Chapter 496: Chapter 290: Activity Winner_2
But now, since both Xie Xiaozhong and Zhang Yang have set the example, sending just a spool of fishing line would get us cursed. We’ve spent over a hundred thousand in rewards and gifts. If we don’t gain followers due to lackluster giveaway gifts, that would be a huge loss.
The stingy Lao Bao gritted his teeth and replaced the initially planned single spool of fishing line with a complete set, available in every size from 0.6 to 4.0, including main lines and sub-lines.
With the first two top-ranking big shots setting the precedent, the process of linking with others and encouraging them to follow became routine.
According to the ranking, they linked one by one, followed by the necessary promotions and giveaways. In no time, everyone saw their follower count jump by tens of thousands.
Notably, among the top ten ranked, the second-to-last was a beautiful streamer known as Sweetie Loves Fishing.
This young girl is a contracted angler with Zhang Yang’s MCN company. She didn’t even inform the company about her ranking—she purely spent her own money to boost her followers.
The fishing circle is dominated by men, and a girl who likes fishing is as rare as a panda. Moreover, Sweetie’s appearance is strikingly beautiful.
When it was her turn to link and gain followers, all she had to do was coyly call out to her ’brothers,’ and the fans in her live stream went wild, eagerly clicking follow.
The young girl’s foundation wasn’t as deep as the big shots before her, and her giveaway was rather modest—a type of bait she used for fishing, with a market value of only twenty or thirty yuan per portion. A hundred portions added up to just a little over two thousand yuan at most.
Yet, the fans had no resistance to such small gifts. With her good looks being her justice, who needs giveaways? Even without prizes, they wanted to follow her cuteness and fishing skills.
In that state, one linking session for Sweetie resulted in a staggering increase of 150,000 followers, making her the biggest beneficiary of today’s event, aside from Chen Xiu and Zhang Yang.
Bear in mind, at this point, the total number of viewers in the live stream was about 175,000. This level of follower efficiency had the big shots ahead turning green with envy.
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After the follower-boosting continued, the product sales process went as predicted by Zhang Yang, with almost no deviations.
Under Chen Xiu’s extremely professional rhythm control, the fans stayed in the live stream until past midnight, reaching the final climax of the broadcast.
"Thank you to all over one hundred thousand brothers in the live stream for keeping us company all night! All the main products of this event have been sold out. Next, we’re bringing out the final highlight!
We have 500 high-end fishing rods provided by Longyue Fishing Tackle! If you’ve watched this far, aren’t there any big brothers left in the stream who haven’t followed Brother Xiu yet? Give us one last follow, and we’ll get started!
Come on, assistant, get ready! Start the countdown, three, two, one, go!"
With a passionate shout, five hundred high-end fishing rods worth a thousand yuan each were put up at the price of 8.8 yuan with free shipping, sending fans who stayed up all night into a frenzy of clicks.
In just the blink of an eye, the inventory was snatched up, and the live stream’s viewer count visibly plummeted, whether they managed to buy or not.
From 6 p.m. until midnight, over six hours had passed. If not for this anticipation keeping them hooked, many fans who had to work the next day would have gone to bed by now.
Chen Xiu foresaw this issue but didn’t expect such a severe drop. The number of viewers fell from over 140,000 to 110,000 in an instant and continued to drop rapidly.
Seeing this, Chen Xiu got a bit anxious since they hadn’t released the ’everyone gets a share’ fishing line yet.
But despite the anxiety in his heart, Chen Xiu kept it off his face.
With a brief understatement, he said, "Tsk, tsk, as soon as the big items are gone, so are they? Isn’t that a bit too realistic?
It’s good they’re gone too; with fewer people, I can lose less. There’s still a benefit everyone can get that hasn’t been mentioned. I was planning to surprise everyone before going offline, so those who can’t hold on, hurry and leave.
Once the number stabilizes, we’ll reveal the final welfare product!"
Upon hearing this, fans in the live stream instantly stopped leaving.
