Chapter 9 The best-looking game streamer is one who achieves this through her own...

The top three most attractive live streamers are determined by online voting after the streamers apply.

The best game streamer is determined through online competitions. In their game section, a 100-player free-for-all mode is used, and the winner of each game is the best game streamer.

The final winner of the Most Popular Streamer award is determined by the number of valid followers. After registration, the system will tally the final results by the deadline, and the top three most popular streamers will be awarded the Most Popular Streamer award.

Ning Buyi nodded, seemingly understanding, after listening: "Do you have money?"

Jingjing snapped her fingers; she knew that Ning Buyi was only interested in this after all that talking.

She gestured with her fingers: "This number."

Ning Buyi asked, "Two thousand?"

Two thousand doesn't seem worth the risk. Although he has the skill to try, it's still very risky.

Jingjing shook her head: "You're too young. Be bolder."

"Twenty million!" The teenager's tactics came close to the camera.

"It came from the lion's gaping maw."

"I told you to be bold, not to lose your courage."

"If you had 20 million, would you give it to the streamer, you jerk?"

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Jingjing stared at him speechlessly: "It's twenty thousand, twenty thousand."

Twenty thousand? Then he must hone his skills. With his abilities, a month would be more than enough.

Ning, with unwavering determination, declared, "I will work hard at playing games."

Looking at Ning Buyi, who still looked completely clueless despite being in the industry for so long, Jingjing was at her wit's end. This silly kid.

She tentatively asked, "You're not trying to win Best Game Streamer, are you?"

Does he really have no self-awareness? Nobody else is fighting him, so why doesn't he realize something's wrong?

Ning Buyi replied matter-of-factly, "That's right, I'm a game streamer."

He can't compete with looks or popularity, so his skills are definitely the real deal!

"It's been so long and still no one has told Jianjian the truth."

"How can you bear to see such a cute little devil like me?"

"This jerk is blindly confident in his skills."

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"Don't mess around, you jerk. I'll chat with you on WeChat later. My five-man squad is all here." Jingjing tried to suppress his inexplicable confidence.

However, his failure only fueled his desire to train.

"Alright, I'm going to start now, aiming to be the best game streamer."

"Keep it up, you jerk, just wait and see what happens."

"This is so exciting, I'll send a gift to the baby."

"It seems like popularity-driven games are more likely to be more profitable than games."

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So he worked hard all morning. As the saying goes, failure is the mother of success, but how could Ning Buyi's failures not produce offspring?

The only time they occasionally win is when the four top players on this side are at a similar level to Ning Buyi on the other side.

Ning Buyi, however, still felt good about his impressive record, as if every game he played was very meaningful, regardless of whether his skills had improved.

"How about we give out a Best Perseverance Award?"

"Actually, the Best Noob Award would also be fine. I think Jianjian is 100% number one."

"Jianjian, why can people be so bad at this?"

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No wonder Li Chang isn't watching; those who stay to watch are truly amazing. Ning Buyi finished his stream this morning and went offline. Even though the top female fan wasn't there, his earnings were still considerable.

"What's wrong with you?" Li Chang saw that he wasn't as lively as before, so he put a piece of meat in his bowl.

Ning Buyi saw that the meat had come back to life and immediately chewed it into his mouth, thus deceiving him.

"Nothing's wrong."

Li Chang's eyes were filled with utter speechlessness; he wanted to tear that piece of flesh out of his throat—this emotional fraudster.

"Do you know about the streamer PK competition?" Ning Buyi asked.

Li Chang unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water: "I know, it happens every year. Do you want to participate?"

Ning Buyi nodded solemnly: "I want to win the Best Game Streamer award."

The boy had barely finished speaking when he felt his face get wet, water droplets streaming down his cheeks. He gritted his teeth and said, "I haven't finished my meal yet!"

Li Chang took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and then wiped Ning Buyi's mouth as well: "I couldn't help thinking of some funny things while holding on to myself."

Li Chang took out his phone and ordered another takeout order to compensate Ning Buyi.

Ning Buyi narrowed his eyes and stared at him: "Brother, do you have a problem with me winning Best Game Streamer?"

"No, I absolutely support you." Li Chang patted his chest, filled with righteous indignation.

He dared not say he did, after all, his own cooking was terrible.

Ning Buyi is currently sitting at the front desk eating beef noodles and minding the shop, while Li Chang has gone out on some business.

The automatic doors of the internet cafe opened and closed, and the wind chimes hanging from the vents jingled as people entered and exited.

"Ning Buyi?" the newcomer asked uncertainly.

The boy looked up at the sound and saw an unfamiliar face; he didn't seem to remember anyone like that.

"I'm Wang Ming." Wang Ming smiled broadly, acting as if he were already familiar with someone.

Even after he gave his name, Ning Buyi still didn't recognize him. He asked in confusion, "Who is Wang Ming?"

Wang Ming's smile faded slightly, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment, but he quickly smiled again: "I'm your high school classmate, the one who sat in the very corner."

After he finished speaking, Ning Buyi pondered along with his words, and it seemed that there was such a person in her memory who sat in the back row of the classroom, wearing thick glasses and buried in a large school uniform.

Now it seems that the rather clean-cut person in front of me has really changed a lot as he grows up.

"Is there something you need?" Ning Buyi asked him, feeling that he wasn't that familiar with this person, so he maintained a rather distant attitude.

Wang Ming scratched his head and said, "Oh, it's nothing. I just came to this city for a visit. I just thought it looked like you, but I didn't expect it to actually be you."

Ning Buyi nodded without giving it much thought.

