High School Belle Fell in Love with Me

Chapter 379 - 184: The Softhearted God! (Part 3)

In summary, he encountered coercion!

The reason he dared to stand up now is that he had no backing before and was worried about retaliation.

But now that he’s joined the principal’s Man Boobs TV, he’s not afraid of being retaliated against anymore.

This news had a major impact on Xiangnu.

She was furious!

Chen Jie, that bastard, clearly had been given enough face and money, and now he’s standing up to bite back.

Almost as soon as the incident hit the trending searches, her family called her, saying that someone had already noticed this matter and was preparing to investigate.

After all, the things Chen Jie said had a terrible impact.

In the circle of power, making a mistake isn’t frightening; what’s frightening is making a mistake and getting caught and exposed.

Once exposed, if the evidence is conclusive, no matter who it is, they’ll have to deal with it.

Fortunately, this matter wasn’t personally handled by Xiangnu, so even if investigated, it couldn’t affect her.

But those two brothers from the Zhao Family...

From the other end of the phone, the old man said: "Xiangnu, this matter can be shouldered by those two. After all, they’re expendable. But even with family wealth, they can’t withstand this kind of consumption..."

Xiangnu said, "Mm, I understand."

"Actually... you shouldn’t have brought Li Yang into the shareholding. If he hadn’t, the other party wouldn’t have acted so quickly. No matter what’s going on in the world, nothing can be said to be absolutely just, and as long as someone wants to dig, they’ll surely find evidence."

"Grandpa, it’s fine. Working with Li Yang requires patience; this is just the beginning."

"It’s just the beginning, and they’ve already caught your weakness. How does Li Yang plan to turn things around? With his unfounded car-making plan?"

Xiangnu asked, "What if he succeeds in making cars?"

The other end said, "If he succeeds, the Cen Family will just be clowns. Just like in the current standoff, they’re playing within the rules and have an absolute advantage, waiting for you to make a mistake. If Li Yang can succeed in making cars, it’d be like changing the rules. To play with him, you’d have to comply with his rules, and within his rules, he’d be invincible. But... that will take years. Can you endure these years?"

It’s Xiangnu’s first time playing in such a high-level game, and every time she has to bring out real strength to fight, rather than relying on connections or favors.

It’s completely different from what she imagined. Any tiny flaw can be seized by the opponent for a counterattack.

She simply can’t figure out what Li Yang is actually planning.

Making cars seems so distant; who knows, the car might not even be made before they’ve lost their high ground under the assault of their competitors.

Counting on a miraculous comeback? That’s even more unrealistic.

The Chen Jie matter is merely an appetizer; the opponent is waiting for them to reveal a bigger flaw.

Li Yang invited her to dinner, and he went.

She knows Zheng Dasheng; they’ve had meals together before.

Li Yang scheduled the dinner at Zheng Dasheng’s restaurant, the reason being... they didn’t have to pay.

Upon entering, she saw Li Yang had already ordered a table full of dishes, with takeaway boxes beside as well. She asked, "You’re not planning to eat and take away everything, are you?"

"Yeah, taking some back; too lazy to cook, I’ll save it for tomorrow."

"You’re really something... I don’t even know what to say... Did you see Chen Jie’s post this morning?"

Li Yang nodded, "Yes, I saw it. Tsk tsk, I was indignant at what I read; how could there be such a dark force in this world!"

"Hey... that dark force is you! You taught him the methods."

"What? Then Chen Jie deserves to die! I asked him for something, and he wouldn’t obediently hand it over?"

After sitting down, Xiangnu ignored Li Yang and continued, "I got word that many streamers on the platform have received offers from Man Boobs TV, and quite a few are planning to leave after their contracts expire, including some top streamers."

Li Yang said, "What’s the legal department of the company doing? Check those contracts, find their breach evidence. If they dare to leave, sue them immediately. At the very least, claim damages."

Live stream contracts are generally not proper contracts; completing the broadcast hours doesn’t mean contract fulfillment? Wishful thinking!

Without lawsuits, how do live streaming platforms make money?

For all streamers, their contracts will definitely include various priority rights as well as clauses preventing damage to platform reputation.

These two clauses are almost universal.

As long as a streamer doesn’t negotiate with the platform and assumes the contract ends and leaves immediately, a priority right can land them in court.

If they’re a bit sensible and inform in advance, then this side can delay the process, and in the end, it’s the streamer who’ll be anxious.

As long as a streamer hasn’t clearly refused on this side and directly signs with another during this time, continuously promoting the other platform, it’s still a breach of contract.

It’s not that Li Yang is shameless; he’s just playing within the rules.

Even he’s been messed with, let alone others.

Xiangnu asked, "So how do we deal with the newly established Man Boobs TV? They’ve made it clear they’re here to challenge us. If they’re willing to pay the penalty and lure away our traffic streamers, the platform will lose the foundation to retain users."

This is what Xiangnu is most worried about.

Li Yang said, "If the platform relies on big streamers, then the big streamers will hijack the platform’s traffic. Is the money spent on attracting traffic going to the platform or those big streamers?"

"Sounds great, but how can we increase traffic?"

"Let them send traffic to us!"