Looking into the camera, Shen Nanyi made a decision after only about half a second of consideration. "Today is a bit rushed, and I don't have anything nice to give you. So we'll just give out cash."
As she spoke, Shen Nanyi wore a look of disdain on her face, and it wasn't feigned. She picked up a thick stack of money from the side and placed it beside her.
"We'll use the one - cent gifts to draw. I'll pick ten lucky viewers." She patted the stack of money beside her and started thinking of ways to boost consumption.
Just now, she had taken a quick look at the revenue. Although it was decent, it was still far from the target. She had to give it a push.
It was common for live - stream hosts to draw gifts, and it was the most common way to attract viewers. The audience in front of the screens had seen it before, but they had never seen someone as generous as Shen Nanyi.
Whether they were rich or not, everyone started to send the cheapest gifts, all hoping to win.
Spending one cent to potentially get over a hundred thousand yuan. No matter how you calculated it, it was a good deal. Even if they didn't win, it was just a few cents, which wouldn't cost them anything.
The revenue from gifts in Shen Nanyi's live - stream room shot up rapidly, a speed that left the back - end staff stunned.
Although the data was impressive, considering the money Shen Nanyi was going to give out, they thought that if the operation wasn't well - managed, they might still end up losing money.
Apparently, the people in the data department underestimated the spending power of the consumers in front of the screens. One - cent gifts weren't worth much, but when added up, they amounted to a large sum. The rich people started to pour money into the live - stream.
Soon, ten lucky viewers were selected, and Shen Nanyi continued to sit there counting money.
At first, there were some negative comments on the screen. People were saying that Shen Nanyi was showing off her wealth. But later, the mood on the screen gradually changed.
Watching Shen Nanyi just sitting there quietly counting money while the data reached its peak, the people in the data department were envious.
They wished their own artists could have such high traffic.
Unfortunately, even if they had the same idea as Shen Nanyi, without her financial resources, it would be difficult to sustain.
The data department kept tallying, and the amount of gifts received soon exceeded ten million. This data was already quite good in the live - streaming industry, but Shen Nanyi was still far from her target.
"Our live - stream is just to get more people to pay attention to the public - welfare activity of our Xingyi Media. Gifts are secondary. From now on, we'll have a full - refund activity. No matter how many gifts you send today, we'll refund the full amount, and we'll still donate your money to our public - welfare project in your name." After taking a look at the back - end data, Shen Nanyi decided to play her trump card.
There was only half an hour left. If she didn't step up, she might not be able to complete the task.
Originally, Shen Nanyi thought the system would reject her plan, but to her surprise, the system didn't object.
There were still many people on the screen who didn't believe what Shen Nanyi said. Shen Nanyi reacted quickly and directly contacted the head of the Public - Welfare Propaganda Department in City A.
Upon learning that Shen Nanyi was raising funds for a public - welfare project and that the scale was so large, the head of the propaganda department came here without hesitation.
With an official person as a witness, Shen Nanyi's words seemed more credible, and the number of gifts in the live - stream room quickly went up another level.
Under normal circumstances, the people in the data department should have been happy to see these numbers, but now, looking at the rapidly increasing data in front of them, they just felt their hearts ache. The more funds were raised now, the more money they would have to refund later. Although they wouldn't lose money, it was still a waste of effort.
Thanks to Shen Nanyi's incentive policy, the amount of tips soon almost reached Shen Nanyi's target, but then it stopped rising.
Obviously, the spending power in the live - stream room had reached its limit, and Shen Nanyi didn't want people to spend beyond their means.
While thinking about what to do to turn the situation around, before Shen Nanyi could say anything, the live - stream room was filled with dazzling special effects. These were the special effects that only the highest - level gifts would trigger.
There were so many special effects that they lasted for several minutes in the live - stream room. The screen was full of the smell of money.
The people in front of the screens once again felt their poverty.
Even though they knew that Shen Nanyi would eventually return all the money to them, they didn't have the means to spend so much. Roughly calculated, this wave of gifts should be worth over ten million yuan. They were so rich!
Thanks to this wave of gifts, Shen Nanyi quickly completed the task.
It should have been a happy thing, but the system's voice made Shen Nanyi feel suffocated: "The task funds are for the task and cannot be used. The money you promised to refund to the people in the live - stream room has to come out of your own pocket."
The voice was still as cold as ever, without a hint of warmth. Shen Nanyi felt her heart ache when she heard this.
But thinking that this was for a public - welfare activity, Shen Nanyi kept comforting herself that the money was well - spent.
She thought this was the end, and she had almost managed to console herself. But to her utter surprise, there was something even more shocking waiting for her.
"Use the funds on the spot for in - live - stream physical consumption. Complete the consumption by purchasing from the on - looking audience. When this is done, the task is completed." Without giving Shen Nanyi even a moment to catch her breath, the system quickly issued the next task.
Hearing this task, Shen Nanyi thought she was having an auditory hallucination. Looking at the number of online viewers in the live - stream room that had already exceeded ten million, and then at the pile of money on the ground, Shen Nanyi once again had a headache about how to spend the money.
She had such a large sum of money to spend in the live - stream room. So the question was, what should she buy?
Although she was panicking inside, Shen Nanyi still tried her best to remain calm on the surface. "Can I ask all you lovely people in the live - stream room what your jobs are? Is there anyone who is doing business?"
To complete the task quickly, Shen Nanyi decided to find out first if there was any possibility of spending such a large amount in the live - stream room.
Soon, the bullet - screen messages in the live - stream room showed up. There were people from all kinds of occupations. To Shen Nanyi's surprise, there was even someone in the poultry - farming industry.
According to Shen Nanyi's original plan, she could just spend the money even if she had to take a loss to complete the task. But unfortunately, the system had set a rule from the start that the price shouldn't be much higher than the market price, or the task would be considered a failure.
This made Shen Nanyi's headache return. Looking at the various strange businesses that people were posting about on the bullet - screen, Shen Nanyi fell into deep thought.