When Wan Min-er nervously arrived at the company, she was met with a scene she had never seen before. Although privacy was well protected, and there were no inspections by the management, every employee seemed to be working as if they were on a mission to seek revenge or right some wrongs.
This work ethic was something she had never witnessed in any other company she had worked for.
Why were the employees of Xplendi Group so spontaneously dedicated to their work? Did Yang Ruoqian put some sort of spell on his subordinates?
"Are you Ms. Wan?" a pleasant voice from Lu Shuyuan brought Wan Min-er back to reality. "Mr. Yang's office is at the far end, take a right."
"Oh, okay, thank you," Wan Min-er quickly replied.
"You're being too polite, Ms. Wan."
As Wan Min-er walked towards Yang Ruoqian's office, she couldn't help but look around the office environment. Her amazement mirrored that of other newcomers to Xplendi.
Was this really an entertainment company, or was it an entertainment haven?
Wan Min-er had worked for several companies, including her parents' factory. However, from large public companies like Moon Mansion Media to small, family-run businesses, she had never seen such a superior work environment.
Such an exceptional work environment would surely require outstanding performance to sustain. In other words, Xplendi Entertainment might not be large in scale, but everyone working here was an exceptional talent.
Working here would undoubtedly offer more prospects than working at Moon Mansion Entertainment.
The company's owner was right before her eyes now, and Wan Min-er couldn't help but think that this might be her only chance in this lifetime, her opportunity to prove her parents wrong.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
"Ms. Wan Min-er, come in," Yang Ruoqian's voice came from the office.
She had finally arrived, his cash cow!
At this moment, the fan counts of Gao Naiyun and Huang Rushi had risen to a new level, and the bonuses they could bring next month were down to just 5,500 yuan.
Yang Ruoqian urgently needed a key player!
It seemed her key player was a bit apprehensive.
"Don't be nervous, please have a seat," Yang Ruoqian reassured her as he handed her a cup of hot tea. "I've reviewed your resume and recent livestream recordings. I have a few questions for you."
Wan Min-er replied, "Please go ahead."
"When I watched your livestreams, I noticed that you often debated with your viewers. What were your true thoughts when you did that?"
As expected, she was asked this question.
Taking a deep breath, Wan Min-er intended to compromise. "Mr. Yang, you can rest assured that I will do my best to avoid such situations in the future and change my work attitude to avoid conflicts with the audience."
Seeing that the girl misunderstood him, Yang Ruoqian waved his hand and said, "Don't be nervous. I'm asking about your real thoughts, not blaming you."
"Oh, my real thoughts? What kind of question is this?" She hadn't heard of such an interview question online.
After thinking for a while, Wan Min-er decided to be honest. "Because some viewers were accusing me without understanding the game mechanics. Sometimes, I was repeatedly killed, and my performance looked bad, but it wasn't my fault. Do you know that MOBA game? I played the top lane, and the enemy jungler focused on me for an entire match, holding off the pressure of two people. In theory, our mid and bottom lanes should have had an advantage because the enemy jungler was at my lane. They were essentially playing with a numbers advantage."
"But my teammates, despite having a numbers advantage, were still at a disadvantage. That's why I had to argue with them in the live chat. But they started insulting me, and the whole livestream chat became chaotic. Rest assured, I promise such situations won't happen again. I'll change my work attitude."
Seeing the girl speak so rapidly, Yang Ruoqian, who didn't play games, couldn't grasp the specific game mechanics. He nodded from time to time to pretend he understood.
In essence, Wan Min-er felt that she wasn't responsible for losing the game, and that's why she argued with the viewers who insulted her.
This was exactly the type of employee he wanted.
A livestreamer who directly clashed with the audience!
Yang Ruoqian shook his head slowly. "Wan Min-er, you've made a serious mistake."
Wan Min-er's heart leaped. "What is it? I can change! I promise, I swear!"
"Holding fast to the truth and not being swayed by others' status is a valuable quality. This work attitude is highly commendable. Why would you want to change?" Yang Ruoqian began weaving his fabricated story, explaining, "On the contrary, in my view, you haven't gone far enough. Don't attack unless you're attacked. Since they're clearly insulting you, you should insult them back, instead of reasoning with them."
Insult them back... Insult them back...
Directly insult them back?!
Wan Min-er's mind couldn't wrap around this idea, and all she could manage to say was, "Huh?"
