For some famous streamers, the money received from donations can sometimes become one of their main sources of income, even though it is not really stable. However, not all donations bring positive signals. Not to mention that now, a portion of fans often send along challenges and requests with each time they “shoot money”; just receiving too much money in this public manner can sometimes become a significant nuisance for streamers. How can having a lot of money be troublesome? Let’s look at the reflections of streamer Ayun below to understand that it’s not always fun to get a lot of donations.
In reality, the name Ayun is not particularly prominent in the online community, as she herself is not the type of streamer who likes to be overly revealing or create many noteworthy tricks like the trending styles at the moment. The most notable feature of Ayun might just be her beautiful face and charming way of speaking. However, last month, Ayun unexpectedly exploded and even became the name with the highest amount of donations, totaling over 300 million won, which is about 6 billion VND – an enormous figure.
Even after deducting about 30% commission fees for the platform, Ayun would still pocket a significant amount. However, the donation leaderboard for female streamers on AfreecaTV operates publicly, so everyone knows how much Ayun has received. And troubles also come from that. Specifically, during a recent livestream, she surprised many by publicly revealing a list of messages she had received recently, most of which had a singular content: asking the female streamer for money.
This situation is somewhat similar to when many people reveal their identities after winning the lottery. From reasons like a family being poor for three generations to numerous tales of illness and hardship, all were conveyed to Ayun with a singular purpose: to ask this wealthy girl for money. In response to this information, many people expressed concern for Ayun’s health, while advising the streamer to block all these messages and avoid being swayed, as most of the stories of being poor for three generations are fictional anyway.