Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

"Brother, can you help me find my brother?"

Just as dawn broke, Jiang Zhenyu knocked on Meng Chuan's dormitory door.

"What do you mean?"

Meng Chuan was still half asleep and almost got confused by Jiang Zhenyu's explanation.

My cousin has gone missing.

Jiang Zhenyu said somewhat anxiously.

It turns out that ever since Zheng Muchen broke Sun Yishan's head at the Blackman Bar, his company has been subjected to all-out suppression by the Sun family.

First, all cooperation between Muchen Entertainment and the Sun family was suspended.

Even many of the artists under Mu Chen Entertainment have terminated their contracts and switched to other companies.

Many celebrities have even reported Zheng Muchen for indecent assault.

This resulted in MuChen Entertainment not only losing many brand collaborations, but also having to pay huge breach of contract penalties.

Zheng Muchen is now not only penniless, but also infamous.

Therefore, Zheng Muchen suddenly disappeared starting yesterday.

Zheng Muchen's family was frantic and rushed to Shanghai.

But they haven't arrived yet, so we can only ask Jiang Zhenyu to help us find them first.

It hasn't even been 24 hours since the police were notified, and everyone is really worried that Zheng Muchen might do something drastic.

Jiang Zhenyu was also very anxious, as he knew Zheng Muchen very well.

He is the pride of his family and the boss of a company worth hundreds of millions.

My cousin Zheng Muchen may seem amiable, but he is actually quite arrogant.

Zheng Muchen is usually very accommodating to the requests of his family members.

Now that he's in trouble, Jiang Zhenyu is naturally very worried about his safety.

"Then let's go look for it!"

Meng Chuan couldn't refuse.

In fact, Meng Chuan really wanted to say that instead of searching, it's better to wait.

Shanghai is such a big city, finding someone is no easy task.

However, Meng Chuan had a good impression of Zheng Muchen, and besides, Jiang Zhenyu had a request, so Meng Chuan couldn't refuse.

Anyway, Meng Chuan and Jiang Zhenyu don't need military training.

As great contributors to the school, Dean Zuo Silan granted them a three-day holiday.

The military training at Shanghai University lasts for 14 days, which means that Meng Chuan and Jiang Zhenyu can rest until next week before participating in the military training.

Meng Chuan and Jiang Zhenyu searched for each other in Shanghai like headless flies.

It wasn't until noon that Meng Chuan received a call from Jiang Zhenyu, who said he had found his cousin Zheng Muchen.

When Meng Chuan arrived, he saw Zheng Muchen with vacant eyes, unkempt and cowering under the overpass.

He was completely different from the spirited and ambitious CEO of Mu Chen Entertainment that Meng Chuan had met at the entrance of the Blackman Bar.

“The Sun family is really inhuman. They poached the artists under my cousin’s management and even made those artists come forward to accuse my cousin.”

Upon seeing Meng Chuan, Jiang Zhenyu couldn't help but tear up.

Seeing his cousin like this, he felt extremely distressed, but he was powerless to help.

Meng Chuan sat down next to Zheng Muchen, showing little concern, and simply asked:

Want to turn things around?

Upon hearing those four words, Zheng Muchen's eyes visibly brightened for a moment, but quickly dimmed again.

“Meng Chuan, I know you have a bright future ahead of you. But I, your cousin, have failed and have no chance of making a comeback.”

"I'm only good at handling interpersonal relationships; I'm completely useless at everything else, and no one can help me."

Zheng Muchen has a very clear understanding of himself.

He wasn't cut out for studying and had no particular skills, so he entered the workforce early.

With his daring and hard-working nature and a set of social skills, he unwittingly became the CEO of a company worth hundreds of millions.

Now everything has returned to normal.

He can't do anything else besides the entertainment industry.

With the Sun family holding him back, he can no longer enter the entertainment industry.

"There's an industry similar to the entertainment industry, but you can avoid the entertainment circle and earn just as much as someone in the entertainment industry. Would you like to do it?"

Meng Chuan kept everyone in suspense.

Zheng Muchen and Jiang Zhenyu both looked at Meng Chuan curiously, and Zheng Muchen even sat up.

"Live Streaming Guild".

Meng Chuan affirmed.

However, both Jiang Zhenyu and Zheng Muchen were completely confused because they didn't understand at all.

"Live streaming guilds mainly promote entertainment streamers, which is similar to the methods used by entertainment companies."

Meng Chuan began to patiently explain.

The live streaming industry is still in its infancy, and the concept of live streaming guilds doesn't yet exist.

This was, in short, a completely new industry for Zheng Muchen.

Meng Chuan mainly explained to Zheng Muchen the role of the live streaming guild and its profit model.

If Meng Chuan remembers correctly, live-streaming guilds only started to emerge in 2016.

The real peak came after 2018.

Data shows that at its peak, Douyin alone had more than 6 live streaming guilds.

The largest live-streaming guild can generate over 40 billion yuan in revenue annually just from commissions.

Zheng Muchen comes from the entertainment industry, so it's a good fit for his profession.

In addition, Meng Chuan has experience from his previous life and knows which streamers can become wildly popular.

If you sign those streamers before they become famous, you can definitely make money without lifting a finger.

If Meng Chuan wanted to, he was even confident that he could monopolize the entire industry.

Once a leading position in the industry is established, it is not impossible for annual revenue to exceed 10 billion or even 100 billion.

After all, if Meng Chuan were to "catch up" all the top streamers on all platforms, the scale would be absolutely unimaginable.

Even if he can't bring all the top streamers under his wing, it would be easy for Meng Chuan to make a streamer famous.

Especially for talent streamers, Meng Chuan can easily make a popular song go viral.

Meng Chuan can also make another fortune from the copyright revenue of the hit song.

Therefore, don't underestimate live streaming guilds; they can make just as much money as listed companies.

Meng Chuan was even confident that he could take down those so-called established entertainment companies.

Don't think that internet celebrities are inferior to stars.

Once an internet celebrity reaches a certain level of popularity, even celebrities have to take a backseat.

Even internet celebrities may not be unable to enter the television and film industries.

If Meng Chuan dares to dream, he could easily build an entertainment empire.

"Brother, how did you come up with these ideas?"

Jiang Zhenyu listened to Meng Chuan's story with admiration on his face.

Meng Chuan spoke eloquently about an industry that had never existed before.

It doesn't feel like a new industry at all; it feels more like a mature one.

Because Meng Chuan had already explored almost all the profit-making opportunities.

“But those online celebrities and live streamers might not be willing to sign with us! And even a platform as big as Douyin might not be willing to cooperate with us.”

Zheng Muchen was quite experienced and immediately got to the heart of the matter.

After all, streamers are now free, and their income is split 50/50 with the platform.

The involvement of labor unions will inevitably take away some of the streamers' profits.

"That's easy! We have a popular online streamer at our school, Huo Wanxi. Sign her and turn her into a phenomenal online celebrity in the shortest amount of time. Let other online celebrities see that it's profitable, and they won't have to worry about not signing her."

Meng Chuan said matter-of-factly:

"As for the Douyin platform, when you register a guild, use the name 'Meng Po won't give me soup.' As long as you take this registration name to Douyin, Douyin will provide strong support and cooperate with you."