Chapter 147 - 119: Ding! The Food Recommendation Officer is Online
Chapter 147: Chapter 119: Ding! The Food Recommendation Officer is Online
When the taste-sharing system in a livestream is activated, it allows all the fans watching the streamer cook to have a more direct sensory experience of the food’s flavor.
However, tasting slots have always been available in limited quantities.
For most streamers, the tasting slot feature is a way to share their delicious creations.
Some moderately skilled streamers even use it to turn a profit.
These various limitations are, in fact, tied to the interests of both the streamers and the platform.
The platform has never implemented unlimited tasting slots, nor has it ever even considered the idea.
This was perhaps the shared dream of fans and foodies alike.
Fans like Ke Dancheng, who could never seem to snag a tasting slot, often had such dreams.
It was quite unrealistic.
After Shu Yao proposed opening unlimited tasting slots to the customer service rep, [KCourt is a bit spicy], she was met with a firm and decisive refusal.
This was to be expected.
Shu Yao had thought it was a lost cause, but a short while later, they actually relented!
[KCourt is a bit spicy]: "Hello, Mrs. Bao. The company’s upper management just held a discussion, and we can grant the benefit you requested. However, opening unlimited tasting slots every day is not feasible. How about once a month?"
Shu Yao replied, feigning reluctance, "I suppose once a month will have to do."
’She had a feeling it wouldn’t be that simple.’
Just as she suspected, there was a catch.
[KCourt is a bit spicy]: "However, the company has an additional requirement for you."
Shu Yao: "I’m listening."
[KCourt is a bit spicy]: "The company will grant you super-mod privileges. We hope that you will enter other food streamers’ broadcasts, either randomly or from a company-recommended list, and offer them guidance—all while streaming yourself."
"Guidance? Heh, don’t make it sound so noble," Shu Yao quickly typed back. "You just want to monetize my traffic. What’s this about being a super-mod and having special status? Isn’t it just a way to make me your corporate drone every day!"
’They must take me for a fool.’
Before they could respond, she sent another message: "You’re already sucking me dry, and now you want to devour me, bones and all. You call this a benefit? I think you’re just exploiting me in disguise!"
[KCourt is a bit spicy] seemed a bit flustered. "Unlimited tasting slots every month is a benefit no other streamer has..."
Shu Yao cut them off with two questions: "Do other streamers have my level of traffic and popularity? Do other streamers have my level of cooking skill?"
’Isn’t the only reason Imperial Court Company decided to offer her this "exclusive benefit" because they recognize her unique value?’
It was all starting to make sense to Shu Yao now.
’The exclusive benefit was just bait. Imperial Court Company’s ultimate goal was to play the long game to reel in a big fish! They were peeling her like an onion, stripping away her interests layer by layer, without a single care for what she’d have left in the end!’
’They probably wouldn’t even leave her with a shred of dignity!’
No wonder Yuan Ju and Jiang Fei had complained to her about the Imperial Court Company’s shameless greed.
It was truly disgusting!
[KCourt is a bit spicy] still hadn’t given up. "Mrs. Bao, if you’re not satisfied with this arrangement, there is still room for negotiation."
Shu Yao: "You still don’t get it, do you? I couldn’t care less about these ’exclusive benefits.’ After all, streaming my cooking is just a hobby. I don’t lose anything even without your perks. You, on the other hand..."
"Once you understand that, come back and talk to me with the right attitude!"
Every word she typed was uncompromisingly firm.
A short while later, [KCourt is a bit spicy] replied:
"Mrs. Bao, you are a level-headed and wise person, and I personally admire you very much. We will grant your request for one day of unlimited tasting slots per month. However, Mrs. Bao, we hope you will also consider the company’s request.
If you have any other requests, you can bring those up as well."
Shu Yao replied, "Building on that, I want the company to offer unlimited tasting slots as a birthday benefit to every food streamer. In other words, every food streamer should be entitled to this perk once per year.
But I won’t impose my personal will on any streamer or fan. Therefore, I suggest a company representative officially launch two separate public polls on the platform—one for fans and one for streamers—to decide on the implementation of unlimited tasting slots."
It was a very democratic approach.
As for the fan poll, the outcome was a given: there would be overwhelming support for implementing unlimited tasting slots.
But as for the streamers... that was another story entirely.