Chapter 78 Misfortune always finds the unfortunate
The next morning, Bai Qiuwu packed up and went straight to the company.
So the convenience of live streaming to company employees is that she doesn't need to prepare anything, she just needs to show up.
When she arrived at the company, Pu Xi and his men were already waiting for her there.
The best live broadcast equipment, the most stable camera teacher, and a comprehensive team, including makeup artists and lighting technicians, a large group of people who are conspicuous.
When Bai Qiuwu saw this scene, he fell silent.
"I don't think it's that necessary." She tactfully offered her opinion: "Actually, all I need is a camera. If that's not enough, I can just take the video myself."
"How can that be?" Pu Xi rejected her seriously and gave a professional explanation: "There are huge differences between lenses. Don't worry about that. Just focus on your work."
Bai Qiuwu had no words to refute and stopped interfering.
She obediently followed the makeup artist's instructions and put on some light makeup.
Suddenly, the already photogenic beauty became even more eye-catching. The professional photographer held the camera very steadily, and countless viewers were immediately struck by her beauty as soon as they entered the live broadcast room.
【Who are you, beauty? 】
[Oh my god, this is Bai Qiuwu? Why didn't I realize how pretty this girl is before? Hey, you didn't always do your livestreams without makeup, did you?]
"What's going on? Why is there such a big change? Did she use the beauty filter? How can she look so much better? Is this some kind of head-swapping magic?"
[I finally understand what the term "vase" in the entertainment industry meant. Apart from anything else, this face is truly impressive. I could watch this live stream all day just for this face!]
All of a sudden, all kinds of compliments came, but Bai Qiuwu just glanced at them calmly and then got straight to the point.
"Everyone has seen the announcement released yesterday, right? In case someone is confused, let me explain it here."
"We're going to proactively investigate the life stories of those who made wishes! First up is the one who made the earliest wish but hasn't yet fulfilled it. His online ID is 'Four Seasons Like Spring', and he's also an employee of our company who's about to be laid off."
"To be clear, we didn't inform him that we were going to broadcast him live today, but I don't know if he saw the announcement himself."
"This employee is our technical department. Let's go now."
Although it was his first time to do such an outdoor live broadcast, Bai Qiuwu was not nervous at all, and even felt confident.
The fundamental source of this confidence is that she has a vague feeling that the wish of this laid-off employee will soon come true.
Today, soon.
But she didn't tell anyone else about this.
Although there were many people in the behind-the-scenes team, when the live broadcast actually started, only Bai Qiuwu was on the screen, and the team was also reduced to only the photographer and Pu Xi, who worked part-time as a lighting designer.
The three of them were carrying cameras, but they were not as eye-catching as before.
So when they entered the technical department, many people were busy working and didn't notice them at all. Those who did notice them looked surprised.
The picture perfectly presents this real scene.
[I now believe that there was no notice at all. The confused expression of the girl with glasses in the lower right corner of the camera is so cute hahahahahaha]
[And that handsome guy who is concentrating on his work, I feel like his head is almost stuck in the computer. So this is what the environment in a big company is like. It’s really just like in TV dramas.]
【Why don’t I see our wishing brother? 】
Bai Qiuwu glanced at the comments and observed everyone. He indeed did not see the employee with the ID of Siji Ruchun fighting.
So Bai Qiuwu didn't bother to be polite and directly asked a little girl, "Hello, where is Yu Chun?"
Yu Chun is the real name of the netizen named Four Seasons Like Spring.
The girl who was suddenly pulled into the country was a little frightened. She was too shy to look up and whispered, "Chun, Chun Ge is about to resign and is not working here now."
"Where is he then?"
"They're basically in the Human Resources Department, handling resignation handovers and paperwork."
"Is that so..." Bai Qiuwu seemed to be lost in thought, then suddenly changed the subject and asked, "So, girl, what do you think of him?"
After the little girl said a few words, her frightened state improved a little. Although she was still embarrassed, she could at least speak normally.
"He seems very honest and doesn't talk much. He's the kind of honest guy who just works hard. But I think he's a good guy."
