Chapter 159: Using Money Power

"Jiang Jiang, you tell me!"

"A company this inflexible is doomed to fail, isn’t it!"

Jiang Jiang: ...

From his professional standpoint, the Federation Live Broadcast Company would undoubtedly survive, provided it avoided major scandals or disastrous decisions from its heirs.

"Why can’t they just have a VIP option?"

"Am I not allowed to enjoy premium services?"

"Other streamers know to auction off their products, but this commoner is actually doing a lottery! No wonder she’s still using a rented robot butler. She’s so bad at making money, she’ll be stuck with a rented butler for the rest of her life!"

She maintained her haughty expression, though her face was starting to fall and she was talking a bit too much.

"Why aren’t you saying anything? I didn’t hire you to stand there in a daze."

"I need you to come up with a viable solution right now. This meal! I have to have it!"

She could let the previous ones slide, but from now on—

She had to taste every single dish.

"Miss Meilin, there is, in fact, a way."

"?" She glanced over, her expression aristocratic. "What is it?"

"It might cost a bit of money to try."

"...If it’s a problem that can be solved with Star Coins, then go solve it."

"Of course. It would be my pleasure."

In this universe, there was no problem that couldn’t be solved with Star Coins. Unless, of course, Mei Lin was just truly unlucky.

Jiang Jiujiu had drawn 30 lucky viewers today. These 30 people were from all corners of the universe, and it was impossible for all of them to be wealthy.

It was unlikely that every one of them was living a life without worries. To them, a delicious meal was important, but when compared to a sum of Star Coins large enough to change a family’s fortunes, the way the scales would tip was obvious.

And so, a new post soon appeared in Jiang Qiuqiu’s foodie community.

[Seeking to purchase tonight’s real-world delivery slot for the pickled fish for one million Star Coins]

In the first comment, Jiang Jiang posted a screenshot of Mei Lin’s Star Network account balance.

—???

—What is this? What am I seeing?

—No way. My eyes!

...

Although Jiang Qiuqiu’s stream had many Level 14 whales, in terms of the total audience, the majority were still ordinary citizens of the Federation.

People might joke online, "It’s only a million."

But this was a real one million Star Coins!

Even if you had that kind of money, you’d spend it on a single meal???

And that account balance?

—My mind immediately jumped to the Four Great Families, seriously.

—This is a rich person’s account balance? It’s more than the amount I dream of winning in the lottery (for real).

—So spoiled.

[Interested parties, please contact me ASAP. Only one spot needed. Serious inquiries only.]

The crowd in the community, who had been busy debating whether the pickles or the fish were better, quickly flooded the thread offering a million Star Coins for a single fish dish.

—[Screenshot] So what I won wasn’t a dish, it’s a million Star Coins?

Some people watched from the sidelines; others were tempted.

And some... had already started to act.

...

Wenwen was an ordinary girl who grew up in a remote Star System.

Her family’s financial situation was average—not good, but not bad either. She was attending a university in her home Star System, leading a simple and ordinary life.

The only extraordinary thing about her was that she had recently started watching Jiang Qiuqiu’s streams, and her luck was incredibly good.

She wasn’t the fastest among the massive army of people fighting for a spot, but from the moment she started watching the streams, she had never once failed to win.

Including this real-world delivery slot!

out of 200 million! She was truly one of the chosen ones!

After winning the slot, she had quickly posted about it on her terminal’s homepage.

The excitement hadn’t even worn off when she saw that post in the community.

By coincidence, she then overheard her mother saying that her younger brother was getting older, the nearby middle school had relocated, and getting him to school in the future would be a hassle. But money was a bit tight to buy a house closer to the new school—

She suddenly had an idea.