The Chronicles of Liu Moxi: Part 7

"Brother Dong, even though we are about the same age, your education is higher than mine, and your worldly experience might not be any less than mine. I call you brother because you've truly helped me out. Come on! Brother! Finish this glass..." Chen Youcai, Liu Dong's operations manager, was clearly a bit drunk.

"Come on, let's drink. No talking about work, no talking about work. My treat today, let's drink to our hearts' content!" As he spoke, the two raised their glasses and downed a bottle of Lao Xuehua beer together.

Chen Youcai was a veteran employee at the company, having worked as a live-stream operations manager for quite a few years.

Liu Dong had first met Chen Youcai at a company-wide orientation seminar for newcomers. With his meticulously slicked-back pompadour, thin face, and standard facial features, the only thing that left a deep impression on Liu Dong was that whenever Chen Youcai seriously explained a problem, he would slightly furrow his brow, his eyes narrowing like a hawk's, seeming almost to shoot laser beams from between his brows.

Chen Youcai had been the keynote speaker for all the newcomers back then. And the main reason for his such prowess was his stellar performance record.

During the boom period of online live-streaming, Chen Youcai had single-handedly propelled over a dozen influencers with millions of followers to internet stardom. Coupled with the subsequent e-commerce live-streaming trend, the hosts managed by Chen Youcai generated billions in net profit for the company. He could well be called the gold-standard operations manager of New Force Media, a true creator of million-follower influencers.

To retain Chen Youcai, the company was willing to offer him a higher position: President of the Corporate Human Resources Department.

At New Force, this was considered an effortless money-making position. Essentially, during the peak recruitment seasons, Chen Youcai would only need to step out to select some handsome men and beauties, or a few eccentric personalities, for the company, while the specific operational duties were largely handled by the vice presidents.

For Chen Youcai, this was equivalent to "early retirement." To prevent any misunderstandings, the company also allocated him twelve percent of its founding shares, granting him not only shareholders' dividend rights but also voting rights in the company's general meetings of shareholders.

Naturally, his annual salary would also be second only to the company's chairman, amounting to eleven million after taxes. All of this ensured that Chen Youcai could achieve financial freedom well before turning thirty.

Yet Chen Youcai was only in his early twenties at the time, and his past performance clearly demonstrated his ambition and drive. Lying flat now obviously did not match his style.

When discussing the matter with several company directors, Chen Youcai rejected the company's proposal on the spot. However, both sides reached a consensus regarding his shares and salary. As for his title, Chen Youcai insisted on remaining on the front lines of live-streaming—working as an operations manager for newcomer hosts.

In fact, from the company's perspective, having an operations manager of Chen Youcai's caliber cultivate valuable hosts was something they were more than happy to accept. Since Chen Youcai was willing, the company was naturally delighted. As long as he didn't jump ship, everything was negotiable.

Deep down, Chen Youcai was exceptionally clear-headed. His past success was largely built on the tailwinds of the live-streaming boom, where simply having a pretty woman dance suggestively, sing, or chat in front of the camera was enough to attract plenty of lonely, wealthy fools to shower them with digital gifts.

Making money back then was too easy, requiring zero technical skill. Nowadays, however, due to restrictive government documents issued and platforms being forced to reform, those old routines were struggling to survive.

After all, he had long observed the developmental status of various hosts on the front lines, and these up-and-coming rookies had already carved up a significant portion of the platform's traffic. Furthermore, the platforms were providing traffic support in this direction. At this rate, New Force Media's top influencers would soon be淘汰 (eliminated) by the next industry wave.

As the great waves wash the sand, it was precisely because Chen Youcai recognized this crisis that he had the confidence to turn down the executive position, choosing instead a high salary and the choice to remain on the front lines managing hosts.

This way, he would have ample justification to legitimately research new trends and new live-streaming methods, rather than being like other short-sighted corporate executives who only cared about their meager salaries while remaining entirely ignorant of the company's roots and the foundation of its development.

Chen Youcai had also reflected inwardly: if he were to leave the company while it continued to stubbornly rest on its laurels, bankruptcy would be only a matter of time. For him, lying flat now was simply too early!

Therefore, Chen Youcai remained focused on the frontier of live-streaming, keeping a close eye on industry trends and continuously studying those budding, exceptional hosts. Constantly accumulating technical expertise and integrating various gameplay strategies across live-streaming and short videos was the ultimate path to success.

Chen Youcai was a man of great self-awareness; he would take every bit of what he rightfully earned, while temporarily casting aside luxuries he shouldn't yet enjoy, investing his time instead into elevating his own capabilities.

After all, becoming a president now was far too premature! Perhaps Chen Youcai didn't care for someone else's idea of a presidency in the least!