Pei Qian was about to hang up when he heard Qiao Liang ask, "Boss Pei, I have another question."
"Can we take some necessary measures if our Bunny Tail Live-Stream wants to retaliate?"
"For example … ban these two platforms from live-streaming our games, including GOG, IOI, and Ocean Stronghold?"
"Of course, I know that this will be a decision that both parties will suffer, but no matter how you think about it, they will suffer more."
"If they really press on, can we use this as our last resort?"
"Or, we can use this to deter them. Even if we don't really go that far, it can still have a certain effect."
He could tell that Qiao Liang was very resentful towards Waiwai and Wolf Fang live-stream for secretly poaching the live-streamers of Bunny Tail Live-Stream.
What right do you have?
These two platforms could poach the live-streamers of Bunny Tail Live-Stream, but Bunny Tail Live-Stream could not poach these two platforms. That was because the contracts between these two platforms and the live-streamers stipulated a high penalty fee. Bunny Tail Live-Stream could not possibly help the live-streamers pay the high penalty fee.
On the other hand, Bunny Tail Live-Stream did not have a penalty fee, so Wolf Fang Live-Stream and Waiwai Live-Stream were very happy to poach them. They especially liked to poach new live-streamers who had just risen to prominence.
That was obviously a little unreasonable.
In fact, was the treatment of Bunny Tail Live-Stream much worse than these two platforms? Not at all.
However, poaching people was not about actual treatment. Most of the time, it was about deception.
Those who poached people would always have the initiative.
The treatment that Bunny Tail Live-Stream gave the live-streamers was real. However, Wolf Fang Live-Stream and Waiwai Live-Stream could poach people in a targeted manner and add many tricks.
For example, they would give you a very high number at the beginning, but at the same time, they would agree on a very high penalty fee. If they wanted to obtain this number, they had to reach a certain popularity and gift requirements. Otherwise, their money would be deducted.
When poaching live-streamers, they would see a rather tempting number. However, it was hard to say if they would be able to obtain it in the end.
If they could continue to be popular or even more popular after jumping over, they would naturally have more say when renewing the contract.
However, what if the popularity dropped and cooled down after jumping over? Then, there would probably be various clauses in the contract that they had not noticed previously that would deduct the platform's alms to the live-streamers.
The live-streamers regretted it. They wanted to leave, but they could not leave with the huge penalty fee.
If there was a problem with the contract, could the hosts really not see it? With so much money and such a big contract, no matter how ignorant he was, shouldn't he spend money to find a professional to look at it?
It was not that there were none, but most of the anchors were not highly educated and did not have a strong sense of the law. How could everyone be so shrewd and not fall for it?
When Waiwai Live-Stream and Wolf Fang Live-Stream came to poach the live-streamers of Bunny Tail Live-Stream, they must have talked a lot about it. The new live-streamers that they poached might not have seen much of the world. If they were not careful, they would be fooled.
What's more, the live-streaming industry was still a new industry. The lawsuits for the sky-high liquidated damages had not been revealed yet. The streamers were still very foolish and naive to think that the big bosses behind the live-streaming platforms were all stupid and rich people, or that they were good at what they said. It was very reasonable that they did not have this awareness.
Qiao Liang was now the person in charge of Bunny Tail Live-Stream. At the same time, he was also the UP Master and streamer.
As a host, he could not stand the behavior of Wolf Fang Live-Stream and Waiwai Live-Stream.
Wasn't this bullying an honest man?
Not signing the high-priced liquidated damages to tie up the live-streamers was the best thing that Bunny Tail Live-Stream did. However, this became a reason for the other party to poach people unscrupulously.
Thus, Qiao Liang was very unhappy and came up with such a countermeasure.
If you continue to poach the live-streamers of Bunny Tail Live-Stream and cause trouble here, don't broadcast any of Tengda's games in the future! I want to see what live-stream platforms can do without games like GOG, IOI, and Ocean Stronghold. What else can you broadcast when half of your live-stream platforms have collapsed?!
In terms of the law, Tengda had the right to do so.
That was because Tengda had the copyright to the games it designed. Whoever authorized it to live-stream could live-stream it. If Tengda did not authorize these two platforms, they would not be able to broadcast it. Otherwise, they would be sued.
Of course, logically speaking, if Tengda really did that, it might not be very profitable. That was because the two platforms, Waiwai Live-Stream and Wolf Fang Live-Stream, were already the absolute leaders in the live-stream industry. If they really fell out, the popularity of Tengda Games would also drop significantly.
However, no matter what, Tengda was definitely not the one who suffered the most losses.
What's more, it did not have to be completely banned. This could be a form of deterrence. There was no need to really use it.
As long as he issued a warning to these two platforms and stated that he would not rule out the possibility of banning them from broadcasting GOG and other games, these two platforms would have to restrain themselves.
They would seriously weigh the benefits that the Tengda Alliance had given them. Would the pie that they had drawn be enough for them to bear the loss of a complete break with Tengda?
That would be enough as long as they could do that.
