67: Chapter 67 Breaking 10 Million Registrations

In the blink of an eye, it was June 1st.

In this slightly muggy early summer,

the interior of Jiyuan Technology welcomed a "carnival" that was enough to make the entire internet circle tremble.

Exactly one month after the launch of Xinghuo Software, the first internal financial report was officially released.

Registered users reached twelve million, with four to five million active online users.

In this heavy financial report, the distribution of traffic advertisements, basic membership subscriptions, the cut from live-stream tipping that was taking the internet by storm, plus the newly emerging commissions from online sales...

All the data came together, directly bringing in a whopping 120 million yuan in net profit for Jiyuan Technology in just thirty days!

In this era when the mobile internet was just on the rise,

for a social software launched only a month ago to unleash such terrifying monetization capabilities,

it was simply an unreasonable super money-printing machine.

However, in this gluttonous feast of wealth, the 120 million earned by the official Xinghuo Platform was surprisingly not the biggest share.

The biggest winner, who made a fortune this month and could even be said to have achieved a class leap, was Red Phoenix.

This Sister Hong, who once called the shots in Shanghai's underground grey industry circle,

demonstrated a terrifying execution capability that ordinary people could hardly match over the past month.

She didn't idle for a single day, directly pouring in heavy funds.

With unstoppable momentum, she built five ultra-large live-streaming bases nationwide at lightning speed.

Relying on her sharp instincts and tactics,

the number of various live-streamers signed under her exceeded two thousand in just thirty days.

This directly accounted for one-third of the total number of streamers on the entire Xinghuo Platform!

Once traffic reached a certain scale, the speed of monetization was like a bursting dam.

Through overwhelming live-stream tipping shares and commissions from product sales that perfectly grasped user psychology,

the Red Phoenix team's terrifying profits for this single month actually broke through 200 million yuan!

Two hundred million yuan in pure cash flow!

This meant Red Phoenix had completely torn off the shady label of an "underground grey industry boss" from herself.

Completing a magnificent nirvana and purification,

she leaped to become the leader of the top and most famous live-streaming studios in the country.

Not only that.

As the traffic she held grew larger and the audience demographics became higher-end, her business status rose accordingly.

Just a few days before the financial report came out,

her studio had even received olive branches from several international first-tier luxury brands,

successfully completing unprecedented sales contract collaborations.

Inside the president's office of Jiyuan Technology, Shen Du was sitting on a spacious leather office chair.

Holding the newly printed one-month financial report in his hand, his eyes calmly swept over the series of astonishing figures.

General Manager Chen Shengqiang stood respectfully in front of the desk, waiting for his boss's instructions.

Just then, the office door was pushed open with a click.

Accompanied by the muffled thuds of high heels stepping on the expensive carpet,

and a faint scent of high-end perfume, Red Phoenix walked in, swaying gracefully in a form-fitting red dress.

Shedding her past ruthlessness from the underground world,

this live-streaming queen, who now commanded hundreds of millions in cash flow, exuded an indescribable mature charm and confidence in her every move.

She made no effort to avoid the executive, General Manager Chen Shengqiang, who was still present; her eyes, full of charm, seemed to hold only Shen Du.

She walked straight to the office desk.

Pulling up a chair to sit close to Shen Du, she naturally leaned her body over and gently rested her head on his shoulder.

"The fire of the live-streaming industry has truly been stoked to a blaze by you now."

Red Phoenix parted her red lips, her breath sweet as orchids, her voice carrying a hint of laziness and satisfaction: "However, it seems I've reached a bottleneck on my end."

She extended a slender, pale finger and tapped the financial report in Shen Du's hand. "I have a bunch of collaborations with top international luxury brands right now, and our traffic monetization methods have hit a ceiling.

What... should my next move be?"

Faced with this warm, soft beauty throwing herself into his arms and this almost semi-public display of intimacy in front of his subordinate,

Shen Du's expression did not waver at all, nor did he make any attempt to dodge or hide it.

He remained seated steadily in his chair, quietly finishing the last few pages of the financial report in his hand.

