Chapter 287 Can it Talk?
Compared to others who have a planned approach to choosing a number.
Chen Zhe made Xiao Dingdong walk a different path.
If we want this girl to take off her armor of sadness, we have to use drastic measures, put the maximum pressure on her, and provide the worst possible resources.
He wouldn't allow anyone to give Xiao Dingdong any guidance. Some colleagues couldn't bear it and wanted to teach Xiao Dingdong, but he would scold them away.
"Xiao Dingdong, don't expect anyone to help you. If you want to succeed, you have to rely entirely on yourself, do you understand?"
Xiao Dingdong felt that Chen Zhe was too heartless.
His attitude changed too quickly and was unpredictable, which made it hard for people to stand.
I just wanted to ask some experienced colleagues for advice on a very small problem. Is that not allowed?
But Manager Chen wouldn't allow it, and even verbally abused her for these things, and did so in front of everyone. At one point, Xiao Dingdong really felt a bit overwhelmed and wanted to quit, but she also knew that she couldn't, as she couldn't leave Linglong Club now.
She had no choice but to grit her teeth and study while tears streamed down her face.
Even though she tried so hard, Chen Zhe would still scold her from the side.
"Are you brainless? You've been looking up such a simple question for ages? Have you never been to school? You even need to look up this word? You're so timid and hesitant when you film a video. What kind of streamer are you? How can you even make a living as a streamer?"
Chen Zhe was swearing loudly.
Many of her colleagues heard this and felt sorry for Xiao Dingdong.
Especially the newcomers like Ouyang Zixuan.
After learning about Xiao Dingdong's experience, they were very upset about Chen Zhe's swearing.
"Manager Chen is too harsh! Sister Dingdong already has a disability, and she's already living such a miserable life. Why do you still have to scold her like this? People have hearts, how can the manager have no compassion at all?"
Ouyang Zixuan grew increasingly angry as she read on. She had previously had a good impression of Chen Zhe, thinking him to be an approachable and considerate leader. The incident at the KTV had made her admire Chen Zhe even more.
But this admiration lasted only a few days before Chen Zhe did something so despicable again, bullying a weak and mute girl, who was also a girl with a tragic fate. What was he thinking?
She stepped forward wanting to speak up for Xiao Dingdong, but Wu Yuanyuan stopped her.
"When the manager is scolding someone, you'd better not interrupt."
"But Manager Wu, General Manager Chen went too far. He knew perfectly well that Sister Dingdong was mute, yet he still made her a live streamer. He knew that Sister Dingdong's previous learning experiences were difficult, yet he still forced her to learn those complicated things, and he even used such insulting words to her. Doesn't she have any dignity working here?"
Wu Yuanyuan was also somewhat puzzled.
Chen Zhe wasn't like this before. Even when he got angry, he would do it behind closed doors and rarely insulted his employees in public. Moreover, he didn't seem so cold-blooded before. How come he suddenly became a different person?
Although she had many doubts, Wu Yuanyuan still chose to believe Chen Zhe.
[Manager Chen must have his reasons for doing this.]
Thinking of this, Wu Yuanyuan said to Ouyang Zixuan and the others, "You don't need to worry about this matter. You all know whether the company treats its employees humanely or not. Our Linglong Club is now raising salaries across the board, which puts a lot of pressure on us. We must do every little thing well. Manager Chen has his reasons for doing this. You all go back to your work."
"But……"
Ouyang Zixuan wanted to say something, but was stopped by her colleagues.
...
Xiao Dingdong has had a miserable few days.
I'm on edge every day, afraid of making any mistake that will get me scolded.
Even with all her caution, her fan base and the number of viewers in her live streams didn't increase. Her colleagues had at least several thousand viewers in their live streams, but she only had hundreds of fans and single-digit viewers—a stark contrast.
One evening.
Xiao Dingdong was devastated because there were only two or three people in her live stream room from daytime until now, and no one was interacting with her. She had been streaming for six hours straight and was feeling quite dazed.
When Chen Zhe saw her in this state, instead of showing her any pity, he ran over to her seat and started yelling at her.
She finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed onto the table, sobbing uncontrollably.
All her colleagues looked at her with pity in their eyes, feeling that Chen Zhe had gone too far.
Chen Zhe knew in his heart that he was indeed doing something excessive, but he had no choice but to do so. If he wanted to strip away Xiao Dingdong's armor of sorrow, he had to strike her hard. Without destruction, there can be no construction. As long as Xiao Dingdong hadn't tried to kill herself or changed her mind, he would continue to do so.
After Xiao Dingdong finished crying, she noticed that the number of viewers in the live stream had increased slightly.
Perhaps crying in front of the live stream was for entertainment purposes, as the number of viewers in the live stream increased from single digits to ten digits, and someone even sent a video call.
She wiped away her tears, glared at Chen Zhe beside her, and then answered the call.
She's become somewhat self-destructive. After crying, the awkwardness she felt was gone, and all she wants now is to vent her anger. No matter who's in front of her, she'll use gestures to curse them out first to vent her frustration.
Video link.
A cute girl appeared across from us. She had anime-style makeup and wore an adorable princess dress, giving her a loli-like appearance.
Xiao Dingdong was stunned for a moment. Several people had connected with her via voice chat before, but after discovering that she was mute, they hung up in disgust.
She thought it would be the same person again, so she kept waiting for the other person to speak.
But the streamer on the other end didn't say anything.
The two of them looked at each other.
In the end, the two of them discovered at the same time that the other was mute.
Perhaps because they shared a similar plight, the two actually began to communicate quite happily using gestures.
This left the viewers in the live stream completely stunned.
[Oh no, why is there no sound in my video?]
