This director is vindictive.

Chapter 274 What is welfare? This is the real welfare!

As the number of viewers in the live stream surpassed 20 million, the frenzy of comments and the buzz surrounding trending topics brought the atmosphere in the live stream to a climax.

However, some netizens came for the perks. The show has been running for so long, but Chen Mo has only given out a few gifts, and they're not even phones or anything like that. They're just things like toilet paper, yogurt, and snacks.

Some netizens in the live chat joked about this, saying, "I came for the goodies, and this is all I got?"

"Yeah, where's the vision? Chen Mo, show us the vision you had when you were throwing money around back then!"

"They used to give away cars and cell phones, but now they're only giving away these few things worth a few dozen yuan. For 20 million people, they only gave away a few gifts!"

"The richer he is, the stingier he becomes. Does he really think he's some kind of philanthropist? He's shameless enough to spend money on things like toilet paper and snack bags?"

For a time, the rhythm was actually picked up.

This is why Chen Mo initially didn't want it to be publicized.

"Hey you, help me kick out these people who are stirring up trouble!" Chen Mo said with a smile.

The live stream chat paused for a moment because many people didn't understand Chen Mo's actions. It could be said that such behavior was very unpopular for someone like Chen Mo.

The technical staff in the live stream were also taken aback.

However, Sun Huai's instructions came through the earpiece very quickly: "Do whatever Chen Mo says!"

Soon, hundreds of people were kicked out of the live stream.

Although these hundreds of people are just a drop in the ocean compared to the 20 million viewers in the live stream at this moment.

However, this move still caused many viewers in the live stream to frown.

The main issue is that this wave of comment control is indeed somewhat inexplicable.

This even caused a significant drop in the number of viewers in the live stream.

After all, quite a few people here are indeed drawn by the "legendary benefits".

The live stream data plummeted, with the number of online viewers dropping below 20 million.

However, Chen Mo didn't care at all.

"Anyone else leaving? How come so few people have left?" Chen Mo asked, frowning slightly.

This left many viewers and fans in the live stream somewhat puzzled.

With over 20 million viewers in the live stream, it's already quite famous, and it's bound to include many internet celebrities, self-media personalities, and media professionals.

Therefore, news of Chen Mo's actions quickly spread.

It even went viral and became a trending topic.

#Chen Mo's anger caused his livestream popularity to plummet#
Meanwhile, the netizens who were previously kicked out were all very unhappy and started stirring up trouble.

"That's it? A billionaire? He has no class at all!"

"You dare to do it but you won't let people talk about it? Is this your mindset? Ha!"

"The perks they give out are even worse than those live-streaming e-commerce platforms. They only gave gifts worth a few hundred yuan to 20 million people, and they don't dare let anyone say anything? I'm turning from a fan to a hater!"

"As expected of capitalists, the richer they are, the more stingy they become. How can you be so shameless as to spend a few hundred yuan?"

At the same time, Chen Mo naturally learned about what was happening outside through the earpiece.

But he remained completely calm. In the live stream, the comments paused briefly for a few seconds before quickly resuming their scrolling. Some continued to make sarcastic remarks, while others began to defend Chen Mo.

"Haha, Mr. Chen is so awesome! Those who stir up trouble really deserve to be kicked!"

"Exactly! Giving away free stuff and still being picky? Do they really think they're God?"

"But to be fair, the benefits this time are a bit stingy..."

Chen Mo glanced at the comments and suddenly laughed: "Those people said I have a narrow mind, that I only gave a gift worth a few dozen yuan. I admit, I do have a narrow mind in this respect."

"In fact, none of the gifts tonight will be worth more than a hundred each!"

"For example, this Daily Nuts 'The Silent Truth' binge-watching gift pack is a must-have for binge-watching. Its value is indeed not high, only a few dozen yuan, but if the value is not enough, we can make up for it with quantity!"

Enough said, lest you think I'm here to do a live-stream sales event. Let's start with a million units!

