Chapter 414: Chapter 249 Perfect Transition
For an outdoor fishing streamer, a contract fee of 1.5 million really shows the platform’s sincerity, but Zhang Yang still brushed it off with his usual excuses, clearly not intending to sign the contract.
In Zhang Xiaoming’s view, the other side was as determined as a scale weight to go against the platform.
Feeling a bit heated, Zhang Xiaoming took a deep breath to force himself to calm down.
What to do? Trickery like limiting traffic or giving them a hard time doesn’t work anymore. How can I achieve the platform’s goals?
After pondering for a while, Zhang Xiaoming slapped his forehead—he had an idea!
By mid-afternoon, around 4 p.m., Zhang Yang had just finalized some details with Old Zhao about some MCN companies when his phone rang again.
Compared to previous calls, this one was from someone familiar—Wang Yan’s number. Zhang Yang glanced at the caller ID and casually picked up the call.
"Boss, there’s something I need to tell you!"
"What’s up, Yan?"
"Just now, someone claiming to be a senior executive from Glory Web Celebrity Brokerage Company called me. They want to poach me and have me sign with them, re-opening a new streaming account on the Yingke Platform."
Though Wang Yan was usually a bit careless, when it came to serious matters his awareness was extremely high, without wasting a single word.
"Poach you? What did they say?" Zhang Yang furrowed his brows upon hearing about the poaching.
"Literally! They promised me comprehensive team support after the switch, and a signing bonus of 300,000!
Moreover, they said they’re deeply cooperating with the platform, can use internal permissions to direct traffic and help me build up quickly!
I lied and said I had a contract, and they even promised to pay the breach fee! I guess their main target is you, and poaching me is just a smokescreen!"
At this critical juncture, overt poaching is indeed suspicious. It coincides with the excuse Zhang Yang gave to Zhang Xiaoming.
"Alright, I got it! Keep me posted with any developments," Zhang Yang nodded, thinking swiftly.
Within an hour, nearing 5 p.m., Han Qiang called again.
It was almost identical to what Wang Yan experienced an hour ago: poaching, offering signing bonuses, support, and promising to pay breach fees, etc.
In short, the contracts are lenient, the people generous with money—act quickly!
If only one team member received such a call, it could be a coincidence, but when both Wang Yan and Han Qiang get calls in a short time, this indicates one thing.
The other side is desperate, no longer relying on normal communication channels and methods to achieve their goals.
To be accurate, it’s the Yingke Platform that’s desperate, resorting to underhanded tactics!
Some viewers may still be confused.
What kind of maneuver is this?
Poaching then compensating breach fees, supporting new streamers?
Compared to currently unsigned streams, there’s seemingly no benefit increase. So what’s the platform got to gain from this? Just the contract?
If you think so, you’re gravely mistaken!
As mentioned earlier, top streamers are scarce resources; those who become top-notch in a specific direction hold great commercial value. The platform needs plenty of top streamers to retain increasingly picky viewers.
With streaming content and viewers, the platform can ensure active user numbers, achieving high valuations vital for financing or going public.
Zhang Yang’s refusal to sign means uncontrollability, yet his content is outstanding—posing immense risks for the platform! Hence, frequent contract invitations, etc.
After understanding the whole process, Zhang Yang could almost unequivocally confirm this is a vicious, malicious scheme!
In his past, Zhang Yang frequently saw similar events in trending searches and the gaming competition circle: top-tier game streamers breached contracts to switch, paying exorbitant breach fees, or even unable to pay, becoming blacklisted.
Did those streamers with issues have empty heads? Didn’t they know breach fees were exorbitant??
They knew, but still fell for it!
That’s where some unscrupulous companies show their shamelessness.
They propose conditions the other side can’t refuse, offering a sky-high jump fee, and even verbally promising to handle the breach fee part.
But the contract would only be honored after the switch is completed.
Once the switch is breached, the third party offering the sky-high invitation reneges, finding excuses not to fulfill the promise, trapping inexperienced young streamers unaware of legal issues.
Ultimately, these streamers tear relations with their old platform, unable to stream on the new one, losing everything to cover the breach fee hole.
The contents mentioned in calls to Han Qiang and Wang Yan might not necessarily be such a trap, but as long as it involves the Yingke Platform, it’s definitely related to Zhang Yang’s refusal to sign the contract.
If such underhanded tactics were executed well, it might directly undermine Zhang Yang’s team, dispersing them, and cultivating new streamers. Even if not done well, it could disgust Zhang Yang, creating internal unsolvable conflicts within his team.
But the poachers might not realize that Zhang Yang offers great treatment to his brothers, besides normal pay there’s also a handsome bonus at the year’s end.