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

Chapter 297 296. Once a string is broken, it is difficult to restore it.

The barrage of comments and reward messages in the live broadcast room suddenly increased again.

"Here we are. We have finally waited for Lao Jiang's performance."

"To be honest, if I don't listen to Lao Jiang singing, I can't sleep well at night."

"When will Lao Jiang hold a concert? If Lao Jiang holds a concert, I will definitely spend all my money to go see one."

"Lao Jiang's live performances are explosive. Shameless and Nunchakus are the most exciting live performances I have ever seen."

"By the way, the songs that Lao Jiang sang in his recent live broadcasts are all suitable for playing and singing by himself. Lao Jiang hasn't performed outdoors for a long time."

"Old Jiang..."

……

Seeing that the number of Jiang Chen’s online followers had risen to the level of 80 million again.

Li Yumin and his deputy breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Jiang Chen's popularity today was around 80 to 90 million, and it would not exceed 100 million again.

However, this order of magnitude is still scary.

The deputy reported, "Today, the number of new users on our platform has exceeded 30 million. From the time Jiang Chen started the lottery till now, the number of new users has exceeded 250 million. It is expected that there will be more new users in the next few days. Almost all of them are here for Jiang Chen."

"Therefore, Jiang Chen's popularity may steadily increase in the future."

Li Yumin nodded: "His popularity is already terrifying enough, so we will temporarily stop draining traffic to him."

The deputy smiled bitterly and said, "Without you and Mr. Zhang, I would never dare to divert traffic to his live broadcast room."

After a pause, the deputy added, "And, to be honest, even if we divert traffic to Jiang Chen now, there will be almost no obvious effect. His popularity has reached a terrifying limit. When he broadcasts live, the traffic of almost all other Internet platforms has a significant decline."

"Even DouYue, the short video platform with the highest traffic, has seen a significant drop in traffic. Other live streaming platforms have also seen a significant drop in traffic. Therefore, even if we want to divert traffic to Jiang Chen, there is actually not much traffic left for him."

Li Yumin nodded slightly and sighed.

With the development of the Internet, the overall value of traffic has almost been fixed, that is, the size of the cake is fixed. If more people share the cake, others will eat less. If some people eat more, others will eat less.

Jiang Chen has taken up such a large portion of the traffic, so naturally the traffic on other platforms will drop a lot.

DouYue live streaming naturally reaped the benefits.

When Jiang Chen was broadcasting live, DouYue Live could be said to be the platform with the most active users on the entire Internet.

Even if the previous traffic was only for DouYue short videos, the active users at this time are not as many as the number of online people in Jiang Chen’s live broadcast room.

after all……

There are only so many people who have free time to surf the Internet every day. Jiang Chen’s live broadcast room directly attracted 80 million people online. How many active users of DouYue short videos are left?
If DouYue short videos can still maintain their leading position and have more than 80 million active users online, then DouYue live broadcast and DouYue short videos will almost dominate the Internet, with nearly 200 million people online at the same time. The other major giants combined may not have that many people.

The group under Mr. Zhang can surpass Penguin Group and become the largest Internet group in China, occupying most of the active traffic on the entire Internet.

But that is clearly not the case.

Therefore, the effect of Mr. Zhang's group in attracting Jiang Chen will not be very obvious at this time, and may even have no effect at all.

This is because, as soon as Jiang Chen starts broadcasting, almost everyone on the entire network who follows the live broadcast will know about it, and those who have time and want to watch it will rush into Jiang Chen’s live broadcast room as soon as possible. As for those who don’t want to watch it, even if you direct traffic and recommend it to them, they may not watch it.

Now Jiang Chen can be regarded as a huge source of traffic and can divert traffic to other platforms.

Under the watchful eyes of Li Yumin and others as well as more than 80 million viewers.

Jiang Chen took the guitar from Han Qing and played it gently. It was very smooth. Since he started using it, the guitar has always remained in the same appearance and condition as when he used it. No one else would use it to avoid affecting Jiang Chen's feel.

Jiang Chen picked up the guitar and started playing softly.

A fresh melody sounded.

Like a breeze at night, like a stream in the fields.

Gives people a fresh and pure feeling.

Then, Jiang Chen started singing his own song.

I didn't try to play the guitar for a while to get a feel for it, I just got into the state directly.

He hummed softly into the microphone, as if talking to himself.

"A broken string... no matter how much you practice..."

"My feeling...you can't hear it anymore..."

