The receptionist led her to the conference room.
A moment later, a very intellectual woman entered. Her surname was Xu, and she was the Guild Leader of Qing Luan Guild. She said that Su Tang could call her Zhen Zhen Jie.
Su Tang understood that this woman was the boss.
Xu Zhenzhen asked Su Tang many questions, including whether she had ever streamed before, what her talents were, and what the job entailed.
She stared at Su Tang for a moment, telling her to take off her large glasses to be seen, and then nodded.
The conversation between the two was quite pleasant, completely lacking the serious and tense atmosphere of a company interview.
Su Tang also asked about the benefits, which was what concerned her the most.
She just wanted to know if the minimum guarantee the girl mentioned yesterday was real.
"Miss Su, you are a complete newcomer with no streaming experience and no 'Big Brother' following you. As for talents, you can barely be considered to like singing. If you want to try, we can offer you a minimum guarantee salary of 5,000 yuan."
5,000! Su Tang's eyes lit up with a "whoosh."
"The minimum guarantee is only for three months. The commission is 40% of gift rewards, and the guild will charge a 10% operations fee."
"If you can earn enough to meet the minimum guarantee through your own efforts, you will be paid based on commission. If you don't reach the minimum guarantee, the company will supplement the difference to reach 5,000 yuan."
"If after three months you still haven't reached the minimum guarantee, you can leave at any time, or you can stay and continue streaming, but the company will no longer provide the minimum guarantee."
Su Tang understood this clearly: she would receive a minimum guarantee of 5,000 yuan for at least three months.
More importantly, Zhen Zhen Jie just said that the company could provide free accommodation during the minimum guarantee period, and after that, it would cost 2,000 yuan per month for accommodation.
Su Tang felt that she could do it!
For at least three months, she wouldn't have to spend money on rent and would still have a minimum guarantee of 5,000 yuan per month. This was fantastic!
Having decided to take the job, the Guild Leader had her fill out an employment application and sign a trial streaming contract.
Su Tang reviewed the contract and found the stipulated streaming hours and days to be within a reasonable range.
Su Tang was cautious and couldn't find any hidden pitfalls in the contract for now.
After the three-month trial period stipulated by the contract, if the streamer did not wish to continue, they could leave freely.
If, within the three-month trial period, the streamer felt unable to perform the job, they could also resign at any time. However, the company would not pay the minimum guarantee salary for that month, and backend commissions would be paid to the streamer at 15%.
Su Tang agreed with this clause.
It was understandable.
After all, the trial contract stipulated a three-month period. If the streamer ended their work early, the company's investment in them would be in vain, so it was natural for them to recoup some of their costs.
As long as it wasn't a predatory contract that prevented her from leaving or demanded a large compensation, Su Tang felt she could accept it.
After all, with the glittering 5,000 yuan dangling in front of her, she would plant herself in the live stream room even if it meant wearing out her chair!
Signing the contract meant officially joining the company.
Su Tang was in a state of excited disbelief.
This feeling was so magical; she had just lost her job and found a new one.
The small room assigned to her turned out to be surprisingly nice.
To the left upon entering was the bathroom, to the right was a cabinet where she could briefly boil water and store her shoes below.
Further inside was a desk for streaming, equipped with a computer, microphone, sound card, various lights, stands, and everything else.
A small staircase in the corner led up to the second floor. Upstairs, besides a bed and a wardrobe next to it, there was nothing else.
The room had all the necessary functions except for cooking, and it was much better than the small room she was currently living in.
Xu Zhenzhen told her she could go back to get her luggage. The next day, an operations manager would connect with her to arrange a trial makeup session and take cover photos. The equipment team would also come to set up the equipment.
Professional!
Su Tang acted quickly. The next morning, she moved out of her current apartment and came to the company.
After moving in, she learned that the office building had 21 floors, with floors 19, 20, and 21 all belonging to Qing Luan Media.
Floor 19 was the operations work area, while floors 20 and 21 were small duplex rooms. Each room had a similar layout to the one Su Tang saw yesterday, serving as both a workspace and living area for the streamer.
