Chapter 115 The Wind Direction Has Changed

November 3rd, Thursday.

Mo Yu Internet Cafe, Handong University Branch.

Pei Qian sipped his coffee while browsing the web, his brow furrowed.

He was puzzled.

How could the online opinion shift so drastically from one day to the next?

Previously, everyone online had been saying that Tenda was exploiting the clubs too much, that the clubs were planning to quit, and that Tenda was likely to suffer a heavy blow, making it impossible to hold the GPL.

In short, most people were worried or pessimistic, and some were speaking up for the clubs.

Pei Qian was quite happy at the time.

*Keep being pessimistic,* he thought. *If these clubs' GOG divisions are unwanted, I'll just buy them all up. Wouldn't it be great to buy them at a high price?*

But less than two days later, the wind had completely changed!

Somehow, the news that three clubs had decided not to sell their GOG divisions, and that Shenhua Real Estate and Tianhuo Studio were preparing to purchase GPL slots, had leaked out, and the public opinion instantly made a 180-degree turn!

"Am I seeing this right? Shenhua Real Estate is entering the arena? They're going to play esports? This is simply a dimensionality reduction attack! Can other clubs withstand this kind of money power?"

"GPL is going to have sixteen teams? How will the schedule be arranged?"

"This looks like a big move!"

"We're getting slapped in the face. I thought the GPL couldn't be held before, but now it seems, how could it not be held? Just fighting for the slots is already going to be crazy!"

"It's only being sold once, for a limited time of three days? Hurry up and grab them! Even if you spend twenty million to get a slot, it's a blood profit!"

"That's right, the entry of big capital means that they are very optimistic about the overall prospects! Maybe you can earn millions or even tens of millions just by reselling the slots!"

Looking at these comments, the more Pei Qian thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

*Are there shills stirring up trouble here?*

Just a few days ago, they were saying that no one wanted the GPL slots, but how long has it been, and the public opinion has reversed?

It's impossible to say that no one is fanning the flames.

But even knowing this, Pei Qian was powerless.

Because President Pei is now caught in a reverse Tacitus trap: once he becomes the embodiment of wealth in everyone's eyes, no matter what President Pei says, people will interpret it as a code to wealth.

If President Pei says that the GPL league will be popular, everyone will believe that the GPL will indeed be popular.

If President Pei says that the GPL league will not be popular, everyone will think that President Pei is being modest, or trying to discourage those who are not determined.

In short, as long as President Pei speaks, the GPL will be popular!

Therefore, Pei Qian could only worry, unable to do anything.

But on second thought, since the auction is only a few days away, there's no need to struggle. Whatever price it sells for, that's what it sells for.

It's just a matter of straining his brain cells a little more to think about a sudden spending strategy.

While browsing the web, the phone rang.

He picked up the phone and saw that it was Lao Ma calling.

"Brother Qian! The first episode of my show is ready, and I'm planning to do a live broadcast. Do you want to come and see it?" Ma Yang's excited voice came from the phone.

Pei Qian looked at the time in confusion. It was two o'clock on Thursday afternoon.

After a moment of愣, Pei Qian quickly nodded: "Okay, I'll be there right away! Uh, what's the address?"

Ma Yang said, "I'll send it to you right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh again, Lao Ma is still reliable.

Why not choose a weekend for the first live broadcast? Why not choose a prime time around 8 pm?

He had to choose an afternoon on a weekday, when everyone is at work. How many people will watch your live broadcast?

But this is also in line with Pei Qian's expectations, after all, the fewer people who watch it, the lower the possibility of it becoming popular!

Pei Qian looked at the address on his phone.

This time, Lao Ma rented a special office location for the live broadcast. Chen Yufeng and the entire professional evaluation team usually work here.

Pei Qian immediately set off to rush over.

...

At the same time, Ma Yang was seriously reading the manuscript written by Chen Yufeng.

Although he didn't need to memorize it and could directly read the teleprompter during the live broadcast, Ma Yang was afraid that he would stammer during the live broadcast, so he had to read it twice in advance so that the live broadcast would be smoother.

Originally, Chen Yufeng wanted to hire someone to give President Ma a special makeup, but President Ma refused.

Ma Yang was very resistant to makeup and not interested in wearing a suit.

Finally, at Chen Yufeng's repeated insistence, Ma Yang washed his hair.

And on the table in front of Ma Yang, there were piles of school supplies.

Plastic book covers, pencils, erasers, desk mats, file bags, solid glue, etc., each school supply had several copies, which were different brands.

