Pengcheng city, Moon Mansion Media.
In a small and cramped live streaming room, a petite girl stared at the black-and-white death waiting screen of a certain MOBA game, arguing vehemently, her face flushed.
Suddenly, the door to the streaming room was pushed open, accompanied by an angry voice.
"Min-er, shut down the livestream and come to my office!"
Lin Cao, the newly appointed supervisor who led several talent agents, had rarely shown such anger before, indicating that he was genuinely furious.
"But I'm still live streaming..." Min-er protested.
"What's there to stream? You've already driven away the only viewer in your livestream, and now there's nobody in your room. What's the point of continuing? End it and come to my office. I don't want to repeat this for the third time."
Lin Cao's anger was justified. Although he was one of the few mid-level supervisors in the company, he lacked a high-profile streamer to boost the company's reputation.
Min-er, who had decent looks and gaming skills, was his choice for that role. However, after bringing her into the company, he realized that she was small in stature but extremely stubborn. She insisted on being a technical streamer and refused to show her face. She held firm to her gaming insights and would argue with viewers over every comment in the chat, even if they were the paying sponsors.
As a result, her popularity plummeted, and the company owner left in frustration, leaving her livestream with no audience.
Min-er pushed open the door to Lin Cao's office and said anxiously, "Lin, I..."
"Don't call me Lin. Pack your things and don't come to work anymore," Lin Cao waved his hand dismissively. "Go to HR to complete your resignation process. Meeting you has brought me bad luck."
"What? Go to HR? Resign?"
"You've been fired. Do you understand? I suggest you reflect on your work attitude."
Min-er was getting desperate, "I..."
Lin Cao couldn't be bothered to listen to her excuses anymore. He summoned his long-awaited assistant and asked impatiently, "What is it?"
"Supervisor, the employees from the Xplendi Guild who scheduled a visit to our department for learning and exchange are about to arrive. Would you like to personally greet them, or should I have Xiao Liu handle it?"
He had almost forgotten...
Lin Cao checked his schedule and hesitated for a moment before saying, "This guild is not to be underestimated. I'll personally greet them."
At first, Lin Cao was inclined to reject a completely unknown guild's request to visit his department. However, when he heard that this guild had produced two promising top streamers, "Cloud Healer" and "Macho Dancer," in just one month, he changed his mind.
Lin Cao wasn't interested in actually sharing useful information with fellow professionals. However, he saw the opportunity to observe these two overnight sensations up close and analyze the reasons behind their success. Perhaps, if possible, he could even poach them to his own team.
Although Moon Mansion Media had been plagued by negative news, such as exploiting streamers and manipulating data, Lin Cao was confident that their treatment of streamers ranked among the best in the industry. Perhaps others who saw their working environment might consider switching to his company.
As for any contractual obligations they might have after switching, they had a set of persuasive tactics that typically left these streamers with no choice.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Min-er realized that she had truly been fired. She sighed heavily, left the company building, and mumbled to herself, "Where should I sleep tonight?"
Min-er's family had a small business, so they weren't extremely poor. However, when her parents found out that she intended to earn a living by playing games, they were furious. They scolded her for not focusing on a proper career and told her not to return home unless she repented.
So, she had set out on her own, trying to earn money with her gaming talent.
Her parents had truly stopped caring about her after that. They believed that as long as she experienced a few failures and witnessed the darkness of the streaming industry, her passion would quickly fade, and she would understand her parents' well-intentioned advice. They hoped she would come back home, accept their guidance, and follow their plans for her.
The so-called dream of streaming was, in reality, a means to earn a quick buck and make a living.
In the face of life, all dreams had to take a back seat.
Telling her directly about these matters was sure to make her disbelieve, rebel, and become even more stubborn. So, it was better to let her discover the truth of this profession on her own, as this was more effective than any threats or persuasion.
The result was quite evident; Wan Min-er, who was overly naive, had met a grim reality in the cutthroat world of livestreaming. The petite girl stared ahead, her brows furrowed, at the dozen or so glamorous individuals in front of her, feeling a wave of envy.
"When will I achieve success like this too? Livestreaming is even more challenging than I imagined..."
However, what she didn't anticipate was that the leader among these individuals was currently observing her using the system.
"Recruitment? Right beneath the Moon Mansion building?" Yang Ruoqian mumbled to himself, "Looks like she got fired?"
[Ran Min-er (Recruitable, Occupation: Streamer)]
[Refuses to show her face on livestream, insists on being a technical streamer, frequently clashes with viewers, hence was fired by the company]
[Contact: 132****2034]
"Refuses to show her face on livestream? Frequently clashes with viewers?" Yang Ruoqian suddenly became interested.
In general, viewers watching female streamers play games aren't looking for technical expertise. They either watch for looks or entertainment value. Even if a streamer is genuinely skilled, they are often regarded as proxy players or script users. After all, such revelations have occurred more than a few times.
Initially, viewers would become furious, feeling deceived. But after several streamers turned out to be duds, people gradually became numb to the disappointments.
In general, a female streamer specializing in pure technical gameplay gives up all the inherent advantages of being a female streamer and is almost certainly heading down a dead-end path.
And the system's resume indicated that Wan Min-er frequently clashed with viewers...
A person like this was precisely the talent he urgently needed, wasn't it?
He didn't expect to gain something unexpected on this business trip!
"Hello, you work for Moon Mansion Media, right?" Yang Ruoqian pretended not to know the way and approached Wan Min-er. "I'm Yang Ruoqian, the head of Xplendi Entertainment. Can you tell me which floor your company is on?"
After saying this, he handed over his business card.
"I...," Wan Min-er instinctively wanted to deny it but stopped when she saw the business card that Yang Ruoqian offered.
Xplendi Entertainment?
The guild that can turn the ordinary into something extraordinary?