Tycoon: From Rags to Riches

Chapter 158: Chapter 149: Bringing the Hammer Down

Level 71 [Xia Mu] has entered the livestream. Level 73 [Baron] has entered the livestream. Level 74 [Qianyu] has entered the livestream. Level 74 [Wangtian] has entered the livestream...

A string of dazzling entrance notifications appeared, the vast majority being mega-patrons above Level 70. But just as dozens of these notifications flashed by, the entrance effects suddenly changed.

Level 75 [First Choice] has entered the livestream!

Level 75 [Ma Ling Youth] has entered the livestream!

Level 75 [Chi] has entered the livestream!

...

Several special entrance notifications flashed by one after another. A total of six max-level, Level 75 patrons had just descended upon Bingbing’s livestream.

"The reinforcements are here!"

"You think you can gang up on us?"

"The brothers of our SSTP Super Car Club won’t stand for it!"

Not far away, Deng Zhihong shot up from the sofa when he saw this, his expression ecstatic. He looked completely vindicated.

Hearing Deng Zhihong’s voice, a flash of understanding crossed Gu Heng’s eyes.

He was confident he could crush all his opponents by himself, even without any help. But since this was a kind gesture from Deng Zhihong, Wang Yan, and the others, he was still grateful.

His right hand maintained a steady output of gifts as his left hand lifted a wine glass.

Gu Heng raised his glass in a toast to Deng Zhihong, who in turn lifted his own glass high and boomed, "Chairman Gu, just charge ahead! We’ve got your back!"

Deng Zhihong might have been talking about providing backup, but in reality, the patrons he had summoned didn’t hesitate for a second after joining. They started sending Carnivals almost immediately.

Throughout this process, a steady stream of high-level accounts continued to pour in.

In just over four minutes, the number of high-level accounts above Level 70 in Bingbing’s livestream also surpassed one hundred.

Halfway through the battle, Gu Heng had already sent over 2,500 Carnivals!

By himself, Gu Heng had contributed over 75 million votes!

With the added support from the friends summoned by Deng Zhihong and Wang Yan, Bingbing’s total vote count had impressively broken the 100 million mark.

Although Princess Di Di still held a slight lead, anyone could see that her side was already losing momentum.

At that moment, the twin sisters sitting diagonally across from Gu Heng, and Yaya and Lili sitting beside Bingbing, all stared at the score bar that seemed to stretch on for an eternity. Their hearts were filled with endless regret.

In just over five minutes, Bingbing had personally pocketed nearly five million!

If things continued at this rate, by the end of the PK battle, Bingbing’s personal earnings from this single match could very well reach the tens of millions!

Ten million in ten minutes!

Mansions and luxury cars, all within reach!

Compared to that, what did the boundaries they had just insisted on even matter?

Besides, Gu Heng wasn’t some greasy, pot-bellied, middle-aged man. They had been interested in him from the start, but were just too shy and concerned with their image to be forward about it.

Regret!

So much regret!

Shuyu and Yaya, who had already been tempted to get a room key, now felt so aggrieved they were on the verge of tears. As for Yangyang and Xinxin, who were up next, the two women were looking at Gu Heng with undisguised longing in their eyes.

As for the female influencers further away, they didn’t even have a chance to get a seat at the table. Naturally, all they could feel was envy.

In the livestream, the score bars for both sides broke the one hundred million mark.

This epic battle siphoned traffic from the entire internet. Many top streamers even stopped their own broadcasts, bringing their fans along to spectate the showdown.

Despite it being late at night, both livestreams were more explosive than ever.

"Prince Heng has already sent over 3,000 Carnivals since the start! That’s a total value of over ten million!"

"Prince Heng has so much stamina! He’s just a ruthless point-scoring machine!"

"In a single livestream, Bingbing instantly became a multi-millionaire. No wonder she’d rather betray her own top patron to his face and throw herself at Prince Heng. He just offered too much!"

"Prince Heng’s ’Following’ list is still at 0. I wonder who will be the first person he follows!"

"This is so fake. Isn’t this obviously money laundering? The authorities should launch a full investigation!"

"Here comes Mr. Know-It-All again. Who launders money this brazenly, making sure the whole world knows about it? Wouldn’t that make them a complete moron?"

"Prince Heng is so dominant! I hereby declare him the number one mega-patron on all of TikTok!"

...

Even though this PK battle had nothing to do with most of the viewers, it didn’t stop them from getting completely swept up in the passionate, blood-pumping excitement.

Six minutes into the PK: Gu Heng alone had sent over 3,000 Carnivals.

Nine minutes into the PK: Gu Heng alone had sent over 4,000 Carnivals.

By this point, although [Desire Emperor], [Qi’an], [Prince Ning], and the others were still struggling, anyone could see that they had been utterly crushed by [Prince Heng].

As for Princess Di Di’s original top patrons, most of them had already given up by the halfway point. Only a few, who had gotten swept up in the heat of the moment, continued to send gifts alongside [Desire Emperor] and the others.

With thirty seconds left, Bingbing was leading by 13 million votes.

With ten seconds left, Bingbing was leading by 17 million votes.

When the PK ended, Bingbing was leading by 21 million votes.

A massive lead. The final nail in the coffin.

Gu Heng was like an emotionless artisan, using a perfectly steady output to nail his opponents to the pillar of shame, one hammer blow at a time.

"Yay!"

"We won!"

Bingbing could no longer contain her excitement. When the word "VICTORY" flashed across her screen, she leaped up from the sofa and threw herself straight into Gu Heng’s arms. Ignoring the countless stares, she proactively offered her cherry-red lips—the same lips her fans drooled over—for Gu Heng to taste.

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