CSGO Unboxing Streamer: A Charity-Driven Tycoon

Chapter 156 Negotiation!

The US stock market has a three-tiered circuit breaker mechanism, with the first tier triggering a 7% drop, the second a 13% drop, and the third a 20% drop.

Each level of circuit breaker can only be triggered once per trading day. For example, if a 7% drop triggers a Level 1 circuit breaker on a certain trading day, then a Level 1 circuit breaker will not be triggered again on that day. A Level 2 circuit breaker will only be triggered again when the drop reaches 13%.

When the market falls by 20% (Level 3 circuit breaker), trading is suspended across the entire market until the next trading day resumes.

The 5th was a Thursday.

Shark Platform's market value plummeted to $2.7 billion.

The market opened the following Friday evening, the 6th.

The circuit breaker was triggered three times in less than two hours.

The company's market value evaporated by 1 billion yuan in two days.

The Shark Platform's GG slogan is starting to live up to its name.

On the morning of the 7th.

Lu Yiming received a call from Cao Siyun.

"President Lu! The plan may have to be canceled!"

The stock price completely collapsed.

No brokerage firm will allow them to buy short anymore.

Right now, everyone's selling off.

Nobody bought it.

Hearing this, Lu Yiming nodded regretfully and said, "Alright! It's a pity I only got a sip of soup!"

These words made Cao Siyun unable to suppress a smile.

But it's good enough that there's soup at all.

It's possible to avoid losing money in the stock market.

More than 80% of people have already done so.

As for the remaining 20%, some of them could only cling to the belief that not selling meant they weren't being fleeced, watching the stock price plummet and living on meager porridge, spending their days in tears.
It was also because a promise had been made.

Lu Yiming has not responded to the online buzz these past few days.

However, he posts his daily life in Sanya on Weibo every day.

At noon that day.

Lu Yiming and Fu Xiaoli were discussing which restaurant to go to for dinner later.

I received a call from Brother Bao's assistant.

After learning that he was going to cooperate with the investigation.

Lu Yiming didn't say much.

The issue of paid gift raffles did not begin recently.

It's been around since Lu Yiming's first episode aired last October.

At that time, it was just a simple gift lottery.

They simply haven't developed as many variations and names as they do now.

Lu Yiming was very glad that he had stuck to his principles during those "poor" days.

However, these people should not have any major problems.

As long as no participation
The moment the call ended.

Another call came in, and I stared at the unknown number's destination.

Lu Yiming smiled slightly and said, "You finally took the initiative to contact me~"

His live stream was suspended by the platform for a week.

But in fact, the lockdown was lifted early yesterday morning.

However, Lu Yiming showed no intention of starting the broadcast.

At this moment, he walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

Looking at the sea in the distance.

I answered the call from Jiangcheng with a cheerful mood.

"Hello! I am Yang Chengshun, the acting CEO temporarily appointed by the board of directors!"

The CEO is confirmed to be in jail.

The board of directors can then naturally appoint an acting CEO.

Yang Chengshun was naturally the first choice.

Especially since he is backed by the largest shareholder, Mr. Zhang.

This is the scene where Yang Chengshun dials Lu Yiming's number.

Mr. Zhang was sitting right across from him.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Yang! I wonder what the purpose of this call is?"

Lu Yiming's tone was frivolous.

You could even sense the joy in his tone.

Yang Chengshun glanced at General Manager Zhang sitting opposite him.

After seeing him nod in acknowledgment.

He turned on the speakerphone and continued, "President Lu! I won't beat around the bush. There shouldn't be any conflict between you and me! The two people who have a conflict with you are currently under investigation. I wonder if there's still any possibility of us working together?"

The stock market crashed.

This is largely related to Lu Yiming.

However, judging from the current subtle attitude of the authorities, the core reason is that those two people did something that crossed the line.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been secretly taken away for investigation.

There hasn't been any news about it for the past few days.

In Mr. Zhang's view.

The platform can still be saved; the key to reversing the stock market downturn lies with Lu Yiming.

As long as Lu Yiming can return to the platform to start broadcasting.

The stock price may not be able to rebound to its initial level.

But at least it won't fall that fast.

A 20% drop in a single trading day would be unbearable even for Superman's heart.

That's why they unblocked Lu Yiming's live stream yesterday as a sign of goodwill.

Lu Yiming was delighted upon hearing this.

