Chapter 25:
Chapter 25:
“Sorry, but I’ve never considered becoming an internet celebrity.”
Seeing that more and more people were gathering to watch, Xia Tian just wanted to get away from the situation as soon as possible.
However, Huang Ren and his men still blocked her path.
“Being an internet celebrity is much better than working as a flight attendant, where you have to serve people.”
Huang Ren, completely unbothered by the crowd, spoke in an arrogant tone, “Our company is willing to offer you a base salary of 100,000 yuan per month and invest 1 million yuan in your promotions. Any earnings beyond the base salary will be split 50-50. Becoming an internet celebrity is easy money. Isn’t that better than being a flight attendant?”
Hearing the lucrative offer, many of the other job applicants started feeling tempted.
Just as Huang Ren said, the conditions were extremely appealing.
Flight attendants had to constantly travel, work long hours, and endure exhaustion—all for relatively low pay.
In contrast, becoming an internet celebrity only required acting cute and engaging with fans on camera. Saying things like, “Thank you for the gifts, my dear fans!” could easily earn them 100,000 yuan a month.
And that was just the guaranteed base salary—if they did well, they could earn even more.
If it were them, they would have agreed without hesitation.
But Xia Tian remained unfazed. “I don’t think being an internet celebrity is better than being a flight attendant. If money comes too easily, I won’t feel at ease earning it. Now, please step aside.”
After speaking, she tried to leave for the second time.
But Huang Ren once again blocked her path, this time with a more aggressive attitude. “What do you mean by that? Are you looking down on internet celebrities? Internet celebrities don’t steal or rob anyone—they make legal money. Who are you to look down on them?”
Hearing him twist her words, Xia Tian couldn’t help but chuckle in frustration. “When did I ever say that? I’m just saying I’m not suited to be an internet celebrity. You should look for someone else.”
With that, she attempted to leave for the third time.
This time, Huang Ren’s patience snapped. He reached out to grab her arm.
Xia Tian was startled and quickly stepped back. “What do you think you’re doing?”
“Stop acting all high and mighty! You will sign this contract today—whether you like it or not!” Huang Ren’s tone was now completely shameless and menacing.
Xia Tian was so enraged that she let out a laugh. “What era do you think we live in? You’re seriously trying to forcefully recruit someone? Step aside, or I’ll call the police!”
“You little brat, you dare call the police? Go ahead and try!” Huang Ren’s face twisted into a sinister grin as he threatened her outright.
There were a few young men in the crowd who wanted to step in and help, but when they met Huang Ren’s fierce, intimidating gaze, they hesitated and backed down.
Xia Tian was now truly afraid.
She never imagined she would encounter such a deranged person in broad daylight, right outside Zhonghai Aviation Building.
Seeing that he could lose control at any moment, she didn’t dare provoke him further.
Her mind raced for a solution.
Meanwhile, Lin Chuan stood in the distance, watching everything unfold with a calm expression.
He had no intention of stepping in just yet.
Because he knew—the real show was just beginning.
Sure enough, at that moment, an angry voice erupted from the crowd.
“Huang Ren! What the f*** are you doing?!”
Lin Hai arrived right on cue, marching up to Huang Ren and slapping him twice across the face.
The slaps echoed loudly, leaving Huang Ren’s cheeks red and swollen. Clearly, Lin Hai had hit him with full force.
“Boss, this little girl doesn’t know what’s good for her! I tried to talk to her nicely, but she refused to sign the contract. I had no choice but to get a little rough!” Huang Ren whined in frustration.
“If she won’t sign, it just means you didn’t offer good enough conditions! How many times have I told you? If you want big rewards, you have to be willing to invest big!”
“Yes, yes, boss, you’re absolutely right!”
Huang Ren bowed his head obediently, looking completely subservient.
After scolding Huang Ren, Lin Hai turned to Xia Tian and immediately switched to a polite, charming demeanor.
“Miss, I’m so sorry about this. Let me introduce myself. I’m Lin Hai, the CEO of Wave Talent Agency. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Seeing that he seemed more reasonable, Xia Tian let out a slight sigh of relief. “Hello, my name is Xia Tian.”
Lin Hai’s eyes scanned her up and down, his admiration evident.
“Tsk tsk, to be honest, our agency has over a hundred female influencers, each a beauty among beauties. But I have never seen someone as stunning as you, Miss Xia.”
His words were half-truth, half-flattery.
In reality, there was only one other woman as beautiful as Xia Tian—Lu Chaoge, Lin Chuan’s fiancée.
That woman was equally breathtaking, but she also had a cold and aloof aura that made men desperate to conquer her.
After seeing her once, Lin Hai had been obsessed.
One of the reasons he had leaked the anonymous letter to Lu Chaoge was to destroy her engagement with Lin Chuan.
But the real reason was that he wanted to take Lin Chuan’s place and claim Lu Chaoge for himself.
Now, despite his obsession with Lu Chaoge, Xia Tian’s charm was just as captivating.
Especially her unique aura, which set her apart from the superficial beauties his company usually dealt with.
“Thank you. If there’s nothing else, I’d like to leave now.”
Xia Tian didn’t want to waste any more time with these people.
“Miss Xia, please wait.”
Lin Hai hurriedly stopped her. “Perhaps my assistant didn’t explain things clearly earlier. The 100,000 yuan salary was for ordinary influencers. But for a goddess like you, I’m willing to offer you 500,000 yuan per month!
“And if you’re willing to make a little sacrifice, earning 10 million yuan a year won’t be impossible.”
The moment Lin Hai made this offer, the entire crowd was shocked.
Earlier, Huang Ren’s 100,000 yuan per month offer had already made people envious.
But now, Lin Hai casually raised it to 500,000 yuan per month—which meant 6 million yuan a year.
For the fresh graduates in the crowd, that was an unimaginable amount of money.
Some of the women even wanted to step forward and throw themselves at Lin Hai.
With such high pay, who cared what they had to do?
But Xia Tian caught onto his words immediately.
“What do you mean by ‘a little sacrifice’?” she asked sharply.
Lin Hai let out a sly chuckle. “Miss Xia, we’re all adults here. Do I really need to spell it out?”
“I really don’t understand. Why don’t you explain it to me?” Xia Tian stared directly at him.
Seeing her genuinely confused expression, Lin Hai decided to make it clear.
“In the live-streaming industry, we sometimes get wealthy patrons. These big spenders are very generous but occasionally have special requests…”
“Like what?” Xia Tian pressed.
“For example… adding them on WeChat for a chat or meeting for dinner. And of course, if they’re truly rich, they might expect more…”
“Like spending the night with them?” Xia Tian’s voice turned icy.
Lin Hai grinned. “Miss Xia, why be so blunt?”
Xia Tian laughed in anger. “So you’re not hiring influencers—you’re recruiting prostitutes!”
Lin Hai hurriedly interrupted. “Now, now, let’s not use such harsh words. It’s just sleeping with someone. Think about it—when you sleep with your boyfriend, you don’t make a penny and might even spend money on him.
“But now, you get pleasure and money at the same time. Why not enjoy both?”
Hearing such shameless words, Xia Tian felt disgusted to her core.
“You make me sick. Get lost!”