Chapter 95 - Boss Peis Suggestion: Rejecting Sponsored Partnerships! (2/2)

Most popular UP Masters all had their own full-time, primary jobs.

Pei Qian still remembered he had once seen a Hawk Ao’s video in 2019 recalling when he had first started out doing sponsored partnerships. In 2011, he only had a hundred thousand viewers for his short videos. However, his journey doing sponsored partnerships started after he clinched the ‘League of Legends’s partnership.

How much did Hawk Ao get for sponsored partnerships back then?

A thousand yuan.

Yes, for such a highly-rated game, for such a huge company; it was only one thousand!

Although Boss Pei’s Daily Life’s average episode viewership was around five hundred thousand, it had after all only gained popularity a few days ago! Who could be sure whether this series’ creator would not run dry and would come to an end?

Hence, to say that this five thousand yuan was considered a reasonable price; it was more than a liberal use of the word.

Of course, this was considering an ordinary UP Master’s sponsored partnerships. If intellectual property, exclusivity, and other factors were considered; it would be a completely different matter.

Pei Qian sighed for a moment. “My recommendation is… to reject the offer.”

Zhu Xiaoce was rather surprised.

The money was Boss Pei’s.

Shouldn’t Boss Pei be even more eager and hopeful than anyone else to get back his capital and earn profits?

“I don’t really understand; please elaborate, Boss Pei.” Zhu Xiaoce said very humbly. After all, no matter how outstanding he was, he was still but a year four student. He still had to listen to Boss Pei and his recommendation.

Pei Qian considered for a moment and said, “To start a business, the most important thing is to set one’s sights far!

“Indeed, five thousand for a sponsored partnership seems rather lucrative. As long as we market it a little in the next episode, we would get five thousand; where else could we get such a good deal in the world?

“However, you have to consider that to embed this t-shirt into the video, we either have to do it forcefully or adjust the script. Would it still have the original intended impact?

“This would be sullying our reputation.”

Pei Qian’s expression looked a little pained as if he could foresee such a thing happening.

“Next time, what if the sponsored partnership was about a cosmetic product, a body wash, or a shampoo? If the production revolved around sponsored partnerships, how could we show your best work?

“A huge intellectual property project like yours… if it failed because of five thousand yuan, wouldn’t the losses outweigh the gains?”

Zhu Xiaoce was shaken. Indeed, once Boss Pei spoke, his perspective shifted! Zhu Xiaoce had been fixated on the five thousand. However, Boss Pei had focused on this series’ intellectual property value!

This… could this be the difference between a boss and a student with no real-life experience?

Pei Qian paused as he continued speaking earnestly, “I don’t want you or Huang Sibo to be pressured! It’s only a million yuan; so what if it’s all lost? That’s a small problem!

“To achieve great things, quality should be before quantity. We either go big or lose everything and gain a reputation. We shouldn’t end up not making money and having our reputation suffer as well. That would be really stupid, understand?”

Zhu Xiaoce nodded furiously. “Alright, Boss Pei, I understand!”

Pei Qian calmly sipped his tea as he continued, “How about this? If you guys are willing to listen, we can set a standard or benchmark for sponsored partnerships for this series. To embed a commercial directly? That’s too forced; we shouldn’t do that. If we are going to take on any, we want some custom-made and classy ones!

“One sponsored partnership, a hundred thousand yuan! However, we shouldn’t set too exorbitant a price. If for other videos, creators are forcibly embedding these commercials, you guys can do custom-made, classy ones.

“For each short video, from start to end—while maintaining quality and quantity; it will all unfold around the sponsored partnership.

“This way, we can guarantee our viewers watching experience while we can guarantee the effect of the commercial. We can also ensure the reputation of the videos. This is a triple-win scenario.”

Zhu Xiaoce looked a little troubled. “However, Boss Pei, isn’t this requirement a little high? It’s already not easy that people are looking for us to do sponsored partnerships; if we have to complete our video while retaining quality and quantity and still revolve around the sponsored item, this…”

Pei Qian shook his head slightly as he sipped his tea. He looked at Zhu Xiaoce with his eyes full of confidence, “I believe in your talents; you have to trust in yourself.”

Zhu Xiaoce’s mouth opened and closed, but he didn’t say anything.

Boss Pei’s expression had said everything!

“Alright, Boss Pei; I understand!” Zhu Xiaoce nodded vigorously.