Zhang Yiming was just complaining. If Liu Qiangdong were here and heard Lin Chen say that, he would probably get goosebumps and want to strangle Lin Chen. This guy would definitely be plotting how to swindle the entire JD Logistics company.
"Oh, right, boss, there's one more thing. The Worry-Free Live streaming platform that Alibaba and Tencent are collaborating on recently changed its streamers, and their business skills have suddenly improved. I heard they're making so much money they're practically counting it until their hands cramp."
"Worry-Free Live...wow, that's a really clever name. Are they all female live streamers?"
"Huh? Boss, how did you know? Did you secretly follow Wuyou Live too?"
"Nonsense, I didn't say that. But Lao Zhang, I think I need to have a talk with Wu Manni."
"Boss, please don't! My business has just started to take off, don't ruin it for me."
"Hey? Old Zhang, you're doing well! Tell me, what's the improvement?"
"Ahem, it's nothing really. We had drinks together after get off work yesterday, and then he fell asleep on my shoulder in the taxi on the way home."
"Not bad, Lao Zhang. As someone who's been there, let me tell you, this is the first step for the other party to accept you. They've lost their guard against you."
Zhang Yiming's lips twitched: "Boss, what kind of 'experienced person' are you? Aren't you a single dog?"
"I……"
Lin Chen was speechless and could only take out his notebook and deduct another bonus from Zhang Yiming's paycheck.
"Boss, stop deducting. I'm getting a bit of trypophobia looking at all the densely written names on it."
"If you don't want to watch it, that's fine. By the way, try to get a copy of all the streamers' information from Wuyou Live. I want to study it."
"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
After Zhang Yiming left, Lin Chen thought to himself, "Wuyou Live? Isn't that the Western Regions? Shouldn't it be brought under the umbrella of my Xingchen Technology? It's such a waste that it's been left out here."
On the other hand, Zhang Yong quickly contacted several talent agencies. In fact, there are many such companies on the market. They openly price the celebrities they can contact, ranging from several thousand to tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands or millions.
No matter what you want to invite celebrities for, they can help you with the communication and earn a commission.
For example, some bosses want to invite celebrities to sing a song at their birthday parties or have a meal together.
Some business owners want to invite celebrities to cut the ribbon at their grand opening.
These are all very common things.
Celebrities are willing to take these jobs; it's good to make money, there's nothing shameful about it.
Zhang Yong first chose a relatively well-known singer, but not the kind who is currently very popular, but the kind who can live off one or two hit songs for the rest of their lives.
The brokerage firm called and explained their purpose.
At first, the singer didn't want to take the job. He understood being asked to sing, and he even accepted gigs for the opening of bars.
What the heck is live-streaming e-commerce? Isn't that just like street vending? I haven't fallen so low as to need to sell goods to make money, have I?
But when the brokerage firm quoted a price of 200,000, he was still tempted; the price was really good.
Just as he was still struggling with the decision, the agency said that the employer's name was Jack Ma, the "Ma" in "Alibaba" and the "Yun" in "Alibaba".
Hiss!!!
"Take it! I'll take this job!"
The singer hurriedly said.
After hanging up the phone, the singer wiped the sweat from his forehead. "My goodness! This is Alibaba! It's even richer than a media company. It's a real behemoth among behemoths. They're inviting me. How could I not go? I'd go even if it were free!"
If I do well, a big shot might introduce me to some investor or media company owner, and I'll become famous, right?
Soon after, Wuyou Live announced on Weibo that it would be inviting a famous singer to its live broadcast room.
The news immediately attracted widespread attention.
Fans are naturally delighted; they'll rush to see any news about their idols.
Passersby were quite surprised. Have celebrities really fallen this far? They've started live-streaming e-commerce! What's the difference between them and the other live-streaming hosts?
Other celebrities are watching and seeing how the singer's live-streaming sales will be received.
They all know how popular live-streaming e-commerce is, but they have their own standards and can't do anything that lowers their standards, unless they're offered a lot of money!
In addition, some major players in the online shopping platform industry are also taking a wait-and-see approach.
They are also looking for a breakthrough in live-streaming e-commerce, but the anchors they have temporarily trained are not very effective, as they have little fan base and average professional skills.
If Taobao's strategy of hiring celebrities works, then they can follow suit, since these celebrities bring their own traffic and fans, and have much more appeal than new livestreamers.
The same phrase, "Three, two, one, link up," produces completely different effects.
Amidst much anticipation, the live stream finally began.
In the Wuyou live stream room, in addition to the singer, there was also a host responsible for driving the conversation, and that host was Xiaomei.
Xiao Mei first welcomed the singer, saying that she was also his fan, and invited him to sing one of his hit songs for the fans in the live stream.
This was all pre-rehearsed. The singer and Xiao Mei sang a song together, and then the singer said with a smile that he would give Xiao Mei an autograph later.
Xiao Mei said that sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone, and asked the singer to give autographs to the fans in the live stream. The singer readily agreed, saying that for every ten orders placed in the live stream tonight, he would give away an autographed photo.
Then the two chatted and introduced the products. Some of the snacks were even opened and eaten on the spot by the singer, who was very shocked and said to the camera, "This is so delicious! I'm going to buy some from the brand after the broadcast."
Next comes the classic line—three, two, one, link up!
Jack Ma and Daniel Zhang were looking at the data in the background. This was a new attempt, and no one knew how it would turn out.
Sold out!
"So fast!"
The first batch of goods sold out in just ten seconds.
The back-end staff confirmed repeatedly that all of them had indeed been sold, and that all the addresses were real and valid.
"Alright, alright, continue!"
After receiving instructions from backstage, the host, Xiaomei, continued selling goods with the singer.
Finally, according to statistics, the transaction volume of this live broadcast was more than three times that of Xiaomei's own live broadcast room!
There's no need for Wuyou Live to release data; everyone can see the success of this live stream. The barrage of comments and the flood of gifts clearly demonstrate the popularity of this live-streaming sales event.
The singer was also very happy. According to the agreement, he would receive 50% of the gifts in the live stream, so he worked very hard during the live stream. When he encountered a big spender who sent him rockets, he would happily say, "Thank you, boss! You're so generous!"
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