"Your transformation... is like a broken string..."

"No matter how I answer it... the sound is not right..."

"I can tell the change in you..."

A piece of humming that seems like talking to oneself, accompanied by the fresh guitar accompaniment played by Jiang Chen, makes people feel as if they have walked into a story, as if they are watching the story happening.

Han Qing, Yan Ruyu, Li Wenjun, and Wang Fei all quietly acted as spectators, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing Jiang Chen's state.

At this moment, Jiang Chen seemed to be lost in memories.

There were fewer comments in the live broadcast room, and everyone started to listen to the songs seriously.

Jiang Chen's singing changed again, as if he had stopped talking to himself and became normal again.

"I am silent...you don't talk much..."

"There's something missing between us..."

"Ouch……"

"After smiling, my expression finally became a little sad..."

"Holding your hand..."

"Ask you...make sure before you go..."

And the next second.

Jiang Chen's singing style changed again, and it became like he was humming to himself again, and at the same time it carried a hint of sadness, which made everyone's eyes brighten. The first feeling was - it was really beautiful!

"I suddenly smiled in relief..."

"Laughter lingers halfway up the mountain..."

"Swaying in the wind..."

"I came to you and circled..."

"Your tears are falling..."

"You said you would remember my kindness..."

"I also curled up the corners of my mouth... and smiled... oh......"

Jiang Chen's sudden change in singing style instantly caused more comments in the live broadcast room.

"Good listening, good listening!"

"Wow, Lao Jiang's songs are beautiful and sad. But in this song, Lao Jiang's style has changed a lot." "Lao Jiang's style is that he has no style. He can sing any song. Those who say Lao Jiang's style has changed a lot are new, right?"

"Every time Lao Jiang performs, he gives people new expectations. Isn't it because Lao Jiang's style changes so much? This song is a new style. It sounds good and is a surprise."

"This humming is amazing, so beautiful."

"Is Lao Jiang showing off his skills? He used three different singing styles and three different voices in this segment. It's amazing!"

"It looks like he's singing simply, but he's actually showing off his skills. This is Lao Jiang, low-key and awesome."

……

In Shonan.

Chen Xun, Yuan Caiyi, Yu Dong and several other musicians gathered together to discuss music, and happened to watch Jiang Chen's live broadcast together at this time.

Listening to Jiang Chen's singing, everyone fell silent.

Yuan Caiyi then said admiringly: "This is Jiang Chen, who brings surprises every moment. We never know what style his next song will be."

Chen Xun also smiled bitterly and said, "This is a true low-key show of skill. The singing looks simple, but in fact, most people can't really do it. And he sang so beautifully, with such a fresh style, he is worthy of being Jiang Chen."

Yu Dong smiled and said, "There is a popular saying on the Internet now, you can always be full of expectations and surprises for Jiang Chen's next work! Because you never know what style Jiang Chen's next work will be, or what kind of performance it will be. The shame and nunchakus in the first two performances were huge surprises."

They all looked at Jiang Chen with a hint of envy in their eyes.

Who doesn’t want such awesome strength and talent?
However, Chen Xun, Yuan Caiyi, and several other musicians are already geniuses in the eyes of others and have already reached the pinnacle of the pop music circle.

But after reaching the peak, they realized that this was just the threshold to see Jiang Chen's level of strength.

They knew that it would be impossible to reach Jiang Chen's level in this lifetime.

Being able to step into the threshold of meeting Jiang Chen is already a great success.

Li Youjun sighed: "The song Jiang Chen sang two days ago has not been uploaded yet!"

After hearing this, several people were speechless again.

They try to make excellent music, isn't it just because they want it to sell well after it becomes a hit? Isn't it just because they want to take advantage of the current signs of revival of Chinese music and make some good sales?

But Jiang Chen doesn't care about sales at all. When his song was at its most popular, he didn't even record it and upload it for everyone to download.

Tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of fans were eagerly waiting for his performance, but he ignored them all.

It seems that the tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of revenues are dispensable.

This is the biggest pursuit of many other singers and musicians.

But Jiang Chen ignored it.

……

Also feeling uncomfortable are Zhang Li and Mr. Yang from Penguin Live, and perhaps also Mr. Ma who has not spoken recently.

Zhang Li and Mr. Yang were watching Jiang Chen's live broadcast at this time, both with complicated expressions.

