The Tipping King: How I Mastered Live-Stream Alchemy

“What? Doesn’t that mean I have no advantage at all?”

“I’m really not that smart…”

Moli feigned innocence, looking pitiful.

The game rules Jiang Feng proposed were too fair, entirely testing the knowledge reserves of the two streamers. Whoever couldn’t continue had to send a gift to the other, which, in a way, put her at a disadvantage!

Her live broadcast room had over 5000 viewers.

Jiang Feng only had a pitiful 40+.

In comparison, if Jiang Feng lost, he might not even have enough money to send gifts to her live broadcast room!

Moli quickly seized the loophole: “But if you can’t continue, and no one in your live broadcast room sends me a gift, what then?”

Jiang Feng shrugged: “Then I lose, and I’ll send you 10 Carnivals.”

Moli’s eyes lit up, that was acceptable!

Jiang Feng continued to lay the trap, saying casually: “Of course, if you still feel at a disadvantage, we can add an extra rule. If someone loses, the streamer can clear the lost points by sending double the gifts.”

“For example, if I lose at first, I should send you one flower, making the score 0 to 1. But if I want to erase this loss, I can have my King send you another one, and it won’t count.”

“The score remains 0 to 0!”

“You have a lot of Kings in your live broadcast room, theoretically, as long as a King keeps sending double, the worst you can do is tie…”

“So, do you want to play?”

“Wait a minute!”

Moli’s mind raced as she processed Jiang Feng’s rules.

Phrase Chain, each person can say one or multiple phrases, and the other must continue.
If you can’t continue, you must send a gift to the other, starting at 1, then 2, 4, 8… with no upper limit!
If one can’t send a gift, can’t continue, or surrenders, they lose.
The losing side can send double the gifts to cancel the loss, making it a tie, and start over!

Moli paused in thought.

Is that it?

Moli reviewed the rules several times; wasn’t this a sure win?

First, she could start with double, keeping her score at zero. If the other side made a mistake, she’d be one point ahead unless they also went double…

But if it came down to doubling… was Moli afraid of him?!

What a joke.

Her live broadcast room had so many big shots; just the margin for error could crush the other side.

Moli beamed brightly: “Alright! I’ll take your PK challenge! But if you lose, send those 10 Carnivals immediately, no backing out!”

Jiang Feng waved his hand: “Don’t worry, we’re all in the streaming circle, not going to run away over a few Carnivals.”

Now I’m relieved!

Moli, satisfied, returned to her live broadcast room and immediately started setting the stage, pretending to be weak with a little fan: “Boohoo, dear Kings, we’re about to PK, please help me! Let’s just go double, that way the other side is sure to lose!”

“Hahaha, don’t worry! Little Jasmine, we’ve got your back! Double it is!”

“Yeah! That guy is too arrogant, isn’t this just giving us money?”

“Little Jasmine, don’t worry, we’ll make sure you get those 10 Carnivals, and if he dares to cheat, we’ll roast him!”

“Exactly, no doubt!”

The bullet screen rolled with comments, and many simps immediately started clamoring.

Release was also intrigued; this streamer on the other side was interesting… these rules… there really seemed to be no loopholes. Just like Moli said, if she kept going double, it would be hard for the other side to win.

Interesting…

Release rubbed his chin, a hint of anticipation in his eyes. How was this guy going to win?

Jiang Feng’s live broadcast room.

[Lv7 That Silver Sea Back Then: “No way, streamer, you’re just handing it to them!”]

[Lv20 Heartless Drifter: “Yeah, streamer, they’ve got 5000 people in their room. How are you going to win with double points?”]

[Lv49 Chenmu Yuebai: “Bro, maybe you should reconsider…”]

[Lv8 Don’t waste my youth: “You’re being impulsive, bro! There are plenty of other options out there!”]

[Lv5 Wangzai Beef: “??? Care to elaborate, buddy?”]

[Lv22 ChildishQueen: “What the heck! You think I don’t exist? Streamer, crush that little minx, I’ll back you up!”]

Jiang Feng felt a bit helpless. “Seriously, you guys have no faith in me?”

[Lv5 Berserker: “No faith.”]

Jiang Feng: “…”

Berserker-Ge, come on, I let you enjoy the PK, and now you’re undermining me?

“Alright, alright, just watch me perform!”

Jiang Feng couldn’t be bothered to explain further.

It’s just a Phrase Chain game!

If anyone’s an expert at this, Jiang Feng would confidently say that aside from the pros, he could outplay 99% of the players!

Why? Because he’s a top-notch salesman!

What? You think sales and Phrase Chain have nothing in common?

See, that’s where you’re mistaken, my friend.

Anyone who’s been in sales knows about the three meetings: morning, noon, and evening.

Morning meetings involve money dances.

Noon meetings are for games.

Evening meetings are for reviews.

And those games include all sorts of things like Phrase Chain and ad slogan chains. Don’t think it’s just simple fun!

Salespeople are beasts, and the penalties are downright inhumane!

Losing a game is minor.

The penalties are designed to socially kill you on the spot!

Spinning in place 200 times is child’s play. The real punishments involve running around in your underwear or confessing to strangers-stuff with no limits. They call it being open-minded, but it’s really just nonsense! The worst kind of nonsense!

Jiang Feng was deeply scarred by these games!

So he resolved to practice intensely for months, elevating his game skills to a level few could reach!

Especially in Phrase Chain, he practiced the most challenging ones, aiming for precision, speed, and a killer instinct!

It seemed like the rules were fair, even favoring Moli.

But the real trap wasn’t in the rules; it was in the game itself!!

…

The one-minute preparation time ended.

Jiang Feng lazily asked, “Ready to start?”

Moli beamed, “Sure thing, handsome!”

Jiang Feng: “Alright, I’ll start the PK!”

[Ding ding ding-!!!]

[PK officially begins!]