Chapter 1552 We at Tenda Rely on True Skill!

Just as Pei Qian was about to hang up, he heard Qiao Liang ask, "President Pei, I have another question."

"If we, Rabbit Tail Live, want to counterattack, can we take some necessary measures?"

"For example... prohibit these two platforms from streaming our games, including GOG, IOI, and 'Fortress at Sea'?"

"Of course, I know this would be a mutually damaging decision, but it seems to me that they would suffer more."

"If they really press us step by step, can we use this as a last resort?"

"Or, we can use this to deter them, even if we don't actually go that far, it can have a certain effect."

It was clear that Qiao Liang harbored a lot of resentment towards Waiwai Live and Wolf Fang Live for secretly poaching Rabbit Tail Live's streamers.

What gives you the right?

These two platforms could poach Rabbit Tail Live's streamers, but Rabbit Tail Live couldn't poach streamers from these two platforms because the contracts between these two platforms and the streamers stipulated high penalties for breach of contract. Rabbit Tail Live couldn't possibly help the streamers pay these high penalties.

Rabbit Tail Live, on the other hand, didn't have any penalties for breach of contract, so Wolf Fang Live and Waiwai Live poached streamers with great enthusiasm, especially those new streamers who had just started to show their faces.

This was obviously a bit unreasonable.

In fact, was Rabbit Tail Live's treatment of streamers much worse than that of these two platforms? Not really.

But poaching people isn't really about the actual treatment, it's often about deception.

The poachers always have the upper hand.

Rabbit Tail Live gave streamers real benefits, but Wolf Fang Live and Waiwai Live could poach people selectively and add a lot of tricks.

For example, they would give you a very high number at the beginning, but at the same time stipulate a very high penalty for breach of contract. To get that number, you had to reach a certain level of popularity and gift requirements, otherwise, you'd be penalized.

When poaching streamers, they would show them a very tempting number, but whether they could actually get it was hard to say.

If they could continue to be popular, or even more popular, after jumping ship, then they would of course have more bargaining power when renewing their contracts.

But what if their popularity declined and they cooled off after jumping ship? Then the contract would probably have various clauses that they hadn't noticed before, taking back everything the platform had given them.

If the streamers regretted it and wanted to leave, they wouldn't be able to because of the huge penalty for breach of contract.

Would the streamers really not be able to see the problems with the contract? They earned so much money, and the contract was so big, even if they were ignorant of the law, shouldn't they spend money to find a professional to take a look?

It couldn't be said that there were none, but most streamers didn't have a high level of education, and their awareness of the law wasn't that strong. How could everyone be so shrewd and not be fooled at all?

When Waiwai Live and Wolf Fang Live came to poach Rabbit Tail Live's streamers, they must have been talking about all the wonderful things. These new streamers who were poached might not have seen much of the world, and they were easily fooled.

Moreover, the live streaming industry was still an emerging industry, and the lawsuits for those sky-high penalties for breach of contract hadn't exploded yet. The streamers were still very naive and thought that the big bosses behind the live streaming platforms were all fools with a lot of money, or kind people who kept their word and didn't have any tricks. It was reasonable that they didn't have this awareness.

Qiao Liang was now the acting head of Rabbit Tail Live, and also an UP master and streamer.

As a streamer, he was very unhappy with the behavior of Wolf Fang Live and Waiwai Live.

Wasn't this bullying honest people?

Not signing high-priced breach of contract agreements to tie up streamers was the best thing Rabbit Tail Live did, but in this way, it became the reason for the other party to poach people unscrupulously.

Therefore, Qiao Liang was very unhappy and came up with such a countermeasure.

If you poach Rabbit Tail Live's streamers again and cause trouble here, then don't even think about streaming any of Tenda's games in the future! I want to see, without GOG, IOI, and Fortress at Sea, the game section of your live streaming platforms will collapse by half. What else can you stream!

Legally speaking, Tenda had every right to do so.

Because Tenda owned the copyright to the games it designed, and only those who were authorized by Tenda could stream them. If Tenda didn't authorize these two platforms, then they couldn't stream them, otherwise, they would be sued for sure.

Of course, from a rational point of view, if Tenda really did this, it might not be very profitable, because Waiwai Live and Wolf Fang Live were already in an absolute dominant position in the live streaming industry. If they really tore their faces completely, the popularity of Tenda games themselves would also drop significantly.

But no matter what, the one who lost the most was definitely not Tenda.

And it didn't have to be a complete ban, it could be a deterrent that didn't need to be used.

As long as they issued a warning to these two platforms and stated that they would not rule out the possibility of banning them from streaming GOG and other games, then these two platforms would definitely have to restrain themselves.

They would seriously weigh whether the benefits given by the Anti-Tenda Alliance and the pie they painted would allow them to withstand the loss of a complete break with Tenda.

