I'm A Baller

Wang Yan was done boasting, so it was time to get down to business.

At this moment, there were only 10 minutes left until the end of the competition. Four of the six contestants were already spent and it was obvious that they couldn’t eat anything else, so they just tried their best to eat the last portion of food in their mouths.

Da Gang and Mi Zi were doing unexpectedly well. They were still eating at a steady pace.

Of course, it was still difficult to say whether the two of them would win the championship in the end.

Every big eater ate at a different pace. Just because they could still eat now did not mean that they had eaten the most before.

There was no way to confirm who was the champion of the eating competition, but the one who won the most number of rewards from the fans was very clear.

In first place was Green, the luckiest livestreamer not just in all of Fish’s history, but in all of internet livestream history.

She had received 8.16 million in rewards.

Miss He and Triple Xin accounted for 8.15 million, and the excited netizens had amounted to just $10,000.

Even if she just received 30% as commission, it would be enough to buy her a small house in a small city.

Ling Ya was in second place at 5.99 million.

Miss He’s 3 million + Wang Yan’s 500,000 + Repeatedly Urgent Matter’s 1.2 million + the fanclub’s 1.29 million.

Rabbit was in third place. 5.45 million.

Triple Xin + Iron Hand Bro + a lesser known official account + some fans + Wang Yan’s 500,000.

Fourth place was Mi Zi, 5.14 million.

Miss He’s 2.5 million + Wang Yan’s 500,000 + Black Tiger Vanguards’ 500,000 + the fanclub’s 1.64 million.

Fifth place was Da Gang at 4.24 million.

Sixth place was Ah Dai at 3.61 million.

Seventh place was Coriander at 2.89 million.

So if one took a closer look and took away all of Wang Yan and He Miaomiao’s contributions, Ling Ya only had 2.49 million in actual contributions.

Mi Zi only had 2.14 million in actual contributions.

The data was still very shocking, but it was clearly no longer as… uh, illogical.

Wang Yan didn’t quite understand what Repeatedly and Black Tiger were trying to do.

The former had always been very supportive of Ling Ya, but he seemed to have gone way over the mark today, contributing so much without anyone noticing. That didn’t match his usually low-key personality.

The latter was obviously not truly a fan of Mi Zi. It seemed like he had just randomly decided to throw 500,000 out to impress one of the pretty showgirls or something.

As the saying went, don’t bother trying to predict what a tycoon would do.

Wang Yan was too lazy to guess what these two were up to, but he decided that he wanted to get in touch with them some time.

If he could make more friends, he could widen his network. These two users were clearly no ordinary people, so since they had expressed an interest in being friendly with him, he was going to return the favor.

After the ranking had been calculated, Wang Yan sent out a broadcast at just the right time.

“This is my event, so I want to make sure I get first place. No objections, right?”

Good heavens!

All the livestreamers were stunned.

This man was really straightforward in expressing what he wanted…

He was really domineering!

Every livestream room that was watching the competition immediately started heated discussions among the netizens.

It was necessary to make sure the live comments never stopped, and of course, there were users who got angry with what Wang Yan said.

“You’re the organizer so you can say whatever you want!”

“Exactly! Who cares about what you say!”

“Master Wang? More like Stupid Wang!”

The livestreamers had different opinions on this matter. Some were supportive, while others were neutral.

Sister Fa: You shouldn’t put it like that. It’s clear that some other factors have affected the expected outcome. It makes sense for Master Wang to want to take back first place.

Five Muscular Bros: Stop it guys, he’s not being crazy here. The Princess clearly upset the whole game and it’s only right that Master Wang tries to put the game back on track.

Mini: Brother Fugui is being a real man! The Princess went around contributing so much and he didn’t stop her! Instead, he let her go out there and have all the fun she wanted, then now that she’s done, he’s here to clean up the mess. That’s really cool of him! Why can’t I meet a good man like him!

The live comments: Don’t you know how many good men’s hearts you’ve already broken?!

Your Grandpa: Serious talk. I wouldn’t have allowed the Princess to do such a thing. That’s 4 million! All to a brand new livestreamer?! What the hell was that?! She’s completely sunk her own team! I would have bloody given her two tight slaps! I’ll make sure she knows her place!

The live comments instantly exploded: Everyone watch out! An evil monster is among us! He’s going to arrive in 10 seconds!

Nicky Wu: I’m sure the organizer’s having a headache. I usually don’t want any gifts, you guys know that, but we really need to look at the situation objectively. I really like the way Master Wang does things. He’s a really cool guy!

