The Trickster's Ninth Episode

Then continue to struggle with your thesis.

Chapter 88 Lai Qixiao is not an idol

Lai Qixiao: Transport?Forward to station B?

Lai Qixiao: Vtuber doesn’t have any influence outside the circle yet, right?Has it spread to China?

Norendrich: In fact, the first three or four months ago, people who followed Vtuber appeared in China.However, due to various reasons such as the network environment and language, Vtuber's fan base is still relatively chaotic.But we guarantee that the reproduced video will not have any commercial use.

Norndrich: At the same time, because joker is a very good Chinese V that is rarely seen among vtubers, we still hope to formalize the translation team after discussion, and hope to reach a consensus with you.

Lai Qixiao: Three or four months ago?Didn't that start from Kizuna Ai?so early?

Lai Qixiao: I can understand your thoughts, but I recommend you to find a Vtuber with a corporate reputation. It seems a bit... well, let me just say it, I am just a Vtuber with a personal reputation, for the time being I don't have the financial strength to hire a translator or a manager, and if it's just translation, I should be able to do it myself... probably.

Norndridge: joker you misunderstood.

It took Norn a lot of effort to discuss it with the team members, and explain the tentative operating mode of the hypothetical translation team to Amamiya Ren.

Lai Qixiao: Are you saying that this is a spontaneous activity of fans?But if it contains secondary content, they can post it with their own account!I don't have any taboos for secondary creation at the moment... Just in case I mention one more thing, no one should create my X-rated doujin, right?

Norndrich: Uh... this... to be more formal, fans hope that you, joker, can have your own official account on the platform of station B. If possible, I also hope that you can Come here to interact with fans in China, and the operation of this account...

Norn told Amamery Ren that this account can usually be handed over to the translation team for operation.

Lai Qixiao: Free?This is not good, is it?Sure enough, it's still a form of employment, so you should be compensated, right?

Norndrich: In fact, the members of the translation team are mainly gathered together as fans. They do not work in this area full-time, but more out of support and love for joker.This kind of work is a spontaneous behavior for us. Although we will try our best to ensure the quality of the work, at the same time, everyone has their own regular jobs. too strict constraints.

Lai Qixiao: That's what makes people feel insecure!Although I understand and thank those who like me for their support and understanding, I will also use my own way to repay the fans for their dedication to me.But I understand your feelings on this matter, and I hope you can understand that the operation of the official account is directly related to me personally.

Lai Qixiao: With all due respect, this method of operation is too loose, and if any accident occurs midway, it is easy to cause chaos.Even because of the subtle differences between regional customs, there may be some misunderstandings. That is to say, such accidents that will cause chaos are not considered preventable if they do not happen, but will happen with a high probability.

Lai Qixiao: I have received your wishes, and I am also willing to open my own official account on a new platform. Although I don’t know if you have heard about it, but I usually have a tight schedule, so I can’t read it all by myself I hold this account, so at least as far as the manager of this account is concerned, I hope to reach a formal employment relationship.If you really don't want to, I can hire a formal manager from my side, but I am worried that this will cause your resentment, so I still hope to hire members from your group.

Lai Qixiao: My idea is, I hope you can think about it again. If you don’t want to be bound by a formal employment contract, you can open another account. I will authorize the transfer and secondary creation of that account. Remunerated supporters, I can occasionally give them some welfare activities in my own name, um... such as helping them draw their avatars, this is just a preliminary idea, and I can’t think of too many things for the time being .In short, it is to thank those supporters who are willing to give me their time and energy in such a non-monetary form.At the same time, I do not prohibit the person who manages the official account from communicating with this unofficial account, or even working part-time at the same time.

Lai Qixiao: But the official group account must be fully responsible to me in the form of a contract!

Lai Qixiao: Of course that’s what I said, but I don’t know much about the law, so you can discuss it first. If such an arrangement is acceptable, I will ask the Yasen Group to send someone to discuss it with you.

Norndrich: This... well, I will relay it to my companions, and then discuss it and inform the conclusion.

Norndridge: Wait, wait!Brother Xiao, who do you want to talk to?

