CSGO Unboxing Streamer: A Charity-Driven Tycoon

Chapter 150 Mr. Lu, who believes everything is negotiable

The time came to eight o'clock in the evening.

Lu Yiming started his live stream.

[Mr. Lu! When will the Diting (谛听) be available in PUBG?!]

Yes! Yes! Same question!

The number of viewers in the live stream exceeded 250,000.

At this moment, the chat was flooded with comments from PUBG players.

After nearly ten hours of fermentation.

Most players who follow PUBG are already aware of this information.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming laughed and said, "Don't rush! Cooperation isn't something that can be decided in a day or two! If there are any actual developments, I'll let you know in the live stream!"

No wonder PUBG players are anxious.

The current game environment is simply unplayable.

Take matching as an example.

Putting aside how many cheats are in the game, just start a game, and when you enter the game interface, you'll basically be greeted by an electronically synthesized voice advertising cheats.

It's easy to imagine how rampant the cheating in this game is.

Lu Yiming went live that night.

The number of viewers in the live stream once surged to 300,000.

soon.

The topic in the live chat has shifted from PUBG back to the platform that launched its open beta today.

Membership was launched simultaneously.

Many people cannot accept being suddenly asked to pay.

I saw someone complaining in the comments that the membership was expensive.

Lu Yiming was just about to say something when some viewers started defending him in the live chat.

[199 a year is really not expensive! With so many services and a major monthly event, it's an incredibly generous offer!]

[Just two or three League of Legends skins, 199 isn't expensive!]

[I just subscribed for a year straight, not for anything else, but because Mr. Lu said he'd build a platform, and they got it up and running! One membership is nothing!]

[After a month of closed beta testing, aside from admitting my own lack of skill, there's really nothing to criticize about Lu Zong's platform. I'll grit my teeth and give it a shot! With twelve events a year, surely I'll have a chance to win a championship? Luck might even allow me to break even!]

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I have to say, it's quite comforting to feel protected like this.

Lu Yiming immediately laughed and said, "The value of a membership is related to the services provided. If you think the services provided by the membership are good, then pay for them. If you feel you're losing out, then just play on the platform. It's not like you can't play without a membership!"

There's nothing wrong with that.

However, for beta testers, losing their membership is unbearable. They have become accustomed to the convenient features on the platform, and it is impossible for them to go back to the "Stone Age".

The next morning.

Jiang Yuanming called Lu Yiming at 10 a.m.

The deadline was midnight last night.

The number of annual fee users reached 19,000, and the number of monthly fee users exceeded 13,000.

Nearly one-fifth of users paid on the first day.

In a sense, it can be considered a good start.

Lu Yiming hadn't expected there to be so many monthly subscribers, since an annual fee would obviously be much more cost-effective.

“Monthly subscription users are mainly students! For them, 200 yuan is still too much of a burden, but a monthly subscription of 28 yuan is something they can just grit their teeth about.”

The speaker was Jiang Yuanming.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming nodded in agreement.

After all, when he himself had no money, he could only afford a monthly membership.

At this point, Jiang Yuanming brought up the PUBG executive from yesterday's press conference.

At this point, he said with a strange expression, "Boss! It seems the other party was scared off by the conditions you offered!"

The press conference concluded yesterday.

Jiang Yuanming invited the person in charge of PUBG to discuss cooperation.

Lu Yiming had a plan for collaborating with Diting.

It is best to adopt a revenue-sharing approach.

For example, taking about five percent of the game's revenue.

Jiang Yuanming felt that this request was unlikely to be realized, but Lu Yiming had a great longing for this kind of "tax collection" cooperation.

He said it to the other party, even though he was terrified.

Then there is no more.

Although the other party did not say they were leaving, they only exchanged a few perfunctory words before departing.

I contacted them again today.

This means that you can pay a usage fee of up to several hundred thousand per year.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming was initially taken aback.

He then shrugged and said, "Then let's not cooperate! Anyway, I'm not begging for cooperation! They think they can use Di Ting for just a few hundred thousand? That's too cheap for them. If they don't negotiate five percent, then it'll be ten percent later!"

The press conference for Diting has concluded.

The current rankings of anti-cheating software have undergone a major reshuffle.

Ignore other companies that boast about how great they are.

Currently, Diting is the only T0.

Some game companies plagued by cheating software announced this after yesterday's press conference.

They've all started considering whether or not to cooperate with Diting.

Just as Lu Yiming finished speaking...

There was a knock on the glass door of the office.

After their eyes swept over,

The receptionist pushed open the door and said, "President Lu! President Jiang! President Lu has arrived!"

meeting room.

Lu Zhen is talking to Wang Jiming.