Then, he gently closed it and handed it back to General Manager Chen Shengqiang, who was standing aside, keeping his eyes downcast and nose aligned with his heart.

Shen Du was in no hurry to answer Red Phoenix's question.

Instead, he first turned his gaze toward this hard-working general manager, his tone steady and carrying a trace of unquestionable authority:

"I've reviewed the financial report. Good job.

Shengqiang, you need to keep up the good work. Seize the current momentum and build a solid foundation for the entire 'Xinghuo' platform ecosystem as soon as possible."

"As for the daily affairs of the platform, there's nothing else for now."

General Manager Chen Shengqiang took the financial report, but he didn't turn and leave immediately as he usually did.

He stood in place, a slightly tentative smile appearing on his face as he spoke:

"Boss, actually, I... have a personal idea.

I want to set up a special, independent live-streaming studio outside, mainly targeting niche areas like social commentary and various strange news and gossip.

What do you think...?"

As the general manager of Jiyuan Technology, General Manager Chen Shengqiang naturally knew that he absolutely could not directly misappropriate internal resources.

But facing Xinghuo's vast ocean of traffic, which had not yet been fully tapped,

even he couldn't help but want to personally enter the arena and grab a piece of the pie.

Hearing this, Shen Du did not refuse.

In his view, this wave of inexhaustible, massive traffic was there for anyone with the ability to take. It was perfectly understandable for executives to want to make some extra money on the side.

However, he did not nod immediately.

Instead, he used this opportunity to establish an ironclad rule that absolutely no one was allowed to break.

"Shengqiang, earning money in the channels through genuine capability does no harm to the company's ecosystem. I don't mind you guys setting up your own live-streaming studios."

Shen Du's voice remained calm, but his tone suddenly grew a bit cold and sharp, carrying an unquestionable sense of pressure:

"But you must remember one thing clearly.

No matter what, you must never block normal traffic channels, let alone use the company's official resources to pave a private path for yourselves!"

"We must ensure the entire platform has a robust and fair competitive environment.

I won't say a single word about traffic won through hard competition and content.

But if I find out...

...that anyone dares to misappropriate or monopolize company resources for private use just to keep it all to themselves, then don't blame me, Shen Du, for turning ruthless!"

These powerful words echoed in the spacious office.

On the surface, he was beating down General Manager Chen Shengqiang.

But in reality, it was also a warning to Red Phoenix, who was currently leaning on his shoulder!

Shen Du possessed an exceptionally long-term vision.

His purpose in doing this was clear: he had to build the 'Xinghuo' platform into an environment of absolutely healthy competition and growth.

If internal executives or top guilds were allowed to use privileges to monopolize the traffic pool,

the platform would lose its fresh blood and vitality, ultimately failing to escape the fate of being ruthlessly eliminated by latecomers.

General Manager Chen Shengqiang was a smart man and instantly understood the deep meaning and bottom line in his boss's words.

Without any hesitation, he immediately wiped the smile from his face and nodded solemnly:

"I understand what you mean, Boss. Please rest assured!

The company's ecosystem construction and overall interests will always come first."

With that, General Manager Chen Shengqiang tactfully turned and exited the office, pulling the heavy solid wood door shut tightly behind him.

As the office door was gently closed with a click,

the vast room fell completely silent, leaving only the sound of their intermingled breathing.

With no outsiders present,

Shen Du finally reached out, pulling Red Phoenix—who had been leaning on his shoulder—into his arms and letting her sit on his lap.

"You, you're always so impatient when you see profit."

Shen Du lightly laughed as he pinched her smooth chin, a rare trace of warmth in his deep eyes:

"You clearly already have several top-tier internet celebrities who are wildly popular across the web in your hands. How is it that as soon as you've found your footing, you're already thinking about the next step?"

Red Phoenix slid her arms around Shen Du's neck, gently resting her cheek against his broad chest.

Feeling the scorching body heat and powerful heartbeat emanating from the man holding her,

this live-streaming queen, who was swift and decisive in front of outsiders, revealed a rare moment of softness and dependence.

"It's not that I'm insatiable..."

