The manager still hasn't replied.
At Sky Blue Entertainment Company, an assistant reported cautiously.
It was already past seven in the evening, with only about an hour left before the new song's release.
Manager Wang's face was grim, his mood anxious and furious.
This kid, Ye, was too arrogant!
He actually ignored their messages!
He couldn't agree to the price of 5 million, it was too high.
If he agreed, whenever they cooperated with others in the future, everyone would see Sky Blue Entertainment Company as a pushover, a big spender!
But if the hype couldn't be built, tonight's launch event would likely be a flop.
The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became. Manager Wang took out the medicine bottle from his pocket and took swallow after swallow.
At this moment, he wasn't the only one feeling troubled.
Bilibili, Yuyu Live, and Douyin had all convened emergency meetings again due to the conditions proposed by Bai Ye's reply.
Yuyu Live Headquarters.
"Manager, this Ye is going too far! We've already given him the best treatment on our platform, and he's still not satisfied!!"
"Exactly! 350 million for 3 years, not including gifts and advertising revenue sharing. That's the same level as our platform's top mainstream game streamers. He wants to increase it to 600 million for 3 years? Two hundred million a year? Why doesn't he just go rob a bank?"
"Two hundred million a year is enough to cover the salaries of our platform's two hottest game streamers! We can't agree to his demands!"
The manager listened to the dissenting voices of his subordinates and fell silent for a moment, then said, "Let's discuss it further!"
He also couldn't accept Ye's proposed terms.
Bilibili Headquarters.
The contract manager also convened an emergency meeting with his team, his brow showing heaviness and displeasure.
"Ye has proposed conditions to us. He wants us to raise the signing fee to 200 million for 2 years, with an 80/20 split for gift revenue and a 70/30 split for advertising revenue."
Before the manager could finish speaking, the people below erupted in commotion.
"This Ye is going too far! He actually dares to ask! We gave him an unprecedented exclusive contract of 80 million per year. Other streamers would be praying to the heavens for such favor, yet he's proposing these terms?"
"As far as I know, Douyin's offer is even worse than ours. Where does he get the confidence to raise prices with us?"
"He's really gotten carried away! Does he think he can be arrogant just because he trended on hot search? We absolutely cannot agree to his terms! Otherwise, how will the outside world view Bilibili?"
Everyone unanimously opposed, no one agreed.
The manager nodded, "Let's wait and see."
Douyin Headquarters.
Manager Lü and Shi Wanqiu video-called to discuss Ye's matters after returning home from work, working overtime!
"Xiao Qiu, do you see! We gave him a top-tier contract, but what about him? Insatiable greed!"
"300 million signing fee for 3 years! One hundred million a year!"
"What's even more outrageous is! He actually wants 80% of gift revenue and 70% of advertising revenue!!"
"I said at the time that it wasn't appropriate to give him a top-tier contract first, didn't I? Look now, before he's even grown further, he wants to surpass the treatment of a top-tier contract!"
Manager Lü said sternly, his tone clearly showing dissatisfaction with Shi Wanqiu.
If it wasn't for Shi Wanqiu strongly recommending he give Ye a top-tier contract directly to show sincerity, he would have only given him a top-tier golden streamer contract.
Ye dares to push his luck?
Shi Wanqiu's face turned red from Manager Lü's words, and she was unable to refute.
She had high hopes for Ye, but after knowing the conditions Ye proposed, she also felt it was excessive!
Not to mention a one hundred million annual salary, just in terms of gift revenue and advertising share, no millions of streamers on Douyin had ever dared to propose an 80/20 split for gifts and a 70/30 split for advertising!
The most powerful, highest-popularity streamers only got a 70/30 split for gifts at most, and a 60/40 split for advertising revenue.
The rest, the vast majority, were split 50/50, for both gift revenue and advertising revenue!
But she didn't want to give up on Ye, so she could only beg Manager Lü, saying:
"Manager, can you give me some time to communicate with him first?"
"Then go ahead and communicate! In any case, the three conditions he proposed, especially the advertising split, I will not agree to! Don't just talk about me, even the CEO wouldn't agree if they knew!"
Manager Lü's attitude was very clear.
Advertising revenue was Douyin's big cake. A 50/50 split was the norm, and a 60/40 split was a concession for top talent.
As for a 70/30 split, no one had ever obtained it, and they would not allow the first person to appear!
"Understood!"
Shi Wanqiu nodded dejectedly, finding herself in a difficult position.
After the meeting ended, she racked her brain trying to figure out how to persuade Ye to compromise, but she was on the verge of going bald and still had no clue.
She accidentally opened Douyin and suddenly noticed that Ye was online and had started streaming.
At first glance, her eyes widened, and her expression was one of shock.
In the livestream room, as soon as it started, countless people rushed in. In an instant, there were 600,000 viewers online, directly topping Douyin's popularity ranking for the night!
What made her even more incredulous was that Ye was actually riding on Goudan, holding a ball of flame in his hand to illuminate the surroundings.
Cool, mysterious.
The viewers in the livestream room instantly became energized, excited.
"Holy crap! Holy crap! He can actually create fire with his bare hands! Douyin didn't lie to me! Ye Ge yyds!"
"I've been waiting all day, and Ye Ge is finally streaming!"
