55: Linjiangxian

The next morning, Li Youqian, who was still asleep, was woken up by a barrage of phone calls.

"I say, Qing Jie, are you in the United States? Calling me at 8 AM???"

"Don't you know that disturbing someone's good dream is a very unethical act!!!"

Li Youqian had a slight case of morning grumpiness, so his tone carried a hint of impatience.

"Stop the nonsense, get up quickly and check the group chat. The annual regulations have been released."

"Douyin is playing too big this year!"

Before Li Youqian could react, Qing Jie hung up the phone directly.

"Is this person sick???"

"Calling me first thing in the morning just for this???"

Since he was already awake, Li Youqian simply took out his phone and opened Douyin.

In the group chat "Douyin Chaos, We Call the Shots."

"[Old Master: Holy cow, are this year's annual rules crazy? How much do they want to fleece us?!]"

"[Im Really Rich: What's up? Qing Jie called me first thing in the morning, told me to check what's going on!]"

Li Youqian only knew that there would be a Rich Spender Consumption Ranking this year, but he knew nothing else.

"[Qing Jie: You're finally out, let's form a team.]"

"[Old Master: Right, right, let's form a team.]"

"[Mei Niang: Team up +1.]"

"[Shadow: Count me in.]"

"[Beyond Dreams: I say, brothers, if the five of you team up, will anyone else even play???]"

"[Qing Jiu: Exactly, exactly, isn't this clearly a dimensionality reduction strike?]

"[Im Really Rich: So... what exactly happened?]

"[Shadow: Annual carnival event planning.docx document.]"

"[Shadow: President Qian, just take a look and you'll know.]"

With a curious mindset, Li Youqian clicked on the file.

"Hiss~ Playing this big???"

After reading the entire document, Li Youqian directly gasped.

The streamer competition was similar to usual, still divided into city and regional competitions, but!

This year, there was an Annual Grand Champion!

The one with the most votes across all tracks would win this year's Douyin Annual carnival Grand Champion.

And although the Grand Champion's reward was only one, it was enough to make all streamers and even celebrities go crazy for it.

A one-year Douyin image endorser!

It should be known that countless celebrity streamers had been eyeing this position, but Douyin had never sought any endorser from beginning to end, yet this year, they released this opportunity.

Is this going to make those big streamers go bankrupt?

All gifts this year would be counted towards Honor Value, no longer just the previously specified gifts.

The Honor Value earned in the district-level, city, and regional competitions would all accumulate and not be cleared!

(100 Douyin Coins = 1 Honor Value = 10 RMB, Apple users seem to be around 13 RMB.)

Moreover, in the semifinals and finals of each competition, the Honor Value earned would be tripled!

The first place in the hourly ranking would directly qualify for the district semifinals.

After the annual event began, the hourly ranking would become extremely difficult to snatch.

As for the teaming up that Old Master and the others mentioned, that was a Rich Spender's way of playing, unrelated to streamers.

This Annual carnival, the Rich Spender Consumption Ranking was divided into individual consumption ranking and team consumption ranking.

The calculation method for the Rich Spender Consumption Ranking was also very Simple, which was to see how many Douyin Coins were spent.

No matter when they started spending, 300,000 Douyin Coins would qualify them for the ranking, and the ranking would be finalized at the last second of the carnival.

Moreover, only the first place in this event received rewards; the second and third places wouldn't even get a sip of the soup.

The first place in the individual consumption ranking would receive an exclusive customized page, exclusive customized gifts, exclusive customized entry effects, and would be permanently listed in the Douyin Hall of Fame - Rich Spender section.

As for the rewards for the first place in the team consumption ranking, they were also very generous.

Five users who spent over 300,000 Douyin Coins during the event could form a team on their own. Once a team was successfully formed, they could not change teams for this Annual carnival.

And the team that won first place could decide on a "title" themselves, which would be displayed in front of their fan light board.

To put it bluntly, it was a Rich Spender group recognized by the official, whereas groups like Misty Rain Tower were formed by the Rich Spenders themselves.

"[Im Really Rich: I've finished reading it. Douyin is really going all out this year.]"

"[Mu Zhi: Going all out my ass, they're making a steady profit, okay?]

"[Mu Zhi: It's just a matter of typing a few lines of code and making a design. As for the endorser, Douyin doesn't pay endorsement fees, so how can they lose?]

"[Mu Zhi: At most, it will cause some heated discussion, and a little public relations will solve it.]"

"[Shadow: A few icons, an exclusive gift, plus a free endorser who doesn't cost money, exchanging these scraps for billions, even robbing money isn't this fast.]"

After reading Mu Zhi's explanation, Li Youqian secretly sighed, realizing he truly wasn't cut out for business.

His fellow capitalists in the group immediately saw the purpose and essence of this event.

And after he finished reading, only four words were in his mind:

Holy cow, awesome!

...

"Because you're too beautiful~ Because you're truly too beautiful!"

Hmm? Why was Qing Jie calling him again?

"What are your orders, old one?"

...

"Get lost! You're the old one!"

Qing Jie was silent for a moment, then roared.

"You little brat, if I don't scold you for a day, you feel uncomfortable, don't you?"

"My manners and upbringing were lost because of people like you."

Li Youqian, knowing he was in the wrong, did not retort, but instead chuckled awkwardly:

"My dear sister, I know I was wrong."

"What are your orders for calling? Anything your younger brother can do, just say it."

Although this woman was beautiful and rich, her temper was truly explosive. Whoever married her in the future would be unlucky for eight lifetimes!

Northeast Male Domestic Violence Shelter: Welcome, one male guest.

"I just discussed with Old Master and the other two. The five of us will form a team, each contributing 100 million, to win first place in the team competition."

"As for the title, I've already thought of Immortal by the River, how about it?"

One hundred million each? Holy cow, you guys are really rich!

"I have no problem with teaming up, but why Immortal by the River? Isn't Mortal Immortal better sounding?"

In the world, there are cultivators who cultivate to become immortals, enter the immortal realm, attain the Dao fruit, and seek longevity. There are also those who, for various reasons, permanently reside in the human world and become Mortal Immortals.

"You... read too many web novels?"

Qing Jie was silent for a moment, then spoke.

And you say I read too many web novels, your Immortal by the River isn't much better!

"Cough cough, then Immortal by the River it is, but I always feel this name is a bit chuunibyou..."

Who's the chuunibyou here, huh!

Qing Jie now just wanted to fly to the Demon Capital and give Li Youqian a good whack in person.

"Alright, it's settled then. Talking to you just makes me angry, hanging up!"

Li Youqian looked at the disconnected call, scratching the back of his head in confusion.

This woman is so strange~

Did he say something wrong?

She calls whenever she wants, hangs up whenever she wants, so rude!

The Immortal by the River, which would later sweep and dominate the Douyin PK circle and whose arrival was eagerly awaited by countless streamers, was thus hastily established.

And these five people were also known as the Five Immortals by the River. Li Youqian, as the head of the Five Immortals, looked back at the past and only felt...

So chuunibyou!