237: Being young and beautiful doesn’t mean being stupid!
As soon as this doubt arose, Hua Bin quickly came to his senses: It is impossible to push Xu Yao away. If he didn't want to sign Xu Yao, the vice president of Orca would not have made such a trip.
The vice president of Orca is taking a step back to advance. He appears to be more sincere by explaining the situation of his own platform first.
Furthermore, Orca's vice president wanted to hear Xu Yao's response, testing whether she was the short-sighted influencer who only cared about the high signing fee and not long-term development... Even if Xu Yao was indeed short-sighted, Orca wouldn't refuse to sign her. Even if Xu Yao couldn't continue to shine on the Orca platform, at least she could bring a new group of users to Orca. Furthermore, the public opinion value of signing Xu Yao outweighed the actual value, so Orca wouldn't lose out in any way!
Hua Bin figured out Vice President Orca's logic and immediately felt unhappy.
Orca wasn't the only one who wanted to sign Xu Yao. The initiative should have been in Xu Yao's hands. Was it Orca's turn to test her like this?!
"Brother Bin, the air conditioning in this hotel is too cold. Can you help me get a coat?"
Xu Yao knew Hua Bin very well. Noticing Hua Bin's emotional change, Xu Yao immediately spoke up to interrupt Hua Bin's accumulation of strength.
Hua Bin hesitated for a few seconds before saying "OK".
In fact, Hua Bin was worried that Xu Yao was being PUA-ed by the vice president of Orca. But if he rejected Xu Yao in front of the vice president of Orca, the vice president of Orca would look down on Xu Yao even more. He could only agree to go back and get his coat so that Xu Yao and the vice president of Orca could talk alone.
After Hua Bin left, Orca's vice president smiled and said bluntly, "Ms. Xu, Mr. Hua Bin seems to want you to go to Xiyou?"
Xu Yao did not shy away from saying, "Brother Bin did have this idea. He felt Xiyou had the right environment for me, so I didn't need to transform myself if I went to Xiyou."
"Does Mr. Hua Bin's opinion represent Ms. Xu's?"
The Orca vice president still had a smile on his face.
Xu Yao nodded. "Brother Bin's opinion is very important to me. He is someone I trust. I believe he will not harm me."
——Then why did you send Hua Bin away before talking to him again?
The vice president didn't believe what Xu Yao said.
Xu Yao didn't care whether the other party believed it or not. She sent Hua Bin away because she wanted to make the deputy general manager of Orca feel more relaxed.
Some men always think that women are not smart, especially young and beautiful women, who have empty brains and lack correct judgment.
Xu Yao first thanked the Orca vice president for his concern, and then complimented the strength of the Orca platform. Huahu is indeed invincible, but Orca has already secured a basic base in the sinking market and will maintain its market share in the next few years.
But what about a few years later?
“Do you think Orca users will experience aesthetic fatigue?”
The smile on the vice president's face faded a little.
He came to give Xu Yao a "lesson", but Xu Yao actually wanted to give him a "lesson" in return?
As long as the platform is willing to support internet celebrities like Xu Yao, they can always pick one or two out of a group of newcomers through repeated screening. The vice president does not deny Xu Yao's talent and personal ability, but how can such talent and ability compare to the judgment of product professionals in platform development?
"Users are experiencing aesthetic fatigue. Does Ms. Xu have any solution?"
The vice president was somewhat nonchalant.
Xu Yao shook her head. "My abilities are limited, and my vision is not as broad as that of a senior industry expert like you. Of course, I can't come up with a solution."
The vice president hadn't had high expectations, and wouldn't be disappointed after hearing Xu Yao's words. Unexpectedly, Xu Yao changed the subject: "But I think if the entire platform's aesthetics became unified, it wouldn't be a good thing for the platform, right? The high degree of homogeneity in short video content makes it difficult for new anchors to stand out, and it also causes some users to choose other platforms after aesthetic fatigue. I think this may be the reason why Huahu has been able to catch up."
The phrase "coming from behind" made the Orca vice president very unhappy.
Orca entered the short video market much earlier than Huahu, but now it is ranked second, and everyone from the boss to the management is unhappy about it.
With Huahu's unstoppable development momentum in front and Xiyou eyeing it covetously from behind, Orca has actually fallen into a development bottleneck a long time ago.
Since they're lagging behind, they need to study their competitors' strengths. Huahu's short videos aren't that high-quality; they offer a wide range of genres, from the borderline to the earthy and the funny. Given China's demographics, Orca's target user base in the lower-tier markets is advantageous, but Orca lags behind Huahu in both downloads and daily active users.
What is the reason for this?
The killer whale is conducting its own analysis and is also asking professional organizations to conduct analysis.
The killer whale had already noticed the problem Xu Yao mentioned, but it did not dare to move.
I'm afraid that if I move, I won't be able to hold on to my base...
"Miss Xu, do you mean to try out Huahu's style at Orca?"
If Xu Yao had gone through so much trouble just to bring this up, the vice president wouldn't be surprised. Just as Hua Bin thought, regardless of Xu Yao's style, Orca would sign her. But if Xu Yao couldn't make a name for herself after the hype wore off, Orca wouldn't waste too many resources on her!
Xu Yao smiled and shook her head. "How can I copy Huahu's style to Orca exactly? That won't work. I do want to make some different videos, and I want to change while adapting to the Orca environment, but I'm not sure if my idea can succeed. If it doesn't succeed, wouldn't it be a betrayal of your and the platform's trust? So I thought, why don't we not sign an 'exclusive contract' first? We can sit down and talk slowly after I build up the Orca account. You should know that Huahu and I don't actually have an 'exclusive contract'."
The vice president thought that Xu Yao was beating around the bush to raise her own value and get better contract terms.
I never expected that Xu Yao would say not to sign the contract yet!
With Xu Yao's current popularity, the signing fee alone would be at least eight figures. If she doesn't sign the contract, doesn't that mean she won't get the signing fee first?
This approach would leave Xu Yao with no guarantees when she switched platforms. Without the signing fee from Orca to back her up, what would happen if Xu Yao's account didn't take off after joining Orca? However, it was indeed beneficial for Orca, saving a lot of money and not taking on any risk—but things always have to be viewed from multiple perspectives. If Orca didn't take on any risk, it would lose its control over Xu Yao.
The "exclusive contract" is a very important restriction. If Xu Yao signs the "exclusive contract", she can only work at Orca. If she does not sign the "exclusive contract", Xu Yao's videos can be posted on the entire Internet. At the same time, Xu Yao can still change jobs whenever she wants, just like she does now.
No, we can’t let Xu Yao create an account first and then sign the contract. This will do more harm than good to Orca. It’s not worth it just to save a little bit of signing fee!
The vice president had just figured it out when Hua Bin, who had gone back to his room to get his coat, arrived.
"How did your conversation go?"
Hua Bin looked at the vice president with a wary look, fearing that this old man would deceive the young Xu Yao.
The vice president was somewhat dazed: had he been tricked by these two people from this small studio?!
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