Pei Qian knew it was time to shoot the next episode.
Three episodes had been prepared before the New Year, and they had all been released.
If they wanted to release the fourth episode within three days, they needed to get to work quickly.
However, for videos like “Mr. Pei’s Daily Life,” once the script was written, the filming, editing, dubbing, and other work would only take a few hours in total. It was perfectly suited for a highly productive model!
So, from a time perspective, there was no problem—they even had some room to spare.
Pei Qian had no choice. The contract was signed, and since he couldn’t afford the penalty for breaking it, he might as well shoot honestly.
After all, it was a single cut either way; extending his neck a bit might reduce the pain.
Soon, the fourth episode was successfully shot.
Zhu Xiaocai, holding his DSLR camera, looked at the footage and made an OK gesture.
“Perfect! Mr. Pei’s acting is still as good as ever, fantastic.”
“Indeed, a game designer who doesn’t aspire to be an award-winning actor can’t be a good boss!”
“By the way, Mr. Pei, regarding video commercial collaborations, Huang asked me to check with you, so…”
Zhu Xiaocai glanced at the reception room nearby.
Pei Qian instantly understood—he wanted to talk privately.
For other matters, Pei Qian would likely wave his hand dismissively and let Zhu Xiaocai and Huang Sibo handle things as they saw fit.
But upon hearing it was about commercial collaboration, Pei Qian perked up.
“Let’s go to the reception room.”
Video commercial collaboration, colloquially known as “cashing in on food” (making money from sponsorships).
This was something Pei Qian needed to care about!
If Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaocai hadn’t brought it up, Pei Qian wouldn’t have dared to ask.
After all, the 1 million yuan was Pei Qian’s investment, and before giving it, they had agreed that he wouldn’t interfere with anything. Now that the video was made and popular, it would be inappropriate for him to suddenly start meddling.
That could damage his public image.
Once people lost faith, the team would be difficult to lead!
But now that Zhu Xiaocai had brought it up, Pei Qian had room to maneuver.
Entering the reception room, Pei Qian listened attentively.
Zhu Xiaocai seemed a bit excited: “Mr. Pei, our team received the first advertisement the day before yesterday! Ahem, that is to say, we can make money from sponsorships now!”
“…”
Damn, that was too fast!
Pei Qian had thought it would take two or three more weeks or even a month to receive sponsorship offers.
But they received a sponsorship offer after just a few days of broadcasting?!
Pei Qian maintained a calm expression: “Hmm, what’s the offer?”
Zhu Xiaocai said, “It’s an advertisement for an online clothing store. They want us to incorporate their new T-shirt designs.”
“We’d need to have a supporting actor say an advertising line and wear their clothes. But I think viewers should understand this, so it shouldn’t be a big issue.”
Pei Qian was silent for a moment, then asked, “What about the price?”
“Five thousand yuan! Well, it’s not much, but this is just the beginning, the first step,” Zhu Xiaocai said.
Damn!
Five thousand for the first sponsorship???
Pei Qian was a bit dumbfounded.
Such a high amount?
Although Pei Qian didn’t have a particularly clear understanding of the exact price range for video content creators’ sponsored videos, he did have some indirect knowledge.
In the 2010 environment, the vast majority of people looked down on video creators, even viewing those who made a living by producing videos as shameful.
Most creators who became popular had their main careers; full-time creators were extremely rare.
Pei Qian remembered watching a video by Ao Changzhang, where in 2019 he reflected on his first sponsorship: In 2011, with his videos getting only about 100,000 views per episode, he received a sponsored advertisement from “League of Legends,” which started his journey of making money from sponsorships.
So, how much was Ao Changzhang paid for that sponsored video?
1,000 yuan.
Yes, for such an important game, such a big company… only 1,000 yuan!
Although each episode of “Mr. Pei’s Daily Life” currently has 500,000 views, it has only been popular for a few days! Who could guarantee that the creator of this series wouldn’t quickly run out of ideas and be buried in the river of history?
So, the 5,000 yuan offer was a reasonable price, even considered generous.
Of course, this was considering the standard for individual content creators’ sponsorships.
If considering series IP, exclusive broadcasting rights, etc., that would be a completely different matter.