Recently, there were media reports that Chen Shaojie, Chairman and CEO of the Douyu Board of Directors, had recently lost contact, and there were also reports that he had been out of contact for 3 weeks. On the afternoon of November 6th, a reporter from Daily Economic News arrived at Douyu's Wuhan office, which is located at the New Development International Center in Optics Valley.
In Building B of the New Development International Center, an employee told reporters that the R&D department is mainly working here. The employee stated that he has rarely seen Chen Shaojie since coming to the company for several years, after all, he is only a low-level employee and usually does not see senior management. Another employee told reporters that everyone is currently working normally and their salaries are being paid normally.
One of the aforementioned Douyu employees told reporters that the company's brand promotion and other departments mainly work in Building A of the New Development International Center, including the front desk in Building A. Subsequently, the reporter arrived at the 23rd floor of Building A of the New Development International Center. At the Douyu front desk, the Daily Economic News reporter met an employee and after revealing his identity as a journalist, the reporter expressed his desire to verify whether Chen Shaojie had lost contact.
After waiting for about half an hour, a woman who introduced herself as a company public relations personnel received the reporter. Regarding the statement that "Douyu insiders have confirmed the news of Chen Shaojie's loss of contact" from the outside world, the aforementioned person stated that there is no such thing at all. "We have not received any demand for interviews
When the reporter suggested that Chen Shaojie could appear to dispel external doubts. The above public relations personnel stated that Chen Shaojie should have an external response, but the specific arrangements will still depend on the opinions of the company's superiors. In the middle of this month, the company will release its third quarter report. Generally speaking, Chen Shaojie will attend and everyone can follow.
However, the above-mentioned public relations personnel also stated that today's communication with the reporter was private and there is currently no external statement, and internal verification is underway.