The Tipping King: How I Mastered Live-Stream Alchemy - Chapter 8 - Jiang Feng's Slick Moves, Seat Fees Aren't Just for Anyone!

[Streamer Meng has disconnected!]

“Did she get scared off? Haha, that’s hilarious!”

“Just arrived, folks, show some love! This live broadcast room seems pretty interesting!”

Jiang Feng shook his head, “Ah, as the art of war says: never chase a cornered enemy… Since they’ve surrendered, let’s give them a break. New viewers, hit that follow button and watch my Berserker-Ge dominate soon.”

Jiang Feng welcomed the new Chats into the live broadcast room.

He glanced at the viewer count; it had already hit over 40!

[Lv7 That Silver Sea Back Then: “Haha! This is fun~”]

[Lv20 Heartless Drifter: “Newbie reporting in! Here for the show!”]

[Lv49 Chenmu Yuebai: “Ahem! New folks, pay your seat fee!”]

[Lv5 Wangzai Beef: “That’s right, pay the seat fee!”]

[Lv8 Don’t waste my youth: “???”]

[Lv22 ChildishQueen: “We have to pay a seat fee???”]

The bullet screen was buzzing with activity.

Jiang Feng remained unfazed, calmly saying, “I’m a Golden Hustler, specializing in Golden Hustle. Watching the show just needs a Tiny Heart to show your support. Hit follow and send a light sign for a free seat!”

Golden Hustler?!

The new Chats were stunned by the title!

Whoa.

It’s true!

Initially, the new Chats were a bit annoyed about the seat fee, but upon seeing the live broadcast room’s title, they couldn’t complain. Alright, let’s pay up~ After all, he’s a Golden Hustler, and he’s made it clear, what’s there to argue?

Plus, the seat fee isn’t expensive.

Just a dime.

[Lv7 That Silver Sea Back Then gifted the streamer Tiny Hearts x2!]

[Lv20 Heartless Drifter gifted the streamer Tiny Hearts x1!]

[Lv8 Don’t waste my youth gifted the streamer flowers x1!]

[Lv22 ChildishQueen gifted the streamer Tiny Hearts x5!]

A flurry of gifts filled the screen.

Jiang Feng’s smile widened; this was exactly the effect he wanted!

The seat fee was something he had secretly messaged Sun Chen to initiate, aiming to give new Chats an impression-playing in this live broadcast room requires spending money!

He was a Golden Hustler, and his persona needed to be established.

There was a bit of psychological manipulation involved… On one hand, he only asked new viewers for the seat fee, not the old ones, giving the old viewers a sense of superiority-‘I’m a regular, I don’t need to pay.’

While some new viewers might resist, due to the low cost, most would stay for Jiang Feng’s entertaining show. And those who stayed would have the impression that this live broadcast room is different from others, focusing on Golden Hustle.

Instilling this ‘pay for fun’ concept first.

Once the atmosphere is lively, spending money won’t feel like a burden to them.

Similarly.

When more new viewers come in, without Sun Chen’s help, the ones who paid the ‘seat fee’ will naturally remind newcomers to pay the ‘seat fee,’ establishing the live broadcast room’s persona and positive cycle over time!

Of course, the seat fee isn’t just for show.

Jiang Feng announced loudly, “For those who’ve paid the seat fee, hang tight…!!”

[Lv8 Don’t waste my youth: “???”]

[Lv22 ChildishQueen: “What does this mean? Where’s the streamer?”]

Jiang Feng vanished from the live broadcast room.

The Chats were baffled, wondering what he was up to.

“Here we go!”

Jiang Feng’s voice came from off-screen.

Soon, he reappeared, struggling to drag a sofa into view. He then placed a chair on top of the sofa, followed by a small water dispenser on the chair, and finally a water bucket on top of the dispenser…

It looked like a precarious tower of household items stacked seven or eight layers high.

[Lv7 That Silver Sea Back Then: “???”]

