CSGO Unboxing Streamer: A Charity-Driven Tycoon

Chapter 127 Eggplant? Where's your assist?
The carnival's popularity continues to rise.

Both the atmosphere at the event and the number of viewers on the live stream surpassed previous years' achievements.

However, this is in previous years.

It was actually just last year.
Lu Yiming participated in three activities at this carnival.

The three events were a fan meet-and-greet on the first day, a CS:GO streamer competition on the second day, and a PUBG entertainment tournament on the third day.

Shark platform has taken very good measures to keep the program confidential.

Take, for example, the livestreamer competition that Lu Yiming participated in.

Although the list of participating streamers has been announced, only five streamers have been revealed, leaving people wondering what these five are competing against.

You can't have five people playing an individual match, can you?
It's not just the viewers who are curious.

Lu Yiming and the other contestants had no idea what Shark Platform was up to.

Just after PDD shouted Lu Yiming's name, attracting everyone's attention.

Eggplant was chatting with three other people at a table in the corner.

Upon hearing the sound, their gazes turned in that direction.

He immediately stood up and called out, "President Lu! You're the only one missing here!"

There were only four people at the eggplant table, including him.

Besides him, they are Xuefeng, Xiaobo, and Dongguaqiang.

I saw that all four of my teammates were there.

Lu Yiming immediately looked at PDD and smiled, "Then I'll head over first! Thank you for your hospitality, Teacher Liu!"

Upon hearing this, PDD laughed and said, "Wow! No need to be so polite among us! Go on! Eggplant has been waiting for you for ages!"

Looking at the resentment on PDD's face.

Lu Yiming smiled and nodded.

PDD is quite popular; there were six tables set up here, with both familiar and unfamiliar faces.

Many people greeted Lu Yiming during this time.

Lu Yiming responded with a smile to each of them.

However, when a female anchor warmly approached him and greeted him...

Lu Yiming, expressionless, pulled Fu Xiaoli past her.

Don't know why.

People who are paying attention to Lu Yiming.

You could sense a sense of gloom on his face.

They offered their enthusiasm only to be met with indifference.

This left the female anchor, who was live-streaming on her phone, looking utterly embarrassed.

Just then, someone behind her laughed and said, "Pfft~ He's holding his girlfriend's hand~ He really has no sense of propriety!"

This sentence helped the female anchor out of an awkward situation.

He then happily interacted with his fans.

Eggplant watched as Lu Yiming walked over.

Naturally, this scene drew attention.

After Lu Yiming approached.

He gestured towards the female news anchor and asked, "Does President Lu have a conflict with her?"

Eggplant looked very gossipy when he said this.

After all, he knew this female anchor.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming shrugged and said, "No! It's probably just my stereotyped prejudice at play!"

This explanation is quite vague.

Eggplant looked completely bewildered.

However, this was not a very important matter, and then he began to introduce the three people present to Lu Yiming.

Lu Yiming's gaming time is not very fixed.

Therefore, he only interacted with the others a handful of times.

It was only after the carnival organizers brought them together that their interaction level gradually increased in the period leading up to the event.

They're all in the same section.

Lu Yiming's live stream content did not conflict with the others'.

In addition, there had been online interactions before.

The group quickly became acquainted.

During this time, PDD's girlfriend pulled Fu Xiaoli away, which completely relaxed the group of people who were initially a bit reserved.

"Mr. Lu is amazing! A brand new Dark Gold 661! This luck is truly unbeatable!"

Lai Xuefeng said this.

Former Tianlu professional player.

Before retiring, his marksmanship was still very sharp. However, after retiring, not only did his marksmanship gradually change, but his luck also gradually became bad. He was also called "Lai Xue Beng" (meaning "unlucky person") because he often couldn't get anything from opening boxes.

Therefore, he expressed his envy of Lu Yiming's luck more than once during his live streams.

In a sense.

It wouldn't be a problem to say he's a fan of Lu Yiming.

The words fell.

Sitting next to him, Dongguaqiang was also quite excited, saying, "I was there this afternoon! I was completely blown away the moment the goods were shipped out!"

Dongguaqiang is a pure CSGO pro player.

Among the five people present, he, like Lu Yiming, had no professional career.

At this moment, Xiao Bo, who was sitting next to him, laughed and said, "Yeah! I can vouch for Donggua! He was yelling like a jerk back then!"

The flattery from the others made Lu Yiming feel rather embarrassed.

The conversation then continued to revolve around Lu Yiming.

It wasn't until Eggplant realized something and said, "Wait a minute! Weren't we supposed to be discussing tomorrow's event? By the way, Mr. Lu, are you aware of the platform's plans?"

The segment is called the "Anchor Showdown".

Only those five people genuinely had no idea what they were fighting against.

The group had already discussed this before Lu Yiming arrived.

But neither of them could come to a conclusion.

