Tycoon: From Rags to Riches

Chapter 147: Chapter 138: The Competition Heats Up

"Chairman Gu, I’m willing to dance!"

"I don’t have any other hobbies, I just love to dance!"

The moment Gu Heng’s words fell, Xi Xi eagerly raised her hand, so fast that the other girls didn’t even have time to react.

Yaya: "???"

’What the?’

’Girl?’

’Didn’t we agree to just lie flat, slack off, and rake in the easy money?’

’Why’d you have to rush in like that?’

Well...

To be honest, Yaya wanted to rush in too, she just reacted a little too slowly and lost her chance to Xi Xi.

Gu Heng looked at the eager Xi Xi, then at the other girls who were all itching for a turn. He waved his hand. "Don’t be hasty. Everyone will get a chance tonight."

"Thank you, Chairman Gu!"

Hearing this, all the women beamed with joy.

Soon, the girls returned to their original spots.

Xi Xi, meanwhile, walked to the front, preparing to perform a dance for everyone.

"Little bro, what’s going on?"

Just then, Wang Yan leaned in and asked Gu Heng in a low voice.

"Letting them liven things up. Then we’ll call some more people over."

"I’ve never done a livestream before. I just tried it, and it feels pretty fun."

"The night is long. Might as well find some entertainment."

Gu Heng raised his glass and clinked it against Wang Yan’s.

"If you need more people, you should have just told me."

"I’ll just call my agent and have him send more people over."

Wang Yan said this and was about to make a call, but Gu Heng stopped him just as he raised his hand.

"Brother Yan, don’t you think this is more interesting?"

Gu Heng said with a chuckle, "It’s like opening a blind box."

"Oh..."

"So that’s your thing, little bro."

Suddenly, a meaningful smile spread across Wang Yan’s face.

"What?"

Gu Heng was a bit confused.

"Is it that you get a special thrill from making them all submit to you obediently, right in front of their fans and their so-called ’big brothers’?"

Wang Yan chuckled. "I guess that would be pretty damn satisfying. But you’ll make a lot of enemies doing that!"

Gu Heng hadn’t expected Wang Yan to concoct such a reason for his actions. But since Wang Yan had already come up with a self-consistent explanation, there was no need for him to clarify.

"Let them hate me, then."

"Tonight, I’m actually quite curious to see if those so-called online godly-tycoons are really as impressive as the marketing accounts hype them up to be."

As Gu Heng said this, a system screen unfurled before his eyes.

[Challenge Mission: Legend]

[Legendary Level: 20.75%]

[Mission Rewards: 8-hour Consumption Refund Card, Buff Upgrade Card]

With just one livestream PK, where Gu Heng gifted two hundred Carnivals, the effect was immediate. His Legendary Level instantly skyrocketed by 20%.

Although Gu Heng knew that something like Legendary Level, just like the affinity meter in the [Conquer] challenge mission, was easy to raise at the beginning and harder later on, the recent surge proved that his strategy was sound.

"Badass!"

"Since you want to play, little bro, your big bro will keep you company!"

Wang Yan clapped Gu Heng on the shoulder. "My account has been stuck at Level 69 for a long time anyway. Tonight, I’ll give it an upgrade!"

"What are you two plotting?"

"If it’s something fun, count me in!"

Deng Zhihong craned his neck and sidled over, asking the two of them.

"Chairman Gu plans to take on those online godly-tycoons on TikTok tonight to see if they’re as amazing as the marketing accounts claim. And while we’re at it, call over some more girls to liven up the party."

Wang Yan didn’t hide anything and told Deng Zhihong.

"Half of those online godly-tycoons hyped up by marketing accounts are all flash and no substance."

Deng Zhihong said with a hint of disdain, "When Chairman Gu decides to take them on later, count me in. I’ve been tired of them for a long time."

"Alright, we’ll drag Gao Zihang into this later."

Wang Yan said with a laugh, "How about we form the Huangpu F4?"

"Not a bad idea."

"It’s just that your looks are a bit lacking. You’re kind of dragging me and Chairman Gu down."

Deng Zhihong nodded with feigned seriousness, then put on a look of slight disgust.

"Fuck off!"

Wang Yan cursed with a laugh.

As the three of them chatted idly, Xi Xi had already started a sultry dance up front.

The first dance Xi Xi performed was to the global slow-jam classic, "Outta My Head."

Waist twists, hip drops, hand flicks, side to side pushes...

Xi Xi, who had just been talking about slacking off in the main deck’s guest bathroom, was now giving it her all. Her provocative dance moves instantly ignited the atmosphere.

"WOOHOO!"

"Awesome!"

Deng Zhihong raised his glass and cheered loudly.

By now, everyone had been on board for about an hour. Having drunk their way from The Balvenie 30 to a Yamazaki 1984, they were all starting to feel the buzz.

On the sofa to the left, Gao Zihao watched Xi Xi’s sultry dance, his gaze growing heated, a restless stirring faintly visible within him.

Watching Xi Xi dance with such extraordinary effort, a single thought passed through all the other girls’ minds: The rat race is on!

Just before, the twin sisters had been the first to start competing. Back then, their thoughts were more or less the same as Xi Xi’s and Yaya’s.

But now, they had no choice but to compete.

’Chairman Gu is just giving too much!’

Two hundred Carnivals! They wouldn’t even dare to dream of such a thing normally!

Who wouldn’t want that?

Everyone wants that!

Compete!

Compete like hell!

All the girls watched Xi Xi’s sultry dance and secretly made up their minds.

