Star Tycoon

Chapter 45 Hard-earned Money

"I'm so tired~"

After working from around 8 a.m. until 4 or 5 p.m., Zhou Shanshan, feeling unwell, took off all her clothes except for her underwear, lay on a bamboo mat, and sighed while enjoying the air conditioning.

Tian Ersan was also lying on the edge of the bed. Wang Linlin took his dirty clothes to wash them, and Zhang Shuya brought them sweet mung bean soup to cool them down.

Tian Ersan took a sip of soup, then shifted to a more comfortable position and started scrolling through his phone.

My cash flow is about to dry up again; I only have 110,000 yuan left in my bank account.

Tian Ersan, Zhang Shuya, and Wang Linlin all made a lot of money. They also sold all the school uniforms. The 30,000 cans of food only amounted to 50,000 yuan, which wasn't a lot of money.

Fortunately, the online store is gradually recovering, and there haven't been any major expenses in the past few days.

Yesterday's live stream was very successful, with many people tagging him in the streamer group and content creator group, but Tian Ersan ignored them all.

Replying is too troublesome.

I checked the female anchor group again, and basically no one was talking; the messages were still from yesterday.

It's obvious that these female anchors also exist in another group, which is more like a backup group specifically for discussing things that can be made public.

The two sides didn't have a very good relationship, and Tian Ersan rarely appeared, so the group was mostly quiet and deserted.

Tian Ersan quickly checked the stocks.

One, two, three: The stock rose another four percent today. Whether you make a profit or a loss at the beginning of the month, I'll use the money to pay you all back.

Dancer: Second brother is here. I promised I wouldn't have to pay back the money. When I buy a house, second brother, please help me decide which one to buy. I don't know anything about this.

One, two, three: Okay, no problem! The expert fee of 50,000 yuan can save you at least 100,000 yuan!

Dancer: Thank you, Second Brother~
Aiyo Wei: I don't need to pay back mine either. Even if it increases by 10%, it's only 5,000 followers. After you went offline yesterday, Zhiliao gained more than 5,000 followers overnight.

Zhiliao: Thank you, Second Brother. Shall we connect online tonight? You don't need to pay back my money; I received a lot of tips yesterday, and my fans have already paid it back for me.

Hey Wei: Did you finish your tasks for this month, Zhiliao?

Zhiliao: It's done. Thanks to Second Brother's help yesterday, I gained a lot of followers by riding on his popularity. I heard that the platform also has a lot of new users. It would be great if Second Brother signed a long-term contract and earned even more.

One, two, three: You won't make much money by signing now. The next few years will be a period of development, and live streaming will be very popular then. You can sign then.

Cicada: What does Second Brother do? Which school does he go to?

One, two, three: Online shop owner, a student who slipped through the net of nine-year compulsory education.

The others assumed he was joking and started chatting again.

Although it was all random stuff, the group chat became quite lively; five women were enough to get the group messages to over 999.
At night, Tian Ersan sat in front of his computer and broadcast live.

He stopped playing games and instead leaned back lazily in his chair, watching the screen.

"I'm too tired from work these past few days, and I don't want to use my brain to play games at night. I'll take a few days off."

[What are you doing? You haven't been fighting with your girlfriend for days, have you?]

[It must have been a big fight with the female streamer.]

[I never expected you to be two-faced, saying one thing to my face and another behind my back, and never sharing your experiences with the brothers.]

Come to Dongguan, I'll show you around! You'll have a blast from head to toe!

I've been to Dongguan, it's a great place!

Come to Beijing, and I'll introduce you to some beautiful women.

Shanghai is pretty good too. Just go to a nightclub, and the beauties will come to you without you even having to look for them.

【How much? 】

[A guy like Second Brother would probably cost women thousands. If he went to a bar, plenty of women would come after him.]

Tian Ersan was already tired, and looking at all the text in the live stream made him feel even more exhausted.

"I told you it's because I'm too tired from work, not because I'm too tired from playing with women. If you don't believe me, I'll start my live stream at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. I have less to do tomorrow, so I can keep streaming."

[Second Brother, what do you do for a living?]

Tian Ersan sighed, "My job is as a live streamer, online shop owner, and video contributor. Besides editing videos and live streaming, I'm usually busy receiving and shipping goods. Tomorrow I'll be shipping canned goods and sunflower seeds. I've explained this to myself many times."

"From nine o'clock today until a little after four in the afternoon, except for a one-hour break at noon, we worked non-stop. The temperature outside was thirty-six degrees Celsius. My workers and I unloaded a total of fifteen tons of canned goods, which is about the size of three or four elephants."

"I feel like I've gotten quite tanned lately."

"I'm tired today and want to go to bed early. I'll be live streaming at 8 a.m. tomorrow."

Since he wasn't in a guild and there were no restrictions on his daily livestreaming time, Tian Ersan said goodbye when he felt tired, shut down his computer, and went to sleep.

The next morning, Tian Ersan moved the equipment to the outdoor sunshade early.

After dinner, Tian Ersan moved a chair outdoors and started a live broadcast.

"Look, this is my home."

Tian Ersan pointed the live-streaming camera at his old, dilapidated house.

