Jiang Cheng glanced at Ye Wan. This poor little thing had started silently carrying a metal bucket as soon as she arrived, walking towards the stove with somewhat staggering steps.
She bent down and laboriously placed the metal bucket on the stove.
Her figure appeared somewhat frail, as if she could be crushed by that heavy metal bucket at any moment.
Ye Wan quickly turned on the stove and adjusted the heat.
Her hands skillfully manipulated various tea leaves and ingredients, her movements agile and orderly.
Jiang Cheng opened the Character Scanning System.
"Human-Machine Scanning System activated. Acquiring target information."
[Name: Ye Wan]
[Age: 19 years old]
[Height: 162 cm]
[Appearance: 75]
[Physique: 65 (Malnourished)]
[Privacy: 0]
[favorability value: 75]
Jiang Cheng looked at Ye Wan's flat figure.
With such a thin and small frame, she probably weighed only about 70 to 80 pounds.
Especially those legs in jeans, it felt as if they might break at any moment if he applied just a little force.
Even though she worked quite efficiently, it was obvious that her body's physical endurance was not strong.
The milk tea shop required a lot of tea base every day, and usually, a whole metal bucket of tea had to be brewed at once.
Not only various teas but also some toppings, such as pearls, taro balls, pudding, and the like.
These were the main ingredients used in the milk tea shop.
Although they weren't hard to cook, the quantities were quite large.
Carrying and lifting things like that was indeed a bit dangerous for her small frame.
After all, it was so hot; one mistake and it would be a tragedy... Looking at that frail body, Jiang Cheng frowned and whispered to Yang Fan, "Don't let her do things like brewing tea. She's part-time; just let her handle the cash, take orders, and put on labels."
Hearing Jiang Cheng's words, Yang Fan immediately became a bit flustered.
He quickly explained, "Yes, President Jiang. I already told her yesterday. I planned to arrange for her to work at the ordering counter starting today. She must have forgotten. I'll go arrange it immediately."
After saying that, Yang Fan rushed over to Ye Wan.
Without watching how Yang Fan specifically handled it, Jiang Cheng found a corner by the window and sat down.
After checking the time, he then opened a Penguin game he hadn't played in a long time.
Instantly, the Timi sound rang out.
Ye Wan, who had been assigned to the register by Yang Fan, heard this sound and secretly stole a glance at Jiang Cheng.
Her gaze flickered with a hint of shyness and nervousness.
She knew that Yang Fan's sudden change of her job duties must be because of Jiang Cheng.
After all, when she worked part-time here before, she always did the tea-brewing work.
Ye Wan pursed her lips slightly, her brow furrowing as she suddenly recalled a quote from Shi Tiesheng.
"Love is originally the moment when inferiority turns toward the light. One either sinks deeper step by step into the cave of inferiority, or turns around to welcome liberation on the path of love..."
When you fall in love with another person.
When you are filled with gains and losses, are you sinking into inferiority by dwelling on your inadequacies and shortcomings, or is it the moment you abandon darkness and inferiority for love, turning to seek the light?
Ye Wan didn't know; it was mainly because the person before her was simply too dazzling.
So dazzling that even if she liked him secretly, she didn't dare to let it out, which made her feel inferior.
She was afraid her feelings would be discovered, and afraid of being rejected.
She knew that a secret crush is sometimes the most successful silent play, but if she spoke it out, it might become a tragedy.
Unlike Ye Wan, after Jiang Cheng opened the game, he didn't rush to enter a match but first checked his record.
Since going to Kyoto, he hadn't played the game for over a month.
The previous season had already ended, and his rank had dropped from Glory King to Eternal Diamond V.
Subsequently, Jiang Cheng opened the Live Streaming Platform that he hadn't opened in a long time.
He skillfully searched for Little Crispy's stream and saw that she was indeed broadcasting.
After clicking in, Jiang Cheng was surprised to see that Little Crispy wasn't playing a game at the moment. Instead, she was wearing a cute, fluffy panda pajama and was doing radio gymnastics for the audience in front of the camera.
Originally a soft and cute loli, she looked even more adorable in this outfit.
Her round and cute face was like a ripe apple, radiating an inviting luster.
Her large eyes were like bright stars, twinkling with a lively light.
Seeing this, the Stream Viewers in the chat were also constantly spamming the screen.
"Stop jumping, it's already hard enough. If you keep jumping, it'll go soft..."
"Are you saying Little Crispy is too hard, or are you..."
