Young artists compete, and even the richest fans have to fight for their votes.

Chapter 95 Today is the Day for a Delicate Girl

After saying that, Shu Hua clapped her hands, as if signaling the two of them to begin.

Peppermint Soda's expression turned unnatural for a moment. He made his living with a "refreshing puppy" image. Doing a high-intensity exercise like a burpee would definitely leave him drenched in sweat and completely ruin his image!

In particular, he didn't exercise much in private in order to maintain his thin and wiry physique.

Burpees are already difficult enough, but to make them perfectly executed would damage his image.

Peppermint Soda looked at Shu Hua with the most pitiful eyes, her voice soft and sticky: "Hua~Hua~Sister~I..."

"Stop!" Shu Hua's voice wasn't loud, but it was unusually crisp, directly interrupting the last syllable of "I" that he hadn't even finished saying. "First, we're not that close yet, just call me Shu Hua."

Second, I don't fall for that kind of coquettish behavior~

Third, if you want to bargain, then you might as well just cheat.

Anyway, we're just talking through a screen, so I can't really force you to do anything.

Yes, you're the same, gummy candy!

I won't show favoritism, although I don't know if you'll try to act cute again, but I'm saying it first anyway.

No discounts for being cute~

The gummy candy did want to act cute with Soda again, not because she really wanted to get any reduction in punishment, but just to increase her screen time.

But being rejected so decisively by Shu Hua was still somewhat embarrassing.

I really didn't expect Shu Hua to be so disrespectful.

In my opinion, the cute puppy-like appearance of Mint Soda, coupled with its coquettish manner, is something that most older women would find hard to resist.

Isn't this the trick that peppermint soda used to attract several older women?

Even if Shu Hua doesn't like this look, it's all for the sake of the show.

Shu Hua could take this opportunity to get Peppermint Soda to perform something else in order to reduce the punishment.

In this way, both parties will feel more present.

In these multiplayer PvP matches, you have to fight for your spotlight. Otherwise, with so many people around, if you stay quiet, who will pay attention to you?

The traffic from multiplayer PvP matches will just be eaten up by others.

Unexpectedly, Shu Hua was really determined to punish them, just as she had found out before; they didn't care about being dignified at all.

While regretting her mistake, Gummy could only start preparing to do squats.

Otherwise, since Shu Hua said that if you don't follow her instructions for punishment, you're considered a sore loser, which PK streamer would dare to accept that?

Gummy isn't very good at squats either; her squats are somewhat similar to Shu Hua's, and she's prone to falling.

But she was even worse off than Shu Hua; she was the type who could fall flat on her back without even realizing it, and there was nothing she could control about it.

She mentally cursed Shu Hua, then, with a wronged yet determined look on her face, slowly began to squat.

She did her first squat extremely slowly and cautiously, trying her best to keep her back straight, but her knees were noticeably buckled inwards and her hips didn't go down completely; her movements were as stiff as a robot's.

As she squatted down, she didn't forget to flash a sweet smile at the camera that said "I'm trying my best," but the smile looked particularly distorted when she exerted herself.

She only did one squat, but Gummy felt it wasn't enough. She thought if she did more, she would definitely fall.

As she slowly stood up, she complained in a sweet voice, "Oh dear, Sister Hua~ you're so strict, I really don't know how to do this..."

This is really hard, guys, I really can't make any more gummy bears.

Gummy was thinking of using her charm to make the older guys feel sorry for her and help her rank up.

If she surpasses Shu Hua's score, she won't have to undergo this punishment.

The big spenders in the live stream did indeed start sending gifts.

Before Gummy could even feel happy about the series of special effects, she suddenly lost her balance, her sky-blue skirt billowed, and she fell backward uncontrollably, accompanied by a loud scream—"Ah—!"

With a muffled thud, the gummy candy fell flat on its back on the floor in an extremely ungraceful manner!

Fortunately, the skirt was long enough that she didn't expose herself.

She lay on the ground, stunned for several seconds, before scrambling to her feet, her face flushed, both ashamed and angry, frantically fixing her skirt and hair.

Compared to the panic on the gummy bear side, the soda side fared slightly better; they managed to complete the movement without falling.

However, he was breathing heavily and his face was covered in sweat, completely lacking the fresh and cute look of a puppy.