At this moment, Lu Yiming and Jiang Yuanming pushed the door open and came in.

Lu Zhen immediately stood up and said with a smile, "President Lu! Congratulations! You've already reached a cooperation agreement with the PUBG platform right after the announcement!"

CSGO is not currently a popular game.

But PUBG is different.

As a phenomenal game, even if it fades away, it still has millions of players. If it collaborates with Diting and improves the game environment, this game might just experience a second spring.

At this moment, Lu Yiming had already walked up to Lu Zhen.

Look at his naturally outstretched hand.

After shaking hands, he shook his head and said, "The collaboration didn't work out! It's over!"

It's over?

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhen's face was filled with disbelief.

In his opinion.

The software "Diting" seems tailor-made for FPS games.

The daily active users of PUBG are currently decreasing.

There's no reason to refuse to listen.

I don't expect to be able to cut my losses like him, but I should at least try my best.

It's already over in less than 24 hours?

At this moment, Lu Yiming sat down.

Lu Zhen asked curiously, "May I ask about the conditions you proposed?"

Lu Yiming didn't hide anything.

In a sense, the two are already bound together by shared interests.

Furthermore, this matter will not be a secret in the future.

He immediately stated his requirements for cooperation.

Hearing Lu Yiming say that using the Di Ting would cost five percent of his income.

Five percent?

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhen frowned slightly.

No wonder they refused.

Most anti-cheating software on the market only requires a license fee of several hundred thousand to over a million yuan per year.

Moreover, PUBG's revenue last year was 5.9 billion.

Even if this year's profits are halved.

It also has at least three billion in revenue.

This means they will have to pay Lu Yiming hundreds of millions of yuan a year.

If only they were willing to pay that money.

Why not just set up a human anti-cheating department with a hundred or so people?

At this moment, Lu Zhen tentatively asked, "President Lu! Isn't this a bit too high? The cost of using the Listening Tool is already higher than the cost of manually screening for cheats!"

Hearing this, Lu Yiming nodded.

“I know! But filtering out cheats means there are cheats, and using the Listening Tool means there are no cheats. These are two different things in essence, and it’s not like we can’t talk about it further.”

Speaking of it.

Lu Yiming looked at Jiang Yuanming standing to the side.

After understanding, Jiang Yuanming said, "President Lu! I contacted the other party today, and he insisted that the maximum price is 800,000 yuan per year, and indicated that there is no room for negotiation on this price! This is not the attitude of seeking cooperation!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhen nodded thoughtfully. Then, as if suddenly realizing something, he looked at Lu Yiming.

Lu Yiming nodded slightly, confirming his guess.

The riddle the three of them were playing was nothing more than that.

The reason why the PUBG executive asked the question in such a high-profile manner at the scene was because...

It may not be simply a matter of seeking cooperation.

It was simply to send a signal.

Since the news was released yesterday.

The daily active users of PUBG have increased significantly.

Some users even chanted slogans calling for a return.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) currently operates on a buy-to-play model. This one-size-fits-all revenue model was only incredibly profitable during its initial explosive popularity. In a sense, the existence of cheats actually boosted their revenue.

Eliminating cheating software may not be what they are truly pursuing.

Just like CSGO.

It was only after announcing the game would be free that Lu Zhencai made the decision to prepare to operate the battle platform.

Lu Zhen arrived yesterday.

Besides attending the launch event for Diting.

The main purpose was to discuss the follow-up details regarding the Perfect Platform and the Starry Sky All-People Platform.

At this moment, Lu Zhen looked at Lu Yiming with admiration and said, "President Lu, you have a genius touch! I really didn't expect you to acquire so many shares in the secondary market!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming smiled.

He then said, "Then we're family!"

What a family!

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhenzhen really wanted to applaud Lu Yiming.

But of course, we're all family.

Lu Zhen was about to say something from the bottom of his heart.

"Mr. Lu! If it's convenient, how about adding the word 'Perfect' to the platform's name? The stock market has already hit its daily limit up today. I think if we do that, at least three more consecutive days of gains shouldn't be a problem!"

Today is Monday.

Perfect World's shares hit the daily limit within ten minutes of the stock market opening.

Lu Yiming currently holds three percent of the shares.

There's no reason to refuse the opportunity to increase the value of your stocks.

But it's a pity.

The current stock price increase has little to do with him.

The Fanxing All-People Esports Platform has already been established.

Lu Yiming felt that adding two more words was unnecessary.

As for adding "Perfect" to the company name, that was merely Lu Yiming's compromise regarding the 200 million yuan.

Lu Yiming's refusal was unexpected by Lu Zhen.

But it wasn't like we were completely unprepared.

At this point, Lu Zhen tentatively said, "If I could find a way to get the Navi team to join our platform..."

