93: Bedtime phone call - 1

Thanks to 'Yu Fu' for the Inspiration Capsule~

Thanks to everyone for the Update Reminders, Blades, and Power Generation~

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"Bro~~ I was so furious today! You have no idea how out of line they were!!!"

As soon as he got home, Jiang Ye received a voice call from Yaoyao.

He casually turned on the speakerphone, placed the phone by the sink, and began squeezing toothpaste.

While brushing his teeth, he listened to her vivid, embellished retelling of her "clash" with the Girl Group Operator, "Ashes," earlier that day.

From how the other party had "malicious intentions" to poach her, to how they used "threats and inducements" to make her hand over her Big Brother, to how she remained "unyielding and heroic" while "arguing on grounds of reason," and finally how she achieved a "grand victory"... The entire process was described with such dramatic ups and downs that it was practically more exciting than Empresses in the Palace.

Interspersed throughout were various coquettish whines, humphs, and repeated emphasis on how "Brother Ye, you are my only support."

"Mhm... mm-hmm..."

With a mouth full of foam, Jiang Ye responded vaguely, finding it a bit amusing.

This Girl really had her skill points maxed out in complaining and professing loyalty.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he casually tidied up the room. Hearing Yaoyao still going on with "And then he said..." "So I said..." "He actually...", he couldn't help but interrupt:

"Alright, alright, I get it. You've been rambling for twenty minutes about the same few things. Keep nagging and I'm hanging up!"

These words seemed to have a built-in mute effect. The other side went silent instantly, leaving only the sound of faint breathing that carried a hint of "I'm being good and shutting up but I'm unhappy" grievance.

Jiang Ye chuckled, his tone softening as he consoled her:

"Seeing as you behaved so well today and stood up for me... how about this: I promise you that even if I go to play with other Girl Groups in the future, I'll switch to a different place and won't go to those groups in your guild. How's that?"

"Really? Bro, you're the best!"

Yaoyao's voice was immediately filled with joy. She quickly struck while the iron was hot to push for more: "But... Bro~ you have me already, why are you still going to those Girl Groups anyway?"

"What do you think? Don't you have a good idea of why I go to Girl Groups?"

"..."

She was suddenly choked up, cursing him in her heart: Dog man! Dead pervert! Stinking rogue!

What else could he be doing? Looking at chests, legs, and butts, and waiting in bed for a Girl to drop in!

However, she only dared to curse in her heart. Her voice immediately switched strategies, becoming incredibly "reasonable": "Okay, okay... As long as you're happy, Bro. If you're happy, Yaoyao is happy..."

Well, at least her main goal was half-achieved.

As long as this man only "favored" her within their own guild, her position would be as stable as Mount Tai!

As for him playing with Girl Groups in other guilds... out of sight, out of mind. As long as it didn't shake her foundation, she would turn a blind eye.

Hmph! This sister is just that magnanimous!

"By the way..."

Yaoyao turned her attention to another issue she cared about more: "Bro, were you happy shopping with Big Sister today? I saw you didn't reply to my WeChat for a while. Was it inconvenient? Did... did she get angry? Does she not like me?"

This question, dripping with the scent of green tea, made Jiang Ye roll his eyes massively.

He couldn't help but imagine what would happen if Yaoyao used this tone in front of Ye Cheng.

With that woman's sharp and venomous tongue, she could probably roast Yaoyao into questioning her life in just a few sentences, making her deeply understand the meaning of the "ceiling of sarcasm."

But... speaking of which, the few times he'd seen Yaoyao—that is, Su Ning—in person, she seemed quite cold and self-possessed. How did she end up like this online?

Could it be that this thing also had a difference between "work mode" and "life mode"?

"Hey, Yaoyao, let me ask you something..."

Jiang Ye asked curiously, "In real life, when you're with friends or classmates, are you also this 'tea-ish'?"

Hearing this, Yaoyao rolled her eyes at the air, complaining wildly in her heart:

Nonsense!

If it weren't for the fact that I'm out of options and have to use this method of acting cute, playing dumb, and clinging on for dear life, who would be like this?

When they first added each other on WeChat, she was very cold, okay! Her replies were all "?", "Who?", "Come tip me," words as precious as gold!

It's just... cough, there's no helping it, the other party just gives too much... "Of course not, Brother! I'm usually very cold. I didn't even talk to boys much back in school. It's only when I'm facing you, Brother Ye, that I... I can't help but be like this~ because I like you too much!"

She gave herself goosebumps saying it, but her professional skills had to be practiced.

Jiang Ye curled his lip, not believing a single punctuation mark of this nonsense:

"Alright, stop the nonsense. Let's hang up for now, I have some other business. I'll call you when I'm about to sleep."

"What else are you busy with, Bro?"

"Looking at apartment listings. I plan to rent a place; I can't keep staying in a hotel forever, it's too inconvenient."

"Ah! What a coincidence!"

Yaoyao was a bit surprised: "I went out to look at apartments today after my shift too! The place I'm living now is a bit messy, and the neighbors are quite diverse. I want to move."

Jiang Ye gave a knowing smile.

The Jingjue Ancient City—it would be strange if it wasn't messy.

"Then you should definitely move. Safety first. Have you picked one?"

"Not yet. I plan to look around more, compare prices and environments. I want to move to a slightly better neighborhood."

"Oh, looks like you've made some money lately. Your quality of life is going up."

Yaoyao's heart tightened, and she quickly pushed the credit back: "Heehee, isn't it all thanks to you, Brother? Without you, how would I have the ability to think about these things!"

Jiang Ye suddenly remembered something and asked casually:

"By the way, how is the commission calculated in your room? Like, the percentage the streamer actually gets, and all those various rewards—what's the deal?"

Yaoyao froze for a moment, an alarm instantly sounding in her heart.

Why would Brother Ye suddenly ask this?

This was a very sensitive topic in the streaming industry. Most streamers would try their best to prevent their Big Brothers from knowing their exact income.

If things were calculated too clearly, problems easily arose.

Either the Big Brother would feel the platform and guild were taking too much and might want to just transfer money directly—which might earn more in the short term, but in the long run, the Big Brother would easily lose the motivation and pleasure of giving gifts, making the relationship hard to sustain. Not to mention, once she left the guild system, her status would be gone.

Or, every time the Big Brother gave a gift in the future, he would subconsciously calculate how much the streamer would get, leading to the concept of "cost-performance ratio." He might feel it wasn't worth it, or start making higher, even excessive demands of the streamer.

Usually, when encountering such a question, streamers would try to be vague, saying the guild had a non-disclosure agreement or intentionally reporting a very low percentage to gain sympathy.

But... the person on the other end was Brother Ye.

Facing this "ancestor" whose thoughts were hard to read, who was generous but had limited patience, Yaoyao truly didn't dare play any tricks... "Our guild's voice rooms only opened in the second half of the year, and the scale isn't very large, so the treatment... is decent, I guess."

She only hesitated for less than a second before deciding to come clean:

"The base withdrawal is 40%. If you're full-time, complete the hours task, and pass facial recognition verification, there's an extra 6% rebate. Then there are some rewards for cleaning out the gifts, revenue task rewards, holiday event rewards, and so on... If you can get all of those, it's about 48% or 49%."