I'm A Baller - Chapter 320
Chapter 320: Lin Pingzhi Goes Mad
[Ethereal Wind]
[Rare]
[Special attribute is an extension of Temperament]
[The winds have four seasons, gentle, overwhelming, golden, harsh; They come from four directions, north, south, east, west; They blow through the lotuses, bamboos, willows, the cause ripples in the moon’s reflection; sometimes it is frosty and fierce, sometimes it whistles and shakes. In other words, it is unpredictable and unfathomable]
Wang Yan felt his head spin when he saw this poetic description.
Without studying enough, he couldn’t even understand what the system was saying?! He wanted to complain to someone about this!
So in short…
From now on, he was the wind. Nobody could see through him nor understand him.
But what actual effect did that have?
Wang Yan still didn’t have an answer to that.
It wasn’t as easy to understand ‘ethereal’ compared to ‘calm’, and it wasn’t easy to find real life examples.
Did it mean that he would be as cool as Derrick Rose? Or would he be as charismatic as gentlemen from the Jin Dynasty? Or as carefree as a scholar in ancient times?
He suddenly wanted to sing.
“You are the wind and I am the sand, lingering to the ends of the earth…”
Just as he was thinking hard, a line of words suddenly popped up in the system.
[When you maintain focus, your temperament is calm; when you have more facial expressions, your temperament will become unpredictable and mysterious.]
[Essentially, a faint smile is as warm as the wind in spring, while indifference and fury is like biting frost.]
Why didn’t the system explain that earlier!
In short, his temperament could change very easily.
After understanding what was going on, Wang Yan was finally happy.
His luck wasn’t too bad. This could be considered a rather useful reward.
As for the extending the attribute of his temperament, the system had previously given a more systematic explanation.
[Note 4: you can stack different single temperaments on your body, and from there, you will be able to refine your own dazzling radiance. However, please be careful, some conflicting temperaments will weaken each other, so please use the temperament card accordingly.]
Being calm and ethereal obviously did not conflict. Instead, they complemented each other.
One was still and the other was moving. They complemented each other alright.
From today onwards, Wang Yan was going to be a mysterious man who was as ethereal as the wind and as calm as the water. Great!
He was happy for a while until he remembered to look at his watch. And when he did, he stared at it for a long time.
What the hell?! It was only 2.30am?!
It was nearly 1.30am when he went to bed. He thought he had had a very long dream, but it turned out to have lasted less than an hour?!
Wang Yan was feeling even more restless. What was the dream like for everyone else?
It was obvious that there was much more to the dream…
But he had been kicked out of the dream early, so he wasn’t privy to the rest of it.
Was that a good thing? Or a bad thing?
That was hard to say.
The reason for getting kicked out was rather strange as well.
Did that mean all the pretty ladies who had a good impression score of more than 60 all thought of him?
A large group of ladies with appearance scores exceeding 90 shared the same dream, then made the core and the only character of the opposite sex in the dream so suppressed that he was more like an idiot and a human shaped prop.
Now, the main character was gone! How was that going to be any fun for them?
He didn’t think they could get anything else done now!
Wang Yan had a gut feeling that the dream today was no simple one, so he was looking forward to what it would be like.
After thinking about it for some time, he only got more excited and he couldn’t sleep anymore.
He decided to get up, get dressed and walked out.
He called Wang Yunxi, “Are you in the hotel?”
“I’m in the conference room!”
“I’ll be there in a minute.”
The staff of Wangting Entertainment were all busy. Kerry Hotel’s conference room was brightly lit and filled with employees and models.
Wang Yan had just reached the corridor when he was immediately greeted by numerous “Mr. Wangs”. Countless fervent gazes turned to look at him. The eyes of the staff were filled with respect, while the models were excited.
“Hello, hello,” Wang Yan nodded his head in response along the way. He appeared to be very friendly with the people.
When he found Wang Yunxi, he didn’t waste any time and directly asked, “What do you need me to do?”
“There are a few good ones who are supposed to sign S contracts but they still have some concerns. Go and explain the specific terms of the contract!”
Wangting Entertainment’s S contract had a guaranteed base salary of up to 12K.
Even in Shanghai, this was still a figure that far exceeded the average salary.
But more importantly, the word ‘guaranteed’.
As long as the livestreamers met the minimum broadcast length and the models turned up for every job the company assigned them, they would get their full base salary.
There was no requirement on tips or additional rewards.
Of course, if a reward was given, livestreamers with an S contract could get 40% of the total value of the gift.
The other 50% belonged to the livestream platform, while Wangting Entertainment only got 10%.
The conditions were not bad.
However, the girls who could get this contract were naturally no ordinary people. They still had some concerns and were considering it.
Wang Yan went to the small conference room next door and found four girls sitting inside, whispering about something.
Hmm? Gao Ya was also there.
“Mr. Wang!”
“Hello, Mr. Wang!”
“Hello, everyone, take a seat.”
Wang Yan smiled and waved, greeting Gao Ya alone.
“Gao Ya, when did you come? I didn’t see you at the event.”