Professional players have joined the platform.

This is a very common way to attract traffic.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming changed the subject, saying, "Isn't 'Starry Sky Perfect All-People Esports Platform' a bit too convoluted?"

Hear this.

Lu Zhen's lips twitched.

It was obvious that Lu Yiming was implying that it was still lacking something.

He immediately continued, "I've already started communicating with Valve! The league can be finalized by the end of the year at the latest!"

There has never been an official league in China.

Lu Yiming knew that Perfect World only made its move in 22.

His goal was to use the platform to drive traffic to his live streams. Competitions that are just played by his own people won't generate much buzz, and without buzz, it's difficult for the number of players to grow exponentially in a short period of time.

Lu Yiming had mentioned this matter to Lu Zhen at a previous dinner.

Finally, a reply arrived.

He nodded and said, "Then let's call it the Perfect All-People Esports Platform! The name 'Starry Sky' is a bit redundant! I'm afraid users won't like it if we change the name now! How about we wait until the end of the year when we're dealing with the league and announce these two great pieces of news together?"

The two people have different needs.

Lu Zhen needs something that can boost the stock price.

This is something that investors want to perceive as good news.

Lu Yiming simply wanted to increase the player base, and an official competition that was recognized by the government and initiated by the Chinese server operator would be a great publicity point.

They don't care whether the platform's name includes the word "stars".

To put it bluntly, his initial plan was to call it "All People's Esports".

Hearing this, Lu Zhen nodded.

I was thinking about accelerating the process of this matter.

The subsequent discussion revolved around the platform's future operational direction.

The onboarding of esports players is scheduled to begin this October.

Lu Yiming started broadcasting that afternoon.

During the interactive segment, it was directly announced that the collaboration with PUBG had not been finalized.

This left many viewers in the live stream stunned.

[Holy crap! What's going on? I just downloaded the game yesterday! Why is it suddenly not cooperating?]

[Yes, Mr. Lu! What's going on?]

[Could it be that the Koreans are just unwilling to spend money?]

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In response to inquiries from viewers.

Lu Yiming shrugged and said, "I can't go into the details, but it's a deal gone now. I can only say that neither side was satisfied with the price offered by the other!"

Say something.

This is truly regrettable.

The gameplay of PUBG is quite good. If the cheating problem can be solved, a large number of players who quit the game will definitely return.

The news that the collaboration has fallen through.

It was spread among the group that afternoon.

During Lu Yiming's live stream in the afternoon, many players came to ask about the reason for the incident.

Lu Yiming did not respond further to this.

After all, the content of the meeting was a private matter, and it was somewhat undignified for him to unilaterally disclose the details of the communication between the two parties.

Lu Yiming's current live stream content is divided into three parts.

The first part is the interactive session.

This segment, besides chatting, includes a 30-minute session of playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game).

The second part is the daily unboxing process.

The points-based competition remains the core of his current live stream content.

The third part is the game segment.

This part usually takes about an hour.

He basically plays two games and then ends the stream.

However, things remained unchanged for a long time, and the unexpected termination of his previous outdoor plans made him reluctant to continue for the time being.

During the third part of today's live stream...

Lu Yiming suddenly said out of the blue, "Brothers! I'm thinking of changing the content of my live streams lately! Do you have any good suggestions? I feel like things are getting a bit bland!"

The sound startled the viewers.

Then, many people typed question marks in the comments.

Say something.

They felt there was nothing wrong with Lu Yiming's current live stream content.

First of all, the unboxing segment is exciting enough, and unlike other streamers who require gifts to participate in the lottery, joining the fan club in Lu Yiming's live stream is equivalent to getting a ticket to all the lottery draws.

Lu Yiming can earn more than 4 million yuan from his 600,000+ fan base.

But in reality, someone had calculated what Lu Yiming had given away.

Its value has exceeded ten million.

Moreover, if we take into account the cost of hosting a banquet for more than 3,000 people before.

Even if it exceeds 50 million.

It can be said that Lu Yiming is the most deserving charity streamer on the Shark platform!
Many people do dislike the Dou Dizhu (a card game) segment, but they understand that Lu Yiming needs to eat, and it's not exactly unpleasant to watch, since it only lasts about half an hour.

As for the game components, let's not even go there.

In the eyes of some viewers, the show's entertainment value was comparable to that of a points-based competition.

After all, it's about watching Lu Yiming play CS:GO.

You can really learn something from it.

He looked rather bored at that moment.

This left viewers completely baffled.

10000 words updated today.

Currently 8000 words are owed.

Current monthly pass count: 814
Although I didn't write a thousand, I know you all tried your best. I'll try to finish the eight thousand words I owe over the weekend!
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(End of this chapter)