"Are you throwing a hissy fit while hiding in our boyfriend’s warm embrace because my videos did much better?" Nyx asked in a coy tone. She glanced at Kaiden and gave him a playful wink as if to say ’Watch this!’
The reaction was instantaneous. "Haaah?!" Luna roared furiously as she let go of Kaiden’s waist and turned toward the pink-haired woman.
"What is it, Miss Chaos Gremlin? Did I say something wrong?" she asked in an innocent tone and acted as if she truly didn’t grasp the reason behind the gamer girl’s strong reaction.
"Yes, in fact, you did! The reason your video has more views is that Kaiden put your giant milkers on the thumbnail, and the incessantly drooling simps instinctively clicked on it, hopelessly getting drawn to it like moths to light!"
"I don’t see your point. Are you saying that I’m a more attractive woman? If you want, we can use my picture for the thumbnails of your videos in the future."
"???!!!" Luna’s reaction was nearly on the level Kaiden had when David called his lover hookers yesterday. That is to say, she was boiling with rage. Her features darkened, and she stomped on the ground with fury. "You’ll see, you cowkin bitch! My next video will triple the views yours get!"
"I accept the challenge, bestie." Nyx nodded with an arrogant smile.
Kaiden sent an appreciative glance at his Space Valkyrie. She was a truly great actor and a social butterfly who understood human emotions very well. He considered himself lucky to have such an amazing manipulator on his side and not against him, for he couldn’t punch ’emotional manipulation’ in the face with a [Doom Strike] like he could rude ’tards like David.
Kaiden then refocused his gaze on the statistics he gained. He wanted to leave fangirls for last, so he checked the income stat first. No matter how many people watched the videos Zadie uploaded, his income would remain at 9 because he was paid a fixed amount of $900 once the filming was concluded. Any further profit would solely go toward the company’s and its shareholders’ bank accounts.
He knew Nyx’s premium video already earned 40 Chronos, so that was 40 income. The other two videos he uploaded were free to view, but awakened content creators who uploaded to the platform still received money based on the views.
The payout was as such: for every 10,000 hours spent watching a video, the uploader would receive one Chronos. It was not 10,000 views but hours watched. Streaming had half the rate, so 20,000 hours spent watching earned the content creator a Chronos.
While it might seem an unfairly low rate at first, one must consider that, first, this money materialized from thin air, as the awakened platform generated it. Second, the awakened media platform had real-time automatic language translation, making the content uploaded to it watchable all over the world. Lastly and most importantly, everyone had access to it. You didn’t need an internet connection, electricity, signal reception, or an expensive gadget like a phone to watch.
The entire human populace of Earth was potential viewers. Ranging from wealthy businessmen in highrise buildings to redneck junkies in trailer parks, from Eskimos on the icy poles to illiterate African tribesmen running from lions in nothing but their loincloths. All had perfect access to Valhalla’s Sinners.
With his musings done, Kaiden finally checked his income.
[Income: 9 → 59.8]
’Hmm... Only 10.8 from the two videos combined.’ Kaiden was a bit disappointed, but only because of how much Nyx’s premium video earned them, which distorted his expectations.
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