Chapter 15 I'm Just an Investor Driven by Interest

Pei Qian watched helplessly as Ma Yang's number of followers on his livestream and Weibo skyrocketed, and he was powerless to stop it.

But the worst news wasn't just the increasing followers; it was that the silly netizens in the livestream and on Weibo were starting to create memes!

It had to be said, Old Ma's weighted training for the DGE team members was really entertaining, and the audience was thoroughly enjoying it.

A large number of players also heard that Boss Ma would be giving away money on Weibo, and they all went to Weibo to follow and leave messages, turning it into a carnival for a group of people.

After three games, a large number of viewers were drawn to Old Ma's livestream, and his popularity exploded!

In the camera, Ma Yang's long face couldn't help but be filled with smiles.

"Alright, that's all for today's practice, I should go do some serious things on Weibo."

The DGE team members finally breathed a sigh of relief, leaning back in their gaming chairs, feeling a little exhausted.

Playing games with Boss Ma put more mental pressure on them than the World Championship!

Ma Yang took a can of sugary soda from the club's refrigerator, came to his seat, popped it open with a "pop," and took a big gulp, drinking half the can in one go. He felt that this was a good opportunity to promote his increasing followers, and began to interact with the fans in the livestream.

"Those of you who haven't followed me, please do. You don't need to send gifts, I don't need that little bit of money."

"Why should you follow me? Where else can you find a player like me who can command and has skills? Isn't my skill worth a follow?"

"I said before, the first game couldn't be won because my teammates were too bad. I changed to four normal teammates, and didn't I immediately carry the game?"

"Alright, let me see if there are any new dreams on Weibo that I can fulfill."

Although the audience in the livestream was trying hard to adapt to Old Ma's thought process, they still filled the screen with question marks when they heard what he said.

"???????"

"Does Boss Ma really think he's good?"

"You invited all the star players from various clubs, and then told me these are four 'normal teammates'?"

"I really want these 'normal teammates' too!"

"Boss Ma is right, I found the reason why I keep losing in the bronze rank! You say I'm a noob, but if you pull Huang Wang and Jiang Huan to duo queue with me in turns, wouldn't I be able to reach the king rank?"

"Boss Ma's expression is too serious, I can't tell if he's joking or if he really thinks that way."

"Boss Ma has really put in too much for this team! If it weren't for Boss Ma, this game would have ended 20 minutes ago!"

The fans were all amused by Old Ma. It's not scary to be bad, it's scary to be bad and not know it!

But if a person is bad and doesn't know it to a certain extent, it makes people think that he is deliberately fishing for attention, which is very wonderful.

Many people think that Boss Ma is such a great investment genius, who can easily earn 500 million, how could he be stupid? His behavior is completely illogical!

So, he must be joking!

Once most people think so, the audience in the livestream began to joke along with Old Ma, and all kinds of comments like "DGE close-up tactical guidance," "DGE spiritual leader," "Boss Ma top lane crushes Jiang Huan, Boss Ma mid lane crushes Huang Wang" filled the screen.

Ma Yang flipped through Weibo, his long face beaming with joy.

He gained hundreds of thousands of followers in just one afternoon!

Ma Yang couldn't help but sigh, "Sure enough, I have the potential to be an internet celebrity! If I hadn't been delayed by investment, what would Lu Zhiyao be doing?"

"Let me see if there are any new dreams."

"Hmm? There's a student here, whose computer in the university dormitory is not good, and the internet speed is not fast, so he can't always reach the king rank. He hopes to get a sponsorship for a good set of equipment..."

"No problem! E-sports dreams must be supported. Although your strength is a little lower than mine, it also shows that you have a lot of room for improvement. Here, the money has been transferred to you, get yourself a set of ROF."

Ma Yang browsed Weibo while commenting on these dreams.

"Ah, many dreams are too unoriginal."

"So perfunctory, it's hard for me to give the dream fund to you."

"Since it's a dream, everyone must write sincerely, so that you can impress me."

Ma Yang was broadcasting live while giving out dream funds on Weibo, and the atmosphere in the livestream was even more explosive!

The comments below Weibo were being refreshed almost every few seconds, even faster than Old Ma could see them.

Although most of them were meaningless comments, Old Ma didn't feel impatient, and continued to look for dreams in them to fulfill.

In addition to the full screen of 666s, some people began to be curious about Old Ma's identity.

"Boss Ma, what's going on with this dream fund? Tell us about it!"

"I heard that Boss Ma once invested in IOI, directly earning 500 million for Tengda Group, and he's also an outstanding employee? Can you tell us what happened back then?"

"Boss Ma is an investment genius, can you pick a stock for me?"

"Boss Ma, I heard that you are President Pei's confidant and right-hand man, when can you pull President Pei to do a livestream together?"

"Boss Ma, can you talk about your career? Give some guidance to the university dogs who are about to graduate?"

Ma Yang flipped through Weibo while paying attention to the comments in the livestream that interacted with him, answering them one by one.

Seeing the saying "investment genius," Ma Yang's expression suddenly became serious, his long face full of solemnity.

"I can't be considered an investment genius!"

