OFR – Chapter 74 Brokerage Team.

Winter days really pass by in a flash, and before you know it, the sky outside has darkened again.

Around six o’clock in the evening, Fengshen Express came to pick up the package. Mu Bai asked the courier to wait for a moment as he went into the bedroom and retrieved two rare plants from his magical warehouse.

After taking them out, he reminded the courier that the plants were valuable and to handle them carefully.

The courier patted his chest and promised, “Boss, rest assured. You are now one of our top clients. Your goods won’t be shipped with regular deliveries; they’ll be transported with other valuable items, using special personnel and vehicles, complete with all kinds of protective measures…”

The courier went on for several minutes, and when he was about to continue, Mu Bai smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying, “Alright, I get it. I’ll give you a good review once it’s delivered safely.”

“Thank you, boss.”

The courier grinned, carefully packaged the rare plants, waved goodbye, and left.

Fengshen Express is currently the best express delivery service in the country, catering to mid-to-high-end clients and specializing in transporting valuable goods.

Moreover, they had an agreement in place: if the goods were damaged, they would compensate double the value, which is why Mu Bai entrusted such precious plants to Fengshen Express.

After sending the package, Mu Bai returned to the sofa and resumed watching TV, the same show—**”Beauty of the Great Qin.”**

He felt a strange familiarity with the lead actress but couldn’t pinpoint where he’d seen her before.

After pondering for a while with no clear answer, he put it aside and opened his phone, intending to check out Wang Yuwei on Douyu and see if her potential rating had reached 80 yet.

When he logged into Douyu TV, he glanced at his followed channels and noticed that Wang Yuwei still hadn’t started streaming.

“Hmm? Could something have happened that I don’t know about?”

Mu Bai frowned and opened Wang Yuwei’s homepage, but this time, it turned out he was overthinking.

Wang Yuwei was busy with school, had moved into campus housing, and had temporarily stopped streaming.

In fact, Mu Bai’s Douyu account had received many apologetic messages from her.

After reading them, he simply replied, “Studies come first,” and closed the private chat.

Afterward, Mu Bai decided to learn more about the family guilds within the streaming industry.

After all, he was still clueless about these so-called guilds or organizations in the streaming world.

Not to mention controlling or toppling one, aside from the Dinging Family that had picked a fight with him on Huajiao, he didn’t know much about the rest of the guilds in the industry.

Because he wasn’t part of that circle, he naturally didn’t have access to much information.

Moreover, these so-called family guilds operated in the shadows. Not even seasoned veterans on the platforms knew all the guilds.

But judging by appearances, there shouldn’t be too few of them.

Since 2015, the streaming industry had entered a phase of wild growth. After last year’s big reforms, with the appearance of dark-themed gifts, it attracted a wave of rich users.

This often led to situations where a streamer, within an hour of going live, would receive tens of thousands in tips from wealthy patrons, which drew more people eager to make a living from streaming.

Today, Douyu alone hosts two to three hundred thousand active streamers, so there must be at least a few hundred family guilds within this large pool.

But these guilds, or talent management teams, were very discreet. Aside from the few rich patrons they publicly supported, they left little trace for platform users.

“Let’s search the web first.”

Since Mu Bai had no leads, he decided to search online for clues. After logging out of Douyu TV, he opened his phone’s browser and searched for “Douyu family guilds,” but the results were mostly irrelevant.

He then tried searching for “Douyu talent management teams,” and this time, a screen full of results popped up.

**[Let’s talk about streamers’ talent agencies!]**

**[More insider info! Talent agencies and female streamers on Douyu TV!]**

**[Douyu talent agency rankings!]**

**[Timo said she doesn’t have a talent team, but Erke said otherwise!]**

**[Want to know why all the independent emperors on Douyu know each other? Want to know why talent teams sometimes fight like fire but other times stick together?]**

**[The biggest repair shop—full of seasoned veterans—of course they all know each other.]**

Mu Bai clicked one of the articles out of curiosity.

**[More insider info! Talent agencies and female streamers!]**

Author: “I’m so disgusted by some of the talent agencies on Douyu. I used to think a female streamer was pure and beautiful, so I wanted to send her some gifts. But after hearing from an emperor friend that she was part of the Yusheng talent team, I immediately stopped. Disgusting!”

Comment 2: “Haha, you’re a veteran! But nowadays, without a talent team, no streamer can make it big! Many teams even have secret backing from official insiders.”

Comment 3: “Don’t even mention it. Ever since last year’s reforms, the streaming industry has gone downhill. It used to be a mess, but there were still some decent spots. Now? The waters are so dirty even a filter can’t clean it!”

Comment 4: “Exactly! The industry has become a playground for the rich. Us poor folks can only watch for fun. Nowadays, I only watch game streamers. I don’t even dare look at the ‘beauty’ section anymore!”

Comment 5: “Sigh, the streaming industry is now a place where money rules. If you’re broke, you can only watch as your favorite streamers get ‘repaired!’”

Comment 6: “Are streamers really that clean? Haven’t we seen enough fan scandals?”

Comment 7: “That’s male streamers! Are you in the wrong channel? We’re talking about female streamers here!”

Comment 8: “The biggest underground trading market—second floor.”

Comment 9: “Heh, don’t think of talent agencies as so dirty. It’s all voluntary, no coercion! By the way, Wenfeng’s small talent team is currently recruiting long-term members. Entry fee is 8,000 yuan a month. Perks need to be negotiated with the streamer. Preferably based in Jianghai province. Contact QQ 5689*****.”

Comment 10: “Dumbass upstairs, 8,000 yuan just to join for a month? I can’t even earn that in two months!”

…

Mu Bai skimmed through the comments and finally found a contact for a talent team.

“Wenfeng’s small talent team? I’ll contact them and see.”

He copied the contact information, switched to QQ, and sent a request to join the team. For the reason, after thinking for a moment, he wrote that he was applying to join the team.

Mu Bai thought this reason would likely be accepted.

…

Time flew by, and soon it was past 7 PM.

In a large apartment bedroom in Longyun City, Jianghai Province, a young man lying on the bed had just woken up. He rubbed his eyes, picked up his phone from the bedside table, and checked the time.

“Darn, it’s already past 7 PM. I should show some support to Wen Niu. Hmm? Someone added me as a friend?”

The young man casually opened QQ to check his messages.