Chen Shaojie, a "post-80s" billionaire and CEO of Douyu, has been released on bail pending trial
"Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily" on April 22, the reporter learned from people familiar with the matter that Chen Shaojie, founder and CEO of Douyu, has been released on bail pending trial after the Spring Festival this year, but he may still face a real sentence in the future. Some legal sources have extrapolated from the circumstances of his case that Chen Shaojie's specific sentence may be between 5 and 7 years.
In response to this matter, as of press time, Douyu has not responded to an interview with a reporter from the "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily".
In November 2023, Chen Shaojie was arrested by the Chengdu Dujiangyan Public Security Bureau on suspicion of opening a casino. After the incident, Douyu set up an interim management committee, and said on the third quarter earnings call at that time, "At present, Douyu is operating normally, and the investigation has not had a significant impact on the company's operations." ”
Since then, there has been no disclosure of Chen Shaojie's information about Douyu. However, the arrest of the company's helmsman involved in the case still had a great impact on Douyu, especially the turmoil and loss of the head anchor.
After Chen Shaojie was arrested, a group of Douyu's head anchors suspended the live broadcast, and then only a few anchors announced the resumption of the broadcast after dozens of days of hiatus. At that time, it was rumored in the industry that it was related to Chen Shaojie, mostly because of his involvement in gambling and money laundering.
In March this year, the well-known Douyu anchor "Xiao Tuan Tuan", who had been off the air for more than a month, was confirmed to be arrested. A person familiar with the matter told the "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily" reporter that "Xiaotuantuan" was also suspected of large-scale gambling and was related to Chen Shaojie's case.
In the golden age of Douyu platforms, game streamers and platforms have achieved each other. The attraction and strong fan base of the head anchors such as Zhang Daxian, Xuxu Baby, and Xiaotuan Tuan maintain the prosperity and normal operation of Douyu, and these anchors also shine brightly.
Time has changed, and after Chen Shaoming's incident, many anchors left the betta fish in the form of "trees falling down". The losers, such as Zhang Daxian, Xu Xu Baobao and other original head anchors of Douyu, have now all settled in Douyin.
Of course, behind this is the irreversible trend of the game live broadcast industry: new short and medium video platforms such as Douyin, Kuaishou, and Bilibili have seized the attention of a large number of users with their lighter content forms and more perfect business models.
At present, Douyu's paying subscribers continue to churn, with MAUs (monthly active users) in the fourth quarter of 2023 being 51.7 million, a decrease of 5.7 million compared to the same period last year, and an average of 3.7 million paying users in the fourth quarter, a decrease of 1.9 million year-on-year.
Last year, Douyu ushered in its first annual report in nearly three years. The total revenue for the whole year of 2023 will be 5.53 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of about 23%, and the net profit will be 154 million yuan, compared with a net loss of 7.6 million yuan in the same period of 2022.
However, like most Internet platforms, the improvement of Douyu's profitability does not come from revenue growth, but from cost control.
According to the reporter of the "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily", after experiencing the shock of the founder, Douyu has carried out self-inspection and standardized management including strengthening compliance, and continuously improving compliance standards at the level of products, operations, and audits. process compliance and data compliance), fully implement the project risk prevention and control system, establish a product traceability mechanism, improve the interactive anti-addiction system, attach importance to the handling of disputes and complaints, regularly check the violation risk of the platform and rectify the violations, and strengthen the risk awareness education of the company's relevant personnel. (Reporter Zhang Yangyang)
Netizens have something to say
Netizens said: The live broadcast industry is seriously involuted, and it is basically a rubbing of yellow gambling, if it is not strictly controlled, it will even dare to be poisonous...
Netizens said: Douyu, the head anchors, will be more or less affected by Chen Shaojie, which is nothing more than to see the severity and whether the energy behind it can deal with this matter. The platform will definitely not take the initiative to ban the live broadcast room, and blocking it is equivalent to directly saying that it has a relationship. Therefore, as an ordinary user, no matter which platform you are on, you should be rational in giving gifts, and don't be affected by some rhythms.
Netizens said: Sure enough, those who can make money are stepping on that line
Netizens said: Xiao Tuan Tuan has become a small prisoner.
Netizens said: It's only 5 years, and the cost of breaking the law is still too low, or the law is just a tool for these people.
A man in Beijing takes care of the elderly who are lonely and inherits 5 suites
According to Beijing Daily, Uncle Ruan, an elderly man in Shunyi who is over 90 years old, has never been married for life and has no children under his knees. Under the auspices of the village, starting in 2011, Uncle Ruan and Liu Moujun, a man from the same village, signed a bequest and maintenance agreement, stipulating that Liu Moujun would give the old man a pension and send him to the end, and the old man would bequeath all his property to Liu Moujun.