"I don't understand. She's dressed like a panda. Brother, do you have some kind of special fetish?"
...Originally, the screen was full of comments teasing Little Crispy about her radio gymnastics, but with Jiang Cheng's appearance, the atmosphere in the comment section changed instantly.
"Holy crap, Sea God is here!!"
"Sea God has been out of touch for a long time~~"
"I almost forgot there was such a big shot in Little Crispy's stream~~"
...Little Crispy was seriously doing her radio gymnastics, not paying attention to the bullet chat at all.
Although the chat was now reminding her that Jiang Cheng had arrived, she was completely unaware, still loudly shouting the slogans with her characteristic scatterbrained energy: "One, two, three, four!"
Jiang Cheng took a look and found that Little Crispy's popularity seemed even higher than before.
He casually sent ten Super Rockets and then sent a message: "Let's duo queue~~"
The Stream Viewers instantly boiled over, and the chat scrolled frantically:
"Ten Super Rockets, so domineering!"
"This is the rhythm of a duo queue with Little Crispy!"
"My goddess is going to be dragged into the bushes again. Sob, my heart aches~~"
"Brother, your words make it so easy for people to overthink..."
Jiang Cheng didn't linger in the stream; after gifting, he immediately logged off.
Although Little Crispy hadn't read the words in the chat, the high-profile Super Rockets immediately made her stop her exercises.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng was looking for her to play a game, a look of surprise appeared on Little Crispy's face, while a hint of joy rose in her heart.
Her eyes instantly lit up like two twinkling stars, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously into a sweet smile.
Since signing with Jiang Cheng's Xingchen Media, she had been looking forward to having more communication and interaction with him, but Jiang Cheng seemed to have become busy and no longer sought her out as frequently as before.
Since he was now her boss and no longer just a big shot in her stream, she felt too embarrassed to take the initiative to find Jiang Cheng.
Before, because Jiang Cheng was one of the top big shots in her stream, Little Crispy would occasionally send him private messages to say hello and maintain their connection.
But now, apart from liking his moments, she didn't dare to send messages to Jiang Cheng randomly.
After all, Jiang Cheng was now her boss.
The status was different now. If she always messaged her boss, she was afraid he would inevitably overthink it.
She was also afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it... Seeing Little Crispy quickly explain the situation to the Stream Viewers, she then immediately closed the stream.
Then she quickly sent a message to Jiang Cheng's wechat, stating that she would start broadcasting on Xiong Mao Live and asking him to wait a few minutes.
After closing the Douyu stream, Little Crispy quickly opened Xiong Mao Live.
Her heart rate accelerated slightly. She took a quick deep breath and then adjusted her breathing.
After all, this was her first time streaming with Jiang Cheng on Xiong Mao Live, and she didn't want to disappoint her boss.
In fact, Little Crispy now streamed on Xiong Mao Live most of the time.
After all, Jiang Cheng was now the largest shareholder of Fierce Cat, which meant Fierce Cat was already her own company's platform.
But Little Crispy would still occasionally go on Douyu to stream.
After all, it could divert traffic.
Like just now, when she was halfway through her stream and had accumulated a lot of fans, she would give them a hint, and many fans who liked her would follow her to the other platform to watch her.
Little Crispy entered the room title on Xiong Mao Live: "Sea God Daddy's honor of kings bush dog is here~~" and then quickly clicked through a series of options before starting the stream.
Seeing Little Crispy start the broadcast, the group of Stream Viewers who were online just now quickly flooded back in.
"Yo, I'm a bit unused to this interface~"
"Yo, I still remember the last time she streamed honor of kings, Little Crispy was crying and shouting that she'd never play this piece of junk again."
"Brother, you don't come often enough. Since following Sea God, Little Crispy hasn't played pubg for a long time; she practices honor of kings whenever she's free."
"Brother upstairs, you're too naive. Maybe she just got tired of eating it normally and won't eat it in the stream anymore."
...After glancing at the Stream Viewers' teasing, Little Crispy laughed and scolded, "Sob, sob, you guys think pubg is that easy? Sometimes after playing all day, my hands are sore, and I only receive two planes. This line of work is really not easy~~~"
This sudden 'driving' caused the Stream Viewers to explode again.
A screen full of gifts began to float by.
Most of them were various small gifts.
After a wave of bamboo and grilled fish gifts, the chat also became lively.
"How can a little friend say such things?? You're not an adult yet. Do you know that's illegal??"
