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Utilizing a Stackelberg game model where manufacturers act as leaders and live streaming salespeople as followers, this study examines the impact of cost allocation on profit distribution and supply chain efficiency. The framework incorporates a coefficient for fairness concerns and an after-sales effort to develop nine decision-making scenarios. Analysis demonstrates that perceptions of fairness significantly reshape cost-sharing strategies: when manufacturers assume after-sales responsibilities, their scale effects reduce marginal costs, maximizing overall supply chain profit. Conversely, when a live streaming salesperson bears costs, excessive focus on fairness reduces total supply chain efficiency, even if short-term profits are gained through premium pricing. 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