Chapter 413: Chapter 248: Today is truly a good day_2
"Hmm, from your tone, it seems you’re not too excited! Let me tell you, if you use this million exposure coupons well, they can have substantial impact!"
Seeing Zhang Yang not sounding too excited, Liu Xingyun assumed he didn’t know the value of this thing and prepared to educate him.
"I know, I know! They’re used to skip the previous selections and directly boost popularity! Fifty thousand per coupon, you can push twenty pieces of content!" Zhang Yang replied.
"You cunning guy, you’ve done your homework early! I originally thought I’d brief you, but now it seems I’ve saved my breath!"
"Hehe! Between us buddies, there’s no need for such insincere talk!"
"Exactly, the second thing I wanted to tell you is, the MCN company procedures and contracts are basically sorted!
I’ve also informed the senior executives over at Kuaishou, and we’ll execute according to the tripartite contract we agreed on earlier!
Next, you need to arrange the talent scouting for potential newcomers across the platform! This isn’t an easy task, so be prepared!
Especially considering you want to sign streamers in the outdoor fishing category, which makes it even tougher!"
Talking among insiders flows smoothly, and Liu Xingyun went straight to the point.
Zhang Yang grinned and said, "Haha, don’t worry, I’ll get someone dedicated to handle it! Just liaise with Brother Liu for the contract when needed!"
"Alright then, if there’s nothing else, carry on with your work, call anytime if there’s an issue!"
"Got it!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang smiled and squinted his eyes slightly, secretly calculating in his mind.
"Got any new business?" Han Qiang casually asked, glancing at Zhang Yang.
"Old Liu gave a million exposure coupons and mentioned the MCN company! If you don’t have anything this afternoon, send the livestream recordings over to post-production; I’m heading to the company!"
"Okay!"
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After a simple rest after eating and drinking, Zhang Yang drove the van to the company office location.
In Liu Xingyun’s view, the task of scouting and contracting potential influencer rookies seemed challenging. However, it was a breeze for Zhang Yang.
Considering the grassroots fishing streamers from his previous life, Zhang Yang had impressions of most names. He just needed to sketch out a list for focused monitoring and assign someone to keep an eye on them.
The car arrived beneath the company building, and Zhang Yang’s list of fishing streamers was starting to take shape in his mind.
Once in the office, Zhang Yang handed this list of streamers directly to Old Zhao, instructing him to monitor them in his spare time. If any names start making waves on the platform, quickly arrange contact and invite them to sign with the least cost and greatest enthusiasm.
Put simply, scout widely, bring in talent, and use the informational disparity to recruit and bind these future potential streamers at minimal expense onto Zhang Yang’s flagship vessel.
While Zhang Yang was busy planning the streamer signings and MCN company operations, on the other side, Yingke Live, where Zhang Xiaoming was taking over Liu Xingyun’s operations manager position, was facing a grim situation.
Freelance streamers like Zhang Yang with hundreds of thousands of followers are constantly being monitored by the platform officials — for supervision and to prevent poaching by other platforms.
Zhang Yang’s team had always adhered to guidelines in their livestreams, often receiving minor critiques from Zhang Xiaoming, which never escalated, and they humbly accepted the occasional small penalties, keeping a low profile.
But today was different; the backend monitoring of Zhang Yang’s livestream triggered keyword alerts!
After the stream ended, manual review of the content revealed it was far from just typical sensitive word alarms.
This account called ’Fame and Fortune Outdoor Fishing Live’ was simultaneously livestreaming on multiple platforms!
Even more shockingly, during the Kuaishou livestream, he personally financed over a hundred broadcasting rewards throughout the session.
The same livestream content on one platform had nothing noticeable, whereas on another platform, there were abundant raffle events and free gifts from the streamer.
It’s easy to associate this with a term that always elicits a strong reaction from high-level platform executives!
Traffic diversion!
For livestream platforms, traffic is lifeblood, a precious and essential resource for survival!
Users have limited display time on their phones; if they watch one app, they can’t simultaneously view another similar app. After the initial adjustment period, they naturally develop habits.
If Zhang Yang were an official signed streamer with Yingke, Zhang Xiaoming could use contract clauses to restrict such behavior. If severe, breach repercussions could be dire for Zhang Yang.
However, the current methods of controlling streamers posed virtually no constraints on Zhang Yang, as he never signed any contracts, remaining a completely independent streamer!
When subordinates reported the situation to Zhang Xiaoming, he quickly grasped the severity of the issue and, unprecedentedly, initiated a call to Zhang Yang.
Over here, Zhang Yang was discussing the details of recruiting potential streamers with Zhao Bingguang in the office when his phone rang again.
Glancing at the caller ID name, his previously relaxed expression instinctively furrowed into a frown.
Zhang Yang gestured ’pause’ to Old Zhao, enabling speaker mode and answering the call in front of Zhao Bingguang.
"Hello? Hi President Zhang!"
"Hello, hi President Zhang!"
The greeting on both sides was astonishingly identical.
Surprised, Zhang Xiaoming got straight to the point, saying, "Uh, sorry for the intrusion, but there’s some new platform benefits I need to discuss with you!"
"Platform benefits? What’s the story here?" Zhang Yang continued asking.
"Our platform has just launched a support program for promising independent streamers, offering exposure support to capable and unsigned talents, while trying sincerely to secure agreements!
As a leading account among outdoor fishing streamers, I’ve obtained an extra 200,000 launch exposure coupons for you! Once communication is complete, they’ll be directly issued to your account backend!"
Hearing the words ’exposure coupons,’ Zhang Yang was slightly taken aback, thinking, damn, can these things coincide?
Partnered Liu Xingyun providing a million exposure coupons was one thing, but notoriously unkind operation chief Zhang Xiaoming calling voluntarily to offer exposure coupons made today quite a good day indeed!
"Uh, thank you for the support from the platform and President Zhang! Grateful!" Zhang Yang had many thoughts, but maintained the necessary courtesy, quickly expressing thanks.
"Uh, it’s just a small matter! Oh, and there’s another thing, I genuinely see potential in our livestreams, so I specially requested a contract benefit from my superior. Whether it’s the signing bonus or the subsequent salary, there’s substantial sincerity. The latest signing bonus can reach 1.5 million! Would you consider it?"
Zhang Xiaoming still wanted to give it another shot with Zhang Yang, given his strength and industry influence.
"Heh, I’ve told you similar things several times; my stance is always straightforward. Our team has complex members, making signing difficult, sorry!" Zhang Yang again used his old excuse, politely declining.
"I’ve shown so much sincerity, but Teacher Zhang seems a bit reluctant to cooperate!" Seeing no change, Zhang Xiaoming’s tone turned somber.
"You’re exaggerating! It’s impossible in this platform environment without your attention, President Zhang! But I genuinely have practical difficulties!" Zhang Yang didn’t want things to turn sour, continuing the tactically evasive approach.
"Alright, I hope you’ll reconsider; if you decide, contact me anytime! The benefits will surely be sincere!"
"Sure, I’ll give it some thought and update you!"
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After hanging up the call, Zhang Xiaoming’s face turned ashen; he felt awful!