The other three girls looked at Gao Ya with surprise.
“I came yesterday. I’m the second livestreamer to sign a contract with Wangting Entertainment!”
Wang Yan laughed in surprise. “Someone was actually faster than you?”
Gao Ya’s voice was very sweet. “How could I be the only one who is filled with confidence and trust in you? I’m second only because I was early!”
“Okay, take a seat. Let’s talk again.”
Wang Yan took the initiative to sit across from them. He looked around and accurately called out the names of the other three girls.
“Bao Zi, Ji Mo, Liu Lulu, just like Gao Ya, you got the best rookie contract in the industry. It shows that the company is very optimistic about your future. What terms do you still have concerns about? Why don’t you just say it? We’ll settle it now.”
The three girls were very touched and even more surprised.
They had only met once, but Wang Yan had actually remembered them. It was an honor!
The four S contract livestreamers shared many similarities.
They all had appearance scores at around 95 points, had small faces, looked good on camera, and suited a variety of styles.
They had good figures and were curvy in the right places, so they were suited to wear sexy clothing.
The girls were gifted in singing and dancing, of which Ji Mo was a third-year vocal student at Zhongzitou Music Academy, while Liu Lulu had already graduated from a dance academy despite being only 21 years old.
Their EQ scores were good, and their personalities were tagged with the words ‘hardworking’, ‘resilient’ and ‘independent’.
They were very much like Gao Ya, but they didn’t go round picking up rich men like she did.
It wasn’t that Wangting Entertainment favored livestreamers like them, but these were the ones who made it big easily in the current market.
The company had limited resources, so they were going to focus on grooming the mainstream ones who had the greatest potential first.
“The contract is great and we all trust in the potential of the company. But we’re a little worried…we’re very similar, so won’t there be a lot of pressure?” Bao Zi asked cautiously.
Wang Yan understood what she was driving at immediately.
“You’re afraid that you’d have to fight for resources within the company, right?”
The three ladies nodded a little embarrassedly.
“Don’t worry,” Wang Yan spoke gently, so his temperament was as warm as the wind in spring.
“The company will not put you all on the same platform to fight each other like that. There are plenty of platforms like Fish, Panda, Tiger and more. We’ll place our people on the top ten major platforms, and even the next 20 smaller platforms.”
“The livestream market is huge, so if you become the number 1 livestreamer on a small platform, you could still earn $500,000 a month in revenue and get more than $200,000 in net income.”
“You are like the sharpest knives that the company has, so your job is to help us advance into new platforms and mark our territory there.”
“The company will treat all of you equally and will also give highest priority to the platforms you’re on.”
“Even if you can’t succeed in a short time, the company will still give you a chance to try again at another platform.”
“So there’s no internal competition between all of you. The only competition you have is between you and yourself.”
Lulu immediately asked, “How are you going to choose the platform then?”
“The main factor is to see if there are any big livestreamers on the platform that are highly similar to you. My personal idea is to try to differentiate as much as possible and not be a second so-and-so.”
Bao Zi suddenly heaved a sigh of relief and said bluntly, “I don’t want to go to Fish. Many people say that I look like Timo.”
“Sure.”
Wang Yan smiled and nodded, then winked, “How about going to Panda? I’ll get Wang Siming to promote you and you can compete head on with Timo!”
Interesting!
Bao Zi was greatly moved by this suggestion.
Such questions were discussed all the way until 3:30am and the three girls were willing to sign the contract.
In fact, even if Wang Yan whined at them to sign the contract, they would still sign it.
But this was convincing someone to take up a job and not to sleep with someone, so he had to make sure the girls felt motivated to work and were willing to work hard for their own sake.
After getting the S contracts signed, he went to look for other ladies who needed to be talked to.
He just kept working until Miss He woke up the next morning.
On the phone, Miss He’s voice was lazy and strangely gentle.
“I’m hungry. Where are we having breakfast? We have to catch the plane at 7:30. Hurry up…”
“I’ll get Youcai to send it to your room. Wait for me.”
Wang Yan pulled Wang Yunxi along and went upstairs in a hurry.
The most important thing now was to settle the finances. He needed the data to come out fast so that he could prepare his next step.
It was too hard to go into details at the moment.
Wang Yan ran hurriedly to He Miaomiao’s presidential suite. Four waiters were already waiting on her.
“All of you can leave. We’ll do it ourselves.”
The waiters left respectfully, and Miss Wang’s face turned strangely red.
But Wang Yan really didn’t have any designs on her!
He was mainly curious about the development of that dream. He wanted to be alone with her so that he could find out more.
He sat down beside the her. But just as Wang Yan was about to start a conversation, she stretched out her hand and pushed him.
“Stupid Ergou, why are you sitting so close to me? Go over there!”
What the heck!
Did she just call him that?!
Wang Yan pretended to be confused and frowned in confusion. “What kind of lousy nickname is that? Where did it come from?!”
He Miaomiao panicked and lowered her head. She pretended to be calm and said, “I like it! Who cares where it comes from! I just like to call you Ergou!”
“Fine, fine, fine. As long as you’re happy!”
