Just Give In Already

At noon, Yu Nian received a notification from Sea Star informing him that he had passed the interview. Human resources signed an electronic contract with him, which meant he was officially part of Sea Star.

Yu Nian hadn't started streaming on Sea Star earlier because the final result hadn't come through. If things fell through in the end, he would have to switch to another platform again.

He didn't particularly mind, but his fans would have to keep following him from place to place, which wasn't good for maintaining a stable audience.

Since terminating his contract with Huajia, he hadn't really received any extra traffic, and his follower count had barely grown. It was mostly his existing fans keeping him company.

He had only gained some new followers because the incident with Qinggang had given him a small burst of popularity.

Yu Nian also had a verified account on Sea Star, but he usually only posted edited clips carried over from Huajia.

Sea Star didn't have as much traffic as Huajia, and since he didn't stream there either, that account's traffic was fairly unremarkable.

Still, he had accumulated thirty to forty thousand followers there through his gaming clips.

Yu Nian first explained the situation to his stream moderators, then posted an announcement in his fan group. He also made sure to put notices on his Huajia profile, his Sea Star profile, and Weibo.

The gist was to let his fans know that he would be streaming on the Starfish Platform from now on. Of course, he would still post some gameplay videos on Huajia.

That more or less covered every channel.

His fans all expressed their support and immediately went over to Sea Star to follow him.

Because of the series of complications during his interview, Yu Nian's platform switch had been a little rushed.

But now that he had signed with Sea Star, he naturally couldn't keep streaming on Huajia.

So when he logged on that evening, he saw that he only had a little over a hundred thousand followers on Sea Star, and there weren't as many viewers as before when he started his stream.

Soon, though, fans began trickling over through the internet, all saying that Yu Nian had moved house too quickly.

Yu Nian laughed. "Thanks for coming along on the move, everyone. From now on, this is where we'll see each other~"

[You have our support! Wherever Nian Bao goes, us rice cakes will follow!]

[As long as we can still hear our baby's voice, anywhere is fine!]

[Hope you hit 500K soon! Can't wait to see what you really look like!]

Now that he had switched to a new platform, the fans Yu Nian had previously talked out of renewing their support subscriptions began purchasing them for him again. Quite a few fans who couldn't afford a guardian subscription sent small gifts instead, which was another way to express their affection and support.

The Starfish Platform had three guardian tiers. Each subscription lasted one month, with the price varying by tier.

The basic tier was Guardian Knight at 199 yuan, the middle tier was Guardian Angel at 1,999 yuan, and the highest tier was Guardian Deity at 19,999 yuan.

A higher guardian tier represented a higher intimacy level with the streamer and came with exclusive privileges, such as flashy entrance effects, a special sparkling nameplate, or perks offered by the streamer personally.

Yu Nian had a group of fans who insisted on spending money to support him every month. Now that he had switched platforms, they were only more enthusiastic, and guardian effects crowded the chat.

Yu Nian thanked them whenever he had a moment while gaming. "Thank you to Cute Little Nianbao and Life Is a Wilderness for the Guardian Knight subscriptions."

"Thank you to Doesn't Want to Study Advanced Math for the Guardian Knight subscription, and thank you to Autumn Fish Who Loves Rice Cakes and Summer Rain, Winter Snow for the Guardian Knight subscriptions..."

Yu Nian's hands remained steady as he racked up kills with his marksman, still finding moments to glance at the chat.

"Thanks for your support, everyone, but a reminder: spend responsibly. Viewers who are underage, don't spend money, okay~"

After thanking more than twenty Guardian Knights in a row, Yu Nian was about to enter a crucial team fight. He put the chat aside for the moment and focused on firing arrows from the flank, using nimble positioning and skills to secure a triple kill in one go.

His teammates took the remaining two kills, but he had the highest gold total in the match, so getting MVP shouldn't be a problem.

With the enemy team wiped out, Yu Nian glanced at the chat and saw everyone posting excitedly:

[Aaaaaah-]

[What a generous boss!]

[Thank you, boss! Wishing you luck and prosperity!]

In his first match that evening, Yu Nian's teammates were all excellent. Their side had completely dominated the enemy, who had fallen apart before even ten minutes had passed.

He was merely puzzled by the chat. "What's going on with you guys?"

"Hang on, I need to push the towers..."

Then he turned back and saw a pair of dazzling wings appear on his screen, followed by a cute, glowing little figure descending from the sky.

Yu Nian hadn't seen this platform's stream effects before and didn't know what it meant.

Never mind. He would win the match first.

In a few quick moves, Yu Nian pushed into the enemy base and destroyed the crystal with his teammates. Only then did he have time to scroll back through the notifications.

He finally understood why his viewers were so excited.

Y was here again.

"Thank you to Y for the Guardian Deity subscription..."

Yu Nian froze, then let out an "Ah." Looking at the gleaming gold nameplate, then at the intimacy score that had instantly shot into first place, he suddenly felt as though none of this was real.

Gaming streamers might easily have hundreds of thousands or even millions of followers, but often, barely one percent consistently watched their streams. Most viewers came from ordinary households, too, so even buying a basic guardian subscription for him was already quite generous.

Not just on Sea Star-even back on Huajia, no one had ever bought a mid-tier guardian subscription for him.

Yet now, he suddenly had a Guardian Deity!

This was only this person's second time watching his stream. Yu Nian had no idea what had appealed to them so much that they were willing to spend this kind of money on him.

This was a little different from last night's Carnivals.

Carnivals were expensive, but at two thousand yuan each, some fans were willing to send them. He had seen it happen in other people's streams.

But spending twenty thousand all at once on a month of the highest-tier guardian subscription was something he hadn't seen even in the streams of major creators with a million followers.

Granted, Y had sent more than a dozen Carnivals the night before, spending roughly thirty to forty thousand yuan on him.

But he could chalk that up to drunkenness or a sudden whim.

He hadn't expected Y to follow him to his stream and buy a guardian subscription after his last-minute platform switch today. Surely they couldn't be drunk again.

[Where'd the streamer go? Why isn't he talking?]

[Hahaha, Boss Y followed you all the way here through the internet. Nian Bao, just give in already.]

[Boss is so rich QAQ...]

"Ahem." Yu Nian cleared his throat and thanked them sincerely. "Thank you to the viewer named 'Y.' You really spent a lot. Thank you so much for your support."

Streaming platforms generally took half in situations like this. Though that was a steep cut, half of 19,999 was still a substantial amount.

Adding in his share from Huajia the night before, Yu Nian felt like he could coast through the next two months.

[Hahaha, Nian Bao, are you so touched you're about to cry?]

Playing along, Yu Nian sniffled. "I am touched. Let me enjoy this for a bit. I've never seen this much money."

Y had thrown even more money at him the night before, but a day had passed for it to sink in, and he had already gotten over the excitement.

Now, Y had landed another critical hit on him with the power of wealth.