Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

The moment Teacup’s Weibo post was released, it immediately caused a huge uproar.
"Whoa, is that really necessary?"
"Twelve Main Gods, and before you know it’s down to eleven already?"
"Hahaha! I’m dying! This Twelve Main Gods title sounds so grand, but they barely poached one person from Juechen and he jumped right back."
"The slap to the face sounds loud!"
"I bet the boss of Niu Long Live Platform is turning green!"
"I’m dying of laughter!"
"..."
There were also viewers from Juechen Live Platform who liked the post.
"Good on you, why wander off? It’s so comfy at home!"
"Exactly, after seeing other live platforms, Juechen is still the most comfortable, no contest!"
"When has Young Master Bu ever let you guys down? Teacup, you really were blinded by money, but making amends is good!"
"Come back! My fan badge thankfully hasn’t fallen off yet."
"Welcome home!"
"..."
Wen Family Hall was furious when they saw the message.
He called his CEO over and fiercely scolded him: "Are you stupid? Why did you have to pressure that guy named Teacup?"
The CEO of Niu Long Live was also full of grievances and confusion: "How would I know! Wasn’t everything agreed upon? And it’s the usual practice! Trash talking the former platform before switching can maximize profits."
"But damn it, you have to consider the person! Lu Xiaobu is not just anyone! Can normal tricks work on him?" Wen Family Hall exploded with anger!
"How was I to know Lu Xiaobu was so tricky! Without saying a word, he just turned the situation around!" The CEO was genuinely at his wit’s end.
He used to be a CEO at other platforms and was poached by Wen Family Hall.
"Alright, enough, go ahead, raise the price again for Teacup, let him come back, it can’t just end like this."
Wen Family Hall was incredibly frustrated.
Actually, he also knew that the CEO’s strategy wasn’t wrong, everything was in order.
After all, these streamers aren’t Xiaobu’s Iron Cavalry!
They are all guild-signed streamers, not direct employees of Xiaobu’s company.
Logically, their loyalty shouldn’t be that high.
If it really were the Iron Cavalry employees, agreeing to switch wouldn’t even have been an option.
Like that Qin Ce, or that Li Ying.
The two of them are from the Iron Cavalry, he even once offered them signing fees up to thirty million, but both simply wouldn’t even listen or care!
However.
Just when everyone thought Lu Xiaobu hadn’t made a move yet but had turned the tables.
Lu Xiaobu posted on Weibo: "Go wherever you want, Juechen Live Platform won’t pay your penalty fee."
After posting on Weibo, Lu Xiaobu sat at home and snickered.
What?
Am I supposed to pay for your mistakes?
Sorry, I don’t need this so-called turning the tables!
Upon these words.
The internet immediately exploded.
"Whoa, Lu Xiaobu is awesome!"
"That’s some powerful statement!"
"Go wherever you want, what does that mean? It’s telling you, we at Juechen don’t want traitors!"
"So badass! Super cool!"
"..."
Everyone knows Lu Xiaobu as a notorious spendthrift.
But now, hearing him say he has no money? That means just one thing—once you leave, don’t come back! Not wanted!
Keep in mind Teacup isn’t some minor streamer, he has hundreds of thousands of fans on Juechen Live Platform, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been christened as one of the Twelve Main Gods by Long Niu Live!
But now?
Lu Xiaobu said if he doesn’t want it, then he doesn’t need it. Let it go wherever it wants to go.
Although it’s a bit capricious, it’s exactly this boldness, exactly this domineering attitude, that no other live platform can match.
Of course, being domineering has its costs.
There are indeed losses.
After all, a streamer always has his loyal fans.
This action is essentially giving up traffic amounting to hundreds of thousands!
However, no one really discussed this aspect.
After all, as a famously prodigal son, for Lu Xiaobu, this level of squandering is just like splashing water!
When the news reached Wen Family Hall, they were more than thrilled: "Hahaha, Lu Xiaobu, you chose to give it up yourself, so don’t blame me."
Feeling great, as long as the formation of the Twelve Main Gods remains unbroken now, his subsequent plans won’t be much affected.
On the other hand, Teacup wore a bitter expression.
He always felt he had made a wrong move.
Not sure why, but he just felt it.
He felt he would soon regret it!
With the matter of the eleventh Main God sorted,
Everyone’s attention shifted towards the twelfth Main God.
They were all guessing who this twelfth Main God could be.
"Could it still be Juechen Live Platform?"
"It’s possible, after all, Juechen Live Platform is currently the undisputed leader, and Niu Long Live is obviously targeting Juechen Live, pressurizing competitors while elevating oneself, why not?"
"Could it be Qin Ce? He is the pillar of Juechen Live Platform; if he really was poached, then Juechen Live is done for!"
"No way! Qin Ce once said he would never change platforms."
"Who can be sure?"
"This thought of prioritizing interests, as long as there’s absolute benefit, nothing can deter people!"
"..."
Because Niu Long Live has always been secretive about the twelfth Main God,
So, the online speculation has become more and more intense.
It has even impacted Qin Ce’s streaming.
Daily, there was a massive amount of bandwagoning.
Eventually, Qin Ce exploded.
"Fuck you all, can you stop spamming every day?! I’ve said it, I’ll never switch platforms in my lifetime! Young Master Bu has shown me great kindness, I can’t and absolutely will not change platforms! I’m putting it here today, even if one day Young Master Bu doesn’t want me anymore, then I would rather quit the live streaming industry than leave Juechen Live Platform!"
Qin Ce’s statement curbed some of the noise.
Absolute loyalty!
But it didn’t have much effect.
After all, everyone has the same mentality hiding behind their screens, you can’t hit me!
There would always be some jealousy-driven malicious bandwagoning.
For instance, after Little Afey left, Iron Root who became a mainstay on another platform, started taking veiled digs and indirect criticisms online and live.
"I’m telling you, so-called loyalty is bullshit nowadays! It’s just the money not being enough! If the money is right, all this loyalty is fake!"
"Displaying loyalty? Why display loyalty? Just to say—look, I’m showing loyalty, now give me a raise? Otherwise, I might leave!"
"So, you see, not many good folks among streamers!"
Such rhetoric wasn’t just from one person.
Many streamers were speaking on it, causing Qin Ce’s fans to be on edge.
Every day, they worried whether Qin Ce would suddenly switch teams!
Even Qin Ce who often used to be late, now dared not delay.
Because every delay would set off a new bandwagon.
Not only did he stop being late, but he also began arriving early, working overtime, and sometimes pulling all-nighters.
Qin Ce’s old fans watched this with immense heartache.
But they also knew that Qin Ce was trying to prove through his actions his loyalty to Juechen Live Platform and to Lu Xiaobu!
To death!