By evening, Fan Yu had found thirty fitness livestreamers on Douyin and Kuaishou.
Each of them was offered an annual salary of one million.
"Xiao Dong, starting tomorrow, you'll be responsible for the front desk. Some contracts may arrive by mail over the next two days. Once you receive them, send them to my office."
The contracts Fan Yu signed with those streamers were very simple. After signing, they could not livestream on any other platform. They had to stream for five hours a day and obey the company's orders. Any violation would result in compensation equal to five times the penalty fee.
Before joining the National Fitness APP, those streamers also needed to direct traffic over from their original platforms.
Kuaishou and Douyin would promote the National Fitness APP for three days. During those three days, streamers could recommend the National Fitness APP in their livestream rooms. Afterward, advertisements related to the National Fitness APP would no longer be allowed anywhere on either platform.
The streamers were not allowed to mention it either. Once discovered, their livestream rooms would be shut down.
That evening, Fan Yu arrived at the National Fitness Club.
Lin Cong personally came downstairs to greet him.
"Boss, I've completed everything you instructed me to do today."
Fan Yu looked at the National Fitness APP posters and advertisements plastered across every floor and gave a slight nod.
"Tomorrow, have the business department recommend it to those members. Also, all the fitness coaches working here must register accounts on the platform and post content for me."
"As long as an account reaches ten thousand followers, they can claim a cash reward."
Lin Cong hurriedly agreed.
Zhuang Xiaoting was also at the club.
She was teaching a class to a member.
Fan Yu called Zhuang Xiaoting over. "Since you're here, I don't need to go looking for you."
"My company's fitness APP platform has already been set up. Go create an account and post some content. I'll push your work onto the front page and do everything I can to cultivate you into a top-tier internet celebrity, the face of the National Fitness APP."
Zhuang Xiaoting looked somewhat excited. "Thank you, Boss."
Fan Yu smiled faintly. "I think highly of you. Work hard."
In just one day, the National Fitness APP had already caused quite a stir online.
It was not because the National Fitness APP was particularly good, but because the cash rewards were highly appealing.
Even office workers could claim several dozen yuan in cash rewards as long as they set aside a little time.
Those with nothing to do at home, spending their days on their phones, could earn more than a hundred yuan a day.
They crazily invited relatives and friends to register, collecting referral rewards for themselves. They could not have worked harder.
Fan Yu had deposited two hundred million into the company account, yet more than ten million had been burned through in a single day. The two hundred million would probably only last a week.
But Fan Yu did not care. Once the two hundred million was spent, he would deposit another two hundred million, continuing until the National Fitness APP's daily active user count reached a satisfactory level.
To be honest, for an internet platform that had just entered the market, reaching a respectable number of daily active users would ordinarily take years. Moreover, without distinctive features, most internet platforms had virtually no chance of succeeding.
But Fan Yu was not afraid. He had money. Even if he had to throw money at it, he would gradually turn the National Fitness APP into a unicorn platform like Kuaishou and Douyin. Perhaps the National Fitness APP would not work out, but it could always be transformed into an all-purpose entertainment platform later.
That night, Fan Yu returned home and opened the National Fitness APP platform, where he could already see plenty of content displayed on the page.
Ring, ring, ring!!!
His phone rang, and Fan Yu answered it.
"Boss, the daily active user count has already risen to one hundred thousand."
Pingwen said excitedly from the other end of the line.
Fan Yu smiled faintly. If he had spent that much money and still failed to achieve that level of daily activity, that would have been truly absurd.
"Mm. Is the system running without any problems?"
Pingwen said, "There's nothing wrong for now, but Anran and I discussed it. If the daily active user count breaks one million, the system may not be able to handle it."
"Do you have any solution?"
Fan Yu asked.
"We need servers with greater memory capacity to fully support such a huge daily active user count."
Pingwen thought for a moment before replying.
"Mm. Go ahead and do it. I'll transfer the money into the company account."
"Yes, Boss."
After hanging up, Fan Yu continued scrolling through the National Fitness APP.
Zhuang Xiaoting's content appeared on the front page. In only one night, it had already reached one million views. Zhuang Xiaoting was goddess-level beautiful, and most netizens were men. Of course they loved watching a woman teach fitness routines, and spending lavishly was nothing to them.
As expected, most netizens had come for Zhuang Xiaoting's angelic looks. Combined with her standard fitness movements in the video, her devilish figure made mouths run dry.
Fan Yu smiled slightly. Zhuang Xiaoting had not disappointed him. The traffic she attracted was definitely the highest on the entire platform.
A few large words on the National Fitness APP's cover were especially eye-catching.
"Burn My Calories."
After watching for a while, Fan Yu closed his phone. An idea appeared in his mind.
It seemed there had been an extremely popular movie in his previous life, one centered around a super-rich man and fitness.
"The Richest Man in Xihong City."
Should I make a movie and make the National Fitness APP even more popular?
Once he had an idea, Fan Yu acted on it. He was not someone who dragged things out.
He turned on his computer and began writing a script based on the plot he remembered.
Of course, he did not know how to write scripts, but he could write out the plot and find someone knowledgeable to polish it later.
It was a movie that left people wanting more. Whether the protagonists or supporting characters, every one of them could make the audience laugh.
It was not until the early hours of the morning that Fan Yu finally stretched, moved his body a little, and closed his laptop.
"Ding, today's check-in has begun."
"Check in."
Lying in bed, Fan Yu gave the system the command.
"Ding, check-in successful. You have become the new owner of Royal Entertainment Company."
Royal Entertainment Company was one of the larger entertainment companies in Magic City. It had three major stars under its banner, all guaranteed ratings draws in the current era and the pillars supporting Royal Entertainment Company.
With those three major stars, Royal Entertainment earned two hundred million a year.
Do not underestimate that two hundred million in revenue, because it was net income.
For a company to reach an annual net income of two hundred million meant it had unquestionably entered the top ranks.
The Maybach pulled up beneath Royal Entertainment Company's building. Looking at the seven-story office building, Fan Yu smiled and walked inside.
A front desk receptionist who looked around twenty-one or twenty-two saw Fan Yu and politely said, "Hello, sir. What business would you like to handle?"
Fan Yu said, "Contact your general manager, Yang Fei, for me."
"Do you have an appointment?"
the receptionist asked.
Fan Yu said, "Just tell Yang Fei that Fan Yu is looking for her."
The receptionist picked up the phone and made the call.
In the general manager's office, Yang Fei frowned at the document in her hand. "Fan Yu? When did the company change owners?"
"Why wasn't I notified?"
Yang Fei was the general manager of Royal Entertainment Company and held five percent of the company's shares, making her one of its directors. Yet she had not known about something as important as a change in ownership, which made her somewhat dissatisfied. However, she only held five percent in dry shares, so even if she was unhappy, there was nothing she could do. A change of owner was not something she had any authority over.
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