As the acting person-in-charge of Bunny Tail Live-Stream, Qiao Liang felt that he needed to think deeply about these problems and report them to Boss Pei.
Pei Qian fell silent.
If he really did that, there would be a huge problem!
The competition in the live-stream industry should continue for a long time. Pei Qian wanted to take this opportunity to continue burning money happily.
Wouldn't it accelerate the competition process if he followed Qiao Liang's logic?
Obviously, the earlier both parties broke off, the higher the possibility of Bunny Tail Live-Stream taking off. That was because the key to the live-stream industry was still the content. Games were one of the most important contents.
If they wanted to break off, they would have to do it after this cycle ended, right?
It was nothing for Bunny Tail Live-Stream and Wolf Fang Live-Stream to poach a few live-streamers now. No one had suffered any losses. The live-streamers had received high salaries. Bunny Tail Live-Stream and Wolf Fang Live-Stream had spent money but managed to poach people. The popularity of Bunny Tail Live-Stream had suffered another blow. Boss Pei felt more at ease burning money.
Wasn't that pretty good?
Thus, Pei Qian decided to appease them a little.
The Anti-Tengda Alliance had already lost so badly previously. If he did not give them some benefits, the entire alliance would immediately fall apart.
He had to stall them and make them play this money-burning game with him.
Of course, he could not say these words to Qiao Liang. He had to change his words.
Pei Qian pondered for a moment and said, "I don't think that's appropriate."
"According to the law, we enjoy the copyright of all Tengda games and can completely ban live-streams from these live-stream platforms. However … this is a little unethical. It would seem that we can't compete head-on with others and have no choice but to use such methods outside the rules. "
"Others would definitely point at our noses and say, 'Look, look, Tengda is anxious.'"
"This has always been inconsistent with our principles."
"Tengda pays attention to fair competition. We should defeat the other party with our true abilities. We can't flip the table if we can't win within the rules. That would be very ungentlemanly."
"It's still the same saying. You have to rely on yourself to forge iron. The other party poached our live-streamers probably because we didn't give them good enough treatment. We should raise them up a little."
"If you think that Wolf Fang Live-Stream and Waiwai Live-Stream are not as good as us in any aspect, why did the live-streamers still get poached? There must be something we haven't done enough. "
"Therefore, not only can we not use this to threaten the other party, but we have to be honest and clear: Tengda will never use such methods!"
"The earlier we explain this, the better."
"If they like to poach people, then let them. When they can't even poach anymore, that would be the day when Bunny Tail Live-Stream unifies the live-stream circle! "
Qiao Liang was stunned. "Let's be honest and clear. We're not going to use such methods?"
"This … There's no need for that, right? Aren't we going to use the last deterrent?"
Not only did Boss Pei not use the method of banning games as a deterrent, he even wanted to give up on this method and promise not to use it!
Wasn't this equivalent to encouraging the two platforms to continue poaching people and poaching them even more ruthlessly?
In Qiao Liang's opinion, Bunny Tail Live-Stream really did not have any other trump cards other than Tengda Games.
Of course, it was not a problem to increase the benefits of the live-streamers, but …
Firstly, live-stream platforms were still a money-burning game. Wolf Fang Live-Stream and Waiwai Live-Stream had huge capital behind them. They were not afraid of burning money. They were not careless when it came to poaching people. On the other hand, Boss Pei might have also given subsidies to Bunny Tail Live-Stream through Tengda Headquarters, but he was still restrained. The amount of funds was less than the two platforms.
Secondly, Bunny Tail Live-Stream was passive defense, while the two platforms were taking the initiative to attack. How could this be the same? If Bunny Tail Live-Stream wanted to increase its benefits, it would have to increase the benefits of the entire platform's live-streamers. On the other hand, Wolf Fang Live-Stream and Waiwai Live-Stream only had to offer a high price to a few live-streamers to poach people.
It was like wearing an extra layer of clothes every time someone slashed you.
How many layers would you have to wear to ensure that the next slash would be unscathed?
If these words had not come out of Boss Pei's mouth, Qiao Liang would have started cursing.
However, since Boss Pei had said it, he would think about it carefully and think about if it was his problem.
Perhaps Boss Pei had a new angle?
"Alright, Boss Pei, I understand."
Qiao Liang hung up and thought about what Boss Pei had said seriously.
It seemed to make sense, but he felt that it was not very reliable.
"Forget it, forget it. Let nature take its course."
"Hu Xianbin told me to ask Boss Pei if I encounter anything I'm not sure about. It doesn't matter if I don't get a satisfactory answer. I'll write down what Boss Pei said first. I might be able to use it in the future."
"I'd better settle this weekend's racing competition properly. As for Wolf Fang Live-Stream and Waiwai Live-Stream poaching people, I have to think about it in the long run and take it slow."
"We can't rush such things. If we express our stance too hastily, it might disrupt Boss Pei's overall plan."
"Hmm … organize the competition first, and then decide on a new Bunny Tail Live-Stream welfare plan."
Qiao Liang did not continue to waste time. Instead, he continued to make arrangements according to Boss Pei's instructions.
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