Norndridge: The Arsen Group? !

Norndrich: joker, are you going to sign a contract with Yasen Group to become a business?

Lai Qixiao: No, I won't sign a contract with any company at the moment, I've always been an individual.

Norndridge: ? ? ?

Lai Qixiao: I know that after watching the link between me and Yasen, you will think that I am an artist of the Yasen Group, but I am really an individual.At present, Yasen Group does not provide any company-level assistance to me.

Well, there is indeed no assistance or intervention at the company level. The help Ren Amamiya receives is at the personal level of Yasen. In addition, the most he has gained is the popularity brought by the linkage with Yasen, which also belongs to Yasen. Mori's personal affairs.

Lai Qixiao: Well!In short, I have received your request. Anyway, I will open an official account on station B, and then try to update it synchronously. Of course, if there is a force majeure, that will be calculated separately.As for the live broadcast... To be honest, today's matter is a bit sudden to me. The video aspect is easy to handle, but I haven't figured out how to allocate other aspects of the work.Although I understand Chinese, most of the audience cannot understand two languages, so let me think about it in private.

Speaking of which, if it is completely submerged online, with the potential market of new technology, can it break through the firewall and realize simultaneous live broadcast on two platforms?On the one hand, it depends on the publicity and public relations of the Yasen Group. On the other hand, it depends on the function of the fully submerged helmet. You can ask Yasen later.

Ren Amamiya thought for a while, and then continued to send a message to Nuo En.

Lai Qixiao: Speaking of it, I can record a self-introduction video in Chinese first, but let’s wait for the results of your discussion.

Norendridge: Yes, we will discuss the results as soon as possible.

Norendrich: After talking about the business, I have one more thing to ask, which was asked by several female team members in our group.

Norendrich: Has joker ever considered selling voices?

Lai Qixiao:?

Lai Qixiao: I'm not following the idol route!sound or something...

Norndridge: No plans to come out?

Lai Qixiao: Well... I'm not an idol after all, and I don't know much about it, so let's see what happens next.It might come out if the call is high.

Norendrich: I'll pass on, I've been bothering you today, thank you for your time.

In fact, you don't have to follow the Japanese chat etiquette, I can understand.

Seeing Nuo En's respectful farewell in the message, Umiya Ren complained silently.

After the chat was over, Ren Amamiya began to think about the last thing Norn said.

Sound... sound?

Ren Amamiya really didn't think about the sound at all, because... If you like his voice, then go buy Fukuyama Jun's related works!

In all fairness, compared with Jun Fukuyama, who specializes in voice as his selling point, his voice is definitely not as professional as Jun Fukuyama in terms of voice control or scene simulation acting skills.

However, this kind of thing cannot be completely summarized as professional or unprofessional, and can be considered.

Like he just said, look at the voice.After all, he is not following the idol route, if it is not necessary, then he will not come out.

Chapter 89 The night talk that decides the direction of the world

That night after chatting with Norn, Ren Amamiya called Yasen again.

"Do you think it's appropriate for me to arrange this?" Ren Amamiya took the time to relay the conversation between him and Norn to Ya Sen, and asked directly.

"Generally speaking, you are quite thoughtful, but there is one problem." Yasen thought for a while after listening, and then replied. "Have you ever thought, according to what Nuoen dictated, the functions that foreign subtitle teams need to undertake are so extensive and huge, and how much will they be paid if they follow a formal employment relationship?"

"And this remuneration, the ordinary personal power vtb, must not be able to afford it. Even a relatively small business power should not be able to afford it. A larger business power can afford it, but the people in power are likely not willing to bear it. "Yasen said to Yugong Lian earnestly and earnestly.

"...Aren't we... talking about me alone?" Umiya Ren narrowed her eyes when she heard this.

"Of course not!" Yasen's tone rose. "Who do you think we are?"

"Although the Yasen Group's radiant scope covers the whole world, Vtuber is, to put it bluntly, a new derivative of the acg industry of otaku culture. Even in the circle, it is not yet popular. And acg otaku culture undoubtedly originated from Japan , expand the scope to the whole world, and it is also far from the mainstream industry. Not to mention our hometown with walls, even Europe and the United States without walls.”