As soon as Chen Mo finished speaking, the live stream chat stopped for a few seconds.

Then the live stream chat exploded instantly.

"Holy crap, did I hear that right? A million copies? Not a hundred? Not ten thousand? It's a million?"

"One million copies?"

"Is this what you call having a narrow mindset?"

"Is the person who just cursed you crying their eyes out in the toilet now?"

"Chen Mo is indeed Chen Mo, awesome!"

"A million copies, is that true or false?"

The lottery was very simple, and Chen Mo didn't use any fancy tricks.

Let's launch a lucky draw and give away one million prizes at once.

Although there are over ten million to nearly twenty million viewers in the live stream at this moment, the odds of winning are still quite high.

Soon, the winners spread the news far and wide.

They directly posted screenshots of winning the prize on WeChat Moments and Weibo.

The news broke immediately.

As screenshots of winning a million nut gift packs went viral on social media, the hashtag #ChenMoMillionGiveaways# surged to the top of the trending topics list at an astonishing speed, completely reversing the previous public opinion. Viewers in the live stream began to rebound dramatically, and the server even experienced a brief lag due to the sudden influx of traffic.

"Fuck you, please allow me to swear, a million copies, just given away like that, and you call that petty?"

"Those who say Chen Mo has a narrow mind, come out and take your beating!"

"No wonder Chen Mo, who doesn't even blink when giving away shares worth tens of billions, is giving away real benefits. This is what you call benefits, right?"

"Speak up! Speak up, you people who are stirring up trouble!"

Meanwhile, "The technical team is preparing to expand!"

Sun Huai was giving urgent instructions backstage, while Chen Mo, in front of the camera, leisurely unscrewed a mineral water bottle and took a sip!
He glanced at the live stream chat, which had already surpassed 25 million viewers, and shook his head, saying, "Everyone, don't rush to send them out! Look, there are so many people again, and the more people there are, the lower the odds of winning!"

The comments section suddenly went silent, and even the real-time online user count curve paused for a second in a strange manner.

"He really... I'm devastated. So that's what he was thinking when he kicked that person before?"

"Chen Mo really went to great lengths to ensure we could receive the prizes!"

"A lifelong fan, this is what you call giving back to your fans! This is what it means to truly pamper your fans!"

Chen Mo's move was so simple and direct that he bombarded the viewers in the live stream with a million likes, leaving them completely stunned.

Perspective? What's that?
Chen Mo lacks vision? If he lacked vision, how could he send out a million copies at once?
This is absolutely unprecedented, okay?
"Alright, thanks to Daily Nuts for their sponsorship. That's all for now, there are more and more people here, next wave."

"This yogurt is quite delicious. Hmm, eating nuts with yogurt is so refreshing and doesn't choke you. I'm giving away a million servings to everyone!"

"By the way, I'd like to thank SF Express. All the prizes were delivered free of charge by SF Express. SF Express, we always deliver!"

The audience in the live stream was completely stunned, as were the self-media and media professionals.

Have you ever seen anyone give away a million freebies at once?
That's a million units! The value of a single item isn't high?
In total, these two groups gave away products worth tens of millions of dollars.

Perspective? What's that?
Anyone who says Chen Mo lacks vision now will be verbally attacked by this group.

As Chen Mo gave away one million gifts after another, the entire Weibo hot search was completely overrun.

what:
#ChenMoSpendsMoneyLargely#
#UnprecedentedBenefits#
#ChenMo: I lack vision#
#What does it mean to pamper your fans? This is what it means to pamper your fans#
#Chen Mo's live stream viewership surpasses 50 million#
Almost all the topics related to Chen Mo's live stream completely dominated the trending searches, taking over all the trending topics.

In fact, not only netizens, social media, and the media, but even the lead actors of "The Silent Truth" were all dumbfounded at this moment.

They knew Chen Mo was awesome and generous, but they never expected him to be this awesome and this generous.

Products worth hundreds of millions are being given away for free!

Although it's said to be "being generous with other people's money," that's not how you calculate it!

