The conversation between Chen Yiyang and Gong Fan ended.

The staff in charge of the scene came over to whisper a report of the data to Chen Yiyang.

At this point, the sales in the live streaming room had already reached over forty million.

This live stream alone matched half a month's worth of previous data from Old West.

But today's live stream wasn't over yet.

After stepping down, Chen Yiyang first asked Gong Fan to wait for him.

Then he returned to the live stream room, accompanied by a seemingly ordinary middle-aged man.

"As you know, 'Old West' is an enterprise originating from Shan City. In our efforts to shoulder corporate social responsibility, Old West has been striving to introduce the specialties of our hometown.

So today, we've invited the leader in charge of agriculture from Shan City to introduce some local specialties and delicacies to everyone in the live stream room."

After Chen Yiyang finished speaking, he handed over the live stream to the leader next to him and arranged for the scene controller to help this leader with the broadcast.

This leader is a Shan City local that Chen Yiyang asked Yang Chengru to help contact.

Many products sold in the 'Old West' live stream were introduced by Liu Xiaoyue's network, representing various local enterprises in Shan City.

Previously, during his live streams, Chen Yiyang deliberately saved these products for last introduction.

Now having the local leader introduce local products was apt.

Of course, the sales data couldn't compare to that of Li Qiqi and Gong Fan.

But since the entire live stream's sales data for today was already satisfactory, further figures were of no concern.

Bringing the Shan City leader into the live stream room aimed to elevate its status and subtly suggest Shan City's endorsement of 'Old West' to garner public support.

After leaving the live stream room, Chen Yiyang found Gong Fan.

"When do you plan to return?"

"Tonight probably," said Gong Fan. "Even though work has slowed down, there are still too many people wanting to meet with me, and some invitations I can't refuse. I need to go back."

"Perfect timing. Before you leave, accompany me to meet someone."

"Who?" Gong Fan inquired curiously.

"Another director. You transitioned from shooting campus films to science fiction films. He moved from directing stage plays to directing films."

"That's worth seeing. Directing stage plays isn't simple," Gong Fan became interested.

Compared to films, stage plays present a higher level of difficulty. This places greater demands on directors and actors.

That's why many great actors come from stage plays, and some actors even choose to perform in stage plays to hone their skills after achieving fame.

So, hearing about a director transitioning from stage plays to films was intriguing for Gong Fan, who proceeded with Chen Yiyang to meet this director.

The three met in a private clubhouse.

"Hello, I'm Rao Zhi."

The stage play director on the opposite side appeared ordinary but was a professionally trained director from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

In comparison, Gong Fan was self-taught; originally studying law, he later pursued management studies at Beijing Film Academy.

Yet, when the two directors conversed, they hit it off.

Rao Zhi, as a stage play director, was famous in the theater field but struggled to find investors for his film.

He scraped together some money through various means, hired cost-effective actors, and managed to complete the film.

However, he ended up in a similar predicament to Gong Fan's earlier situation.

He had funds to shoot the film but no money for marketing.

No marketing, no advertisements.

Cinemas wouldn't offer high screening rates.

Without screenings, a film's reputation takes time to develop, even if it's well-made.

By the time the film's reputation grows, the most profitable first week is missed.

Online piracy grows rampant, potentially slashing an expected one-billion box office revenue in half.

No one can tolerate that.

But Rao Zhi hadn't expected this; despite running around Shan City, he couldn't secure any investment.

An unexpected call offering investment made him seize the chance, thus arriving solo.

And there he was, meeting the currently renowned director Gong Fan!

Rao Zhi told his film's script to Gong Fan, who found it incredibly intriguing.

"I've left the early cut version of the film at the hotel; why not come along for a viewing?"

"Of course, I'd love to see it. Just a moment; I'll call my assistant to cancel tonight's departure."

After speaking, Gong Fan busied himself with phone calls, giving Rao Zhi a moment to turn to Chen Yiyang.

"I'm not from the inner circle, just someone with the money. When I heard there was a film lacking investment and knew Director Gong Fan was in Shan City, I brought him over for a look.

Apparently, with Director Gong Fan's endorsement, your film's success seems inevitable. How much investment are you still short of?"

"Around two million more," Rao Zhi certainly dared not underestimate Chen Yiyang.

Having spent numerous days in Shan City, he hadn't heard anyone mention Director Gong Fan was here.

Unexpectedly, someone heard about a director seeking investment and immediately brought over Director Gong Fan for reference.

This guy must be some hidden bigwig in the industry.

"Alright, I'll contribute. I'll have my lawyer contact you for the contract soon," Chen Yiyang nodded decisively.

It's only two million, a drop in the ocean.

Moreover, with insights and Gong Fan's dual endorsements, Chen Yiyang trusted the film to have explosive box office results.

After securing Chen Yiyang's investment commitment, Rao Zhi felt much better and led Chen Yiyang and Gong Fan to the hotel to view his new film.

After watching the film, Chen Yiyang understood why Rao Zhi came to Shan City for investment.

Although the film was shot in a small city in Qianzhou Province, because Qianzhou and Shan City both speak Southwestern Mandarin, it easily fosters a sense of familiarity.

Upon release, the film might perform well in the Southwest region.

After the viewing, Gong Fan planned to have a late-night discussion with Rao Zhi.

Many of their professional terms baffled Chen Yiyang, so after listening for a while, he began handling business matters.

Although today's live stream concluded, its impact was just beginning.

First up were the elders of 'Old West'.

This group had been with 'Old West' since its days as a tutorial agency.

Subsequent transition into a live streaming company puzzled them, but since the education support field had utterly ended.

Someone paid the wages, and there's no harm trying the transition.

After 'Old West' successfully transitioned, even though Jiang Yue and Chenghui formed mutually unyielding factions, they both credited the company's successful transition to their contribution.

The company couldn't manage without them.

Now, with the boss temporarily putting both cliques on a break and personally handled the live streaming.

It made it seem like the company could operate just the same with or without them?

With the boss's connections, future live streams wouldn't even need them. Just a lineup of celebrities would still run a livestream sales company.

This time, both groups simultaneously sensed a crisis.

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