Gu Heng sat in the center, leaning back on the sofa, his left arm around Yangyang’s shoulder and his right around Shuyu’s, while the older sister, Shuyue, fed him fruit.

This treatment made Gu Heng feel that even Liu Xuande’s reception in Jiangdong during the Three Kingdoms period was probably no better than this.

"Hey?"

"What’s the highest level on TikTok?"

Gu Heng asked the two women beside him while enjoying the hot dance performed by the influencer with millions of followers.

"Chairman Gu, the highest level on TikTok is Level 75."

Yangyang nestled obediently in Gu Heng’s arms, her pretty face showing no sign of embarrassment. On the contrary, she shrewdly pulled her tube top down a bit, making it more comfortable for Gu Heng to touch her shoulder and making the once-faint scenery much clearer.

It was a perfect example of the saying:

Afraid the big brother won’t see, but also afraid the loser will!

"How much money do you need to spend to reach the max level?"

Gu Heng asked again.

"To get to the max level, you’d need about 20 million."

This time, it was the younger sister, Shuyu, who answered.

"Are there many max-level accounts on TikTok?"

Gu Heng was curious.

"We’re not sure about the exact number."

The younger sister Shuyu hesitated slightly. "Maybe over a hundred people."

"Chairman Gu, actually, a lot of max-level accounts are controlled by agencies. They use them to gift their own streamers and boost their popularity. The number of ’big brothers’ on TikTok who actually spent their own money to reach the max level isn’t as high as it seems."

The older sister, Shuyue, chimed in, adding for Gu Heng’s benefit.

"Oh..."

Gu Heng nodded. "Then do you know how long it took for the fastest ’big brother’ on TikTok to reach the max level?"

Faced with Gu Heng’s question, the twin sisters and Yangyang looked at each other and shook their heads, indicating that none of them knew.

"It’s fine that you don’t know."

"After tonight, you will."

Gu Heng smiled. After making this casual remark, he picked up the Habanos GR resting on the Cigar Humidor and raised his glass to drink with Wang Yan, Gao Zihang, and the others.

A puff of the cigar, a sip of the drink.

The feeling was utterly refreshing, pervading his entire body.

As for the twin sisters and Yangyang sitting on either side of Gu Heng, his last words swept through their hearts like a hurricane.

’Could it be...?’

Thinking of the possibility, they couldn’t help but breathe faster.

...

Adhering to the spirit of "if you’re going to compete, compete to the death," Xi Xi not only danced with extraordinary effort but also added an extra dance to her original two.

Under the murderous glares of the other girls, Xi Xi finished dancing, walked over to Gu Heng with a glass of wine, and very shrewdly half-knelt. "Chairman Gu, a toast to you. I hope you have a wonderful time tonight."

"Good performance."

Gu Heng was well aware of the little schemes these girls had. So, he didn’t beat around the bush and said succinctly, "Go live, start a PK battle. I’ll guarantee your win."

"Wow!"

"Really!"

"Thank you, Chairman Gu!"

Xi Xi got what she wanted and was overjoyed.

After a series of thanks, she immediately took out her phone, found a suitable spot, and went live at the speed of light.

"Who are you going to connect with?"

Yaya sidled over and asked curiously.

"I’m going to connect with Princess Lili."

"Yaya came from Ba Shu to Hang City to visit Lili. She’s at Lili’s place now."

"Their stream should have a lot of viewers."

Xi Xi whispered to Yaya.

"Huh?"

"They’re both in Hang City, right?"

"What time is the last high-speed train from Hang City to Zhonghai?"

Suddenly, Yaya’s eyes lit up.

"I think it’s at 11!"

Hearing this, Xi Xi immediately got what Yaya was implying and said, "After the battle, we’ll have them catch the last high-speed train over here!"

"Hehe..."

"Yaya has the biggest contrast. It’ll definitely be interesting if she comes."

Yaya’s eyes grew brighter and brighter, and she started to feel an inexplicable sense of anticipation.

Soon, Xi Xi connected with Princess Lili.

"Oh?"

"Didn’t you say you were busy tonight?"

"Why are you suddenly connecting with me?"

Princess Lili’s eyes widened slightly, her voice crisp and clear.

Yaya was sitting next to her, wearing a white dress. She had an innocent face, a full and well-rounded ’sense of justice’, and smoky gray hair that looked surprisingly thick.

"Xi Xi, your video quality is so blurry. Are you streaming from your phone outdoors?"

Yaya followed up, asking a question along with Princess Mu Mu.

"I just went live temporarily. I’ll log off after one PK with you guys."

"How many people do you have on your end right now?"

"What’s your strength?"

Xi Xi didn’t waste time with pleasantries and asked the two girls directly.

The main reason was that she was afraid if she delayed any longer, the two of them would miss the high-speed train.

"We have over nine thousand people in our stream right now."

Princess Lili answered truthfully. "Yaya and I are streaming together, so our strength is unquestionable!"

"Alright!"

"I only have a hundred-some people in my stream right now. Let’s have a PK."

"If I win, you two log off immediately and take the last high-speed train to Zhonghai to find me."

"If I lose, I’ll go to Hang City tomorrow and be your support streamer for a week, for free."

"How about it?"

Xi Xi threw down the stakes for the PK battle.

After saying her piece, she glanced up at Gu Heng.

When she saw the appreciative look in his eyes, she knew her flattery had hit the mark.

"If you miss us, just say so."

"Who wouldn’t want a free support streamer?"

"We accept, we accept."

Princess Lili agreed without a second thought.

She completely failed to notice what the frantically scrolling comments were saying...

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