Chapter 123: Isn't This Just Bilibili in Reverse?!
Chapter 123: Isn't This Just Bilibili in Reverse?!
Once Game Producer sells over 300,000 copies, it means the game will have turned a profit.
And if sales continue to rise—say, reaching 400,000 or 500,000—then it could even make back the losses from Moyu Internet Café and the short video platform!
That would be an absolute disaster for Pei Qian, a thunderclap on a sunny day!
So recently, Pei Qian had been obsessively watching Game Producer's sales figures, praying that it wouldn’t go viral any further.
But at this point, there was nothing he could do.
The game was already made. Intentionally downgrading it into trash would be a violation of the rules.
As for pulling off little tricks or petty sabotage... Players would just think it’s another example of his “performance art.”
Right now, Pei Qian only had one feeling: It’s harder than ever!
He had to admit—although Qiao Liang's video was pure nonsense, he did say one thing that was right: To be misunderstood is the fate of the creator.
And Pei Qian, as the creator, was now being wildly misunderstood. And not by just one or two people—but by everyone!
This kind of "fate" made him want to cough up blood.
Meanwhile, everyone else was celebrating the wrap-up of Season 3 of President Pei’s Daily Life.
“Brother Huang, what are your plans next? Will you keep filming Season 4?” Lu Mingliang asked excitedly.
He had thoroughly enjoyed playing the intern character in the series and was eager to reprise his role in the sequel.
Huang Sibo smiled. “Nothing’s set in stone yet. But based on the generous terms from Aili Island, we’ll likely recoup all our investment from this season—and maybe even make a profit.”
“Now that we’ve proven President Pei’s Daily Life is a valuable IP, we’re looking at two possible directions: either continue digging into this IP, or explore new creative avenues.”
“Of course, before we start anything else, we plan to take a two-week break. Everyone’s been working super hard lately—we’re all pretty worn out.”
The more Pei Qian listened, the worse he felt.
What’s going on here?!
According to Huang Sibo, they could recoup the full investment this season—and even make extra money??
That statement hit Pei Qian like a bolt of lightning. He froze on the spot.
They had spent a whole one million yuan up front!
They didn’t even take any sponsor videos—how the hell could they make that money back? Even if the new platform had a creator incentive plan, it couldn’t possibly bring in that much!
“You didn’t secretly accept some cheap sponsored ads, did you?” Pei Qian instantly became suspicious.
Huang Sibo smiled. “Nope, President Pei.”
“I told you before—Aili Island has a creator incentive program, which works a bit differently from Fanshu.”
“Incentive program… what is it, 15 to 30 yuan per 10,000 views?” Pei Qian frowned.
The incentive program was available to all creators, so the rates couldn’t be too high. Typically, 10,000 views would earn about 15 to 30 yuan. Even with a million views, that’s just around 2,000 yuan in revenue.
Sure, some platforms offer performance tiers—1 million, 2 million, 3 million views—where the rate per 10,000 views increases slightly. But it still doesn’t amount to much.
For a series like President Pei’s Daily Life, with just 10 episodes per season, it might pull in 30,000 to 50,000 yuan at most. Nowhere near covering a 1 million yuan investment!
No matter how you calculate it, the numbers just didn’t add up!
Huang Sibo smiled and shook his head. Then he began to explain in detail.
“President Pei, this is where you're not fully in the loop.”
“The incentive program is meant for regular video creators.”
“But because of President Pei’s Daily Life’s huge influence across the entire internet, our deal with Aili Island wasn’t made as just another ordinary creator…”
“Aili Island put together a special fund to purchase exclusive rights for high-quality online dramas, and their revenue-sharing rules are extremely generous,” Huang Sibo explained.
“The executives at Aili Island believe that micro short dramas are the future of video content. They see great potential, so they made an exception and upgraded our rating from B to A.”
“According to their rules, an A-rated web series earns revenue as long as each episode gets over six minutes of watch time per user. Each valid view earns 0.4 yuan in revenue sharing!”
“Of course, since our videos are super short—around one minute each—the standard was lowered. Now, if an episode is watched for over 30 seconds, it counts as a valid view. The payout was adjusted too: each valid view now earns 0.2 yuan.”
“In other words, if each of the 10 episodes in Season 3 gets at least 1 million valid views, we’re looking at around 2 million yuan in revenue!”
“Even after deducting expenses and taxes, we’re still making a solid profit.”
“And we owe this all to your excellent strategy, President Pei! It’s precisely because we rejected those low-quality sponsorship deals that President Pei’s Daily Life became such a high-value IP, which earned us that A rating and such generous revenue-sharing terms from Aili Island!”
“This success wouldn’t have been possible without your foresight!”
Pei Qian was dumbfounded.
0.2 yuan per valid view? Doesn’t that mean 2,000 yuan per 10,000 views?
That’s a hundred times more than the average video incentive program!
He had never seen that coming.
Video platforms do indeed allocate large budgets for licensing rights to hit dramas and variety shows. These are bundled with subscriptions and used to boost platform competitiveness.
Copyrights are essentially the moat that protects video sites. When platforms burn through cash, this is usually where the money goes.
But what caught Pei Qian completely off guard was that President Pei’s Daily Life, a seemingly ordinary web series, could qualify for such treatment!
Normally, shows rated A, B, C, or D go through strict internal evaluations. Only very high-quality content qualifies, and there are quotas.
Also, getting a rating like that requires signing an exclusive agreement with the platform.
With this setup, exclusive distribution isn’t just a one-time buyout. Instead, creators earn based on actual viewership. For both the platform and the creators, this reduces risk and makes things more sustainable.
Apparently, Aili Island had decided to aggressively spend money lately—and it just so happened their execs had taken a liking to President Pei’s Daily Life. That’s how this miracle came about!
“Season 3 will officially premiere on Aili Island tonight at 8 PM,” Huang Sibo said with a hint of pride. “Everyone’s welcome to check it out. It should be a pretty exciting launch.”
“Absolutely! Count us in!”
“I’m gonna post the first bullet comment!”
The team was buzzing with excitement.
Pei Qian, on the other hand, was feeling increasingly uneasy. He figured he should take a look too.
“What’s the link to I-site?” Pei Qian asked.
“Oh, here it is.” Huang Sibo tapped a few times on his phone and showed the URL to Pei Qian.
A string of English letters stood out on the screen:
Pei Qian froze in shock.
This…
This is literally Bilibili— but spelled backwards?!
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