After rebirth, I only date bad girls

Chapter 467 Slow Foot's Imminent Demise
While marveling at the money-making power of Honor of Kings, He Yingcheng made a phone call to Liang Can.

Liang Can answered the phone and laughed heartily: "Sister-in-law, what made you think of calling me?"

"Because I missed you," came the sweet, coquettish voice of my cheap sister-in-law.

Liang Can: "Don't do that, I'm having tea with Brother Ye."

He Yingcheng: "."

"Are you sick?" He Yingcheng said irritably.

Liang Can asked with a smile, "Speak, what is it?"

"Just a heads-up, the complaints and reports have been settled by Slow Foot. They paid a fine, and everything's fine now. Things will be the same as before, so you should be careful."

That's it.
Liang Can wasn't surprised.

After all, Manjiao isn't some nobody; it's a massive platform with tens of millions of daily active users. If there's any trouble or problem, someone will definitely protect them.

If Liang Can can have a special advisor like He Yingcheng, why can't Manjiao have one too?
"I understand, thank you for the kind reminder, sister-in-law." Liang Can raised an eyebrow. "When you come to Hangzhou, I'll massage your feet again."

"Hehe, I'll come find you again after I've dealt with that idiot fiancé."

"No way, without my sister-in-law's buff, I've lost all my desire."

"Beep beep beep beep." He Yingcheng hung up the phone.

That's so rude, not even a goodbye.

Liang Can pursed his lips, put down his phone, and closed his eyes to rest.

Back in his office, he called the special task force on "bringing slow-moving products off the shelves" into his office.

"Tell me about what's been going on lately," Liang Can said, crossing his legs.

Zhang Nan, head of the short video platform, immediately reported: "Through our previous strategies, we have successfully made Slowpoke encounter complaints and reports, internal rectification, and investors question their development strategy."

The complaint/report has nothing to do with Liang Can.

These were all reports from netizens who couldn't stand the abstract behavior on the slow-foot platform.

As for internal rectification and investors' questions, they have absolutely nothing to do with Liang Can.

Zhang Nan continued, "As far as I know, the investors had a heated debate about whether Manjiao's future profit model should rely on advertising or live streaming. Baidu's CEO, Mr. Li, gathered a large number of investors to put pressure on Manjiao's founders."

Liang Can immediately perked up: "And the result?"

He was genuinely worried that Slowpoke would adopt an advertising-based profit model in the future. If they did, given Slowpoke's current size, they wouldn't die anytime soon; at most, they'd be half-dead.

This is not what Liang Can wanted to see.

During his previous trip to the capital, Liang Can made a special trip to meet with Li, the CEO of Baidu, in an attempt to cover up the truth, confuse the public, and cause investors and founders to argue amongst themselves, thereby slowing down their development.

"As a result, the two founders, Su Hua and Chen Yixiao, overcame all objections and argued with the investors to establish a strategy based on live streaming as the profit model," Zhang Nan replied.

Liang Can felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

That's fantastic! You must stay steadfast on this path!

Many netizens who watch short videos in later generations complain that those live streamers on Douyin (TikTok) don't know anything all day long and just sit there asking for gifts.

They couldn't even be bothered to clean up the edges.

Actually it is not.

It's not that the cute little beakers don't want to clean them, it's just that the platform is too strict.

As the saying goes, the bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow. If Douyin dares to open even the slightest loophole, those streamers will dare to pull off some big stunts for the platform.

Therefore, many veteran artists from platforms like Huya and Douyu have moved to Douyin, which can be seen as a direct and powerful move. However, they still have to be very careful about their behavior. Under the old platform's rules, a slight misstep could result in being suspended from broadcasting or even having their accounts banned.

Liang Can stroked his chin and looked at Zhang Nan: "I remember it's been almost two months since the rectification controversy of Slow Foot, right? What were the reactions of those big streamers?"

"The crowd was outraged. It is said that some streamers and their fans went directly to the Slow Foot headquarters to confront people and demand an explanation."

Zhang Nan was also amazed: "There are also many underage young men filming videos on Manjiao, burning photos of those founders, but their accounts have all been banned."

Oh, is that so?

Liang Can nodded repeatedly as he listened: "It seems we are beset by internal and external troubles."

In fact, after the rectification controversy, the two founders of Slow Foot had already realized that things could not continue like this.

Previously, in the short video platform sector, they were the only player with no competitors. In addition, due to lax regulation, no one cared about the content being posted on their small platform.

But it's different now.

Liang Can is about to enter the short video platform market, and ByteDance is also eager to make a move, suddenly creating two powerful competitors.

So the founders of Slowfoot originally intended to take this opportunity to properly rectify the platform's content ecosystem and try to improve the atmosphere.

To be honest, they made a huge decision and ruthlessly banned several accounts with tens of millions of followers. Of course, it wasn't a permanent ban, but rather a way to warn other internet celebrities.

Unfortunately, this incident caused a huge stir. At this moment, the streamers and their fans showed incredible cohesion and team spirit.

At the anchor's command, "Family members, seek justice for me!"

Fans immediately sprang into action, and some even learned to report him online, directly suing the slow-moving man.

Otherwise, why would Liang Can be so righteous and swear in public: "Damn it, I didn't report that slow-moving guy!"
In short, the past two months have been extremely difficult for Manjiao. The entire platform is filled with complaints, user churn is severe, and daily active users have dropped significantly.

