Therefore, the losses incurred from this situation could absolutely not be borne by the streamers; otherwise, the company would lose a massive amount of credibility.
Money could be earned again, but once credibility was gone, it would be difficult to cultivate it once more.
They had to follow through on what they had promised, as it was the result of the streamers’ hard labor. Besides, they could afford the 1,000,000. From the projects launched over the past few days alone, the net profit had already reached over 30,000,000. Compensating 5,000,000, let alone 1,000,000, was more than manageable.
This 1,000,000 would be treated as if it were a salary payment for them.
“Go gather everyone. I need to hold a meeting with them,” Lin Guanqi said.
“Yes,” the assistant replied.
In the meeting room, all the streamers had gathered. Lin Guanqi and Bai Ningbing turned on the screen, displaying the matters they were about to discuss.
“Everyone surely knows why I called you here. It is simple. The issue regarding the minors has interfered with us. These minors are forcing us to pay compensation, which I am sure makes everyone feel uncomfortable. Moreover, because of these people, the streaming industry has faced a significant amount of slander.”
“However, please rest assured. This compensation will definitely not be deducted from your salaries. Our company will bear all the losses. It is also our company’s fault for not providing you with timely training. These are the results of your hard work, and we will not make any deductions from them.”
After hearing these words, everyone felt a warmth in their hearts. If they were at any other company, the money would certainly have been taken out of their paychecks. No one else would care about the fruits of their labor. They felt as though they had truly entered a divine company.
“Not only that, but I want to tell everyone that it is not just this. From now on, every streamer’s room must display the words ‘Minors are prohibited from sending gifts.’ Otherwise, if this happens again, it will be deducted from your salary.”
After all, the company could not keep bearing the losses forever. There were other people in the company who needed to be paid, not just these streamers. Therefore, the best solution was to stop it at the source. If they deliberately failed to display those words as a reminder in their streaming rooms, then it would be the streamer’s fault.
No one would clean up after them forever; they needed to understand this principle.
At that moment, Bai Ningbing announced several regulations.
“As streamers, there are a few key elements we need you to follow. I hope you can do this. Although I invested in this company, I am not the main stakeholder. Nevertheless, I still hope you can accomplish these things; otherwise, your jobs will not be safe.”
“First, there must be no induced spending. You must keep this in mind, as it is also a platform rule. Second, you are not allowed to meet offline, regardless of how many gifts someone gives you or how many sweet words they say. They might just want to do something to you offline. This is to protect your personal safety. If anyone violates this rule, their contract will be terminated immediately, and any subsequent events will have nothing to do with the company. Do you understand?”
It was clear how much Bai Ningbing cared about this matter, as these two conditions were entirely for their protection. She did not want such an incident to happen again. After all, she was unwilling to let her precious business suffer even a bit of heartache.
“Boss Bai, what are you saying? These words are entirely for our protection. How could we possibly do anything illegal? Besides, if we leave this company, we will never find another divine company like this one.”
“Exactly. I do not want to leave such a heavenly company. Even if another company were willing to offer me this kind of salary, I would not go. They could not guarantee I would have as many resources. It is so fair here; the resources allocated to every streamer are just.”
Bai Ningbing truly admired Lin Guanqi sometimes. Although he acted foolishly at times, he was exceptionally talented when it came to business.
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**[System mission about to be released. Please be prepared, Host]**
Lin Guanqi’s eyes widened. Truly, it was one thing after another. Whenever the system issued a mission, it meant a beast invasion was imminent.
The sky suddenly turned dark with thick, heavy clouds.
Thunder rolled and lightning flashed. *Boom!* A bolt of lightning roared through the air.
“Everyone stay inside the company. Do not leave. A beast is invading, and Bai Ningbing and I need to go confront it. None of you are to come out until we have resolved this.”
Before Bai Ningbing could even react, she was pulled outside.
“You better look after my company! If my company is destroyed by a beast, I will not forgive you!”
This particular beast seemed as though it had come merely to scout the situation. it did not appear very powerful. In their eyes, it seemed to be only at the Clear Wave Level—nothing more than a small fry. They could likely defeat it without even needing to transform.
Yet, this was very strange. If it was only a Clear Wave Level beast, why was there such a massive commotion? It was truly bizarre.
A black sphere appeared in mid-air and slowly began to crack. A humanoid figure emerged from within.
However, the humanoid figure soon transformed into a cat.
The light surrounding it vanished, leaving behind a small white cat. It looked as though it had no offensive capability whatsoever.
This, however, caused Lin Guanqi’s heart to flutter.
‘It’s actually quite cute,’ he thought.
Since it showed no signs of aggression, there was no harm in keeping it as a pet.
Bai Ningbing was somewhat confused. ‘Is the Otherworld stupid? Why would they send a Golden Soul Level beast that is just a cat? Could it be a fugitive from the Otherworld?’
Bai Ningbing had read many books before. Some beasts that were not favored would be cast out of the Otherworld. They were usually weak and lacked any offensive nature. It seemed this little cat was one of those.
“Bai Ningbing, look how cute it is. Why don’t we raise it? It doesn’t have any offensive capability anyway.”
Bai Ningbing’s line of reasoning was not necessarily wrong, but there was one thing she had not considered—this was actually a disguise. A Special Grade beast was capable of disguising itself. Of course, a normal person would never think of such a thing. After all, what Special Grade beast would have nothing better to do than masquerade as a small cat?
And yet, she had happened to encounter one.
“That’s fine. Since it isn’t aggressive, you can keep it by your side as a companion.”
“Great!”
He had not expected that after such a big commotion, the invading beast would turn out to be a small cat. This mission was far too simple. The mission was marked as complete; although there was no kill, the system’s assessment determined that he had won the battle. He successfully obtained 50,000.
“System, why was the beast so weak this time? Usually, they are incredibly powerful!”