Chapter 188: Chapter 186: Making Money to Support Employees
"Hannah, can we eat these?" Looking at a bunch of bright red tree berries, Elliana Lyle started drooling with desire.
She had eaten these kinds of berries when Nancy took her up the mountain as a child, but there were too many kinds, and she couldn’t distinguish them at the moment.
Hannah replied, "Yes, you can eat them. Do you want to try some?"
She quickly nodded, "Yes, I do."
So, Hannah began picking the berries, while Elliana held out her wide clothing to catch them. Her white clothes got stained red with berry juice.
In the end, they picked a big handful, and the hem of her clothes became heavy.
Honestly, despite living in Moonlake Villas for so long, she hadn’t climbed the mountain yet, so she suggested, "Hannah, why don’t we go to the mountain top today? I haven’t been there yet."
"Do you want to hike? Let’s go camping in a couple of days instead."
...
After returning to the villa, they discovered worms crawling inside the berries, which scared Elliana so much she dropped them all on the ground!
But they could be picked up and washed to eat. Still, when eating them, she examined each one carefully, afraid there might be "protein" hiding in there.
Today was indeed a great day since she was no longer an artist under Radiant Light; she had established her own independent studio.
Although she didn’t have to manage anything yet, it was still set up, and Norman Bennett was the major shareholder in the studio.
Currently, the studio only had her, Joy Lyle, and Victor King as the manager, but who knows if it could expand in the future.
Thinking of this, the face of Tiana Harris suddenly popped into her mind. Tiana probably hadn’t signed with any company yet!
So she quickly picked up her phone.
CatCat: "Tiana, I’ve set up my studio. Would you like to sign a contract with me?"
Tiana: "Can I?"
This question was asked with caution and hesitation. In fact, Tiana was stunned when she saw the message, unable to believe it.
She always thought there was a big gap between her and Elliana, never expecting Elliana to take such good care of her!
Only when she saw Elliana’s response, "Why not?" did Tiana sit up straight from bed.
She quickly replied, "I’d love to, thank you, Elliana."
Seeing Tiana agree, Elliana was genuinely delighted.
CatCat: "I’ll let Victor know. Just go to my studio and find her. I’m a bit lazy and don’t feel like going out now."
Actually, it wasn’t laziness; she just didn’t feel like moving after running, which was exhausting work.
After informing Victor, she lay down on the sofa to take a nap and wait to have breakfast.
Before long, she received a reply from Victor.
Only after reading it did she realize that now she’s a spokesperson for Radiant Light...
And was informed she needed to go shoot a commercial in the afternoon.
At one o’clock in the afternoon.
She arrived at Radiant Light Group on time, where Victor and several executives warmly greeted her. The enthusiasm made her a little embarrassed.
Before long, she was seated at the makeup table, and the makeup artist kindly asked, "Elliana, can we start your makeup now?"
"Yes, go ahead."
Since her skin was very fair and smooth with no visible flaws, the makeup artist skipped foundation, only adding some shading and blush to make her features more pronounced, and brushed her nose tip with blush, making it look even more delicate and cute.
The stylist gave her a simple ponytail that seemed easy but was actually unique—something she couldn’t manage herself, yet it appeared lively and playful.
Finally, there was the outfit: a fuzzy apricot-colored bear strap dress, hot for the summer, paired with a white T-shirt. Just two words: youthful and vibrant.
Naturally, this wasn’t the only set. Due to shooting needs, she kept changing outfits and worked straight until ten at night.
"Ms. Lyle, thank you for your hard work."
Huh? Elliana was momentarily confused, wondering if Ms. Lyle was referring to her? It sounded odd since she felt she didn’t quite deserve such a respectful title.
So she said, "Just call me Elliana."
The director dared not use her name directly and corrected himself, "Elliana, great work today."
She replied courteously, "Everyone worked hard."
After leaving Radiant Light, Norman Bennett had already parked his car by the roadside, so she got in directly.
"Tired?"
Faced with the man’s concern, she happily said, "Not tired. Starting tomorrow, I’ll stream an hour daily on Radiant Light, earning six thousand a month. Norman Bennett, could you send me some rockets and be my top supporter!"
The man said, "The card is with you."
"..."
The next day.
As the first ray of sunshine in the morning streamed in, Elliana began her journey of live streaming.
Initially, there was no one in the stream, but thanks to platform recommendations, people soon joined, and the viewership gradually increased.
Of course, she didn’t have any special talents, so she just streamed gaming. Though she wondered why Zane Bennett and Summer Hue’s game hadn’t gone into public testing yet.
Fifteen minutes later, she received her first rocket since she started streaming!
"Thank you to [Lone Wolf’s Pride] for the rocket, thank you for your gift."
She thanked politely, and soon [Lone Wolf’s Pride] started speaking.
Lone Wolf’s Pride: "Everyone calls me big brother, or Proud Brother; did you just use my full name?"
Soon after, the chat began to tease.
Lone Wolf’s Pride: "Either call me brother, or add me on WeChat and refund me."
Lone Wolf’s Pride: "Don’t be shy, bro thinks you’re pretty, wanna meet? Brother will treat you to lobster, never had lobster, have you?"
... This person left her speechless, so she replied bluntly, "I’ll ask Radiant Light’s customer service to refund your Glow Coins, please leave my live room, thanks."
Lone Wolf’s Pride: "Oh really? Let’s see what you can do!"
System prompt: Lone Wolf’s Pride has been kicked from the live room.
System prompt: Lone Wolf’s Pride has been muted for 365 days.
Comment 1: "Elliana’s so cool, don’t bother with people like that."
Comment 2: "Whoa, what’s the streamer on about, daring to kick the top supporter? A bit baffling."
Comment 3: "First act like a damsel, then claim innocence, accepting gifts and kicking the guy out?"
Comment 4: "Didn’t you see they said they’d refund by contacting customer service? She is a spokesperson for Radiant Light, move those eyes and ears to someone who needs them!"
Glancing over these dense comments, Elliana felt being a streamer wasn’t easy since not every comment was friendly.
She just wanted to stream for an hour and earn from Radiant Light. After all, she had employees to support, and Moon wasn’t one to save money.
Thinking of Moon, she figured it made sense to personally visit the care center today.
She simply ignored the comments and focused on playing games, occasionally responding to positive ones.
However, soon enough, a group started spamming.
"Accept gifts and kick the guy, what a hypocrite."
This comment spam was obviously orchestrated by Lone Wolf’s Pride.
Nonetheless, she wasn’t afraid or bothered. With a clear conscience, she already asked for a refund for the Glow Coins through customer service, with evidence backing her up, so she had no fear of being defamed.
Comment: "Where are all the spammers’ families? Dead?"
...
This went on for over half an hour.
However, just ten minutes before she ended the stream, the screen was flooded with world gifts, which didn’t stop until she went offline.
Leaving her unable to thank everyone enough, especially with all sorts of gifts from various viewers.
So, thanking everyone individually wasn’t possible. She simply made a united statement: "Thanks for all the gifts, I’m ending the live now~ Bye bye."