I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

Chapter 128 127. One hundred and fifty million to buy the Knight's Path? The changes of DouYue live broadcast!

"Man, be nice to yourself!"

Jiang Chen's words made almost all the male viewers in the live broadcast room lose their defense.

The reward effects are more intensive and the barrage is even less clear.

There are only a few barrages in some Douyin live broadcast rooms with more than 100,000 viewers. Only some official barrages with rhythm can be seen. It is completely incomparable with the barrages in Jiang Chen's live broadcast room with all active viewers.

There are more than 750,000 people online, and it seems like everyone is posting comments.

"I really couldn't help crying! Men understand men best."

"There were a few times when I was under so much pressure that I cried under the covers for a while. I didn't dare let my wife and son see me, let alone my parents."

"My only joy every day is sitting in the car for a while when I park my car at home..."

"Haha, haha, haha, haha..."

"Lao Jiang, I really envy you. I don't envy your talent and ability, nor do I envy your ability to make so much money. I just envy that you are not married and have no children, and you still have the opportunity to choose."

"This is my first time giving a reward to Lao Jiang. I really can't help it."

"Lao Jiang..."

……

Jiang Chen's words not only broke the defenses of many male compatriots in the live broadcast room, but also made Han Qing, Chen Xiaojia, Pu Yuexi and others look thoughtful.

The car continued to move forward.

Jiang Chen stopped singing, and the popularity of the live broadcast room gradually began to decline.

Han Qing aimed the camera at Jiang Chen and the scenery outside the window and began an outdoor live broadcast. The number of viewers in the live broadcast room dropped from 750,000 to around 400,000, then began to stabilize, and finally stayed at about 410,000 online. It stabilized and did not decline any further, and did not fall to more than 300,000.

Zhang Li, who had been watching the live broadcast, breathed a sigh of relief. 410,000 people online at this time in the morning was already a very remarkable number, which showed that the traffic diversion from the group headquarters was very effective. Although the traffic provided by the headquarters was not much, Jiang Chen caught it all, which was very scary.

After confirming Jiang Chen's itinerary, Zhang Li directly booked a flight to Mudanjiang, planning to go to Mudanjiang first to wait for Jiang Chen.

At this time, Li Yumin was in the office of the chairman of the DouYue headquarters, watching Jiang Chen's live broadcast with the chairman Zhang Yihe. He listened to Jiang Chen's "It's Not a Sin for a Man to Cry" and saw that Jiang Chen's peak number of more than 750,000 followers gradually declined to around 410,000.

Li Yumin said excitedly, "Boss Zhang, this is Jiang Chen's popularity. Even in ordinary outdoor live broadcasts, there are more than 400,000 people online. If there are performances, the number of people will be at least 600,000 or 700,000. If it is a performance during the peak traffic period at night, it may be over a million. If we sign him to our company, I am confident that his live broadcast room will have more than 2 million people, or even more... His live broadcast content is the highest quality in the history of the live broadcast industry."

Zhang Yihe looked at Jiang Chen on the live screen and nodded affirmatively: "There is no doubt about the content of his live broadcast. I am also his fan and I often give him tips. The poem "Xia Ke Xing" he wrote last time kept me awake! I sent someone to inquire about it and wanted to buy it. As a result, I found out that someone offered 100 million yuan. I was shocked."

Li Yumin smiled and said, "I've heard that several collectors want to buy this work, and the price they offer is indeed outrageous. It's a pity that Jiang Chen doesn't know how to sell his own works."

Zhang Yihe: "That's a pity! But, from a business perspective, Lao Li, you want to give Jiang Chen a free contract, which is very difficult. Penguin Live is about to fail, so we have no choice but to bet on Jiang Chen. We don't need to do this for DouYue. Besides, even if you sign him, you can operate it to 2 million people online."

"Then what?"

"Can we keep him? He can leave at any time. If he can't stay on our platform forever, why should we increase his popularity?"

"Old Li, Jiang Chen is indeed very fragrant, but we don't need him."

Li Yumin was silent after hearing this.

He knew that what Zhang Yihe said was an objective fact.

He now wants to sign Jiang Chen at all costs, and has some angry behaviors, as well as some brainless fan behavior, without considering the company's interests.

Penguin Live is trying desperately to find a solution, but DouYue Live has already become the biggest and strongest, so it just needs to play it safe now.