The camera showed several dilapidated houses. Tian Ersan's live streaming equipment was not at the door, but at the door of three old houses next door, so that it could be seen directly at his own house and the old dilapidated houses next to it.

After seeing the house, viewers in the live stream quickly left comments expressing their disbelief. [Holy crap! In 2013, there are still houses this dilapidated?]

The streamer's family is too poor!

Is this really my second brother's house?

"It really is my home!" Tian Ersan assured him. "But don't worry, the canned food isn't produced in this run-down place. It's all sourced from large companies in Shandong Province. I'm just earning a meager living, but I won't neglect quality and safety."

Tian Ersan got up and went into the old house. Half a minute later, he came out carrying more than fifty cans of food packed in wooden boards.

After placing the 50-pound can of food on the table next to him, Tian Ersan casually picked one up and showed it to the viewers in the live stream.

“Look at the label above, it’s not produced here. It’s canned goods sent to me by a legitimate large enterprise. Three trucks came to deliver it yesterday, and it took me several hours to unload them all.”

"If you like canned food, you can order it at the store. Just be careful not to buy it from the wrong place. It's Yi Er San Liang Xin Canned Food Shop. Each can costs less than four yuan, and four cans cost a total of fifteen yuan. The store address is here."

Tian Ersan wrote the shop address on a piece of cardboard and placed it on the table; this thing was always in the live stream camera's view.

"You can take it when you have a cold, or give it to your girlfriend when she's in a bad mood. Keeping two or three boxes at home doesn't take up much space. You can also use them as small stools to sit on. You can also buy a few bottles for the kids to cheer them up, or buy a few bottles to show your filial piety to your parents."

"Fifteen yuan shipping included! I'll cover the shipping and packaging. It's genuine canned food from a reputable manufacturer. I'm just earning a small commission."

"Okay, I'm going to start working."

Tian Ersan quickly got the old woman and the people from the courier station to come and do the work.

The woman who helped unload the canned goods yesterday also came over. She was responsible for putting the cans in styrofoam boxes, wrapping them up, and telling them to pack them.

Tian Ersan was in charge of moving the canned goods. He would carry out the cans, weighing forty or fifty pounds each, from the old house, one pallet after another, and place them on a small table for the women and elderly people in the neighborhood to pack.

once

twice
three times!

……

Thirty times!
Tian Ersan quickly sat down in a chair, panting, looking at the various tips and comments in the live stream.

[Second brother, you've worked hard!]

"Second brother, find a new job, don't do this anymore."

[It weighs 1,500 jin!]

You're even stronger than someone carrying sacks of grain!

[Order placed, no need to ship, confirmed! Positive review given!]

[Order placed, no need to ship, confirmed! Positive review given!]

[Order placed, no need to ship, confirmed! Positive review given!]

Tian Ersan quickly said, "No need for that. We should distribute what we're entitled to. We don't need any sympathy. You make money to spend, and I work hard to make money too. Sincerity is the only way to last, not sympathy."

"Thank you for your orders, everyone! All items will be shipped out! I'm young and strong, this is the time to work hard, and starting today I'm a fitness livestreamer!"

Tian Ersan twisted his waist and started working.

After being busy for a while, it was past ten o'clock before I knew it.

It was already very hot. Tian Ersan, covered in sweat, walked to a chair, sat down, took off his sweat-soaked clothes, and twisted into a ball.

The clothes were soaked through when wrung out!

Tian Ersan picked up his teacup to drink water, leaned back in his chair with his upper body bare, and watched the live broadcast room and the business of Laibao Store.

The two-hour live stream caused Laibao Store's business, which was originally 1,000 orders a day, to surge to 3,000 orders in just two hours.

In those two hours, at least three thousand people placed orders, purchasing more than ten thousand cans of food.

Without saying a word, Tian Ersan rested for ten minutes and then continued working.

After 11:30 PM, he switched to mukbang (eating broadcast) and ate six steamed buns, a box of braised pork, and a bottle of beer in front of the screen.

Many people, as they watched, felt an indescribable sense of comfort watching Tian Ersan eat.

Seeing him devour steamed buns and braised pork, shirtless and sweating profusely as he tilted his head back to drink beer, I felt incredibly satisfied.

There are many psychological motivations for watching live streams, including sensory satisfaction, emotional companionship, curiosity, entertainment needs, and social needs.

Mukbang (eating broadcasts) is not only a form of entertainment, but also a modern cultural phenomenon that can satisfy people's psychological needs, just like eating together.

It's rare to have the chance to watch other people eat.

Many people watched quietly as Tian Ersan ate the steamed buns and braised pork that they couldn't finish, and even comfortably drank a bottle of beer.

In the sweltering heat of summer, sweat drips from foreheads and cheeks as people eat heartily with bare chests.

The old, dilapidated houses and quiet streets behind me, in the sweltering air, were as peaceful as during a midday nap, offering a unique coolness that comes from tranquility.

Being able to eat so comfortably during lunch break gave everyone an indescribable feeling of comfort.

Instead of sending virtual gifts during the live stream, the fans placed orders for canned goods.

(End of this chapter)