A Chinese livestreamer known as Fanqie Jiang Ye has drawn widespread attention after setting up a motorized gaming chair that spins whenever viewers donate the equivalent of about $7.50.
Clips from her streams show her strapped into a red racing-style seat with a harness across her chest and a stuffed animal in her lap. Each qualifying donation triggers a rotation of the chair. When multiple viewers sent the payments in quick succession, the mechanism kept activating, leaving her spinning nearly nonstop.
In the videos that circulated widely this week, Fanqie Jiang Ye appears laughing at first. As the spins continue, her long hair flies outward, her head sways, and she grips the armrests while looking increasingly dizzy. At times the continuous motion has drawn comparisons to a centrifuge or astronaut training.
The feature costs roughly 50 yuan per spin. Viewers on Chinese platforms used the low price point to trigger repeated activations, turning what began as a novelty into an extended physical challenge during the broadcast.
The footage first spread through Chinese social media before English-language accounts shared it. An early post by @Fetillogrigio helped push the clips onto X, where accounts including Complex, NEXTA and @scubaryan_ amplified them. One widely viewed post by @scubaryan_ describing the nonstop spinning has accumulated more than 1.9 million views.
Fanqie Jiang Ye, also referred to in Chinese as 番茄酱耶 or similar variations, appears to stream on platforms popular in China. Public details about her age, real name or background remain limited beyond her online persona as a livestreamer who incorporates interactive physical challenges into her broadcasts.
The setup relies on a mechanical system linked to the donation interface. Once enough consecutive gifts arrive, the chair rotates without long pauses, forcing the streamer to endure the motion while continuing the stream. Viewers have noted the simplicity of the gimmick and the direct physical response it produces.
Similar donation-triggered stunts are common on Chinese live platforms, where audiences often pay for dances, food challenges or endurance bits. This version stands out because the chair removes much of the performer’s control once the payments begin stacking.
Reactions online have mixed amusement with comments about the physical toll. Some observers pointed out that the price point made repeated spins easy to sustain, while others joked about the stream resembling pilot training. No reports indicate the streamer has stopped using the feature or faced platform restrictions over it.
The clips continue to circulate across X, TikTok and other sites, keeping the spinning-chair streams in circulation days after the initial surge of attention.