Keke: Guys, don’t drag me into this! I’m just a humble little livestreamer who’s petite and has little strength. I won’t be able to take the weight of this pressure!

The live comments: Liar! In order to save money, you carried your change of gas tank up 18 stories yourself!

Keke: Damn you guys! Enough of this nonsense! Master Wang knows what he’s doing, so all of you should shut up now!

Flashy Big Sister: OMG OMG OMG! How is Master Wang soooo handsome?! My gosh, my heart is beating so quickly!

Shut up, you noisy attention seekers! Stop trying to stir shit inside my livestream room! Master Wang dares to state his intentions so clearly! Who do you guys think you are to spout nonsense like that?!

You think you guys are the organizers? That 1 million to Rabbit and Coriander was from the organizers too! So was that 4 million to that Green fellow!

In fact, I’m so bloody mad that I didn’t get that sort of good fortune! ARGH!!

…

In general, the big name livestreamers were in support of Wang Yan. The lesser known livestreamers were jealous, but they didn’t do anything to make trouble.

Even the hardcore fans of Rabbit and Coriander couldn’t say anything bad about Wang Yan.

The 999 rockets that Wang Yan had given to every contestant had really won everyone over.

Regardless of whether you were in his guild or not, you got those rockets.

Giving each group 500,000 bucks was a lot of money. Many viewers felt that Wang Yan had spent the money in a foolish manner.

He had spent a total of 1 million. He could have spent it on a good meal, but he chose to spend it on his enemies?! Was he retarded?!

However, Wang Yan’s 1 million had shown how broadminded and magnanimous he was as the organizer.

Just like how the sea took in water from hundreds of rivers, Wang Yan was willing to treat every competitor as a friend and guest. Everyone was competing based on their abilities, so he was going to treat all of them fairly.

Any livestreamer would love to work with such a person.

A mere 1 million could establish Wang Fugui’s reputation, status, and prestige in the entire livestream world. Was there a more profitable way to spend money than this?!

The younger netizens watching couldn’t understand this and kept focusing on the money spent. But any veteran of the corporate world at the venue would know what Wang Yan had just done.

Both Mr. Lin and Mr. Shi said emphatically, “From now on, Mr. Wang only has to show up and he might crash your entire platform.”

“Even if today didn’t happen, we would still be in awe of Mr. Wang.”

But Mr. Shi was someone who liked to boast after all. A thought suddenly hit him, and it made a rather smug smile appear on his face.

“However, perhaps only the Pandas are qualified to speak of cutting a deal with Mr. Wang. Those smaller platforms can’t afford to support those livestreamers who film outdoors, never mind these mukbang livestreamers. I’m afraid Mr. Wang isn’t going to appear too much!”

But Mr. Lin shook his head in disagreement. “How do you know if Mr. Wang will only do mukbang livestreams? You think he can’t get other types of social media influencers?”

“Of course he could if he wanted to,” Mr. Shi laughed. “However, it’s not easy to find a social media influencer who can do a good job and do this for a long time. Even if he finds a few good ones, they’d be like a drop in the ocean. What’s the point?”

Mr. Lin suddenly pursed his lips and stuck his chin out towards a girl.

“Then, what do you think of that girl?”

Mr. Shi looked over and saw an extremely beautiful showgirl looking at Wang Yan.

Her gaze was filled with fanaticism, but it wasn’t filled with lust. Instead, it carried a certain longing.

Mr. Shi was shocked.

What the heck?!

Possibly every showgirl present today would be drawn to Wang Yan.

All the showgirls within his line of sight had that same longing look in their eyes.

Oh my god! Was this an unexpected benefit from today’s activities? Or was it…

Just when Mr. Shi was feeling uneasy, Mr. Lin suddenly spoke up, “Mr. Shi, what do you think Mr. Wang was thinking about when he hired these 50 pretty models?”

Mr. Shi’s heart pounded rapidly.

He was extremely frightened at just the thought of it.

…

Just as the guests were beginning to notice a thing or two, Wang Yan had made all the preparations for the end.

But he wasn’t going to end everything so simply.

Instead, he sent out a second broadcast.

“Everyone in Ling Ya, Mi Zi, Da Gang and Ah Dai’s livestream rooms, I’ll give you five more minutes. After that, I’ll make contributions in accordance to those rankings.”

Both the venue itself and the livestream rooms went into a frenzy.

Actually, when Wang Yan began preparing for the end, the fans of these four livestreamers had it the hardest.

