Chapter 10 Earning Money

In the virtual world's training ground, Cheng Zihao stood there, watching the figures arriving one by one.

"Boss, the management of all three companies are here," a middle-aged man standing next to Cheng Zihao said.

Cheng Zihao looked at the group of managers and said calmly, "Everyone should have guessed that the emergence of the virtual world has made life difficult for the Tiger Shark Group. We can no longer rely on the Tiger Shark Group and must rely on ourselves."

The managers all listened obediently.

This was their boss, the one who paid their wages! They couldn't afford to offend him.

"The emergence of the virtual world is a crisis," Cheng Zihao said, "but also an opportunity!"

"My three companies include a modeling agency and two streaming companies," Cheng Zihao said. His three companies had signed a group of beautiful women. "Before, many employees of the company would slack off during live streams! The number of online viewers was only a single digit, and they were still not in a hurry or didn't care. They would connect with their闺蜜 (gui mi - close female friends) who also had a single-digit number of viewers. The two of them would chat! They would chat for one or two hours, and then log off after completing their online time for the day! They earned twenty to thirty thousand a month from me! How happy!"

Cheng Zihao glared and said, "I didn't care before, but I can't do that anymore!"

"The three companies must make money!" Cheng Zihao stared at the group of managers. "If you can't make money, all of you managers can pack your bags and leave!"

"Boss, what are we going to do next? Tiger Shark's traffic has plummeted," a manager asked.

"Do you even need to ask?" Cheng Zihao said, "I said, the virtual world is a crisis and an opportunity! Did you see the first Divine-level battle in Xia? It had over eight hundred million online viewers, which is simply unbelievable. That is the charm of virtual world live streaming. Our streamers, our beauties, will all switch to the virtual world starting today!"

"I require at least six hours of live streaming time in the virtual world every day," Cheng Zihao said. "Those who can't do it, get out."

"Boss, we still have live streaming contracts with the Tiger Shark Group..." the middle-aged man beside him said.

"Lao Zhou, don't worry."

Cheng Zihao shook his head and said, "The Blue Star Alliance countries will soon issue regulations to guarantee people's right to live stream in the virtual world. The Tiger Shark Group will also adjust contracts with streamers soon."

"Your task is to think hard about how to make the live streams more attractive! Attract more people to watch," Cheng Zihao said.

"I think we can form teams of five beauties! Beauty teams are sure to be attractive."

"There must also be characteristics! Beauties have a 冷艳 (leng yan - aloof) style, and also a cute style. Beauty teams with different styles must be differentiated."

"Popular teams can challenge other teams in the company, bringing along teams with weaker popularity."

"We also need to find strong team members! The company has to sign professional martial arts athletes, both male and female. Many of those professional martial arts athletes... in A-level and B-level events don't earn much money, so it's easy to sign them! A powerful male athlete can lead a team of four beauties."

"We can also form a team of five female archers. Archery is easier to practice."

The managers came up with various ideas.

Cheng Zihao nodded in satisfaction, listening. "I believe that beauties always attract attention! Our three companies will definitely have a great future in the virtual world! I require you to come up with a complete and executable plan by 8 PM tonight. After that, I will officially notify everyone in the company, and it will be implemented starting at 0:00 tomorrow."

There was no other way. Ordinary employees can only spend a maximum of 10 hours a day in the virtual world! Today's time was almost used up.

"Yes."

"Yes, Boss."

The managers all responded. For the sake of their jobs, they had to give it their all.

Soon, all the managers left, leaving only the middle-aged man beside Cheng Zihao.

"Zhou Feng, you've been with me for so many years," Cheng Zihao stared at the middle-aged man. "You should know that I have no retreat now and must take a gamble. If we succeed, you and I will both become rich! If we fail... you'll have to find another job."

"Boss, don't worry. There are quite a few companies switching to the virtual world now," Zhou Feng said solemnly. "But our three companies have an advantage. The streamers and models we choose are all real beauties. In the virtual world, it's impossible to fake it, and everyone has their real appearance. We actually have an advantage."

"The competition is fierce, so we must work hard," Cheng Zihao said. He had watched his father manage the company for many years, and he had also suffered losses managing the company himself, so he still had some experience.

...

"Xu Jingming is not on the list of national key cultivation, but he killed Wang Qiao one-on-one, and then killed Gao Chong." A thin man with a scar on his face watched the live stream video. "I told them before that selecting people based solely on grades means the list isn't the most suitable. There are too many talented athletes whose grades aren't high for various reasons."

