CSGO Unboxing Streamer: A Charity-Driven Tycoon

Regarding the issues that players care about.

Lu Yiming responded the following day after the broadcast began.

He admitted that he was a shareholder of Valve.

They even displayed their shareholding certificates.

of course.

This is not about showing off wealth.

Rather, it was to prove that they hadn't been shareholders for very long.

One week after the internet cafe event began.

The increase in newly registered players was not significant, but the number of active users did increase by a solid 20%.

This evening.

After Tuantuan and Mozi started their live stream, they immediately logged into CS:GO.

The two started dating last October.

The streaming time for PUBG was reduced, and the freed-up time was divided between CS:GO and some console games.

Even when there is no live broadcast.

Privately, he was also frantically improving his CS:GO skills.

This evening.

Both of them advanced to the Legendary Rising Stars category.

They immediately contacted Lu Yiming to share the good news.

CSGO will soon be hosting two major events: an internet cafe tournament and a campus tournament, both of which are invested in by Lu Yiming.

During the previous live stream.

Lu Yiming had promised the two of them.

As long as they can beat the Legends Rising Star.

Let's take them and form a team to compete in these two competitions.

at this time.

Lu Yiming had just finished the unboxing process.

They immediately recruited Eggplant and Winter Melon Qiang, and the five of them formed a team to compete in ranked matches.

The map is Desert II.

Choose sides in the opening knife fight.

Lu Yiming transforms into a sword saint and personally kills three enemy soldiers.

Tuantuan and Mozi were positioned towards the back.

The knife-fighting segment ended before the two could even make a move.

At this moment, Mozi looked at the single-sided, all-blue claw knife in her hand, which was dazzling under the sunlight in the middle lane.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this the power of over a million? Mr. Lu! Can I borrow this knife to play with?"

Lu Yiming's inventory can be described as top-tier among top-tier.

There is only one each of the Dark Gold 661 (factory new) and Slightly Worn versions in existence.

And both of them are now in his hands.

The quenched claw knife, number 387, is widely recognized as the top-of-the-line model.

Only three pieces are known to exist today.

The one with the highest wear and tear is the one in Lu Yiming's hand.

He only spent a little over 100,000 yuan when he bought it, but now the market price has long exceeded one million.

Hearing this, he casually replied, "Sure! I'll send it to you after this game! By the way, some people in the chat are saying you guys don't have any cosmetic items? You can pick some from my inventory later!"

Upon hearing this, the viewers' eyes lit up.

They had been curious about Lu Yiming's warehouse for a long time.

More than once, after seeing the hundreds of inventory components in Lu Yiming's stock, I suggested going in to take a look.

But Lu Yiming did not refuse.

It means that after looking at only one or two components, they quickly skipped this part.

at this time.

They started stirring up trouble on Tuantuan and Mozi's live streams.

They were trying to satisfy the curiosity of their viewers with their Taobao purchase.

Regarding Lu Yiming's inventory.

The two of them had heard about it before.

Subsequently.

The game was won successfully.

Lu Yiming scrolled down to the inventory screen.

Hundreds of inventory components have reappeared before the viewers' eyes.

Those who have participated in the lottery for military supplies know that major rewards are usually sent directly through Lu Yiming's account.

It's been quite a while since I've seen these hundred-plus inventory components.

Viewers began pleading in the live chat for Lu Yiming to open and show them off one by one.

Looking at the comments section.

Lu Yiming laughed and said, "What's so interesting about this! Just open Bafu and search for it. It looks like I have more than a hundred components, but actually I only have a dozen or so installed right now."

The words fell.

Mozi's voice came through.

"Mr. Lu! Some of my viewers want to see your stock component named Red, Green and Blue."

After Mozi took the lead.

The viewers then started to cheer wildly.

Lu Yiming shrugged helplessly and opened the component.

It happened the instant it entered the inventory.

After everyone looked at the entire page containing twenty-four knives, all of them adorned with various jewels.

Question marks started flooding the screen.

Good grief! I knew the red, green, and blue ones were for the gem-encrusted knife!

Wait a minute! There are only three hundred or so pieces of jewelry in this inventory. Could all three hundred of them be gem-encrusted knives?

[Awesome! Even at an average price of 30,000, that's still tens of millions!]

[Holy crap! No wonder he's the biggest arms dealer in CS:GO! Mr. Lu's inventory is unbeatable!]

【.】

The price of the Gem Knife has skyrocketed due to the surge in players.

Take a brand new, spotless sapphire butterfly knife as an example.

Lu Yiming had previously spent 200,000 on twelve rounds.

But now the price starts at 80,000 per piece.

It's not a flawless sapphire yet.

A single inventory component can cost tens of millions.

This has raised viewers' expectations for the other components of the live stream.

Normally, having so many accessories in stock would inevitably lead to being criticized.

But Lu Yiming's fans all know this.