The two stared at each other, and Wang Ming spoke again: "Where did you get accepted to? I heard you transferred schools in the second semester of your senior year."

The boy said "Oh" indifferently, "I dropped out of school and didn't take the college entrance exam."

The lively atmosphere froze again, and the two of them huddled together like an ice machine.

But a smug thought flashed through Wang Ming's mind: "It's okay, there's no shortage of college graduates now. Finding a job early won't mean you won't be able to find one later."

His tone made it sound like he genuinely cared about Ning Buyi, but deep down he was already rotten.

Ning Buyi didn't notice anything amiss. Upon hearing this, he happily replied, "I think I should still continue my studies. As for finding a job, it's not too difficult; jobs are hard to find anyway."

Wang Ming sized him up, his sense of superiority practically overflowing: "So you're just a network administrator here?"

The boy felt a little uncomfortable hearing this, but still maintained his composure: "Yeah, is it that hard to tell?"

"It's okay, maybe after a few years of working, you can earn the same salary as us." Wang Ming offered a fake consolation, but he kept putting one down while praising the other.

When Ning Buyi was in high school, both he and his family were poor, but Ning Buyi had excellent grades. His classmates liked to play with him, and his teachers liked him too, while he could only sit next to the trash can.

He was jealous of Ning Buyi. Why was it that Ning Buyi, who was so poor and whose clothes were faded from washing, could still get good grades and be good-looking?

He even inexplicably resented him. He had known all along that Ning Buyi had dropped out of school and hadn't taken the college entrance exam. He was deliberately rubbing salt in Ning Buyi's wounds. Now, seeing him working as a network administrator, he couldn't be happier, because he had finally beaten Ning Buyi.

Ning Buyi was somewhat surprised. Was a degree really that valuable?

"So you guys start with a monthly salary of 30,000 right out of school? I wish I had studied more."

Wang Ming was stunned. He asked incredulously, "You make 30,000 yuan a month as a network administrator?"

Something seemed to have broken. He thought Ning Buyi had given up and was willing to take a job as a network administrator, but when Ning Buyi said that his monthly salary was 30,000 yuan, he was not calm. 80% of office workers could not reach that amount.

Ning Buyi replied, "No, I do live streaming, making about two or three thousand a day. The internet cafe manager helps my brother run the shop."

Wang Ming, who had been as triumphant as a rooster, was instantly drenched. He never imagined his sense of superiority would be so laughable. Even with a completely different appearance, he was still no match for Ning Buyi.

"Oh, that's fine. I just remembered I have something to do, so I'll be going now." Wang Ming didn't want to stay any longer; he felt utterly ashamed.

Ning Buyi did not try to stop him; he still felt that Wang Ming was just a stranger to him.

This little incident passed quickly, and when Li Chang returned after finishing his business, he brought him a fried chicken cutlet.

"Here, this is a reward for watching over the shop."

Ning Buyi reached out and took the bag, which was noticeably lighter, staring intently at Li Chang: "Did you sneak some food?!"

"What do you mean by stealing food? It's the old rule, half for each of us."

Li Chang ate half of his meal outside and came back just so he could eat more, even if it meant Ning Bu Yi.

Ning Buyi looked at the chicken cutlet and then at Li Chang. Knowing Li Chang as he did, he was sure Li Chang had eaten more than he should have. So he locked Li Chang's phone, which was on the front desk, for half an hour.

The afternoon sun was still blazing, and there was no wind outside. The earth was parched and baking. Ning Buyi was leisurely lying in his gaming chair, enjoying the air conditioning.

These past few days, the long live streams have left Ning Buyi exhausted, so he's planning to take a break this afternoon. Even if he loves money, he needs to be alive to enjoy it.

Ning Buyi fiddled with his old phone, playing Candy Crush. He had already passed thousands of levels but hadn't seen a single hair of the village chief.

"Amazing!" Before the announcement had even finished, Jingjing sent a message urging them on.

Ning Buyi clicked on the voice message, and Jingjing's hysterical voice filled the private room: "You bitch! Why aren't you going live yet!"

Ning Buyi read the text once and replied, "I want to cancel the meeting and broadcast it later."

Jingjing immediately initiated a group video chat. Ning Buyi's phone spun for over a minute before finally connecting to WeChat. After clicking to answer, it spun for another minute before he was finally in the chat with the group.

Guoguo: "Oh my god, it was so hard for you to get in here, Jianjian."

Jingjing: "Okay, okay, let's get down to business now."

Ning Buyi listened quietly, and only spoke when it was his turn.

Jingjing: "Jianjian, you're also signing up for the looks track."

A question slowly rose in Ning Buyi's mind: Who, him?

Chestnut: "If I didn't change this face, I might have gotten first place."

Is this really about him?

Guoguo: "I think so too~ We could wear women's clothes for the evaluation, that would probably get us a higher score!"

Jingjing: "The key is that Jianjian's face can earn 20,000 yuan. Jianjian, are you in or not?"

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Jingjing still knows how to handle Ning Buyi. The boy who was originally diving immediately said "Damn it" upon hearing this.

A note from the author:

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Play around, joke around, but don't joke about collecting. Traveled far and wide, a few collections won't make you regret it. Collections prevent you from getting lost; the streamer will take you home. Across mountains and rivers, friendship remains; a collection is the way to go. Lifelong friends, lifelong friendship, a collection is essential. Even heaven grows old if it has feelings; a collection is welcome. Collections should be cool; never fear walking alone in the dark again. Send a small gift, and I'll keep you in my heart. Come and go with style; sending gifts shows your elegance.