"The higher-ups are also afraid of favoritism, so they directly rely on grades," the scarred man shook his head gently. "But I have to work hard too, otherwise, it would be embarrassing if I were defeated by Liu Hai's disciple one day."

The scarred man was named Lei Yunfang, one of the three legendary figures in the Xia martial arts world.

He won the first place in the third World Martial Arts Competition when he first participated. After a few years of rest, he participated in the eighth World Martial Arts Competition, but unfortunately, he only got second place. He lost to "Kwai*Saint*Mills", a legendary athlete from the White Eagle Federation. The following year, in the ninth World Martial Arts Competition, he met his old rival "Kwai*Saint*Mills" again in the finals. This time, Lei Yunfang won first place, but he announced his retirement due to injuries.

Kwai*Saint*Mills is the greatest martial arts athlete in the White Eagle Federation. He has a perfect physique and perfect weapon skills. He is also the athlete who has won the most first places in the World Martial Arts Alliance, having won four world championships in his career. Therefore, Lei Yunfang's two peak duels with this legendary athlete are also legends in the martial arts world.

...

"Master is right. If this kid Jingming didn't have a leg injury, he would be able to win the world championship." The short and stout Tie Linyun was also carefully watching the video of this first Divine-level battle.

Tie Linyun is Liu Hai's most proud disciple. He is thirty-nine years old this year and has participated in five World Martial Arts Competitions, winning three first places! He is one of the three legendary figures in the Xia martial arts world.

However, in terms of fame, he ranks last among the three martial arts legends of Xia. This is because the opponents he defeated were not strong enough.

Unlike Liu Hai, who achieved such achievements even when fighting in the most brutal era, and also taught a large group of powerful disciples. Unlike Lei Yunfang, whose two duels with Kwai are talked about with relish.

"Very good, retired old seniors will appear one by one. Even countless ordinary people will give rise to geniuses. In this era, I will also prove myself," Tie Linyun said silently, "I am the strongest in Xia!"

...

"Gao Chong, Wang Qiao, and Dong Xu have all suffered setbacks. Martial arts masters also lose!"

"A ninety-seven-year-old senior can overwhelm a martial arts master. If you don't improve, you will be surpassed."

Yang Qingshuo, Heng Fang, Liu Chongyuan, Dai Xiaoqing, and other experts, including the civilians Dai Tongda, Xu Hong, and even Elder Liu Jianfeng and others, are all working hard to practice.

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Virtual world, inside the training ground.

Xu Jingming was watching the replay of the battle, studying his responses.

"In the future, when I enter the battle map and go to meet up with my teammates, it is best to use dual shields." Xu Jingming looked at the scene where he was assassinated by Elder Liu Jianfeng. "If I hold dual shields, I can protect most of my body while walking. It will be ten times more difficult for an assassin to assassinate me. No matter how much stronger Elder Liu Jianfeng is, he will be dumbfounded if I slightly close my shields."

Holding dual shields is much safer.

"When I was fighting Wang Qiao and Sun Yuting one-on-two, I was too conservative in defending. I should have defended with some attacks." Xu Jingming watched. "Sometimes, offense is the best defense."

Xu Jingming pondered the problems in this battle and suddenly received an invitation - "Liu Hai invites you to his personal space."

"Master is inviting me?" Xu Jingming was a little surprised and immediately clicked lightly.

Whoosh.

Xu Jingming only felt that the scene in front of him changed, and he came to another training ground. The burly Liu Hai was standing there.

"Master," Xu Jingming said.

He was used to his white-haired master, but looking at his middle-aged master, he was really not used to it.

"Jingming," Liu Hai looked at Xu Jingming with a smile, "Winning that battle and defeating Wang Qiao and Gao Chong, do you feel like you are riding on the spring breeze?"

Xu Jingming grinned: "It's pretty great."

"Then I'll let you cool down."

Liu Hai stretched out his hand and held a knife in one hand. "You can choose any weapons and equipment. Come at me."

"Master, you're just wearing cloth clothes and holding a single knife?" Xu Jingming asked, "Aren't you looking down on your disciple too much?"

"Don't you want to know how strong your master is at his peak?" Liu Hai looked at Xu Jingming. "No one in the world has ever seen it. Today, I'll let you see."