From the main recommendation page, Kaze could already identify SnapTok’s target audience. Most of the live streamers were beautiful girls who danced and played games. Their main objective was to attract a following. From there, they could earn gifts and rewards from their loyal followers. The Viper’s Den South River Branch operated in the gray area, so they were involved in many different fields, as long as they could make money. It was completely normal for Golden Scale Corporation to develop an app like this. At least the company had the connections and resources to scout beautiful women to stream on their platform. A quick thought later, Kaze texted Hannah. Hannah took over Magnus’ position in Golden Scale Corporation and became the largest shareholder. A while later, Hannah asked her men to upgrade Kaze’s account to a King-level account, only for internal use. The internal King-level account was the most prestigious administration account, used only by the developers
After Wesley typed in his comment and before the others could reply to him, he gifted Cyan ten Supercars as a gift, filling up the entire screen with futuristic effects. A Supercar, or a type of virtual gift, cost 999; ten of them cost around ten thousand. Kaze knew ten thousand was nothing to Wesley given his status. Cyan was just another live streamer with no popularity. Whenever someone gifted her a virtual gift that was only worth around ten bucks, she usually thanked the top giver repeatedly and even gave the person some fan service. Now that Wesley threw in ten thousand at one go, the entire live stream went crazy. “Woah! Rich guy!” “GOAT!” “Go on! More Supercars!” The viewers were displeased by Wesley’s arrogant tone at first but now they sided with him and instigated him to send more gifts. His gifts quickly attracted more viewers from across the platform. Many viewers surged into the live stream. As the chat praised him for being generous, Wesley felt over
“You looked down on my ten thousand? I spend real money to give Cyan gifts, unlike you, you stupid keyboard warrior! You can’t even spit out a penny!” Wesley sent a sticker with the platform mascot digging its nose to mock Kaze. Kaze chuckled. “I know you seek importance in online space but just ten thousand?” Wesley fell for it. He quickly replied, “Useless piece of trash! Bring it on! If you have the money, make it rain for Cyan! We’ll have a competition and see who sends her the most gifts! Whoever stops will have to call the other Daddy before leaving the stream!” “Then you should call me Daddy now because you already lost.” Kaze even gave a friendly reminder. It was also the truth. His account was upgraded to a King-level account, which allowed him to use all the money of Golden Scale Corporation. Wesley might be related to the company and he got a discount in topping up, but there was no way he could beat Kaze. Therefore, the gift war already ended before it even
“Live-in Jerk, I’ve underestimated you, but you shouldn’t be a show-off in front of me with just one hundred thousand. You are full of yourself.” Wesley sent another provocative sticker. “Indeed. Two hundred thousand and one hundred thousand aren’t much different.” Kaze typed as he smiled. Wesley huffed and typed. “Come on, send more gifts, don’t just type…” Before he could finish, the screen was filled with more futuristic effects and ten Spaceships appeared. One virtual Spaceship cost one hundred thousand. Ten of them cost a million. Live-in Jerk spent a million in one go. “A-A million?” The chat was silenced and left speechless by Kaze’s generous spending. Then, comments poured in like a reverse waterfall. Everyone lost their calm. They had seen people who spent a million on gifts before but only on the live streams of popular celebrities. Many of the viewers knew that the so-called gift system was a tactic used by the celebrity agency to boost their populari
Kaze did not plan to spare Wesley just like that. He tagged Wesley’s name and commented, “@WildWildWes, shouldn’t you be calling me Daddy right now?” “Yeah! You lost!” “@WildWildWes, call Daddy! Live-in Jerk is waiting.” The viewers started to side with Kaze and continued to fan the flames out for fun. Wesley’s expression turned cloudy. He did not reply instantly, so he got flooded by the comments. Cyan started to notice something strange in the chat. It was Wesley who suggested boosting her popularity, yet it turned out to be a real gift war. Should she step in and resolve the conflict so that things would look more authentic? She quickly said, “Come on guys, it’s just a friendly competition. Take it lightly. Both of you are my big bosses and we should be friends. “If we have the chance and meet up, we can hang out. Let’s just forget that and I’ll sing for you two…” Since the live stream host had already spoken, the viewers knew the conflict would just end withou
“Two million and you are scared already? Say something! Don’t tell me you’ve gone silent!” Wesley felt confident and powerful as if he already won the war. Live-in Jerk did not answer any of Wesley’s provocations. The paid actors started to fan the flames. “Two million is all it takes for WildWildWes to beat you!” “Coward! Are you afraid already?” “You spent a million on gifts, I think you are a rich guy. Two million should also be small money to you, why are you scared now?” “Is he a fake?” “I saw the news that someone got a loan and even embezzled money from the company he works in just so he could send the host gifts. Don’t tell me he is one of them.” “WildWildWes is really rich and powerful!” “He has the money to show off online!” “Yeah! How dare this little bastard challenge WildWildWes and try to steal his woman? How embarrassing!” As the paid actors pointed their pitchforks at Kaze, the other viewers joined them on the witch’s hunt. Wesley was over the
