Tycoon: From Rags to Riches

Chapter 149: Chapter 140: A Rising Reputation

With a minute and a half left, Gu Heng once again began to dominate screens across the entire platform.

The special effects of one Carnival after another began to bloom nonstop in Xi Xi’s livestream.

Xi Xi’s score bar, which had been far surpassed by Princess Lili, began to climb at a rate visible to the naked eye.

2,000,000... 3,000,000... 5,000,000... 8,000,000...

Although the patrons in Princess Lili’s stream were stubbornly resisting, trying to hold their advantage, they could only watch as Xi Xi’s score bar caught up bit by bit.

Twenty minutes after his last appearance, Prince Heng made his move again.

Soon, the number of viewers in Xi Xi’s stream began to skyrocket.

In just a few dozen seconds, the viewer count approached ten thousand.

"Holy crap, 99+ Carnivals? Am I seeing this right?"

"It’s Prince Heng again? Didn’t he just drop two hundred Carnivals in Shuyue Shuyu’s stream a little while ago? Why’s he starting up again?"

"Awesome! From Level 1 to Level 60 in less than half an hour. That has to be a record for leveling speed, right?"

"Hahaha, you guys are late to the party! Prince Heng was putting on a real show just now. He nearly pissed the Level 70 high-roller on the other side to death!"

"That Level 70 high-roller in Lili’s stream is losing his mind! He’s started furiously spamming Carnivals too, but it looks like he’s not as fast as Prince Heng!"

"199+ Carnivals, and Prince Heng still hasn’t stopped!"

"I’ve really seen it all. Would it kill the universe to let me be a rich person too?"

...

Goaded by Gu Heng’s relentless taunts, the Level 70 high-roller in Princess Lili’s stream got genuinely furious, and the Carnivals began to fly without pause.

At the same time, he had several Level 60-plus and dozens of Level 50-plus patrons providing support, sending a continuous stream of various gifts like TikTok No. 1s, Yachts, Airplanes, and Sports Cars.

Both sides were exchanging fire like mad. Under these circumstances, Princess Lili’s stream, which originally had just over five thousand viewers, now had a total viewer count approaching thirty thousand.

In Xi Xi’s stream, although the viewer count was also nearly ten thousand, the only person actually sending gifts was Gu Heng. Everyone else was basically just a bystander.

In other words, what looked like a deadlocked battle was, in reality, Gu Heng single-handedly taking on dozens of people.

In the final thirty seconds, when the gift notification in the bottom-left corner of Xi Xi’s stream quietly changed from "[Prince Heng] sent Carnivals x199+" to "[Prince Heng] sent Carnivals x299+", the nearly forty thousand spectators across both streams went wild.

That glaring gift notification was like a bugle call for a counteroffensive.

On the yacht, everyone was gathered around, watching the PK battle.

Xi Xi herself was beyond ecstatic.

The other female influencers, like Yaya and Yangyang, were just as thrilled.

Everyone had already had a fair bit to drink, and now, fueled by the excitement, they threw all propriety to the wind and crowded around Xi Xi to watch.

Seeing one major influencer after another appear in Xi Xi’s stream, the many spectators in the chat grew even more frenzied, constantly asking what kind of group event Xi Xi and her friends were attending.

"I absolutely love Chairman Gu’s swagger!"

"It’s getting my blood pumping!"

In the eyes of Deng Zhihong and the others, Gu Heng’s calm and unruffled expression looked as if the ultimate King of Flex was endlessly radiating his flexing aura.

Such a show-off!

But also a total badass!

Even though their own TikTok accounts were all high-level, they had built them up over many years. And they usually spent with a purpose, like hitting on girls or showing support for a friend.

But someone like Gu Heng, who spent with no agenda, purely on a whim, spamming priceless Carnivals as if they were cheap little hearts—they had to admit, they could never do that.

After Gu Heng sent his 300th Carnival, Xi Xi’s score had already blown past the ten million mark.

From being far behind, to taking the lead, to creating a massive lead of her own—all in just a minute and a half.

The Level 70 high-roller in Princess Lili’s stream was, in fact, still spamming Carnivals, but his frequency was far lower than Gu Heng’s.

After all, not everyone could be like Gu Heng, with Father Tongzi there to cover the bill.

A single Carnival cost 3,000 yuan. Even if Gu Heng’s luck was absolutely terrible and he only drew a 0.5x cashback reward, he’d still get 1,500 of it back.

