The Beidou Oriental Grand Hyatt Hotel is part of the globally renowned Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Built in 2001, it is one of Beidou’s most established five-star hotels.
The once-popular low-budget dark horse film "33 Days of Heartache" was shot at the entrance of this hotel.
But what Zhou Wang, currently staying in room 1308, can’t help but criticize is that despite the hotel’s prime location at the intersection of Wangfujing and Chang’an Street, aside from its glamorous entrance, which is a social media hotspot, everything else has significant issues.
First, the dining aspect: the breakfast options are limited, which could be excused, but the taste is also subpar. Even the Chang’an One downstairs, which someone on Little Sweet Potato said had the best roast duck in Beidou, disappointed both her and Lin Dantong when they tried it, wasting nearly two thousand yuan.
Wang Xiaoxiao hails from a minority village, and her childhood of poverty, along with her struggles before joining Wuyou Media, cultivated her extremely frugal nature.
Even though her monthly income is substantial now, she still feels pained to have wasted those thousand yuan.
Secondly, the hotel rooms haven’t been renovated yet, and some facilities are a bit outdated. Without heating today in Beidou, relying solely on the natural wind from the air conditioner is simply not enough to provide warmth during this early autumn night.
Wang Xiaoxiao, who is quite afraid of the cold, had to wear full pajamas and wrap herself in a blanket to comfortably livestream from the sofa.
But maybe she should be satisfied...
Although the environment of this hotel is certainly not as good as the top international five-star hotels in Beidou now, at least there’s a baseline. Just over a month ago, if she wanted to stay in such a hotel, she might have even had to cover part of the cost herself.
The main reason is as her former agent Sister Yan said... She appears to have over four million followers, but it doesn’t actually generate much income.
The live streaming industry is too brutal, and her path is a mix of talent and looks. It seems like walking on two legs, but in terms of talent, she can’t compare to powerful singers like Tian Xinyi (Roof Cat). In terms of looks, she’s not as good as Hua Suisui or Endme, and in terms of personal style, she is far from standout influencers like Lin Dantong.
Among her well over four million followers, nearly two million are fake purchased followers...
Though Sister Yan’s words were venomous at that time, much of it was true.
The truth is the money she earned was just enough to barely cover the company’s investment in her, with no profit at all.
So seeing that the contract period was about to expire, Sister Yan was urgently trying to make her sleep around to climb up, wanting to finally make a profit off her.
Wang Xiaoxiao refused to accept her fate, but she was at a loss. In a moment of desperation, she made the most shameful XX decision of her life: she ran naked to Zhou Wang’s bed, trying to cling to the last straw...
Fortunately, she caught it.
This past month has been incredibly surreal for Wang Xiaoxiao; she experienced unprecedented favorable treatment.
Not only did her contract level upgrade from C to B, enjoying the same treatment as Hua Suisui had before, now only a step away from the A-level contract only signed by multimillion followers influencers. She also reached a collaboration agreement with "Cat Music", which instantly increased her events and shows...
For example, for these three events she participated in Beidou, her share alone was close to 200,000 yuan.
Combined with the revenue from other events and livestreaming this month, she can foresee at least a gross income of over 600,000 yuan next month.
In the past, this would have been something Wang Xiaoxiao couldn’t even imagine.
Her happiness stems not only from this. Another source of her contentment is the friendly attitude of her current agent Lin Ran, the surrounding assistants, colleagues, including Lin Dantong, the "company’s top star".
As if overnight, she was surrounded by good people.
"The world is noisy, just be yourself."
This is the signature on her personal homepage; it was her youthful naive longing, but it seems she only achieved it today.
Even though Wang Xiaoxiao knows it’s just an illusion, it’s all... because of that man.
"Thank you, thank you ’Nicola Jiba’ for the ’Good Night Bear’..."
"What time will I sleep? Not sure yet, I should stream for another half an hour..."
"Encore for the deep V dress? Haha, that might be difficult, I’ll definitely wear something different for the next event..."
"Singing? But I’m wearing a face mask now, not very convenient!"
It was already past 2 a.m., but looking at the more than a thousand people in the live room, Wang Xiaoxiao felt quite satisfied.
Gifts like "Little Stars" and "Roses", which cost 50 cents, were almost constant, and occasionally there were gifts like "Good Night Bear" and "Swan Lake" worth over a hundred yuan.
Stream for another half an hour, and she could earn back the money for this box of face masks...
Wang Xiaoxiao thought.
The face mask she was wearing now is one of the so-called "noble lady masks" Estée Lauder Iron Man Mask, there are only four pieces in a box, which averages out to nearly 200 yuan per piece.
In the face mask world, this is an extremely luxurious existence.
Previously, even if someone with perfect skin like Lin Dantong recommended it to her, she couldn’t afford it.
Or, perhaps she could stream even longer...
After all, she had nothing else to do.
At that thought, Wang Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but sigh slightly.