Because of starting his business, he seemed to have already forgotten his main purpose for coming here. Wasn’t he supposed to be here to complete the Magical Girl’s mission?
And it wasn’t as if he wanted to forget—after all this time, the system hadn’t given him a single task, so he couldn’t really be blamed for enjoying himself here. Besides, once the business got going, he wouldn’t have to worry about money at all.
So much time had passed, and the system still hadn’t come out to warn him. It seemed the system tacitly approved of his opportunity to make money through entrepreneurship.
“System, system, if you don’t answer me, I’m going to keep running my business!”
He called a few times, but the system still didn’t respond.
【No matter how much you build your business here, Host, there won’t be any cash flow into the other world】
【Don’t waste your effort in vain, Host】
Of course, Lin Guanqi knew that the money earned in this world wouldn’t be equivalent to the other world’s, so his main goal from the start had been to lure the system out. After all, he’d been calling for days and the system hadn’t shown up; he even suspected it had unbound itself. Finally, he managed to flush it out.
“If you hadn’t ignored me for so long, I wouldn’t have needed to find a way to draw you out. I’ve been calling you every day lately, so why haven’t you answered?”
What he didn’t know was that, in order to help him, the system had used its super-level permissions and got its privileges downgraded and even punished. One more infraction, and it would face elimination—total destruction.
Above the system, there was a Unified Management System’s Ultimate Processing Box. As soon as any subordinate system performed any suspicious actions or assisted the Host with behavior beyond its rank, it would be punished. The first punishment was demotion in authority, and the second was outright destruction.
【Host, please behave yourself and live honestly in this world, and complete my missions. If there’s a next time, I truly won’t be able to help you. This time, I’ve already used up all my privileges】
Hearing this, Lin Guanqi’s mind nearly went numb. He hurriedly agreed.
“Alright, alright, alright.”
“What’s up with you lately? You keep saying that line at the drop of a hat. As if I’d mess up again. Relax, if I run into danger again, I’ll be the first to run away!”
【If you run away first, then you won’t complete your mission, and all my privileges will have been wasted. Do you know how many privileges I’ve lost for your sake? The least you could do is complete the missions to pay me back】
“Alright, alright, then give me a mission now, and I’ll absolutely do my best to finish it. Deal?”
【There isn’t a suitable mission right now. Just take it easy, Host. When a mission comes up, it’ll be assigned directly. When the time comes, please complete it earnestly】
【Otherwise, if you run into danger in the future, I won’t help you anymore】
“Yes sir, I’ll definitely complete the mission!”
After that, the system and Lin Guanqi stopped talking. Each got busy with their own tasks.
The first entertainment livestream was a big success.
All the gifts and tips, as well as the traffic, showed up in the results for each streamer. But, as always, there were some outliers—their traffic was lukewarm at best, some even had almost none at all.
These people started doubting themselves, wondering whether they could really make a living in the livestreaming business.
They were all first-timers on their respective tracks, and their streams weren’t very open, so the results were as expected. Those who succeeded on the very first day were the ones who really let loose—they could definitely be called social butterflies.
“Thank you for all the gifts, everyone. That’s it for today’s stream. Welcome back to Xiaoya’s livestream at the same time tomorrow!”
Barrage: “No, Xiaoya, why are you ending already? I’ll keep throwing you Carnivals, just add some time!”
“No way, Xiaoya never works overtime.”
“So no matter how many gifts you give, there’s no overtime.”
Barrage: “No, the way you talk is so fun, we want to chat more with you! Livestreaming is such a great thing, who invented it, anyway?”
Xiaoya.
She was currently at the top of the livestreaming industry, and naturally, she was one of Lin Guanqi’s recruits.
She was signed under an S-grade contract.
So her salary was extremely high.
But this streamer had a very obvious flaw: she refused to work overtime. She loved to end her stream right on time, no matter how many gifts were coming in.
But this had an advantage—it kept the viewers in suspense, so their anticipation for the next stream increased and they paid more attention.
The downside was clear, too: if the traffic ever declined, and she still refused to stream longer, or even set rules for the audience, they’d soon get fed up. After all, the livestream industry was full of rising stars.
And livestreaming was always a fast-moving game: as soon as one person got popular, someone else would come to take their place. No streaming style stayed popular forever.
So Xiaoya’s style only worked under high-traffic, limited-circulation conditions.
Lin Guanqi, to stabilize those who didn’t have much traffic, gathered them all for a meeting.
At this meeting, he invited several individual streamers with high traffic, as well as some with little traffic. They would swap roles with each other, to understand why some streams became popular and others didn’t—what attracted people, and what didn’t?
“Wow, you’re Nannan, right? I heard your streaming style is super attractive. Can you teach me? My streams have been so dull lately. Hardly anyone comes in, and my traffic’s awful.”
Nannan was always happy to help newcomers, so she shared her experiences.
“Of course! My streaming style is all about light fun and quick laughs. I think you could try a different track—do sleep-aid streams. You don’t have to show your face, but you should show your legs and hands. Decorate your hands and legs. Not many people do sleep-aid streams now, but the revenue and traffic are considerable.”
Sleep-aid stream? What kind of stream was that?
When Lin Guanqi heard about sleep-aid streaming, his eyes lit up. In the other world, this track was hugely popular. Just sleep in your livestream room, and the traffic would skyrocket.
The system would see your retention rate was high and recommend your room. So sleep-aid streaming was a pretty good choice. For a streamer who wasn’t entertaining or good at chatting, just do sleep-aid.
It really was a great track. He didn’t expect someone had already developed it here. Sure enough, what this world lacked was creativity.
“Great, great, you said it perfectly. If anyone finds they can’t keep up with chat in their livestream or don’t have a performance segment, I suggest you all try the sleep-aid stream. Wow, Nannan, you’re a genius. You get a raise—absolutely!”