SnapTok’s strategy was much more effective than investing in advertisement and it had created more than tens of millions in value. Even Hannah texted Kaze, asking how he made the app so popular. Kaze smiled and chose not to reply to the text. After experiencing several incidents online back at Lilyrose, he already knew how the Internet works. “He’s crazy!” “He must have lost his mind! All that money for a live streamer?” “Maybe this is what the life of a rich person is. I can’t understand.” “This is the exact definition of wealthy.” “Now it seems two million is not enough.” “My salary is 3k but I feel 2m is not enough.” “Live-in Jerk, please feed me!” …The whole platform was shaken. The other live streams were also flooded with comments. As for Cyan’s live stream, due to the surge of viewers, it started to feel laggy, which forced SnapTok to send more technicians to solve the technical difficulties. Kaze also received countless direct messages on his accou
“@WildWildWes, why did you stop sending gifts? I thought you were rich! “I thought you looked down on keyboard warriors! “Show us what you got! Humiliate me with money! “If you can’t keep up, just call me Daddy, or else I will tell everyone here on SnapTok about your embarrassing history!” Kaze did not hold back and mocked Wesley through the chat. The others cheered on him and even copied his texts to spread them around. Wesley clenched his fists and teeth. If he could just track down Live-in Jerk, he would punch the bastard in the face and knock his teeth out. Kaze spared no mercy with his words. Wesley would either have to keep sending gifts or call Kaze Daddy, or else this would not end well. Kaze even said that he would mention this on the platform whenever he saw Wesley. In fact, even without Kaze’s provocation, Wesley dared not stay on the platform anymore. The reputation of his account was ruined. “Huh? WildWildWes just deleted his account!” One of the co
The incident did not sit well with Kaze, so he left them out to dry. After much searching, Kaze came across a café. Kaze bought a cup of coffee. Cupping the drink between his hands, Kaze sipped slowly. Many passengers swarmed the arrival hall in the airport, dragging along their luggage or pulling out their phones to get a pick-up. They all had a destination, a place they had to be in a rush. Intrigued, Kaze followed the crowd out. Kaze turned on his phone, and a text message from his airport pick-up came in. He glanced at the message, curious about who the person was. Nevertheless, Kaze trusted that the Westeros Branch members would not set him up out in the open. At most, they would pull little stunts to mess with him. Kaze was not the type to sweat the small stuff. However, he would not tolerate any extreme behavior. He had been keeping a low profile back in Butterworth, keeping the limelight off him. The purpose was to handle Jet without unnecessary complicati
“Alright. I will work hard to be the manager of the Northborn Group. You need to show me the ropes and teach me about management.” Leah looked at Katie with a smile. She believed Katie had not lost her mind. Katie simply had her memory mixed up. “You need to keep your people in line and reward those who deserve it. It all boils down to profits. “You need to work toward managing your people and working with rivals. You’ve got to keep the balance, and nobody loses out. “You need to build your own system when it comes to working together. Don’t be led around by the nose.” Hearing that Leah would start work soon, Katie imparted her knowledge. “Don’t worry too much about things. Joey is nice. You can go to her for help,” Katie said earnestly. Katie seemed to be herself at the moment. Leah wondered if Katie faked her insanity to escape the punishment. “What have become of you? Did they do something to you? “Did you really betray Kaze?” Leah whispered while leaning close
Leah kept working on her knowledge until late into the night. Just as she was about to hit the sack, she got a message from Snow. Learning was a hard enough process. The text message came out of the blue. Leah did not expect Snow to contact her at night. The message was strange as well. Leah could not understand why Snow would give her the address of a nursing home. Leah was determined to turn things around. She strived to become stronger instead of being a burden. She was grateful for Kaze’s help. At least, she had a job now. However, her gratitude was not extended to Snow. She believed Snow had gone too far. Snow left her feeling powerless. Leah did not think much about the message. She assumed that the text was not meant for her. Since Leah did not respond to the text, Snow put the matter aside and went to bed. Leah called Snow the next day. “Why did you send me an address?” Leah went straight to the question. She had been equipping herself with knowledge before
