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Join the ServerQianyang stared at the private message list for half a minute.
Yang Mao looked like he was about to stick his eyes into the phone.
He shook Qianyang excitedly a couple of times.
“Master, besides Shark and Xiaoyueliang, several other top-tier platforms have contacted you!
Which platform are you planning to go to?”
Qianyang propped her chin on her hand.
She didn’t make an immediate decision.
She tossed the phone to him and said, “You look into the situation for me first.”
“Got it!
Leave it to me!”
Yang Mao replied to each message in order of the time they were sent.
Moderator 9958: Master, our platform greatly values promising and talented streamers like you.
We can make an exception and offer you our highest-level contract.
Moderator 9958: The base signing fee is 500,000.
If you stream a total of 200 hours per month, you can get an additional 8,000 attendance bonus.
The 55/50 tip split remains unchanged.
The platform will promote signed streamers on the homepage, giving you more traffic.
Better resources will also be prioritized for signed streamers.
After reading the private message from the Qing Ning Live administrator, Yang Mao’s face scrunched up like a bun.
“What’s wrong?
Is this offer good or not?”
Qianyang didn’t know much about the situation.
To her, a 500,000 signing fee and 8,000 monthly attendance bonus already seemed very good.
Yang Mao explained, “I looked into the streaming industry back when I was desperate and had no other options.
For a small, inexperienced streamer, a small platform like Qing Ning offering terms like this is already pretty good.”
“Then why do you look constipated?”
Qianyang raised an eyebrow.
Yang Mao said, “Qing Ning official is throwing out such good terms right away.
It means they really recognize your ability.
They’re betting on you.”
“So what?”
“Master, Qing Ning Live is a special case.
They just launched.
They don’t have many signed streamers and not many viewers.
If you sign with them, you won’t be able to leave anytime soon.
Even if their bet pays off and you become the top streamer on Qing Ning, they’ll definitely use your momentum to draw traffic and build their platform…
Either way, with a 500,000 signing fee, they won’t lose.”
Qianyang nodded in understanding.
“You mean your master should wait and see how things develop?”
“Right, Master.
Your first day’s streaming results are comparable to the traffic of Qing Ning’s top signed streamers.
As you gain more fans and influence, your value will certainly increase,” Yang Mao said.
“Then I’ll wait and see,” Qianyang said.
“But…” He gave her a hesitant look.
“Besides Qing Ning, several other platforms have extended olive branches.
What if your viewership declines later?
You might not get such a good opportunity again.”
Qianyang thought about it and felt there was some truth to that.
What had happened today was sudden.
There was no denying that Brother Wang and Master Qingsi had brought a lot of traffic to her stream.
Such a boom might not happen again.
“Take Qing Ning’s offer and discuss it with the other platforms.
See what they say,” Qianyang said.
“Alright…” Yang Mao nodded.
“Master, don’t get your hopes too high.”
“I know.”
After Yang Mao contacted the other platforms to understand their signing terms and sent them Qing Ning’s offer, he received a very uniform response.
Seeing Yang Mao’s evasive manner, Qianyang asked with confusion, “What did they say?”
Yang Mao cleared his throat and turned the screen toward her.
“Are you dreaming?”
Qianyang: “…”
Yang Mao gave an awkward smile.
“Master, these big platforms have plenty of streamers under them.
Usually they won’t…”
“Ding-dong—”
Before he finished, Qianyang received another private message.
Moderator 9958: Master Qianyang, is there anything you’re not satisfied with?
We can discuss it further~
Qianyang thought for a moment.
“Let’s leave it for now.
We’ll talk about signing another time.”
“So I’ll reply like that?”
“Yes.”
With that, Qianyang handed everything over to him, washed up, and went back to her room to sleep.
She slept dreamlessly.
When Qianyang got up at six o’clock, Yang Mao was still sound asleep on the sofa.
Qianyang glanced at the sofa.
