Ling Yiyi never expected to graduate straight into unemployment.
As a recent college graduate, she had a pretty face but no money. She had paid her tuition over the years by working while studying, with a scholarship covering part of the cost.
Before graduation, she imagined that once she started working, life wouldn't be so exhausting. Ah, the thought made her so happy!
But reality hit hard. She never expected that the hardest part wouldn't be graduating or getting her professional certification, but finding a job.
She failed to get a government post because she had no connections. She was willing to settle for a contract job, but dealing with unreasonable patients every day was bad enough. Why did she also have to watch out for backstabbing coworkers?
After more than two years on the job, Yiyi felt even more exhausted than she had during exams. She was earning a pittance and doing thankless work. If things continued like this, she really wouldn't be able to make ends meet.
One day, on her way home, she happened to see a media company looking for livestreamers.
Should she give it a try? What if it was a scam?
But if she didn't, her current salary was far too low. She could always do it as a side job. She might as well try.
Though she was a humanities student, she had a deep love for the arts and plenty of artistic talent. She was gifted, too.
Painting, photography, and dancing were all easy for her. Singing, on the other hand, was a complete disaster. She was a uniquely tone-deaf singer, but she refused to give up, practicing over and over with sheer determination to improve. Years later, some of the big names in her livestreaming community would be grateful that she had taken that chance, and Yiyi herself would be grateful to her past self.
Without that impulsive decision, she would never have met the “Yitang” fans who helped her find a family again.
