Chapter 248 Hailey
Noah looked Sydney up and down. She was sweet and cute, with a great figure. She had a good foundation for being an anchor.
"Noah, what do you think?" the HR director asked Noah. "Is she worth cultivating?"
"She looks pretty good," Noah nodded. "Let's have her demonstrate her talent!"
"Alright!" Sydney's eyes lit up as she danced in front of Noah. Her dance was hot and sexy, even Noah, who always thought he had great self-control, was slightly moved. After five minutes, she finished dancing and politely bowed to the two.
"What do you think, Noah?" the HR director asked. "She's good," Noah nodded. Sydney was both sweet-looking and talented, worth focusing on.
"Okay, Sydney, go to the office next door and sign the contract. You will become our Facebook Live's key female anchor for cultivation!" Sydney's eyes lit up and she quickly bowed, saying, "Thank you, judges!" After that, she left the office.
"Next!" the HR director called out. The next person to enter was a woman in her twenties.
"Hello judges!"
...
After about two hours, Noah had finished interviewing most of the more than one hundred girls.
And only about seven or eight of them were successful in signing contracts with Shark Entertainment.
This star-making plan had high requirements for the anchors. Besides being good-looking, they also needed to be polite and talented in various areas.
Noah massaged his temples and bid farewell to another candidate. He felt a bit exhausted and was ready to leave.
At that moment, another person entered for an interview.
"Um..."
Noah was slightly taken aback when he saw the newcomer.
"Auntie, have you come to the wrong place?"
The woman in her fifties had a dark complexion, with horizontal meat on her cheeks and wrinkles around her eyes. When she smiled, she revealed a set of large yellow teeth.
She was wearing a low-cut red dress and had stockings on her legs.
This outfit, if worn by an ordinary girl, would have been seductive and charming.
But unfortunately, on an auntie, it looked out of place and even... nauseating.
"I haven't come to the wrong place, I haven't!"
The woman hurriedly waved her hand and bowed to Noah.
"Hello judges, my name is Hailey, and I'm here for the anchor audition."
Although she was in her fifties, her voice gave off a young vibe.
"The star-making plan has already undergone preliminary selections, and those who made it here were chosen from the audition process." Noah looked at the HR manager.
"I don't mean to underestimate her, but I'm curious how this auntie in her fifties made it through the audition. Can you explain that to me?"
The HR manager quickly smiled.
"Noah, you may not know, but Hailey has been gaining popularity online recently."
"Oh? Tell me more."
"Cough cough, here's what happened." The finance manager organized his words before continuing.
"Hailey used to be a live-streamer on Douyu. However, her streams consisted of singing, chatting, and she always used a picture to cover her face instead of showing it on the camera, only letting the audience hear her voice."
"And then?"
Noah's eyes flashed. This auntie suddenly transitioning from Douyu to Shark Entertainment must have had a reason behind it!
"Hailey's live-streaming gained her many fans solely based on her voice. Her techniques and methods of live-streaming are definitely worth praising. She received nearly two hundred thousand gifts in one month!"
"That's impressive!"
Noah unexpectedly glanced at Hailey. To receive two hundred thousand gifts just based on her voice, her live-streaming skills were definitely deserving of recognition.
"But then, something unexpected happened. During a live-streamer PK match, due to some technical issues, the picture Hailey used to cover her face disappeared, and her appearance was seen by millions of viewers."
"Um..."
Noah was stunned. He could imagine that kind of scene.
The audience, who had always seen her as a goddess-like anchor, suddenly saw a middle-aged woman on the screen instead of her picture.
This feeling must have driven people crazy!
"The situation escalated and not only did it rock the livestreaming industry, but it also made headlines and trended on Weibo!" the financial manager continued.
"Those viewers who had sent gifts to Hailey started cursing her, calling her a fraud and canceling their Douyu accounts, many of whom were high spenders."
"The higher-ups at Douyu couldn't handle the public pressure, so they had to permanently shut down Hailey's livestream room. She was no longer able to livestream on Douyu."
"I didn't expect your experience to be so tumultuous, Auntie," Noah glanced at Hailey.
"This judge has many more things to say."
Hailey smiled, "After my livestream room was permanently shut down by Douyu, I received a large sum of compensation. I am also quite old now, and there's not much else I can do besides being an anchor, so I came to Facebook Live for an interview, hoping to continue in this line of work."
"Noah, do you think Hailey can join our platform?" the HR manager looked at Noah.
"After all, she has experience as an anchor and should have no problem interacting with the audience."
"But she was a scammer before...," Noah hesitated.
"I wasn't scamming anyone!" Hailey exclaimed. "Those viewers gave me gifts because they liked my voice. I never forced them! It was consensual!"
Upon hearing this, Noah shook his head in silence.
"Noah, there have been many discussions about Hailey in the livestreaming community. After she was banned by Douyu, people are curious about where she will go next. Videos and posts about her have millions of views, just like those famous anchors who have a huge fan base," Hazel, the super admin, interjected.
"My suggestion is to have her join Facebook Live."
"And then, we can release this news, which will definitely cause a stir and even trend on Weibo! It will definitely attract a large number of users to our platform."
Noah had a pensive look on his face. "It's not out of the question to have her join our platform."
Upon hearing this, Hailey's eyes lit up.
"But there are conditions," Noah added.
"Please tell me the conditions, judge!" Hailey immediately exclaimed. She had been preparing to switch to other livestreaming platforms over the past few days.
However, she didn't have any interest in the small platforms after her time at the publicly traded livestreaming company Douyu.
As for the big platforms, they didn't want her.
Therefore, Hailey just had a "give it a try" attitude when signing up for the Facebook Live Rising Star Program.
