Chapter 37: Then I Just Won't Broadcast!

The next day, Jiang Yun was awakened by the ringing of his phone. To his surprise, the caller was none other than the DouShark official.

"Hello, is this Mr. Jiang Yun?"

"Mm... yes, this is he," Jiang Yun replied groggily, his eyes still hazy with sleep.

"Hello, I’m a staff member from DouShark. We’ve noticed you haven’t signed with any platform yet. Would you be interested in signing an agreement with us? Based on your recent streaming performance, you’re qualified for an A-level contract, which is second only to S-level on DouShark."

"Sign a contract? No, thanks. Good night."

At the mention of a contract, Jiang Yun refused without hesitation, hung up, and didn’t give the person a chance to continue. He turned over and went back to sleep.

But before he could drift off again, the phone rang once more.

"I said I’m not signing! Stop bothering me!" Jiang Yun spoke with some irritation; he truly hated being disturbed in his sleep.

The person on the other end, hearing Jiang Yun’s tone, hurriedly said, "Mr. Jiang, maybe you could learn more about our contract mechanism before deciding. There’s no rush to answer right now—"

"I’ll say this one last time: I’m not signing. I won’t sign with any platform or any agency. If you keep pestering me, I’ll block you."

"Mr. Jiang, you may not know this, but early this morning during your broadcast, we promoted your stream. If you sign with us, the promotion will only increase in the future, and then you..."

"Alright, alright, thank you for the promotion, okay? You don’t need to worry about me anymore. That’s it, goodbye."

With that, Jiang Yun hung up decisively and immediately blocked the number.

Still half-asleep, the phone rang yet again—this time, it was a call on WeChat.

Frowning, Jiang Yun glanced at the screen and saw it was from Dull Girl.

"Hello? What do you want? Don’t you people sleep in the morning?"

"Brother, it’s already past ten o’clock. How is this still morning?"

"What, ten isn’t morning? Tell me honestly, what time do you usually sleep until?"

"Around this time, I guess."

"Exactly. So it’s still morning, isn’t it?"

"Well... you’re not wrong, but I’m getting sidetracked by you. I called because I have something to ask."

"What?"

"Did you really refuse to sign with the platform today and then block their number?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yun finally perked up a little and sat up in bed.

"What, did the official send you as their lobbyist?"

"Lobbyist? Brother, you really think highly of yourself," Dull Girl sneered on the other end. "Brother, do you know you’re in trouble?"

"Huh?" Jiang Yun was puzzled. "How so? Is the platform going to blacklist me just because I blocked their call?"

"Not exactly."

"Oh, that’s good..."

"But it’s close."

Jiang Yun: ...

"Can you not be so dramatic with your pauses?"

"You’re the one who never lets me finish," Dull Girl explained. "The officials have already notified all the big guilds: we’re not allowed to promote you or interact with you. And your streaming room should be gone by now."

Jiang Yun: ...

"If this isn’t blacklisting, then what is? Is DouShark always this aggressive? They do this just because I won’t sign?"

Hearing this, Dull Girl’s tone turned a bit helpless. "There’s not much we can do. You’re a League of Legends streamer. Anyone who can stream League now is on Penguin’s platforms—DouShark and Tiger are basically the same company. If you want to keep streaming games, you have to sign with a platform."

"Doesn’t Douyin support game streaming soon?"

"Not everyone can get in, and before Douyin fully opens up, League streams are still controlled by those two platforms. Besides, those platforms have far better development than Douyin, at least for now. Most of your fans are on DouShark. Trust me, just sign with DouShark—it’s not like you’re signing with a guild. What’s there to be afraid of?"

"I just don’t get it. I’m just a small streamer. Is it worth targeting me like this?"

"Small streamer?!" Dull Girl lost her composure. "Brother, do you know what your peak viewership was last night? You had higher numbers than I usually do! And your chat activity was three times mine—three times! If you can keep this up, your status on DouShark will be bigger than mine in the future."

Jiang Yun: ????

"I... am I really that amazing?"

"Is this about being amazing? This is beyond amazing!"

"No need to exaggerate... I still have my uses, after all."

Dull Girl: ...

"In short, listen to me. Signing is definitely the right move. Your numbers are at their peak, and if you keep dragging things out with DouShark, even if Douyin allows streaming later, your popularity will be gone—you’ll be finished. DouShark isn’t really after you; they just want you to sign. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have sent me to talk to you."

"So you are a lobbyist, right?"

Dull Girl: ...

"If you want to put it that way, I guess it’s true. After all, I’m the only one on the platform who knows you well enough."

"What if I stop streaming League?"

"Stop streaming League?" Dull Girl was stunned.

She hadn’t even considered that after calling him. Even though Jiang Yun became popular for his offbeat streams, he couldn’t do that forever! Just like yesterday, his usual content would still be focused on League.

In Dull Girl’s eyes, as long as he streamed League, Jiang Yun had no choice. Unless he was willing to give up his current peak in popularity—but was he that kind of person... Actually, maybe he was!

Only now did Dull Girl realize it. The reason DouShark thought they had Jiang Yun cornered was that they believed he wouldn’t abandon his popularity.

But would Jiang Yun really not give it up?

He would!

So why was she even trying to persuade him?

Realizing this, Dull Girl awkwardly said, "I must still be half-asleep—I forgot you’re not someone who cares about popularity."

"It’s fine. If I get banned, I get banned. I’ll just stream on Douyin tomorrow. What’s the big deal? So I can’t stream League—then I’ll just chat with my fans. Honestly, my fans probably prefer that to watching me play League anyway."

Dull Girl: ...

That... actually made sense.

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