Rahul gave his international bank account details to Sister Pa.
Right in front of Rahul in the hotel lobby, Sister Pa had the SGE corporate finance department wire the massive payment.
"Alright, Mr. Rahul. The company will handle the Thai tax portion for you on our end. Those 500,000 Baht will be credited to your account today."
Saying this, Sister Pa took Wannida by the arm and bid farewell to Rahul.
"Mr. Rahul, let's definitely stay in close touch regarding the Indian joint-venture."
"Wannida's promotional activities in Pattaya have concluded. I need to take her back to Bangkok for rehearsals immediately."
Upon hearing this, Wannida instinctively tried to pull her arm out of Sister Pa's grip, her face full of reluctance.
"Sister Pa, I haven't stayed here long enough yet!"
"I want to open up the Indian market in the future, and I still have so many things I want to ask Rahul about!"
At this moment, Rahul also spoke up smoothly to Sister Pa.
"I was actually thinking of taking Wannida on a YouTube Live stream tonight to let her interact directly with the Indian netizens. It would be great real-time exposure."
Sister Pa's attitude remained polite but firm.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Rahul. Having our Wannida appear on an unscripted, international live stream involves massive commercial and PR implications."
"Since our two agencies haven't officially signed a cooperation agreement yet, I cannot allow it. I apologize."
Seeing Sister Pa firmly shut the door, Rahul stopped pushing the issue. He thought to himself: Just you wait. Once Mr. Sharma and I finalize our media company in Mumbai, I'll sign Wannida's global rights directly! I'll pay whatever liquidated damages your company demands!
As Wannida was gently pulled toward the hotel exit by Sister Pa, she turned back to look at Rahul with eyes completely full of affection and sorrow. Her deeply reluctant appearance made her look exactly like a young girl who had just experienced first love and was being cruelly separated from him.
Rahul smiled, picked up his phone, and made a 'call me' gesture to her.
Wannida understood instantly and immediately nodded with a bright smile, her sorrow fading slightly. At this moment, the two of them were in perfect, silent sync.
Rahul felt that spending time with a girl as pure as Wannida made him feel much younger and lighter.
After seeing Wannida and her entourage off to their corporate van, Rahul went to the Hilton's premium restaurant to grab a quick bite.
Returning to his suite, he checked the backends of his two main platforms and found that the data was still skyrocketing out of control. Currently, his subscribers on YouTube had grown to 1.2 Million, while on Instagram, he had reached 990,000—about to break the million mark any minute!
It had to be said that there was a valid reason why Rahul's cinematic vlog had gone nuclear on the Indian internet.
Striking while the iron was hot, Rahul set up a tripod, adjusted his phone's angle, aimed it to include the stunning ocean view outside his balcony, and started an impromptu YouTube Live stream.
With his channel's popularity at its absolute peak, as soon as Rahul went live, a massive wave of fans immediately flooded into the stream.
In an instant, the concurrent viewer count surged past 50,000!
"Wow! Rahul Bhai has finally started a live stream after so long!"
"Brothers, quickly smash the Like button! Get this stream trending!"
"Rahul! Where are you right now? Where's Wannida?! We want to see Wannida!"
"Yeah, we want to see Wannida! Bring the bhabhi on screen!"
Looking at the constantly scrolling chat moving so fast it was a blur, and the SuperChats that were racking up massive combos, Rahul pressed his hands together in a polite 'Namaste' and said gratefully to the camera:
"Thank you all for your incredible support. Thank you, brothers. To answer your questions... Wannida isn't in Pattaya anymore; her manager had to take her back to Bangkok for work."
As soon as he finished speaking, the messages in the live stream scrolled frantically with disappointment.
"What a pity! We just wanted to see the Thai angel again!"
"Yeah, Rahul Bhai, your video literally reminded me of my innocent college days."
"Bhai, I've been single since birth for 25 years. I've decided that from now on, I will not settle until I find a girlfriend who is just like Wannida!"
"Are you awake yet, bro? Do you think someone as sweet as Wannida is just waiting for you at the local bus stop?"
"Don't say so much, I just want to know if Wannida will come to India for a tour."
"I still like the two sisters from Dhaka, Anisha and Anika, as always!"
"I'm loyal to the Ice-Cold CEO Divya! I hope she returns in the next episode!"
"Rahul, I am so incredibly jealous of your life I could almost cry!"
Addressing the enthusiastic fans, Rahul smiled and answered:
"Don't worry, everyone. Wannida will definitely return to the channel in the future."
"The others will return as well, if the timing is right. It's just that Wannida is an idol under SGE Entertainment, so she has strict corporate contracts we have to respect."