Li Yumin thought for a moment and continued, "However, Penguin Live has shown signs of recovery thanks to Jiang Chen. If we can snatch Jiang Chen away, Penguin Live will be completely wiped out, eliminating a major threat."

Zhang Yihe was silent for a moment, then knocked on the table and asked, "You said that in Jiang Chen's new contract, Penguin Live pays Jiang Chen 7 yuan per person. With one million people online, that's 7 million yuan per person. And that's just for one live broadcast! Jiang Chen broadcasts two shows a day, and with an average of 600,000 people per show, that's 1.2 million. The per-person fee alone is 7.4 million."

"Can Penguin Live afford it? I don't believe they can keep paying Jiang Chen so much per capita. It costs 300 million per month."

"How much will you pay Jiang Chen for signing him? It can't be lower than Penguin Live, right? Let's calculate it based on seven yuan. If you want to operate it to 2 million people online, then the per capita fee will be 14 million, and this is just for one live broadcast. How much will it cost to continue to pay Jiang Chen so much per capita fee?"

"How many hundreds of millions do we spend on Jiang Chen's head salary every month?"

Zhang Yihe's question made Li Yumin silent again.

He also considered the issue of headcount fees, but felt that the company should be able to support it. As long as Penguin Live could be completely defeated, DouYue Live would no longer be a threat. The other small platforms would not be enough to rely on. Only Penguin Live, backed by the giant Penguin Group, was their biggest threat.

Now there is a chance to kill the biggest threat with one blow. Even if it costs a huge sum of money, it is worth it!
Li Yumin said again: "Mr. Zhang, as you said, a painting of Jiang Chen called "Xia Ke Xing" can be sold for hundreds of millions. He is now the only calligraphy master in China. He has also written so many ancient and modern poems that are worthy of being passed down through the ages. He has also sung so many original songs and has been invited by several famous schools in Beijing."

"If a Jiang Chen like him joins our live streaming platform, he can elevate the quality of our platform's content to more than one level. This is something that cannot be bought with any amount of money."

"This is our chance to shake off the vulgar label..."

After hearing this reason, Zhang Yihe became a little hesitant.

His eyes were shining as he recalled the works Jiang Chen had written and the songs he had sung since the live broadcast.

One thing to say!

He is really a fan of Jiang Chen and has recharged and rewarded Jiang Chen on Penguin Live for more than 100,000 yuan. However, he is not a brainless fan and will not give up his position as a businessman because of Jiang Chen. He will first consider his own interests.

He has listened to and read all of Jiang Chen's songs, all of his ancient and modern poems, etc.

He even knew those ancient poems and modern poems by heart. Therefore, he knew very clearly Jiang Chen's current strength and position in the Chinese literary, artistic, and musical circles, as well as his future potential. Those works had the potential to be included in textbooks in the future.

So, he is a little moved now.

Signing Jiang Chen and letting Jiang Chen give the entire DouYue live broadcast and short video platform a higher-level label will definitely be beneficial to the overall long-term development of the company.

Moreover, this is indeed not a benefit that can be measured in money.

In the future, when these works become masterpieces passed down by word of mouth, people will naturally not forget the platform on which Jiang Chen published these works.

Thinking about it this way...

Zhang Yihe somewhat regretted not being able to bring Jiang Chen to the DouYue platform earlier. If Jiang Chen had shown his first song and the first ancient poem he wrote on DouYue live broadcast from the very beginning, then all of Jiang Chen's works would have brought considerable benefits to the DouYue platform.

It's a pity that I missed it...

Now that Jiang Chen has released so many works on Penguin Live, it has brought considerable fame and status to Penguin Live.

but!

Penguin Live is on the verge of collapse. If we kill Penguin Live with one blow, it will no longer exist.

Zhang Yihe immediately looked at Li Yumin and said, "I'm convinced by you. To be honest, I'm really a fan of Jiang Chen, and I also want to see him live on my platform. However, I always felt that the contract with Penguin Live was too bad. Now it seems that I was just calculating the money and didn't see the cultural promotion factor behind it."

"You reminded me that this is indeed not something that can be measured by money. Then I agree. Next time the contract with Penguin Live expires, you can open a contract with them for the same number of sessions. The specific price and terms should be formulated according to the contract of your opponent. Don't open it too high, just enough to surpass Penguin Live. Don't sign too many sessions either. Let's try it first."

Li Yumin breathed a sigh of relief, finally convincing the boss, and immediately said excitedly: "Boss Zhang, don't worry, with your words, I will definitely let Jiang Chen return to DouYue Live next time and completely kill Penguin Live."

