"Regarding the salary, live-streaming share, and live-streaming hours, you can make any requests. We'll agree to them all."
The more generous the other party seemed, the more suspicious Jiang Shang became.
She thought for a moment and began to test him. "Can I stream whenever I want and take breaks whenever I like?"
"Sure."
"Can I take 80% of the live-streaming share while you take 20%?"
"… Sure."
Jiang Shang continued to probe. "To ensure my income, can you give me a monthly base salary of 100,000 yuan?"
The other party fell completely silent. Just when Jiang Shang thought this was another attempt to cheat her and was about to hang up the phone, the other party stammered out his predicament.
"I can agree to all the previous requests, but I can't afford the base salary... My company doesn't even have 500,000 yuan in total..."
Jiang Shang didn't expect it to be a newly established small company. However, the other party's determination and courage to sign her piqued her interest.
More importantly, this agency offered a high degree of freedom.
Jiang Shang immediately made up her mind. "Let's set a time. I'll visit your company tomorrow."
Surprised and delighted that Jiang Shang had agreed, the other party said, "Okay! Thank you, Miss Jiang!"
Early the next morning, Jiang Shang and Gu Siheng went their separate ways in front of the old mansion.
"Send me your location at 5 p.m. I'll pick you up."
Gu Siheng said mysteriously without elaborating.
Jiang Shang didn't know what he was up to, but she agreed.
The Gu family's driver took her to the small agency she had contacted the previous night. Jiang Shang followed the address and walked up the stairs. After wandering around for a while, she finally found its tiny storefront in the huge office building.
She pushed open the door, making the wind chimes on the curtain tinkle.
"Hello?"
Bai Xu came out upon hearing the sound. When he saw Jiang Shang, his eyes immediately lit up.
"Hello, Miss Jiang. I'm the one who called you last night. My name is Bai Xu."
Jiang Shang shook hands with him politely and looked around at the simple and cramped furnishings.
Noticing her gaze, Bai Xu blushed awkwardly. "I'm sorry, Miss Jiang. Our company is small, but we offer excellent benefits to our streamers!"
With that, he took out the contract he had prepared in advance and showed his greatest sincerity. "This is the contract we've drawn up to the best of our ability based on your requirements. You can take a look first. It's okay if you don't want to sign it."
Since the other party was so polite, Jiang Shang had no reason to leave in a huff. She sat down and started reading.
Bai Xu explained beside her. "If you sign with our company, for your first live stream, we'll invite a popular celebrity to help you attract an audience and promote products!"
Jiang Shang glanced at him. "Which popular celebrity?"
Bai Xu lifted his chin and pointed behind her. "That one."
Jiang Shang turned around and happened to meet the eyes of the man who had popped his head out from behind the computer.
Chi Ye?
Chi Ye clearly recognized her too. He looked at Bai Xu in extreme confusion. "You said the top streamer is this fraudster on the internet?"
Since the other party had started the fight, Jiang Shang retorted without mercy.
"What kind of popular celebrity is this?"
Bai Xu was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a hole and hide. He was a bit popular, but not much...
Jiang Shang didn't bother to pay attention to Chi Ye, who looked gloomy. She counted on her fingers and unexpectedly found that this small company had great potential.
"How many streamers have you signed before?"
Since Jiang Shang had asked, Bai Xu decided to be honest. "If you sign, you'll be our first."
"…"
Jiang Shang stared at the contract in front of her and calculated the company's future development again.
The more silent Jiang Shang became, the more nervous Bai Xu felt. Just when he thought the deal was off, Jiang Shang quickly signed her name on the contract.
Although everything in front of her made her suspicious, she trusted her fortune-telling skills.
"Happy cooperation."
Bai Xu was holding the contract in a daze. Why did it seem like a huge pie had fallen on his head?
Jiang Shang turned her head. Chi Ye was looking at her with a dissatisfied expression. His gloomy and handsome face seemed to be saying "You're a quack".
