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

"Believe me, I may not be Qin Shi Huang, but I am the strongest player in League of Legends!"

Lin Shu's humorous reply instantly enlivened the e-sports community late at night.

[Pfft, hahaha, E-God is still the same E-God, you have to admire his talent for creating hilarious moments.]

No wonder this person has managed to make live streaming so successful; their talent is truly admirable.

[Me, still awake late at night: YY has spun off its game live streaming section?]

【Oh! 】

Is the independent platform called Huya?

【Oh! 】

You mean you signed Emperor as well?

【Then I won't be sleepy anymore.】

[I don't understand. Can any knowledgeable guys explain why YY is sacrificing his own cultivation level like this?]

[They probably want to create a separate platform specifically for game streaming and esports traffic, but there's absolutely no need to separate it from YY.]

Who cares about anything else? As long as E is here, that's enough.

[@Emperor, Dogecoin, start a live stream already!]

[@Emperor, please upload a new tutorial video soon!]

[@Emperor, "La la la Demacia, update quickly!"]

The entire super topic square was flooded with mentions, with old fans urging for updates, new fans expressing curiosity, and casual observers just watching the drama unfold. These three voices mixed together, forcefully pushing the topic of "Huya Live's establishment" from an initial few thousand views to tens of thousands, then to hundreds of thousands, and by 3 a.m., the topic's views had already exceeded one million.

The trigger for all of this was simply that Huya's official announcement included a tag on the ID of a signed streamer.

This scene left Huya's top executives sighing with regret.

Old Gu's 2.5% equity stake was a good deal.

Putting aside everything else, the e-sports fans who followed them from the very beginning generated a massive amount of traffic overnight, saving them millions in marketing costs.

"Quickly, quickly, spread the news that our Huya signed a multi-million dollar contract with Emperor."

With a command from Huya's management.

At nine o'clock the next morning, several document screenshots and chat logs, obtained from unknown sources, were circulating wildly.

[Emperor has actually signed with Huya! It seems like Mr. Chen from AcFun and the BOSS of Zhejiang Digital Culture are both pursuing him. They should wait and see; his value will probably rise again after the World Championship at the end of the year.]

Let me tell you, Huya really went all out this time. I heard they offered eight figures...

Eight figures?! My God, a multi-million dollar annual salary? That's outrageous!

[The conditions will only improve, not decline. You've all underestimated Emperor's popularity in the game streaming sector.]

[A professional League of Legends player isn't anything special, and a random player being ranked number one in the world isn't too exaggerated either. WE has five world champions, and there are tons of video tutorial creators... But the key point is...]

Emperor has gathered them all together!!!

Wow, it still feels like a dream. A game streamer earning millions a year...

Ten minutes!

half an hour!

One hour!

Two hours!

……

Suddenly, at 14 PM, the Weibo topic ranking was abruptly split.

A trending topic titled #GameStreamer,MillionsInAnnualSalary# was abruptly inserted into the third position.

Anti-League forums, LOL forums, professional League of Legends player chat groups, and streamer chat groups on various game live streaming platforms.

After a brief period of silence, forums, chat rooms, and even text messages were flooded with question marks and exclamation marks.

How much? How much do you want?

[Ten million? Annual salary???]

[Quickly say it's Zimbabwean currency! Say it! Say it now!!]

[I worked hard all year, earning 110,000 to 120,000 yuan, and I thought I was a high-income earner. Now you're telling me a game streamer makes tens of millions a year?]

[Wait, is playing games and streaming games really that lucrative?]

[To the guy upstairs, I have to clarify things for myself as a streamer. It's not as lucrative as you guys imagine. With over 200,000 followers, after six months, including commercial orders, I'd be considered top-tier on the platform if I made 200,000.]

Yes, I create videos, and I can vouch for the top-tier creators mentioned earlier.

[For a typical game streamer, earning a few thousand yuan a month is already considered quite good; Emperor... is an exception.]

Emperor is inhuman.

One hundred, two hundred, three hundred.

The news of Huya signing Emperor to a multi-million dollar annual salary seems to have developed a self-replicating ability, constantly increasing and spreading.

Soon, it was no longer limited to the e-sports circle; many casual observers and even those within mainstream society were also deeply impressed.

What the hell?

It's just playing games. A while ago, it was revealed that an 18-year-old had founded a multi-million dollar club, and now you're telling me there are still experts.

Can game streamers really earn tens of millions?

What, you've got too much money to burn, huh?

By 18 p.m., after the news was confirmed through an "accidental leak" by a so-called insider, mainstream media outlets couldn't sit still any longer.

A news flash from a certain news app: "On the first day of Huya Live's independent operation, the signing fees for top e-sports streamers reached tens of millions of yuan, reflecting the accelerated commercialization of the e-sports industry."

The official account of the *Economic Observer* is even more direct, with the title:

"A game, a dream? Behind the multi-million dollar annual salary lies a gamble on a market worth hundreds of billions."

Even the usually serious provincial official media published a commentary, its wording restrained but unable to conceal its amazement:

"From a kid in an internet cafe to a multi-million dollar net worth, Emperor's case may not be an isolated one. It marks the official entry of Chinese e-sports content producers into the top professional sports salary bracket."

……

In a live streaming group chat where people "wish to get rich and become gods".

What do you guys think of Huya's recent promotional campaign? How much of it is true?

"Since even state media has reported on it, it's highly likely to be true."

"Huya is really daring to give."

"A multi-million dollar annual salary! I'll guarantee at least a three-year contract with Emperor, and round it up, my goodness, that's 50 million!"

"Don't forget that Emperor is also the club owner, and his Taobao store's sales are incredibly high."

"Stop talking, the youngest billionaire in history."

"It is emphasized that this is still the first in the history of the e-sports industry."

There was a two-second silence in the group chat before someone suddenly asked a question.

"Huya is about to be officially launched, while CEO Chen's platform won't be available until the end of the year. Are the guys all considering it?"

"After considering it, Emperor alone can bring Huya a lot of traffic. The key is that as the top star, he is not easy to compete for. I definitely want to go to Huya."

"I'll think about it..."

"Consider it? What a load of crap! With this kind of treatment, would any other platform dare to offer it? Even if we can't get it, it's still something to look forward to, isn't it?"

"Actually, I've already signed with Huya. I can only say that what Huya is offering is even more outrageous than you can imagine."

"Explain in detail!!!"