Shu Hua was just looking up what kind of punishment these two people weren't good at, and it wasn't too difficult for her to find out.

She just hadn't expected to be so bad at it.

If that's the case, shouldn't these two people have made some preparations?

The purpose of punishment is to embarrass the other person.

If you have such an easily detectable weakness, shouldn't you have already thought of a countermeasure?

Why are you so unfamiliar with this?

Is this really not an attempt to gain traffic by making a fool of oneself?

But the expressions on their faces didn't seem to match, so Shu Hua was genuinely curious.

Having seen the punishment, these two probably won't be able to act cute towards me anymore.

It's not very aesthetically pleasing either.

Shu Hua: "Alright, you two have worked hard. Take a break for the rest of the process."

Now it's the other three's turn. Come on, all three of you, get up.

Let's just do simple jumping jacks.

There are still several minutes left in the process, let's chat. Shu Hua doesn't have anything in particular she wants to talk about.

Then we can only get the other three moving, as for contradicting what we said before.

Well, as long as she doesn't remember, it doesn't count as a slap in the face.

*

The two who had finished their punishment...

Gummy scrambled to her feet, frantically trying to straighten her fluttering blue dress and disheveled hair. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes held a mixture of embarrassment, anger, and suppressed resentment.

She forced a sweet smile at the camera, but the smile was incredibly stiff, and her voice had lost its previous charm, carrying a barely perceptible tremor.

"Oh dear... I've made a fool of myself in front of everyone... Sister Hua's punishment is truly... memorable."

I've always said I have terrible athletic ability, I really didn't expect Sister Hua to give me such a punishment.

However, as you can see from my makeup, everything looks perfect.

Ladies, if you'd like to learn today's base makeup, I can teach you after the competition.

After all, he's a veteran streamer. Although he was a bit upset just now, Ruantang knows that time is tight in PK matches, and there's no time for you to feel embarrassed.

The gummy candy quickly found a way to distract them.

She originally started out as a beauty blogger, and would occasionally teach people how to do makeup.

While watching the video just now, it suddenly occurred to me that she could use her makeup to distract herself.

Sure enough, the comments section was full of people comforting her and asking about her makeup.

Many casual fans have also started sending gifts.

The gummy candies were quickly replenished, but the mint soda wasn't doing so well.

His biggest selling point was his image, unlike Gummy Bear, who at least had a skill.

The biggest problem is that his image is now damaged.

So when Shu Hua said there was no need for punishment, he immediately faced the camera and tried his best to smile, but because he was covered in sweat, the smile looked a bit greasy.

He offered a brief explanation, then asked for leave from the camera's view to touch up his makeup and restore his appearance.

The jumping jacks punishment wasn't very difficult; all three of them did it quite easily.

Shu Hua watched for a while and felt that it didn't seem to have any entertainment value, so she simply called a halt to it all.

The main difference is the comparison with the previous two. The other three people's simple jumping jacks just look like they're missing something.

Even though it was the punishment she herself had ordered, the stark contrast made Shu Hua inexplicably feel like she had lost to her past self from just a few minutes ago.

No one surpassed Shu Hua's total score until the end of the session.

The competition between the Moonlight Embraces the two families and Tao Zhiming's family was quite fierce.

Peppermint soda, due to its damaged image, couldn't adjust as quickly as gummy candies and even resorted to playing the victim, which allowed gummy candies to quickly overtake it.

However, given the previous baseline, peppermint soda is still higher than gossip radio.

Once the process was over, the microphone was muted again.

Shu Hua immediately expressed her curiosity to the camera, "I actually found the information about the candy and soda punishments online."

I decided on this punishment because they said they weren't good at this.

Originally, I thought that anything I could find online that wasn't my specialty must have been exaggerated.

I guess it'll be a bit more tiring and difficult if two people do this punishment.

But, unexpectedly, this perceived weakness turned out to be a case of "water" (meaning something being unfairly treated).

This is practically a punishment that deserves to be blocked, especially since the gummy bear was smashed like that.

No, how come something that should be blacklisted can be found with just a simple search?

Doesn't their company do public relations optimization?

This way, their opponents will know too. When it comes to a PK battle, if this punishment is specified, won't they lose fans?

If I were subjected to such a shocking punishment, my dad would definitely do a massive online PR campaign for me.