[Lv20 Heartless Drifter: “Wow! The streamer is really going all out, is he about to perform a circus act?”]

The Chats were utterly confused, not understanding Jiang Feng’s intentions.

Jiang Feng chuckled, pulling out a few sheets of A4 paper and slapping them onto the table with a flourish. “Thanks to the Kings, as promised, I’ll give everyone a seat, no empty words here!”

“Let’s see… No.5 King… Lv20 Heartless Drifter! OK! Let’s set it up!”

Jiang Feng quickly scribbled ‘Heartless Drifter’ on a piece of paper and slapped it onto the chair!

In the live broadcast room:

[Lv20 Heartless Drifter: “????”]

“Next up… Lv7 That Silver Sea Back Then! OK!”

Jiang Feng’s pen danced across the paper.

Slap! The paper with ‘That Silver Sea Back Then’ was stuck onto the water dispenser!

[Lv7 That Silver Sea Back Then (bewildered): “Is that me????”]

“No.3… Lv22 ChildishQueen!”

Slap! The paper with ‘ChildishQueen’ was stuck onto the water bucket!

[Lv22 ChildishQueen (question mark face): “…Wait, I’m a girl, why am I assigned a water bucket???”]

“No.2… Lv8 Don’t waste my youth!”

“No.1… Lv5 Berserker!!!”

Slap! Lv8 Don’t waste my youth was assigned the kettle on top of the water bucket!

Slap! Lv5 Berserker was assigned the open lid of the kettle!

“Done!!!”

Jiang Feng looked satisfied, ensuring the camera didn’t block his masterpiece behind him, and proudly said, “How about that! I promised you seats, and I delivered!”

[Lv8 Don’t waste my youth: “…”]

[Lv5 Berserker: “…”]

No.1 and No.2 were speechless.

Meanwhile, the Chats were laughing hysterically. Wow, this streamer really knows how to entertain!

[Lv5 Wangzai Beef: “Hahaha, so that’s what the seats are! Hilarious!”]

[Lv7 September Moon: “@ChildishQueen, how about that water bucket?”]

[Lv2 Fairy Mist: “Pfft!! I get the kettle being a seat, but why is the kettle lid a seat too??? This streamer is too abstract!!!”]

Jiang Feng awkwardly coughed, “Ahem, well, we ran out of space, please bear with me!”

With this stunt, Jiang Feng effortlessly dispelled any lingering annoyance over the ‘seat fee’ among the Chats. His clever move turned any minor displeasure into amusement.

Even though the sofa, chair, water dispenser, and water bucket setup was a bit abstract…

But hey, having your name displayed in the live broadcast room brings an unexpected thrill!

[‘Lv22 ChildishQueen’ gifted the streamer ‘sports car x1’!]

[Lv22 ChildishQueen (gritting teeth): “…I don’t want the water bucket, streamer, put me on the lid! I’ll take it!”]

ChildishQueen couldn’t hold back anymore.

The live broadcast room erupted in laughter.

[Lv5 Wangzai Beef: “Hahaha, go for it!”]

[Lv7 September Moon: “Hahaha! Streamer, what are you doing? Quickly put our Queen on the lid!”]

[Lv2 Fairy Mist: “Sitting on the lid +1!!”]

Jiang Feng nodded and bowed, wiping sweat as he quickly rearranged things, “Alright, alright, let’s get this sorted for you!”

After some frantic adjustments, the seats were finally arranged.

Jiang Feng wiped his brow, “Phew, all set. Is that good enough… Berserker-Ge? What do you say?”

[Lv5 Berserker: “Fight!”]

Berserker-Ge was still caught up in the excitement of the previous intense battle.

Seeing this, Jiang Feng didn’t waste any more words and declared loudly, “Alright! Berserker-Ge, if you want to fight, then let’s fight!”

[Ding! Streamer Jiang Feng Loves to Hustle is starting a random PK battle…]