11: Live streaming platform

Mandala hadn't expected this person to actually pay the deposit, especially considering it was a full ten thousand yuan.

Furthermore, once a deposit was paid, it was non-refundable.

She quickly typed, "I'm currently..."

Mandala deleted "currently" and retyped, "I'm free after two in the morning, or at ten tomorrow morning. When would you be free?"

[God of Games: Tomorrow morning then.]

[Mandala: Okay.]

After replying to the message, Mandala immediately withdrew the ten thousand yuan.

After transferring the money to her mother, she quickened her pace with her makeup.

At this moment, she felt her mood had improved significantly.

As long as she could secure this order, she would receive a total of fifty thousand yuan.

On the other side, Ye Bai tried contacting a few more people, but he didn't receive any immediate replies.

He then turned to contact voice acting teachers.

According to his plan, most of the voiceovers in the asset library were usable; only a few key characters required dubbing.

The voices had to perfectly fit the characters themselves.

Of course, the most important thing was that they had to be cheap.

After being busy like this until evening, Ye Bai finally climbed out of the holographic pod.

"You're finally out," Grom said, handing him a bottle of milk and then his dinner.

"Here, I brought this back for you from the cafeteria. I say, kid, aren't you pushing yourself too hard?"

"You're so busy you don't even have time to eat."

Ye Bai took the food and milk, said thanks, and then heard Vilan ask, "How's the work going?"

If Vilan hadn't sent him money today, Ye Bai probably wouldn't have had any money to pay those people.

Ye Bai opened the lunchbox. "I've contacted some people. I'll have to keep at it tomorrow."

"When do you plan to make the third episode?" Chen Chen, who had finished filming, also asked.

They had both watched the first and second episodes, and they were indeed very well-made.

He now understood why Ye Bai had the audacity to say he was going to make a film.

With his level of skill, it was entirely possible.

It was just that these two episodes were too short, and they hadn't quite grasped the story yet.

"So what is this animation called? Who's the protagonist? What kind of story is it?" Grom's curiosity was itching.

Ye Bai chuckled and said while eating, "romance of the three kingdoms. As for the protagonist... if I had to name one, it would be this land. It's actually an ensemble story."

"As for what it's about: the Han Dynasty declines, the world falls into chaos, and heroes like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan rise. This leads to a three-way standoff between the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu, followed by the wars between them."

Grom suddenly understood: "So Cao Cao and Liu Bei are the protagonists!"

Since Sun Quan hadn't appeared yet, he wasn't sure what he was like.

Ye Bai smiled, "You can see it however you like. Many characters in here are linked with Honor of Kings heroes, such as Sun Shangxiang, Dian Wei, Liu Shan, and Zhen Ji."

These were from the eighteen heroes he had released so far; as for Liu Bei and Cao Cao, they hadn't been released yet.

Chen Chen: "Sun Shangxiang and Sun Quan both have the surname Sun, so she's from Wu. Liu Shan and Liu Bei are related, right? As for the other two, which faction are they from?"

Ye Bai: "Dian Wei and Zhen Ji belong to the State of Wei. As for Sun Shangxiang, it's a bit complicated. She's Sun Quan's younger sister, but she married Liu Bei, and later returned to Wu."

"So she counts as being in the Wu faction?"

Vilan's eyes widened when he heard this. "Hey, kid, don't give us spoilers!"

Ye Bai: ...Does this even count as a spoiler? Isn't this history that everyone knows?

Right, this world doesn't have that period of history, so I guess it counts as a spoiler.

"By the way, I plan to give you additional investment so you can make this animation well," Vilan said nonchalantly.

"I'll add another five million."

This time it was Ye Bai's turn to widen his eyes. He cupped his hands and said, "If you do not cast me aside, I am willing to acknowledge you as my Foster Father!"

Vilan was stunned. "Foster Father? Are you saying I'm Dong Zhuo?"

Ye Bai laughed twice, thinking to himself that chatting with them was truly exhausting.

They didn't understand his memes at all.

But with five million plus the original million, his hands were much freer now.

"In that case, let's talk about the contract."

Vilan waved his hand and pulled out a stack of contracts. "No need, I've already drafted it."

"If you lose, I don't want a single cent back. If you profit, I want 10% of the profits. Besides that, I have one more requirement."

Ye Bai took the contract; Vilan's proposal was very tempting.

Not a cent if he lost, and only 10% if he won.

He had to consider what that other requirement was.

"Go ahead."

Vilan leaned in. "I hope that the next time you need investment, you'll come to me again."

He leaned back against the chair again, crossing his arms. "You know, my father sent me here to build more connections and to find something for myself to do."

"To be honest, I'm not interested in other people's ideas, only yours."

"The game you made is truly interesting, and so is the story you're telling."

He looked at Ye Bai seriously. "I think you're very different. You'll definitely achieve great things in the future."

Ye Bai hadn't expected Vilan's request to be this. He wiped the grease from his mouth and then picked up a pen to sign the contract.

"Regarding investment, I actually have another idea right now."

Vilan was startled. "What?"

Ye Bai smiled. "I want to create a live streaming platform."

Grom and Chen Chen looked at each other. "Live streaming?"

The literal meaning was easy enough to understand, but as for how to do it specifically or what the exact ideas were, they had to listen to Ye Bai.

Ye Bai nodded. "Currently, games are mostly discussed on forums, right? Have you ever thought that we could have gaming experts live stream themselves playing? The audience could not only see the experts' gameplay from a first-person perspective but also interact with the Streamer in real-time."

"And the Streamers can not only share but also earn money."

"What do you think?"

"Of course, live streaming isn't limited to games. There can also be chatting Streamers, dancing Streamers, and singing Streamers. As long as someone has a skill, they can start a stream to showcase their talent."

Vilan frowned slightly.

This idea seemed pretty good. If he was bored, he could watch others play games; he probably would watch that.

"I'm in!"

Ye Bai shook his head. "No, no, no, there's no rush. What we need right now is to assemble a team and start a company."

"And investment from you alone isn't enough. I need more people. Do you have any reliable friends?"

He wanted the live streaming platform to spread rapidly across this world. If he relied on himself alone, it would be too slow.

He needed a large amount of capital for promotion; initial investment was unavoidable.

Moreover, Ye Bai had too many things to do; he couldn't handle everything personally.

Besides, if the live streaming platform wasn't built, it would be hard for Honor of Kings to gain rapid publicity, and tournaments would have far fewer viewers. Players would only be able to rely on word-of-mouth.

No!

What he wanted to do was make Honor of Kings a Phenomenal game once again!