Liu Yifei just admitted she’s riding on Liu Yifei’s fame. If that sounds odd, it’s because this Liu Yifei is a Chinese influencer—not the famous actress. A journalism graduate from Guizhou University, Liu Yifei (real name Lin Xiaotang) once struggled to make ends meet during a 2024 internship in Shenzhen, earning just 2,000 yuan a month—below the city’s legal minimum wage. Friends urged her to try livestreaming. After more than a year of quiet broadcasting, she suddenly went viral...