Yasen changed the topic and started to tell Amamiya Ren from the beginning.

"Generally speaking, Vtuber is not yet able to go out of the circle. My original plan was to break through the problem of going out of the circle in one fell swoop before the reality of the electronics and entertainment industries have reacted. .So I can tell you responsibly that you are currently the only vtuber with the idea of ​​transnational operation."

"You should know that the current mainstream of Vtuber's business is to make videos, relying on the number of views and IP. As for your live broadcast, it is not particularly popular among fans in the circle. They call you [actor], which means a liver. But the current circle is too small, so it is inevitable to expand outside the circle. The power inside the circle is almost irresistible and irrelevant. After all, it is a disease of the brain to be busy shrinking the circle in an environment where even practitioners can’t support themselves. .And your special status...emmmm, as well as your personal charm, happened to attract a lot of fans outside the circle, you define a new Vtbuer for them, and they accept that you are also a Vtuber."

"Now let me tell you, except for you, almost all Vtuber operations follow an inherent template. Except for the five people currently known as the Four Heavenly Kings who tried to broaden their roads, the entire industry, including latecomers, almost Didn't make any changes. Do you know where this template came from?"

Ya Sen did not wait for Umiya Ren's answer, but continued without hindrance.

"This template comes from Kizuna, they are all doing [what Kizuna has done]. Why? Because Kizuna is the pioneer of the road, so what she did can be done, she did not What you have done is risky. Some viewers even think that only doing what Kizuna has done is what a vtuber should be like. And who decides what Kizuna does? The entire Active8 studio Decide."

"In this way, it returns to the previous question - who are we?"

"We are the pioneers, the guides, and the current pointers of this industry. The industry will imitate what we have done like imitating Kizuna Ai. If we take the lead in the matter of the subtitle group, then how to deal with it this time in the future The result will become a signpost and become a customary rule. Among other things, as long as we can research a suitable operation method this time, even if you are a personal force, artists under Yasen Entertainment will follow suit in the future. Even We have all followed suit, and unless other companies can come up with better solutions, they will definitely be criticized by passers-by and Party B.”

"But in this way, we have violated the deeper basic rules. After all, we are probably the only ones in this world who can do things according to our mood regardless of interests. Capital seeks profits and at the same time hates risks. As I said just now, if the subtitle group If the form of employment exists, it will be a large and complex functional organization, which will require a lot of expenses. In the absence of return, it is unacceptable for them to invest too much in the early stage of a vtuber .”

"And even if they're confident enough to succeed and are willing to commit, they're going to want more."

"Did you know? In fact, when I acquired Active8, my think tank once handed over a plan to me, and I will tell you about the key points. It said that the Vtuber market and the current hot anchor industry Highly overlapping, but if a video website or brokerage company cultivates a highly popular anchor, the ip anchor must account for 90%. Vtuber operates a virtual person, uses video as the main business method, and relies on team operations. To cultivate a Vtuber, the ip company can Accounting for 99%, almost all of the profits generated by this IP can be attributed to the company. After the IP matures through the joint efforts of multiple people, it can be used as a template for mass production.”

"If successful, then in the end we can achieve a more mature business chain than the Japanese idol industry today. Debut, popularity, profit, graduation, and then the next one. This process can be completed within two or three years, and our advantage over the idol industry is that , we’ll be able to skip the unnecessary stages of scouting and drafting that cost resources, and we’ll have as many [trainees] as we want.”

"You see, this is capital. They don't like to take huge risks to make a product with a perfect score. What they like most is the low-risk mass production of qualified products. As long as customers pay, as long as the audience buys it, the quality of the product There is actually no difference between higher and lower. What's even more amazing is that today's world is [incredibly hungry] in terms of entertainment needs, and the audience's requirements for quality are still getting lower and lower."

"What's more, in a large number of assembly line works, one day you may get lucky and make a hit, and the capital is even more bloody, so there is no need to take risks, there is no need to invest too much, there is no need to make superfluous things."