Even though both sides have already gone down a dead end, they can still contact him for cooperation.

All I can say is that this person thinks too much.

But I am curious about his price.

Lu Yiming said calmly, "I'm sorry! I've lost faith in the platform! As the saying goes, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. It's not just those two people who have problems with the platform! I'm worried that coming back won't be any better. If possible, I'd like to talk about terminating the contract! I think I haven't continued to kick someone when they're down these past few days, so my sincerity is more than enough!"

His penalty for breach of contract.

The maximum compensation is 200 million.

But if he continues to cause trouble, the platform's losses will definitely exceed 200 million.

Upon hearing this, Yang Chengshun looked at General Manager Zhang sitting opposite him.

Say something.

They didn't want to continue fighting with Lu Yiming, whose power had already begun to emerge.

In their view.

It is highly likely that this person was responsible for Han Yutao's "incident".

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for it to happen so coincidentally at the time when he broke with the platform.

The two were taken away without any warning.

At this point, Mr. Zhang gestured for Yang Chengshun to continue speaking as they had agreed.

"Regarding the foolish decision made by the former CEO and COO, I personally apologize to you, Mr. Lu, on behalf of the company! As long as you resume broadcasting and reach a settlement with the platform, we promise to compensate you with one percent of the company's market value, which will be calculated based on the market value on the day your contract expires."

They are really sincere.

Whether it's an apology or subsequent compensation.

However, Lu Yiming is a reborn person.
He knew a tiny bit about the aftermath of the Shark platform.

Shark platform had already been declining since 2021.

In 2022, the company's stock price plummeted from a peak of six billion dollars to below one billion dollars, and continued to decline until it was almost delisted due to a financial crisis.

It seems that the lowest it has fallen is below one billion.

Subsequently, it was acquired by a person surnamed Zhang, and the Shark platform completely transformed into that company.

Memories of what happened after the Shark platform.

That's all Lu Yiming remembers.

Um.
There was no joy in talking about this hundred million.

Its market value dropped from nearly 30 billion to 1 billion.

In less than two years.
At this point, the other party is offering him one percent of the share value, clearly indicating that they want him to stabilize the stock price.

But Lu Yiming isn't stupid.

His contract expires early next year.

At that time, the stock price was probably already under the control of that guy surnamed Zhang.

Hearing this, he sneered, "Forget it! Some guy surnamed Zhang or someone else will come along and buy up all the company's shares, then delist me. Do you expect me to wait for you to relist in China before I even get that one percent? By then, it might not even be called Shark Platform anymore!"

Upon hearing this, General Manager Zhang, who was sitting in front of Yang Chengshun, narrowed his eyes.

But it only lasted for a moment.

Yang Chengshun did not notice it.

Lu Yiming had no intention of cooperating at all. In fact, he would not agree to any conditions offered. His original goal was to terminate the contract peacefully and then move on to a new platform.

Now that he's made such a scene...

Going back to the platform to stream would be idiotic.

He then repeatedly emphasized that his "sincerity" was already quite sufficient.

He hopes the platform can help him "peacefully terminate the contract".

Let's part ways amicably.

This is certainly not something that can be resolved in a single phone call.

Yang Chengshun invited Lu Yiming to the company on Monday to discuss the matter.

hang up the phone.

Yang Chengshun looked at General Manager Zhang and said with a wry smile, "He probably won't be cooperating with us!"

Mr. Zhang listened to the entire phone call.

However, what he was concerned about at that moment was that Lu Yiming had mentioned someone surnamed Zhang in his words.

Say something.

He wouldn't have thought much of it if the surname Zhang hadn't been mentioned, but it was precisely because the surname Zhang was brought up that he suspected Lu Yiming might know something.

At this moment, Yang Chengshun finished speaking.

Mr. Zhang said in a deep voice, "Let him come over on Monday! I'll talk to him then! I'll try to make some contact in the next couple of days and see if I can get any specific information out of him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Zhang stood up.

Just as he reached out to grab the phone that was on the table.

A ding-dong sound rang out.

The phone screen lit up immediately.

Looking at the message, Mr. Zhang's lips twitched.

He immediately complained, "Fine! No need to ask anymore! The platform is completely hopeless!"

The message is nothing other than...

An outdoor streamer who was previously arrested revealed that the platform was suspected of helping foreign forces launder money, and also exposed the lottery activities and various shady operations of the platform.

