Hu Xianbin, clutching his laptop, walked through Tuwei Live Streaming’s Tenda-standard sparse workstations and gently knocked on Mr. Ma’s office door.
He could vaguely hear what seemed to be a match broadcast from inside the office.
“Come in!”
After a loud response, Hu Xianbin pushed the door open.
In the spacious office, there was a rather enormous projector screen showing today’s latest match from the GOG Global Invitational.
The two sides were locked in fierce battle, and Mr. Ma was sitting on a single sofa, watching the match with great excitement.
Hu Xianbin couldn’t help but marvel—Mr. Ma truly loved what he did.
Previously, when he was in charge of investments, he would invest large sums without hesitation. Now, responsible for Tuwei Live Streaming, he still made time to watch match broadcasts during his busy schedule, which showed how seriously he took his work.
Seeing Hu Xianbin, Ma Yang’s long face broke into a smile as he immediately stood up. “You’re finally here! I’ve been waiting anxiously!”
“Come, sit down and watch the match for a while. There are drinks over there—help yourself to whatever you want.”
“At the time, I complained to Qian that Tuwei Live Streaming was short on people and urgently needed a capable assistant. Without hesitation, he arranged for you to come over.”
“Now that you’re here, I can rest easy!”
Mr. Ma’s enthusiasm made Hu Xianbin feel a bit overwhelmed.
Previously, he had many doubts about this job transfer.
It felt somewhat like being exiled?
Hu Xianbin reflected that he had worked at Tenda Games for quite a long time, and the games he worked on had performed reasonably well.
But first, he was sent on the suffering journey, and then transferred out of the gaming department. It all felt like deliberate targeting by Mr. Pei.
Hu Xianbin was confused. Was Mr. Pei dissatisfied with him?
But no matter how inadequate he might be as a department head, it wouldn’t justify replacing him with Yu Fei, would it?
Now, hearing what Mr. Ma said, he understood.
This was clearly not an exile, but an opportunity to shine in a new position!
So the reason was that Mr. Ma had complained to Mr. Pei about Tuwei Live Streaming lacking talent, which is why Mr. Pei arranged for him to come here.
In other words, Mr. Pei highly recognized his work at Tenda Games and felt that he had grown to a certain level. He didn’t need to be confined to the gaming department anymore but could come to a brand new environment to showcase his talents!
Realizing this, Hu Xianbin’s previous disappointment vanished completely, and he suddenly felt full of energy.
So he sat down on the sofa nearby and watched the match with Mr. Ma.
It was evident that Mr. Ma was quite engaged when watching matches—sometimes applauding, sometimes sighing in frustration, and often commenting on the overall situation of the match.
He didn’t put on any airs as a vice president and was quite down-to-earth.
Except that his comments on the match… seemed completely off the mark…
Although GOG was mainly Min Jingchao’s responsibility, and Hu Xianbin wasn’t heavily involved, he still had some professional understanding of it.
To be blunt, Mr. Ma’s understanding of the game was basically on the same level as many self-proclaimed experts in the comment section…
When Mr. Ma shouted, “Why aren’t they fighting? Too cowardly!” it was usually when the opponent had taken position early and his side’s heroes hadn’t reached their power spike yet, so they indeed shouldn’t engage.
When Mr. Ma complained, “Why isn’t mid helping?” it was actually because mid lane had just been targeted, causing the minion wave to be pushed under their tower at that exact moment.
When Mr. Ma expressed confidence in one side’s lineup, his accuracy hovered around 50%.
This wasn’t even like jinxing—it seemed purely random…
In short, Mr. Ma’s opinions on match situations had absolutely no reference value whatsoever.
However, Hu Xianbin didn’t look down on Mr. Ma because of this.
After all, each profession has its specialties!
As a business manager and investment genius, it was perfectly normal not to understand game matches.
The fact that Mr. Ma had such an enthusiastic attitude and down-to-earth viewing behavior was already very commendable!
As Hu Xianbin pondered, a light bulb suddenly went off in his head.
“Wait a minute? Could this be one of the reasons Mr. Pei arranged for me to come to Tuwei Live Streaming?”
“Mr. Ma clearly doesn’t understand games that well!”
“And Chen Yufeng from Tuwei Live Streaming, who was sent on the suffering journey, isn’t a gaming industry professional either.”
“Is this some kind of hint from Mr. Pei? Hinting that my job transfer is actually to fill Tuwei Live Streaming’s gaps and to strengthen its capabilities in the gaming field?”
The more Hu Xianbin thought about it, the more it made sense.
If Mr. Ma were particularly knowledgeable about games, then Hu Xianbin would truly not understand why he was sent to Tuwei Live Streaming.
After all, he didn’t have any special talents—he’d just worked under Mr. Pei for so long that he had gained some insights and understanding of game design.
Now, wasn’t this a hint?
Without a doubt, it was pointing toward Tuwei Live Streaming’s future development direction!
Soon, one match ended.
Ma Yang picked up a 1600ml large cup from beside him and took several big gulps.
He couldn’t help it—he had gotten too into the match and had shouted quite a bit, leading to significant water loss and a dry throat.
