(Chengdu/Guangzhou Comprehensive News) Chen Shaojie, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors in the field of live broadcasts in the field of live broadcasting in China, was arrested by the police for suspected opening of a casino.

The WeChat public account of the Chengdu Public Security Bureau posted on Wednesday (November 22). According to the report of the Public Security Bureau of Chengdu Dujiangyan City, the bureau was investigated and found that Chen Moujie, a 39 -year -old man, was suspected of opening a casino and has been executed.The arrest is under further investigation.

The 21st Century Business Herald said that Chen Moujie mentioned in the police report was Chen Shaojie, chairman and CEO of Douyu's board of directors.

陈少杰本月初传出失联的消息,他最近一次公开现身,是在今年At the telephone number of Douyu's second quarter financial report in August.

Douyu issued an announcement on Tuesday (November 21), confirming that Chen Shaojie had been arrested by the Chengdu police.The announcement stated that the company has not received any official notification of investigating Chen Shaojie or obviously arrested by Chen Shaojie.

Douyu also said that Chen Shaojie's continuous detaining and subsequent legal lawsuits and law enforcement actions against relevant parties may have a significant adverse impact on the company's reputation, business and business performance.

Chen Shaojie founded Douyu in 2014 and developed the company into a leading game live broadcast platform. In 2019, it was also listed on the Nasdaq Exchange in the United States.After Douyu's above statement was issued, the company's stock price fell nearly 6%that day.

According to previous reports of China Youth Network, there are phenomena of suspected gambling activities in the live broadcast room in Douyu.Among them, the live room of the "Changsha Rural Death Team" was called "Douyu's largest casino" by netizens; in 2020, the live broadcast room was as high as 177 million yuan (RMB, Same as S $ 33.21 million), with a single -day water of up to 13 million.