SRGA Chapter 53 The Real Deal, Triple Grandmaster!
"He really did it. I'm in tears. The anchor cares so much about us."
"I'd follow suit, but I'd be risking my life."
"Master Lin: Let's make do with what we have. I can't believe it, such a thick wooden board got sliced up. Is this what you call 'making do'?"
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After Lin Tian ended the live broadcast, the screen went dark in the live chat room.
However, the majority of viewers didn't leave the chat room. Barrage messages flooded the screen, and countless gifts poured in.
"Nine hundred and five, nine hundred and six, nine hundred and seven!"
"It's over ten million now!"
Zhang Han stared at Lin Tian's live chat room with excitement.
Initially, the tipping seemed to be slowing down, but with Lin Tian's unexpected move, everyone's defenses were broken, and the gifts poured in.
With a sonic attack slicing through a wooden board over an inch thick from four or five meters away, Zhang Han had a feeling that Lin Tian was about to trend.
But this move wasn't something everyone could imitate.
As netizens had mentioned, who would risk their life? Even if someone were a martial arts master, it didn't necessarily mean they could play the guqin or perform a sonic attack.
"Boss, you seem so excited, it's like you're the one receiving the tips."
Someone beside Zhang Han smirked.
Zhang Han glanced at the person, "We were the first to discover Master Lin. The farther he goes, the more bonuses our team will receive."
"You think I don't want bonuses this year?"
The other person quickly apologized, "Boss, my bad."
Zhang Han said, "Keep an eye on things. Anyone causing trouble in Master Lin's live chat room will get a plane ticket sent to them. Serious offenders will be reported and banned!"
The others around him nodded quickly. They were all acting as super moderators now.
In a certain location in the southwest of Huaxia:
"Dad, is Master Lin faking it, or is he really that skilled?"
A young man in training clothes asked.
The middle-aged man next to him had just finished watching Lin Tian's live broadcast. He glanced at his son, "If it were you, a top master in both guqin and erhu, would you fake it?"
"Um... no."
The young man shook his head.
Why fake it and ruin your reputation?
The middle-aged man said, "Then there you have it. If you wouldn't do it, do you think Master Lin, whose intelligence is no less than yours, would?"
The young man grinned, "Dad, didn't my intelligence come from you?"
The middle-aged man looked around, wondering where he had put his stick.
"Alright, I was wrong."
"You're a martial arts master. I wanted you to speak from a professional perspective. Does Master Lin's martial arts reach master level?"
The young man quickly apologized and changed the subject.
"Do you even need to ask?"
"Mid-stage Hidden Force cultivation already allows him to project internal energy through the guqin, meaning his internal energy has definitely reached master level in martial arts."
"He looks so relaxed; it's highly likely he's not just a beginner master. He probably has a good chance of becoming a martial arts grandmaster in the future."
The middle-aged man said in a deep voice.
There was a tinge of envy in his eyes.
When he reached the level of martial arts master at the age of fifty-two, it was considered good throughout the country. But he had never had the chance to become a grandmaster in his lifetime.
"Dad, a grandmaster is like those immortal figures in TV dramas. Is Master Lin really likely to become a grandmaster?"
The young man asked in disbelief.
The middle-aged man nodded, "If he were only in his thirties, he would indeed have a chance at becoming a grandmaster. But reaching the level of Zhang Sanfeng is difficult."
"There's a difference between grandmasters."
"Give him some tips. Maybe he'll give you some pointers in the future."
The young man coughed lightly, "Next time. He's already off the air now, and tipping during a blackout feels a bit shady."
"He can't see it backstage?"
"He probably can."
"In that case, what's the harm? It's better sooner than later!"
The young man quickly sent Lin Tian a hundred Super Rockets, totaling a hundred thousand yuan, which he could afford.
His family was a martial arts family, with both his father and grandfather practicing martial arts. Although they couldn't compare to top business families, they still had considerable assets.
Knowing that Master Lin might be a martial arts master, there were quite a few martial artists watching the live broadcast from Huaxia, and many of them gave tips.
If Master Lin really became a grandmaster in the future, it would be good to establish a good relationship with him. Getting pointers from a grandmaster would be a priceless opportunity.
In the current martial arts world of Huaxia, there were no openly acknowledged grandmasters.
They didn't know if there were any grandmasters in secret, but if Master Lin became a grandmaster, he might be the only one acknowledged openly.
After reaching a certain level in martial arts, martial arts masters weren't sure how to proceed. They needed guidance.
"Dad, do you think there's a grandmaster behind Master Lin? He's not very old, and if he didn't have a powerful master guiding him, could he have become a martial arts master through self-study in his thirties?"
The young man asked with some confusion.
The middle-aged man said solemnly, "You finally thought of this point. If there's a grandmaster behind him, his status would be even more significant."
The young man said, "But he used to dress quite plainly. If he had the support of a grandmaster, his living conditions shouldn't have been like that."
The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "To progress in martial arts, one must control material desires. Being obsessed with pleasure, like you, will only lead to ruin."
The young man grimaced, "Dad..."
The middle-aged man pondered, "Simply controlling oneself, he might not have been able to display his true strength at thirty-something. It's possible he has a grandmaster behind him. Even if he doesn't, his father or master should be formidable martial arts masters."
"Remember, Master Lin is someone we should befriend, not offend."
The young man smirked, "Dad, I'm not stupid. He's already a triple grandmaster now. How could I offend him and still get by in the future?"
"He might become a grandmaster in more than one aspect in the future."
"Double grandmaster, Dad, you'll have to bow respectfully when you see him in the future, hehe."
The middle-aged man nodded, "Even if he only becomes a grandmaster in one aspect, when I meet him, I'll still greet him respectfully as Master Lin."
"Alright, you've rested long enough. Get back to training! You're not allowed to go out and mess around until you reach the mid-stage Hidden Force level."
The young man was dumbfounded. He had mastered the Initial Force stage, but who knew when he would reach the mid-stage Hidden Force level
? The days ahead weren't going to be easy.
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"Eleven million one hundred and eighty thousand in tips."
"Fans have reached one hundred and ninety-three million."
The live chat room was completely closed, and Lin Tian couldn't believe it. A single live broadcast had received over eleven million in tips.
Of that eleven million one hundred and eighty thousand, he would get seventy percent.
But that seventy percent wasn't entirely his.
Huayin would withhold twenty percent for tax, but with his income being so high, he would definitely owe more taxes at the end of the year.
Taking that into account, he could probably keep about half of the tips.
Still quite a sum.
Lin Tian didn't intend to evade taxes like some celebrities did.
"Adding up the previous ones, there's a lot of small change."
Lin Tian muttered to himself.
The backstage showed a total gift amount of sixteen million, of which he could withdraw seventy percent next month.
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[Master Lin's live broadcast, displaying astonishing skills once again.]
[Shocking, Master Lin's live broadcast tips exceed ten million.]
[Confirmed, Master Lin is a master of guqin, erhu, and martial arts.]
Several news about Lin Tian quickly rose to the top of Weibo's trending topics.
This kind of situation naturally attracted many netizens to click and watch.
"Slicing through a wooden board from four or five meters away with a sonic attack?"
"Oh my god, if I had known Master Lin would display such incredible skills, I would have taken the day off for his last broadcast."
"Triple grandmaster, he's amazing!"
Weibo's top ten trending topics were dominated by Lin Tian, with four of them being about him alone.
"What's the big deal about having twenty million fans? He's just an internet celebrity. And he's wearing a mask; his appearance might scare off a lot of fans."
Some celebrities felt a twinge of bitterness.