Ye Zhi nodded, "That's all we can do."
"It's just..." Qi Xuan raised an eyebrow. "If esports is added, Star Conquerors will also have a high probability of being selected."
"Mm," Ye Zhi agreed, "Star Conquerors is indeed a good game. It is qualified to be included in the esports events of the Asian Games alongside Cosmic Heroes."
Qi Xuan was slightly taken aback. "You really don't mind?"
"Mind what?" Ye Zhi smiled faintly. "Mind Star Conquerors? The game itself is of good quality, that's a fact. And it's precisely because of its excellent quality that bothYD and Feilong Live have unscrupulously used it to make money.
As for those players, although they curse a lot, it's out of deep love and high expectations. It's like a couple quarreling; the more fiercely they fight, the harder it is for them to break up and let go. If they truly didn't care, they wouldn't even discuss it."
Qi Xuan looked at her meaningfully. How could she be so astute in business and even use emotions as a metaphor, yet turn into a block of wood when it came to her own feelings?
Was this a case of perfect theoretical knowledge but zero practical experience?
Seeing Qi Xuan fall silent, Ye Zhi thought he felt she was softening. She continued, "Of course, as for Feilong Live, the distributor of this game, I can only say that what goes around comes around."
"It seems CEO Ye has a plan?" Qi Xuan understood immediately.
"Of course, I'm not one to let grudges go. However..." Ye Zhi's eyes flickered slightly. "I have to wait for the best opportunity to strike a fatal blow! For now, let Ou Minghan be happy for a while longer!"
"I look forward to CEO Ye's performance," Qi Xuan smiled slightly.
"Mr. Qi, I won't disappoint you," Ye Zhi said with a smile.
Afterwards, Ye Zhi took Zhao Cai home.
For the next period, Ye Zhi was indeed busy negotiating with the Asian Games organizing committee to include esports events in the Asian Games.
This proposal was a bit ahead of its time. Although Ye Zhi was willing to provide generous sponsorship and showed genuine sincerity, the organizing committee found it difficult to accept at first.
Ye Zhi wasn't in a hurry. She knew this matter couldn't be rushed.
Meanwhile, Feilong Live, under a document from the Ministry of Culture, had no choice but to quietly adjust the game's probability. The game lost a lot of players, but some still remained.
Ou Minghan's promotion of the national server competition also led to a certain degree of recovery for the game.
Several major domestic esports clubs eventually chose to form teams to participate in the Star Conquerors competition. After all, with prize money to be won, they had to give it a try.
The two sides seemed to have no further interactions, and half a month passed peacefully. It was at this time that Feilong Live suddenly reappeared on major platform hot searches.
The well-informed Zhan Ruoqing immediately called Ye Zhi and explained the entire situation.
It turned out that during this half-month period, Ou Minghan had established a brokerage company and was signing up aspiring streamers everywhere.
Many streamers, upon hearing that this brokerage company was backed by Feilong Live, felt they had found a powerful patron and would receive preferential treatment from the streaming platform, so they naively signed contracts.
It was as if Ou Minghan had struck it lucky, as he did indeed sign a gem.
Feilong Live had a very beautiful and talented female streamer who, after signing, truly became popular. In just half a month, she became a top streamer on Feilong Live, receiving more gifts than those who streamed late at night.
However, all the money she earned was taken by Feilong Live and the brokerage company. The female streamer, who received hundreds of thousands of gifts in gifts in one night, ended up with only three thousand yuan for the month.
Naturally, the female streamer was unhappy and tried to negotiate a salary increase with the brokerage company. But to her surprise, the brokerage company directly showed her the contract. She had signed an artist contract, and she was now an artist of the brokerage company. The money the company gave her was all in accordance with the contract.
The female streamer didn't expect to have signed an exploitative contract. She then thought of suing the company to terminate the contract, but the contract was very unfavorable to her. If she wanted to terminate it, she would need to pay the company tens of millions in liquidated damages.
As an ordinary small streamer, where would she get so much money to compensate?
The female streamer then resorted to a streaming strike as a form of resistance. However, the brokerage company, citing her obligation to obey company arrangements, forced her to continue streaming and making money.
In anger, the female streamer exposed the matter. Many streamers on Feilong Live then realized that many of them had signed that contract. The only difference was that they hadn't become popular, so they didn't even get the three thousand yuan a month.
Now, public opinion online was overwhelmingly condemning Feilong Live as black-hearted, and advising streamers who hadn't signed yet not to sign with brokerage companies lightly.
"This is too much bullying!" Zhan Ruoqing's teeth itched with anger. "Earning hundreds of thousands of gifts a day, and only giving her three thousand yuan a month? This is truly Ou Minghan's style: wanting the horse to run while not letting it eat grass!"
"These kinds of exploitative contracts do have many pitfalls," Ye Zhi said in a deep voice. "So, contracts should not be signed carelessly."
Zhan Ruoqing was stunned for a moment, and she said somewhat speechlessly, "That's not the point! I genuinely feel sorry for this girl. She's a top student, and she was just streaming for fun. She didn't expect to be trapped right after graduation!
Moreover, I've learned insider information that Ou Minghan thinks she has a good image and temperament and has been trying to force her to attend some banquets and dinners, planning to offer her as a gift at the table. She refused and didn't cooperate, so Ou Minghan deliberately paid her only three thousand yuan a month, trying to force her to agree."
Ye Zhi was slightly surprised. "You want to help her?"
"That's the intention," Zhan Ruoqing sighed. "I truly feel sorry for this girl. However, the thought of having to give Ou Minghan a large sum of money to save her makes me feel disgusted. If there were a way to help her escape the sea of suffering and also make Ou Minghan suffer a loss, that would be wonderful!"
Ye Zhi pondered for a moment. "You said she's a top student. How's her learning ability?"
"I heard her learning ability is very strong, and she consistently received scholarships in school," Zhan Ruoqing said.
"I see," Ye Zhi nodded. "In her situation, under normal rules, the only way to terminate the contract is to pay money. However, there are actually ways outside of the rules."
"What way?" Zhan Ruoqing asked curiously.
Ye Zhi smiled faintly and said two words into the phone.
"Ah, this..." Zhan Ruoqing's eyes widened in shock, and she couldn't help but say, "This is indeed a good method! If it succeeds, even Ou Minghan will have no choice but to let her go!"
"Yes," Ye Zhi smiled faintly. "However, this will require her own effort."