Seeing this cup almost the size of a small thermos, Hu Xianbin couldn’t help but marvel.
Mr. Ma was truly a man of character, even drinking water with such personality.
Mr. Pei and Mr. Ma were indeed two completely different personalities.
Mr. Pei was the type who was calm and composed, strategizing from afar. If he were in ancient times, he would definitely be considered a strategist—the type who could destroy enemies with just a smile and a few words.
While Mr. Ma was particularly straightforward and genuine. In ancient times, he would most likely be a fierce warrior who, despite acting rashly, could still achieve great things.
No wonder people said Mr. Pei and Mr. Ma made such good partners!
During the match break, Ma Yang asked, “By the way, while we wait for the next match to start, let’s briefly discuss business.”
“Last time when I had dinner with Qian, he briefly mentioned Tuwei Live Streaming’s future development direction, and I noted it all down.”
“Previously, Chen Yufeng said he wanted to turn Tuwei Live Streaming into a true knowledge platform, but Qian rejected that idea.”
“Then I suggested competing head-on with Yaya Live and Wolf Tooth Live, spending money to poach their streamers. Qian said that rather than poaching streamers, we should discover streamers—find newcomers and gradually bring them to our platform.”
“Finally, we should spend money developing platform features, but nothing that touches on academics.”
“Think about the spirit of this and consider specifically how to implement it.”
During that buffet dinner, Ma Yang had written down everything Pei Qian said, and he still remembered it.
But even now, he hadn’t figured out exactly what features to develop…
He had assigned Chen Yufeng to handle discovering new streamers, but this kind of work wouldn’t show obvious results in the short term.
Moreover, Tuwei Live Streaming had been busy with broadcasting competitions like the GOG Global Invitational. Ma Yang himself had been so engrossed in watching matches that he sometimes forgot to think about what specific features to develop.
So the matter had been delayed for a while.
Now, with Hu Xianbin’s arrival, the work could naturally continue to move forward.
Hu Xianbin’s eyes lit up: “Mr. Pei was giving clear instructions!”
“You don’t need to say more, Mr. Ma, I understand!”
“I think there are two reasons why Mr. Pei said to spend money developing platform features but stay away from academics.”
“First, deeply exploring platform features for academic content, no matter how hard you try, will hardly yield innovative results.”
“Because creating a face-to-face interaction effect between students and instructors through video livestreaming is already the most intuitive and effective way to transmit academic content. Adding other fancy features won’t significantly improve the actual experience.”
“Currently, Tuwei Live Streaming’s live content and lecture recordings are already sufficient to meet academic needs. From here, we just need to wait for the content to gradually become more comprehensive.”
“Second, Mr. Pei clearly doesn’t want to limit Tuwei Live Streaming’s positioning to just an academic platform.”
“Although emphasizing this point would help create a distinct label and leave a strong impression on viewers, overemphasizing it would naturally discourage many potential users.”
“If Tuwei Live Streaming becomes associated with a learning platform, many people will instinctively avoid it—how could that be acceptable?”
“Our ultimate goal should be to let people know that Tuwei Live Streaming has some academic content where they can learn knowledge, while at the same time, we’re equally strong in other areas like entertainment and games!”
“Analyzing these two points together, Mr. Pei is clearly suggesting that the new features Tuwei Live Streaming should develop must be entertainment content that requires high investment, shows clear results, and has unique competitive advantages!”
“And through this new content, we need to further broaden viewers’ perception of Tuwei Live Streaming, adding a new pillar beyond the two main content areas of academic content and esports match broadcasting!”
Ma Yang nodded frequently as he listened: “Hmm, that makes sense!”
“Yes, I also think that’s exactly what Qian had in mind!”
Having received Mr. Ma’s approval, Hu Xianbin continued with confidence: “Furthermore, Mr. Pei has already set the general direction.”
“Actually, I don’t have any special talents myself. Compared to other department heads, I just have a closer relationship with the gaming department and a deeper understanding of games.”
“So I think Mr. Pei is probably hinting that we should strengthen the connection between Tuwei Live Streaming and the gaming department, designing some new features for Tuwei Live Streaming that focus on game content!”
Ma Yang listened even more attentively: “For example?”
Hu Xianbin thought for a moment: “For instance, we could work with the gaming department to develop in-game livestreaming features, connecting the game client with the livestreaming platform.”
“I remember that a long time ago, some RTS games had already implemented the ability to record an entire game session of several dozen minutes using just a few hundred KB in replay files.”
“Because livestreaming platforms transmit high-bitrate visuals, while in-game recordings are a series of data. When players have the client, using just a small amount of game data to activate the game’s visual resources for local display on their computers can achieve excellent results.”
“Of course, this method can’t replace the current mainstream livestreaming approach, since most people watch livestreams on their phones or web browsers.”
“But it can serve as a supplement. On one hand, it gives viewers another option, allowing them to run the game on their own computers, freely observe, see more details, and naturally have improved image quality. On the other hand, it relatively reduces the platform’s bandwidth pressure, accommodating a larger user base!”