Wang Yan raised his hands and surrendered. He rolled his eyes and thought of another bad idea.
“Then, to be fair, I’ll call you Ermiao. Is that okay?”
“That won’t do!”
He Miaomiao blurted out, “You have to call me…”
But halfway through her sentence, she stopped herself and didn’t say it out loud.
“What?”
“Nothing. Whatever you want, humph!”
He didn’t get anything out of that!
The breakfast was a battle of wits and courage. However, He Miaomiao was surprisingly tight-lipped and refused to tell him anything no matter how hard she teased her.
But Wang Yan teased her with a wicked smile anyway, “Did you have a dream last night that made you feel shy?”
Miss He held up even against such a direct question.
“Damn it! Don’t use your filthy thoughts on me, stupid Ergou!”
She defended herself to the death.
In the end, she finally revealed something without realizing it.
She took the initiative to pick up a fried egg for Wang Yan and said casually, “Eat more. I suddenly feel that you’re cuter when you’re fatter.”
Fatter?!
Wang Yan’s heart skipped a beat and immediately asked in return, “How fat?”
He Miaomiao suddenly shivered, as if she had a lingering fear.
“Don’t be too fat, a little more belly fat would be good…”
Aha! She clearly remembered that dream!
Wang Yan himself didn’t know how she had fed him so much he gained 150 kilograms, but it was very clear that this woman remembered what she had done!
Now that he knew that she did remember the dream, Wang Yan was in no hurry.
He was going to bide his time. She couldn’t escape him anyway!
After finishing their battle at breakfast, both of them packed their luggage and set off on their way home.
Time was too tight, so they didn’t have time to say goodbye to the livestreamers and fans. By the time they woke up, they realized that the cold and mysterious Mr. Wang had once again disappeared.
After boarding the plane, Wang Yan didn’t try to sound out He Miaomiao anymore. He closed his eyes and activated a skill that he had never used before.
[Full Recovery]
[You can activate the skill at any time. Sleep for three hours and recover your full status. You can also heal minor symptoms such as a slight cold, fever, and weakness of the waist and knees.]
This was a secret skill of slow breathing with a cooldown period of up to seven days. It was a must-have skill for group battles and an incredible skill that could be used continuously.
He Miaomiao wanted to chat with Wang Yan, but when she turned, she realized he had already fallen asleep. His long and delicate eyelashes extended from his eyelids, making him look especially at peace.
Her gaze softened. She beckoned the air stewardess over and took out a thin blanket from her carry-on suitcase. She gently covered Wang Yan with it.
Wang Yan did not know what had happened in his dream yesterday, but some things were different after all.
…
When he woke up and got off the plane, Wang Yan was lively and recharged again.
He retrieved his own car from the carpark and sped all the way back to school.
After entering the school gate, He Miaomiao suddenly said, “Don’t go to the field. Just send me back to my dorm.”
“Huh?”
Wang Yan turned the corner and asked in puzzlement, “Aren’t you going to watch Your class’ competition?”
He Miaomiao turned her head and looked out of the window. “What’s there to watch? I’m not familiar with the students in the competition. I’m a little tired. I want to go back and lie down for a while.”
She ought to rest well.
She dreamt the whole night including killing others, getting into fights and giving birth. Of course she was tired.
Sigh!
So did she give birth or not? !
He was really…anxious to find out!
Although he couldn’t get anything out of He Miaomiao, just as Wang Yan was heading back to his dorm room to change into his sportswear, Lin Weiwei replied.
He got three emojis in a row.
o((⊙﹏⊙))o.
o((⊙﹏⊙))o.
o((⊙﹏⊙))o.
After that, the messages started pouring in one after another.
“What the hell?!”
“You…”
“How could you be so ridiculous!”
“Wang Yan, I’m telling you, if you dare to call me Lin Pingzhi again, I’ll…I’ll…”
“Argh, where are you?!”
“What are you doing now?!”
“Isn’t there supposed to be a match today?!”
“Yesterday, you…”
“ARGHHH!”
“Your lousy joke really challenged my tolerance!”
Looking at the panic and anger in her words, Wang Yan almost started rolling on the floor in laughter.
Lin Pingzhi, your underwear is showing!
As he thought about how he wanted to reply, he noticed that the messages were disappearing.
Shit, she was retracting them?!
His hands worked faster than his brain, so he immediately took a screenshot before thinking to himself, why I am so evil!
The worst was yet to come.
After thinking for a while, Wang Yan didn’t say anything. He just silently watched her actions.
He waited until she had retracted every single message and sent him two messages as if nothing had happened. Only then did he reply her while trying hard not to laugh.
“???”
“What do you mean? Wang Yan, are you still awake or something?!”
Wang Yan pretended to know nothing and asked in return, “What did you send? Why did you retract so many messages?”
“I sent it to the wrong person. I was chatting with my best friend.”
She thought she could fool him? She could carry on trying!
He was just going to continue taking screenshots! HAHAHAHA!
Wang Yan laughed so hard that his sides hurt. He resisted the urge to expose her immediately and continued to tease her.
