Chapter 322

After making phone calls to the five people and confirming all their information.

Qin Yun stood up and said to Su Huan: "When will Douyin arrive?"

"Tomorrow, directly to our company."

Qin Yun nodded, his mind wavering among the three live-streaming content options.

Yes, up to now he still hadn't decided on the live-streaming content, but at least he had narrowed it down.

One was taking the five people to the summit of Mount Zhufeng; another was survival in the South Pacific reef cluster; the third was crossing a desert.

All three were extremely difficult, and Qin Yun couldn't guarantee he could successfully lead five ordinary people through any of them.

Take Mount Zhufeng—for ordinary people, preliminary preparation and training are essential; it's nearly impossible to meet summit requirements in less than several months. At that altitude, one misstep could bring real life-threatening danger.

It's not enough just to have all the equipment.

As for the second option—the Pacific survival—it goes without saying, full of dangers, many of which could arise too quickly even for him to react to.

After much thought, Qin Yun leaned more toward crossing a desert.

After all, dangers in the desert rarely come suddenly; any potential threat, he had the ability to eliminate in advance.

He sat back down at his computer, opened three PPT files, and meticulously designed each option—the live-streaming highlights, the risks. With so much live-streaming experience, Qin Yun was already adept at arranging the broadcast with five extra people.

Su Huan walked behind him, looked at the screen, and a look of concern appeared in her eyes.

"Shouldn't we lower the difficulty a bit?" She felt suffocated just looking at the locations on the screen: "Ordinary people might struggle just to survive in such places."

Qin Yun grabbed her hand, pursed his lips: "I know, but once people's threshold is raised, suddenly changing it carries great risk."

Su Huan understood what Qin Yun meant.

"I think fans will understand, after all, we must consider that the selected people are just ordinary folks."

Qin Yun smiled: "Precisely because they're ordinary, fans will be even more eager—they're waiting to see how I'll keep the stream running and protect these five people under the same dangers."

He lifted his chin: "These three are it. Which one do you think is relatively easier?"

Su Huan knew she couldn't persuade Qin Yun, and there was nothing she could do.

"If I had to choose, I'd definitely lean toward the desert. Mount Zhufeng is too unpredictable, and the ocean is even worse—on land, your control is maximized. But which desert? Domestic or foreign? Different deserts have completely different dangers, especially since the live-stream is in October."

As Su Huan finished speaking, a familiar voice sounded in his ear, and the system panel automatically dropped down.

【Publish Check-in Task: Host carries five people (Fang Yuan, Ryan, Tian Zhong, Elizabeth, Qin Yuwen), parachute into the heart of the Taklamakan Desert; each person may carry only clothing, a backpack, one 500ml water bottle, one weapon (choose freely), and one tool (choose freely), then trek a thousand kilometers and Survival succeeded to complete the check-in】

【Note: No reduction in personnel allowed; any reduction means check-in task failure】

Below, a long list of weapons and tools popped up—clearly, "choose freely" meant selecting freely from this list.

Seeing the suddenly released check-in task, Qin Yun's gaze sharpened as it landed on the final note.

"No reduction in personnel?" These four words instantly pushed the difficulty of this check-in task to its limit. Human subjectivity is uncontrollable: "Could the reward be restricted?"

The moment this thought arose, Qin Yun immediately shook his head.

No, he couldn't do that—it would be too damaging. But if he didn't restrict the reward, how could he guarantee these people absolutely wouldn't quit midway?

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing Qin Yun remain silent for so long, Su Huan gently patted his cheek.

Qin Yun snapped back and said: "How can we guarantee these five won't quit midway?"

"Easy," Su Huan said without hesitation: "Just state it clearly in the contract."

"But wouldn't threatening them with rewards be bad?" Qin Yun thought she meant restricting the reward.

But Su Huan shook her head: "I mean write in the contract: absolutely no quitting allowed under any circumstances. If they agree, they sign and get paid; if not, redraw the lottery."

