We need to boost the traffic a bit more to maximize the benefits.
The buzz around Li Yang might lead him to overnight success.
Fifteen million, he could manage to get that by biting the bullet.
But if we’re already talking about fifteen million at the start, the final price will likely be much higher.
Any higher, and that would be...
Anyway, he signed a deal with a sister-in-law streamer, it was said to be a fifteen million signing fee, but in reality, only two million was given upfront.
But for Li Yang, clearly, they need to pay him all at once.
"President Chen, I’m not planning to sign a livestreaming contract now. I’ll wait a couple of years until my studies are less demanding."
Chen Jie immediately replied, "No, no, no, I think we can completely satisfy this condition. You are certainly deserving of this rate. Our website’s highest current contract is fifteen million a year plus a fifty-fifty split of gifts. I can offer you fifteen million plus a sixty-forty split, you take sixty, and the site takes forty, how about it?"
Li Yang thought for a moment, then said, "President Chen, how about we sign a three-month trial, to reduce the risk for both of us? If my popularity isn’t that high, wouldn’t you be at a loss? Three months, five million signing bonus, and a fifty-fifty gift split, that’s a price I can accept. If you think it’s agreeable, send someone to Capital City to discuss. If it’s not suitable, then forget it."
Chen Jie: "..."
Li Yang indeed has a point, signing for three months does lower the risk.
But at the same time, if Li Yang’s livestreaming goes well, it might cost much more to renew his contract after three months.
He eventually thought it over, and three months wasn’t bad because as long as Li Yang has a strong traffic flow effect, the A-round financing will be underway within three months.
By then, money won’t be an issue.
Three months for five million seems high per month, but overall it’s worthwhile.
"Alright, let’s do as you suggested."
Chen Jie could sense that Li Yang is straightforward, not much wrangling.
"Alright, please arrange someone to come to Capital City. I can’t leave because of my studies, please understand."
"That’s a trivial matter. By the way, when are you returning to Capital City?"
"Tomorrow."
"Alright, I’ll come over the day after tomorrow."
...
Li Yang didn’t expect this pleasant surprise, five million for three months was totally acceptable.
Saturday and Sunday are great for livestreaming, and just when winter vacation starts, the contract will be up.
With seven million from the club and five million from the livestream contract, he could make twelve million.
He decided to deal with tax returns in March next year, no rush for now.
Lying in bed, he couldn’t fall asleep for a long time.
He never expected to earn tens of millions in just a few months.
According to the original plan, he should have three to four million by now.
Though over a million was borrowed, the result still exceeded his expectations.
The outcomes were beyond expectations, but tainted with causality, which left him unsatisfied rather than content.
He thought about what Wu Tianqi said when he was reborn.
As cultivators, we must avoid entangling with causality.
One must repay what is owed.
His family, being poor, owed a semester’s tuition, and paid a huge price for it.
The founder of Green Water Group initially lacked funds and brought in a small part of that, ending up repaying for twenty years, even though it was repaid a hundredfold in money, but still owed sentimentally.
After pondering for a long time and planning the next few months, he felt he could almost clear it all.
If money were still short by then, there’s nothing more he could do.
His bottom line was to use all the money in his own account, and definitely not touch his dad’s account.
There wasn’t much there to begin with, just two months’ worth of writing fees plus one month’s earnings, making it less than 2.6 million.
Xue Ning’s account didn’t have much money either, only earning a small percentage over the days.
After a night’s sleep, he got up, washed up, and retrieved his flight information from the staff, then started packing and left.
Seoul is quite close to Capital City, with a direct flight at 10:40 AM; he left for the airport at 8:30.
Though he should have arrived by 12:40, he only walked out of the airport at 1:30.
As soon as he came out, he saw a masked woman holding a bouquet coming toward him.
Even though half her face was covered, Li Yang recognized Bai Qing at a glance.
She presented the flowers to Li Yang with both hands, and he took them, saying with a smile, "Why did you still come?"
It wasn’t easy for Bai Qing to get there, having to leave very early.
The closest route was driving to Jiangbei, three hours, followed by a two-hour high-speed train to Capital City. Then to the airport, almost doing nothing in between, it took six hours.
No one knew how long Bai Qing had waited there, even if she arrived at 12:40, she had to leave by 6:40 in the morning.
This would be in perfect conditions, certainly not cutting it close, as the train stopped boarding fifteen minutes early...
Every step required extra time; she roughly left by 5:30 AM.
Late October, it’s still dark at 5:30 AM.
"Not picking up my husband makes me feel like I’m missing something; I don’t like leaving myself with regrets."
"Hmm."
Bai Qing really has that kind of personality.
Once she’s certain of something, she won’t turn back until she’s at a dead end.
Bai Qing took out a mask for Li Yang to wear: "Husband, now that you’re a celebrity, you should cover up a bit."
Li Yang had only one thought.
The psychological buildup from last night, was totally in vain!
Bai Qing willingly helped him with his suitcase, freeing his hand.