Chapter 325

Just at this moment, someone exclaimed, "Manager, look at the comment section! They're all calling the company's customer service line, wanting us to open up an aid channel."

The supervisor next to him immediately replied, "How are we supposed to open one? We're all out here ourselves; we can't manage that!"

"It's simple. If all else fails, just grab any bank card and have them transfer the money into it, won't that work?"

"Wouldn't that be illegal?"

"You're overthinking it. The money isn't for personal use; it's for disaster relief."

After hearing the discussion among the group, the manager's eyes narrowed, as if he had made a decision.

He immediately turned his head to the head of the publicity department and said, "Go use the super-admin account to post the bank card number in the live stream, and then help me announce that the production team is donating 100 million to this disaster relief effort!"

"100 million!"

Everyone exclaimed!

This was no small sum.

Although there had been constant advertisements lately, and the revenue from television and the internet was countless times higher than before.

But last time, to stabilize public sentiment, the program had already added an extra 1 billion.

Now, they were asking for another 100 million; they didn't understand.

"Manager, is it really necessary to give that much? We didn't suffer much damage here; 10 million at most would be the limit, and no one would gossip about us either."

"Exactly, wouldn't it be better to keep that 100 million as a bonus for the company?"

The manager shook his head and slowly explained.

"As Fang Yang's production team, we must show sufficient sincerity. 100 million seems like a lot, but you have to realize, once the aid channel is opened in the live stream, how much do you think his fans will donate?"

"10 million? Or 100 million? Or could it be more than we can imagine? Speaking of which, I just remembered, prepare a few more bank cards; get one for every major bank."

"Think about it, if we only put out 10 million, what does that look like compared to them? Isn't it embarrassing? What will people think of us then? Besides, by putting out 100 million, we are showing our sincerity and setting a good example."

"Although the damage here isn't severe, you all saw that tsunami earlier; the coastal areas have already suffered serious destruction, and the economic losses will definitely be in the hundreds of millions."

"Finally, I have a bit of a selfish motive. Isn't this donation an invisible advertisement? Whoever donates the most will be pushed into the spotlight; then we'll have both reputation and traffic. 100 million might be earned back very quickly!"

"Rather than calling it aid, it's more like a disguised advertisement! But I don't care, because I really donated the hard cash; who has the right to curse us!"

The senior management of the production team fell silent after hearing this.

Compared to the manager, their vision was much shorter.

Ever since Fang Yang joined this program, the scale had become too large.

Much larger than originally anticipated, and completely uncontrollable.

But under the manager's leadership, although they were walking on thin ice, they were moving step by step, always gaining by giving.

The publicity department head immediately took the prepared bank card account from the finance department and logged into the super-admin account to post an announcement in the live stream's discussion group.

【Apologies, the entire production team is taking shelter, there is no one in the building. After a decision by the production team, we will donate 100 million to aid Xihai City and help all disaster areas rebuild. Below is the account for the company's finance department. Those who wish to contribute can transfer to this bank account. Natural disasters are heartless, but people have hearts. Let us cheer for Xihai City together!】

The netizens who were originally anxious in the group exploded when they saw this message.

【Popularity】 +1+1+1+1.

——【Holy crap, I've never seen such a hardcore production team, donating hundreds of millions in aid just like that. A production team like this deserves to be popular. No more talk, transferring money immediately. I hope those bragging in the live stream can keep their word. Cheer for Xihai City!】

——【I said before, you transfer, and I'll transfer immediately. Don't just brag without proof; you're all just stirring up trouble, right? Do you really think money grows on trees? Donating 10,000? I don't believe it. If you have the guts, post a screenshot after donating. I said, as long as someone actually posts a screenshot, I'll donate immediately.】

——【 (Bank transfer. jpg) I transferred, 10,000. My personal ability is limited, I don't like empty talk. I personally donate over 100,000 to the streamer every year. If Fang Yang dares to open up donations, I'll definitely have a spot on the leaderboard! Those trolls, can you take action now?】

——【Holy crap, awesome! 10,000? I don't even have 1,000 on me, I'll transfer 50 just to show support. By the way, aren't you afraid of being scammed? So much money going into that bank card, what if they run away with the donations?】

——【Naive. There are tens of millions of people in the live stream, the donation funds are at least over 100 million, maybe even more. Do you think they dare to run? At the very least, they'd be sewing shoes in prison for decades. Besides, can they even run? If they dare to scam money like this, even if they go to prison, they'd be beaten to death.】

On the production team's side, not long after the publicity department posted the bank card number, the finance department's mobile phone text messages were about to explode.