She added: "If that's still not enough, add extra rewards after the live-stream."

Hearing this, Qin Yun's eyes lit up slightly, and he clapped his hands: "I forgot about this! Heavy rewards bring brave men. We can just pay more."

"You don't want any of them to quit midway?" Su Huan asked, puzzled. "Isn't that unnecessary?"

Qin Yun couldn't say it was a system requirement: "Since they've joined, whether it's pain or joy, they must endure it all. If they quit early and walk away with the money, not only would I object—my fans would be furious."

Su Huan still thought whether these people quit or not wouldn't affect the live-stream, since viewers primarily watched Qin Yun.

Since the decision was made, Qin Yun no longer hesitated—he opened Word and began drafting the preliminary contract, leaving the details for Douyin to refine later.

……

The next day, in the company conference room, Qin Yun and Su Huan met Douyin's team.

Among them was even Qin Yun's old acquaintance, Liu Wei!

"Director Liu, long time no see. You look promoted."

Qin Yun stepped forward and embraced Liu Wei first, greeting him warmly and giving him full face.

This eased the tension slightly for Shen Peilin, the lead representative from Douyin.

After brief mutual introductions, the meeting began, and they got down to business.

First was the live-streaming content. When Douyin's team saw Qin Yun's proposal, they all involuntarily drew in a sharp breath.

Shen Peilin looked stunned: "Director Qin, this… isn't this too difficult? They're just ordinary people—any misstep in that environment could mean life or death. Are you certain there's no problem?"

Qin Yun smiled: "I'll conduct targeted training beforehand to maximize their survival capabilities."

Seeing Qin Yun's resolve, Shen Peilin considered and said: "Director Qin, you're the professional—on content we won't interfere. But your note about no quitting midway… isn't that a bit…"

What he meant by "a bit," Shen Peilin didn't finish, but Qin Yun understood.

He replied: "As I wrote above, anyone who might quit can withdraw before signing the contract. But if they start the live-stream and quit at the first difficulty, that's too easy. I'm fine with it, but my fans won't be."

Liu Wei said: "Director Qin is right. All scenarios must be considered—the contract must be crystal clear. Bad news must be said upfront."

He glanced at the numbers on the proposal and smiled: "Seeing the post-stream reward, even I'm tempted. I'm sure these people won't dare quit—they've got Director Qin backing them, so their safety's guaranteed."

Everyone laughed.

Yes, after the live-stream, they'd get a 10% share of the live-stream tips. The reward was too generous. Qin Yun's streams lasting over seven days earned over 100 million yuan; 10% of that was 10 million yuan. Even split five ways, each person got 2 million—no different from picking up money.

Shen Peilin said: "I think the split should be performance-based, not equal. After the stream, let netizens vote on who contributed the most—highest contributor gets the largest share. That'll better motivate them."

"Mr. Shen's point is valid."

Subsequently, during the meeting, everyone discussed step by step according to Qin Yun's plan, with the two companies continuously negotiating the terms of cooperation.

In the end, it boiled down to Qin Yun providing the effort, the labor, the content, and the risk; Douyin providing the money, the traffic, the technology, and the resources. Both sides shared the risk, but Qin Yun alone received all revenue from the livestream, and even the initial hundred-thousand-dollar reward and subsequent revenue sharing were entirely borne by Douyin.

Qin Yun had not anticipated this—that Douyin would be so generous.

In the end, they even gave him a surprise: from now on, Qin Yun would become Douyin's first livestreamer to exclusively receive all tip revenue, with Douyin's official side not participating in his tip revenue sharing.

That meant he would receive all the tips he got, no longer splitting them fifty-fifty or seventy-thirty with Douyin.

This was something he had not expected.

In the following two days, Douyin swiftly refined the contract, and all initial content preparations were completed smoothly.

On September 4, Douyin's official side began promotion.

Across all ByteDance-owned platforms, posters and videos spread virally; even before Qin Yun's livestream began, online anticipation had reached its peak.