Chapter 34: At Your Service, 24/7
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Christopher had just sent four treasure maps in a row to Alexis’s stream, hoping to curry favor with the Benefactor.
Since the Benefactor had accepted his gesture of friendship, it was only natural for him to show his appreciation by sending gifts to the streamer Christopher supported—what one might call a courteous reciprocation.
Sure enough, the Benefactor entered the stream without saying a word, and treasure maps began to soar across the screen.
“Benefactor has launched a Treasure Map ×1 in Ashley’s stream.”
“Benefactor has launched a Treasure Map ×2 in Ashley’s stream.”
...
“Benefactor has launched a Treasure Map ×10 in Ashley’s stream.”
Ten treasure maps in one breath!
His generosity far outshone Christopher’s, and the return gifts he offered were naturally more lavish, in keeping with the unspoken rules of the streaming world.
Ashley’s grin stretched from ear to ear. Ten treasure maps at once—that was fifty thousand dollars!
With the highest guild revenue share, she would pocket at least twenty thousand of that. The Benefactor’s magnanimity was truly astonishing.
“Thank you so much for the treasure maps, Benefactor! Is there a song you’d like to hear? Or perhaps a dance? I can dance, too…”
As she fawned over him eagerly, messages from viewers began flooding the chat.
“Benefactor’s gone. No point trying to cozy up.”
“Haha, wrong target for the flattery—you’re practically l*****g the soles of Benefactor’s shoes.”
“When the big boss tips, Ashley beams.”
But Ashley wasn’t the least bit annoyed. After all, the gifts were in hand, and since the Benefactor hadn’t asked for a song or a dance, she’d saved herself the effort—what was there to be upset about?
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Aaron had just switched his account back to Alexis’s stream when he spotted Christopher typing.
“Thanks, Benefactor. As expected of the Emperor—so generous, haha.”
Smiling faintly, Aaron replied, “Ashley and Alexis are in the same guild. They can look out for each other from now on.”
Before Christopher could respond, Ashley hurried to chime in.
“Don’t worry, Benefactor! From now on, Alexis is like my own sister—I’ll take good care of her.”
Alexis had been streaming for only two or three days. Before this, Ashley wouldn’t even spare her a glance—after all, they weren’t in the same league.
One was a fledgling streamer with barely any fans; the other was a mid-tier streamer with thousands of viewers and the backing of a major patron.
They simply weren’t part of the same circle—there was no way to force a connection.
But now, everything has changed. With Benefactor’s support, Alexis was on the fast track to success, poised for takeoff.
So, one couldn’t blame Ashley for being opportunistic. In the world of streaming, friendships were mere illusions—everything revolved around.
Just then, an eye-catching message popped up on the screen. Alexis hadn’t noticed, but Amy did and quickly prompted Benefactor to take a look.
“Streamer, could you please ask Benefactor if he’d be willing to add me to the Whats’Y’App? I’m a senior client manager for the platform.”
It was a message from a platform supervisor!
Aaron saw it too. After a moment’s thought, he decided it would be wise to add the client manager—it was always good to have direct contact for any future dealings with the platform.
He typed, “Ask Alexis to DM him my Whats’Y’App. Alexis, check your messages—I’ve sent you the number.”
Naturally, it was the new Whats’Y’App account he’d just registered, under the name “Benefactor.”
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In truth, the platform’s management had already taken note the moment Aaron activated his Emperor status.
After all, they were about to welcome a high-roller client—how could they not pay attention?
A client manager had immediately messaged him backstage, hoping to add him on Whats’Y’App to provide personalized service.
The platform had an entire department dedicated to serving VIPs like Aaron: the Client Relations Division, overseen personally by the company’s VP of operations.
Its sole purpose was to cater to the platform’s top spenders.
Christopher, with his mere hundreds of thousands in spending, didn’t even qualify for a client manager.
Only those with Emperor status and potential seven-figure spending power came under the department’s radar. At that stage, a general client manager would reach out, handling multiple VIPs at once.
But once a client’s spending crossed the $3 million mark within six months, everything changed.
A senior client manager would provide one-on-one service, attentive to every need.
Whether it was large top-ups or special requests—a better room number for a streamer, or a prime feature placement—it would be handled swiftly.
Let’s be clear: these “special requests” were all about boosting streamers’ visibility, not anything untoward.
After all, a streaming platform’s real profits come from these high-rollers, not from the average viewer.
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Aaron, oblivious to the earlier backstage messages, hadn’t added the manager—until now, after spending a full $3 million on Emperor renewals.
It wasn’t just the viewers who were in awe—the entire operations team at Tik’Y’Tok was stunned.
They knew exactly who the genuine big spenders were, and who were merely guild accounts sent to artificially inflate numbers.
Guild accounts always informed the platform in advance, as they worked in concert to boost their own streamers, with platform incentives in place.
But Benefactor was clearly a true high-roller—on his very first day, he activated Emperor status and immediately renewed to the tune of $3 million!
His spending power clearly put him in the tens-of-millions tier.
In fact, the operations team had never seen such a free-spending VIP before.
The VP of operations didn’t hesitate: a senior manager was assigned to a one-on-one service, tasked with adding Benefactor to Whats’Y’App as a matter of urgency.
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Alexis quickly checked her messages and passed Benefactor’s Whats’Y’App contact to both the supervisor and Christopher, naturally adding Benefactor herself as well.
Moments later, with three soft “dings,” Aaron’s new Whats’Y’App account received three friend requests—from Alexis, Christopher, and the Tik’Y’Tok client manager.
He accepted all three, noting with mild curiosity that the client's manager, judging by her name and avatar, appeared to be a woman.
Not surprising—female managers often had the edge in communicating with VIPs.
No sooner had they connected than Katherine, the client manager, sent a message:
“Benefactor. I’m Katherine. Should you need anything at all, I am at your service 24 hours a day, ready and waiting.”
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