This reminds me of the CEO who has been out of the public eye for a long time.

There's no need to guess what he did.

If the CEO's arrest previously shocked the entire internet, then today's news has truly blown the internet away.

Fortunately, the US stock market is closed for the next two days.

Otherwise, they'll have to put on another show like Fast and Furious - Circuit Breaker!

It was because of this news.

This overshadowed the popularity of a certain outdoor livestreamer's video.

In the video, he slapped himself repeatedly with a mournful face, saying he really didn't know.
September has only been going on for less than a week.

With all sorts of gossip appearing at once, netizens have certainly had their fill of gossip.

Monday arrived.

Lu Yiming arrived in Jiangcheng by plane.

Cao Siyun had been waiting for a long time.

After meeting at the airport, the two boarded a van and headed to the Shark Platform.

This was Lu Yiming's first time visiting Shark Company.

soon.

The receptionist led the two to a business conference room.

You can see that this meeting room is not very big.

The decor was quite luxurious. This made Lu Yiming laugh and say, "This sofa must cost at least ten thousand yuan, right? Was this company already this rich before it went public?"

Hearing this, Cao Siyun chimed in, "Maybe the money came too easily?"

Hear this.

Lu Yiming couldn't help but laugh out loud.

They weren't kept waiting any longer.

soon.

Yang Chengshun pushed open the door and came in. Behind him was another man, who was then introduced as the board representative, General Manager Zhang.

This made Lu Yiming take a second look at him.

I also sensed that gaze.

In Mr. Zhang's mind, a certain possibility became even more certain.

His surname is Zhang and his given name is Zong.

All I can say is that the name itself is quite artistic.

After the four people sat down...

Lu Yiming spoke frankly and directly.

"Let's get straight to the point about a peaceful termination of the contract! I believe you can see my sincerity!"

After the incident was exposed on Saturday.

Lu Yiming has not responded to that matter in the past two days.

Upon hearing this, Yang Chengshun glanced at General Manager Zhang.

After Mr. Zhang nodded slightly.

He looked at Lu Yiming and smiled, "Terminating the contract is no problem! But don't be in such a hurry~ The platform is going through a difficult time right now. If you're not satisfied with yesterday's terms, you're welcome to make your demands!"

Lu Yiming was naturally anxious.

The data panel then unfolded in front of him.

You can see that the "Secondary Profession 1" column is still grayed out.

But then a string of text appeared.

Secondary Career (1): CSGO Game Streamer (Level ?/?) (Task 1: Amicably terminate the contract with the current platform.)
Let's go back to Friday.

The platform lifted the ban on his live stream.

Looking at the data panel, all the skills have returned.

Lu Yiming couldn't help but wonder.

Can I freely switch between my main profession?
A side job should be fine, right?
Lu Yiming currently has no intention of returning to the platform. The two sides have already broken off relations, and no matter how he returns to the platform, he will look somewhat like a clown.

Although Lu Yiming didn't care much about other people's opinions.

But he couldn't stand feeling like a clown.

With this idea emerging.

He began to try it.

【Ding! 】

Are you sure you want to make the changes?

[You can only change to a different type of game streamer. After changing, all currently acquired skills will be reset to zero. The difficulty of obtaining the Welfare Week after the reset will be recalculated based on the host's current achievements!]

At first, Lu Yiming's eyes lit up.

But the system's broadcast ended.

Lu Yiming hurriedly canceled.

joke.

The difficulty of the task will be reassessed based on his current achievements.

He probably needs a million to upgrade from B-level to A-level.

However, since we can change the game genre, there's no reason why we can't change the platform.

As this idea took root in his mind...

The system announcement then appeared.

【Ding! 】

[Should we start the "Change Platform" task chain?]

[Completing a certain number of tasks will allow you to retain the highest level of rewards, up to A, on the new platform!]

The issues that Lu Yiming is currently worried about.

The question is whether the skills can still be used after switching platforms.

After all, he was initially tied to the Shark platform.

His eyes lit up when the quest chain appeared.

He immediately and without hesitation chose to accept.

【Ding! 】

[Start the "Platform Switching" task chain!]

[Task 1: Please reach a peaceful termination agreement with the platform! Rewards will be unlocked directly on the new platform! Lucky Aura LV1 [Passive]]

The scene returns to the conference room on the Shark platform.

Lu Yiming looked at Tianen's CD and saw that there were less than twenty days left.

