184: Create a persona that doesn't talk about money

When you're out and about, your identity is what you make it, and it's the same for video bloggers.

Seeing fans ask this, Li Qinghe gently replied, "Because I, the streamer, have a bit of money. Although it's not a lot, I don't plan to earn money from tips. It makes me very happy that everyone follows me."

Li Qinghe paused, then smiled and said, "I, the streamer, make videos and do live streams mainly for companionship. So, I won't enable tipping or sell products."

As soon as he said this, a flurry of messages appeared on the screen.

"The streamer keeps his word, already recorded."

"The internet has a memory. Waiting for the streamer to eat his words."

"Although watching you flirt with girls everywhere makes you seem like not a good guy, based on what you just said, as long as you keep filming, I'll keep following."

"What kind of amazing streamer is this? I didn't expect to wake up in the middle of the night and scroll through videos, only to be hit with such a big surprise."

"I really like streamers who don't enable tipping."

"Ah ah ah, I was just about to go to sleep, how could I see such an amazing streamer? Definitely following."

"Don't be fooled, everyone. If the streamer doesn't start selling products via live stream in the future, I'll live stream myself eating something disgusting while standing on my head."

"Now that you say that, I'm energized. The day you start live streaming, I'll definitely buy some laxatives."

"Yuck, sending smelly messages in the middle of the night."

"..."

A dense stream of messages filled the screen, some praising, some mocking.

Everyone was half-believing, half-doubting Li Qinghe's claim about not enabling tipping or selling products.

But the enthusiasm for following was high. The live stream room, which started with 3 to 5 people, now had over 2000 people online.

Even if that number was inflated, there were still hundreds of people actually online.

"Whether I enable tipping or sell products, everyone can watch."

"Thank you for your attention and companionship. I'll send out some late-night welfare for everyone. You can grab it if you follow the streamer."

Li Qinghe looked at the number of people and set up a red packet rain: 100 red packets, each containing 50 Kuaidou coins. The condition for grabbing a red packet was that the user must follow the account.

The red packet rain was scheduled to be distributed in 5 minutes.

It was Li Qinghe's first time live streaming, and he didn't know what to talk about with everyone. He felt that if he didn't do something, he'd be letting his fans down.

But forcing something when there's nothing to do would make the situation awkward. He couldn't exactly perform how to flirt with girls on the spot, could he?

The two girls he could flirt with in this house were both asleep. After some thought, he decided to let the red packet rain finish first.

Sure enough, after a shower of red packets, the atmosphere in the live stream room became lively, and the number of viewers also surged from over 2000 to nearly 10,000.

It was very rare to have so many people at this late hour.

"The streamer is in Vietnam and will irregularly share the customs, culture, and scenery of Vietnam. Click 'follow' so you don't get lost."

Li Qinghe then smiled and reminded the fans in the live stream room to click 'follow' on the account.

He had never done a live stream before. He used to watch others stream and thought it was simple, but now that he was in front of the camera, although he wasn't stage fright, he truly didn't know what to do.

He decided that the next time he went live, he wouldn't just do it on a whim. He would plan and arrange everything in advance.

While he was reminding everyone to follow his account, he heard a 'ding' in his mind. His platform followers had already exceeded 310,000. Li Qinghe casually opened the lottery machine, then saw a new floating message.

"Does the streamer have any talents? Just chatting like this is very boring."

The lottery machine then popped out a reward that Li Qinghe hadn't expected.

Master Ventriloquist: "Can imitate various sounds from nature. As long as you've heard it, you can imitate it perfectly on the spot. This divine skill, which doesn't rely on your face, will cloak you in a veil of mystery."

Oh my goodness, this reward was more than just a master; it was a timely, divine skill! And a very interesting one at that.

Those who could post floating messages in the live stream room were big spenders on Kuaidou. Although Li Qinghe didn't need him to send gifts, it didn't hurt to show some respect.

"Welcome, 'You Come I Come Everyone Come' big brother, and welcome all new friends who have just joined." Li Qinghe first extended a welcome.

"The streamer doesn't have many talents. He's been busy in Vietnam, has an ordinary physique, and eight-pack abs."

"Big brother wants me to show a talent, so I must arrange it."

Suddenly, another message floated across the screen: "Why did the streamer turn off tipping?"

Below, a bunch of people teased, joking about others while also joking about themselves.

"Facing the streamer's closed tipping function, big brother is pacing anxiously."

"The streamer isn't enabling tipping, and I'm pacing anxiously in Guangxi Province."

"The streamer isn't enabling tipping, and I'm pacing anxiously in Yunnan Province."

"The streamer isn't enabling tipping, and I'm pacing anxiously in Jiangsu Province."

"..."

The entire screen was monopolized by a unified message pattern, with everyone posting their IP locations.

"Let me explain to the big brother and all the new friends in the live stream room. The streamer makes videos purely out of hobby, and he has a bit of money himself, so he won't enable tipping or sell products. Everyone clicking 'follow' is the greatest support for the streamer."

Li Qinghe's explanation led many new users who joined the live stream room to click 'follow'. This kind of refreshing streamer was a rare sight in the live streaming world.

But they didn't know that Li Qinghe's confidence came from a system backing him up.

In fact, Li Qinghe's decision to disable tipping and not sell products via live stream was made before he started streaming.

Although after the traffic picked up, the income from live stream tips would be considerable.

But compared to the money given by the system, Li Qinghe felt it would be better not to touch the tipping money.

After all, the online world is too complex. If he didn't take that money, he wouldn't be criticized, and no one could accuse Li Qinghe of accumulating wealth.

Anyway, Li Qinghe could live comfortably with the money given by the system, so he decided not to get involved in that karma.

This kind of video blogger directly refreshed the netizens' perception.

In this day and age, as soon as influencers gain many followers, they inevitably turn to live stream selling, after all, the end of the universe is selling products.

Li Qinghe's live stream came as quite a surprise to many fans who were still awake or woke up in the middle of the night.

"Where's Baguette Girl?"

"Where's the front desk girl?"

"Where's the mixed-race girl?"

"Where's the girl with glasses?"

"..."

Everyone was asking about their favorite girls, hoping to see them in the live stream room.

"They are all asleep at this time, after all, they have school tomorrow."

Li Qinghe slowly found his rhythm in the live stream room, picking some messages from the screen to respond to.

But many new users in the live stream room didn't understand what everyone was talking about.

"Asking out of ignorance, when the streamer says 'them,' does he mean a certain number?"

"It seems the streamer has a very rich love life."

"Newcomers are advised to check out the streamer's previous works first."

"..."

Although the live stream room was crowded and chaotic, there were also some benefits. Li Qinghe's old fans patiently explained things to the newcomers.

In fact, the old fans were quite happy. As early as when his account followers just exceeded 100,000, some fans strongly requested Li Qinghe to start live streaming.

But at that time, Li Qinghe had no intention of live streaming; he was just thinking about making videos to gain followers.

Suddenly starting a live stream tonight greatly surprised his fans. Seeing Li Qinghe gently interacting with everyone, they all consciously became the order maintainers of the live stream room.

Li Qinghe thanked his fans while asking them what kind of videos they wanted to see next.

Did they want to continue watching his sweet daily life with various girls, or the scenery and culture of Vietnam?

Because he was about to travel from Hanoi to southern Vietnam, and Nguyen Thi Linh and the others were all studying at universities in Hanoi, there would be a short period where he couldn't film their 'electronic girlfriend' series.