"He often helps us with things. Sometimes when I'm unable to keep up with documents, he'll take the initiative to help. But maybe because he's a bit old, he works very slowly and makes mistakes easily."
Bai Qiuwu nodded and continued in a casual tone, "So what do you think of his family situation?"
The little girl was a little confused: "I'm not sure about this. To be honest, I'm not very familiar with him and we rarely talk."
She looked at Bai Qiuwu with embarrassment, and her rejection was self-evident.
Bai Qiuwu was about to ask something else when a boy in a plaid T-shirt poked his head out and asked, "Are you Bai Qiuwu?"
Bai Qiuwu didn't react much when he was recognized, and just nodded.
"I was watching your live broadcast and I also read the announcement. I didn't expect you to actually come." The boy was a little emotional. He was much more enthusiastic than the little girl just now, and he seemed to be quite camera-savvy.
Bai Qiuwu was very happy that someone took the initiative to chat, so she immediately changed the subject and started chatting with the boy.
"Since you watched the live broadcast and the announcement, you should understand why I'm here, right?"
"Of course." The boy simply nodded and answered the question that the little girl hadn't answered before.
"Brother Chun, I don't know how to evaluate that person. He is indeed honest, but I feel that he is too honest. It seems that his mind is not flexible enough."
"Our technical department actually makes money from brainpower. There's not much profit from projects here. How much you can earn depends entirely on your personal ability. And Chun Ge often can't keep up with everyone else's pace. He's obviously the most tired and spends the most time, but his work is still the slowest and most delayed."
"I don't think he's suitable for the technical department. Perhaps transferring him to another department would be a better option. However, he's not sociable and is always in a dull state."
"It's not surprising that he was chosen during the layoffs. It's a bit cruel, but it really is a matter of merit, survival of the fittest. There's nothing we can do about it."
"What about your family situation?" Bai Qiuwu listened silently and waited for the boy to finish speaking before asking questions.
"His family's situation was indeed not good. When he found out he was being laid off, he couldn't sleep for whole nights."
"Because we both lived in the dormitory, even though we didn't share a room, sometimes when I came home late at night and passed by the window, I would see him secretly crying in his room."
"We spend time together and chat occasionally, and we've talked about family. His family is the typical middle-aged family, with elderly parents and young children, and he's got a mortgage and car loan."
"It can be said that all the burdens of his family fell on him alone. If he is laid off, to be honest, his family may not be able to survive."
At the end, the boy also sighed.
And after he started talking, many people around him joined in the discussion.
"That's right, Chun Ge is just too honest. These days, how can an honest person make a living? He can't think straight and can only do routine work. When there's a layoff, he'll be picked."
"His family is truly miserable. To survive in this city, they bought their house secondhand. Even so, they've been carrying a mortgage for 10 years, and it's said they still have over a million to pay back. What will they do if they lose their job?"
"He has several children in school, so the pressure is really huge. It's really miserable, but there's really nothing we can do."
Everyone was talking at once, and for a moment the technical department was as lively as a tea party. Many people who were originally timid and shy joined in when they saw so many people talking.
Apart from asking a few questions at the beginning to guide the topic, Bai Qiuwu basically did not speak again afterwards and just listened quietly to the discussion.
The camera function was very good, and every word these people said was recorded in full, including the sighs and worried expressions on their faces during the discussion.
There is a big difference between people's natural reactions and the scripts they perform, and many people can see this.
Therefore, almost no one questions the authenticity of this scene.
People are more concerned about what these people discuss.
Looking at it this way, it's kind of helpless. The person is a good person, the pressure is real, and it's true that he couldn't survive after being fired. But the company has no other choice. Keeping such a useless employee is just a waste of money, and the company is not doing charity.
[This feels a bit cruel. Is such a big company really short of this little bit of work? The salary they pay him isn't even a drop in the bucket. Why are they pushing him like this?]
[As mentioned earlier, this world has never been one where you are right just because you are pitiful. That boy said it well, survival of the fittest, it has always been this way, okay?]