The other staff members were busy with their own work, some were checking the camera positions, some were adjusting the lights, and some were preparing various emergency plans.

This group of people were recruited by Chen Yufeng one after another after joining the company. They had talents in various fields. Now, the entire team serves Ma Yang alone, and their task is to provide live broadcast content for Ma Yang.

As for whether Ma Yang can really become an internet celebrity, that's hard to say, it depends on fate.

But at least, these teams guarantee that the live broadcast content provided is accurate.

While they were busy, President Pei came in from the outside.

Chen Yufeng quickly greeted him: "President Pei!"

Pei Qian nodded and immediately saw Lao Ma, who was seriously reciting the manuscript, and the pile of messy school supplies on the table.

Pei Qian愣了一下: "What is this?"

Chen Yufeng quickly explained, "Oh, President Pei, this is the evaluation item that we prepared for President Ma's first live broadcast program: school supplies."

Seeing that President Pei's expression seemed a little surprised, Chen Yufeng quickly said, "President Pei, you said that anything can be tested at the time, so we planned to start with some small things. If it doesn't work, we'll change it next time..."

Pei Qian raised his hand: "No need! This is fine."

Obviously, Chen Yufeng was afraid of offending those big manufacturers and didn't dare to evaluate some popular digital products right away, so he picked some unimportant small things first.

This was not bad for Pei Qian.

After all, being scolded is also traffic.

Evaluating some small things, surely no one would be interested or pay attention, so naturally there would be no traffic, which was good.

Ma Yang also noticed Pei Qian, turned his long face around and said, "Brother Qian, you're here!"

"I'm busy right now, so I don't have time to receive you. Just watch my performance later!"

After Ma Yang finished speaking, he began to silently recite the manuscript again.

Pei Qian calmly stood aside, took out his phone and entered Lao Ma's live broadcast room, waiting for the broadcast to start and watch the comments.

It must be said that after this period of accumulation, Ma Yang had really accumulated hundreds of thousands of fans.

After all, it was real money that was being burned. Ma Yang posted Dream Funds on Weibo every day when he had nothing to do, accumulating a lot of attention. Before, he found the DGE team members to play games together, which diverted a large number of fans to the live broadcast room.

Moreover, Lao Ma talked about his investment experience in the live broadcast room and was regarded by the audience as an "investor out of interest", which also attracted countless fans.

In short, the preparations were almost done, and they were just waiting for the broadcast to start.

Ma Yang silently recited the manuscript twice again, then raised his hand and made an okay gesture: "We can start!"

Chen Yufeng nodded: "Okay, let's officially prepare to start the broadcast!"

Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh, they were doing it quite formally.

With a professional team package, Lao Ma really looked like a live streamer who sells goods.

But it's just that the goods he's selling are a bit off.

People sell lipsticks, cosmetics, etc., but Ma Yang sells school supplies.

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a live broadcast for elementary school students!

The live broadcast room had a picture, and a large number of viewers poured in instantly, but because it was a weekday, the popularity was not very high.

"President Ma is broadcasting!"

"What has President Ma been busy with recently?"

"Does President Ma know about the recent GPL league? Is there any inside information that can be revealed?"

"Hey, the background of President Ma's live broadcast room has changed. What's this? Is this a specially prepared background?"

The fans hadn't seen President Ma broadcast for a while, and they were all very enthusiastic, with scattered gifts floating by.

Ma Yang quickly said, "Who's giving me gifts?"

"Moderator, permanently ban anyone who gives me gifts, do you hear me?"

"I don't lack money, everyone, please don't give me gifts. I'll be mad at anyone who gives me gifts!"

"Okay, enough people have come, let's get straight to the point."

"Today, I'm going to introduce a few products to everyone."

Ma Yang took the various prepared products to the front of the camera.

A bunch of question marks instantly floated across the live broadcast room.

"???"

"President Ma is... advertising?"

"Why would President Ma advertise when he's so rich?"

"Is he going to promote some high-end luxury goods?"

"What is this? It seems to be pencils, erasers, solid glue?"

"What the hell?"

The audience was dumbfounded.

They mainly didn't expect President Ma to introduce products at the beginning. What does this mean?

Ma Yang ignored the audience's comments and directly read the manuscript.

"Today, I'm going to introduce a few things that you must not buy."

"These pencils and erasers have excessive polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; these desk mats and file bags have excessive plasticizers; these solid glues have a large amount of free formaldehyde; these plastic book covers have excessive polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phthalates..."

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Qing Shan Qu Zui