Su Yue smiled at the camera.
"Thank you all for watching today's stream! You've been amazing as always."
She waved cheerfully.
"Take care, everyone. See you next time!"
[MidnightWanderer]: bye fairy!!!
[SnackKing]: nooo dont go
[LonelyFisherman]: same time tomorrow?
[CloudChaser]: rest well fairy~
She ended the stream and glanced at Lin Feng.
He showed a thumbs up.
She exhaled deeply and dragged herself over to his position.
He got up and let her take the seat.
Then he turned the laptop toward her.
"Here are today's statistics."
Total stream duration: 1 hour 8 minutes
Peak concurrent viewers: 2,100
Average viewers: 1,089
Total gifts received: ¥16,800
Chat messages: 7,842
Su Yue scanned the numbers.
"It really went down, just like you said," she murmured.
"The drop-off is actually not as much as I expected," Lin Feng said. "Still, I estimated it will probably continue going down steadily over the following days."
"Especially now that you'll almost always be under sponsorship by Tianji Capital which allowed only one cosplay per stream maximum, and it has to be non-explicit."
He shrugged.
"Most of your fans came from the bunny-girl cosplay video that went viral. Some of them might lose interest without that kind of content."
Su Yue nodded slowly.
"Not that it matters, to be honest," he continued. "With the rebranding and all - since we've already gathered some loyal fans, we'll slowly move away from that image anyway."
She nodded again.
"I understand."
She pulled out her phone and made the transfer.
A moment later, Lin Feng's phone buzzed.
[Personal account has been credited with ¥2,000.00 from account ending in ...]
He smiled to himself.
His wealth was steadily growing.
The amount of money he got just from her alone was almost eclipsing what he got from teaching ever since he started.
Su Yue set down her phone and looked at him.
"Are you busy tomorrow?" she asked suddenly.
He glanced at her.
"Like, before stream time," she added. "I was thinking we could have dinner together."
"I am, unfortunately," he said.
Her expression fell slightly.
He noticed.
"Did you want something?" he asked.
She hesitated.
"Does it have to be dinner?" he continued. "We could have lunch too, no?"
Her expression immediately brightened.
"Yeah, that's fine!"
She nodded vigorously.
He smiled.
Then he tilted his head.
"What do you think?" he asked.
She looked at him, confused.
"About streaming, I mean," he clarified. "You wanted to test the waters. It's been three streams now."
He studied her.
"You even agreed to join my agency when I eventually make it. Does that mean you like it?"
Su Yue smiled softly.
"I'll tell you when we have lunch," she said.
"So mysterious," he remarked.
"I learned that from you," she replied.
He suddenly glanced at the time on his phone.
"Ah, I need to go."
He began packing his things into his backpack.
"You can just sleep here like before," he said as he gathered his belongings. "You should also probably tell your roommates that you'll be sleeping out often so they don't worry."
She nodded.
"I will."
He slung his bag over his shoulder and headed for the door.
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight," she replied.
The door clicked shut behind him.
"And... he's gone," she murmured, watching the closed door.
She sat there for a moment.
Then she exhaled and got up.
Time for a shower.
…
Back in his room, Lin Feng lay on his back and summoned the system.
[Infinite Money System]
[Total System Balance: ¥11,132.00]
[Available System Balance: ¥11,132.00]
[Personal Balance: ¥5,800.00]
He was shocked by the amount he saw.
It had been a while since his system balance had been higher than his personal balance.
The low amount was because he had spent 15,000 yuan during the day. 5,000 for Mengqi, and 10,000 he had reinvested into Tianji capital. It was from it that his 2500 was taken to pay for the sponsored stream.
He had spent a similar amount last month and he was probably going to keep spending a similar amount everyday from then on if he wanted to rapidly increase his system balance.
Speaking of investment, today's income from Tianji had been quite good.
A whole 101 yuan.
This was a huge rise from yesterday's 19 yuan. He hoped it would keep rising just like that.
With that, he closed his eyes and instantly fell asleep.
…
The following day.
Lin Feng stood before the chairman in his office.
"What did you want to talk about?" Lin Feng asked.
The chairman folded his hands together and sighed.
"After the incident, the incubation program is having trouble recruiting students."
He leaned back in his chair.
"This could cause problems for our innovators program. Fewer participants means less funding justification, which means potential cuts from the administration."
"And?" Lin Feng asked flatly.
The chairman sighed again.
It seems this kid still hasn't reconciled his feelings from back then.
"I was thinking of turning over the incubator program to the students," he said.
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow.
"This would help with the power dynamic," the chairman explained. "It could make the program seem more approachable. Student-led, student-focused."
He looked at Lin Feng.
"As someone who managed to expose the previous issues, what do you think about…"
"Not interested," Lin Feng replied flatly.
"You didn't even let me finish," the chairman complained.
"I don't have time to head the incubator program," Lin Feng said. "I have my own things to manage."
The chairman leaned forward.
"It's a paid position, you know. Quite generous, actually. And it would look excellent on your resume…"
"Still not interested."
The chairman could only recline into his chair, defeated.
Lin Feng paused.
"However."
The chairman's eyes flickered with hope.
"I have some candidates if you're interested."
"Oh?"
The chairman sat up slightly.
"Sun Xiao of Finance Class 03," Lin Feng said. "And Yu Shen of Business Administration Class 01."
"They're already class monitors, so that's something. And additionally, I can vouch for both their characters."
The chairman listened intently.
"Yu Shen is someone who loves innovation. He's even co-founded a semi-successful investment company with me. He has the drive and the vision."
Lin Feng continued.
"Sun Xiao was the one who conducted the student-side investigation with me. People will be more open and trusting toward her because of that."
He paused.
"She's also generally a kind person who can't turn a blind eye to injustice. She's actually part of the reason I decided to act back then."
The chairman studied him.
"You think quite highly of them."
"It's because they really are that good," Lin Feng said simply.
The chairman nodded slowly, stroking his chin.
"Well," he said, "I'll think about it."