Beating a Drowning Dog

However—

Lang Yunping: "Just a bunch of losers. Twenty rockets and you're already this excited. After tax, that's barely ten grand. What good does that do?"

Lang Yunping: "If you've got the balls, keep sending. Let's see how much you can throw. A real bunch of nobodies."

But the next second, a line appeared on the public screen.

"Since you want to see, I'll indulge you."

A streak of five hundred Super Rockets instantly blew up the entire public screen.

"Holy crap, which big shot just dropped 500 Super Rockets in a row? That's a full half million, insane!"

"Lang Shen, weren't you calling us losers? See that? We've got a Super Tycoon among us too, hahaha..."

"Yeah, aren't you supposed to be so tough? Telling people not to send gifts—how's that working out now? Face slapped, huh?"

Lang Yunping hadn't expected that the words he'd just thrown out would come back to bite him so fast, especially in front of so many people. The sting was hard to swallow.

After a brief daze, he typed another comment on the public screen.

Lang Yunping: "500 Super Rockets? That's barely half a million at best. If you want to play Super Tycoon, that's not nearly enough."

Lang Yunping: "If you're trying to flaunt your wealth in front of me, I'm afraid you don't qualify."

Lang Yunping's words were a bit punchable, but you had to admit they had a point.

Half a million was a fortune to an ordinary person, but to a Super Tycoon like Lang Yunping, it was pocket change.

The viewers had been fired up, thrilled that someone was dropping gifts, and got carried away in their excitement.

But now, cooling down, they realized what they'd said was a bit naive.

Come on, this was a guy who'd blown eight million on Douyu. Trying to slap his face with half a million was pure fantasy.

"Is that so?"

Through his phone, Lin Chen caught the public screen comments and smirked coldly.

Those 500 rockets just now were his, sent using Douyu recharge vouchers.

He'd originally planned to send 5000 Super Rockets in a row, but his Xiaomi phone lagged midway, so only 500 went through.

He still had 29.5 million Douyu coins sitting in his account.

"Since you're begging me to slap your face, I'll oblige."

Watching the comments on the screen, Lin Chen chuckled to himself, then quietly tapped the Super Rocket gift button and entered the number 10,000 in the box below.

Boom—

The next second, a dazzling line of text appeared on the public screen.

An Ordinary Commoner: Sent 10,000 Super Rockets in a row.

The entire public screen exploded. Everyone who saw that number went wild.

"Holy mother of—what did I just see? 10,000 Super Rockets? That's a real Super Tycoon!"

"At 1000 per Super Rocket, 10,000 of them is a full ten million. That's just insane tycoon behavior."

"Big shot, got any room on your leg hair for a pendant? Take me with you!"

"Yeah, big shot, take me too. I'm cheap."

Countless viewers flooded the screen with comments, expressing their shock.

Super Rockets were different from other gifts. Besides being Douyu's most expensive item, they had a special feature: full-screen display.

Earlier, Lin Chen had sent 500 Super Rockets in one go, but that wasn't unprecedented in Douyu's history.

But 10,000 Super Rockets? That set a precedent across all of Douyu and the entire livestreaming scene.

So when that gift appeared on the screen, every streamer and viewer clicked in to see what kind of big shot was this extravagant.

With all these people flooding in, Qin Xueqing's livestream room hit a terrifying level of popularity.

From a mere 50,000 viewers, it soared to a full five million, with the heat index reaching into the billions, breaking multiple Douyu records.

It wasn't just the viewers who were stunned—the two property managers beside Lin Chen were too.

The first 20 Super Rockets had been sent by the two of them. It didn't change much, but it was their contribution.

As for the heavy lifting, that was all on Lin Chen.

They'd already braced themselves for Lin Chen to go all out.

But even so, they never guessed he'd drop something this insane.

10,000 Super Rockets—that was a full ten million.

Even as high-end property managers who'd seen their share of things, they couldn't help but be shaken.

"This... this is the Super Tycoon living in a three-billion-dollar mansion? Tossing out ten million in gifts like it's nothing. Unreal." Their minds reeled.

Of course, the shock of those people was ultimately from an outsider's perspective. The truly shaken one was Qin Xueqing herself.

When she saw 10,000 Super Rockets appear on the public screen, she froze completely, and then tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

She turned to look at Lin Chen. Though nothing was officially confirmed yet, a feeling stirred deep in her heart—that all these gifts had been sent by him.

It was a woman's intuition.

Some sharp-eyed viewers, noticing Lang Yunping had gone silent for a long time, grew even more emboldened.

"Lang Shen, aren't you supposed to be so awesome? Weren't you calling us losers? Why so quiet now? I bet even you never expected there'd be a Super Tycoon like this among us."

"Hahaha... this feels so good. Let that dog Lang look down on people. Let's see him act cocky now."

"Exactly. Lang Shen turned into Lang Dog. Let's beat the dog while it's down. Hahaha, feels great!"

"Beat the dog while it's down +1."

"Beat the dog while it's down +2."

By now, Lang Yunping didn't dare say a word. He'd long since vanished somewhere.

He might have a record of spending eight million, but that was accumulated bit by bit over several years—nothing compared to Lin Chen, who casually dropped a million in one go without a second thought.

"No wonder those big spenders throw around thousands or tens of thousands without a second thought. I never imagined it would feel this good."

At this moment, Lin Chen looked at the barrage on his phone screen and chuckled inwardly.

In the past, he'd been busy working hard, so he never had time to get into this stuff, let alone send any gifts.

Now, with three free ten-million recharge vouchers in hand, he finally had the chance to truly experience it.

He had to admit, the feeling was exhilarating—so much so that Lin Chen felt himself almost getting addicted.

Of course, that was only part of it. What made it even better was something else.

Just now, a crisp notification sound had echoed in his mind.

"Ding-dong. Congratulations, Host, on successfully completing the 'Help Campus Belle Qin Xueqing Resolve Her Troubles' quest. You have received one Silver Treasure Chest."

"Is this what life's pleasures are all about? Getting to spend money for free and still earn a treasure chest. This is way too satisfying."

Hearing the system notification, Lin Chen's heart was practically blooming with joy. But since the property manager was still nearby, he held back his excitement.

Still, one thing puzzled him. Before, he'd only gotten Bronze Treasure Chests. This was the first time a Silver Treasure Chest had appeared. He wondered what kind of treasure it would yield.