Everyone had gone through a lot of effort to get their favorite livestreamer to where they were now. Once Wang Yan made his last contribution, all their efforts would have gone to waste. Anybody would be upset.

Four livestreamers were fighting for the one and only first position. Who would Master Wang give it to?

No matter who he gave it to, the fans of the remaining three wouldn’t be able to accept it.

If he tried to be fair and made everyone a winner, the fans would also be upset.

It would make one feel that their presence didn’t make a difference, and their participation wasn’t valuable.

Once Wang Yan made this announcement, all the fans were riled up.

Ling Ya was now highest on the charts, but she might not win in the end!

Everyone else still stood a chance!

The fanclubs of Mi Zi, Da Gang and Ah Dai immediately mobilized everyone.

“Everyone! Don’t hold back anymore! Give everything you’ve got! We can win!”

Ling Ya’s fans were also very anxious.

Seeing that they were about to lose their first place, they decided to go all out as well.

The tycoon [Repeatedly Urgent Matters] suddenly tagged Wang Yan in a broadcast message: Master Wang, do my contributions count towards the total?

Wang Yan: Brother Repeatedly, I’m really grateful for your support. But you can stop for today. I’ll only look at the remnant ranking for this last round, so I’ll be letting the fans decide the final result.

Black Tiger Vanguard: The remnant ranking? What the heck is that?

Wang Yan: Everything left over after removing the contributions from you two tycoons make up the remnant ranking! Ha!

Wang Yan was blunt and made his stand clear.

These two tycoons were behaving a little abnormally. They didn’t seem to be giving money away just to do the platform a favor, neither did they look like they were merely supporting their favorite livestreamer. Wang Yan had to be more wary of them.

Even though they had contributed willingly to the livestreamer, it wasn’t considered a favor.

And even if it was considered a favor, it would be a favor to the livestreamer and not Wang Yan.

However, Wang Yan still wanted to find an opportunity to show how vigilant he was, so as to keep any smart people at bay.

He was trying to imply that they all had to think more carefully about it.

Repeatedly Urgent Matters: Alright, that’s all for today then. Let’s talk again when we get the chance.

After saying that, he actually stood up and walked out of the fan area, heading straight out of the arena.

Wang Yan was caught off guard by that. He had too much to attend to now, so he hurriedly called Wang Yunxi to see him out.

In the end, that Big Brother waved his hand and took the briefcase from the assistant at the door. He left the scene without any hesitation.

What the heck!

What a character…

Wang Yan sighed in his heart. His instincts told him that he would definitely cross paths with this person again.

Black Tiger didn’t leave, but he didn’t send anymore messages. Instead, he was talking to one of the showgirls and his lousy pickup lines amused the model.

These people were all so strange!

Compared to them, Triple Xin seemed so much more normal. He was just a rich but ordinary person.

Wang Yan frowned and did not think any further. He turned his attention back to the arena.

After five minutes of intense competition, Ling Ya’s fanclub had pushed the remnant ranking to 1.55 million while Mi Zi’s fans made it to 2.08 million.

At this moment, Ling Ya’s overall ranking was 6.25 million while Mi Zi’s overall ranking was 5.59 million.

Ling Ya’s fans were all maxed out and Mi Zi’s fans had really gone all out. In just five minutes, they had managed to squeeze 450,000 out.

As for Da Gang and Ah Dai..

They were both tragedies.

When it came to collecting rewards from fans, male livestreamers tended to lose out. It was just too bad.

Wang Yan didn’t say anymore and made a move.

6,200 rockets were given to Ling Ya, totaling 3.1 million yuan!

8,320 rockets were given to Mi Zi, totaling 4.16 million yuan!

In an instant, Mi Zi jumped to the top of the reward ranking and turned the tables.

Ling Ya was ranked second, and was above Green.

Third was Green, fourth was Rabbit, fifth was Da Gang, sixth was Ah Dai, seventh was Coriander, eighth was…

The rest were insignificant. Eighth place didn’t even hit 300,000.

The top seven were so terrifying!

Even if they held a fourth mukbang livestream, it would be too hard to replicate what happened today.

Wang Yan instantly became a penniless man. He didn’t even have 80,000 on him. He only had slightly over 70,000.

But it didn’t matter. The competition was about to end, and the real reward was on its way!

There was only a little time left, and everyone began to count down in unison.

“Five, four, three, two, one!”

“Ding!”

The bell rang, and the six livestreamers all leaned back in their chairs, panting heavily.

Next, the referee began to count and calculate the results.

