A Month's Order

019. One Month of Orders

To be honest, Jiang Siming really hadn't expected his first Bixin gig to turn out like this.

It had been going smoothly enough, then suddenly fell through.

And soon after, for reasons he couldn't figure, a bunch of people started cursing him under his companion-play listing and leaving tons of bad reviews.

That was how Jiang Siming's companion-play work got GG'd before he'd even been at it half an hour, and he was still completely baffled.

With the job blown, Jiang Siming had no heart left for gaming.

In a sour mood, he was about to turn in when a phone call interrupted him.

He answered and immediately recognized the voice—it was the client who'd placed the order.

"I already refunded your money, so why won't you just let it go?" Jiang Siming was fuming too.

Anyone would struggle not to lose their temper over something like this.

Earlier, because she was the client, he'd held back, not wanting to lose the gig.

Even if it was only twenty bucks an hour, that was just how Jiang Siming was—once he chose a path, he walked it seriously.

But since the job was already ruined, he didn't need to treat her as a client anymore.

"I'm sorry. I really didn't mean for this. How much do you want? I'll pay you back, okay?"

Tuan Tuan's voice had lost all its sparkle, replaced by timidity and caution—a fragile plea for forgiveness.

"Do you think I'm the kind of guy who jumps at money? That cash can buy anything?"

"No, no. I never thought it would hit you this hard. Let me explain—I'm a streamer, and here's what happened today."

Tuan Tuan laid out the whole story for Jiang Siming, including what she'd really been thinking at the time.

She also admitted she'd been sulking because she genuinely suspected he was cheating.

Only then did Jiang Siming grasp the full picture. Put that way, he couldn't blame her entirely.

"Even if it was my fans who wrecked your gig, I can't shirk responsibility. Don't worry, I'll make it right."

"Forget it. Call it my bad luck. I only took one order from you, so it's not a total loss."

Jiang Siming didn't want to pursue it. At the end of the day, it was just a misunderstanding.

It wasn't even her who'd sabotaged his work—it was those impulsive netizens stirred up by someone else's malice. There was no way to track them down.

What, was he supposed to go into her stream and yell at ten thousand of her fans one by one? Jiang Siming wasn't that bored.

"No, I have to make it up to you. Little Ming Bro, I already told the customer service rep Xiao Xian what happened. She's contacting the higher-ups to unban your account. Once it's back, I'll rally all my fans to boost your reputation and ratings!"

"Also, I've prepared two hundred thousand in compensation, plus—"

Before Tuan Tuan could finish, Jiang Siming cut her off.

"Hey, stop right there. Forget the money. A man of honor won't drink from a stolen spring, and a righteous man won't accept charity. If you bring up payment again, I'm hanging up."

Jiang Siming said it sternly. He might be poor, but he had backbone.

Even without the fragment thing, he still wouldn't take that kind of money, even if it technically counted as compensation.

He hadn't invested a cent into this companion-play job, and it was his very first order—taking two hundred thousand in damages would be absurd.

At the same time, he couldn't help envying how fast streamers made money. The way she threw cash around was downright lavish.

"Well... okay. I won't bring it up. Then how about I place an order for a whole year?"

Jiang Siming rolled his eyes and shot back, "A year's worth of orders? You planning to keep me?"

On the other end of the line, Tuan Tuan's pretty face flushed red. It really did feel a bit like that.

"Alright, alright. Aside from normal orders, I won't take anything longer than a day. Don't haggle with me, or there's no deal." Jiang Siming laid down the law.

A companion-play worker going against a client, refusing to take their order—that was a first.

Tuan Tuan, with no room to argue or bargain, had no choice but to agree.

Having earned Jiang Siming's forgiveness, she was in high spirits, happier than she'd ever been.

"Little Ming Bro, does that mean we're friends now?" Tuan Tuan asked, hopeful yet afraid of rejection.

"If a big streamer like you doesn't look down on a nobody like me, then of course we're friends." Jiang Siming answered generously.

Overjoyed, Tuan Tuan covered her phone's mic and practically "exploded" with glee on the spot, her long legs kicking wildly under the desk.