These ornaments are used by Lu Yiming's platform to distribute prizes.

In their hearts.

Given Lu Yiming's current size.

They wouldn't even bother making money from reselling jewelry.

There are fewer than twenty sapphire butterfly knives in existence.

Lu Yiming had fifteen of them in his inventory.

The current market price can reach 100,000.

A major reason for this is likely that Lu Yiming drastically reduced the number of surviving individuals to only a single digit in circulation.

The saying "scarcity makes things valuable" is perfectly exemplified in the CSGO market.

When someone in the live chat asked, "Mr. Lu, aren't you afraid of losing money by accepting so much?"

The veteran viewers couldn't help but chuckle upon seeing these comments.

[Long-time viewers should know! Boss Lu started collecting in-game items when the game wasn't popular! Back then, Boss Lu was relatively reserved, and he would buy items worth hundreds of thousands of coins at a time.]

Yes! I used to think Mr. Lu was too high-profile for spending a million, but now it seems that he was actually being discreet back then.

[Hilarious! I used to say that President Lu was a dog catcher, but I was proven wrong as soon as the platform launched.]

[My only regret now is not following Mr. Lu's lead. If I had bought the butterfly knife when he was buying it, I'd be a millionaire by now. A knife that cost 500 yuan has gone up to 5,000 yuan—that's outrageous!]

[Who can argue with that? I believe Mr. Lu bought ten butterfly-shaped hairpins for over 5,000 yuan at the end of 2018, and sold them all for over 50,000 yuan at the beginning of this year. During the same period, I lost 100,000 yuan in the stock market, and I still have over 50,000 yuan left.]

In a sense, if you've invested 100,000 in the stock market and still have 50,000 left after more than a year, you're already quite remarkable!

【.】

The advantage of the Shark platform is that the live stream room is basically filled with his fans.

The mechanism of the D-Music platform.

This will result in a large number of irrelevant people being mixed into Lu Yiming's live broadcast room.

They may have been attracted by the lottery or sent by a traffic push mechanism.

I can't be considered a fan of Lu Yiming.

But Shark platform is different. Lu Yiming has a strong fan base there, and the live streaming atmosphere is unmatched by Douyin. This explains why Lu Yiming doesn't want to show too much of his inventory.

It's because his inventory is a bit too outrageous.

But the reactions from the viewers were quite normal.

Lu Yiming then readily agreed to his friend's suggestion.

Show off all the jewelry she has collected.

Lu Yiming has more than a thousand popular knives in his inventory, which are priced between 1,000 and 5,000 yuan each. He doesn't stockpile too many guns and accessories, but mainly high-end items.

There are over fifty of them listed in the Roaring category.

There are more than twenty Dark Gold Roar weapons among them.

The inventory components were viewed one by one during the live stream.

While the viewers were surprised, a bidding group was also helping to compile the data in the live chat.

soon.

Lu Yiming's inventory was worth over nine figures.

The claim that Lu Yiming possesses 100 million in inventory has always been a rumor circulating online.

But this has been confirmed today.

The comments section was full of people saying his inventory was worth 100 million.

Lu Yiming modestly replied, "Not that much~ Actually, I only spent a little over 20 million!"

These words elicited extremely complex expressions from the viewers in the live stream.

They believed that Lu Yiming was not lying.

After all, he did start collecting jewelry quite early.

However, the pricing team firmly believed that they had not miscalculated the prices, and that most of the jewelry was priced according to the market floor price. They knew that wear and tear would affect the price, and the higher the price of the jewelry, the more obvious the price difference would be.

The conclusion is then quite obvious.

Lu Yiming spent over 20 million to acquire jewelry currently valued at 100 million.

The comments section was filled with exclamations of surprise from the viewers.

Lu Yiming shook his head and laughed, "You can't calculate it like that! The value of these ornaments can't be calculated according to the market price. In fact, the current price of ornaments has risen too much. I should be considering whether the ornaments I give away will affect the entire market."

Hear this.

Many viewers nodded in agreement.

It could be said that if all of Lu Yiming's stock of jewelry were to appear on the market in a short period of time...

Then a market crash is inevitable.

It was priced five times higher.

This shows just how crazy the market is right now.

That night.

The five-person team achieved a winning streak.

During the discussion, the fans mentioned the upcoming 2020 IEM Katowice tournament.

The match is scheduled for tomorrow.

NaVi has gained considerable popularity in China due to its presence on the Perfect World eSports platform, but few people are optimistic about their chances in this competition.

The previous ICE Challenge revealed that there are still many problems within the team.

His command style is rigid.

Insufficient firepower.

These are all issues that can be observed from the matches in the ICE Challenge.

Compared to their teammates, NaVi.

Domestic netizens are more willing to support Vitality.

The former has a player who has been in the top 1 for 18 years, while the latter has a player who has been in the top 1 for 19 years. Moreover, at the Epicenter Major at the end of 2019, ZywOo delivered a godlike performance to defeat mousesports.

