Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 355 Inside and Outside the Livestream Room: The Game with the Two Horses
"Xiu-ge'er?"

"Ok?"

Chen Xiu turned to look at Meng Ziyi and saw concern in her clear, bright eyes. She couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Was I daydreaming just now?"

"Yeah! Ever since you got back last night, you seem to be spacing out a lot."

Meng Ziyi pouted, her tone somewhat resentful.

Chen Xiu smiled and raised her hands apologetically, "Sorry, I was thinking about something. But I think last night was alright, right? I feel like I'm quite easily distracted today."

"Hmm~"

Meng Ziyi leaned in so close he was practically touching Chen Xiu, sized her up, then pursed his lips and shook his head.

"I don't think there's much difference; you're just keeping something on your mind from me."

"Forehead……"

"Although I may not understand or be able to help with the things you're thinking about, you can still tell me about them."

Meng Ziyi pinched Chen Xiu's hand and smiled, "That way, I don't have to worry about you anymore."

"...Ah, that's true."

Chen Xiu grasped Meng Ziyi's hand in return, a thoughtful look flashing across her face, as if considering where to begin.

"Did you know that Ma Yun came to the film set today?"

"Yeah, the whole crew is talking about it. He came to visit you on set?"

"Yes! I took a day off yesterday and went to Hangzhou. I wanted to ask him for help, but I didn't want to ask him directly, so I took a step back and helped him first, then used words to provoke him into helping me on his own initiative..."

"You're so cunning... but I like it!"

Meng Ziyi chuckled, still holding Chen Xiu's hand tightly, enjoying this moment of sharing their innermost thoughts.

Chen Xiu rolled her eyes at her and continued, "I took the initiative to provoke him to help. Ideally, I would get Ma Yun to agree to do a live broadcast with me so that we could clarify some things together. But he came directly today. To be honest, I feel it's a bit exaggerated and I'm also a bit flattered."

"Hmm~~, are you wondering why such a big boss like Ma Yun would make a special trip to visit you on set?"

"Yes! If it's about reciprocity, then there's no need for him to make this trip. After all, he's quite busy. Unless there's something more valuable that makes it worth the trip."

Chen Xiu's eyes were dark, and she had many guesses about Ma Yun's purpose for this trip.

Meng Ziyi frowned, thought for a long time, and then shook his head in distress.

"I can't figure out why he came."

"Chi~"

"Are you laughing at me???"

"No, no, I choked on my saliva."

Meng Ziyi didn't believe it, so he leaned forward, sat on Chen Xiu, pressed down on his shoulders, and stared at him "fiercely" from above.

"You were clearly laughing at me just now! I was worried about you, and you were still laughing at me."

Chen Xiu looked up at her, a smile still lingering on her lips, and simply admitted it.

"I'm laughing because I'm happy."

"What are you happy about?"

"Isn't it something to be happy about that you're willing to help me think about things?"

"Yeah...that's right."

Meng Ziyi, who was very easy to coax, instantly dropped her fierce expression, turned around and hugged Chen Xiu's neck, and began to comfort her in her own way.

"Brother Xiu, I think you don't need to think too much about it."

"why?"

"You're so smart, even if Ma Yun has other ideas, you'll definitely be able to handle it. Or you could use him to do something first! Everyone in the crew is guessing how good your relationship with Ma Yun is. If you were a star, you'd be set for life!"

"..."

Chen Xiu stared blankly at Meng Ziyi for a long time before suddenly exclaiming, "Sister Meng, you're a genius!"

"Eh??"

Meng Ziyi blinked her clear eyes, and for some reason, she thought of the time last month when they were filming the second season of "Back to Field" in Tonglu. Huang Sanshi and He Jiong often said: "Mengmeng, you are a genius..."

The difference lies in the fact that Huang and He spoke in a teasing tone, while Chen Xiu was quite serious.

Chen Xiu met Meng Ziyi's questioning gaze, reached out and patted her, causing Meng to fall down with a coquettish laugh, and then picked up her phone and began to operate it.

After he finished his work, Meng Ziyi asked, "Xiu-ge'er, what are you doing?"

"I posted the news that Ma Yun and I would be appearing on a live stream together on Weibo, Douyin, and WeChat Moments."

"The first two are to notify fans, so why post them on WeChat Moments?"

"Come closer, I'll tell you quietly."

Meng Ziyi pursed her lips and leaned closer, presenting her prominent ears to Chen Xiu.

"My WeChat Moments is the most important thing, because there's someone secretly watching my posts..."

"Huh??" Looking at Meng Ziyi's slightly parted red lips, Chen Xiu leaned over and kissed her, then leaned back on the sofa, the hundred thoughts that had been swirling between her brows gone.

He had indeed found inspiration in Meng Ziyi's unintentional remark.

Since we can't know Ma Yun's purpose, we might as well play it by ear and use Ma Yun's live stream to put more pressure on Tencent...

"Hey Xiu, is that Nezha the one secretly looking at your WeChat Moments?"

"Huh? I'd almost forgotten about her..."

……

19:50 PM, Penguin Coastal Building, Shenzhen.

Pony Ma, who likes to secretly browse her WeChat Moments, is sitting in her office, opening Douyin (TikTok), casually scrolling through a few short videos, and commenting as she goes.

