Big Capitalist

Master Lincoln dusted himself off and said to the livestream, "Now, I just need to keep my eyes on the fire. From now on, I'll just have to leave it to fate."

Stacy looked curious and asked at the right moment, "Master Lincoln, why do you say to leave it to fate?"

Master Lincoln's expression grew serious as he explained earnestly, "I've refined every step of the porcelain-firing process to the best of my ability. However, the art of porcelain-firing involves too many uncertainties that are beyond human control. Even if every step is performed with pinpoint accuracy, the final result can still vary depending on subtle factors."

As he spoke, he slowly raised his head, made a gesture of looking up at the sky, and said with emotion: "So, every perfect porcelain is a gift from heaven, a wonderful combination of nature and craftsmanship."

After hearing what Master Lincoln said, the audience in the live broadcast room became more and more aware of the preciousness of porcelain, and the comments scrolled:

"Master Lincoln is truly a master craftsman. His understanding of porcelain is so profound. His craftsmanship is admirable!"

"The master's reverence for his craft showed me the true heritage of his craft. It's amazing!"

"From the master, I feel his dedication to traditional skills. This is the spirit we should pursue!"

"With Master Lincoln's focus and persistence, the porcelain he produces will surely be extraordinary!"

Master Lincoln continued, "I have to keep watching over this fire. The next few minutes will be very boring, but I'm used to this kind of boredom. As for the audience, you can wait until the kiln is opened before entering the live broadcast room. That's when you will witness the miracle."

Stacy also agreed with a smile: "Today's live broadcast ends here, but don't worry, everyone, the live broadcast room will continue to play the footage of Master Lincoln firing porcelain."

As she spoke, she pointed the camera at Lincoln's back as he sat alone at the entrance of the kiln.

With the opening of live streaming, many people find it very interesting and are eager to apply for a live streaming room.

However, it is not so easy to get a live broadcast room. If you want to open a live broadcast room, you must be a user approved by the Merlin Chamber of Commerce's Crystal Online Platform. The way to get approval is either through introductions from acquaintances, connections, or money.

Otherwise, you must publish a short video on the short video platform with a cumulative number of clicks and likes of no less than 100,000, otherwise the live broadcast room will definitely not be opened.

The short video function of the Communication Crystal instantly attracted widespread attention from the entire Aize Continent. Many people picked up the Communication Crystal, shot and uploaded their first video.

At this moment, Merlin, who was sitting in the office, was scrolling through the short videos on the communication crystal. As he watched, he couldn't help but frown.

The videos he watched were full of meaningless content.

Some videos are shot randomly and the pictures have no logic; in others, no one appears in the camera at all, only the sound can be heard. They are like junk food and have no value.

For example, in one video, the entire sound is just the rustling of leaves in the wind, and the picture is so shaky that it makes people dizzy; in another video, the camera is facing the ground, and all you can hear is someone shouting loudly, but you have no idea what they are shouting.

Merlin held his forehead helplessly, thinking that he needed to clean up the content of the short video.

Merlin sat at the head of the conference room with a solemn look on his face. He swept his eyes over the members of the Merlin Chamber of Commerce's Crystal Online Department and said in a serious tone, "We must immediately strengthen the video quality management of the Magic Network short video platform. Now the platform is flooded with a large number of meaningless short videos. This is not acceptable. I have decided to add a large number of reviewers and we must not allow those junk videos to continue to flood the platform."

At this time, Gene, who had been transferred to the online department, looked embarrassed and said cautiously: "President Merlin, reviewing these videos requires a lot of manpower. Although we currently have thousands of people in the Magic Network Department, it is really a drop in the bucket in the face of the massive amount of short videos uploaded by netizens."

Merlin frowned and said unhappily, "Then recruit some people! It's summer vacation now, so just get those useless students from the Arcane Academy to work."

Gene looked confused, scratched his head and asked, "How exactly should we do this, President?"

Merlin sighed helplessly and explained, "Short videos are just getting started, and many people don't know about this feature on the Communication Crystal yet. Select a group of students from the Arcane Academy and send them a text message congratulating them on becoming Short Video Reviewers. Just by reviewing short videos, they'll earn M-Coins."

The so-called M-coin is an online virtual currency launched by Merlin specifically for short videos, live broadcasts, etc.

To obtain M coins, you have to spend money to recharge them. However, unlike some penguin coins, M coins can be exchanged for money. 1M coin is equal to 1 copper coin.

However, a 20% handling fee is charged when exchanging M coins for cash.

After hearing this, Gene couldn't help but think to himself, "Wow, they're not even paying base wages for recruits these days; they're just using M-coins as wages. While M-coins can be exchanged for gold coins, the handling fee is ridiculously high—a whopping 20%!"

Gene then asked, "How much M-coins should be given to these part-time... uh... short video auditors?"

Merlin's lips curled up slightly, and he said without hesitation, "It depends on the number of videos they review. If they successfully review ten videos, they will get 1M coins."

Gene's eyes widened, and he thought to himself, "That's too harsh! Only one copper coin for reviewing ten videos, and the actual payout is only 0.8 copper coins."

Merlin waved his hand and continued, "Hurry up and have the Magic Network Department work overtime overnight to change the M-coins into two types: bound M-coins and non-bound M-coins."

Gene was stunned and asked with a puzzled look on his face, "President, what is the difference between bound M-coins and non-bound M-coins?"

Merlin smiled smugly and explained, "Bound M-coins can be earned free of charge through livestreaming events, watching short videos, and so on. These M-coins can't be exchanged for copper coins, but they can be used to purchase all virtual gifts. However, gifts given with bound M-coins are only worth one-tenth of their normal value, and the recipients only receive half of that one-tenth. Why? Because the platform still takes half of the gift fee! As for unbound M-coins, they're earned through top-up and can be used directly as copper coins."

After hearing this, Gene couldn't help but exclaim: "Brilliant! As expected of Guild Master Merlin, he actually came up with this idea of binding and unbinding M-coins."

Then he asked tentatively, "Then the M-coins issued to the auditors must be unbound, right?"

Merlin didn't say anything, just gave him a meaningful look.