Ding-dong~~

【Ending in 0245, received 800 yuan..】

【Ending in 0454, received 10 yuan...】

【Ending in 0879, received 3,000 yuan...】

【Ending in 0351, received 10,000 yuan...】

Everyone on the production team listened to the sound of the text messages and became numb.

Especially the head of the finance department, who felt like the phone was about to crash.

The messages popping up now were likely from N messages ago; there was no way to keep up.

"Manager, the Construction Bank already has over 5 million, the Agricultural Bank has 7 million, the Industrial and Commercial Bank also has over 5 million, and the Bank of China has 6.7 million. This... this... it hasn't even been ten minutes yet!"

Hiss~~

Everyone gasped, feeling their scalps go numb!

It hadn't even been ten minutes! And it was already over 20 million.

At this moment, looking back at the 100 million the manager donated, how wise it was!

If it had only been 10 million, once the donation figures were announced, their faces would truly be slapped hard.

At this rate, 100 million wouldn't be much compared to the netizens' donations.

Although many people only donated 10 or 50, there were many donating several hundred, or even tens of thousands.

This was unimaginable to them!

The donations they had seen before were all 1 or 5, and 50 was already a lot. What the hell was this 10,000?

The most absurd thing was that those donating 10,000 weren't just a few; there were many! It was as if they had discussed it beforehand.

The manager also felt a deep sense of shock at this moment, as if he had returned to the days when donations were first opened a while ago.

He had already overestimated this popularity, but facts proved he had still underestimated it.

It could only be described in four words: terrifyingly powerful!

He believed that no celebrity possessed such appeal.

At the same time, he understood that this money was likely what they had originally wanted to donate but hadn't had the chance to, and now that they had finally found a legitimate opportunity, they were venting their emotions wildly.

Just as he was still in shock, the Municipal Public Security Bureau Command Center, through bank data monitoring, suddenly detected abnormal data in the bank cards.

They immediately dropped their headsets and reported urgently.

"Chief, we've detected a large amount of money being transferred into several bank cards belonging to one person. We suspect money laundering or fraud."

The Chief frowned, "At this critical juncture, let's not worry about that. The top priority is to protect the safety of the people and control their emotions; don't let criminals take advantage of the situation."

"But... the amount of money coming in is a bit too much!"

"Hmm? How much? Contact the bank and check the account status."

"Okay, I'll contact them immediately!"

Five minutes later, the officer looked shocked and terrified.

"How is it? Did you find out?"

"Ch... Chief, we found out. There are transaction records for all four banks. According to their investigation results, over 50 million has been transferred in total in the last 20 minutes."

"Ah? How much? 50 million?" The Chief was stunned, as if he had misheard.

"Yes, and it's still coming in! But... this doesn't look like money laundering or fraud."

The Chief finally realized something was wrong, "What do you mean? Didn't you ask them to send over the transaction records?"

"They can't send them!"

"What do you mean? Can you be more direct?"

"It's like this, the transaction records show that there have been countless transfers in these 20 minutes. The bank cards involved are from all over the country, and each bank involves over 100,000 people, and many are just a few yuan per transaction! This... how could this be money laundering!"

"And the bank said that just in the time they were investigating, hundreds more people transferred money, and the funds are about to break 60 million. At this rate, it's unimaginable!"

The Chief was completely confused, his head buzzing.

It was his first time encountering such a situation.

If you say it's money laundering, they're all small amounts; who would launder money like that?

If you say it's fraud, hundreds of thousands of people are transferring money; could hundreds of thousands of people be scammed? That's even more impossible!

He couldn't figure out the situation for a moment, so he gritted his teeth and made a decision.

"No, we can't let them continue to transfer money. Freeze the bank cards before we figure this out."

"Okay, I understand!"

With the bank cards frozen.

The live stream exploded.