Qin Lu sent a shocked reaction meme. "You really surprised me. You're still in your senior year of high school, and you've already managed to gain half a million followers by gaming... Maybe that's just what a genius can do! All right, I should be able to get there tomorrow or the day after. We can discuss the price in detail then. Take a look at the other terms, and let me know if anything doesn't work for you."
Chen Zhao was very polite. "Sure, sure. Thanks, Sis Qin!"
Qin Lu was easygoing. "No need to thank me. I'll be working as your agent from now on, so you're the boss!"
It was already late. Chen Zhao started streaming, teamed up with Little Bamboo Shoot for a round of sniper battle, and wrapped things up fifteen minutes later. As expected, they won the match, and then he ended the stream. A whole crowd of fans in the livestream chat cursed him nonstop, saying he was slacking off again and getting more and more shameless—fifteen minutes of streaming was apparently enough to count as doing his job.
Chen Zhao paid no attention to the commotion in the livestream chat. Sitting in his quiet room, he thought for a moment, then messaged his landlady, Deng Zixin:
"I need to sign a contract. You see contracts all the time, Sis. Could you help me look it over? I'll treat you to a meal sometime."
Ever since Chen Zhao had met Deng Tiejun, his relationship with Deng Zixin had started to edge toward friendship. Before, when Chen Zhao ran into her on his way to or from school, she was usually smoking while on the phone or looking at her phone. She would nod at him in greeting or ignore him outright. Now, whenever