“100g ice cream + 100g shrimp meat is a standard portion. If you eat all of both items, you will get one point. If you eat all of only one item, you will get 0.5 points. But these will only be calculated if we have a tie.”

“Next, we will announce the results.”

“Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead Eating Coriander, 35 points.”

“Ling Ya, 34 points.”

“Rabbit, 33 points.”

“Ah Dai, 35 points.”

“Mi Zi, 39 points.”

“Da Gang…39 points!”

The entire stadium was in an uproar, and the live comments exploded.

It was a tie!

Such an extremely rare situation had actually happened!

The host, Xiao Cang, took over the conversation and rounded up the competition beautifully, “Actually, today’s competition is really insane. Everyone had to eat spicy, sweet and cold items, so that was a real challenge of one’s stomach.”

“Therefore, all of our contestants’ performance were not at their peak and the difference between them is very slight.”

“Based on previous results, there was indeed a very high chance that we would have a tie today.”

“The tie today happens to be between Mi Zi and Da Gang, so they have adapted the best to our challenge today!”

“Let’s interview the two champions and ask what their secret to winning is!”

“Hello Mi Zi, how do you feel about today’s match?”

Live comments immediately flooded the screen. The entire screen was filled with multiple “Damn!”

“What games are you playing now?!”

“If we could change the channel, I’d slam you out of my sight!”

But this was the platform’s plan, and even Wang Yan couldn’t force the platform to behave otherwise on such matters. The commenters could curse all they want!

Mi Zi rambled in her reply and nobody could tell what she was really trying to say. Her little fists were clenched tightly, so it was clear that she must have been really nervous.

Everyone commented: Mi Zi is super cute!

Then, Xiao Cang interviewed Da Gang. “Brother Gang, may I ask what your secret is?”

“I already knew that I could win the championship!”

Da Gang’s words were shocking. He patted his belly, and his face was filled with pride.

“My friends, what did I tell you? When it comes to pooping, nobody on this platform is able to fight me!”

“I ran to the toilet four times and must have lost at least 2 kilograms. Look at me now! I’m perfectly fine!”

“Look at the girls! They’re all covered in perspiration. They don’t look anything like champions!

“Even if the amount I eat doesn’t convince you that I’m a winner, the amount I’ve pooped will certainly convince you!”

Da Gang did not care at all that this was a public live broadcast room with many viewers. He just went shooting his mouth off.

Xiao Cang was so shocked. A panicked look covered his face and he didn’t know what to do next.

Seeing that the host was stuck in an awkward position, the referee quickly held up his hand to take over.

“The results have been determined!”

The director quickly turned the camera to the referee.

The referee raised the ice cream box on his right hand high and announced, “Mi Zi has eaten an additional portion of ice cream, so she gets another 0.5 points.”

Then, he raised the plate on his left hand and announced, “Da Gang has eaten an extra half portion of shrimp meat, leaving a big bite. No points.”

“So the true champion of today’s eating competition is…Mi Zi!”

Woohoo!

Mi Zi’s fans exploded.

This called for a double celebration!

Mi Zi was first place on the rewards ranking, and now she had also won the eating competition itself. Her fans were estatic.

The fans of the other livestreamers naturally could not hide their disappointment, especially Da Gang’s fans. They were so disappointed and frustrated with Da Gang.

“Seriously, why were you in such a hurry to start bragging?!”

“You ended up with a slap in the face!”

“You just went on and on with your own nonsense! Are you happy now?”

But Da Gang acted as if nothing had happened and continued to talk nonsense with his fans in his livestream room.

“Am I happy? Or course I am! I’ve done my best at the competition and I don’t care about anything else. I’m so happy to have been part of such a major event and I had the support of all my wonderful brothers and sisters online cheering me on. I don’t care if I’ve won or lost. I’m really just happy!”

Da Gang’s open-mindedness and contentment were very popular among fans.

Meanwhile, Ah Dai chose a different way of expression.

The fans in the his livestream room kept showering him with consolation messages and attempts to hug and kiss him. In the end, Ah Dai stuttered a few times before suddenly saying, “The ice cream was really yummy! I’ll get a few boxes from the organizers later for you guys!”

All his older female fans were instantly in tears as they started calling him their darling.

This was only because the number of females watching the broadcast were too few. If the number were higher, nobody would have been able to defeat Ah Dai!

Ling Ya had the highest EQ, and it was impossible for her to start sobbing just because she hadn’t won.