Zhang Yihe nodded: "Well, I'll wait! But, how many times have you met Jiang Chen? Do you think Jiang Chen is easy to talk to?"

Zhang Yihe's sudden question made Li Yumin stunned for a moment, then he carefully recalled the few times he met Jiang Chen and answered: "It's okay, easy to get along with, no airs, but very firm in thinking, and will not change his decision. Easy to get along with, but not easy to get along with."

This contradictory evaluation made Zhang Yihe speechless for a moment, and then he said: "Do you think it is possible for us to buy a piece of work from him? Or more?"

Li Yumin was silent for a moment, thought for a few seconds, shook his head and replied, "I don't know. But I know there are a lot of people who want to buy his works. He temporarily deposited his works in two places, Shanghai and Beijing. If he wants to sell them, I think they will be snatched up by the people who helped him keep them, and other people outside will not be able to buy them in time."

Zhang Yihe nodded to show that he understood: "Okay, I understand. Next time when you negotiate the contract with him, you can ask for me. I am interested in buying that painting of Knight-errant. Several people outside are offering 100 million yuan. I am more sincere, so I will give 150 million directly! I really like this work."

Another rich man who is so rich that I love him even more than any amount of money can buy him.

Zhang Yihe is not a collector. He is now at the peak of his career and thinks every day about how to take his career to the next level, so he has not thought about retiring to pursue his hobbies.

However, if he really comes across something he likes, he will just spend money on it without really considering its specific value, whether it can maintain its value, or whether it can appreciate in value.

As long as he likes it, that's enough. He also has his own collection room at home, which houses a variety of things, including antique calligraphy and paintings, various niche collections, and even electronic products.

Therefore, he really liked the original copy of “Xia Ke Xing” written by Jiang Chen, and he was willing to pay a higher price than others as long as he could buy it.

Li Yumin was slightly shocked when he heard this. One hundred and fifty million yuan could buy masterpieces of famous masters in history, and even some relatively ordinary national treasure-level calligraphy and paintings. The market value of the top ten famous paintings did not exceed one billion yuan, and was between four or five hundred million and eight or nine hundred million.

Now, a work that Jiang Chen had just created two days ago could actually be sold for 150 million...

How much would Jiang Chen's "Xia Ke Xing" sell for in a few decades or hundreds of years? Wouldn't it be priced at the same level as the top ten famous paintings and calligraphy works in museums?

Li Yumin really couldn't understand the market situation.

I can only say that rich people really don’t treat money as money.

Li Yumin immediately said to Zhang Yihe: "I will help ask, but the hope is not great."

Zhang Yihe waved his hand and said, "It's okay. If you can buy it, buy it. If you can't, forget it. Anyway, no one else can buy it."

Li Yumin nodded: "Okay, then I'll take my leave first. Director Zhang, next time I go to see Jiang Chen, I will prepare the contract in advance for you to see."

Zhang Yihe's eyes flickered as he said, "Just increase the price Penguin Live is offering now. I believe Penguin Live can't afford it and won't offer too much next time we renew the contract. They don't have as much funding as we do. Without the support of Penguin Group, Jiang Chen's head fees from these dozens of live shows would bankrupt them."

Li Yumin: “I know what to do.”

Penguin Live is almost unable to support itself with a head fee of seven yuan per person. So when renewing Jiang Chen’s contract next time, it would be good if Penguin Live could raise it to eight yuan at most.

Li Yumin plans to charge a per capita fee of eight yuan and a half or nine yuan per person. Without the support of the Penguin Group, Penguin Live will definitely not be able to afford it!

Thinking that he would be able to bring Jiang Chen back to DouYue after Jiang Chen's contract expired, Li Yumin smiled excitedly and quickly rushed back to the company to prepare Jiang Chen's contract first.

……

Jiang Chen and Pu Yuexi's two cars continued to head northeast. Han Qin had been broadcasting live outdoors. The number of people online in the live broadcast room remained stable at around 400,000, with a minimum of 370,000 people online.

At noon, the group found a place to stay on the road, ate something, took a short nap, and then set off again in the afternoon.

Instead of moving along the coastline, they took the grassland, detoured to Heilongjiang, and then to Mudanjiang. It is estimated to take about two days!

When the sun sets.

The two cars stopped at the edge of a desolate grassland.

They are going to camp here tonight.

(End of this chapter)