The 1.8-meter-tall young man was sprawled on it, his left side nearly hanging off.
He didn’t seem to be sleeping well.
Sigh.
Qianyang sighed.
She needed to make money quickly, get a new place, and buy her apprentice a big bed.
Qianyang changed into her Daoist robe, gathered her things, and went out for a walk.
She ended up under a bridge, doing fortune-telling on the side.
After a morning’s work, she earned about two hundred yuan.
She also bought some breakfast on the way back.
She bought herself a giant grab-and-go pancake and got her apprentice a few of the meat buns he liked.
Back home, Yang Mao still wasn’t awake.
“Huh?
Master, you went out?”
Yang Mao rubbed his sleep-heavy face and sat up.
Qianyang shook the morning dew off her Daoist robe, placed the bought breakfast on the table, and said, “Yes, I told fortunes under the bridge.
Made some money.
Eat breakfast.”
He stared at her blankly, like a hunter who had gone out hunting and returned with prey.
Then he looked at the steaming breakfast on the table.
The aroma lingered around his nose.
Unexpectedly, his eyes reddened.
He had never experienced this feeling before.
“Master…” Yang Mao climbed off the sofa, bent down like a puppy, and grabbed a meat bun with his mouth.
“Why are you still doing fortune-telling on the side?”
Qianyang sat at the table, poured a glass of milk for herself and one for Yang Mao, and said while eating in small bites, “Didn’t you say you don’t want to go to interviews?
Once I’ve earned enough money, you won’t have to do anything.”
“Master…” Yang Mao’s eyes filled with tears.
A master protecting her apprentice was only natural.
Qianyang didn’t see anything wrong with it.
After breakfast, it was only half past eight.
Qianyang had her apprentice clear out the balcony.
She planned to stream on the balcony from then on.
It was an old residential complex.
The balcony was right next to the neighbor’s.
Fortunately, everyone kept relatively regular schedules.
By this time, they had already left for work, so they wouldn’t be disturbed.
“Come here.
Sit down.”
Qianyang called Yang Mao, who was tidying the room.
“What is it, Master?”
Yang Mao craned his neck to look.
Qianyang said, “It’s about time.
You need to study.”
“Study?”
“Yes.”
Though he didn’t understand, Yang Mao sat in the seat Qianyang had prepared.
Checking the time, Qianyang picked up her phone, pointed the camera at Yang Mao in the seat, and started the stream.
– Here, here!
– See!
I caught it!
– I woke up early just to watch the stream!
– Huh?
Where’s my youthful and pretty Taoist sister?
Why is there a smelly man?
Qianyang explained, “He’s my apprentice.
The weather is nice this morning.
I want to teach him some heart sutras.
You all can learn too.”
– What are the benefits of learning this?
– Ah… do I have to study even after graduating college?
– Hiss, hiss!
I’ll learn, I’ll learn!
If I learn poorly, teacher, please punish me!
– The one above, kindly roll yourself out.
Qianyang fixed her phone across from Yang Mao, then dragged a chair over and sat down.
“Cultivate your character, purify your mind, and reduce your desires.”
– Purify your mind and reduce desires?
– I can’t do that, darn it.
“It’s okay.
Neither can I, especially regarding appetite,” Qianyang said.
– Hahaha.
– Interesting.
– Now I’m a bit curious.
– Do we need to sit cross-legged?
“No.”
Qianyang nodded at Yang Mao.
“Choose a position that feels comfortable to you.
Sitting or lying down, either is fine.”
Yang Mao followed her instructions, relaxed his body, and leaned back in his chair.
A beam of sunlight fell on him, the temperature just right.
“Close your eyes,” Qianyang said.
– Huh?
Do we have to close them too?
– Then we can’t type comments!
“Close them.”
Yang Mao obediently closed his eyes.
Qianyang lowered her voice.
“Relax your body.
Let your mind recall pleasant or unpleasant memories from your past.”
