"Hello?"

On the other end of the phone, came the voice of a slightly tired adult man.

Compared to his exuberant mood during livestreams, Chen Xiu off-air seemed no different from an ordinary person.

"Hello, are you Xiu-brother who loves fishing? I'm Zhang Yang from Famous Fishing Tackle Company. You boosted your follower count in my livestream previously!" Zhang Yang got straight to the point, introducing himself directly.

"Oh, an idol! Hello, hello! How did you get my number? I'm a bit excited!"

Upon hearing it was Zhang Yang, Chen Xiu was visibly a bit excited.

After all, at this critical juncture, Zhang Yang's livestream account already had over 500,000 followers, making him a top-tier celebrity among outdoor fishing streamers!

"No need to be so polite. I'm calling to discuss some business with you. Are you interested?"

"What business? Just tell me, I won't hesitate if it's something I can do!"

"Have you ever thought about joining a livestream union? I've been watching you for a while and find your streams very interesting! Your current development path is a bit unconventional. If you join us, we can offer you professional assistance!"

"Uh, join a union? Like signing a contract?" Chen Xiu's tone suddenly dropped when he heard Zhang Yang's comment.

"Yes, it involves signing a contract! We have a professional MCN company, with professional operations, photography, post-production, and an increasingly complete series of fishing tackle products!

These resources can be accessed by our contracted streamers, as long as conditions allow!

Moreover, besides these, streamers can receive a basic monthly salary of no less than 5000 yuan!"

Zhang Yang called with a lot of sincerity, detailing various favorable conditions. These enticing terms would excite other streamers, but Chen Xiu remained very calm.

"Uh, I understand what you're saying! But sorry, I'm not really interested in signing up with a union. I won't consider it for now!"

Chen Xiu was very clear-headed and refused without any hesitation.

A basic salary of 5000 yuan is not low for many grassroots streamers who haven't yet realized their potential, since most ordinary people can't earn that much.

But Chen Xiu was different. He had already started connecting his livestreams, follower growth, and fishing gear sales into a commercial loop, and when business was good, he could earn several thousand yuan in just one night within a WeChat group. Five thousand yuan to him is just under twenty Cloud-Piercing Arrows.

"Do you have any concerns? Or do you have a prejudice against unions?"

Zhang Yang didn't expect such a firm stance, which was even more straightforward than when he previously refused the higher-ups at Inke.

"I used to play on YY! I know a bit about the contractual tricks in that world! I don't like so many restrictions when I'm online! I'm quite satisfied with my current situation, so it's better not to get involved."

Seeing Zhang Yang's confusion, Chen Xiu briefly explained.

"Uh, got it! But your concerns might be irrelevant!

Our union doesn't take a cut, whether it's from gift rewards or other profit channels, the company doesn't take a share!

Normal cooperation doesn't have too many rigid contract requirements, the terms are quite relaxed, are you sure you don't want to reconsider? At least look at the contract before refusing!"

"No cut? And a basic salary? Are you a charity?"

Hearing this condition, Chen Xiu's curiosity was piqued. The terms Zhang Yang mentioned had already exceeded his understanding of union contracts.

"Of course, this can't be a trick!"

"Then what are you aiming for? Providing resources, paying salaries, are you nurturing streamers just for fun?"

"Haha, it's the company's brand strategy layout. With us, signing streamers is a cooperative relation, not a subordinate one!

Of course, there will be some restrictions, let's do this, give me an email and I'll send you a detailed contract. You can decide about signing after you read it!"

"Alright then! I'll text it to you!"

…

A few minutes later, Chen Xiu received an electronic version of the contract in his email and quickly looked through it with curiosity.

With patience, he read it thoroughly several times; the conditions were indeed quite loose.

All livestream gifts and platform profits are not subject to any cuts, and after signing, at least a week of centralized business training will be provided.

Additionally, large accounts under the company would guide traffic and attention to the contracted streamer, making the terms quite generous.

As for restrictions, there were only a few points to note: one was that streamers needed to cooperate with the company's product promotion, and another was that during the contract period, they couldn't accept advertisements from other fishing tackle brands of the same category.

Other than that, there were basic requirements like the number of times and duration of monthly livestreams, but considering Chen Xiu's streaming frequency, these clauses were very generous.

Chen Xiu read through the contract several times, finding the restrictive terms not harsh. The only point he found difficult to accept was the contract duration.

The contract term was as long as eight years!

Seeing the contract with his own eyes, Chen Xiu fell into deep thought.

Should he go solo, or rely on this big tree for shelter?

The current profit model was too single-threaded, and the platform strictly controlled offline transactions; even slight indications in the livestream would result in a warning from online administrators, once even directly banning his livestream channel.

And what about signing with Zhang Yang?

It seemed many issues wouldn't be issues anymore, at least with the backing of Zhang Yang, being a major Internet celebrity, just learning a few basic tricks could benefit for quite a while, and if the business side could provide help, it would be even more fitting, as starting from scratch was time and energy-consuming.

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