Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards-Chapter 597 - 260: A Happy Ending for All

"First, compared to other investors, a 50% price discount is the most basic sign of sincerity, right?"

"Cough cough cough!"

Wang choked on a puff of smoke, erupting into violent coughs.

He turned around, his face a mix of astonishment, shock, and rage: "You’re fucking insane!"

Well, just looking at the demand, it really is a bit over the top.

While other investors are investing in Panda, 500 million RMB for a 10% post-investment stake, Su Huai just opened his mouth asking 500 million for 20%—that’s just ludicrous.

But Gou Huai didn’t seem the slightest bit embarrassed; in fact... he spoke with confidence.

"You call yourself an investor and you don’t know the difference between a strategic partnership and ordinary financial investment?"

Wang was taken aback again.

How can someone be so shameless?

But, in a sense, it was hard to argue with his logic, leaving one to find other reasons.

"Our Panda TV is almost the third largest platform in the industry, not some small workshop. After the next round of financing, with a valuation of tens of billions, the various shareholders wouldn’t possibly accept such ridiculous terms!"

"Then convince them."

Su Huai looked unsurprised by the response, continuing to prod Wang: "Don’t forget your earning power."

Achilles’ heel.

But Wang certainly had to keep struggling: "No matter how poor Panda’s profitability might be, the valuation is set. Internet companies are a different mentality!"

Su Huai remained calm: "Valuation is one thing, fundamentals are another. When it comes to playing with air, the Gu Family are the masters."

Well, he had a point there. Wang found himself momentarily at a loss for words.

After much thought, instead of fixating on the numbers, he tried another angle: "What kind of help can you offer then? I can’t just take your title and convince the shareholders, right?"

"Why didn’t you say this earlier?"

Su Huai’s smile widened: "I can practically empty out half of the Dog Star Platform and bring them over to Panda. Panda lacks the entertainment gene and paying players, which we at Xingyu have plenty of."

"Really?!"

Wang was seriously tempted; this was a deal he could make!

Up to this point, all the poaching in the industry had been one-on-one, focusing on individual streamers rather than witnessing a whole large guild switching over.

But that didn’t stop Wang from imagining the scenario.

What would happen if Xingyu brought all its streamers over to Panda?

The entertainment channel would instantly be enriched, Panda’s own user base would have countless new choices, significantly increasing their willingness to pay and time spent logged in.

Plus, a large part of Dog Star’s paying users would be drawn over as well; it was normal for fans to follow their favorite streamers.

Add Yuji’s influence to the mix...

With such a move, Panda might not remain in third place, and could very well surpass YY and Douyu to become the true industry leader!

Wang Siming’s heart pounded fiercely, suddenly feeling that Su Huai’s conditions didn’t seem so outrageous.

"Hmm~"

Gou Huai hummed with a rising intonation through his nose, then watched for any slight expression of joy on Wang’s face. As soon as he couldn’t help but look pleased, Gou Huai suddenly introduced a new condition.

"Of course, as for the lawsuit that this would cause with Dog Star Platform, Panda will have to take full responsibility."

The smile that had just begun to appear on Wang’s face immediately vanished.

"Damn, man, how many billions in penalties are we talking about?! If Panda had that kind of money to spare, we’d have gone to Douyu or Huya to poach top streamers on a large scale long ago!"

The current state of the industry was: it’s easy to poach streamers when their contracts expire, just offer a signing bonus; it’s also easy to poach a few off-contract streamers, first create a stir and then pay up. These were bearable costs.

However, a group transfer like Xingyu’s involving an entire guild of two to three thousand streamers was more than anyone could handle.

Su Huai realized he was asking for too much and quickly tried to soothe him. frёewebηovel.cѳm

"Don’t panic, Yuji didn’t sign an exclusive contract, and her contract ends soon. Those few top male streamers who haven’t expired won’t move to you just yet; it won’t be too much pressure for your company."

These words allowed Wang Siming to breathe a sigh of relief; indeed, he felt less panicked.

"How much would all the breach of contract totals be, taken together?"

"Hmm, one or two billion?"

"Eh? That’s manageable!"

Wang seemed to be considering the benefits, suddenly feeling the deal was quite worthwhile.

Gou Huai struck while the iron was hot, persuasively saying: "Panda wants to quickly establish entertainment consumption habits; for that, you need a multitude of professional entertainment streamers. Wherever you poach them from, it will inevitably cost you, so why not settle everything at once through us at Xingyu.

At the very least, in terms of management, we could save you a lot of effort. Your shareholders and management will surely understand the difference."

The logic was sound, but was the cost just too great?

Wang Siming couldn’t decide and remained silent.

Gou Huai glanced at him, then pulled out his trump card: "Anyway, Yuji and Xingyu’s overall strategy is tied together. We really do look down on the Dog Star Platform for being small, but that doesn’t mean we can’t tolerate it. We can develop slowly."

It was an obvious threat.

If you want Yuji, you have to accept Xingyu’s terms.

Wang Siming had to consider everything together.

Yuji + 2000 entertainment streamers, are they worth a 50% investment discount and the cost of 1000+ lawsuits?

Definitely, yeah!

Just the tycoon group that Yuji could bring was enough to revitalize Panda.

Thinking this, Wang Siming confirmed the key point with Su Huai: "Yuji’s big brother, the Turbid Dog Shenhao backing you guys, will he follow along?"

"Of course." Su Huai didn’t even have to think, "Wherever Yuji goes, he goes, and he won’t reduce his spending."

"OK, let’s do it!"

Wang finally made up his mind, downing his iced tea until he was tipsy.

"We at Panda will open a special A+ round of financing just for Xingyu—you put in 2.5 billion cash for a 10% stake! All legal disputes over contract breaches with Dog Star Platform streamers, we at Panda will take it all on!"