They also thought that Lu Yiming, as one of the platform's most promoted streamers, might know something.

Hearing this, Lu Yiming shook his head and said, "I don't know! I asked, but they wouldn't tell me! It feels like they're planning something big!"

Lu Yiming had no idea that this was something none of them had anticipated.

The four of them had initially thought they could get some information out of him.

At this moment, Dongguaqiang immediately chimed in, "You guys think the platform wouldn't just contact streamers from other platforms to put together a team, would you?"

This was what the four of them were discussing before Lu Yiming arrived.

Eggplant shook his head and said softly, "Impossible! What's the deal with Shark Carnival inviting other streamers? I feel like they're probably trying to find us a professional team as an opponent, otherwise there's no need to call it a competition!"

I heard Eggplant mention professional teams.

Everyone was stunned.

But after careful consideration, I felt that this was unlikely.

After all, although they are skilled, the gap between them and professional players is still too big. Sending these five temporarily formed players to play against professional teams would be like using them as background figures.

soon.

Eggplant's guess was rejected by several people.

"By the way! Mr. Lu, how's your platform going?"

Dongguaqiang's words drew everyone's attention back to Lu Yiming.

The group paid close attention to the platform he mentioned.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming laughed and said, "It'll be soon! It will definitely be online before October! I'll need your help with promotion then!"

These words made their eyes light up.

Lu Yiming's words implied that the group would have opportunities to cooperate with him in the future.

Drinking is an essential part of PDD's gatherings.

However, PDD knew that many people had other events to attend the next day, including himself. At the start of the meal, he raised his glass and said, "Everyone, just eat and drink well today! Don't force yourself to drink if you don't have to! I also have an event tomorrow! Let's just have this one tonight! Cheers to friendship!"

PDD finished speaking.

The entire audience raised their glasses in agreement.

The banquet lasted for two hours before it ended.

Lu Yiming and the others did not drink alcohol. During the meal, they discussed tomorrow's match and even agreed to go live later to play a few training matches as a team.

After all, nobody wants to perform poorly tomorrow.

Nine p.m.

Lu Yiming started his live stream.

Because there was no prior notice for this broadcast, only a few hundred people watched it at the start.

These people were originally discussing the brand-new 661 that had been born from Lu Yiming's hands that afternoon in the live chat.

I was pleasantly surprised by Lu Yiming's unexpected broadcast.

Many people inquired about the follow-up to 661.

Lu Yiming laughed and said, "The account was prepared by the platform, so the skin can only be traded to me in a week. However, it's not certain that it will definitely be mine, since the item will be listed for auction online tomorrow."

Hear this.

Some people commented in the live chat that they felt sorry for Lu Yiming. Lu Yiming naturally knew what they were feeling sorry for.

He immediately waved his hand and said, "Oh, it's nothing! It's only two million! And it's charity in the name of our live stream! I'd love to sell more stock!"

These words made the viewers burst out laughing.

They spent the afternoon watching Lu Yiming unbox the boxes in the main Carnival live stream room.

You could tell that he was more excited about shipping during the unboxing process than he usually is during live streams.

Upon hearing this, viewers immediately flooded the chat with comments praising the host's generosity.

Lu Yiming interacted with his viewers for several tens of minutes during his live stream.

The number of online viewers surged from a few hundred to tens of thousands, and almost all the viewers who received his live stream notification came.

Without prior notice of the start of the broadcast.

The fact that his popularity has increased so much in just a few tens of minutes is enough to show just how popular Lu Yiming is right now.

As the number of people increases.

Soon, someone asked in the live chat what the plans were for tonight.

Lu Yiming grinned and said, "How about CS:GO? Let's have a practice match when Qiezi and the others come online!"

During the carnival, Lu Yiming played games more frequently.

But compared to watching him play PUBG.

Viewers prefer watching him play CS:GO.

Upon hearing this, everyone became excited.

After all, although they rarely teamed up as a group of five, the show's effect was always quite good.

soon.

The five-person team has been successfully formed.

They began their five-player team journey for the day.

They were playing on the international official matchmaking server.

All five players are at the global elite level.

It is also the highest rank in CS:GO.

Reaching the five-player rank.

Successfully starting a game is largely a matter of luck.

If you're lucky, you can start a game right away; if you're unlucky, you might have to wait an hour.

Because the international version of CS:GO has a built-in latency limit system, you won't be matched with teams that have high latency. These high-latency teams are often composed of CS:GO players from countries far away from you. So you'll usually be matched with teams composed of CS:GO players from nearby countries.

Therefore, their opponents are basically located in Asia.

Currently, most top players in Asia choose to play on platforms, since while cheating isn't rampant at high ranks, there's still a high probability of encountering it.

In contrast, Valve has done nothing.

In order to attract players, the platform does have some degree of punishment for cheating.

However, this time they didn't have to wait too long.

It only lasted a little over two minutes.