The reason Rahul dropped this specific piece of information was, of course, to lay a simple, organic groundwork for the launch of his future media company.
"Rahul Bhai, how about this: you just start your own talent agency and bring all the girls from your videos to India!"
"Yeah, yeah, Bhai! We strongly request that all the female leads in your vlogs come to Mumbai and open their own channels!"
"Rahul, you don't know, I've watched all your videos several times today alone. I really love the cinematic style!"
"Are you guys trying to kill Rahul?! With so many girls coming to India, wouldn't the jealousy cost Bhai his life?"
"+1"
"Hahaha, I can help share some of the pressure for you, Bhai!"
Seeing the conversation starting to veer off track into hilarious chaos, Rahul immediately spoke up to guide it back:
"I think the brothers' suggestion actually makes a lot of sense. I'll look into establishing a media and talent management company when I return home."
"But there is one thing I absolutely promise everyone."
"No matter what happens with the corporate side or the media company, I, Rahul, will definitely continue to travel the world, meet incredible people, and film the highest quality vlogs for you all!"
"This was my original intention for quitting my toxic job and creating this channel, and that vision will never, ever change."
"Brothers, for Rahul's incredible attitude alone, let's start sending SuperChats!"
"What else is there to say? Send them!"
Under the call of a few fanatical fans, the SuperChats and digital gifts in the live stream were like a bursting dam, jumping frantically and incessantly across the screen.
Just then, a verified, high-tier corporate account threw down ₹50,000 in a single SuperChat, instantly becoming the top donor in Rahul's stream.
The massive digital animation instantly overshadowed all the other fans in the room.
Rahul was stunned for a moment when he saw this. This was the first time he had encountered such a massive, corporate-level donation on a casual stream.
When he clearly saw the account ID—'Kingmaker Media Group'—he felt a sharp jolt of surprise.
Rahul knew exactly who owned this account; it was the ruthless CEO of Kingmaker Media in Mumbai, Vikram Singh. This Vikram was a sworn, bitter industry rival of Rahul's partner, Mr. Sharma, and had frequently tried to sabotage Mr. Sharma's campaigns behind his back.
Vikram had a famous, toxic characteristic: he liked to pave the way with massive amounts of cash and would use any aggressive, underhanded means necessary to achieve his goals. Kingmaker Media was very powerful—a major corporate beast well-known across India.
What is Vikram doing in my livestream? Rahul thought to himself. Does he want to poach me to join his agency before Mr. Sharma and I launch ours?
Although he thought this, Rahul had to maintain professional appearances on a live broadcast.
"Thank you, Kingmaker Media Group, for the massive SuperChat!"
Kingmaker Media Group (Pinned Comment): "Your videos are highly profitable. Check your business email after the stream. We need to talk."
After Vikram sent this arrogant message, another verified, high-tier account named 'Sharma Digital' suddenly dropped a ₹55,000 SuperChat in a row.
Exactly ₹5,000 more than Vikram.
The 50,000 fans in the live stream instantly went wild at the proxy war happening before their eyes.
"Holy crap, these two corporate big shots are dropping ₹50K like it's pocket change!"
"No way, a literal billionaire bidding war is happening live!"
But when Rahul saw Mr. Sharma's ID aggressively appear in the live stream, he immediately realized that he had been officially targeted by Vikram Singh's corporate espionage, and Mr. Sharma was violently defending his territory.
Right then, while thousands of rupees were still being showered in the chat, Rahul calmly but decisively clicked a button and completely disabled the SuperChat and tipping channel!
This caused an immediate, massive uproar among the more than 60,000 viewers currently in the room.
Rahul looked directly at the camera and said in a firm, sincere tone:
"Sorry, brothers. I turned off the donations. I started this live stream today just to chat with everyone and celebrate hitting 1 Million subscribers."
"There is absolutely no need for a toxic battle of wealth in my chat. Everyone's money doesn't just blow in with the wind; it's earned through hard work."
"Next, I'm going to focus my energy on producing good content and filming more cinematic videos for everyone. I won't be doing these live streams very often."
"Thank you all for your incredible support!"
In the live stream chat, messages like "Support Rahul Bhai!", "Rahul is a real man of principle!", and "Massive Respect!" flooded the screen like an avalanche.
Rahul pressed his hands together toward the camera one last time and then ended the broadcast.
Just seconds after the screen went black, Rahul saw an aggressive, high-value exclusivity contract proposal sent by Vikram Singh in his business email inbox.
The next second, his phone rang. It was a WhatsApp call from Mr. Sharma.