Jiang Shang raised her eyebrows and provocatively said, "Although you're a 'popular celebrity', you're going to help a fraudster promote products in a live stream."
Chi Ye was rendered speechless. His face turned all sorts of colors. He directly flipped the table and left. Bai Xu quickly chased after him.
Jiang Shang watched the show from the side and burst out laughing.
It was quite fun.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon. Jiang Shang estimated that Gu Siheng was about to arrive, so she said goodbye to Bai Xu.
As she walked down the office building, the passing white-collar workers were having a heated discussion.
"Wow! I don't know who has used candles to form a huge heart outside. It seems like someone is going to confess their love!"
"I think I've seen the person who's going to confess. He seems to be the young master of some wealthy family. He's so tall and handsome. Who's so lucky?"
"Our office building isn't in the CBD, and there are no rich young ladies working here. Which girl is so lucky to have hooked up with a wealthy young master?"
Jiang Shang didn't understand what they were talking about. By the time she realized, the white-collar workers had already walked away arm in arm.
Looking confused, she decided to go downstairs out of curiosity. Following everyone's gazes, she finally saw the protagonist of this romantic confession.
In the center of the heart formed by candles was a huge bouquet of roses. Beside it stood Pei Shangze.
Jiang Shang unexpectedly met his eyes. She turned around and wanted to leave, but Pei Shangze quickly spotted her in the crowd and rushed straight towards her.
A chorus of whistles erupted around them.
Jiang Shang was blocked by the crowd and was forcibly pushed in front of Pei Shangze.
Pei Shangze eagerly presented the roses to her. "Shangshang, happy birthday!"
Pei Shangze held his hands nervously, showing the shyness of a man who had just fallen in love. "I'm here with sincere intentions to start over with you. For the sake of our five-year relationship, even if we can't be lovers, can we still be friends?"
Some sharp-eyed onlookers recognized them.
"I recognize her. She's the fortune-telling beauty who's been in the news recently!"
"She's not only a streamer but also the future mistress of the Gu family!"
"Isn't that her ex-boyfriend? Why is she still entangled with him when she's about to get married?"
"So what if she's the mistress of the Gu family? The fact that she's still entangled with her ex-boyfriend is undeniable. Her ex-boyfriend was also there during her live stream the other day. Maybe they've been having an affair in private!"
Jiang Shang frowned. Her ears were filled with countless rumors. She could see that Pei Shangze was gradually achieving his goal.
He wanted to put pressure on her in public.
The countless pairs of eyes formed a transparent but heavy public opinion. If she lost her temper in public, it would damage her public image. She either had to agree to get back together or admit in public that they were still friends.
Either way, Pei Shangze would come out on top.
Jiang Shang tightened her grip on the bouquet. Just when she was in a difficult situation, a harsh car horn sounded.
Then, in full view of the onlookers, a black Cayenne brutally crashed through the heart formed by the candles that Pei Shangze had carefully arranged!
A tall and noble man got out of the car in full view of everyone and walked towards Jiang Shang as if no one else was around.
When Pei Shangze saw Gu Siheng, he immediately flew into a rage and blocked his attempt to take Jiang Shang away.
"Gu Siheng, what are you doing?"
Gu Siheng wasn't worried that Jiang Shang would reject him. He confidently reached out his hand to her.
In front of everyone, Jiang Shang firmly placed her hand in Gu Siheng's broad palm.
Pei Shangze's face instantly changed.
Gu Siheng gave him a cold look. "Do I need your permission to take my fiancée out for her birthday?"
With that, he picked up the dazzling bouquet of roses and threw it back into Pei Shangze's arms.
"My fiancée has her birthday gift from me. There's no need for Young Master Pei to bother."
"Don't bother to send gifts in the future. From now on, my wife will receive a birthday gift from me every year."
Gu Siheng led Jiang Shang away without looking back. Pei Shangze was hit by the car exhaust. Angry and dejected, he bent down and picked up the broken roses.
Jiang Shang's unhesitating choice of Gu Siheng and the surrounding mocking whispers made him feel like a clown.