“It’s okay, I’m fine! I’m going to deal with Mi Zi tonight and send you guys pictures tomorrow! Damn you, Mi Zi! How dare you snatch my top position from me! I’m going to teach you a lesson!”

The competition had ended, but that wasn’t the end of their journey. The four livestreamers and Wangting Entertainment had to continue.

He Miaomiao looked at their ecstatic, carefree, humorous, and mature expressions and was greatly touched. She was about to share her feelings with Wang Yan only to find him in a daze.

Er…

Why was his expression so gleeful and lecherous?!

He was like a wolf that had just stolen a chicken from an unsuspecting farmer…

But of course, he couldn’t be lecherous. The almighty Wang Yan was always gorgeous.

The gleeful part was certain true though. He was so gleeful that he seemed to be stuck in a trance.

“Hey, what’s wrong with you?”

Miss He patted Wang Yan and finally snapped him out of his thoughts.

“I’m counting my money…”

“Oh!”

He Miaomiao suddenly understood. “You’re calculating how much money you’ll lose today, right? You spent too much today, and I don’t think you’d earn much from the sponsors. But it’s alright. As long as you’ve made a name for yourself with this event, you’d hit the headlines tomorrow, and you’d also earn everything you lost today and more in the future…”

Miss He was in a particularly good mood and was showing off her business tips.

But Wang Yan nearly rolled his eyes at her.

“Lose money? Lose money my ass!” thought Wang Yan. He never did anything that would lose money. He wouldn’t even do anything that profited too little! He was rich! So rich!

The final stats in the system flashed brightly and there were so many notifications.

[You have successfully used the Icy, Mildly Spicy, but Very Sweet card, so your reward is as follows]

[The final cost of the Australian Wild Green Dragon is 825 yuan per 100g, and the final cost of the Haagen-Dazs ice cream is 600 yuan per 100g.]

[The six streamers ate a total of 215 portions, He Miaomiao ate 3 portions, you ate 9 portions]

[He Miaomiao’s maximum mood value is 96 points]

[You have received a total reward of 31,050,003,600 yuan]

“Check THAT out!” Wang Yan was beside himself with joy and his ego inflated tremendously.

He waved his hand and said, “I’ll give you that last 3,600 yuan as a reward! Those additional figures annoy me!”

He meant it as a joke since he was so filthy rich. But the next thing he knew, the amount in the system really went down by 3,600 yuan.

Wait, what the hell?! Seriously?!

If Wang Yan hadn’t been staring at the system, he probably wouldn’t have noticed.

But even though he had seen it with his own eyes, he couldn’t believe it.

This was a system that GAVE money away! And now it was collecting fees?! What the hell?!

Wang Yan decided to try something else. “I’ll give you another $50,000!”

BIU!

$50,000 was gone again. Just like that.

What the heck…

Wang Yan was really shocked and asked anxiously, “Dear System, what are you going to do with the money you’ve taken?! Tell me!”

[Sorry but your level in the system is too low and the system doesn’t have relevant information to answer your question]

Fuck this system! Did it actually just scam him?!

Wang Yan did not dare to try again. Since his level was not high enough, it was very likely that no matter how much money he spent, he would not be able to get any answers.

But of course, it was mainly because he needed a large sum of money urgently. Otherwise, Wang Yan would have tried breaking the system.

He didn’t mind testing it out for fun, but he couldn’t afford to do that right now.

The price of the two-story office building was 320 million. Even if he spent one-tenth of it, it would cost him 32 million. Wang Yan only had around 31.08 million on him now, so he was still short of one million!

Of course, that small amount of money was nothing.

The amount he made from breathing would cover five million by the time he needed it.

Moreover, the money spent today was all saved in Wangting Entertainment’s account and was just waiting for the final settlement with the platform.

Wangting Entertainment had at least $12 million of Wang Yan’s own money. That was the money left after deducting operating costs and dividends, so he had more than enough to spare.

In another 20 days or so, the two-story office building would be in his hands, and his net worth would break 500 million. That was great!

In terms of money, Wang Yan was extremely satisfied.

However, Miss He’s appetite was really upsetting.

Despite trying so hard over three hours, she had only eaten three portions.

The worst part was that she had eaten so much cabbage, chop suey greens, vermicelli, duck blood and more.

But she was so happy. What could Wang Yan do about that?

He looked at the $5,200 he received and despaired.

He wasn’t very hopeful as he opened his stats and checked them. He was right. He couldn’t increase any basic attributes.

Then he took a look at his level 2 attributes. Sure enough…

Hey, wait!

There was actually something he could increase?!