What a joke, before this, no matter how valuable, it had to be fought for. Imagine tens of thousands of people competing for hundreds of items—the odds of winning a giveaway are clear.
But now, Chen Xiu implies something different. However many people are in the live stream, that’s how many pieces they’ll offer. No fighting needed!
Is it better to give bait that relies on fighting, or is it better to ensure everyone gets a piece?
For ordinary fans, this outcome isn’t hard to choose.
Thus, within five seconds of him finishing these words, the number of concurrent viewers stabilized at over 110,000 and began to creep back upwards.
"What the heck! The numbers aren’t dropping; they’re starting to rise again? What do we do now? Maybe we should start now; too many people and we can’t afford the loss!"
With an obvious intent through his performance, Chen Xiu gestured to his assistant to get prepared.
[Brother Xiu, the brothers are all here. The final item for everyone must be the high-end fishing line, right? I saw you post about it once, but it got deleted!]
[High-end fishing line works too, I’ll buy some for myself!]
[Is there a brother like me, who’s been watching since 6 p.m. and didn’t dare go to the bathroom! Strongly requesting a share for everyone!]
[Damn, always complaining about my wife spending money, and today I chopped my own hands. Now I finally understand my wife’s logic in the phrase ’I didn’t want to buy so much stuff, but it’s so cheap.’]
Glancing at the chat, Chen Xiu felt the atmosphere was ripe and continued, "Alright brothers, no more kidding! Final benefit, ensuring everyone gets a share!
Brother Xiu’s premium label, custom-packaged high-end fishing line, with high strength, low stretch, high knot strength, comparable in performance to market lines costing hundreds!
Not 88, not 68, just a fan feedback price of 18.88 yuan can buy it!
Yes, you read that right—18.88 yuan for imported-quality high-grade fishing line!
And I promise here, even if you’ve opened and used it, if you’re not satisfied, dislike it, or find it unsuitable, I will offer a no-questions-asked full refund, and I’ll cover the shipping!
Currently, our live stream viewer count is at 121,100. Assistant, prepare 125,000 pieces!
Everyone who stayed with me all night must be taken care of! Countdown—three counts, get ready, go!
Three, two, one, go!"
With the final fishing line product launched, this massive fan-feedback live stream event reached its climax.
Back in 2016, the fishing line market bubble hadn’t burst, and manufacturers focused on fishing lines were living a pretty good life.
Most anglers, whether from online or offline sources, had an average fishing line spending price still stuck at thirty to forty yuan a spool, or even more.
In such circumstances, what would happen if fishing line prices dropped to 18.88 yuan, including free shipping and unconditional returns?
The result is simple: frenzy, and a sales explosion!!
Many fans didn’t stop at securing just their own share; they logged into accounts of their parents, spouses, and even friends to help snatch a second, third reel.
In such a scenario, all the fishing lines were sold out in under a minute!
Seeing fans in the chat who hadn’t bought it desperately shouting, Chen Xiu calmly wiped his forehead sweat with his sleeve.
"Thank you to all our supportive angler brothers; today’s event was a complete success! Thanks to everyone, and I’ll reward all brothers with better products in the future!
This ends today’s live stream, signing off now, goodbye!!"
After saying the final words, Chen Xiu ended the live stream.
The next moment, after standing in front of the camera for nearly seven hours straight, Chen Xiu collapsed onto a nearby small chair.
His close-fitting vest and shirt were long soaked with sweat, and as the high-intensity nerves relaxed, his whole state approached exhaustion.
Zhang Yang, pleased with Chen Xiu’s performance, walked over with a can of Red Bull, smiling cheerfully.
"It’s been a tough night of work, have a can of Red Bull! How do you feel after the event’s over?"
Taking the Red Bull from Zhang Yang, Chen Xiu didn’t say a word, pulled open the tab, and without hesitation, gulped it down in one go, finishing it in no time.
"Boss, I’ve almost gone crazy preparing for the live stream this past month!
Now that it’s over, I finally feel like I can breathe a sigh of relief, awesome!"