My Livestream Never Took Off, So I Made Myself a Top-Tier Star with Donations from Friends

Zhao Hao, 26, is the Douyin streamer “Young Tycoon,” yet he’s so broke he lives on instant noodles. The livestreaming industry is fiercely competitive. Without money or an audience, he could be eliminated at any moment. Then he unexpectedly gains a dual-account System. Linking an account automatically creates an alt account called Kordell. Top-ups earn double cash back, and gifts he sends himself can be cashed out, but the money can only be spent on the platform. Using his K-Bro account, he showers livestreams with gifts, sending their popularity to the top overnight. While others rely on family connections and resources, he spends his own money to build a buzz, making waves almost instantly. He founds Yihao Media, expands across 26 platforms, and builds an empire of letter-branded talent agencies. He signs streamers like Sweetheart Sauce and Nightingale, turning one top-tier star after another into an internet sensation. He brings Li Wei into the business to manage the company. The System also lets his double send gifts, and the revenue snowballs. Starting out in an urban village and going on to sweep the entire internet, he becomes livestreaming’s biggest dark horse. Capitalist crackdowns, rivals’ smear campaigns, and regulatory storms: he turns them all around. In three years, he reaches the industry’s summit, builds an entertainment kingdom, and commands trillions of views. In the future, he’ll use the System to rewrite the rules and rise to the top of global entertainment.