His honesty not only failed to draw ridicule, but actually struck a chord with a lot of people.
[Damn it, I've never seen it either. Pretty girl crying here.]
[Boss, is your problem having more money than you can spend? If you can't spend it all, could you share some with me?]
[Waaah, this is great. I've learned something new too. So that's how flashy the Guardian Deity effects are!]
But after all that discussion, they still hadn't seen another message from the viewer named "Y."
[Hey, did Boss Y leave?]
After marveling for a moment, Yu Nian thanked some more viewers for their gifts and renewals, then said, "Those of you who bought a guardian subscription can check the moderator's private message to join the group."
[Y: No need.]
[Hahahaha! Why does Boss Y seem so aloof?]
[I'm picturing an aloof CEO swiping his card for his little spouse with a completely expressionless face.]
[Hahaha, doesn't this deserve giving Boss Y your personal WeChat?]
Yu Nian's fan group was on QQ, which made both management and switching accounts convenient.
He generally used WeChat to contact friends he knew in real life, so it was more private.
When he saw that comment, he immediately checked his inbox. Finding that Y hadn't sent him a private message asking for his WeChat or anything, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
It wasn't that he was full of himself. He'd simply heard of wealthy viewers throwing money at streamers specifically to get their personal contact information.
That alone might have been fine, but some went on to request photos privately or try to arrange dinner dates, which could easily become a nuisance.
Once you opened that door, it became hard to say no later.
If Y asked for his contact information after sending him so many gifts, he really wouldn't know how best to turn him down.
The main thing was that he really didn't know this "Y."
He'd never seen him in his stream before. After watching him for just two days, the guy was already showering him with top-tier gifts and buying him a high-level guardian subscription. It was hard not to worry.
[Wait, have you guys checked Boss Y's profile? It's a brand-new account?!]
[He registered just a few minutes before Nian Bao's stream, too. Did he come here specifically for the streamer?]
[I checked his account over on Huajia. Boss Y only registered that one a couple of days ago too, and he's also following just our streamer.]
Yu Nian paused, then clicked through to his profile as well. His user level was displayed as 0.
Well, damn. His profile contained only the system's introductory post about registering an account on the Starfish Platform, timestamped a few minutes before seven that evening. Yu Nian was also the only person on his following list.
He'd specifically mentioned during last night's stream that he would start an hour early today, and the guy had deliberately registered an alternate account before his stream began and come over.
[Aaaaah, Boss Y, you're such a pure romantic.]
[Domineering sugar daddy × innocent little streamer. I can't take it. This ship is delicious~]
[Whatever, I'm shipping it a little. At least the boss really does put his money where his mouth is.]
As the chat began talking nonsense, Yu Nian worried that Y might genuinely just be here to watch the stream and would find it uncomfortable. He was also afraid the viewers' teasing might actually give Y the wrong idea.
Y's profile didn't display a gender. Yu Nian didn't even know whether he was a man or a woman.
Yu Nian put a stop to it. "All right, all right, guys, don't say things like that, and don't go bothering him either. Just focus on watching me play, okay?"
Yu Nian had always been gentle with his fans, and the people who had stuck with his streams for so long weren't the sort to disregard other people's feelings.
At his words, they immediately apologized in all sorts of ways and cooperatively changed the subject.
Sea Star had a banner notification section. When someone spent a lot of money in a stream, the banner announced it, drawing the attention of passing viewers. Some were curious enough to follow it to the stream.
[Wow, someone bought a high-level guardian subscription in a gaming stream. Is this streamer really good? (Genuine question.)]
[Is he a new streamer? I've never seen him before. His voice is so nice!]
[Welcome, new babies! Our streamer is pretty, kindhearted, and skilled. He's also super gentle, and you can tease him. If you like him, babies, give him a follow~]
[This is his first day streaming on Sea Star! Please follow him. He'll do a face reveal at five hundred thousand followers!]
With the viewers enthusiastically promoting him, quite a few more new fans joined.
Just then, Y, who had been silent all this time, sent him ten top-tier gifts in rapid succession.
Sea Star's top-tier gift was the Deep-Sea Battleship, which cost three thousand yuan each.
[Mom, I think I just saw a shooting star.]
[I just got here and nearly went blind from all the effects. Thought I'd entered the wrong stream, but then I saw it was Boss Y, and suddenly it all made sense.]
[Boss, calm down. I'm scared /trembling.]
Yu Nian was starting to go numb. The more Y did this, the more anxious he became, afraid that Y might use it to make some unreasonable demand of him.
And since he was the one benefiting, if he refused or said the wrong thing, word would spread that he was acting like a diva and taking people's money for nothing.
"Thank you for the Deep-Sea Battleships, Boss Y." Yu Nian swallowed, sounding a little nervous. "You don't need to spend any more. I already appreciate the thought."
Yu Nian didn't know whether saying that would upset him. After all, some people might think you were looking down on them if you stopped them from spending money.
Or they might think he was playing hard to get, saying no while actually hinting that they should keep sending gifts.
Fortunately, Y wasn't that kind of person. Seemingly noticing the discomfort in his voice, he sent one more battleship while Yu Nian was speaking, then left messages in the chat.
[Y: Okay.]
[Y: Get some rest early.]
Yu Nian's heart lurched when he saw the eleventh battleship appear, but when he read those two messages, it suddenly softened.
Maybe Y really had no ulterior motive. Maybe he was simply worried that Yu Nian didn't have enough money to spend, and all of this was just a kind gesture toward a little streamer he'd happened to meet online.
Yu Nian felt he shouldn't assume the worst of people. At the very least, he couldn't assume the worst of everyone.
So his tone grew gentler. "Okay. You too."
Yu Nian noticed that some other viewers had also sent fairly expensive gifts. After thanking them one by one, he started another match and said lightly, "Thanks to everyone's support, I can now live on my salary alone. Sea Star's compensation is pretty decent too."
"A lot of you watching are still in school or working, and none of your money comes easily. Don't worry about me not having enough. Just save more for yourselves and buy yourselves something tasty."
[Oh my god, such a wholesome streamer. Followed immediately!]
[Nian Bao always tells me to be good to myself in such a gentle voice. Waaah, Nian Bao isn't the most skilled streamer I've watched, but he really is the most sincere one I've ever seen. I'm seriously going to love Nian Bao forever!]
[This suddenly reminded me of how I used to have a guardian subscription for another streamer. Then one month I got sick and spent a lot of money, so I was pretty broke and couldn't bring myself to renew it. He even messaged me to ask why I hadn't renewed. I felt a little guilty at the time, but hearing what this streamer said, I suddenly feel like I was such an idiot back then...]
[I've been following since he only had a few hundred fans. Nian Bao really has always been so lovely. Haha, love you to death!]
Reading those comments, Yu Nian felt both touched and amused. "So."
"Don't send gifts anymore. Could you all just transfer money directly to me instead? Send me a fortune. Nothing under a million accepted. Thanks."
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