Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards-Chapter 512 - 228 A Grand Scheme and Ambition in a Smile_2

Chapter 512: Chapter 228 A Grand Scheme and Ambition in a Smile_2

However, Su Huai possessed both the capability and the willingness to develop Xingyu, so in Zhang Dayi’s view, this was a goal with a high probability of realization and not just a man’s empty promise.

Moreover, she was deeply interested in Su Huai’s long-term equity planning.

"How did you think of weighting the basic equity and studios differently based on the niche?"

This was a very complex idea, quite laborious to explain.

Livestreaming and video blogging combined, there were dozens of distinct niches.

The differences between each niche were significant, so even livestreamers of the same level could have vastly different influence and money-drawing capabilities.

Speaking of niche giants, there’s Lady Stream, specializing in lesser-known solo games, a hidden goddess; Zhan Ying and Zhan Lao make another example, with over 50% of traffic in the Go community coming from her alone.

They were certainly top contenders in their respective niches, prominent even outside, but comparing them to Dong Yuhui and Li Jiaqi seemed almost unfair.

Moreover, Tong Jincheng and Li Ziqi were also niche broadcasters, but their influence far exceeded the boundaries of their niches.

Therefore, in Su Huai’s long-term planning, different niches should have different shareholding percentages.

Note, these are shares held by the niche itself, not individuals.

So, the ultimate form of Xingyu looked something like this—

Su Huai held about 10% of the shares, relying on different voting rights to ensure his say.

Investors and management held 20%.

Merchandising niches together held 30% of the shares, while the remaining 40% was distributed among other niches.

The entertainment sector would not exceed 20%, despite having the most hosts and the largest accumulated fan base, because a model reliant on tips did not merit more.

In the future, Pei Shuyu’s shares would likely be diluted to below 5%. Despite being Su Huai’s darling daughter and a foundational pillar of the company, as a dance host, she was always somewhat of a conundrum before her transformation.

Su Huai was not worried about her objections, as the weighted studio system was the best reinforcement.

Simply put, Xingyu’s hosts could not only obtain company shares after reaching S-level but also use the company’s resources to establish their own studios.

Regarding shares, individuals held the majority, with the specific amount weighted according to personal influence.

Studios could also continue to sign broadcasters, using whatever system and tactics they wanted, fully responsible for their own profits and losses.

Therefore, ambitious influencers would definitely set up their studios and take back their personal management contracts, but Xingyu would always retain their image rights and other entitlements.

Not to boast too much, but like Tong Jincheng, with his flair for making content, just matrix editing clips could easily earn him two modest goals a year.

After all, Xingyu wasn’t relying on a big host’s commission to make money; this segment was comparable to the traditional entertainment agencies.

This way, the profit distribution sufficiently cared for those naturally talented influencers, preventing them from feeling, "I succeeded because of myself, you did so little, why take so much?"

In the end, all shares distributed to influencers had buy-back clauses.

For actions leading to serious backlash due to personal misconduct, the penalty often covered the share value and could even generate a profit.

If they simply became less popular, it wouldn’t be a big issue as the company would buy back some shares at market price, dangling opportunities for successors.

It was foreseeable that in the distant future, Xingyu’s shares would become highly fragmented.

Concerning this, Zhang Dayi expressed great confusion.

"You’ve looked after everyone’s interests, but what about you? You invested so much effort in building the company, only to own such a small portion..."

Su Huai replied meaningfully, "Me? Thank you for your concern, but for me, the existence of Xingyu is just about fulfilling a historical mission..."

"A historical mission?"

Zhang Dayi clearly wanted to know more, but Su Huai chose not to explain further.

He didn’t want to explain, so there was no need to discuss it anymore.

But if Gu Jiuyue asked, then Su Huai would tell her: I have my sights set on Douyin.

It’s now November 2016, and the last chance to invest in ByteDance has already passed.

However, the absence of a conventional path didn’t mean an unconventional one wasn’t available.

If Xingyu could grow substantial enough by 2018 to dominate half of the livestreaming industry, it could then discuss swapping shares with Douyin.

Many only saw the later boom and star-making capability of Douyin’s livestreaming and assumed Douyin had always been impenetrable and dominant.

That wasn’t the case.

When Zhang Yiming had just decided to enter the livestreaming niche, there was great tension within Douyin.

It wasn’t that they didn’t believe in their own traffic, they were simply facing internal and external crises.

Externally, giants like Tencent and Alibaba continuously pressed ByteDance to their limits, WeChat banned Douyin shares mid-2018, and Zhang Yiming and Ma Huateng were openly clashing; Alibaba first fanned the flames, then became cautious...

Internally, although opening the live feature was agreed upon, securing top broadcasters meant direct confrontation with leading platforms like Kuaishou and Tigerfish; under financial constraints and contract-bound top hosts, the vice president tasked with this was literally losing hair over it...

At such a time, if a powerful MCN like Xingyu fully supported Douyin, then the unbreachable share gap might open up as wide as a scallop spreading its legs.

Does a scallop have legs?