Next came the part Liang Can was most looking forward to. He looked at Zhang Nan: "Are they back to their old patterns now?"

Zhang Nan nodded: "Yes, I think the founders have come to terms with it. Since they can't stop it, they might as well let it go. Several big internet celebrities' accounts were unblocked one after another, and fans spread the news. Many internet celebrities have started to announce that they will do something big after they resume broadcasting."

Upon hearing this, Liang Can looked at Zheng Ting.

Zheng Ting has been using public funds to tip several top livestreamers he follows, spending over a million yuan in just one month.

Today, Ting Ge is a well-known tycoon on the Manjiao platform. Many internet celebrities are more enthusiastic when they see Zheng Ting enter their live broadcast room than when they see their own father.

After all, their biological fathers don't just spend tens of thousands of yuan on gifts.

"Mr. Liang, don't worry, I've got everything sorted out." Zheng Ting patted his chest and assured him, "Several online celebrities have already said that they're about to put on a huge show that will shock the entire internet!"

Liang Can asked, "You didn't mention any specific requirements, did you?"

Zheng Ting: "Of course not. It's all up to them. But don't worry, President Liang. Given the level of those guys, the commotion they create will only be more unexpected than we expect, and they won't disappoint us."

"Alright, let's wait and see."

Capital, Slow Foot Headquarters
The two founders, Chen Yixiao and Su Hua, held a meeting.

Su Hua took a sip of water, his face showing a look of relief: "According to recent data feedback, the platform is gradually getting back on track, and we have also convinced the investors to focus our future work on live streaming."

Chen Yixiao was concerned about something else: "Are there no people blocking our way at the door now?"

Su Hua smiled wryly and said, "That's all, that's all. Ever since the ban on a large number of accounts was lifted, no one has been waiting for us at the door."

"That's good. Now I can finally go to and from get off work openly and legitimately." Chen Yixiao breathed a sigh of relief.

The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly again.

"By the way, we need to learn from this experience, strengthen supervision, and keep things in check. We need to take care of creators and fans, but also be mindful of public opinion," Chen Yixiao reminded them.

Su Hua shook his head: "It's easier said than done, but you're right, even if it's difficult, we have to do it."

The two of them were truly at their wits' end this time.

Cleaning up the platform's atmosphere will displease creators and fans, which is tantamount to destroying its own core user base.

If the viewers are unhappy, they will genuinely curse their ancestors in the live stream.

But if left unattended, complaints will follow one after another, resulting in either a meeting with the authorities or a fine.

But so far, neither Su Hua nor Chen Yixiao have considered the possibility that their platform might be permanently taken down.

"In short, let's get the platform back to its peak popularity first, and we can deal with the rest later." Su Hua said to Chen Yixiao, "I estimate that Qingning Technology and ByteDance will launch new platforms by the end of the year and after the new year. If we slow down the pace now because of concerns about the scale, we may very well lose."

“I understand.” Chen Yixiao said, then frowned. “What I’m afraid of now is that those streamers have been holding back for so long, and they’ll do something big when they come back to broadcasting.”

This is indeed something to worry about.

Su Hua was also worried, but still said optimistically, "It shouldn't be that bad. We've already sent people to contact them one by one, explaining things to them and appealing to their emotions. They should be more restrained."

Chen Yixiao disagreed with Su Hua's optimism.

If you guys could really listen to this, would you have caused so much trouble before?
But there's no better way now, and Slowpoke is in a difficult situation.

If you dare to continue making changes, that's fine. Once the new platform goes live, you're doomed.

But if they don't rectify the situation, they'll have to live in constant fear, always ready to clean up the mess left by their customers.

Clearly, the slow-moving platform's choice is to clean up the mess left by its users.

"Hopefully, this large-scale resumption of broadcasts will be more stable. We really can't afford to go through this kind of ordeal again."

"Yes."

The two founders were sighing in their office.

That night, in the north

A slow-moving streamer with the ID "Tiger General" is exchanging insults with an opponent via his mobile phone in a rented villa.

"Fuck you, you dare steal my woman? You're a nobody with a few hundred thousand followers, how dare you steal my woman, a big influencer with eight million followers?"

"If you're so tough, let's meet in person and have a real fight. Then I'll let you choose whether to be with this idiot or with me!"

The person on the other end of the phone clearly agreed, and also used foul language and profanities.

General Hu hung up the phone and immediately summoned his men inside the villa.

A group of skinny jeans, black cloth shoes, and bowl-cut haircuts gathered around.

General Hu immediately started recording a video using slow motion.

He started shouting arrogantly, "Brothers, tomorrow night at nine o'clock, over there in the square, Huanye and I are going to have an epic offline showdown. I swear I'll get the little sheep back. Brothers, see you tomorrow!"

The video immediately garnered countless comments upon release.

[Okay, okay, if you beat me I'll give you ten big castles]

[Tiger, are you still hiring? I'll skip evening self-study tomorrow to help you.]

[Tiger, give me your address, I'm coming too!]

General Hu curled up on the sofa, opened the comments, and smiled.

Damn it, if they're not satisfied tomorrow, we'll fight them. We can't afford to lose face!
(End of this chapter)