Red Phoenix sighed softly, her voice so gentle it could melt water: "But rather because, under the shelter of your 'Xinghuo', I have finally completed my transformation."

Recalling her past days in Shanghai's underground circles, a flash of complex emotion crossed her eyes:

"Of all the money that passed through my hands before, which sum didn't carry a grey taint?

Every day seemed glorious, but in reality, I was walking on thin ice, constantly on edge, terrified that I would fall in one day."

"But now it's different."

Red Phoenix looked up, her beautiful eyes shining as she gazed at Shen Du:

"Every single penny I earn now is clean wealth!

This sense of security, being able to stand upright in the sunlight and count money, is simply too mesmerizing."

Since she could earn more clean money, she naturally wouldn't be as anxious about gains and losses as before.

"I'm just planning ahead."

Red Phoenix snuggled into Shen Du's arms with a coquettish pout, like a docile red fox:

"While the competitive pressure in this market is still low and others haven't fully reacted yet,

I need to save up a massive fund for us for the future, enough to weather any storm."

Hearing Red Phoenix's coquettish tone, which carried a hint of her true underground nature, Shen Du didn't say anything more.

He chuckled softly, keeping one hand naturally wrapped around Red Phoenix's slender, easily graspable waist.

With his other hand, he pulled a blank sheet of A4 paper from the desk, picked up a fountain pen, and began to write fluidly on the paper.

"The monetization model for internet celebrities has already been pushed to the limit by you.

For the current Xinghuo, this foundation is stable enough."

As Shen Du wrote, he calmly broke down higher-dimensional business logic to Red Phoenix in his arms:

"So, the strategic upgrade you need to undertake next is the 'Star-Making Project'."

Red Phoenix blinked her silky, charming eyes, looking curiously at the plan's framework taking shape on the paper.

Without stopping his pen, Shen Du pointed out the most fatal pain point of the live-streaming industry:

"To put it bluntly, internet celebrities are ultimately 'wild pheasants' of grassroots origin.

They are different from traditional stars who graduated from formal academies and were packaged by capital.

They naturally lack that high-and-mighty 'air'.

It's very difficult to cultivate that kind of depth just by throwing money at them in our own live-streaming rooms."

"So your path to breaking through next is to borrow a shell to hatch eggs—directly cross over into the entertainment industry."

Shen Du drew a heavy circle on the A4 paper, his tone carrying the dominance of a financial tycoon:

"First, throw money at hiring real celebrities.

Then, have them collaborate and play along with the top-tier internet celebrities on our platform.

Use the celebrities' traffic and aura to forcefully elevate the 'air' of these internet celebrities."

"In this process, the wheat will be sifted from the chaff.

If we find candidates with talent and potential, we'll go with the flow and directly use platform resources to send them into the entertainment industry, executing a dimensionality reduction strike.

As for those who really can't be helped up or lack potential,

just let them stay in the live-streaming circle and continue using their accumulated fame to rake in money for us."

Before they knew it,

a sheet of A4 paper densely packed with the star cultivation plan was laid out before Red Phoenix's eyes.

If this plan were to leak to the outside financial circles, it would absolutely be enough to trigger a category-12 earthquake in both the live-streaming and entertainment industries.

But at this moment, Red Phoenix was in no hurry to pick up that priceless sheet of paper.

She simply lay quietly in Shen Du's broad chest, extending her white finger to gently draw circles on his chest with a mix of affection and a hint of resentment, murmuring:

"You've been so busy lately... your mind is full of these earth-shattering calculations, and you don't even think about spending some time to accompany me."

Looking at the beauty in his arms who had shed all her defenses, Shen Du put down the fountain pen.

The corners of his mouth curved up slightly, forming a charming and gentle arc. His slender fingers gently pinched Red Phoenix's soft earlobe as he laughed softly:

"Can't help it. The company has just started, and there are too many things in this grand game of Shanghai that I need to control personally."

Feeling the slightly resentful gaze of the beauty in his arms,

Shen Du changed the subject, leaning down, his warm breath gently brushing against Red Phoenix's ear:

"However... I'm very free tonight.

For the rest of the time, we can find a place to chat slowly..."