The Tipping King: How I Mastered Live-Stream Alchemy

230…260…300!

In just a few minutes, Jiang Feng’s push-up count successfully broke through the 300 mark!

On the other hand, Baiyu had only just reached 200.

“No way, this guy’s really pushing it??? Already at 300?!”

Some of the viewers were dumbfounded.

Even some who originally watched Baiyu’s stream found Jiang Feng’s performance unbelievable.

Come on!

That’s 300 push-ups!

And with a 50-jin weight!

At this point, talking about exhaustion is just adding to the joke.

For a regular person, doing 300 push-ups without any weight would knock out 90% of people. Now, the fact that Jiang Feng can do this much is impressive.

So what if he gets exhausted?

It’s an honorable defeat, isn’t it?

The opinions started to shift. Although Baiyu’s stream had more viewers, aside from a few die-hard fans, most of the 5000+ viewers were quite rational.

They were just there for the show and rarely commented.

Now, with Jiang Feng’s performance, even these neutral viewers couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration.

Regardless of any conflict between Baiyu and Jiang Feng, the fact that Jiang Feng dared to challenge Baiyu in his strongest area and wasn’t falling behind, even seemingly on the verge of winning, was impressive.

[Lv51 Release: “Streamer, if you’re tired, take a break. Don’t push yourself.”]

[Lv23 ChildishQueen: “Yeah, winning or losing doesn’t matter. I’ll always be on your side.”]

Some of the big shots in the live broadcast room were moved.

To be honest, they’ve seen it all on the Sound Wave Platform.

What kind of streamer haven’t they seen?

But Jiang Feng… they hadn’t seen one like him!

Initially, they were attracted by Jiang Feng’s entertaining content, and gradually they realized this guy really knows how to play.

Not only is his content engaging, but he also provides emotional value. Being a King in Jiang Feng’s stream is a unique experience.

Later on, they discovered that Jiang Feng not only offers emotional value but also has exceptionally high emotional intelligence.

When it’s time to ask for money, he doesn’t hold back, saying, “Bro, sis, give me the money!”

But if he senses any discomfort in the atmosphere, he immediately stops asking for money.

He won’t let you spend a penny more than you’re comfortable with.

That’s rare… Nowadays, the Sound Wave Platform is full of chaos, with most streamers treating big spenders like cash cows.

Some might say, “Oh, don’t spend anymore,” but secretly wish to empty the big spender’s wallet.

But Jiang Feng is different!

In the real world, the big shots can easily tell the difference between courtesy and pretense.

Sometimes they just don’t bother to call it out.

It’s all for fun, after all.

But precisely because of this, they can clearly sense that Jiang Feng genuinely doesn’t want you to spend!

Jiang Feng, slightly out of breath, smiled, “Bro, sis, I’m fine… This is nothing. Today, I promised to lead you to victory, and I must win! A man’s word… can’t be broken!”

A drop of sweat fell to the floor.

Under the high-definition camera, everyone could clearly see the beads of sweat on Jiang Feng’s forehead and the slight trembling of his muscles. At this moment, the audience in Jiang Feng’s live broadcast room was thoroughly impressed.

[Lv8 Newbie Small Bean: “No more words, the streamer is a real man!”]

[Lv7 September Moon: “The streamer is a real man!”]

[Lv5 Berserker: “The streamer is a real man!!”]

[Lv23 ChildishQueen: “The streamer is a real man!”]

[Lv10 Don’t waste my youth: “The streamer is a real man!”]

Bullet screens flooded the chat, silent yet filled with emotion. Release pursed his lips, feeling a strange wave of emotion himself. He opened the gift list, his finger hovering over the Carnival option, hesitating for a few seconds before deciding not to press it. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to send gifts; he just didn’t want to disrupt the current atmosphere. Release could sense the sincerity in Jiang Feng’s words-this guy genuinely wanted to give it his all, to see if he could crush the opposition with his own strength.

“Alright then, I owe you one…” Release sighed deeply, choosing not to say more.

…

[Stellar Guild Chat Group]

[streamer Xiao Yu: “…Why do I have a feeling that Yu-Ge might lose?”]

Xiao Yu was stunned; she hadn’t expected the opponent to be this strong! Doing 300 push-ups with weights! That must have surpassed Baiyu’s publicly maintained record, right? The other streamers were silent too. Despite their trash talk, they were starting to waver internally-what kind of monster was this guy?!

[streamer Cloud Shadow: “Ahem! Don’t say such discouraging things. The PK has only been going for 5 minutes; there’s still plenty of time. Yu-Ge hasn’t even started to exert himself yet!”]

Unfortunately, this comment didn’t receive much agreement. The others weren’t fools. It was clear Baiyu was starting to struggle as well. In terms of condition, the two were evenly matched.

Sensing the mood was off, Shen Jianfeng quickly stepped in to stabilize the situation.

[Manager Shen Jianfeng: “Everyone, don’t panic. We don’t have to compete with them in push-ups. Don’t forget our advantage-it’s the Kings in the live broadcast room! Even if that guy wins in push-ups, so what?”]

[Manager Shen Jianfeng: “When the time comes, we can just casually send gifts and still lead in total votes!”]

Shen Jianfeng felt proud, thinking he had come up with a good plan. Little did he know, his words had plunged the guild chat group into silence. Come on. Losing in push-ups was already embarrassing enough. If they ended up winning the competition just by sending gifts, wouldn’t that be even more humiliating?

Streamers, unlike managers like Shen Jianfeng, need to face their audience and establish a persona, like Moli’s gentle persona or Jiang Feng’s Golden Hustle persona. But no matter what, every persona needs a core element-face!

Losing is okay! But losing face is a big problem! It leads to losing viewers! Unfortunately, Shen Jianfeng didn’t understand these nuances. If Wenxuan were here, she would never have said such a thing.

…

Time ticked away, with only 3 minutes left until the PK ended. In Baiyu’s live broadcast room, countless Chats were cheering Baiyu on frantically.

“498…499…500!!!”

“Wow! Baiyu-Ge is amazing!!! Breaking the 500 mark! Keep going!”

“Yeah, Yu-Ge, keep it up! Hurry!”

The Chats were almost dying of anxiety, urging Baiyu through the bullet screens. But Baiyu was panting heavily, his face flushed, his arms feeling like burning irons. Each push-up required every ounce of his strength.

He couldn’t go on. He really couldn’t do it anymore. At 12, Baiyu could do 1000 push-ups in one go, but years of neglecting exercise, combined with indulgence in wealth and pleasure, had long drained his energy. If it weren’t for the crowd’s relentless encouragement, Baiyu wouldn’t have managed even these 500.

But fortunately, he broke through-he broke through his own limits!

“500…should be enough to win, right?”

“That guy on the other side is doing weighted push-ups; there’s no way he can do more than me…”

Baiyu thought to himself. As he relaxed the breath he had been holding, a wave of exhaustion swept over him, leaving his arms powerless. With a thud, he collapsed onto the ground…

Baiyu was spent!