When they did not renew the contract with Jiang Chen, they all breathed a sigh of relief and got rid of a huge financial burden. Then the valuation more than doubled, the overall traffic increased, the revenue also increased, and the company achieved profitability.

If it continues to develop in a healthy manner, Penguin Live will completely grow and develop in the live broadcast circle.

Although they are jealous of the traffic Jiang Chen brings to DouYue Live, they are also aware of the price DouYue Live has paid for it and are not so envious.

But now...

After Jiang Chen’s lottery yesterday.

The traffic of Penguin Live dropped sharply in an instant, almost halved, and was even lower than before Jiang Chen joined Penguin Live.

Moreover, there are no signs of recovery and there are signs of continued downturn.

Zhang Li and Mr. Yang were both a little panicked and reported the situation to the group headquarters.

Throughout the day today, Penguin Group has been trying to direct traffic to Penguin Live, but the effect is not good.

because……

Jiang Chen is live streaming during the day.

Almost all the traffic went to Jiang Chen’s live broadcast room. Even if the Penguin Group directed traffic to Penguin Live, it had little effect.

Moreover, no one on Penguin Live could take over the traffic, so it could only watch Jiang Chen’s popularity continue to increase and cause the traffic of DouYue Live to skyrocket.

Mr. Yang looked at Jiang Chen's live broadcast and said, "What a pity! It would have been better if we had kept Jiang Chen at all costs."

Seeing that the number of people online in Jiang Chen's live broadcast room has reached more than 87 million, and will surely exceed 90 million in a while, he is extremely envious.

If this lottery was held on Penguin Live, the traffic of Penguin Live might have surpassed Douyin Live, and it would have completely secured its position as the leader in the live broadcast room. The valuation would have increased drastically, and it would not be surprising if it doubled several times.

pity……

Once you miss it, you miss it!
Think about it, the valuation of DouYue Live has doubled again. It has only been less than a week since the financing was completed with a valuation of hundreds of billions, and capital continues to pursue it madly, trying to persuade DouYue Live to raise another wave of funds. The valuation given has directly reached more than 150 billion, which is crazy. It has skyrocketed by 50% in less than a week.

In comparison, the head fee that DouYue Live paid to Jiang Chen is not too much.

Zhang Li whispered, "Boss Yang, when Jiang Chen's contract with DouYue ends, we can snatch Jiang Chen back. By then, DouYue may face going public, and if we intervene at that time, it will cause great harm to DouYue. If we really snatch Jiang Chen back, the market value of DouYue's listing may plummet. And we will have the opportunity to catch up with DouYue's listing. If we can keep Jiang Chen, it is not impossible for our market value to exceed DouYue..."

Zhang Li is a die-hard fan of Jiang Chen. She dreams of signing Jiang Chen back. It makes her feel accomplished and gives her the pleasure of saying "Jiang Chen belongs to me."

Mr. Yang said softly, "It's very difficult! Jiang Chen's current contract is already so terrible, it will be even more terrible by then. Mr. Ma probably won't agree."

Mr. Yang is very regretful now. If Penguin Live can maintain the good development momentum of the past few days, he has the confidence to convince Mr. Ma to compete for Jiang Chen again next time, because Penguin Live has the hope of surpassing DouYue Live.

But now, the traffic of Penguin Live has plummeted and it is difficult to recover. By then it will probably return to a half-dead state, or even worse than before. It will be difficult for Penguin Group to agree to invest huge sums of money in such a project.

The contract signed by Jiang Chen and Douyue Live reached hundreds of billions.

If the contract is signed at that time, it would not be surprising if it reaches hundreds of billions.

Will the group pay hundreds of billions of cash flow wealth for a half-dead live streaming platform?

almost impossible!
If Jiang Chen had been able to renew his contract at all costs last time, the group would definitely continue to pay huge sums of money to support him. After all, it has already paid so much. This is what the business community calls sunk costs.

But now, Penguin Live has nothing, no traffic, and nothing to invest in.

Jiang Chen's singing continued.

"Who has your beauty been given to..."

"You chase me again and again but I won't go back..."

"I know the leaves that have left the tree..."

"The earthly world withers..."

Mr. Yang and Zhang Li listened to Jiang Chen's singing voice which contained many emotions and Xiao Qingxing's accompaniment, and they just felt it was very harsh.

It seemed like what Jiang Chen was singing about was the relationship between Penguin Live and Jiang Chen.

Once a string is broken, it is very difficult to restore it!
(End of this chapter)