Judging from the fact that he was given a lucky aura in Task One.

He wanted to get Tianen back.

At least the fifth task must be completed.

Five of them need to be done in less than twenty days.

Lu Yiming was naturally quite anxious.

Especially since they don't know what the next task will be.

At this moment, he looked at Mr. Yang and shook his head, saying, "I'm not short of money! In a sense, let alone one percent, even if you put ten percent of the current market value in front of me, I would only ask for a peaceful termination of the contract!"

As soon as this sentence came out.

Yang Chengshun was stunned.

US stocks haven't opened yet.

Shark Platform's market value is still over two billion dollars.

One-tenth is two hundred million dollars.

They don't want more than a billion dollars, they just want a settlement.

It's easy to imagine how determined Lu Yiming was.

at this time.

Mr. Zhang, who had only exchanged nods with Lu Yiming after entering the room.

Looking at Lu Yiming, I smiled and said, "President Lu! I know you're not short of money! As long as you help me with this, you'll be my friend from now on!"

He suspected that Lu Yiming knew his identity.

This is both a bad thing and a good thing.

At this time, the most important thing is to stabilize the stock market.

Brother Bao has already been summoned for questioning.

Currently, half of the well-known streamers on the platform have stopped broadcasting.

If some good news doesn't come out soon...

He'll probably have to offer a 20% discount every day during the five trading days this week, so he needs to buy the group some buffer time to deal with this unexpected event.

Listen to how Mr. Zhang emphasizes the word "friend".

Lu Yiming shook his head dismissively and said, "Sorry! I can't help you with this! If the platform still wants to be friends with me, we have to terminate the contract amicably first!"

Lu Yiming also emphasized the word "friend".

Both sides are trying to use this method to hint at their intentions.

However, compared to them...

Lu Yiming is under less pressure.

After all, there are less than twelve hours left before the US stock market opens today.

Lu Yiming was completely unyielding.

The two sides failed to reach an agreement in the morning.

In the afternoon, Lu Yiming simply sent Cao Siyun to negotiate.

I checked into a hotel.

It was the same presidential suite he had stayed in when he came here before.

It's not that I'm burning money and absolutely need to stay in a presidential suite.

The main reason is that suites of this level offer significantly greater security than other rooms.

Cao Siyun went to the Shark Platform at 1 p.m.

I was back before 2 a.m.

at this time.

Lu Yiming was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

Hearing the knock on the door, he turned his head to look.

Looking at Cao Siyun, who was being escorted in by the butler, she smiled and said, "What? Doesn't the other party want to talk to you?"

Cao Siyun nodded upon hearing this.

Both sides currently have their own bottom lines.

If Lu Yiming wants to achieve his goal, he must meet the other party's needs.

However, Lu Yiming was unable to meet the platform's needs.

At this moment, Lu Yiming shook his head and laughed, "Then let's drag it out! I didn't expect it to be done today! But we can't just keep dragging it out like this! Let Zheng Huacai's online army get involved! Now the camel is just one straw away from breaking the camel's back! I want to see how many days they can hold out!"

Say something.

Lu Yiming began to miss the Heavenly Favor skill.

Those who currently possess divine favor.

I won't say "may all your wishes come true".

However, such minor issues should find a unique solution under the powerful influence of the system.

In fact, a peaceful termination of the contract should include a method in which he pays compensation.

As long as both parties can reach an agreement, that's fine.

But Qian Luyiming is definitely not going to participate.

He wasn't the one who started the trouble.

As Lu Yiming finished speaking.

His gaze returned to the television screen, where the local news channel was playing a story related to the Shark platform.

These past few days, the Shark platform has been frantically pushing out large amounts of information online.

The news of this explosive public opinion needs to be suppressed.

The cost is very high.

In just a few days, tens of millions were burned.

at this time.

The interim CEO is handling all the big and small matters for the company.

soon.

Someone came to report.

New online trolls have joined the ranks of those "poaching" talent.

After learning that the IP addresses were concentrated in Funan.

This made Yang Chengshun curse inwardly, "Damn! They were quick!"

This was clearly Lu Yiming's hint.

Or rather, it's a threat.

So far, it's just the online trolls getting involved.

Once he steps off the field, he sets the pace.

That's not something he can suppress with money.

There was already an idea to downplay the hype.

If Lu Yiming really causes trouble because of the peaceful termination of the contract.

Then this matter is truly never going to end!
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