Her grandmother, just coming back from a walk, passed by her room and saw this scene, utterly bewildered.

"Little Ming Bro, can we swap WeChat?"

"Sure."

No sooner had they exchanged WeChat than Tuan Tuan got a message from her Best Friend saying Jiang Siming's Bixin account was unbanned.

"Little Ming Bro, your account's unbanned! I'll talk to you later—I'm placing an order. Let's game together again!"

With that, Tuan Tuan hung up in a rush, opened Bixin, and searched for Jiang Siming's account.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Siming's account was not only unbanned but also tagged as a gold-tier companion, with his rate jacked all the way up to three hundred bucks an hour!

And this time, not only was Jiang Siming's account unbanned, it was also tagged as a Gold Medal Companion, with the price jacked all the way up to 300 bucks an hour!

On top of that, the account got a first-day hot push—click in and Jiang Siming's companion page was right there. It was Bixin's way of making it up to him.

Plus, the account got the First Day Hot Push—click in and Jiang Siming's companion page was right there, Bixin Platform's way of making it up to him.

Not only that, but Jiang Siming's account rating had bounced back to a perfect ten, and it was flooded with glowing reviews.

Not only that, his account rating was back to a perfect 10, and the comments section was flooded with praise.

Tuantuan was genuinely happy for Jiang Siming. She was about to place an order and then immediately report the good news to him.

Tuan Tuan was genuinely happy for Jiang Siming. She hurried to place an order, planning to tell him the good news right after.

But when she tried to order, she was dumbstruck.

But when she tried to order, she was dumbstruck.

Jiang Siming's slot had already been booked by someone in advance.

Jiang Siming's order had already been booked by someone else.

And booked for a full month.

And booked for a full month.

Three hundred bucks an hour—even if it was just five hours a day, that came out to nearly fifty thousand bucks a month!

Three hundred an hour—even if it was just five hours a day, that'd be nearly fifty thousand bucks for the month!

"Who the hell is 'Not a Pair'? How can they do this? Ordering a whole month at once—what am I supposed to do now~"

"Who the hell is 'I'm not Ace'? How can they do this? Booking a whole month at once—what am I supposed to do~"

Tuantuan felt like crying again.

Tuan Tuan felt like crying again.

She clicked into "Not a Pair"'s account, hoping to negotiate.

She clicked into 'I'm not Ace's profile, hoping to negotiate.

Maybe they could cancel the order—she'd pay them back in full, even double or triple.

Maybe she could get the order canceled—she'd pay them back in full, even double or triple.

But what made her want to cry even more was that the user had set their account to Do Not Disturb. She couldn't reach them at all.

But what made her want to cry was that the other party had set 'Do Not Disturb'—she couldn't reach them at all.

Accidentally tapping into the glowing reviews, Tuantuan was shocked to find they weren't from her own fans.

By chance, she opened the glowing reviews and was shocked to find they weren't from her own fans.

She did have some fans, but she hadn't notified them yet, so not many had come to leave good reviews or apologize.

She did have some fans, but she hadn't told them yet, so not many had come to leave good reviews or apologize.

Most of the people leaving these reviews shared one thing in common:

These reviewers mostly shared one thing in common:

"Old Lady Fan Club has arrived! Here to propose!"

"Old Woman Fan Club has arrived! Here to propose!"

"Ming bro, please take the old lady off our hands—she's lovesick for you!"

"God Ming, please take the old woman off our hands—she's lovesick over you!"

"Answering the call of 'Pair of A's,' here to back Ming bro—his skills can't be cheating!"

"Answering 'One Pair A's call, here to back God Ming—his skills can't be cheating!"

"Ming bro, you've been wronged. Don't worry—we, the Old Lady Fan Club, have your back forever!"

"God Ming, you've been wronged—don't worry, the Old Woman Fan Club always has your back!"

"The old lady said we need to clear your name, so here we are!"

"The old woman said to help clear your name, so here we are!"

Reading these comments, Tuantuan finally realized—they were fans of another streamer on the same platform, Little Mei.

Reading these comments, Tuan Tuan finally got it—it was the fans of Dumb Sister, another streamer on the same platform.