Lin Wan nodded. “Good, that’s it then! We’ll buy this company outright for a permanent solution. We can keep all the copyrights for gradual development. It’s quite cost-effective.”
“The Multi-faceted Hero image can be used for ground promotion. Many foreigners are familiar with this character. Firmly binding GOG with the Multi-faceted Hero image might be even more effective than hiring celebrities.”
“We’ll also notify Tenda Games to fully develop Multi-faceted Hero as their next character. Then we can center all our overseas promotional campaigns around this new hero!”
…
That evening.
DGE Club, solo queue relaxation time.
Huang Wang was packing his things, preparing to relocate.
He had no choice—he talked too much during his streams, so everyone complained. Zhang Yuan specially prepared a well-soundproofed private room for him upstairs, exclusively for streaming.
By now, everyone knew something about Huang Wang’s contract, with varied reactions.
Some were envious and wanted to try streaming themselves. After all, for those who were just gaming addicts a year ago, the temptation of earning two million yuan annually, plus gaining fame, was overwhelming.
Others weren’t interested, like Jiang Huan, who felt that his food, lodging, and daily needs were already well taken care of by the club. The amount of money didn’t matter to him—he focused entirely on gaming.
Nevertheless, though they verbally complained about Huang Wang being too noisy and sent him upstairs, they were genuinely happy for him.
After all, they all started as gaming addicts. They had eaten, lived, and trained together during this time, sharing a bond like comrades who had fought together.
Huang Wang was like the first one to try something new, exploring a path for everyone else to follow, thus expanding their future options.
The relationships between teammates weren’t a zero-sum game. Once the DGE Club became famous, all players’ values would rise accordingly.
While waiting in queue, Lao Zhou casually browsed the web while checking Huang Wang’s channel on YiYi Live.
Sure enough, Huang Wang was putting on another show, flexing his muscles.
However, compared to before, his popularity had skyrocketed!
The resources provided to contracted streamers were vastly different from before. Huang Wang already had decent popularity, and after signing with the platform that was actively promoting him, with some artificial inflation and boosted viewership, his popularity soared in a very short time.
After all, streaming platforms focused on “creating stars.” For streamers with talking points and entertaining content, as long as the platform pushed them hard enough, they could rise to fame!
Besides this, Lao Zhou keenly noticed several official verified tags in Huang Wang’s stream description:
Strongest Club DGE Second Team Captain / Entertainment Master / Undefeated in Offline Tournaments / Popular with the Ladies…
Below that was the DGE Club logo, beautifully designed to leave a deep impression at first glance.
YiYi Live was working hard to connect Huang Wang with DGE Club, building an invincible image of DGE Club in the fans’ minds.
Originally, searching for “DGE Club” online yielded almost nothing useful, since the club hadn’t created—and didn’t need—an official website yet.
But now, searching for “DGE Club” immediately produced a long list of results!
The first result was YiYi Live’s DGE player Huang Wang’s streaming channel, the second was an encyclopedia entry, followed by various platform and forum posts, as well as news from many websites.
“GOG Clubs: First Place Unexpected?”
“Unveiling the Mysterious DGE Club”
“DGE Club Second Team Captain Signs with YiYi Live”
“This Club Once Crushed H4 Club: Pang Ling: ‘I Felt Hopeless'”
“DGE Club: GOG Official’s Secret Weapon?”
“Leaked DGE Mysterious Training Methods”
“Rumors Say Huang Wang Switched from Boxing to Esports—Is It True?”
“Shocking! Rich Fan Sends Ten Rockets, Male Streamer Does the Unthinkable…”
Seeing these search results, Lao Zhou knew this must be YiYi Live’s handiwork!
Since they had already signed Huang Wang and sponsored DGE Club, they naturally wanted to maximize commercial value.
Some of this content was deliberately created by YiYi Live to generate enough heat and discussion online, while other content shamelessly used clickbait titles.
But undeniably, the effects were immediate. The powerful, mysterious image of the DGE Club quickly established itself in players’ and viewers’ minds!
Moreover, these pieces of information mixed truth with fiction, making them difficult to distinguish.
Some truths were taken as falsehoods.
Many people thought: GOG officials are maintaining their club? Daily fitness training? Even crushing H4 Club? This must be nonsense!
Even if they sponsored a club, why would it be so much better than other clubs? Unless officials were cheating!
Some falsehoods were taken as truths.
Some fans who enjoyed stirring up trouble photoshopped boxing credentials for Huang Wang, putting his photo in a boxing ring. The Photoshop was so realistic that it fooled many uninformed onlookers.
As a result, whenever Huang Wang queued for games, viewers asking him to show his muscles and those asking him to demonstrate boxing moves reached an equal split.
Huang Wang repeatedly emphasized that he wasn’t a boxer, but he couldn’t stop the barrage of comments deceiving others.
Eventually, Huang Wang gave up and simply changed his stream title to “Former Professional Boxing Team Member Slaughtering High-End Divine Summit Matches.”
Surprisingly, after changing the stream title, even more viewers were fooled into watching!
Sometimes Huang Wang himself felt the world was too surreal.