As long as they could do this, it would be enough.

As the acting head of Rabbit Tail Live, Qiao Liang felt that it was necessary to think deeply about these issues and report them to President Pei.

Pei Qian was silent.

If they really did this, then the problem would be big!

The competition in the live streaming industry should continue for a long time, and Pei Qian still wanted to take this opportunity to continue to burn money happily.

If they followed Qiao Liang's suggestion, wouldn't that be a super acceleration of this competition?

Obviously, the sooner the two sides broke up, the greater the possibility of Rabbit Tail Live taking off. Because in the live streaming industry, the key was still content, and games were one of the most important content.

If they were going to break up, it had to be after this cycle was over, right?

What did it matter if Rabbit Tail Live and Wolf Fang Live poached a few streamers now? Everyone didn't really lose anything. The streamers got high salaries, Rabbit Tail Live and Wolf Fang Live spent money but poached people, and Rabbit Tail Live's popularity was hit, so President Pei felt more at ease when burning money.

Wasn't that great?

So, Pei Qian planned to appease them a little.

The Anti-Tenda Alliance had already lost so badly before, if he didn't give them some sweetness, the entire alliance would probably fall apart immediately.

He had to drag them along and let them continue to play this money-burning game with him.

Of course, he couldn't say these words to Qiao Liang, he still had to change his tune.

After thinking for a moment, Pei Qian said, "I don't think it's appropriate to do this."

"Although, according to the law, we own the copyright to all Tenda games and can completely prohibit these live streaming platforms from streaming them. But... this is a bit unfair. It makes it seem like we can't compete with others fairly, so we have to use these means outside the rules."

"Others will definitely point their fingers at us and say, look, look, Tenda is getting anxious."

"This is inconsistent with our consistent aim."

"We at Tenda value fair competition and winning against the other party with true skill. We can't overturn the table just because we can't win within the rules. That's very ungentlemanly."

"As the saying goes, 'to forge iron, one must be strong oneself.' The other party poached our streamers, probably because we didn't treat our streamers well enough. Let's raise it a little more."

"If you think that Wolf Fang Live and Waiwai Live are not as good as us in any aspect, then why are streamers still being poached? It must be that we ourselves have not done enough."

"So, not only can we not use this to threaten the other party, but we must also be open and clear: Tenda will never use such means!"

"The sooner this is explained, the better."

"If they like to poach people, then let them poach. When they can't poach anymore, that's the day Rabbit Tail Live unifies the live streaming world!"

Qiao Liang was stunned: "Openly and clearly state that we will not use such means?"

"This... isn't that necessary? Aren't we leaving the last deterrent?"

President Pei's approach was not only not to use the means of banning games to deter them, but even to actively abandon this means and promise never to use it!

Wasn't this encouraging the two platforms to continue poaching people and poaching even harder?

In Qiao Liang's view, Rabbit Tail Live really didn't have any other more powerful trump cards besides the Tenda Games card.

Increasing the benefits for streamers was of course no problem, but...

First, the live streaming platform was still a money-burning game. Wolf Fang Live and Waiwai Live both had big capital behind them and were not afraid of burning money. They poached people without hesitation. On the Rabbit Tail Live side, although President Pei also gave subsidies to this side through Tenda Headquarters, it was ultimately restrained and had less funding than the two platforms.

Second, Rabbit Tail Live was passively defending, while the two platforms were actively attacking. Could this be the same? If Rabbit Tail Live wanted to increase benefits, it would have to be for all the streamers on the platform, while Wolf Fang Live and Waiwai Live only had to pay a high price for a small number of streamers.

It was like someone cutting you with a knife every time, and you put on another layer of clothing.

How many layers would you have to wear to ensure that the next knife wouldn't hurt you at all?

If these words hadn't come from President Pei's mouth, Qiao Liang would have cursed.

But since President Pei said it, then he would have to think about it carefully and consider whether it was his own problem.

Maybe President Pei had a new perspective?

"Okay, President Pei, I understand."

Qiao Liang hung up the phone and seriously thought about what President Pei had said before.

It seemed that there was still some truth to it, but he always felt that it wasn't very reliable.

"Forget it, forget it, let's just let things take their course."

"Hu Xianbin told me that if I encounter something I'm not sure about, I should ask President Pei. It doesn't matter if I don't get a satisfactory answer, just write down what President Pei said, and maybe I can use it in the future."

"I'd better organize this weekend's racing competition in a down-to-earth manner. As for Wolf Fang Live and Waiwai Live constantly poaching people, I still have to plan for the long term and take it slowly."

"These things can't be rushed. Too hasty an expression might disrupt President Pei's overall plan."

"Hmm... I'll organize the competition first, and then make a new welfare plan for Rabbit Tail Live."

Qiao Liang didn't continue to dwell on it, but continued to arrange things according to President Pei's requirements.