According to the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily yesterday (April 22), the well-known anchor of Douyu "A Small Tuantuan" confirmed his arrest.
Today (April 23), related topics rushed to the first place on the hot search list on Weibo, attracting attention.
According to a person familiar with the matter, the reason for the arrest of "a small group" was suspected of large-scale gambling and was related to the Chen Shaojie case.
In addition, earlier yesterday, the reporter also learned from people familiar with the matter that Chen Shaojie, the 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. According to the circumstances of his case, some legal people have estimated that Chen Shaojie's specific sentence may be between 5 years ~ 7 years.
In response to this matter, as of press time, Douyu has not responded to an interview with reporters.
On suspicion of opening a casino, in November 2023, Chen Shaojie was arrested by the Chengdu Dujiangyan Public Security Bureau. 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 "A Small Tuantuan", which had been off the air for more than a month, was confirmed to be arrested. A person familiar with the matter told reporters that he was also suspected of large-scale gambling and was related to the Chen Shaojie case.
On January 27 this year, "A Small Tuantuan" announced the suspension of the broadcast in a dynamic post at Douyu Fish Bar, and there has been no news since then, and her Weibo update is stuck on December 2, 2023.
It is understood that "a small group" has 26 million betta fans and 37 million Douyin fans. In May 2019, in the betta gift income list, "a small group" got a gift income of 5.39 million yuan, which was second only to the "first brother" Xu Xu baby on the list at that time, surpassing PDD. With more than 10 million users, it is one of the most popular navigation voice packs.
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, Xu Xu Baobao, and a small group of people 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.
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Source: Jinan Times Editor: Ruowen Editor: Lai Ting Review: Lu Hongmei
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