Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

As the All-Star Game came to a close, the night in Guangzhou had already fallen.

YY Inc. headquarters.

The air conditioning in the conference room was on full blast, and the cool air hitting my face didn't make me feel drowsy.

On the big screen, the image of the five LPL players lifting the trophy had been frozen for a long time. After the final interview ended, the number of viewers in the live stream finally started to drop—from a peak of over six million to five million, four million, and three million.

The numbers scrolled by very slowly, as if the audience was reluctant to leave, waiting until the awards ceremony and interviews were all over before clicking the red X.

Someone sighed first and whispered, "It's over."

His tone carried a complex sense of relaxation.

Yes, it's finally over.

From the moment HWG officially entered the LPL professional league, or rather, from the moment that young man named Lin Shu first appeared on YY Live and stepped onto the professional stage, their gaming business on YY Live skyrocketed.

A few months ago, no one dared to confidently say that "e-sports traffic can support a platform," and there was still endless debate about whether to separate the game live streaming business. But what about now?

They devoured all the esports traffic generated by Emperor, including the broadcasting rights for professional LOL matches, players' first-person perspectives, full coverage of the All-Star game, and exclusive reports on reaching the top of the Challenger ladder.

It's no exaggeration to say that in just a few months, the market value of YY Live has increased more than tenfold.

This transformed the already promising gaming channel into the platform's most explosive growth engine.

"alright,"

An executive sitting in the middle of the long table pushed up his glasses, his voice tinged with a self-deprecating laugh, "The problem now is—the contract we prepared earlier can be scrapped again."

The middle-aged man next to him looked up and twitched his lips: "Ha...haha, Old Chen, if this is a joke you carefully prepared, then I'm actually quite willing to laugh along."

"Unfortunately, it isn't!"

A few low laughs rippled through the meeting room, the laughter carrying a mixture of helplessness and a hint of excitement.

"Alright, everyone quiet down." Li Xuelin, sitting to the side of the head of the table, tapped the table, his fingers making a soft tapping sound on the mahogany surface. "Let's start the meeting. Let's discuss how to keep this goose that lays the golden eggs on our ship."

Unlike a few months ago when there were still objections.

After the frenzied surge in esports traffic over the past six months, even the most conservative executives now unanimously agree that previous contracts are far from enough to sway the other party.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this year the game live streaming industry has reached a critical juncture, transitioning from a period of chaos to a period of explosive growth."

Gu Feng, sitting in the front row, cleared his throat and pulled his chair forward: "Our YY Live has already covered about half of the user market, with nearly 3000 million monthly active users and tens of millions in profits. Saying that we have the advantage is absolutely no problem!"

"But now, there is a very special situation... When the signing bonus for top streamers on the platform is only about 30 yuan, and the contract is relatively simple, with an exclusive free contract and a maximum penalty of 50 yuan for breach of contract, there has been a special case where even if an annual salary of three or four million yuan is offered, the streamer may still be poached."

"Ahem...Alright, alright, stop with the official jargon."

Realizing that Gu Feng was about to launch into a long-winded speech to brainwash everyone, Li Xuelin coughed and interrupted.

"There are no outsiders here today. Everyone knows how important this young man is, so there's no need to read from the PPT. The real question now is: how do we retain him? How do we get him to willingly follow our newly established Huya? How do we get him to contribute to our efforts in expanding the live streaming market?"

After saying this, Li Xuelin paused for two seconds, leaned back in his chair, and looked at the darkened screen.

He himself found it unbelievable.

A phenomenal online game with tens of millions of daily active users, over 100 million registered users worldwide, and tens of millions of players in the Chinese server alone, had a dominant star player at the very beginning of its development.

Moreover, this contestant is unbelievably perfect in terms of skill, image, and popularity.

These attributes combined, when placed in the game live streaming market, are so dominant that even describing them as a "game-changing advantage" seems inadequate.

It's safe to say that the platform that acquires this person will secure a place in the entire landscape of League of Legends esports live streaming.

It's not as simple as having one more top streamer; it's about how the platform's nature is completely different whether or not that person is there.

Gu Feng was interrupted, but he wasn't annoyed. Instead, the corners of his mouth curved up slightly. Of course, he knew the position of everyone present, or rather, he did it on purpose.

"It's good to repeat it once, so that everyone will pay more attention to it in future work."

"Alright, the meeting with the Emperor is scheduled for the afternoon after tomorrow. Our priority now is to finalize this new cooperation agreement."

"Please feel free to share your ideas; let's brainstorm together!"

"There's one more thing!"

"What?"

"The other side is making big moves, we can't afford to waste time, it would be funny if we got snatched away."

……

Meanwhile, at the ACFUN headquarters.

The Douyu TV preparation team shares the same view as YY's senior executives.

"Our platform is scheduled to officially launch on January 1st next year. Our core business will focus on game live streaming, while also covering a variety of live streaming content such as sports, variety shows, and entertainment."

Chen Moujie looked at the group of people in front of him and said:

"I absolutely agree with your proposal to sponsor top domestic esports clubs, and gradually extend to esports events and even other categories."

"This was the original plan!"

"But now the plan has changed. If we follow the original plan, there will be a huge roadblock waiting for us on the road to progress in the game live streaming sector."

"Is Mr. Chen referring to HWG and Emperor in the League of Legends arena?"

Everyone present was an elite in the live streaming industry, so how could they not know what their boss wanted to express?

"yes!"

"In China today, or rather, globally, League of Legends, backed by Chalice, has reached its maximum market potential in the esports field, and within that field, Emperor is the brightest star."

"but……"

But what?

Chen Moujie didn't finish speaking, but he believed that everyone present understood.

The reality is that this platform is currently deeply integrated with its competitors' platforms.

For such a dazzling pearl.

Next year, the platform will be launched. If we want to make a name for ourselves in the gaming sector and become an instant hit, we either need to successfully invite this person to join our team and give him the Douyu TV prefix, or we need to pray that he and his team will underperform in the finals...

There is no third option!

If so, then Douyu can only eat other people's leftovers.

Thinking of this, Chen Moujie's face turned cold.

"Send someone to HWG immediately and make sure they sign the person."

(The All-Star storyline ends here, and Lao Qing has also finished dealing with the mess at home.)

(The next stage is rapid development and capital accumulation. Let's cheer each other on, brothers!)

(I might update more often!)