Because if you let other celebrities try, who has that kind of boldness? Who can get sponsors to provide so many products?
Moreover, Chen Mo is giving away real money this time! Although those products seem to be provided by sponsors, they could have been converted into appearance fees and sponsorship fees for Chen Mo!
In other words, it's equivalent to Chen Mo spending his own money to buy their products as gifts.

Meanwhile, netizens who heard the news finally overwhelmed the servers on Tencent Video.

In fact, Sun Huai had made ample preparations, but he underestimated Chen Mo and the allure of this massive giveaway of hundreds of millions in benefits.

Before the giveaways, the number of concurrent viewers in the live stream was 20 million. But once the giveaways started, the numbers skyrocketed.

He was truly experiencing both pain and joy.

The server, which could originally accommodate 60 million people online at the same time, finally crashed completely after Chen Mo distributed the third wave of one million freebies.

Sun Huai immediately contacted the group headquarters and borrowed a backup server to restart the live stream.

The number of viewers in the live stream continues to surge.

Many netizens, after receiving the benefits, immediately called on their friends and family, because freebies are just too tempting.

What? It's only worth a few dozen yuan?
Dude, it's free, only a few dozen yuan, and the winning rate is incredibly high. Some lucky netizens have even won several times in a row.

Who can withstand this?

Meanwhile, the sponsors were already beaming with joy.

It has to be Chen Mo! This wave of popularity and buzz, even though the value of the sponsored products they provided far exceeded the original sponsorship and advertising fees, the results were absolutely worth every penny.

Even at this point, some people were still contacting Sun Huai, hoping to join the revelry.

Yes, this has become a nationwide carnival.

The number of viewers in the live stream has exceeded 70 million and is still soaring.

The key point is that it completely exploded on the trending topics list! It's safe to say that right now, if you're online, it's hard not to know about this.

Moreover, there are no barriers to entry; you can simply enter the live stream for a chance to win prizes.

So, who can resist?
Even those netizens who were previously kicked out are now calling on their friends and family. They can't join, but their friends and family can!

At this moment, they are undoubtedly the ones who regret it the most.

"I was wrong! I was so narrow-minded! I apologize, Chen Mo is awesome!"

Soon after, some of the netizens who had been kicked out of the live stream publicly apologized.

Soon after, many people followed suit and apologized.

In short, Chen Mo is awesome!
Meanwhile, Chen Mo has only given away a little over half of the benefits provided by his sponsors.

"Ahem, bring up the 487 account IDs that were just kicked out," Chen Mo suddenly said, turning to the staff in the back office.

The screen was immediately filled with question marks in the comments.

“Let’s send each of them a perk! I’m fine with them coming for the perks, but don’t be too quick to say it next time, um, lest you say I’m narrow-minded again!” Chen Mo said.

"Holy crap, that's awesome, I'm impressed!"

"I'm the alt account of the guy who just got kicked out. Chen Mo is awesome, and I'm a fucking idiot!"

"Me too, I admit I know absolutely nothing about the big picture!"

"666666!"

"666666!"

In an instant, the entire live stream chat was filled with "66666" comments!

A smile curved Chen Mo's lips. "You see, sometimes it's that simple."

The effect is immediately maximized, right?
What Chen Mo gave up was nothing more than some benefits that were going to be given away anyway.

At this moment, everyone had to admire Chen Mo's personal charm, and not think that money alone could buy everything.

The operation seems simple, but that's not the problem.

If you donate billions or tens of billions, to put it bluntly, the public may think it's a lot of money, but in reality, they don't experience any real benefit from it!

After all, no matter how much money they have, it's not going to be spent on them; at most, they'll just be praised by onlookers.

However, Chen Mo's actions have genuinely benefited millions of netizens!

Can the effect be the same?

The key question is, was Chen Mo's approach really simple and crude?

No, that's not true! His approach is a win-win situation for all parties involved!
First of all, he has gained a good reputation, and it is safe to say that after this, he will definitely gain another wave of die-hard fans.