"In fact, I haven't learned any knowledge related to investment at all. To be responsible for investment is completely President Pei's trust in me."

"At the beginning, President Pei gave me 20 million, and let me invest in what I liked based on my first impression and intuition. I happened to see that the foreign game IOI was doing well, so I smashed all the money into it!"

"Looking back now, there was a lot of luck involved."

"As for the later investments, basically they are all things that I am personally interested in."

"For example, the automatic heckling machine. I also thought this thing was very fun at the time, so I persuaded President Pei to invest in it."

"So, don't over-glorify me, the 500 million was all luck."

"I'm just an investor driven by interest."

As soon as Ma Yang said this, the comments exploded.

"Damn, is this Boss Ma's true heart?"

"Boss Ma has been bragging about his game level all the time, is he really doing a show? Actually, Boss Ma is such a humble person!"

"Investor driven by interest! Wow, this height has suddenly gone up. Other investors invest to make money, Boss Ma invests out of interest, admire, admire!"

"Boss Ma dared to directly smash 20 million into IOI back then. This judgment of the situation, this decisiveness, is really amazing! Boss Ma is too modest, this is definitely not something ordinary people can do!"

"I always thought that all bosses were idiots, but seeing Boss Ma, I changed my mind! Boss Ma is a truly admirable entrepreneur and investor, and his position in my heart is second only to President Pei!"

"No wonder Boss Ma can be friends with President Pei, this mind, this decision, this vision... awesome, awesome!"

"To be honest, President Pei's image is a bit 'too intelligent, bordering on demonic', like a high-ranking immortal, too far away from ordinary people. Boss Ma, such a down-to-earth person, is a role model for us ordinary people to learn from!"

"Followed, followed, crazy support for Boss Ma!"

...

Looking at the various comments in the livestream, Pei Qian was dizzy.

What the hell is going on!

Old Ma is telling the truth, why are you all making things up?

Even his bad gaming skills are not a flaw, but have become a cute point?

Pei Qian had an ominous feeling that things had completely exceeded his expectations.

Unexpectedly, a person like Old Ma can really gain fans?

Is there something wrong with this world?

But when he thought about his own experience, he felt that there seemed to be no problem with this world. It has always been like this. The problem is himself...

"No, I can't let Old Ma gain fans like this, I have to think of a way."

Pei Qian thought for a while, what is Old Ma relying on to attract these fans?

It's the popularity of the DGE club!

Four old members opening a livestream with him to attract fans, this speed of increasing followers is really awesome.

So, Old Ma can't be allowed to livestream with the DGE members to gain fans anymore, he has to rely on himself.

Once Old Ma only relies on himself, he should quickly show his true colors, right?

As the saying goes, if virtue doesn't match position, there will be disasters.

Like Old Ma, who has no ability and is a pure moocher, only occasionally has a little bit of good luck, being pushed to this height, if his true nature is exposed and his persona collapses, then a large number of fans will definitely unfollow him!

It was precisely because Pei Qian was very clear about this that he was so resistant to fame and had been trying to keep a low profile.

So, don't look at Old Ma gaining some fans now, as long as he leaves the DGE members, his popularity will definitely drop quickly!

There are so many internet celebrities who become popular overnight, but few can maintain their popularity afterwards, because they only have gimmicks and no real talent.

Pei Qian thought it over, and after Ma Yang finished his livestream today, he gave him a call.

"Hello? Brother Qian, how did you know I just finished my livestream? Let me tell you, I gained nearly 200,000 followers today, it's awesome! I said I have the talent to be an internet celebrity!"

"..." Pei Qian was speechless, "That, Old Ma, I have something to tell you."

Ma Yang: "Brother Qian, tell me."

Pei Qian paused: "In the future, try not to find DGE members to livestream together as much as possible, it affects their training too much."

"Moreover, attracting fans once is enough, the audience will find it fresh at the beginning, but they will get tired of watching it too much. It's not good to always rub their popularity, what do you think?"

Ma Yang was slightly silent, as if he was thinking: "Well, Brother Qian, what you said makes sense! But... my teammates in matchmaking are too bad, I can't carry them, it's boring."

Pei Qian: "...Then you can think about other things, you said you have the talent to be an internet celebrity, then you must be proficient in everything, singing, learning, teasing, and acting."

Old Ma suddenly realized: "That's right, Brother Qian, I understand! Then I'll go back and think about how to do something new and find a new way to gain fans!"

Pei Qian nodded: "Well, good luck, I believe you can do it!"

Hanging up the phone, Pei Qian couldn't help but smile.

Fortunately, Old Ma is a very easy person to fool, and he cut off the possibility of him and the DGE club jointly backstabbing him with a few words.

I just don't know what new things Old Ma will do to gain fans.

Just as he put the phone aside, it rang again.

He picked it up and saw that it was a message from Huang Sibao.

"President Pei, the overseas box office of *A Beautiful Tomorrow* is quite fast, it's already arrived! 14 million dollars, nearly 100 million RMB, has already arrived in the company's account!"

Looking at this message, the smile on Pei Qian's face completely froze.

Damn it?

This is too fast!