The comments grew quiet.
Presumably, they were also following Qianyang’s instructions.
“Do whatever I say.”
“Take a deep breath.”
“Spread your attention throughout your body.”
Yang Mao followed her steps one by one.
Before long, Qianyang’s unhurried murmur reached his ears.
It was a low chant he had never heard before.
Perhaps because his body was too relaxed, he couldn’t make out the words at all.
It sounded like a kind of Brahmic sound.
Yang Mao felt his body grow lighter and lighter, as if floating in the air.
His mood became incredibly joyful, as if wrapped in warm, fluffy clouds—exceptionally light and comfortable.
Seeing Yang Mao successfully enter a meditative state, Qianyang silently stopped making sounds.
She didn’t know how much time had passed.
Qianyang spoke.
“Stop.”
Suddenly, Yang Mao shuddered all over.
He jerked his eyes open and sat up from the chair.
“Holy shit?!”
Yang Mao looked at himself in amazement.
“Master, what happened?
I feel so light!
Like I’m about to ascend!”
“That’s right,” Qianyang nodded.
– Holy shit???
– Holy shit!!!!
– What is this?
It feels somewhere between sleep and wakefulness, but more comfortable than sleeping!
– Oh man!
So magical!
My mood suddenly became great!
– Me too!
I feel like I’ve been elevated somehow!
– Holy crap… for the first time, I feel the mystery of the occult.
I woke up in a terrible mood this morning, but now I’m not angry at all!
– Streamer, streamer, what is this?
Qianyang said calmly, “This is a heart sutra suitable for everyone.
It can clear stagnant qi in the chest and dissolve inner knots.
For friends who frequently suffer from anxiety, depression, or low moods, listening to it once every morning around eight or nine, just as the sun rises, will keep you in a good mood all day.”
– Oh man… a blessing for those with severe anxiety.
– This streamer really has something.
When I entered the meditative state, I couldn’t hear what she was chanting at all.
– Is it possible that what the streamer chants is actually Brahmic sound?
– Suddenly the world feels so beautiful.
Yang Mao said cheerfully, “Master, that was amazing!
I feel like even if a hundred interviewers rejected me right now, my mood wouldn’t be affected.”
– Pfft haha… Senior Disciple Brother, isn’t that an exaggeration?
– No, seriously, how many times has Senior Disciple Brother been rejected by interviewers?
– Guys, this works!
Time to pay tuition.
Then a wave of tips came in.
Most were gifts worth one or two yuan.
Qianyang wasn’t picky.
She thanked them.
– Streamer, will you chant this every morning?
– I want to hear it again!
– A grad school dog loves this!
Qianyang said, “Yes.
My apprentice will be studying the heart sutra for a while.
Every morning at nine.
Later, depending on his learning progress, I’ll teach you some other knowledge.”
She paused, then added, “Not everyone can learn it.
Don’t force it.”
The stream went on until noon.
Yang Mao bought some groceries and cooked.
Qianyang interacted with the viewers, answering some inconsequential questions.
Without Brother Wang and Master Qingsi bringing in traffic, Qianyang’s viewership stayed around two hundred, most of them her fans.
She received several dozen yuan in tips, enough to get by.
– Holy shit…
– That idiot Qingsi started streaming!
– What’s that got to do with us?
Just before lunch, new voices suddenly appeared in the stream.
– Streamer, did an agent from Shark Live contact you?
– Qingsi accidentally showed his chat with an agent.
He said you don’t know your place and asked for an outrageous sum.
Is that true?
– Qingsi’s stream is full of people cursing you.
I can’t fight them all!
– So what?
Our streamer is just awesome.
– Unbelievable.
Is Qingsi crazy?
– Picking on a small streamer from a small platform?
Qianyang glanced at the comments and said, “They did contact me last night.
I also stated my terms.”
– What terms?
– What did they say?
Qianyang thought for a moment.
“… They asked if I was dreaming.”
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