Chapter 838: Chapter 349: A Wise Man Makes His Own Decisions_3

Su Huai’s question was blunt, but Chen Jie didn’t feel offended.

“Not at all. Based on my personal estimates, maintaining daily profits at the level of one million solely through gaming shouldn’t be difficult. After all, these two trending topics have indeed brought in many new users.

It’s just that it will destroy the originally healthy ecosystem, that’s all.

Once the remaining players are all gambling addicts, the streamers’ revenue will become unstable, and the streamers themselves will struggle to find the motivation to improve their streaming quality.

In the end, what’s left might be a highly distorted environment, where the risks become intensely uncontrollable.”

“Very good, your understanding of Gou Star is impressively precise.”

Su Huai seemed to casually ask, almost indifferently: “If you ever get the opportunity, have you considered taking full control of Gou Star?”

Chen Jie’s heart pounded violently, and sweat began seeping from his forehead.

“Of course I’ve thought about it, but such a dream-like luxury would only be possible by following you. Wang would never give me such an opportunity…”

What does it mean to be truly smart?

Just look at Chen Jie and you’ll know.

From the very beginning, he stood opposed to Gou Star, firmly siding with Su Huai.

Some might see this as betrayal, but the reality is, before Su Huai and Gou Star completely clashed, his duty was precisely to support Su Huai.

And in this brief conversation, he managed to infer, from subtle clues, that Su Huai’s ultimate goal was to counter-takeover Gou Star. Then, seizing the opportunity during the fallout, he openly pledged loyalty. If this isn’t intelligence, what is?

“Alright, then get prepared.”

Su Huai gave Chen Jie a reassuring nod, then handed him a message to deliver.

“Relay this to Mr. Wang: If Xingyu’s share of the profits doesn’t arrive within three days, on March 8th, Women’s Day, I’ll have the folks from the Internet Information Office join you to celebrate the holiday.

Running a gambling platform and still acting this arrogant–did Tencent give you that courage?”

“Understood.”

Chen Jie promptly agreed, then hesitated for a moment before slyly posing one last question.

“So, should I prepare in advance? I mean, after the money gets transferred, there might still be some players who lose too much and decide to sue, report, or make complaints…”

“Hahaha!”

Su Huai couldn’t help but burst into laughter, finding this guy absolutely amusing–exactly his kind of person!

To manage an external platform as a regional leader, being overly ruthless wouldn’t work, but being too honest wouldn’t either.

That balance is incredibly tricky.

Chen Jie proactively offering to deal with the dirty work and sabotage his old employer carries an element of risk.

But from another perspective, it’s also his way of exposing his vulnerable side to Su Huai.

In essence, he’s saying: Look, I’m laying all my scheming cards on the table before you, without hiding anything or pretending to be virtuous. Whatever your arrangement may be for me, I’m fine with it. At the end of the day, I’m your loyal Chen, ready to follow orders.

When a risky move aligns with a leader who is willing to accommodate, the result is bound to be better than playing it safe and dull.

He made the right bet.

Su Huai spoke freely: “Do what you think is necessary. I have my own pace here. But as long as Xingyu can acquire Gou Star with relatively minimal cost within this year, you’ll be the first CEO of the platform business unit.”

“Yes, thank you, Mr. Su!”

Chen Jie happily went off to work, thrilled to have finally boarded a big ship. His spirits were high, his energy boundless.

In less than two days, Xingyu’s share of the profits arrived. Gou Star had ultimately backed down.

Three days later, on March 8th, Women’s Day, after a week of buildup, Xingyu, Wang Siming, and Yuji simultaneously announced–

“Yuji’s Panda debut broadcast, tonight at 8:00 sharp–don’t miss it!”