After that night, it was as if A-Cheng had figured things out. He stopped resisting and even started asking Juncai for "work tips."
In just one week, he showed a knack for it.
Drawing on the gaming skills he had honed while living off his parents, A-Cheng paired them with a transformation device and turned himself into a sweet girl who was brilliant at video games. Then he began fleecing players with less-than-innocent intentions.
When Sarah saw that A-Cheng had brought in as much in a week as a veteran did in a year, she knew she had struck gold. She promoted him to her inner circle.
A-Cheng did not disappoint her. He came up with scheme after scheme, bringing Sarah plenty of "new family members."
For instance, he posted news of a "treasure map" on Inter-Knot and led Hollow Raiders hoping to get rich overnight in circles. Then there was the "Comeback Life" public account, where he hired hordes of fake supporters to lure in people who felt their talents had gone unrecognized.
Later, Sarah put A-Cheng in charge of the third floor's work too. He lived up to her expectations, devising a set of flirting scripts for the female streamers.
He taught them to discuss feelings with their viewers and to capture men's hearts during late-night bouts of melancholy...
In less than a week, the third floor's revenue tripled!
In just two months, A-Cheng had become a shining star of the Praise Society and the biggest name under Sarah.
On A-Cheng's thirtieth birthday, they threw him a lavish celebration at the factory to mark his success.
Sarah hosted it herself. A-Cheng looked at his "colleagues" below the stage, then at the cash and champagne on the tables. Suddenly, it all felt absurd.
Amid the glittering lights and flowing