"You haven't realized that the most important thing when arguing with someone is not to convince them with reason but to break their psychological defenses," Yang Ruoqian continued with the nonsense he had just made up. "Arguing with those people logically is pointless. You need to learn to shatter their defenses at the root. Do you understand?"
Reasoning alone isn't enough; you have to directly insult all the viewers and see if you can maintain your popularity!
Wan Min-er swallowed and nodded, saying, "I understand..."
So, the reason her livestreams didn't take off wasn't the conflicts with the audience, but the conflicts with the audience weren't intense enough?
"Good, that's the spirit," Yang Ruoqian said with enthusiasm after successfully duping her. "Now, the next question. Why don't you want to show your face while livestreaming?"
Wan Min-er took a deep breath and said, "I consider myself a technical streamer... I don't want to show my face."
After saying this, she lowered her head and braced herself for her boss's reprimand.
Who lets go of their advantages? Not getting insulted would be strange!
Then, Wan Min-er heard an unusually excited voice, "Great! This is the spirit lacking in today's restless society!"
Yang Ruoqian, upon hearing Wan Min-er's response, was overjoyed. His greatest fear was that Wan Min-er, unable to handle the pressure of poor viewership data, would eventually turn on her camera to attract attention.
But now, it seemed his worry was completely unfounded. Every aspect of Wan Min-er perfectly fit the definition of "Unknown Artist."
With a splash, Yang Ruoqian pulled out a standard contract from his drawer and placed it in front of Wan Min-er.
"Congratulations, Ms. Wan Min-er, you have passed our interview assessment. Take a look at this contract. If you have no objections to the salary terms, sign it, and from today, you'll be a part of Xplendi Group!"
She got the job?! Were those just two simple questions?
Wan Min-er was overwhelmed by the sudden happiness and stood up instinctively. "Sure, no problem, let me see..."
She picked up the contract on the table and quickly scanned through it. When she saw the guaranteed salary of 8,000 yuan and a commission of only 10%, she almost thought her eyes were playing tricks on her.
In other companies, it was either high base salary and low commission or low base salary and high commission. But here at Xplendi Entertainment, they offered both a high base salary and high commission?
"Mr. Yang, is this salary a bit too high?" As she read further down the contract, Wan Min-er's heart raced. Was this a job contract or an unequal treaty? It looked like she was the one bullying the company!
"This is our standard contract for our streamers. It's not high," Yang Ruoqian said nonchalantly, waving his hand as if it were all self-evident. "Remember, when you stream in our company, always stick to your own ideas and dreams. Don't feel pressured; all the salaries are unconditional. The company is your biggest support!"
Always sticking to your own ideas...
Although it was a simple statement, Wan Min-er's eyes teared up. She suddenly seemed to understand why the employees outside, despite working diligently, were still so happy. They had plenty of opportunities to slack off, but they were conscientiously doing their work.
Working at Xplendi Group was genuinely a source of happiness.
Yang Ruoqian wasn't like other bosses who merely paid lip service to the idea of treating the company like a family but failed to provide that feeling in every detail.
What is the feeling of a family?
It's having the strongest support.
Besides family, who else would encourage you to stick to your own ideas, to follow your dreams, and to return even if you fail?
But Xplendi Group dared to say so!
And it seemed they practiced what they preached.
"Well... thank you, Mr. Yang," Wan Min-er said, lowering her voice to avoid making her emotions too obvious. "When should I start working?"
Yang Ruoqian couldn't help but look up and assess Wan Min-er for a moment.
How did she suddenly start crying while talking?
Is it because she was hungry and couldn't eat due to unemployment, and now that she found a job, she was overwhelmed with joy?
In that case, this girl was rather pitiable.
But it didn't matter. As long as we cooperate and harvest the system's benefits together, there's my meat to eat, and there's your soup to drink!
Yang Ruoqian had always been generous when it came to comrades working together.
"You can go back and rest today. You can start work tomorrow. Your salary will be paid as usual, so don't worry."
"Alright..."
As Wan Min-er left, Chang Zhiqing walked in with a document.
She straightened her body-hugging skirt, sat in front of Yang Ruoqian, and casually asked, "Why was that girl crying? Did you reject her?"
Yang Ruoqian rolled his eyes and said, "She was crying out of happiness. Let's get to business."