Chapter 108: Inner Turmoil

The only regret was that DouSha had been operating at a loss for the past few years, so Jiang Yun’s dividends as a shareholder were hardly anything. In fact, they were even less than what he earned from his daily live streams. Unless he got involved in management... But would Jiang Yun do that? No, he wouldn’t. To him, this shareholder status was more a tool to annoy people—nothing more.

The viewers watching Jiang Yun’s live stream noticed his sudden silence and immediately felt a bad premonition.

“He’s zoning out—that means he’s about to end the stream!”

“This happens every day. Whenever he zones out, it’s a sure sign the stream’s ending soon!”

“No ending allowed! He promised five challenges, and there's still one left!”

“A person must keep their word. If he says five challenges, there have to be five!”

“......”

At that moment, Jiang Yun snapped back to reality and glanced at the scrolling comments in the chat.

He stroked his chin and said, “You’re right. If I promised five challenges, there have to be five. But...” His expression shifted, turning sly as he added, “Today, that female fan challenged both Tongzidan and Douzhi at once, and I gave her two cents, so that counts as two challenges~”

Before the audience could react, Jiang Yun abruptly ended the live stream.

Staring at the suddenly black screen, the viewers were left with nowhere to express their confusion or frustration.

After closing the stream, Jiang Yun called Dai Xiaomei.

“Hello?” came her somewhat lazy voice from the other end, as if she hadn’t fully woken up.

“I want to ask you something.”

“Go ahead~”

“Would you like to start streaming on Douyin?”

“Douyin? Of course! Douyin’s traffic is way higher than DouSha’s now. But I still have a long contract, so I can’t go. Even when my contract expires, switching platforms won’t be easy.”

“What if I gave you a chance to stream on Douyin right now? Would you come?”

“Hmm? Wait a minute.” There was a rustling sound as Dai Xiaomei seemed to sit up in bed.

“What do you mean by that?” Her voice was much clearer now—the moment work was involved, her mind sharpened.

“It’s simple. The only reason you can’t stream on Douyin is because of your contract with DouSha. If you officially stream on Douyin, they’ll sue you for breach and demand a huge penalty. But if I tell you that you won’t get sued for streaming on Douyin, would you come?”

“Wait, do you have a way to get me out of my contract?”

“Guess.”

“No contract termination? Then help me pay the penalty!” Dai Xiaomei replied, exasperated.

Through the phone, Jiang Yun could almost see her rolling her eyes, but he didn’t mind. Smiling, he said, “I’m serious. Think about streaming on Douyin. The contract issue isn’t unchangeable.”

“Huh? What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think you’re a DouSha shareholder, talking like that?” Dai Xiaomei’s tone was full of confusion.

She understood every word Jiang Yun said—yet together, it made no sense at all!

“Wait a sec.”

Jiang Yun got back in his car.

The system had placed the share transfer documents and such in his vehicle. He pulled them out, took photos of a few pages, and sent them to Dai Xiaomei.

“I sent them to you on WeChat. Take a look.”

“Oh...” she replied softly.

Dai Xiaomei opened WeChat and began examining the files.

When she realized what Jiang Yun had sent her, her eyes went wide.

“Holy crap, how did you become a shareholder of DouSha??? This can’t be fake, right?”

“Why don’t you ask your guild members to check? It’s a simple thing.”

“Damn, Yunzi, if this is real, you’re basically my boss now.”

“So, what do you think about what I said earlier?”

“What earlier... Oh, streaming on Douyin, right? What’s your angle? You’re the boss of DouSha now. Why would you want to push us big streamers out? You’re not trying to trick me into breaking contract just to make money off my penalty, are you?!”

Jiang Yun: ...........

“Make money off you? No way. I just want to annoy the people at DouSha.”

Dai Xiaomei: ...........

“Wait, I’m going to check the situation first. What if you’re just messing with me?”

“Suit yourself. Let me know when you decide. Otherwise, I’ll find other streamers to annoy DouSha.”

“I’ll think it over.”

“Alright, bye.”

After hanging up, Jiang Yun was about to head home when his phone rang.

“So soon?” he exclaimed in surprise.

He thought it was Dai Xiaomei calling back.

But when he checked, it was an unknown number.

......

“Holy shit, it’s actually true!”

Dai Xiaomei stared at the message from her guild member with shock.

After the guild’s investigation, they confirmed the change in DouSha’s shareholding.

Jiang Yun was now the third-largest shareholder of DouSha, holding 10% of the shares.

Counting individuals, he was the second-largest shareholder—only Mr. Chen held more, with just 2% more shares than Jiang Yun.

Recalling what Jiang Yun had told her, Dai Xiaomei immediately started discussing with her guild.

Everyone knew which streaming platform had the most traffic now.

If she could stream on Douyin, she could not only tap into Douyin’s massive audience but also catch some of Jiang Yun’s fans.

After all, Jiang Yun was now one of Douyin’s top streamers.

If Dai Xiaomei interacted more with Jiang Yun, her live audience would surely be much larger than it was now!

Since Jiang Yun only streamed two hours a day, there would be no conflict with her streaming schedule. If she managed the timing right, she could funnel many of Jiang Yun’s fans to her channel and relive the glory of 2018 and 2019.

As one of DouSha’s top streamers—and once nearly the queen of the battle royale category—Dai Xiaomei was well aware of the huge income gap among top streamers.

Even though she was still a top streamer on DouSha, her current earnings were barely a fraction of what she made at her peak.

That’s why she longed desperately for another chance to return to the top.

Streamers’ careers were limited by time. She did not want to end up like the former queen Tiger Miss, who eventually stopped streaming indefinitely when her channel’s popularity vanished.

Miss had once been signed by Tiger for a nine-figure sum, the first female streamer to command such a massive contract in the industry.

But now? The waves of change had left her channel dormant for a long time.

Her popularity was so low she didn’t even feel the need to stream anymore.

This fate was not unique to Miss—it was the path most female streamers eventually faced.

Therefore, Jiang Yun’s offer was an irresistible temptation to Dai Xiaomei!

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