In 2023, Uncle Ruan died of illness, leaving behind five resettlement houses that had just been assigned. Recently, the Shunyi court ruled that all the rights and interests of the five resettlement houses left by Uncle Ruan should be inherited by Liu Moujun, who has taken care of the elderly for more than ten years, and affirmed Liu Moujun's behavior.
Uncle Nguyen was born in 1930, his parents died young, he has four older brothers and one younger sister, and at present, the two daughters of Uncle Nguyen's second brother and Uncle Nguyen's sister are still alive.
In 2011, Uncle Ruan, who had no support, asked the village committee for help. Because Liu Moujun's family has a good relationship with him and has a good reputation in the village, under the coordination of the village committee, Liu Moujun agreed to support Uncle Ruan. Under the auspices of the village committee, the two signed the "Bequest and Maintenance Agreement", stipulating that Liu Moujun would take care of Uncle Ruan and be responsible for the birth, maintenance, death and burial, and that Uncle Ruan would bequeath all his property in the village, including his house in the village, to Liu Moujun.
The agreement states, "We promise to take good care of the legatee, so that the elderly can spend their old age in peace, and provide for the standard of living until the death of the legatee, Uncle Nguyen, to maintain the average living standard of the whole village." ”
So, since November 2011, Liu Moujun has taken on the responsibility of supporting Uncle Ruan, and even moved his family to Uncle Ruan's house to live together. Some videos record the scenes of Uncle Ruan and Liu's family's life: the family celebrates Uncle Ruan's birthday, Liu Moujun's grandchildren kowtow to the old man, and the little granddaughter washes the feet of the old man......
In March 2023, Uncle Ruan's homestead of nearly 800 square meters was included in the demolition project, and the elderly received 5 sets of resettlement houses. In October of this year, Uncle Ruan died of illness, and Liu Moujun sent the old man on his last journey, and bought a cemetery for him to take care of the funeral.
Liu Moujun believes that he has taken care of Uncle Ruan as a relative for 12 years, so that he can feel the warmth and happiness of the family in his later life, and fulfill the obligation of "birth, death, and burial" as promised. In order to accept the bequest, Liu Moujun sued Uncle Ruan's sister and two nieces to the court, asking the court to confirm the validity of the bequest and maintenance agreement and assist him in handling the transfer of the house.
During the trial of the case, a number of villagers testified in court, saying that Uncle Ruan's living standard was at the middle and upper level compared with that of his fellow villagers, and that the elderly often walked in the park and played chess. "The old man turned out to have bad lungs, and Liu Moujun installed 5 aerators. The old man has to eat boiled eggs and drink milk every morning, and Liu Moujun has done this for more than ten consecutive years, often changing the taste for breakfast, boiling porridge, making noodles, and stewing ......meat," a witness said. During the on-site investigation, the judge also learned that after Liu Moujun and Uncle Ruan lived together, there was less contact between the old man's niece and sister and the old man, and the old man's niece and sister also admitted in court that they did not visit the old man much.
Recently, the Shunyi Court made a judgment in this case, confirming that the part of the bequest and maintenance agreement involving property gifts and the birth, maintenance, death and burial obligations undertaken by Liu Moujun should be valid, and determined that all the rights and interests of the five houses should be inherited by Liu Moujun. The judge said: "Filial piety and respect for the elderly is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation and an important part of the core values of socialism. When the old man was old and unattended, Liu Moujun took the initiative to assume the responsibility of support, lived with him for many years, took care of the old man's daily life, and fulfilled the obligation of birth, support, death and burial in the bequest and support agreement, so that the old man spent a happy old age. Liu Moujun's behavior of supporting the elderly for more than 10 years is in line with the core values of socialism, and his behavior should be positively evaluated. ”
Netizens have something to say
Netizens said: I have been taking care of it for more than ten years, not ten days, I deserve it.
Netizens said: The kind of brothers and sisters who don't have much contact with each other and those nephews and nephews, don't worry about other people's inheritance, it's not good to always want to get something for nothing.
Netizens said: He deserves more than ten years of care, and his own children may not be able to do so hard. A start-up growth veteran also wants to share dividends, and the support bank contributes and provides emotional value, and he deserves to give back to these properties.
Netizens said: When the agreement was signed in 11 years, it can be said that it was not necessary to demolish it.
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