Snow could not believe her eyes. Katie suddenly went quiet and behaved like the CEO she was.However, Katie did not look like she was right in the mind earlier. “What’s going on? She seems to have gone insane.” Snow turned to the warden, still digesting the change. Katie had lost touch with reality before the Viper’s Den did anything to her. “How did this happen? She has been taking her meals. Just days earlier, she nagged about getting out because she was worried about her daughter. As usual, we didn’t respond to her requests.” The warden found the whole thing peculiar too. Just a few days ago, Katie demanded her release. Now, she kept to herself and abided by the rules. Out of the blue, Katie went nuts. Things had gotten complicated. Snow wanted to keep Katie behind bars due to her betrayal. However, Kaze decided against pursuing the matter for Leah’s sake. Katie would be let go soon enough, but she would lose her job at the Northborn Group. Katie’s presence woul
It was quiet in the office. Snow sorted the last bit of paperwork before picking her head up in exhaustion. Her initial plan was to delegate the tasks. However, Katie was controlling. Previously, she personally oversaw many matters. Snow could not distribute the responsibilities because the employees had no experience in handling them. They came to Snow for every tiny, little thing, and Snow really got her hands full. Despite her frustration, Snow could let things go as Katie was locked up. “I should pay her visit.” Snow decided to see Katie. Some things should not be left unsaid. Leah would be working for the Northborn Group soon, and the mother and daughter should meet to tie up loose ends. The truth would put Leah to shame, and her guilt would stop her from ever betraying Kaze. After a quick bite, Snow drove to the prison. Katie was furious when she was imprisoned. She was one step away from victory. She was so close to leaving Butterworth to head to Westeros
“Why do you want to sell the properties? Do you need money? Don’t you have some saved?” Joey had a good understanding of Leah’s finances since she ran all the paperwork. “My mother is being held, and I need money to ask favors. Maybe I can get her out.” Leah was not thinking much. Money could always be replaced, but not her mother’s freedom. “Don’t be silly. This is not the way to go.” Though Joey did not have the details, she observed that things were not as simple as Leah thought. Kaze was safe now, but the fact that Katie had betrayed Kaze and revealed his whereabouts remained unchanged. Katie had broken the Viper’s Den’s rules. Even if she got out, she would be a wreck. With Snow running the Northborn Group, Katie would remain a failure. Either way, Katie would not get away with it. Even if Leah offered all her assets, Katie’s situation would not change. It was a waste of money and resources for Leah to save her mother. Nothing would come out of it. “But I
“Give me an answer. Are you taking the job? If you are, you should sort out your affairs. Don’t bring your personal feelings to work.” Snow was not the type to go easy on fragile women. If Leah did not have what it took, she could be forced to leave the company. Nevertheless, Katie had left a lot of assets to Leah. Even without work, Leah could very well survive. The girl would have trouble keeping the wealth, seeing that she was without power or connections. If Leah had a job, she would have the resources to hold onto her assets. Leah had seen the best and worst of mankind. She was once the center of attention, and now, everybody avoided her. It dawned on Leah that it was over for Katie. If Leah could not even keep a job, she would lose everything. “I didn’t know things would happen.” Leah never thought that Katie was capable of stabbing Kaze and her in the back. The thought of betrayal put Leah in distress. Kaze was a great guy who helped Leah a lot. Feeling ete
Leah got dressed and was ready to leave, but she did not know who to turn to. She thought about going to her wealthy friends to see if they could uncover anything through their connections. However, Leah could not get a hold of them. It dawned on Leah that loyalty would fade when power was gone. Even though Katie was just missing, intel spread around Butterworth very quickly. These people must have found out and have chosen to stay away. Leah had always been treated like royalty. Nobody had ever avoided her like the plague. Nevertheless, she had not been in touch with these friends since her injury. Now, in her attempt to contact them, she could not reach them. “Why is this happening? My good friends have gone MIA, and I’m getting silence from those who have been trying to connect.” Sitting on the couch, Leah looked out the window in despair. She tried to seek help with her mother’s search, but her efforts were futile. She could do nothing for her mother. All al
“I have to work hard starting today. But before that, I have to get some sleep.” Snow remembered that Kaze punished her to get some sleep. He said her face looked tired and pale, signs of how hard she had been working. It felt great being cared for. It was because of his kindness, Snow fell for Kaze uncontrollably. Yet she understood not all things were meant to be. After she returned home, she went to sleep immediately without talking to anyone. She only woke up in the afternoon after a comfortable and easy sleep. Next, she would have to work on many things, first being taking over Northborn Group. Katie’s disappearance had the company shaken, but it gave many others a chance. They tried to calm their subordinates down and contact the higher-ups for more information, hoping that they could replace Katie as the new CEO. Little did they know, their preparations would eventually fall short. Snow and her secretary arrived at Northborn Group in the afternoon, and her a