Growth-type Super Rich

Gu Bai spent the past two days dealing with matters left over from the Spring Festival. Upon returning to Shanghai, he didn't even meet with Qi Man and Yi Yiyi. Having just finished with the group's affairs, he began to worry about the financing matters for Panda TV.

The Shanghai Global Financial Center is a skyscraper located in Lujiazui, Shanghai, Hua Country, completed on August 29, 2008. It stands 492 meters tall, with 101 floors above ground, currently ranking as the third tallest building in China and the tallest flat-roofed building in the world.

At this moment, the large open conference hall on the 60th floor was already filled with media guests.

In addition to the executives from Black Swan Group's investment department and Panda TV's executives and directors, several top streamers from Panda TV were also invited to the financing signing ceremony.

Originally, a B+ level financing could have been casually completed with just internal signatures, but Principal Wang insisted on using this opportunity to show off publicly. Panda TV had been silent for too long; before, Douyu and Huya were fighting fiercely, using all kinds of ways to seize the market and capture users. In contrast, Panda TV's market was gradually being eroded, and rumors of bankruptcy liquidation had spread, causing unease among its streamers. Now that there was finally a chance to turn things around, how could Principal Wang possibly let it pass?

The rostrum was occupied by executives from both companies, while the streamers on the other side posed for the media cameras.

Panda's top streamers were few; only four showed up.

The lineup included League of Legends streamers PDD, WE丶Ruo Feng, and those appearing in the League of Legends section but actually serving as look-focused streamers, Zou Erke and Zhou Shuyi.

Facing the cameras of various media outlets, even someone as quirky as PDD dared not overdo it, maintaining a formal smile as he posed for photos. Still, his formal demeanor was hilariously funny.

Nevertheless, Zhou Shuyi, known for her beauty, appeared quite charming.

The group couldn't hold back their laughter any longer, and Sausage Pig was the first to speak: "Gosh, I can't stand it any longer! When are Chairman Gu and Principal Wang going to show up? If they don't come out, these reporters will take endless photos of me. What's there to capture about a small streamer like me?"

Unable to contain herself, Zhou Shuyi chimed in: "I advise you to behave yourself. Don't let the media catch hold of something embarrassing about you, or you'll regret it."

Zou Erke, on the other hand, started to joke.

"I've been thinking about something. Among the four of us here, starting today, apart from Ruo Feng, we're really working for Chairman Gu."

Confused, Zhou Shuyi asked, "What do you mean?"

"Think about it. We are already streamers under Black Swan Entertainment, so Chairman Gu is technically our boss. Now it's even scarier; Chairman Gu has become a shareholder in Panda, meaning our earnings are split with the platform, right? Doesn't that include a share for Chairman Gu?

Then we split with the company, which also goes to Chairman Gu, doesn't it? Isn't this pure exploitation at two levels?"

Sausage Pig seemed to understand and instantly chimed in: "Gosh, it seems logical! Chairman Gu is earning twice from me. Isn't that like the old capitalist way?"

Although everyone joked about Gu Bai, no one had any complaints against him.

Firstly, as a company with a type of streaming guild, Black Swan Entertainment's reputation is definitely impressive. In today's streaming circle, there's a saying: if one hasn't joined Black Swan Entertainment, they can't be considered a top streamer. Although this saying is somewhat exaggerated, it still shows Black Swan Entertainment's status in the streaming industry.

Secondly, Gu Bai is the company boss, and his generosity towards subordinate employees is well recognized. Naturally, he wouldn't be stingy with this group of streamers, providing them with ample operational funds and extensive exposure. Besides the streaming world, Black Swan Entertainment's streamers are also frequent guests on entertainment news in other sectors.

Listening to the conversation, Ruo Feng got slightly annoyed: "Are you guys excluding me?"

PDD and Ruo Feng, both being from the early batch of professional players, had a good rapport. PDD instantly replied: "Wind Team, really? Online folks say you like to ride on trends. Are you really trying to hop on the boss's bandwagon now?"

Hearing PDD's remark, Ruo Feng's face darkened a bit, but he knew this whimsical Sausage Pig always spoke without malice, so he wasn't angry. Instead, he continued: "This isn't about riding the boss's coattails. Let's not mention that I'm now a Panda streamer, with Chairman Gu having joined as a shareholder, making him my boss. But beyond streaming, Chairman Gu is also somewhat my boss. Did you all forget which club WE, that slaughtered opponents in the Spring Split, now belongs to? Being an old WE player, I can claim that I live and breathe WE. So saying Chairman Gu is partly my boss shouldn't be an exaggeration, right?"

With Ruo Feng's explanation, the three recalled this insight.

Back in 2018, the LPL was dominated by RNG that year, but Gu Bai suddenly poached three top players from RNG, making it too abrupt for RNG to recruit new players, leaving them only to promote rookie players from within. However, 2018's LPL was indeed monstrously competitive. Without UZI, Xiaoming, and mlxg, RNG might not have been at the bottom among 14 teams, but they didn't fare well either, ranking tenth.

RNG's fans had already recited their grievances towards Gu Bai in their hearts.

Meanwhile, reflecting on WE, every match felt like a grand celebration to its fans.

Mid-lane player Xiye, who had proved his prowess at the Asian Games in a prior life, was undeniably a top mid-layer. When it came to pure skill comparison, his record against Faker was eight wins and six losses. His strength wasn't lacking.