I will absolutely not let strangers easily find out my trigger points with a simple search.

Don't they all own companies?

Moreover, the manager also said that today's gathering is not for small-time streamers.

So, apart from Tao Tao being a student, they must all have teams behind them, right?

That's so weird~

Shu Hua chattered on and on about her curiosity, completely forgetting that this was a silent ranking list.

However, since she wasn't campaigning, it doesn't seem like she was breaking the rules.

Fans from other groups who came to Shu Hua's page to gather information decided, after thinking it over, not to report her.

They even became curious themselves.

So that's what Huazai was working on just now.

[I didn't think much of it before, but after hearing Huazai's rambling, I've actually become curious.]

[These days, everyone has a bit of a dark past, but can you really find such a precise "black mark encyclopedia" so easily?]

[Reverse marketing? Deliberately leaving a loophole to play the victim?]

[The person upstairs is overthinking it. The way Gummy fell just now, all four feet in the air, it was genuinely bad, not an act (laughing and crying)]

[No female streamer in the beauty category would willingly fall like that just to gain sympathy.]

[+1, you need fans to make a sale, right? If all the fans are scared away, who are you going to appeal to with your sob story?]

Maybe they're just going for the "authentic" route? Being infamous is still being famous! (Just kidding!)

[Take Tangtang away! Tangtang is a solo streamer, she doesn't have a team! She's all self-made!]

[Even though Tangtang isn't good at it, she tried her best. How can you still laugh at her?]

[It's just a punishment from the procedural bureau, yet the streamer actually searched for it; they're taking it way too seriously.]

【？？？？？？？】

[Individual streamer? No, don't fans even read their own streamer's profile before commenting?]

[The guild certification is all there; I'm not blind. I can't fool you into believing me!]

[I can't do it! Oh dear, at least I can finally post a joke.]

[Where is Soda's team? Are they just watching their cash cow turn into an 'oil' money tree?]

[Team: We're only responsible for taking a cut; the streamer's life or death is none of our business! (Cold-blooded capitalist.jpg)]

[I suggest checking if their rivals have bought out all the PR keywords! (Conspiracy theory activated)]

Is it possible that they themselves don't even realize this is a black mark?

[No way, does he have no self-awareness at all?]

[But if you don't even know it yourself, where did the information on the internet come from?]

[Science Popularizer Makes a Dazzling Appearance!]

[We've been waiting for you for a long time, Science Popularization Guy!]

Shu Hua clapped along, "Science Popularizer, you're here! Tell us, tell us!"

[Actually, some people guessed half right. They genuinely didn't know this was a black mark, but these "they" weren't the streamers, but the team.]

[It seems like they're on the same team; this class is really easy.]

No, the streamer himself knew this, so he deliberately avoided it during regular PK battles.

Is this even avoidable?

These two have quite a few rivals, right? If Huazai can find them, why can't others?

[To be considered a rival, they have to be evenly matched, right?]

I understand!

I understand now!

I still don't understand!

Isn't this just the usual practice of dragging things out without imposing penalties, waiting for them to overtake us?

That's right. The people they previously battled were all of similar skill level. Even if they were punished for specific flaws, they could whine and play the victim, and a powerful player would always come to their rescue.

Even if they manage to overtake us again, it'll just drag on and on, and the whole thing will just pass by like that.

However, today they've met our Painting Master!

[Even if you keep dragging it out, you can't catch up, and then you crash and burn?]

The truth is actually that simple?

Many streamers like to play the victim when they hear about punishments, which greatly inflates the prices on the marketplace. So, these two's teams were probably fooled by this inflated prices, thinking they were just using the marketplace as a ploy.

[It turns out that the person really wasn't good at it.]

Good grief, isn't this a case of being harmed by the boy who cried wolf?

[I was initially a little bored after the science lesson, but this is hilarious!]

[+1, wouldn't you say this involves scamming even their own people?]

Couldn't they have discussed this with their team privately?

Have confidence in yourself; believe that no one can actually punish you.

[I wouldn't tell anyone about something this embarrassing if the team hadn't asked!]

Shu Hua was like a student who was paying attention in class, and she was speechless when she saw the science popularizer's answer.

"Don't their team know? Don't they even search online themselves?"

If they find it themselves, can't they just have the team handle it?