Mousesports is undoubtedly one of the most dazzling teams on the field recently. Starting from CAC2019, this European team, which had been in a slump for more than half a year, won three championships in a row and won the runner-up in the last major tournament of the year, the Epicenter Major.

Vitality can beat mousesports.

This was completely unexpected by the entire CS:GO community.

at this time.

Viewers asked Lu Yiming which team he supported.

Upon seeing the comments, Lu Yiming replied without much thought: "I'm optimistic about NaVi!"

NaVi?

Upon hearing this, the viewers' expressions turned strange.

NaVi's strength fluctuates greatly, and there are even many voices saying that they are throwing matches. Although NaVi seemed to have woken up a bit in some matches at the beginning of the year, they are not considered a favorite to win the championship.

That's not actually the reason they had strange expressions.

Rather, it refers to some CSGO streamers who are currently facing this problem.

They all answered that they supported the Tianlu (Sky Road).

Although everyone knew that Tianlu's chances of qualifying were slim, it was still a team managed by a Chinese owner.

Lu Yiming directly chose to support NaVi.

They really don't take the Heavenly Road seriously!
It's widely acknowledged that Lu Yiming and Tianlu have a rift, as evidenced by the fact that Tianlu has never officially announced its entry into the Quanmin platform.

We can roughly guess what the specific conflict is.

DanceE was the first third-party platform in China to announce the cessation of its CS:GO operations.

The core reason for ceasing operations is that the number of platform users has declined to a level that is insufficient to support the expenses of operating the platform.

And the owner of WuE is one of the investors in the Tianlu team.

The topic of discussion in the live chat gradually went astray.

Lu Yiming shook his head and laughed, "It's not what you think! I personally have no conflict with Tianlu! Besides, WuE has changed owners now, so there's no way I could say I have any conflicts with the team. I have my own reasons for supporting NaVi, so please don't make wild guesses."

Regarding this.

The viewers didn't believe it.

Seeing the stubbornness of the viewers in the comments, Lu Yiming shrugged helplessly.

Players who frequently watch CS:GO matches know this.

Except during the off-season.

CSGO offline tournaments are almost non-stop.

The live streaming rights for the 2020 IEM Katowice are not available on Shark platform.

Lu Yiming's attempt to contact the Eagle Eye platform to discuss borrowing the copyright was rejected.

She didn't even listen to Lu Yiming's offer before decisively rejecting it.

However, the inability to broadcast live footage does not mean that the game cannot be discussed during the live stream.

The time has come to the fourth day of IEM Katowice 2020.

The Group A match between the star team FaZe and the strongest CIS team NaVi is about to begin.

During the competition these past few days.

Lu Yiming was unpacking the box while interacting with the live chat.

At this moment, viewers asked him for his opinion on the match in the live chat.

In this regard.

Lu Yiming still expressed optimism about NaVi.

Say something.

Given FaZe's current state, it's generally agreed that they can easily defeat NaVi, if not completely crush them.

Lu Yiming's words resonated with many CS:GO team fans.

They thought he was just a simple Moriarty fan.

The trend of esports becoming increasingly fanatical is very serious, from League of Legends to CS:GO. Lu Yiming's forceful and unjustified support for NaVi has caused dissatisfaction among many FaZe fans.

However, the live stream room is Lu Yiming's territory.

They just made a few sarcastic remarks on Tieba.

Game start.

Figure 1 shows the Nuke selected by FaZe.

It's clear they are very confident in the training results for this image.

The score was very close at the start, with both sides trading baskets. FaZe opted for a simple, fast, and efficient group attack, while NaVi chose to retreat and defend steadily.

Although s1mple's stats were terrible in the first half, Boombl4's excellent performance ensured that his team wasn't at too much of a disadvantage.

NiKo's crucial triple kill in the second half sealed the victory.

After the score reached 6-9 at halftime, NaVi lost the pistol round in the second half and then executed two flawed long rifle rounds with a slow, opportunistic K1 strategy, which allowed their opponents to capitalize on the opportunity and widen the gap to as much as eight points.

Niko, wielding the SG553, grew increasingly dominant, repeatedly securing kill streaks through his individual skill, extinguishing NaVi's last hope of a comeback, and leading FaZe to a 16-8 victory on the first map.

at this time.

Fans want to know what Lu Yiming's current mindset is.

Lu Yiming shrugged and said, "Nothing to say! FaZe played very well this game! I quite like NiKo!"

The viewers were very dissatisfied with this answer.

What they want to know is...

Will Lu Yiming choose to support NaVi again, as before?

This match clearly showed a significant gap in strength between the two teams.

In this regard.

Lu Yiming raised an eyebrow and said, "Of course! My support for NaVi will not change! Losing one game is nothing! They can catch up later!" (End of Chapter)