discussion keeps the world turning this is round table You're listening to Roundtable with myself,
He Yang.
I'm joined by Steve Hatherly and Yushan in the studio.
Coming up, from sweeping leg dances to flawless camera spins,
tuanbo or group live stream is China's latest live stream sensation.
Sleek and polished like a K-pop stage, it's creating jobs both in front of and behind the camera.
performers and stylists to lightning crews and operators we dive into how this fast-growing format is powering up china's live stream economy next on deck in the u.s the gen z gaze that blank almost distant stare from young service workers has sparked plenty of complaints from older customers expecting warmth and eye contact and in china gen z hospitality workers don't seem to give off the same vibe.
So what's behind this difference?
Is it cultural expectations, social anxiety,
or simply different ways of communicating without words?
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In China's massive live stream economy, a realm that now attracts 816 million live streaming users,
accounting for nearly 75% of Chinese internet users' numbers in general,
a new phenomenon is taking center stage, group live streaming, or tuanbo.