Douyu boss suddenly disappeared, and after gambling and becoming wealthy, he ran away?

No matter how small the risk is in doing business, there is a possibility of losing money. Only those who engage in pornography, gambling, and drug trafficking can make a steady profit without losing money

No matter how small the risk is in doing business, there is a possibility of losing money. Only those who engage in pornography, gambling, and drug trafficking can make a steady profit without losing money. Some companies dare not openly engage in pornography, gambling, and drug trafficking, so they play the "edge ball" and repeatedly test the bottom line of regulation, finally sending themselves in.

In recent days, multiple authoritative media have confirmed that Chen Shaojie, the boss of Douyu Live, has been out of touch for nearly three weeks, and the specific situation is unknown.

Why did the CEO of a listed company disappear for three weeks without any reason? It must have encountered a major event that human resources cannot resist, otherwise it is difficult to explain why a listed company has been hiding information for so long without a leader.

There are two voices online regarding Chen Shaojie's whereabouts: mainstream media quoted sources familiar with the situation and speculated that Chen Shaojie was taken away for investigation due to his involvement in gambling and pornography. But some netizens also claimed that Chen Shaojie had quietly fled to Canada, citing a large amount of monetization after the successful listing of Douyu, suspected of preparing for his escape.

Regardless of the outcome, it is quite unfavorable for Douyu.

Unlike many highly educated internet entrepreneurs, Douyu's Chen Shaojie only has a high school diploma and has been addicted to playing games since the fifth grade of elementary school. His grades are very poor, and he found it boring to attend a junior college. In his first year of college, he dropped out and started mixing with society.

The difference between him and ordinary internet addicted teenagers is that he is particularly daring and daring to think and do things,The catchphrase is' If others dare not do it, I will do it '.This bold personality not only allowed him to create a live streaming company with a market value of tens of billions, but also caused him a lot of controversy.

The biggest issue of controversy over Douyu is its involvement in pornography and its persistence in teaching.

In the early days of Douyu, there were incidents of "live streaming creating people", with over 100000 viewers onlooking for two minutes for a couple's indecent behavior.

From 2019 to 2022, he was punished multiple times for involvement in pornography. Douyu has a tradition of "midnight court", and the live content in the first half of the night is very normal. It is nothing more than a female anchor chatting with fans and dancing normally. However, after 3 years in the morning, the regulation was relaxed, and the "midnight court" time entered. The live broadcast room is filled with various playful and edgy performances.

Sending gifts to certain female anchors can lead to their personal WeChat account, where both parties discuss offline transactions ranging from 5000 to tens of thousands of yuan.

Such a semi public trading method not only did not provoke Chen Shaojie's reflection, but also seemed to stimulate his determination to explore regulation. With further regulation, Douyu will take a step back; If the regulation is relaxed, the fighting fish will become yellow. Both sides have fallen into a cycle of "punishment rectification exploration".

In May of this year, Wuhan directly dispatched a working group to settle in Douyu to investigate the issue related to pornography. The rectification lasted for a month, but after the working group left, there were signs of a resurgence of Douyu soft pornography, which is exactly what Chen Shaojie once said: "If others dare not do it, I will do it.

Why did Chen persist in teaching and refusing to change his mind when it comes to pornography? Because it's really easy to make money by engaging in pornography.

Douyu, with over 10000 attractive female anchors, generated a monthly revenue of up to 180 million yuan, more than all game anchors combined. But Douyu is a live streaming platform mainly focused on games, and its main business cannot make any money. Therefore, it has to take a sword to the side and make money from the side.

The second major controversy in Douyu is gambling. Okay! Yellow gambling and drug abuse, Douyu only occupies two platforms.

Some big anchors will set up gambling tables to lure fans to bet. For example, there is a host named Shanni Nuo who didn't make much money by opening a live broadcast, but instead made 18 million by opening a gambling table. Last year, he was sentenced to three years and joined.

Some anchors, in order to complete the Douyu mission, bet their fans that if they cannot reach the highest rank of "Hearthstone Legend" at a certain time, they will double the gift they receive from the fans! He received a gift of 120000 yuan in one day, which means that if he fails to complete the task, he will have to compensate his fans with 240000 yuan in cash. May I ask what is the difference between this and gambling? There are both odds and limits.

For these phenomena, Douyu has adopted a default attitude, as all super managers carry business indicators behind their backs. If the anchor in his hands fails to complete the gift giving task, it will affect their income.

The third major controversy in Douyu is money laundering. Because it's hard for ordinary viewers to imagine: why would a normal person give a host millions of gifts in one night? Is it true that people are foolish and have more money?

You should know that fools cannot make a fortune, and those who dare to give gifts of millions or even tens of millions are definitely not fools. If they dare to give gifts like this, they will definitely have some ulterior motives.

According to the suspect, on the surface, they are the "Top Brother" of some live studios, but actually they are helping criminals launder money. They have registered a total of 1800 live streaming accounts and offered gifts of nearly 600 million yuan per year. After washing the money in the live broadcast room, it returned to the hands of the big shots behind the scenes.

There are no minor issues related to pornography, gambling, or money laundering. Douyu, on the other hand, refuses to change despite repeated teaching and even adopts a tacit attitude. Ultimately, the Douyu business model has problems, and their main business does not make money, leading them to rely on sidelines to make money.

Data shows that the number of active Douyu users this year has decreased by 4.9 million compared to last year, and the revenue in 2022 has decreased by 22% compared to 2021. In the first quarter of this year, it has also decreased by 17%, making life very difficult.

Do not let the "edge" wait for death, let the "edge" seek death. Perhaps it was under such heavy pressure that Chen Shaojie, who had the courage to take risks, decided to take a gamble.

But he forgot: there are no forever winning gamblers in the world, and it's only a matter of time before they stumble.

Author: Jiang Zuo You'an

References:

Cover News of "Douyu Confirms CEO Chen Shaojie Lost Contact for Nearly Three Weeks"

Letter List of "Chen Shaojie Lost Connection, Douyu Meets Continuous Night Rain"

Can Douyu, who has been released after serving his sentence, still turn around

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