Chapter 29: Positioning Game

Holding a silver microphone, his voice resonated throughout the hall via the speakers.

It was also clearly transmitted to the ears of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room:

"Alright, that concludes the song and dance segment. Thank you all for your support!"

She paused, her gaze sweeping over the twenty disciples standing neatly in the audience.

His eyes held a hint of seriousness:

Next

What we're about to do is the highlight of this group broadcast – the ranking competition.

Let me first explain the rules to everyone.

There are a total of twenty people participating in the competition today, ten men and ten women.

I will call your names in a moment.

The person who is called upon should immediately return to their own live stream, turn on the voice chat with me, and then switch to the mute-only ranking mode.

Su Yue paused, then pointed to the camera in the live stream.

The tone was slightly inflammatory:

"I will broadcast your ranking data live in the main live stream room throughout the entire process."

Dear fans, whichever streamer you like, go to their live stream and support them! Every gift and every like you give is their motivation to keep going!

Final rankings

This will directly determine your standing order in the next group broadcast.

The higher the ranking, the more central the position.

The higher the exposure, the better everyone understands, right?

"Understood!"

Twenty anchors answered in unison

His voice was filled with barely concealed excitement and nervousness.

The order in which they stand is absolutely crucial to these streamers.

A central position means more shots.

More exposure, more fan attention

Especially for those streamers struggling in the second tier, this revenue-generating competition is practically their only chance to turn their lives around.

Su Jiaojiao stood in the line, her fingers lightly tracing the edge of the microphone. A slight thought crossed her mind, and Tuanzi's excited voice echoed in her head:

"Host! Host! A contest to reserve a spot!"

This is a great opportunity to boost your affection points!

If you get first place, your fans' enthusiasm will definitely skyrocket, and their affection level will soar—maybe even reaching level 9 in looks!

Su Jiaojiao silently responded in her heart:

"I know, but there are quite a few opponents this time, especially Manny and Yating. They definitely won't let this go easily."

In the midst of her conversation with Tuanzi, Su Yue had already begun calling out names:

"First up, Li Meng and Wang Hao, you two go first!"

The two streamers whose names were mentioned are both second-tier players in the group streaming team.

Both of them were stunned upon hearing their names.

His face immediately lit up with an expression of ecstatic joy.

They quickly bowed to Su Yue, then hurried towards their private live-streaming room backstage.

Soon, the main live stream screen split into three displays.

The left side is Su Yue's main shot.

The two small windows on the right show the live stream screens of Li Meng and Wang Hao.

"Alright, you two are ready."

I now declare the first round of the placement competition officially open!

The moment Su Yue's voice fell

Li Meng and Wang Hao's live streams went into muted mode, with only the scrolling gift effects and rapidly increasing revenue figures remaining on the screen.

Holding the microphone, Su Yue continuously stirred up the atmosphere in the main live stream room:

"Family members, did you see that?"

Li Meng's live stream has already started sending gifts! Wang Hao's side isn't going to be outdone!

Fans of Li Meng, head over to her live stream and give her a shout-out!

Those who like Wang Hao shouldn't miss out either!

The live stream chat was instantly flooded with comments from the fans of the two streamers.

Gift effects started appearing sporadically.

Li Meng is a sweet-girl type of streamer, and most of her fans are young girls.

The gifts sent were mostly small cakes, lollipops, and other small items. Although the individual prices were not high, the quantity was large.

Wang Hao, on the other hand, takes the route of a sunny, youthful guy, and many of his fans are students.

The gifts sent were mainly inexpensive.

Looking at the slowly increasing transaction data on the screen, Su Yue smiled and said:

"Great job, great job! Both of your fans are awesome!"

But this is just the beginning; there's more to come!

The first round lasted half an hour, and Li Meng ultimately won by narrowly defeating Wang Hao with a turnover of 500,000.

After the match, the two walked out from backstage.

Li Meng's face was covered in tears of excitement, while Wang Hao was somewhat disappointed.

But he still bowed to Li Meng and offered his blessings.

Next, Su Yue called out the names of several other groups of streamers. Each group's competition had its own highlights. Some streamers had strong fan bases. Although the price of each gift was not high, the sheer number of gifts made up for it, and they managed to win by sheer numbers.

Some streamers rely on large donations from a few wealthy fans to completely crush their opponents;

Some streamers, due to their smaller fan base, were completely outmatched throughout the entire stream.

In the end, they could only leave with regret.

…

The atmosphere in the hall grew increasingly tense.

The streamers who hadn't yet drawn a number were all whispering about tactics; some were communicating with their fan groups, while others were silently praying for a good draw.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the live stream, in the offices of two top executives...

The atmosphere, however, was so oppressive it was almost frozen.

Lu Jinyuan sat in a large leather office chair, his silver hair cascading down his back, his purple eyes deep and unfathomable.

His gaze was fixed on Su Jiaojiao's image on the computer screen, his fingers unconsciously tapping the desktop, making a "tap tap tap" sound.

Beside him stood an assistant dressed in a black suit.

I didn't dare to breathe.

"Gu Yanchen, Lin Xingche"

Lu Jinyuan's voice was deep and hoarse, carrying a hint of barely perceptible ferocity.

"I've never heard of these two names before."

The assistant quickly lowered his head and answered respectfully:

"President Lu, Gu Yanchen is a designer who has recently made a name for himself."

He is said to have a mysterious background, and he has been frequently contacting Miss Su recently;

Lin Xingche is the young master of the Lin Group. He came to the group broadcasting to experience life. His feelings for Miss Su are almost blatantly obvious.

A cold glint flashed in Lu Jinyuan's purple eyes.

The speed at which fingers tapped the table increased:

"Ha, experiencing life? I think he's here to steal people."

He recalled what happened at Su Jiaojiao's villa a few days ago.

Seeing Lin Xingche clinging to Su Jiaojiao, the jealousy in his heart burned like oil being poured on it.

The competition between him and Jiang Yi was already fierce enough.

He thought that with his wealth and influence, winning over Su Jiaojiao was only a matter of time, but who knew that two unexpected obstacles would appear out of nowhere.

Gu Yanchen appears gentle and refined, but in reality, he is deeply scheming.

Lin Xingche, taking advantage of his youth, clings to Su Jiaojiao all day long, calling her "sister" this and "sister" that; he's practically an eyesore, a real pest.

Lu Jinyuan sneered inwardly and lightly tapped the keyboard.

He sent a message to his special assistant:

"Investigate. Find out all the information on Gu Yanchen and Lin Xingche, the more detailed the better."

Meanwhile, in Jiang Yi's music studio

The atmosphere wasn't much better either.

Jiang Yi sat at the piano, his fingers hovering over the black and white keys, but no notes were played. His gaze was fixed on the computer screen, which was displaying the group's live broadcast.

The scene of Lin Xingche winking at Su Jiaojiao

It came into clear view of him.

A cold smile curved his lips, his eyes filled with sinister intent.

He took out his phone and scrolled to Gu Yanchen's social media account.

Looking at those design sketches for Su Jiaojiao, my jealousy was almost overflowing.

Gu Yanchen's design talent is indeed outstanding; those styling sketches perfectly matched Su Jiaojiao's temperament, even more so than the clothes he had prepared for her.

The thought that Gu Yanchen could openly use styling as an excuse...

Being by Su Jiaojiao's side felt like being pricked by needles.

A dense, tingling pain

"Having only Lu Jinyuan was already troublesome enough."

Jiang Yi murmured softly, his fingers gripping the phone tightly until his knuckles turned white.

"Now there are two more, they're really... asking for trouble."