary gifts, the total income is close to 48,000.

Even after splitting the profits with the platform and deducting taxes, he still ended up with more than 20,000 yuan in his own pocket.

One live stream, 20,000!

Lin Shu leaned back, and the chair creaked painfully.

He stared at the ceiling, thinking of his past life when he was engrossed in playing e-sports, and remained silent for a long time.

What does 20,000 yuan mean?

Those esports players who train day and night at the training base only earn two or three thousand yuan a month.

Top teams like WE and IG only pay their top players a little over four or five thousand.

Second-tier teams are in an even worse situation, earning just over a thousand yuan a month, which isn't even enough for living expenses, and sometimes they even get their wages delayed.

Twenty thousand yuan is enough for a professional esports player to save for half a year without eating or drinking.

Even if we say that these 20,000 are not replicable, it is the result of his debut performance, the platform's strong pre-show marketing, and the ample resources provided during the live stream.

But the portion of game streamers who drive traffic to their Taobao stores and sell products after accumulating enough fans is also not included.

No wonder esports players are scrambling to get into the live streaming industry.

Dreams are valuable, but they can't put food on the table.

You might fight tooth and nail to win a championship, but the prize money you receive might not even be as much as a streamer collects treasure maps in one night.

Compared to the outrageously high income of live streaming, a salary of a few thousand yuan is truly just doing it purely out of love.

this is the truth.