"Little Crispy's figure and face don't match at all. Sometimes I think she just turned on a child face filter."
"I suspect she's just a middle school student~~"
"That's not right. Do middle school students develop that well??"
...After building up the atmosphere, Little Crispy immediately sent a message to Jiang Cheng.
Bai Xiaoxiao: "Boss~~ I'm ready."
Jiang Cheng: "It's open, so should I come in??"
Looking at Jiang Cheng's easily misunderstood words, Little Crispy couldn't help but blush. She gently bit her lip, an unusual feeling rising in her heart.
She then switched the chat interface and sent a message to Liu Yuning of the Modeng Brothers.
Bai Xiaoxiao: "Brother Yuning, the boss is finally looking for me to play a game."
Liu Yuning: "Little sister, if you become rich, do not forget me."
Bai Xiaoxiao: "We're just playing a game together normally. I should be the one saying that to you."
That's right, Liu Yuning's popularity had recently started to explode on TikTok.
After signing, the company arranged for him to cover a few songs and began pushing traffic to him.
As a result, his covers of 'To Be Honest' and 'Ghost in the Heart' became incredibly popular.
With their unique style and soulful performance, these two songs deeply touched the hearts of the audience.
Not only did they get millions of likes, but they were also widely shared.
His cover versions spread rapidly, and he could be said to have soared directly into the ranks of major Internet Celebrities.
And according to the company manager, Xie Bing, Jiang Cheng was the one who specifically designated him to cover those two songs.
Thinking of this, Little Crispy suddenly felt a bit jealous.
Jiang Cheng's level of attention toward Liu Yuning seemed to exceed his concern for her.
And what about her? Jiang Cheng only thought of her when he wanted to play games.
Although whenever he asked her to play, Jiang Cheng would tip her with Super Rockets to bring her some popularity.
But compared with Sister Qiao, it simply paled in comparison.
The whole internet knew that Jiang Cheng's true love was Sister Qiao.
Liu Yuning: "Keep it up, little sister. Don't say that; I feel like I'm really about to take off recently. When I have time, I really need to properly thank you for bringing me into Xingchen."
Bai Xiaoxiao: "Forget about a meal. Brother, just connect with me more often and help me out."
Thinking of this, Little Crispy couldn't help but feel flustered.
After all, her current status in the company was somewhat awkward, and her situation was rather delicate.
The current top ladies of the company were Qiao Yinyin and Zhou Ying, followed by Peng Shiqi, Liu Yuning, and the others.
Although the male assistant who previously followed Li Jiaqi had average popularity on TikTok, in terms of sales ability, he was the company's number one.
In contrast, in her previous company, Little Crispy was considered a mid-level Female Streamer.
However, after coming to Xingchen, she was directly at the bottom.
Facing such a huge gap, she was truly panicked and didn't know how to handle such a situation.
Soon, Little Crispy saw Jiang Cheng send her a team invitation, and another account entered with him.
Little Crispy looked and was surprised to find that this account actually belonged to Principal Wang.
She immediately shouted excitedly to the viewers in the stream: "Wow, welcome Sea God and Principal Wang!"
One should know that Fierce Cat TV originally developed by relying on Wang Congcong, even though everyone knew that Fierce Cat's largest shareholder had now changed to Xingchen.
But they didn't know that Jiang Cheng was Sea God.
Wang Congcong turned on the voice chat in the honor of kings game and said to Jiang Cheng, "Wait, which position do you want to play?"
Jiang Cheng typed back: "I'll play marksman."
Wang Congcong followed up: "Then I'll play mid-lane. Wait a second, I'll call over two people from my team; you guys can connect together."
Jiang Cheng understood Wang Congcong's words; he probably wanted to take the opportunity of playing together to run an advertisement for Fierce Cat.
Hearing this, Little Crispy immediately nodded in agreement.
She immediately said to the Stream Viewers in the stream: "I never thought that one day I'd be able to play a game connected with professional players. I've finally made it..."
After Little Crispy said this, the Stream Viewers immediately started typing.
"Did I hear that right? You're 'getting wet'?"
"Little Crispy, minors shouldn't always say such things. Do you know it's illegal??"
"Wait, is it my ears that are bad, or yours??"
...While they were connecting, Jiang Cheng opened Fierce Cat TV on his phone.
Since injecting capital into Fierce Cat, he had been abiding by his previous promise, leaving the company's operations and management rights to Wang Congcong, while Xingchen chose to be the major shareholder behind the scenes.