Chapter 84: Acquiring C Station!

The news of Youxing Network raking in 500 million in revenue in a single day was like a magnitude 12 earthquake, completely shattering the established landscape of the Blue Star gaming circle.

The once arrogant traditional giants like Tianpeng Interactive Entertainment were now looking at the despair-inducing chart-topping data of "FGO", collectively falling into a deathly silence.

They racked their brains trying to crack the success code of Chaldea, only to sadly discover that those grand epic narratives and intricate tower defense mechanics could not be learned simply through skin-swapping plagiarism.

Just when everyone thought that Youxing Network would press their advantage and crazily launch new events to drain the players' wallets...

Oriole made a decision that caused the entire Blue Star pan-entertainment industry to drop their glasses in shock.

Tianhai City, 120th floor of the Global Financial Center, Chaldea Studio headquarters.

Oriole leaned back in his leather chair, looking at an electronic acquisition agreement on the holographic screen in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction.

With the help of the [Compliance Film and Television Asset Acquisition Channel Network] unlocked by the system mall, he had completed a cross-industry merger silently, without bloodshed and without even attracting any attention.

"President Kirito, the formalities have all been completed."

Old Ben pushed the door open and walked into the office, placing a document stamped with a bright red official seal onto the desk.

His expression was somewhat complicated, hesitant to speak.

"What is it? Do you think this money was not worth spending?"

Oriole did not look up, casually signing his name.

"That... that is not it."

Old Ben shook his head and asked in confusion:

"I just think that we spent a full 200 million Blue Star coins in cash to fully acquire that bankrupting 'C Station'; in the eyes of the industry, this is indeed a bit... unbelievable."

C Station, full name Cosmos Bullet Chat Video Site.

Under the streaming media landscape of Blue Star, which is monopolized by a few traditional film and television giants, C Station is like a refugee camp struggling to survive in the cracks.

It lacks the substantial funds to purchase the copyrights of film and television dramas starring traffic stars, and can only rely on a group of hardcore ACG veteran users and fan-made edits powered by love to barely maintain its precarious servers.

Before Oriole acquired it, C Station could barely afford next month's electricity bill on its books.

"Spending 200 million to buy a broken website that is about to go bankrupt, are all those people outside watching us as a joke?"

Oriole put down his pen, the corners of his mouth curling into a calm arc.

Old Ben awkwardly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It was more than just watching a joke; the public opinion outside had already turned upside down.

At this very moment, on the largest business forums and social media platforms of Blue Star, the news about "Chaldea acquiring C Station" was hanging at the top of the trending lists.

It was not just the capital circle watching the fun; even among the "FGO" player community, who had always revered Oriole as a god, it had triggered extremely strong worry and panic.

In the Youxing Network player community, posts seeking verification and wailing instantly built up into massive threads:

"Father Gu is confused! That is a full 200 million in cash flow! Why throw it all at a broken video website that is about to go bankrupt?"

"I have used C Station; the servers are worse than potatoes, and the whole site doesn't even have a single exclusive copyright worth showing off. Has Father Gu been scammed?"

"It's over, it's over! Cross-industry expansion leads to quick death! Although Chaldea is making money now, it cannot afford to burn it like this! If the company goes bankrupt, what will happen to my wife Jeanne dArc, my wife Jack, and my wife Lancer Artoria that I just pulled?!"

"Please, Father Gu, stop! Can't you just make good games? If you don't have enough money, we will spend more on microtransactions, but please don't go and get involved in any streaming platforms; the water there is too deep!"

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