Chapter 55:
Tan Guiyang smiled faintly: "I can offer you an SSS-level signing contract, and… 10% of Tiger Cat Platform's shares."
Hiss!
The moment those words came out, Li Weigang was completely stunned.
He pushed Yi Hui aside, sat in front of the computer himself, and stared at Tan Guiyang in full shock: "Yang-zi, have you gone mad?"
Tiger Cat was, after all, the number two live-streaming platform in the country! And he was just giving away 10% of the shares like that!
Didn't it hurt?!
Looking at Li Weigang's shocked expression, Tan Guiyang's mouth curled into a high, satisfied smirk.
After competing with Li Weigang for so many years, this time he had finally made the other man feel true shock.
Of course, giving away 10% of the shares hurt like hell.
But Tan Guiyang saw terrifying potential in Tang Yu.
The other party had gone from an unknown small-time streamer to a top-tier influencer in less than two days.
To say it was all luck, or that he only blew up because of the 2D girls, was completely unfair.
Besides—even if Tang Yu became famous because of the 2D beauties around him, that was still his ability!
That was part of his strength.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say Tang Yu could potentially trigger a massive trend in the future: 全民原创二次元 (national wave of original 2D characters).
Whether it was Silver Wolf or Hu Tao, the roles they cosplayed had already been widely accepted by the public.
The scariest part? Tang Yu could use these characters to develop other industries: short-form video content, movies, e-commerce live sales.
Tan Guiyang firmly believed that, given time and resources, Tang Yu would definitely become a giant in the live-streaming world.
And if Tiger Cat signed him, Tiger Cat would rise rapidly with him.
This might be the key opportunity to finally defeat Douyin.
Based on all of this, Tan Guiyang made the decision to offer 10% of the shares.
In the live room, viewers' mouths hung wide open!!
Just like Li Weigang, they were equally stunned!
10% of shares!
10%!
{WTF! This CEO has real guts! He's actually willing to give that much!} {If I were the host, I'd accept immediately. 10% shares means becoming a shareholder of Tiger Cat!} {Exactly! Compared to this, Douyin's 1% looks like a joke.} {Wait, hold on—there's still a gap between the two platforms. 10% of Tiger Cat is probably equivalent to about 5% of Douyin, right?} {Even so, that's still better than Douyin! Host, just sign with Tiger Cat!} {.....}
The viewers flooded the barrage, urging Tang Yu to accept Tiger Cat.
"Hm, 10%?" Tang Yu said softly to Tan Guiyang.
"Yes," Tan Guiyang replied with a confident smile. He didn't believe anyone could refuse this offer.
"Thank you for valuing me so highly. I'm genuinely tempted," Tang Yu said, pausing for a moment.
Tan Guiyang's brows immediately furrowed. The confidence on his face vanished instantly.
He stared at Tang Yu and asked in a low voice: "So… what's your decision?"
His left eyelid twitched. He had a very bad feeling.
The other party wouldn't refuse… right?
Even Li Weigang had his eyes fixed on Tang Yu.
If Tang Yu rejected even these conditions, then the offer Li Weigang had just made would be nothing but a joke.
The viewers were holding their breath, hearts in their throats.
If Tang Yu really refused, they would definitely slap their thighs and cry out in regret.
10% of Tiger Cat!
For an ordinary person, that would be instant financial freedom—straight to the top!
At this moment! Everyone was waiting for Tang Yu's answer.
"I still don't want to sign with any company," Tang Yu said lightly. "Sorry."
BOOM!
He really refused!
Although they could already guess from Tang Yu's earlier expression that he would refuse, when the words actually came out of his mouth, Tan Guiyang was left completely speechless in shock.
The viewers could no longer hold back.
They pounded their chests and stamped their feet as if they themselves had just given up a fortune.
{WTF! So heartbreaking! Such a great opportunity, and he just let it go?} {Badass! This guy really doesn't treat money as money!} {This… young man, you'll regret this later.} {.....}
Looking at these barrages, Tang Yu gave a slight smile.
He didn't think the viewers had small minds.
Most people who watch streams are ordinary folks. Their monthly salary is probably only seven or eight thousand yuan.
And 10% of Tiger Cat? That's worth hundreds of millions!
Tang Yu casually giving up this sky-high fortune made them feel it was a pity—perfectly normal.
"Yes, I have no intention of signing with any company," Tang Yu said with a smile in response to the viewers. Then he added: "And after this, I won't be streaming forever."
Hearing Tang Yu's words, the viewers finally calmed down a little.
Tan Guiyang snapped out of it at this point. He let out a long breath and asked Tang Yu: "I'm curious—if you're not going to stream, how do you plan to develop?"
Li Weigang also asked: "Yeah! Your specialty is streaming. If you give that up, you might hit walls in other industries. After all, different fields are like different mountains."
Tang Yu faced the camera, speaking seriously and solemnly: "Next, I'm going to acquire a game studio and make games."
Tang Yu wasn't just saying it casually!
The development of games in this world was somewhat different from his previous one.
Gameplay was monotonous and lacked entertainment value. Most importantly, all games were buy-to-play; free-to-play games were almost nonexistent.
So, as long as he brought Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail from his previous world into this one, it would be a complete dimensional strike.
Of course, they weren't completely without merit—at least in terms of game visuals, they were more beautiful than in his previous world.
Tang Yu's words immediately piqued the viewers' interest.
Games!
That sounded fun.
But soon, they couldn't help but sigh and shake their heads.
{Sigh! I thought it was something big—games? Then just go to sleep.} {Huh? Games? But it's hard for new games to stand out these days.} {Exactly! The current gaming market is controlled by big companies like Penguin and Giant. Small studios have almost no chance to break through!} {Sigh! All games are the same these days—I don't even want to play anymore.} {Wanting to make games is hard, you know!} {.....}
The viewers unanimously didn't think highly of Tang Yu's plan.
They didn't believe he could snatch market share from the big gaming giants.
Tan Guiyang and Li Weigang exchanged a glance and shook their heads at the same time.
"If you want to make games, we advise you not to," they both said to Tang Yu simultaneously.
"No need to worry about me," Tang Yu replied with confidence: "This game—I'm making it happen."
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