Chapter 204: 200. Sicheng's Response

Sure enough, under Taylor's money offensive, the house to the right of Zhang Ran was bought by Taylor that very afternoon; at the same time, the previous owner only took away some of their valuables and personal items, leaving everything else behind.

Taylor would not use things others had used, so he quickly had people clean it up again and replaced the furniture and everything else with new items.

That same evening, Taylor moved in.

Zhang Ran did not care much about this, but what he did not expect was that in the future, the housing prices in this residential area would skyrocket directly because of him!

This made many residents who had sold their houses in the area early regret it endlessly!

The next day, Zhang Ran sent the four little ones to school; on the way to school, Susu was a bit unhappy.

After Zhang Ran asked carefully, he found out that Susu wanted to go to school with her older brothers; she did not want to go to kindergarten anymore.

However, this was not something Zhang Ran could change; fortunately, Susu only needed to wait a few more months before she could go to elementary school, at which point she could go to school with brother Taotao—of course, by that time, Auston and the others would have to go back.

But Susu did not know this, so under Zhang Ran's comfort, she quickly became happy again, while also looking forward to the scene of going to school with her brothers.

Zhang Ran had already greeted the school, and the school was also welcoming to having two foreign children enroll; it was not about fawning over foreigners, but rather that this could allow some of the children to get some practice with their spoken English, which was also a good thing.

At the same time, Biaoxue Company also began to feel the pressure from Weiteng Group; in just a few days, many of their partners began to abandon them, and the download volume of their game was plummeting.

Even some live-streaming platforms began to apply pressure one after another; although they did not directly cancel the live-streaming of *PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds*, they did impose some traffic restrictions.

However, Sicheng and his team were mentally prepared for this, so they were still able to accept it.

But this was the first time Sicheng had felt such pressure, so during this period, he also began working overtime, holding meetings, and going to contact various partners; slowly, Sicheng also began his own growth.

"President Zhang, this won't work; our company might be able to hold on for now, but at most two months, we..." Wang Tao said with a frown.

Sicheng thought for a moment and said, "What did they say over at Shengcheng? Is there not even a hint of willingness to cooperate?"

"They have some, but the conditions they set are too harsh; in the end, they actually still don't think highly of our company, or rather, they don't take our company seriously at all," Wang Tao said with a bitter smile.

Sicheng rubbed his brow and said, "Let's wait and see."

He did not have any good solutions right now either.

"President Zhang, can you get in touch with Prince Haiman now? I mean, if—if you can get in touch with him, having Prince Haiman go online to play a few matches should have a pretty good promotional effect," Wang Tao suggested.

Sicheng was a bit hesitant; after all, this was his father's friend, so would it be a bit inappropriate for him to do this?

Seeing Sicheng's hesitant expression, Wang Tao opened his mouth, but in the end, he did not continue; he also did not know exactly what the relationship between Sicheng and Prince Haiman was like.

Sicheng finally gritted his teeth and said, "I'll try."

As he spoke, he checked the time and found it was three o'clock in the afternoon in the UK, so he called over.

The call was answered quickly, and Prince Haiman's hearty laughter came from the other side, "Sicheng, you're looking for me?"

"Yes, Uncle Haiman," Sicheng said with a smile.

After exchanging a few greetings, Sicheng did not beat around the bush and explained the situation.

Originally, Sicheng thought Prince Haiman would consider it, but he did not expect Prince Haiman to say directly, "These are small matters; it just so happens I'm having afternoon tea with some friends, I'll pull them in to play together. By the way, it's that little girl from last time, right? Let her start a live stream."

Sicheng did not expect Prince Haiman to be so straightforward, and he was stunned for a moment.

"Thank you, Uncle Haiman," Sicheng said in gratitude.

"Why are you being so polite with me? Do you still recognize me as your uncle or not?" Prince Haiman said, sounding a bit unhappy.

Since Wang Tao was right on the side, he heard most of the content; at this moment, the look in his eyes as he looked at Sicheng had completely changed—this was not as simple as just being business partners.

From Prince Haiman's tone, it was completely clear that he truly treated Sicheng like a nephew.

At the same time, the face that was even younger than Sicheng's also surfaced in Wang Tao's mind; he was wondering what kind of relationship that person had with Prince Haiman.

Now he was even more determined to stay at Biaoxue Company; just the network of Sicheng's father alone gave him the feeling that he had entered an incredible company, even though this company was founded by him, but now he no longer had that feeling at all.

Sicheng hung up the phone and immediately notified Ning Qing, telling her to prepare for the live-streaming.

When Cheng Yi started the live stream again, with the name of Prince Haiman in the title, it immediately attracted a large group of viewers again.

At the same time, Ning Qing, Pang Bo, and others also began to pour money in to attract traffic.

Very quickly, the popularity of Cheng Yi's live stream began to soar, and more and more people entered the live-streaming room.

Because slowly, everyone realized that this time it was not just playing games live with Prince Haiman, but also some other business tycoons.

No one expected that these business tycoons would actually be playing games together, and it was a game developed by a Huaxia company.

Some newcomers were still a bit skeptical, but the veterans consciously began to 'educate' them.

Actually, as long as Prince Haiman was real, then the other people whose names sounded very familiar would not be fake.

The effect of this live stream far exceeded Sicheng's expectations; the game's download volume that day soared to a level that even he found unbelievable.

After all, the people playing games with Prince Haiman were all big-name tycoons; if one could 'kill' them once in the game, that would be something to brag about for a lifetime!

Just based on this, basically any player who liked shooter games would choose to play it, and even players who didn't like them much would choose to download it to try their luck.

What if they really ran into them?

At the same time, some game streamers also began to stream this game; if they happened to run into one of them, they would become famous.

Weiteng never expected that Sicheng would actually use this method to break the deadlock; in an instant, the pressure they had created was wiped away completely.

Even those live-streaming platforms that had originally started restricting traffic were now all starting to vigorously promote the live-streaming of *PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds*.

There was no other way; no matter how much pressure Weiteng Group applied, it was not as important as tangible benefits.

If they didn't allow the live-streaming of *PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds*, then who would be responsible for the lost traffic?

Zhang Ran also learned about this the next day, but he did not say much; since he had chosen to let go and leave it to Sicheng, he would not interfere with his decisions at the company.

However, Zhang Ran also began to prepare; what he did for Biaoxue Company was not just as simple as providing a game—he needed to help Biaoxue Company build a relatively complete chain so that he would feel at ease with Sicheng's career.

It was just that what Zhang Ran did not expect was that while he was still thinking about when to complete this chain, someone had already brought him a pillow.