His chest heaved as if he'd just finished running a marathon. His face was beet red. His tailored white suit was clinging to his sweaty skin like a straightjacket.
"That's better than our record! And we spent billions on ads! BILLIONS!!!" he shrieked, pacing like a lunatic in front of a frozen holographic projection displaying the metrics of the latest viral phenomenon.
The video:
[Taming a Sexy Boss Monster]
Uploader: Valhalla's Sinners
Views: 342,781,139
Engagement: Off the charts
Income: …don't even ask
Maximilian clenched his teeth so hard that it sounded like some bones were cracking.
He could already see the numbers…
Based on his analytics department's rough—but terrifyingly accurate—calculations, that upstart channel had pulled in at least 400,000 USD in raw, unfiltered profit in just twelve hours.
And that's what made it so utterly infuriating.
There was no ad spend.
No algorithm boost.
No agency deals.
No celebrity cameos.
No big-name pornstars.
