Chapter 89 The Reason for Checking the Live Room
Lucas' physical appearance might have been unremarkable, but his online persona was anything but mediocre. Despite his unattractive features, Lucas' online presence was larger than life, drawing both admiration and ridicule.
Despite the relentless mockery, Lucas remained resilient. The more fans he gained, the larger the smear group grew. Yet, his loyal fans, though fanatical, stood by him, defending him against those who sought to tarnish his name.
Especially among "League of Legends" players, some would either highly praise Lucas or mock him sarcastically. However, these fans and the smear group were separated.
On the Shark platform, Lucas had many loyal fans and support from administrators, so the smear group couldn't tarnish his reputation there.
However, on platforms like Wisdom Haven, Lucas was despised. The smear group dominated these platforms, and seeing Lucas was like seeing a mortal enemy, scaring Lucas away from these places. But from a neutral third-party perspective, Lucas was a phenomenon of the Internet age. Someone like Lucas, with an extremely unattractive appearance, poor academic performance, and a bad family background, who was also obsessed with gaming, would have been considered a loser in the past.
It was the Internet that became Lucas' salvation, transforming him from a societal outcast into a successful figure. The digital world, with its vast potential, had the power to change lives.
The Internet, with its widespread reach, the burgeoning gaming industry, and the advent of live streaming, opened up new avenues for success. It was here that people like Lucas found their moment to shine, demonstrating the profound impact of these platforms on personal success.
The rapid development of the gaming industry brought about the popularity of e-sports. E-sports, like chess, was a talent-driven industry. In the Go community, a talented young child was often much stronger than a mediocre middle-aged person.
Although Lucas' gaming talent wasn't the best in the world, it was exceptional. He caught the first wave of the e-sports boom and became a professional player. At that time, professional gamers in Golden Valley were rare, so Lucas and his peers naturally attracted a lot of attention. Plus, with "League of Legends" at its peak, Lucas, as a professional player, knew that talented newcomers would keep emerging and he couldn't compete with them.
So, at the peak of his career, Lucas chose to retire from his team. After retiring, Lucas had already planned a sustainable path for himself—live streaming!
Sure enough, the live-streaming industry boomed as expected. As one of the earliest game streamers, Lucas already had a following. After a few years of streaming, his popularity exploded, and his income skyrocketed. It was said that Shark paid Lucas $10 million a year, though the actual amount might be $2-3 million. But for Lucas, this was a significant leap in social class! It was no exaggeration to say that 90% of people in society wouldn't earn $10 million in their lifetime!
Moreover, as Lucas' career flourished, his love life also blossomed.
A fairly attractive female streamer, Charles Keith, became his girlfriend. Some said Charles was promiscuous and had many boyfriends, but since becoming Lucas' girlfriend, she had been loyal. Lucas had no worries about Charles cheating for now.
Lucas was no longer the ordinary, ignored man he once was. He now had a lot of money, fame, and a hot girlfriend, truly reaching the pinnacle of life. However, at the peak of his life, Lucas unknowingly became arrogant. Arrogance was human nature and unavoidable!
Everyone thought Lucas accidentally entered Stephanie's livestream, but only Lucas knew that his girlfriend was always monitoring him, fearing he might flirt with other women.
So if he wanted to watch a beautiful streamer, he had to do it under the guise of work.
Lucas was invited to Stephanie's livestream.
The person who invited Lucas was called "HeartAttack."
HeartAttack was a very low-key millionaire, a fan of both Lucas and Stephanie. In Stephanie's live stream, he was the top supporter and was more low-key than the second top supporter, Nova Gaze.
In Lucas' livestream, he was the eighth top supporter. Even though he was only in eighth place, he had given Lucas over a million dollars in gifts.
Lucas often extended warm greetings to HeartAttack, yet what took Lucas by surprise was his consistently well-mannered demeanor and lack of extravagant demands.
In appreciation of this loyalty, Lucas made it a point to accommodate any requests from HeartAttack. Catering to the needs of millionaires was his paramount professional ethic.