After all, other people's idols are always thinking about how to get money out of your pocket, but Chen Mo really gives benefits, and in real money, without asking for anything in return.

It's something to be proud of! After all, there's only one like it in the entire entertainment industry!

The key point is that Chen Mo didn't spend any money at this point, but netizens don't see it that way. They won't thank the brand sponsors or Tencent Video; they'll only thank Chen Mo.

Because Chen Mo orchestrated this whole thing, and it was because of Chen Mo that they were able to fleece everyone.

Moreover, this money was something your brand sponsor should have paid in the first place, but Chen Mo didn't want the money and instead gave it away as a benefit to everyone.

Secondly, there's no need to elaborate on the netizens. Tens of millions of netizens received tangible benefits. As the saying goes, "He who takes a man's gift is bound to be grateful," and they both received and accepted the gifts from Chen Mo, and the key point is that it was all free! But you have to admit, they did enjoy the benefits! So they are definitely winners.

Secondly, brand sponsors don't need netizens' gratitude; what they want is publicity.

The live stream has tens of millions of viewers, and the number is still rising, with the potential to reach over 100 million.

Is it worth spending tens of millions of yuan to expose your product or brand to hundreds of millions of people?
The key question is, if each person finds the product useful, will they repurchase it?
If they think it tastes good, will they buy it?

At the same time, will netizens post pictures after receiving the gifts, and what about subsequent secondary marketing and promotion?

Even if it's only a small group of people, it's still a huge exposure!

So, was it worth the money they spent? Absolutely! Otherwise, why would so many brands want to join in at this time?
It's all because we saw this effect.

That's not all; media professionals and independent media creators also enjoyed a media frenzy!
Finally, there's Tencent Video.

It seems that Tencent Video prepared so many servers to maintain this live stream without receiving a single penny.

But in reality, the biggest winner is actually Tencent Video!
To claim the prizes, hundreds of millions of netizens must complete real-name authentication and leave their address and contact information.

Putting everything else aside, the sheer number of newly registered users is enough to make them beam with joy.

What? "The Silent Truth" suffered heavy losses due to zero ads?

Stop kidding, the benefits from this live stream alone are enough to make Tencent Video rich.

Not to mention, will the goodwill Chen Mo gained from this publicity campaign drive viewership for "The Silent Truth"?
The answer is yes!

The drama "The Silent Truth" was released on Tencent Video!

So they made another profit.

Closer to home.

As the number of viewers in the live stream surpassed 80 million, the barrage of comments became so dense that it completely obscured the screen. Chen Mo looked at the real-time data curve and suddenly chuckled, "Looks like Tencent's server engineers will all be working overtime tonight."

As soon as the words were spoken, the live stream suddenly froze and played electronic music effects—it turned out the technical team had urgently activated a backup plan, creating a "gift progress bar" in the upper right corner of the screen, marked in gold font: [1012 million gift packs of yogurt/nuts/toilet paper/drinks/snacks have been given away]

[To be unlocked: Mysterious ultimate benefit (automatically triggered when online users exceed 1 million)]

The giveaways had already run out, but seeing the buzz, many brand sponsors rushed to increase their offers, wanting to join the festivities.

There's no way around it, it's just too popular. Even a fool knows that Chen Mo has won big this time, Tencent Video has won big, and all the sponsors have won big too.

Sun Huai from Tencent Video had to talk until he was hoarse before Chen Mo agreed to accept the benefits of accepting a new sponsor.

This design was added by Tencent Video on short notice.

This design instantly ignited enthusiasm across the internet.

The hashtag #HelpChenMoReach100Million# trended on Weibo, and in one university dormitory, an entire floor of students was heard clicking the link and cheering.

The apology letter from the kicked netizen has gone viral on social media. Some people have posted screenshots of the "compensation package" they just received, with the caption: "The harsher you are in the criticism, the sooner you receive it. Chen Mo's move is like a blast from the atmosphere!"

(End of this chapter)