Young and Willful (Seeking Recommendations)

Pa pa pa pa...

In the hotel lobby, seven or eight onlookers gathered around, and when they saw what was happening, they applauded vigorously. Especially the young man who had offered Chen Xu the knife was clapping with particular enthusiasm, his eyes shining.

Chen Xu was quite pleased with the effect, believing that the viewers in the live stream would also be stunned at this moment.

He had spent several nights practicing the card throwing to the point where he could hit whatever he aimed at. Playing cards are thin and soft, and can only cut through a radish when spinning at high speed.

Making the cards spin wasn't difficult, the challenge was maintaining accuracy. A slight deviation in force or angle would send the card flying off course.

Moreover, the thin cards were very susceptible to air currents, so it had to be done indoors, without wind.

These past few days, he had been practicing non-stop after getting home from work, ruining more than a dozen decks of poker cards and cutting his hands in several places before reaching this level.

Within five meters, his hit rate was now over 90%.

He walked over, pleased with Dai Zixin's shocked expression, assuming that the viewers watching the live stream must be reacting the same way.

Now, let's see how you can still criticize me.

On the surface, he pretended to be calm and nonchalant, saying, "See that? It has to be cut like this, each section the same length. The secret to achieving this is—"

"Using a ruler to measure."

At this moment, neither the live stream viewers nor the people on the scene were listening to his serious nonsense. Their attention was entirely focused on the radish with four playing cards stuck in it.

Even the hotel staff on duty in the lobby curiously gathered around.

One by one, they took out their phones and started taking pictures of the radish.

Chen Xu continued, "If you think I cut this radish well, please send some gifts."

On the other side, Dai Zixin saw the gifts constantly being sent in the live stream, a look of joy appearing on her face. She gave Chen Xu a thumbs up. Immediately afterward, she remembered the things he had said to tease her earlier, and her face instantly fell again.

From her reaction, Chen Xu knew that this wave must have garnered a lot of gifts, and he was quite satisfied, feeling that his efforts over the past few nights had not been in vain.

After a while, Dai Zixin looked at the comments in the live stream, her expression a little strained. She hesitated, glanced at him, and finally spoke, "They... they want to see you perform again."

Chen Xu looked a little embarrassed, "Well..."

Dai Zixin saw his clumsy acting and felt a slight urge to laugh. She cleared her throat and said, "They're very sincere. Just perform one more time."

Chen Xu understood instantly, saying, "Since Zixin has spoken, let's continue." As he spoke, he picked up another radish...

After the live stream ended, the two went to Chen Xu's room to divide the spoils.

"This time, we received over three thousand in gifts."

Dai Zixin took out a small notebook, opened it, and looked at it. "Adding the one thousand plus gifts I received during my own live streams in the past few nights, it's about five thousand in total. Thirty percent of that is one thousand five, so seven hundred and fifty each."

Hearing her say this, Chen Xu's gaze became serious as he looked at her, saying, "I've known you for so long, and there's something I've always wanted to say to you."

Dai Zixin's face turned red, feeling inexplicably shy. "You, don't..."

"You're such a good person." Chen Xu said sincerely from the bottom of his heart.

Dai Zixin's face froze, her mind a little overwhelmed. Looking at his sincere face, she suddenly deflated.

Suddenly, she felt so tired. She suspected that if she continued to interact with him like this, she would eventually break down mentally.

After a while, she remembered there was still an important matter, and spoke again, "This money might not be available until after payday. I just bought a lens yesterday, and I'm broke."

"It's okay, just remember it for now."

Chen Xu waved his hand, not caring. Her character was trustworthy.

He asked about something, "By the way, I heard that if you join a Guild, the split will be much higher. It can be up to 50%. Is that true?"

These past few days, he had learned a little about the streamer industry and had gained some understanding.

Dai Zixin frowned, saying, "I don't like Guilds."

Chen Xu nodded, understanding her attitude, and didn't try to persuade her further.

After all, the live stream was mainly her thing, and he could only be considered a partner. Offering suggestions was fine, but he had to have the most basic respect for her decisions.

Dai Zixin glanced at him and explained, "Although there are many benefits to joining a Guild, such as more exposure opportunities, a higher split, and help with streamer operations, streamers will lose a lot of freedom, and I don't like that."

She played with her phone and said, "I do live streaming just out of interest. I'm happy when I see my followers increase. I want to stream whatever I feel like. If I join a Guild, I'll have to manage everything, and it'll lose its flavor. There'll be no fun at all."

As expected, she's young and willful.

Chen Xu thought to himself. He could tell that her family background shouldn't be bad. Her worries about money probably only extend to not being able to afford the latest mobile phone.

But why do I feel a little envious?

It's good to have the capital to be so willful.

He stood up and ended the topic, "Let's go, it's almost time."

Dai Zixin looked at the time. It was a few minutes before eight o'clock, and they were about to gather. She jumped up, "Oh no, I need to go back to my room to get my swimsuit."

Chen Xu picked up the bag containing the swimsuit, opened the door, and saw a woman standing at the door about to knock. He was startled, "Secretary Guo? What are you doing here?"

The person was Luo Xiyun's secretary, surnamed Guo. Chen Xu usually had a lot of contact with her.

"I have something to discuss with you." Secretary Guo said, but her eyes looked behind him.

Behind him was Dai Zixin. She felt a little uncomfortable with Secretary Guo's gaze and said, "Then you guys talk, I'm going back to my room." After saying that, she slipped away.

Chen Xu also noticed Secretary Guo's ambiguous expression, but he didn't really care. He and Dai Zixin usually got along quite closely, and there were already rumors about them in the company. He couldn't even be bothered to clarify.

"Why don't you come in and talk?" he invited.

"No need, lest someone misunderstand." Secretary Guo smiled meaningfully before getting down to business, "It's like this, Director Luo hopes that through this Team Building activity, colleagues can open their hearts to each other, so that they can have a better understanding when working. When we soak in the Hot Spring later, someone needs to liven up the atmosphere and guide the conversation. So, I'm here to find you."

You've got the wrong person, right?

Chen Xu was a little stunned. He was usually very low-key in the company and didn't say much. How did this Secretary Guo find him? He didn't have the talent to liven up the atmosphere at all.

When he politely expressed that he wasn't good at it, Secretary Guo smiled, "You did a great job playing basketball this afternoon, didn't you? Don't worry, I'll cooperate with you then." After saying that, she left, not giving Chen Xu a chance to refuse.

Mmp, isn't this forcing me to do something I can't?

PS: I was so close to getting on the list, please vote for recommendations.