The person who came to meet her was a young man named Chu Ning, who would be Su Tang's operations manager.
After they added each other on WeChat, Chu Ning took her to get her makeup done and have her live stream cover photo taken.
A soft makeup brush swept across her cheek. Su Tang gently closed her eyes, which had just had colored contacts inserted, still feeling a slight discomfort.
The makeup artist's hands were skillful, gently "working" on her face.
After the makeup was done, Su Tang looked at the girl in the mirror and felt like she was looking at someone else, a stranger yet familiar.
Beautiful clothes and exquisite makeup.
She seemed to have shed the so-called "work fatigue" and was now full of energy, just like the radiant girls she had met that day.
In school, she was young and not considered a great beauty, always wearing large glasses and never wearing makeup.
After starting her internship, her earnings were barely enough to cover her expenses, and she had no energy to dress up.
BB cream was her most significant cosmetic.
Today, she discovered that she had another side to her.
The makeup artist said she was very fair-skinned with a good base and needed to learn to take care of herself.
Everyone at the company was very efficient. By the time she was directed to pose for her cover photo in various ways, staff members who had finished their adjustments were already waiting at the door.
It was perfect timing to do the adjustments with her makeup on. The lights, beauty filters, and sound card were all set up, and they were just waiting to activate the account and start streaming.
During the two-day gap, Su Tang also attended the company's new streamer training class.
It mainly covered precautions, such as which sensitive words and phrases were forbidden.
She also went back to learn makeup from the makeup artist, how to coordinate outfits, and bought some affordable and effective cosmetics recommended by the teacher.
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September 17th, the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, a good day, and Su Tang's first day of streaming.
The streaming platform was called Xing Ju, a social networking platform that had become quite popular in the last two years.
The scheduled start time for the broadcast was 5 PM.
At exactly 5 PM, a live stream room named "Chi Diao Yi Ke Su Tang" quietly went live.
As soon as she started streaming, Su Tang nervously looked at the screen. No one had entered yet.
After about two or three minutes, the first person entered.
【Professional Stream Reporter entered the live stream room】
"Welcome, Professional Stream Reporter."
Su Tang's throat felt tight.
Even though she had prepared, sitting in front of the computer, her heart still raced, and she felt uncontrollably nervous.
【Professional Stream Reporter: New streamer? The room doesn't even have music playing. I'll report you.】
"Ah? Excuse me, I, this is my first time streaming. I'm too nervous, I forgot."
Su Tang finally realized that she had been sitting there doing nothing.
She fumbled to open a music player and randomly put on a song.
Su Tang's stiff and bewildered appearance was genuinely amusing.
【Professional Stream Reporter: Hahaha, don't be nervous. You have a good attitude, so I've decided not to report you.】
Su Tang could feel that the person had no ill intentions and was just joking.
This gradually helped her relax.
"Then thank you, Big Brother, for your magnanimity."
【Professional Stream Reporter: You're welcome, you're welcome. That's right, it should be like this. Don't be nervous, your voice is quite nice.】
Su Tang felt a little shy from the compliment and smiled bashfully, pursing her lips.
【Professional Stream Reporter: Do you have any talents?】
"I can sing."
【Professional Stream Reporter: Then how about a song?】
"Okay!"
【Professional Stream Reporter: I'm all ears.】
Big Brother was Su Tang's first viewer, and she valued him greatly. She had to pick a good song!
With a light click of the mouse, a refreshing and upbeat intro began.
Su Tang's pleasant singing voice, perfectly in sync with the rhythm, began: "Daylight fades, birds fly past the clouds. Green moss and red leaves, sunset falls in the quiet courtyard. Gently lifting the pearl curtain, a smile like a blooming flower, leaning against the wind, swinging on the swing..."
The lyrics were ancient and leisurely, and paired with Su Tang's youthful and ethereal voice, they were surprisingly captivating.
It wasn't professional, but it was inexplicably pleasant to listen to.
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