A pale, fish-belly white dawn appeared in the east.
Jiangcheng, Huating Residential Complex.
Su Hang, his upper body bare and steaming, held 50KG dumbbells in his hands, his shoulder muscles slightly bulging, lifting the dumbbells with his hands, repeating the fly motion.
"A 50kg standing dumbbell fly, is that right?" Zhou Keyu, standing outside the door, said with a twitching mouth, "It's hard to imagine that you were struggling on the verge of death just yesterday."
"How's the situation online?" Su Hang put down the dumbbells, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, his bloodshot eyes gleaming, and asked slightly breathlessly, "How's the reaction to the announcement of Imperial Emperor joining Sovereign Dominion?"
"It's more than just intense! It's topped the trending charts on major platforms!"
Zhou Keyu, unable to hide his excitement, said, "And you opened Douyin account using your Imperial Emperor status. Guess how many followers your Imperial Emperor Douyin account has?"
Su Hang swallowed hard, gulping down the electrolyte water, and glanced sideways, mumbling, "10 million?"
Zhou Keyu held up his palm, mouthing exaggeratedly, "50 million! Overnight, your Imperial Emperor Douyin account gained 50 million followers!"
"Oh." Su Hang nodded.
"You should at least show some shock!" Zhou Keyu said, his face flushed. "Gaining 50 million followers in 6 hours—that's unprecedented, not just in the King of Glory community, but in the entire streaming world!"
Su Hang put down his water bottle, picked up a can of sugar-free cola, and asked, "Is there any chance that Imperial Emperor's Douyin followers will reach 100 million before tonight?"
"Over 100 million?" Zhou Keyu was stunned.
It's worth noting that there are only two accounts on Douyin with over 100 million followers: [ People's Daily ] and [ CCTV News ], both of which are official Huaxia state media outlets.
Crazy Little Brother Yang was originally a Douyin blogger with over 100 million followers, but due to being embroiled in a negative public opinion storm, his followers have dropped to over 90 million.
Zhou Keyu took out his phone and analyzed the trend of his follower growth data, saying, "Although the growth rate of followers has slowed down, based on this trend, there's a small chance that we'll surpass 100 million followers before tonight."
"Any probability is acceptable." Su Hang's blood-red eyes narrowed slightly. "Has the Imperial Crown made any moves?"
"Quite a few moves," Zhou Keyu said, unable to suppress a laugh. "For example, banning your contracted streamers from promoting the news of Imperial Emperor's entry into Douyin, and forcing sponsors to choose between Imperial Crown and Sovereign Dominion..."
"But what's funny is that their Imperial Crown account lost over 10 million followers overnight, and it's still losing them as we're talking."
"However, this was an expected result. After all, many King of Glory players liked the Imperial Crown Team because they liked you, Imperial Emperor. Now that you've joined Sovereign Dominion, they will naturally abandon Imperial Crown."
Su Hang nodded, then asked, "Does Imperial Emperor's Douyin) platform have any sponsors seeking business collaborations?"
"There are quite a few business collaborations, such as advertising partnerships with Zhuanzhuan and Guazi Used Cars, but they're all around a few million." Zhou Keyu checked his private messages. "Sponsorship fees haven't even reached ten million, let alone over a hundred million."
Su Hang looked up and asked, "Is it because of the Imperial Crown?"
Zhou Keyu scrolled through the private message interface and nodded, saying, "After all, Imperial Crown's commercial valuation in the capital circle has exceeded 100 billion. No top-tier sponsor is willing to offend Imperial Crown for the sake of your Imperial Emperor."
"Ultimately, when you were in power at Imperial Crown, you rejected capital too harshly. People knew that you, Imperial Emperor, wouldn't accept complete commercialization. Your personal brand had a valuation of hundreds of billions, but if developed, it would only be worth a maximum of tens of billions."
"Compared to the hundreds of billions that Imperial Crown can develop, your Imperial Emperor's tens of billions are insignificant. It's inevitable that capital will favor Imperial Crown's prospects more."
Su Hang took a sip of sugar-free cola. Zhou Keyu's words made sense. Using the Imperial Emperor's identity to open Douyin account was sending a strong signal to capital, showing that the Imperial Emperor was willing to fully commercialize.
However, his various rejections of commercialization over the past decade have left a bad impression on capital. Now that Imperial Crown has finally become fully commercialized, capital is naturally going all in on Imperial Crown.
"Wait a minute!" Zhou Keyu paused in his private message swipe, then exclaimed excitedly, "It's Su Hang! A top-tier sponsor has contacted you, seeking business cooperation!"
Su Hang asked, "Which company is it?"
" Coca-Cola!"
Su Hang spat out a mouthful of sugar-free cola and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?"
Zhou Keyu exclaimed in shock, "The head of Coca-Cola's strategic cooperation department said they're willing to offer a billion-dollar contract to make you, King of Glory Imperial Emperor, the brand ambassador for Coca-Cola's Huaxia region!"
" Coca-Cola brand ambassador?"
Su Hang muttered to himself, recalling how Coca-Cola had repeatedly invited him to become the brand ambassador for the Huaxia region during his time with the Imperial Crown Team, but he had always refused. However, the other party persisted relentlessly.
Even if you hurt me a thousand times, will I still treat you like my first love?
Su Hang stared at the red Coca-Cola can with his bloodshot eyes. Wasn't this a different kind of loyalty? But right now, he didn't want loyalty; he only wanted revenge on the core members of the Imperial Crown who had betrayed him!
"Should we sign it or not Su Hang?"
Zhou Keyu examined the contract sent by the other party, his breathing rapid, and said, "I just read through the contract carefully. There are no unfair terms. They will pay a one-time signing fee of one billion."
Give me your phone.
"You've decided to sign?"
"I would never have signed this before." Su Hang opened the electronic contract, signing it quickly page by page without even glancing at its contents. "But now I have no reason not to."
About ten minutes later, the 100-page Coca-Cola spokesperson contract was fully signed.
Not long after.
Su Hang received a signing fee of one billion yuan in his bank account.
" Su Hang, you're a billionaire now."
Even Zhou Keyu, who wasn't greedy for money, was so envious that he drooled. That was a billion yuan in Silver; even if he made short dramas for a lifetime, he couldn't earn that much.
"Considering how much trouble I've gone through for you, giving me ten million as a reward isn't too much to ask, is it?"
Su Hang said coldly, "Don't even think about it."
"Whispering sound."
Zhou Keyu pouted and said, "You're such a cheapskate."
Knock knock knock.
There was a rapid knocking at the door.
"Coming, coming."
Zhou Keyu walked out of Su Hang's room, quickly went to the entrance hall, bent down slightly to turn the doorknob, and pushed the door open.
Two men and one woman were sitting or standing in the hallway.
The leading man, dressed in a sword robe, sat in a wheelchair with thick medical bandages wrapped around his head. A fiery red reverse-blade sword rested on his lap. His eyes were cold and ruthless, and his entire body was filled with murderous intent.
The young woman pushing the wheelchair was tall and slender, dressed in Chunbai features and clear, bright eyes.
The boy on the left has a youthful, innocent face, but his complexion is pale and haggard. He is leaning on a cane with one hand, his left leg is in a cast, and his right leg is wrapped in bandages.
Zhou Keyu looked confused. "Hello, who are you...?"
Before he could finish speaking...
A bare-backed figure burst through the door and delivered a powerful punch to the man in the wheelchair!