Chapter 274: Too Low-Key for His Own Good

Half an hour later,

Yang Yaoyao flipped through a page of the textbook, glanced at the live streaming room, and couldn’t help but look over at Liu Weiwei. At that moment, Liu Weiwei was also looking in her direction.

Their eyes met briefly before both quickly looked away.

Staring at the empty live streaming room, they both tried to suppress the awkwardness in their hearts and continued the stream.

But with not a single viewer, their live stream felt more like talking to themselves. It was so strange and uncomfortable!

Originally, they had planned to stream for four full hours, but staring at that completely empty room, they could only force themselves to keep going for two hours before ending the stream.

“Vivi, there wasn’t a single person in the stream. Do you think the platform will really pay us?”

After ending the stream, Yang Yaoyao turned to Liu Weiwei. During those two hours, they had basically been talking to the air, teaching content with no one watching. At one point, a few people had popped in, but they all left within minutes.

This made her uneasy. She didn’t watch live streams often, but she still knew that streamers made money based on their traffic—the more viewers, the more money.

But their stream had zero popularity. The platform couldn’t possibly be making any money off them!

And if the platform wasn’t making money, would they really still pay them?

Yang Yaoyao was skeptical.

Liu Weiwei listened to her and felt uncertain too.

With a stream like that, the platform couldn’t be earning anything. Why would they pay them?

“I’ll call and ask.”

She pulled up the contact number from before and dialed.

Better to get a clear answer about this kind of thing.

“Hello, I got the approval for my submitted materials a couple of days ago, but during today’s stream, I noticed there were no viewers. Will the platform still pay us in that case?”

“Oh! I saw your stream just now—don’t worry. You’ve chosen daily payouts, so your earnings will be transferred to your account shortly. You don’t need to worry about that. As for the viewer count, that’s not a concern either. Our compensation is unconditional—it doesn’t matter whether anyone is watching or not.”

Li Shen, hearing the confusion over the phone, chuckled and explained.

He had noticed their stream earlier and had watched for a bit.

“That said, it’s not entirely without conditions. There are still some requirements. You have to ensure the content you’re teaching is accurate, genuine, and that you’re not slacking off during the stream.”

“Our review team handles the evaluation. They’ll randomly drop into streams for spot checks. But don’t stress too much. We’ve already done a preliminary review of your stream today—everything looked fine. Just keep it up.”

“But one thing to note is your attire. Next time, don’t wear pajamas during the stream. You need to be properly dressed.”

Hearing this, Liu Weiwei let out a sigh of relief. She glanced down at her pajamas and quickly replied, “Got it. I’ll make sure to dress appropriately for tomorrow’s stream.”

After a few more quick exchanges, she hung up.

“So? What did they say?”

Yang Yaoyao leaned in and asked eagerly.

“The platform said as long as we take the stream seriously and don’t make mistakes, we’ll get paid. Viewer count doesn’t matter at all.”

Liu Weiwei smiled, then sighed a little.

“But still, streaming with no one watching… it just feels so awkward.”

Yang Yaoyao nodded in agreement.

Exactly!

With no one in the room, she didn’t even know who she was teaching. And having to be serious about it? It just felt weird.

Ding-dong!

Two message notifications.

They both looked at their phones—200 yuan had been transferred to each of them.

The sender was clearly the live streaming platform.

At that moment, any lingering doubts they had vanished. This streaming gig really did pay.

Yang Yaoyao felt a flicker of happiness. She couldn’t help but start looking forward to future streams. If only there were some actual viewers in the room…

That way, they wouldn’t be talking to thin air.

Suddenly, an idea struck her. She looked up at Liu Weiwei.

“Vivi, since there’s no one in the stream, why don’t we bring in some listeners ourselves?”

“Bring them in? How?”

Liu Weiwei was puzzled.

“Don’t we have that group chat with the parents from tutoring? We could reach out to them and let them know they can join the stream and listen for free. That would solve the problem. What do you think?”

Yang Yaoyao said excitedly.

Liu Weiwei’s eyes lit up.

“Yaoyao, that’s a brilliant idea! Let’s try it right away.”

She was sure that if they explained it clearly, those parents would definitely give it a shot.

Once there were viewers in the stream, they could actually interact during lessons, instead of talking to an empty room.

Plus, the platform had a tipping feature. If the parents found their lessons helpful and sent a few gifts, that would be extra income!

…

“Brother Xiao, what’s the deal with this Chen Mo guy? I just checked—he owns the top ten floors of this building.”

Wang Bin held his phone, staring at the towering building ahead, his voice full of confusion.

Luo Xiao shook his head, equally stunned.

Ten floors of office space!

Forget the rent—just the utilities for those ten floors must cost a fortune!

He looked down at the business card in his hand: Changfeng Apparel, General Manager.

This guy… is being way too low-key.

From the owner of a small clothing factory to the CEO of a full-fledged corporation—what a dramatic transformation.

He had been wondering how a clothing factory owner could possibly have enough capital to invest in the film and television industry. But now, everything made perfect sense.

A corporate CEO, plus this ten-story office building—that alone was enough to speak volumes about Chen Mo’s financial strength.

Investing in a film and television company? That would be no problem at all.

“Come on, let’s go in.”

The two of them stepped into the office building together.

They took the elevator and, following Chen Mo’s instructions, arrived on the 17th floor and approached the front desk.

“Hello, how can I help you?” the receptionist asked, looking at the two men who had just arrived.

“Hi, we’re here to see President Chen. We have an appointment,” Luo Xiao said quickly, also giving their names—Luo Xiao and Wang Bin.

“Oh, Mr. Luo and Mr. Wang! Please, follow me.”

As soon as she heard the names, the receptionist immediately stood up. President Chen’s assistant had personally come by earlier that morning to give her instructions about these two guests—there was no room for any negligence.