If his luck was better and he drew a cashback ratio of 1x or more, he wouldn’t just break even—he could actually make a profit.

Under these circumstances, the people on the other side were spending their own hard-earned cash, so of course, they couldn’t be as effortlessly casual as Gu Heng.

The PK battle ended. Xi Xi claimed a decisive victory with 11.8 million points to Princess Lili’s 7.5 million.

"Send them the location."

Gu Heng casually set his phone aside. Raising his glass to invite Wang Yan and the others for a drink, he called out his instructions to Xi Xi, who wasn’t far off.

"Okay!"

Xi Xi looked incredibly energized. After a few quick words with her audience and a few prodding remarks toward Lili and Yaya, she ended her stream at lightning speed.

The moment Xi Xi’s stream ended, the other female streamers all raised their glasses, scrambling over each other to toast Gu Heng and offer to dance for him.

"No need to rush."

"The night is long. There’s a chance for everyone."

Gu Heng looked at the crowd of "eager" young women, exchanged a glance with Wang Yan, Su Tianyi, and the others, and they all shared a knowing smile.

...

「Hang City.」

Princess Lili’s home.

After Xi Xi’s lightning-fast log-off, Lili and Yaya first thanked their many devoted patrons and fans. Then, putting on an act of being reluctant but forced to honor the bet, they ended their streams with looks of feigned regret.

"Let’s go, let’s go!"

"Hurry, to the high-speed rail station!"

One second, Princess Lili had an expression of deep reluctance; the next, she shot up from her ergonomic chair, all traces of her supposed dilemma gone.

"I’ve already booked the tickets and a private car."

Yaya said cheerfully, "Just grab your things and we can go."

"Did Yaya send you a message?"

"What’s the situation over there?"

"Who on earth is that Prince Heng?"

Lili asked Yaya while packing her things at top speed.

"Yaya and Xi Xi took an off-site gig tonight. They’re on a yacht on the Huangpu River, and that Prince Heng is the VIP they’re entertaining."

At this, a look of intense excitement appeared on Yaya’s innocent face. "Yaya says Prince Heng is super young, and his looks, physique, and aura are comparable to a male celebrity’s."

"The most crucial part is that he’s already a director of a publicly traded company at such a young age. And for his 18th birthday, his family gifted him a private jet worth at least 80 million US dollars."

"Yaya said she’s starting to seriously suspect that Prince Heng is some noble prince who walked straight out of the Celestial Palace. Anyway, she’s praising him to the high heavens."

Yaya was also busy packing her things while changing into a new outfit.

"Wow!"

"You’re so sly!"

"You even changed into a backless halter top?"

Seeing the outfit Yaya had changed into, Lili’s eyes widened. "You’re changing? Then I’m changing too!"

"You changed into a whole new set of lingerie?"

"Oh-ho, so the arms race has begun, has it?"

"High-level corporate warfare often relies on the most basic of strategies."

"Just you wait! I’m canceling your ticket right now so you can’t go to Zhonghai."

When Yaya saw that Lili had changed into a full set of lace lingerie, she suddenly felt like she’d been backstabbed.

"Hehe..."

"Well, it’s your fault for making Prince Heng sound so amazing~"

"Let’s just call it a fair competition between sisters~"

Lili said with a giggle. After changing at top speed, she grabbed her Louis Vuitton bucket bag and pulled Yaya out the door.

"Don’t be too optimistic."

"Yaya said there are quite a few girls on that yacht."

"Yangyang and Shuyue Shuyu are sitting right next to Prince Heng. The first is a major beauty influencer with over three million fans, and the others are a pair of beautiful twin sisters."

"On top of that, Bingbing, who has over five million fans, is on her way over."

Yaya put on a face mask and linked arms with Lili as they took the elevator down.

"Wow, the competition really is fierce!"

Lili said, a little surprised. "Well, let’s head over and see for ourselves first. Maybe Yaya was just exaggerating."

"Okay!"

...

As the two women rushed toward the high-speed rail station, back on the Princess X95 superyacht on Zhonghai’s Huangpu River, the hedonistic song and dance performances had started up again.

One provocative dance after another, one PK battle after another.

Gu Heng continued to spend money like water online. By dropping no less than two hundred Carnivals in every battle, he made the name "Prince Heng" sweep across the internet like a storm.

At the same time, more and more beauty influencers began to converge on Sixteen Piers Wharf at the Zhonghai Bund, and the yacht’s flybridge grew increasingly crowded...

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