Backlash as Chinese influencer claims to earn US$41,000 a day doing nothing
Woman accused of making ‘vulgar’ live-streaming content says outlandish claims about ‘hard-earned’ money are made to provoke ‘haters’
A Chinese online influencer, who boasted about earning 300,000 yuan (US$41,000) in a single day by lying in bed and later referred to it as “hard-earned money” has sparked severe backlash online.
The influencer, known by her online alias Gu Xixi, who has nearly 5 million followers on a major social media platform, recently revealed her earnings during a live stream.
Between February 8 and 16, her sales on one major live streaming platform totalled 10.39 million yuan (US$1.4 million), with an estimated commission of 2.79 million yuan earned.
On another live streaming platform, her sales amounted to 8.94 million yuan (US$1.2 million) over the past seven days.
“Today, I spent the entire day lying in bed, did nothing, and still made 1.16 million yuan in sales on my Douyin shop, with an estimated commission of 303,200 yuan (US$42,000),” she said.