The option to enter the game appeared in front of them.

And then you see the map arranged by the system.

Eggplant complained, "Why is it always Scorching Sands 2! Can't we be matched with some higher-intensity maps for training?"

Scorching Sand City 2 is a bomb-themed map scenario.

In Dust 2, the T side needs to carry C4 to destroy a chemical weapons pile, while the CT side must prevent the T side from blowing up the chemical weapons pile. Team members need to defuse bombs threatening the target area.

The map background of Scorching Sands 2 is the Middle East, based on Scorching Sands.

Scorching Sand City 2 is arguably the most popular and most played map right now, and also the most iconic map.

This map, which may seem like a beginner-level map, actually puts a lot of players' basic skills to the test.

Upon hearing this, Donggua Qiang laughed and said, "Just don't get yourself killed in a mid-lane gunfight!"

Hear this.

The people on the video call all burst out laughing.

Eggplant does have some skill, but his skill level fluctuates greatly; otherwise, he wouldn't be famous for his freebies.

Compared to offline.

The people chatting online were a bit more open.

Upon hearing the sound, the eggplant immediately and without hesitation sprayed back.

The live stream was filled with joy.

At the start, Lu Yiming's team is assumed to be the CT side.

The five of them had already discussed their respective roles during the meal.

Lu Yiming's skills were recognized by several people, and coupled with his outstanding abilities in all aspects, he was awarded the positions of flex player and commander in the team.

Being a free agent is a recognition of one's ability, while being a leader comes from the size of one's fanbase.

To put it bluntly, they are currently teaming up with Lu Yiming to ride on his popularity, so naturally they have to hand over the prestigious command role to him.

Just like before when Lu Yiming wasn't around.

The team's commander is usually as thin as an eggplant.

Eggplant goes without saying.

Naturally, he was the team's sniper.

Dongguaqiang is the backup gunner.

The remaining two, General Lai and Xiao Bo, were the assault troops.

The five-player game is about to begin.

The chat in the live stream started discussing who would be the first to die in the pistol round.

However, to the surprise of the viewers,

The group was much more focused than when they played games before.

Games start.

The players chose the best defensive direction based on their respawn point locations.

As a free agent, Lu Yiming went straight through the middle door, hugged the right wall, and with his dark gold USP gun firing a deadly shot, quickly marched towards the T family.

I didn't hear any obvious footsteps as I passed B1.

He immediately slowed down and reminded the three people defending at site A.

"No footsteps at B! No one in the secret passage! Be careful at door A!"

It was right after he finished speaking.

The sound of gunfire came from the direction of Gate A.

Lai managed to trade kills with an enemy despite being hit by a flash.

He and Eggplant were pressing A University together.

As the backup shooter, Eggplant managed to dodge in time, but he was still blinded and was taken down by enemies rushing out of A door after firing two bullets with his USP.

"A University, three people with bags!"

"One big cripple. All four of them are out!"

The two fallen soldiers each briefly reported the information they had received before their deaths.

Hearing this, Lu Yiming nodded and said, "Xiao Bo, do your best to hold them off! Dong Guaqiang, you go to A Elementary! I'll be at A University right away!"

Lu Yiming has already reached the mid-range position.

If all five players come from A University.

There's little point in him slowing down now.

Quickly grab your gun and run towards A door. As you approach A door, quickly check the area to avoid being ambushed by Lao Liu.

But this vigilance was soon no longer needed.

"They've hit the white car! All four are still there!"

Xiao Bo's words emboldened Lu Yiming to walk through door A.

Meanwhile, Dongguaqiang has also arrived at position A. He only needs to go up the stairs at position A to support Xiaobo, who has retreated to the ninja position.

In high-level pistol matches, it's mainly about who has the better feel for the gun.

The headshot rate is generally around 80%.

The CT side has the advantage that, with their initial pistols, they can achieve a one-shot headshot kill as long as the distance isn't too extreme.

On the other hand, it would take two shots for the T side.

However, Glock pistols have a large number of bullets and a high rate of fire. In high-level pistol battles, team rush tactics and multiple shots can make up for the fact that a single shot cannot take someone down.

Xiao Bo was shot dead as soon as he finished speaking.

At this moment, Dongguaqiang also fired at the enemy who was peeking out from the slope from platform A.

Lu Yiming moved a certain distance from A site and saw that the A vehicle was aiming at the enemy in the direction of the A platform. He made a sudden stop, adjusted his firing line, and fired a shot.

With the replacement of one of the players on platform A, Dongguaqiang was replaced.

After taking down the enemies in the white car, Lu Yiming dealt with the last enemy on the slope.

We won the first pistol round smoothly.

at this time.

The voice chat was filled with people saying "nice" repeatedly.

However, when Lu Yiming opened the battle record panel later...

With a strange expression, he said, "Eggplant? Are you setting the stage?"

(End of this chapter)