After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 19 Morning and Evening Online
Assistant Yang stood to the side, seemingly lost in thought.

After Jiang Shu entered the room, Assistant Yang whispered to the BOSS, "While Jiang was saying 'sweet,' she also... well, she seemed to be enjoying your sweet talk. I just saw the corners of her mouth turn up."

Li Yubai glanced at his special assistant: "Don't say that to her face, she'll get angry."

Assistant Yang nodded repeatedly, then hesitated and looked at him again: "Boss, there's one more thing... Isn't Jiang planning to sell his secondhand items? Over the years, following you around, I've accumulated some old things that are inconvenient to sell but take up space if I keep them..."

Li Yubai didn't take it seriously: "Go and talk to her yourself."

Just as Jiang Shu opened her workbook, Assistant Yang sneaked in.

"Jiang, I also have a batch of old things that I'd like you to sell on my behalf, to earn some money for my future wife..."

Jiang Shu asked curiously, "Is it unique?"

Assistant Yang glanced outside and saw his boss sitting under the apricot tree looking at reports on his phone. He lowered his voice, a little embarrassed, and said, "These are all junk items the boss threw away, but anything the boss has used is absolutely unique!"

Jiang Shu gossiped: "You picked up things that Li Yubai used?"

“It’s not that I picked up everything.” Assistant Yang paused, making sure Li Yubai couldn’t hear him, before speaking in an even lower voice, “It’s mainly his things, especially his used items, which have fetched astronomical prices in high society circles. But the boss is very wary of his personal belongings flowing into high society circles, so I’m keeping them hidden and don’t dare to sell them.”

"You're afraid to sell, so you'll let me do it?"

Assistant Yang's eyes held a hint of admiration: "Isn't this to see if you can handle him?"

"..." Jiang Shu was slightly swayed by what Assistant Yang said, "What kind of stuff is all this?"

Assistant Yang's voice was barely audible: "For example, a belt with scratches, a wrinkled shirt, a tie, a missing button or cufflink, and so on..."

"...Can it be sold?"

Assistant Yang nodded firmly: "Chao Mu is a new business personally approved by the BOSS, and the socialite circle is keeping a close eye on it! I guarantee that no matter what price you ask for tomorrow, these things that have the BOSS's aura will be snapped up by countless socialites!"

"We can't just sit around and wait to get rich." Jiang Shu, relying on her limited experience, secretly reminded her, "You should anonymously spread the word among high society circles..."

Assistant Yang took a deep breath: "Then, it's truly foolproof!"

“It’s still not safe…” Jiang Shu thought for a moment, “You find an opportunity to take one of his things, and I’ll test the market first.”

"..." Assistant Yang was a little flustered. "I'll give it a try."

Jiang Shu was also a little excited: "If we can sell it, we'll split it 20/80, I get 20 and you get 80?"

“No, you take 80%.” Assistant Yang was very shrewd. “If you take the lion’s share, even if the boss is angry later, he won’t dare to cause me any trouble…”

After all, the lion's share was taken by his little ancestor.

He spent hundreds of billions to fight fiercely with that short-lived FY, but in the end, he could drop everything and rush home just because Jiang told him to. He didn't even want to scold him; he just regretted not giving his little darling enough!

When Li Yubai came in from outside, he noticed that Jiang Shu looked even more cheerful than before, and Assistant Yang was also somewhat smug.

"You two," he said, his cool gaze sweeping over the two of them, "what were you talking about just now?"

“Let’s talk about some ordinary secondhand items,” Jiang Shu replied seriously. “Ordinary things for ordinary people. Someone like you, who’s at the top of the pyramid, wouldn’t be interested.”

Li Yubai chuckled and didn't ask any more questions: "Chao Mu will be online soon. Come to my villa, and I'll accompany you to sign the contract."

That evening, many people were restless.

Shanghai. Several streamers who had once thrived on Lemon, one of the three major streaming giants, gathered together for a smoke.

Lemon's top streamer, Wolf and Jackal, stubbed out his cigarette in frustration: "I heard that Chaomu's vice president invited almost everyone in the industry with a bit of influence, and several big names have even explicitly stated they want to sign with Chaomu. I think even if we move to Chaomu, life won't be easy." Another streamer smiled bitterly: "Even if life is tough, it's better than now—that damned little internet celebrity, I don't know who she offended, Lemon was wiped out overnight, and it's really tough on us honest and law-abiding streamers."

The third streamer glanced at her and said, "You're not a big star, so it's okay. Our Wolf and Jackal God is the one who's really unlucky! Missing a few days of broadcasting will cost him millions!"

Wolf and Jackal shook their heads irritably: "Let's not talk about it! Dawn and Dusk are about to go online. We'll review the contract later. If there are no problems, we'll sign it as soon as possible and make money as soon as possible."

It's 7:00 AM China time.

Apricot Blossom Lane, Li Yubai's Villa.

The moment Li Yubai pushed open the door, he saw the shelves in the live-streaming room crammed full. All kinds of gift boxes, big and small, were on display.

"These were..." He paused, "sent by people in the group?"

"Hmm. This is only part of it. Later, have someone get me a few thousand small boxes. I still have a batch of small-sized goods that need to be sorted."

Li Yubai looked at the shelves quietly for a while before nodding gently: "No problem, I'll arrange it right away."

He went to his study to call Assistant Yang, his eyes glancing over the shelves again with a gloomy look, and gave an urgent order: "In addition to the empty boxes, triple the quantity of the unused items I prepared before, and have them delivered immediately."

"……Yes."

After hanging up the phone, he walked out of the study, and Jiang Shu pulled out two large, tightly tied velvet bags from somewhere.

It was very heavy, like dragging two large bags of stones. Li Yubai didn't seem to notice.
"Do you need help?"

"Yes!" Jiang Shu clapped her hands and placed two large, extremely heavy bags on the ground next to the shelf. "After I register, you and I will sort these things out together."

Li Yubai gave a soft "hmm," then pointed to the time on his phone: "Chao Mu is online. Do you need me to teach you how to download it?"

"I will do it myself."

Jiang Shu opened the app store, looked at the newly released app, and paused for a moment. The app's image was simply a dog's head—the same one as the Border Collie fur Li Yubai had previously sent.

"Is it pretty?" Li Yubai asked gently.

Jiang Shu nodded: "It's really cute."

"Then take your time registering. I'll watch from the side and ask you if you don't understand anything."

Jiang Shu opened the registration window, and after a series of formal laws and regulations, a familiar yet unfamiliar live streamer contract appeared.

She said she was familiar with it because she had seen other companies' contract samples while browsing videos.

The reason it's unfamiliar is because it's a contract that lasts from morning till night, quite different from those glamorous and cheap women outside who treat streamers like slaves and extract huge profits from them.

Jiang Shu read the contract over and over three times, her expression uneasy.

There was no lengthy text, only two very short but arrogant lines:
We have adopted a new no-commission system, and will wholeheartedly and free of charge provide comprehensive services to live streamers, while also offering benefits from time to time.

In all matters, Li Yubai's decision is not the final word; the anchor's decision is.

"They even mentioned your name!" Jiang Shu's eyes widened. "Will this cause you any trouble?"

"No. I have authorized it." Li Yubai smiled slightly: "There are many strange things happening online. My name might be able to deter some of them."

To give her a clean space for live streaming. This was also his original intention in founding Chaomu.

(End of this chapter)