Chapter 55 Group Chat
About a week after Lisa submitted the list, Anjin found herself added to a new group.
An Jin asked in another small group, puzzled.
An'an can't sleep: Why did the neighbor start a new group again?
While she was chatting in the group, Jiang Jinhan was still training. The ones replying to her messages were the other veteran members of the group.
Oily Pipa: Didn't the operations team tell you? The group next door is the preparation group for the Streamer Cup.
He kicked the lame man's good leg hard: "You guys all made it in? Damn, why isn't anyone helping me out?"
Oil-fried Pipa: Go ask your operations manager what's going on. I see there are almost forty people in the group. You should hurry up and ask if your list has been submitted yet.
Nanfengyao: What are you guys talking about? What group?
Oil-fried Pipa: Hey streamer, Yaoyao, didn't your operations team tell you this?
Nanfengyao: ?
Nanfengyao: I know about the streamer cup, but my operations team didn't tell me to create a group chat.
After Nanfengyao finished speaking, the group fell silent.
The number of slots for the Streamer Cup is fixed. Tadpole Live only has eight slots for each team, which translates to a total of forty slots for streamers.
First, the internal competition determines the champion, runner-up, and third place. Then, the champion and runner-up of this platform are selected for the cross-platform competition, where the six teams will compete again to determine the champion, runner-up, and third place.
The members of the platform competition champion team will share the champion prize of three million, the members of the runner-up team will share the runner-up prize of one million, and the members of the third-place team will share the third-place prize of five hundred thousand.
The remaining 500,000 yuan prize money will be split equally among the remaining team members. It's not a large amount, just a consolation prize.
The platform had already revealed the fixed number of participants. This streamer cup is related to the platform's reputation, except for a few "connected" individuals like An Jin whose revenue figures are too outrageous.
The staff at Kedou Video prioritize selecting only highly skilled and technically proficient live streamers.
If it weren't for An Jin's exceptionally good stats, plus the fact that she's a domesticated female streamer on Kedou Video, a second-tier entertainment streamer like her wouldn't have been able to secure a spot in the streamer's cup at all.
The spot in the Streamer Cup means money. Even if you participate in the Streamer Cup and don't win a single game, you can still share the 500,000 RMB platform prize money with the five losing teams.
In total, just one spot can bring in 20,000 yuan.
This doesn't even include the joint promotion across three platforms after you participate in the platform's activities, and the carousel on the game's official homepage.
Compared to the 20,000 yuan, most streamers participating in the streamer cup value the intangible traffic more.
Nanfengyao is fairly popular in the Tadpole Alliance area, similar to Anjin. Both are second-tier female streamers with moderate fame. Relying on a fixed fan base, their monthly income can range from 200,000 to 300,000 yuan if things go well, to a little over 100,000 yuan if things don't go well.
She was more famous than An Jin, but her daily income was less than half of An Jin's.
This is why her team didn't give her the spot they had, but instead gave it to one of their more skilled streamers.
After all, the leaders on Tadpole had said when allocating the quotas that they would choose those who were good at playing games and had a lot of live streaming content.
An Jin exited the chat page, ignoring Nan Fengyao's questions and the comforting words from other group members.
"It's so fast! I thought it wouldn't start until next month."
Yan Qing, standing nearby, asked, "What? So fast?"
An Jin said, "Didn't I tell you before that Tadpole Video is going to hold a streamer cup? We've already created a group chat, and I estimate that they'll send out a notification in the group chat in the next day or two to tell us the time."
Yan Qing frowned whenever An Jin mentioned the anchor cup.
"Is it the streamer cup where you and Jiang Jinhan are on the same team?"
An Jin nodded: "Yes, I'll call him after I finish eating and ask who his teammates are."
With so much money right in front of her, something she could pick up with a simple bend of her waist, An Jin didn't want to miss out.
Yan Qing, extremely jealous, said, "The team hasn't even been formed yet, why are you asking about your teammates?"
An Jin stretched out her index finger, wearing a "you don't understand" expression, and waved it in front of Yan Qing.
"You don't understand, do you? The early bird catches the worm. Once we've confirmed our teammates' intentions, we can start training and take the lead right from the starting line."
Upon hearing this, Yan Qing's jealousy intensified, and she reached into her clothes to pull An Jin's fidgeting hands away from her clothes.
He said with a dark face, "I've only ever heard of the early bird getting eaten by the bird."
An Jin withdrew her hand regretfully, her eyes fixed on Yan Qing, and clicked her tongue, saying, "They're all pretty much the same."
Yan Qing stood up: "The difference is more than just a little bit."
He reached out and pinched An Jin's cheek: "Jiang Jinhan, what are you going to do?"
Yan Qing stalked An Jin's live stream every day, so how could he not know Jiang Jinhan's thoughts? He just didn't say anything before.
An Jin opened her mouth vaguely and said, "What do you mean, what to do? We'll just have to deal with it."
Yan Qing narrowed her eyes and applied slight pressure to her hand.
An Jin, who had been hesitant, immediately made her stance clear: "It's his business if he likes me. I already have you, how could I possibly like him!"
An Jin grasped Yan Qing's hand and said ingratiatingly, "Even if I like someone, I'll like Qingqing first."
Yan Qing snorted: "All you do is weave sweet words to coax me."
If An Jin really liked Yan Qing, she should have agreed to his pursuit long ago, right?
But she seemed oblivious to the fact that she wanted to take advantage of Yan Qing, but wouldn't give him a formal title. She wanted to maintain ambiguous relationships with Jiang Jinhan and the bosses, and she also wanted to make money from him.
Yan Qing lowered his head resentfully and kissed An Jin on the lips: "You're just taking advantage of the fact that I like you."
An Jin obediently closed her eyes, welcoming Yan Qing's awkward kiss.
The corners of her lips curved slightly, as if she were smiling, but also as if she weren't.
8 PM.
An Jin, who was playing a five-player game with her bosses, noticed that the number of viewers in the live stream was increasing.
She glanced at the dense barrage of comments and, as if she had already anticipated it, asked, "The streamer's cup?"
The viewers responded enthusiastically to her comments.
Holy crap, I never expected that An'an could get into the streamer cup even if she couldn't sleep.
Wow, they're really capable! They give away 20,000 yuan just for participating, which is another win for An'an who can't sleep.
Hey everyone, the team formation rules are out! Do you have a team you'd like to join?
I'm back after just checking the event rules. Who came up with these team formation rules? They're geniuses!
...I think he's a lunatic, how could he come up with such a rule?
What's going on? Why is everyone talking about the team rules?
It's too abstract. Go and see for yourself, and you'll understand.
I'm back now that I've finished watching... I won't say anything else, but first I feel sorry for the streamer.
After thanking everyone for the gifts in a sweet, coquettish voice, An Jin raised an eyebrow at the chaotic live chat and asked, feigning confusion, "Thank you for the gifts, brothers, but why is everyone so worried about An An?"
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