The gaming app giant Tencent has worked with Xiaomi's Black Shark gaming-phone subsidiary to release co-branded flagships in the past. Now, according to a reliable leaker, the former really likes this idea as it now wants to buy the brand from the major OEM. Should this pan out in reality, it might result in an acquisition worth hundreds of millions of US dollars.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Tencent-moves-to-acquire-Black-Shark-from-Xiaomi-in-a-multi-billion-yuan-deal.591798.0.html
Obvious implications for other gaming phones with Tencent cooperation...