"So you understand..." At this point, Yasen's increasingly harsh tone paused and eased. "An operating template that cannot be applied to the public will cause embarrassment for small and medium-sized enterprises, and even individuals. If they cannot follow blindly, they will either follow the situation or find another way. The current stable industry will become chaotic again. It is not good for the current development of the industry.”

"Or, we can put aside our overall situation and think a little more selfishly."

"This is not good for us to control the entire industry!"

Chapter 90 The night talk that decides the direction of the world

Ren Amamiya listened quietly, and didn't say anything stupid such as "Why should we control the entire industry", "His personal approach does not need to radiate the entire industry", or "Can the existing environment be changed".

Speaking of which, it is actually not difficult to understand——Ren Amamiya has two main goals at present, one is to restore memory as soon as possible, and figure out what she wanted to do before amnesia, which is a top priority; Afraid to pull into the real world.But Yasen is different, he let Amamiya Ren to restore the memory wholeheartedly, and he himself is working towards another, very clear goal.

"Actually, I don't really want you to intervene in the affairs here at this time. But...heh..." Yasen laughed a little while talking. "Your pace is faster than I thought, and much faster."

"Well! As expected of me!"

"Do you have to make a fuss at a time like this?" Ya Sen's sudden trickery made Yu Gonglian a little dumbfounded.

"In short, the plan you communicated with the subtitle group represented by Norn is actually very good. But unfortunately, it is a plan that only applies to you." Yasen eased the atmosphere a little, and gave Yu After a certain amount of time for thinking, Gong Lian quickly got to the point again.

"For another person, he can't rely on his own ability to reduce the burden of the subtitle team like you, translation, art, editing, post-production, school team, management, public relations, secondary creation, etc., etc., the subtitle team The function is almost a separate department in the company. This kind of department is delivered to your door for free... But you don’t want it, I think it should be forced to implement if you want to spread your identity as the young master of the Yasen Group.”

"Who can do such a thing except the rich second generation?"

"Of course, I understand your real situation. You don't need a translator because you are multilingual; you don't need an artist because you can draw and model yourself; you don't need an editor because you can do it yourself Video; you don’t need post-proofreading or even public relations, because we have richer social experience than others, even clearer international cognition than most people, perfect world outlook, values ​​and outlook on life, we will hardly make mistakes .In terms of secondary creation, you are a male artist with a free and easy personality, so you give full authority to fans."

"So you only need the subtitle group to be able to perform the function of [management], because you have a tight schedule every day. This greatly reduces the cost of employment."

"But besides you, which other Vtuber in this world can do this?" Yasen sighed.

As the boss of the company, Yasen would be very happy if the artists under his command can save trouble like Umiya Ren.

"Then what do you mean?" Amamiyalian continued, he was really not sure about this aspect, Yasen has nine weeks of [Knowledge] of Amamiyalian, and he has been doing it for so long The big boss, he is indeed more reliable than Umiyaren herself in this respect.

"Well..." Hearing Amamiya Ren's question, Yasen laughed happily. "I have three strategies here. I don't know which one do you want to hear first?"

"It's the best policy." Yu Gonglian said without thinking.

"Hey! Why didn't you follow the routine?" Ya Sen's face immediately collapsed when he heard the words, and he said dissatisfied.

"Are you kidding me? I'm still talking about routines with you. If you have a solution, talk about it quickly." Yu Gonglian said angrily, he didn't want to cooperate with Yasen to create an atmosphere.

"Okay, okay, this is the next move..."

"Hey! Wait a minute, that's not what I just asked?"

"Don't interrupt." Ya Sen ignored Amamiya Ren after finishing speaking and continued to speak in that controlled tone. "This is the worst strategy. I recommend that you temporarily take back the steps you have taken too far. Now it is too early to think about Japan, let alone China, or even reach out to Europe and the United States. The operation here is getting worse day by day. It’s almost on the right track, and it won’t be too late to consider expanding abroad after the industry has gained a firm foothold locally.”

"..." Yu Gonglian listened impatiently, but did not speak.

"No, don't you want to give some comments?" Ya Sen asked unconsciously.