Because he's miserable, the company has to keep him and pay him money for nothing. But what about the other people who are even more miserable? Should they all be supported? Then can the company still operate?
Have you ever thought about how others feel about the same salary but having to do more work? Is this fair to everyone? Just because he's worse off, everyone else has to give in to him? What's the logic?
[Ultimately, this matter cannot be blamed on anyone. All I can say is that there is only one disease in this world, and that is poverty. You can be compassionate, but you cannot morally blackmail others.]
There were all kinds of talk at once, and there was even a hint of tension.
Bai Qiuwu ate the melons on both sides with gusto. When everyone's emotions were almost brewing, she spoke at the right time.
"We've pretty much figured out the situation. Now let's go find the wisher and take a sneak peek at his current situation."
As she spoke, she said hello to everyone and was the first to walk out of the technical department.
The barrage of comments was still going on in the evening, the popularity remained high, more and more people were watching, but Bai Qiuwu had already arrived at the Human Resources Department.
As she said, she did not enter directly with the camera, but instead signaled the camera operator to secretly shoot inside through the window.
Bai Qiuwu wasn't in the shot, but her voice could be heard whispering off-screen: "As you can see, this is the Human Resources Department. Let's film it secretly."
There were not many people in the Human Resources Department at this time, and everyone was at their workstations. This window could only capture the corridor.
Then there was a middle-aged man in the corridor who was talking on the phone. He was squatting on the ground in a decadent manner, holding the phone in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
Because he had a vague feeling that his wish was about to come true, Bai Qiuwu always came at the right time.
She recognized the middle-aged man as their protagonist and decisively introduced him in a low voice: "This is Mr. Siji Ruchun. Although it's not good to eavesdrop on others' privacy, it doesn't seem right to interrupt them on their phone calls either."
"So let's just stay here. Those netizens with good manners can turn off the sound first. I'm not very polite, so I'll just listen."
Netizens: “…”
This woman knows how to talk.
Bai Qiuwu didn’t know how many people actually turned off the sound, she only knew that she found it particularly exciting.
Mr. Spring All Year Round had a look of decadence on his face. He had thick dark circles under his eyes and bloodshot eyeballs. It seemed that he had not slept well for a long time.
He didn't smoke the cigarette in his hand. He listened to the phone silently without saying a word. Just looking at his expression gave people a suffocating feeling of oppression.
It was a kind of despair that was bent by life.
It was unknown what the person on the phone was talking about. The man spoke after a long time. His voice was hoarse and filled with a dead silence: "So... my house in my hometown has been confirmed to be destroyed?"
"What do you mean it wasn't intentional? Didn't the government take this into consideration when planning? Do you know that's my last hope?!"
At the end of his speech, he suddenly became irritable, like a beast cornered, and growled in a low voice: "What do you mean by 'I'm sorry'? Is this something that can be solved with an apology?"
"I just lost my job, and my house in the city is about to be auctioned because I can't pay the mortgage. My family and I were counting on returning to our hometown so we can have a place to stay, and now you tell me it's been destroyed by an accident?"
"What do you mean by accidental destruction? You're committing murder! Do you know that our family can't survive? You're forcing us to die!"
He roared like a madman, his eyes filled with tears, and he was emotionally broken.
This scene undoubtedly touched the hearts of countless netizens, and the barrage of comments exploded.
What do you mean, his house back home is still gone? What's this about accidental destruction? How could this happen? Misfortunes never come singly?
[Damn, I feel suffocated just looking at this. Why does misfortune always find those who suffer?! What is the meaning of this world? Good people can't survive, right?]
[Can you please tell me this is a script? I really can't stand plots like this. I clearly have no skills, but I just can't stand seeing the suffering of the world.]
[I was moved to tears. I could feel his collapse even through the screen. Why did this happen? Can a person really be so unlucky? At this moment, I would rather believe that it was a script!]
Just as everyone was talking and questioning, the collapsed man in the camera was holding his phone and heard something, and his expression suddenly froze.
(End of this chapter)
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