What they say

It is reasonable for excellent live-streaming anchors to have handsome income. They erode TV stations' advantage in media channels. A sector that is booming must have its value. We should not judge them with old-fashioned standards.

Li Lun, deputy editor-in-chief of qq.com, an online Chinese-language news service

Contrary to common impression, the entry threshold for live streaming is very high. Each host is selected from millions of candidates. Beauty alone can't guarantee wide popularity. They must be smart and considerate to handle tens of thousands of fans who watch their live streaming.