"Is the streamer riding Goudan? Isn't that cooler than a lion? It's so awesome! I thought it was photoshopped in the video during the day! I'm a fan! I must be a fan!"
"The opening is this lit? Love it, love it!"
"Ye Ge is indeed dashing and elegant, like a jade tree facing the wind, so handsome!"
"Ye Ge, I was wrong! I thought you were faking it during the day! I'm sorry!"
The netizens who had flocked into the livestream room, intending to expose Bai Ye's fake videos, immediately changed their attitudes upon seeing this scene!
Modu, northeastern outskirts.
Bai Ye, riding Goudan, stopped at the estuary of the Huaxia River, holding a ball of flame in his left hand and gazing at the surging estuary waters ahead.
"My friends, I've arrived!"
"Welcome to the livestream room, new friends. I am the magic streamer Ye."
Countless bullet comments scrolled across the livestream room, so many that Bai Ye couldn't even keep up.
Gifts also appeared in a constant stream, finger hearts, lollipops, hot air balloons, sports cars, airplanes...
Countless!
The number of online viewers in the livestream room continued to soar, 700,000+, 800,000+.
Bai Ye continued with a smile, "Enough with the pleasantries! Tonight, we will cross the Huaxia River estuary and go to an uninhabited island to perform a magic trick I just learned!"
Upon hearing that Bai Ye had a new magic trick, the netizens became instantly excited.
"Ye Ge, what magic trick?"
"Streamer, can you perform the meteor shower magic trick from last night again? I didn't get enough of it!"
"So the streamer is in Modu! Which island are you going to, streamer?"
"The magic trick will be a secret for now. But I can guarantee it won't be worse than last night's meteor fire rain. As for the island, it has no name, it's an unnamed island."
Saying that, Bai Ye took off his backpack, let Goudan carry it, and then jumped down.
The netizens were shocked and envious to see Goudan obediently carrying the backpack and following Bai Ye.
"My heavens! It can be a mount, and it helps carry things, Goudan is so intelligent!"
"This is nothing to Goudan! Die-hard fans all know Goudan is going to make big money!"
"He helped Ye Ge earn over a million last night!"
"I have a friend who wants to know where to buy a dog as obedient as Goudan?"
Bai Ye walked a distance and stopped in front of a small bamboo grove.
He looked up at the bamboo stalks, each the size of a fist, and nodded with satisfaction.
"What does the streamer plan to do?"
Countless netizens were confused.
"The island we're going to, no merchant ships or cargo ships reach it or pass by. I can't afford a yacht or a boat, and I don't know how to drive one. So, I have to find a way to build a small boat myself to get there!"
"Holy crap! Ye Ge, you're not thinking of building a boat with these bamboos, are you?"
"By the way, Ye Ge, do you have tools? Won't the boat take until morning to build?"
"The streamer is so miserable! How come he doesn't even have money to rent a boat? Let's call everyone to crowdfund a boat for the streamer! Otherwise, we'll have to wait until morning!"
"Brother, don't be fooled by the streamer's humble brag!!"
[Enlightened Youth sent a Carnival x1]
Enlightened Youth: "Ye Ge, my family is in the eastern district of Modu. We happen to have a yacht at home. Send me your specific location, and I'll take you there!"
"Holy crap! A second-generation rich kid!"
"I'm also in Modu, can you take me along?"
"+1"
"+10086"
Bai Ye replied, "Thank you to this friend for the Carnival and your kind offer. The magic tricks I perform are quite dangerous and not suitable for anyone to be nearby. So, I appreciate your kindness!"
"Also, everyone, don't worry, I'll just make a small bamboo raft, it's very simple, anyone with hands can do it, it won't take long."
"Tools? They're also simple, I'll just manifest them!"
"Anyone with hands can do it?"
"Manifest them? How?"
The netizens were confused, staring intently at the livestream, afraid of missing even the slightest detail.
Bai Ye smiled mysteriously, grabbed the flame with both hands, and slowly pulled it apart.
"Holy crap? There's actually something! What is he going to conjure? An axe or a knife?"
"By the way, doesn't the streamer's hand get hot?"
Upon seeing this sentence, the old viewers chuckled. "You ask us, who do we ask?
"Anyway, after so many performances, his paws haven't been cooked yet!"
Then, under the gaze of over 900,000 people, Bai Ye completely pulled his hands apart.
In his hands appeared a fire sword over a meter long, emitting a yellowish-green firelight, very much like a lightsaber from a movie!
Nearly a million viewers were stunned.
"He actually conjured it?"
"Holy crap! Ye Ge, is this the tool you mentioned? A fire sword?"
"I prefer to call it a lightsaber! Haha, whether it's real or not, Ye Ge is awesome!"
"Streamer, you're not planning to chop bamboos with this sword, are you? It looks like a prop to me!"
"Ye Ge, can your flashy lightsaber chop through bamboo? To be honest, my son has a lightsaber similar to yours!"
"Ye Ge, if your sword can chop through bamboo, I'll eat this bamboo like sugarcane!"
"Brother, are you a national treasure that has achieved sentience?"
"Screenshotted!"
"+1"
"Ye Ge, go for it!"
Bai Ye, holding the fire sword, walked towards a bamboo stalk.
"Whether it can chop through it or not, we'll find out by trying!"
Saying that, Bai Ye raised the sword and slashed down.