"Weishi copied the interface and the model completely, so why can't the number of users increase and the daily active users be high?"

The once-unbeatable strategy of relying on traffic, copying, and burning money backfired on Douyin, leaving Pony Ma quite depressed, and he's even started drinking more lately.

After watching a few short videos, Pony Ma realized it was past 20 PM and then searched for Chen Xiu's personal account.

The icon displayed on Chen Xiu's account profile picture indicates that she is live streaming.

Pony clicked to enter, and the first thing that greeted me was Ma Yun's prominent face and his highly recognizable voice.

"...The reason Chen Xiu and I are doing this live stream today is to tell everyone one thing! Whether it's Taobao or Douyin, Chen Xiu and I have zero tolerance for counterfeit goods!"

Pony Ma frowned, thinking: How did it become Taobao Douyin? And what's with you and Chen Xiu! Everyone in the country knows Chen Xiu is a shareholder of Tencent, his relationship with you, Ma Yun, is just a partnership...

Weishi's 30 billion yuan subsidy plan has been launched for more than half a month, and a lot of money has been spent.

However, the data showing no movement on the floor made Pony Ma realize that the 30 billion he had burned through might really be going down the drain.

In this situation, he also began to lay the groundwork for the peace talks with Chen Xiu that would take place soon. Sun Zhonghuai was the stone that was thrown out to ask for directions.

Therefore, Pony Ma did not even send his subordinates to kick Douyin when it was down when it was embroiled in a counterfeit goods scandal.

Everything was fine until two hours ago, he saw Chen Xiufa's post on WeChat Moments, announcing that he was going to do a live stream with Ma Yun...

When Pony Ma saw this post on his WeChat Moments, he had only one thought in his mind: Weishi was just an experiment. Even if it didn't work out, it was just to put some pressure on Chen Xiu so that he would agree to Tencent continuing to invest in Douyin. He couldn't let this pressure force him to invest in Ali.

Thinking of this possibility, Pony Ma stayed in the office late at night to watch Chen Xiu and Ma Yun's live stream.

On the phone, just as Ma Yun finished speaking, Chen Xiu, another person in the live broadcast room, also began to speak.

"In response to this counterfeit goods incident, Douyin has banned 677 accounts for violations, deleted 976 videos suspected of selling counterfeit goods, added 67 sets of prohibited keywords to its review keyword database, and strengthened its internal review mechanism..."

Pony Ma frowned and thought to himself: The rectification was done so quickly, much more efficient than Weishi...

"In addition, we have implemented real-name registration for live streaming accounts, and Taobao has also implemented a payment deferral mechanism for funds purchased by users through live streaming. If you find that the items you purchased are counterfeit, please be sure to apply for a refund and then report the merchant!"

Chen Xiu announced the rectification measures discussed at an internal meeting of Douyin.

Just as he finished speaking, Ma Yun suddenly said, "Taobao also bears responsibility for this incident. Our cooperation with Douyin has been insufficient. In the future, we will deepen our communication to make the cooperation smoother."

Upon hearing this, both Chen Xiu and Pony Ma, who were watching the live stream, had slight changes in expression.

However, given the current situation, Chen Xiu could only nod in agreement.

Unexpectedly, after saying that, Ma Yun added another sentence.

"Besides live-streaming e-commerce, Chen Xiu and I also discussed other areas of cooperation. For example, we both love movies and have both started a film company, so there will definitely be more film and television collaborations in the future."

"..."

Chen Xiu guessed that Ma Yun had ulterior motives for this trip, but she didn't expect him to talk about cooperation in the live broadcast room.

Fortunately, it's just a movie matter; there shouldn't be any major problems if we actually go ahead and collaborate.

"If there is an opportunity in the future, Datang Pictures can indeed cooperate more with Ali Pictures."

"Yes! Actually, I've done many live streams with Chen Xiu, and we're very familiar with each other."

Ma Yun steered the conversation back on track, instead of constantly trying to seize control of the topic.

Then, the two chatted about some trivial things to lighten the atmosphere in the live stream.

Just when Chen Xiu thought that Ma Yun had come today only to ask for another film collaboration, the old fox spoke up again and took the initiative in the conversation.

"Actually, Chen Xiu and I share the same views on some things."

Ma Yun stopped and glanced at Chen Xiu: "For example, we all know he's more handsome than me..."

This phrase is a typical way to set the mood and is often used before announcing important news, in order to help the audience and those receiving the news relax.

Chen Xiu chuckled twice in agreement, but secretly she was wary of Ma Yun's next words.

The result did not disappoint him.

"...Besides being handsome, another point of view that Chen Xiu and I share is that we both attach great importance to the cultural industry! Movies and TV series are just one manifestation of the cultural industry. In the future, we may also cooperate to develop computer games and mobile games, and connect the entire industry chain!"

When Ma Yun entered the correct keyword, Pony Ma's eyes widened and she instantly perked up.

What surprised him even more was that Chen Xiu actually agreed with Ma Yun's words.

In the live stream, Chen Xiu nodded to Ma Yun and said, "Games are indeed an important part of the cultural industry. Datang Pictures is developing a AAA-level PC single-player game..."

(End of this chapter)