[What a coincidence, I don't have one either!]
[What's going on? Am I watching a magical duel?]
...
Xiao Dingdong was chatting happily with the mute streamer on the other end, completely disregarding the feelings of the viewers in the live stream.
Xiao Dingdong thought she had met a kindred spirit, but unexpectedly, the other person suddenly said, "[I really hate Linglong Club now. They've stolen all the traffic, leaving us small streamers with no traffic at all. In my opinion, Linglong Club should go out of business. Those women don't look like good people at all...]"
Xiao Dingdong was stunned for a moment.
The other party actually insulted him.
Good heavens, how can we tolerate this?
Even though they had a pleasant conversation, she couldn't stand it, so she started to defend Linglong Club.
When the other party heard Xiao Dingdong defend Linglong Club, they also got angry and started swearing with hand gestures.
Xiao Dingdong also retaliated with a gesture.
A miraculous scene unfolded.
The two women cursed faster and faster, their hand gestures becoming afterimages.
The audience was overjoyed.
Although I couldn't understand what they were saying, they seemed to be arguing fiercely.
[Holy crap! Is this Naruto?]
[Wow! I told my mom I saw two mute people arguing, but she didn't believe me. She said I'd lost my mind.]
[Haha, that's hilarious! When we argue, our mouths get tired, but don't their hands get sore?]
[Holy crap! She closed her eyes! Hahahaha!!!]
Xiao Dingdong kept swearing, and the person opposite her was so disgusted by her outburst that they closed their eyes.
This really angered Xiao Dingdong, who started yelling in the live stream with exaggerated movements, which attracted the attention of her other colleagues.
"What's wrong with Sister Dingdong? Has she gone crazy from the pressure?"
"Very likely. If it were me, I would go crazy too. Anyone would go insane if they were forced to do this by Manager Chen every day."
"That's true."
"Wait! Look at Dingdong's data!"
Ouyang Zixuan shouted.
"What's wrong?" Wu Yuanyuan walked over.
Ouyang Zixuan covered her mouth, looking utterly incredulous; "It's gone up, it's gone up so fast!!! There were only a dozen or so people in the live stream just now, and look at it now, it's almost broken 10,000, and it's still going up!!"
Wu Yuanyuan looked closely and saw that it was true. She immediately ran to Chen Zhe's office.
"Manager, the data has arrived!"
“I know, I saw it.”
Chen Zhe spoke slowly and deliberately, and Wu Yuanyuan was startled by his calm demeanor.
"Manager, did you arrange this?"
Chen Zhe smiled; "No."
"Did you foresee that? Have you been giving Xiao Dingdong special training these past few days?"
"Hehe, Yuanyuan, that's not how it is. I didn't think that much about it. I was quite surprised to see this data myself."
Chen Zhe did not place his hopes on Xiao Dingdong; he did this simply to indirectly help the poor girl.
He had tried before, but Xiao Dingdong went through a relationship and became depressed again. This time, he took drastic measures again to try to pull her out of the quagmire of sadness.
Xiao Dingdong's data skyrocketed, and for a time she even surpassed Ouyang Zixuan, the top live streamer in Linglong Club.
This result shocked everyone.
They found it hard to believe that Xiao Dingdong could achieve this in such a short time; it was simply too exaggerated.
...
"Manager, Dingdong's data is so good right now, should we consider launching a product for them?"
"No rush. I don't see Dingdong as a live-streaming sales host, and her situation isn't stable yet. Let's wait a while longer."
"Oh well."
For the next week.
Xiao Dingdong's data fluctuates, but it's already much better than those who started broadcasting. She now has a stable audience of around 10,000 people in her live stream every night, and the interaction rate is also very high.
Xiao Dingdong finally realized the changes in herself.
She built this account from scratch, experiencing breakdowns, despair, and confusion along the way. There were many moments when she wanted to end it all. She never expected that things would change like this when she was at her lowest point.
She went to Chen Zhe's office and bowed deeply to him.
"Thank you... thank you... manager."
Chen Zhe, who was working, was stunned. He picked at his ear with his finger and looked at Xiao Dingdong as if he had seen a ghost. If he hadn't misheard, Xiao Dingdong had spoken.
He suddenly stood up and walked over.
"You? You can talk now?"
"I... just... learned..."
Xiao Dingdong's pronunciation was unclear, but Chen Zhe could understand the general meaning.
This already shocked him.
"Ding-dong! You can still talk? When did this happen?"
Xiao Dingdong's explanation was difficult, and not very clear either.
I decided to write it out on a writing board.
[A few weeks ago, I discovered that I seemed to be able to make a little sound, so I've been practicing. I don't speak very well.]
Chen Zhe looked at her excitedly.
"It's ready now, come on! I'll take you to get it checked out!"
...
At the hospital.
After examining her, the doctor said, "She had a high fever when she was a child, and she must have experienced something that caused her to stop speaking for a long time, resulting in her becoming mute. She wasn't born mute. Scientifically speaking, she can regain her ability to speak, but it will take some time."
Upon hearing this result...
Xiao Dingdong burst into tears of joy, but she was also a little uneasy.
Every time something good happens to me, something bad happens the next second.
So she was very worried.
On the way back, Chen Zhe noticed her reaction.
He comforted her, saying, "Don't overthink it. Let's not assume the worst. Although we can prepare ourselves mentally in advance, we shouldn't put ourselves in a bad mood before it actually happens."
Xiao Dingdong looked up at him.
Thinking about the manager's previous attitudes towards her, she suddenly seemed to understand that everything the manager had done was for her benefit.
Since the manager cares about me so much, I really need to cheer up.
She wiped away her tears, smiled, and said in a not-so-clear voice, "Okay."
...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com