CHAPTER 230: CHAPTER 230: SAKURA GIRL REACHES OUT AGAIN

Zhenxuan Association.

The name isn’t bad.

Chen Yiyang had no objections to this name.

But in that moment, he felt he had suddenly regained that previous state of inspiration and enlightenment.

Imagine a shopping platform, where most of the customers come for the big-name clearance sales that the platform directly manages.

The supply of these clearance items isn’t stable, often coming in batches at intervals.

The types and quantities of goods are random.

Is this a shopping platform?

Damn, isn’t this the way livestream sellers operate?

Why does the Tail Product Meeting always emphasize its identity as a shopping platform?

Just get a bunch of livestream sellers to sell on the platform directly through live streaming.

Or simply have the platform cooperate with video platforms like Douyin and Kuaishou, register an official account, and sell through live streaming on these platforms?

Douyin and Kuaishou would absolutely welcome this.

Because the Tail Product Meeting wouldn’t pose a threat to video platforms like theirs; instead, they could earn a cut in between.

Damn, I’m a genius.

Chen Yiyang thought to himself happily.

Of course, this was just an idea. Whether it would work in the end would depend on the subsequent effects.

But it’s better than the Tail Product Meeting currently waiting for its demise, isn’t it?

So Chen Yiyang checked the time.

It was eleven o’clock at night.

Shen Hong had previously said he wouldn’t be back in Yangcheng until tomorrow.

So Chen Yiyang immediately called Shen Hong and asked him to come over.

"Chen." Shen Hong came to Chen Yiyang’s place, still perplexed.

But soon, he became very excited.

"You’re right; the Tail Product Meeting’s current model is very much like that of livestream sellers. However, the Tail Product Meeting has not ventured into the livestream selling domain before, and it might need to hire some professional talent."

"I have talent, I own a company that specializes in livestream selling and can provide you with support for both on-camera and behind-the-scenes personnel."

"I completely forgot about that." Shen Hong clapped his hands excitedly.

Unlike Chen Yiyang, he was highly optimistic about Chen Yiyang’s proposal.

What is the current predicament of the Tail Product Meeting?

Counterfeits are secondary; the main issue is the dwindling core customer base. Even advertising can’t attract many new users to the platform.

But by registering an account directly on someone else’s platform, they could breed the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Although they need to pay others a sum of money, it is much cheaper than advertising costs.

The Tail Product Meeting, while staying on its platform, can maintain profitability every year.

If they were to enter big platforms like Douyin and Kuaishou, wouldn’t they instantly take off?

Now, with the economic downturn and decreasing consumption, people still have a significant enthusiasm for purchasing clearance items.

The main issue the Tail Product Meeting had in selling before was having too few users on its platform.

But once it becomes a livestream company, the issue of few platform users would no longer exist.

Moreover, having its own shopping platform means it can provide after-sales services that other livestream sellers cannot offer to customers.

"You haven’t told anyone else about this idea, have you?"

"Not yet. Actually, I had this idea first, and that’s why I bought your stocks from Tengxu. I was just worried you might not accept my idea, so I didn’t mention it in the first meeting."

Of course, Chen Yiyang couldn’t say that he had just come up with it.

He had to cultivate a persona of someone who deeply contemplates things.

Shen Hong didn’t suspect any foul play.

He just felt internally that perhaps Chen Yiyang had watched too much Journey to the West, revealing the divine secret not during the day but calling him over at night to share it.

"Don’t reveal this matter to anyone else first."

"What do you mean?" Chen Yiyang couldn’t grasp Shen Hong’s intention.

"Many of the Tail Product Meeting’s minor shareholders are preparing to sell their shares. I’m planning to gather funds to buy back a batch of shares first."

Brilliant.

Chen Yiyang thought to himself how he hadn’t thought of that.

Vipshop’s current market value is only over two billion.

If the Tail Product Meeting could truly rise again through the livestream selling model.

The market value could easily multiply by more than ten times.

This business deal is viable.

Even if livestream selling doesn’t significantly benefit the Tail Product Meeting, it’s still profitable annually, so there’s no room for the stock to fall.

Gradually selling it off later could mean minimal losses.

Let’s do this.

Chen Yiyang immediately discussed with Shen Hong how to join forces to buy other shareholders’ stocks.

They were excited all night.

Chen Yiyang woke up the next day and looked at his phone.

Today’s deal was about picking up a painting, with an estimated profit of only a few thousand.

Chen Yiyang glanced at his schedule, realizing he could take a break for a few days, so he decided to give himself a holiday.

He lazily had breakfast and lay on the sofa.

He opened his tablet looking for some videos to watch.

Then he discovered he had a new email.

This email was from an account Chen Yiyang had registered on a foreign website to communicate with foreign partners, so not many people were aware of it.

Opening the email, he found it was from a girl he hadn’t contacted in a long time.

The cherry blossom girl Ye Yue, whom he met in South Korea.

She wrote that she was on a business trip to Huaxia, specifically in Lin’an, and asked if Chen Yiyang could meet.

Recalling the adorable cherry blossom girl’s face, and given that she was already in Lin’an, meeting her was convenient.

So Chen Yiyang immediately found her contact information and asked if she had time to meet today.

The communication went very smoothly.

Although the cherry blossom girl could speak Chinese, she couldn’t read it well, so they used translation apps, drawing and guessing to finally agree on a meeting time and place.

In the evening, Chen Yiyang went to the appointment.

"Long time no see."

"Long time no see." The cherry blossom girl bowed and greeted Chen Yiyang.

The emotional value provided by cherry blossom girls is generally high on the surface.

But the downside is, like the last time in South Korea, for some unknown reason, they suddenly cut off contact.

The two chatted casually, and Chen Yiyang even ordered several local dishes from nearby cities for Ye Yue to try.

As for why not order Lin’an local delicacies.

That was obviously because the best Lin’an delicacies—KFC and McDonald’s—are also available in Japan.

"Why did Ye Yue suddenly come to Huaxia for a business trip?"

"To find investment for the company. Our boss heard that Huaxia’s gaming industry is booming, so we’re hoping to find some investment to help further develop our own game."

"Ye Yue is actually working in the gaming field?" Chen Yiyang was a little surprised.

"I’m responsible for art and modeling," Ye Yue said, "But I’m not very good at it. Fortunately, with AI now, the boss doesn’t mind if I use AI to help the company with modeling."

This.

Chen Yiyang didn’t quite know what to say.

AI can indeed help game companies with modeling and painting.

But the quality is, as one might say, questionable.

Unless it’s a cheap skinned mobile game, even small companies generally avoid using AI.

If players realize it, it could damage the company’s reputation.