novelODS Chapter 469 The 7th Core Member
Chapter 469 The 7th Core Member
June 1th, 3 PM.
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.
Jiang Feng had just finished the first day of the preliminary selection assessment and hadn't even had a proper dinner before driving to the airport.
There weren't many people left outside the international arrivals exit.
Jiang Feng leaned against the railing and glanced down at his phone.
He's picking someone up today.
A very important person.
The other person was on a flight from Los Angeles.
It landed just ten minutes ago.
[We've landed.]
Waiting for my luggage.
Looking at the two messages on his phone, Jiang Feng replied:
I'm at the international arrivals exit.
Aside from that, there was no further communication.
Jiang Feng stood at the exit, waiting quietly.
Another ten minutes or so passed.
My phone vibrated again.
[They're out.]
Jiang Feng raised his head.
Among the crowd, a young man wearing a black baseball cap and a mask was dragging a large suitcase out.
A camera bag was slung over his shoulder.
She also had a bulging backpack on her back.
Judging from their outfit, they're clearly not just here for tourism.
The man was also looking around.
His gaze swept across the exit and quickly locked onto Jiang Feng.
next second.
His pace quickened noticeably.
The two looked at each other from a distance of just a few meters.
The young man took off his mask first and tentatively asked:
"The Wind God?"
Jiang Feng smiled too.
"Director Chen?"
It's not Wraith.
He's not an overseas professional player either.
It was Chen Yichen.
That international student at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts who was the first to discover Jiang Feng's overseas value.
He is also the real operator of Jiang Feng's overseas accounts.
Jiang Feng had just started airing back then.
He has only tens of thousands of fans in China.
Let alone overseas teams, even the English subtitles for a single video have to be handled by Zhang Jindong.
Right at that time.
Chen Yichen proactively sent a private message, requesting to upload Jiang Feng's videos to YouTube and TikTok.
It all started from that day.
Jiang Feng's name has truly transcended language and platform barriers, reaching overseas audiences.
Overseas account.
English subtitles.
Video editing.
Live broadcast.
Comment section management.
Business matchmaking.
Copyright protection.
Public opinion response.
These things seem simple.
To do it well, each of these aspects requires a significant amount of time, effort, and an understanding of the rules of overseas platforms.
Jiang Feng clearly couldn't do it himself.
It's not that I lack ability.
Rather, he simply didn't have the time.
Domestic live streaming, e-sports competitions, schools, business, and Delta official affairs have already filled his schedule to the brim.
Moreover, his English level is really not good.
Even without Chen Yichen, Jiang Feng's abilities would most likely have allowed those highlight clips to reach overseas audiences.
Gold will always shine.
But the outcome will never be like this.
The video will be fragmented by one reposting account after another.
The source will gradually be lost in the process of repeated reposting.
Overseas players may remember a "mysterious Chinese master" with terrifying skills, but they may not know that his name is Jiang Feng.
They wouldn't even pay attention to an official account that truly belongs to Jiang Feng.
Those tens or hundreds of millions of views will become someone else's fans.
Platform incentives end up in other people's pockets.
There is traffic.
But there was no position.
It has a high profile.
But he doesn't have any fans of his own.
That would be the most regrettable outcome.
What Chen Yichen did was to secure this territory for Jiang Feng before Jiang Feng even realized its value.
Every time Jiang Feng makes a famous scene.
Chen Yichen always completes the editing, translation, and release in the shortest possible time.
Twenty-kill challenge.
The table-flipping action.
S3 is now online.
Promotional material for the "Zhengfeng Cup".
The domestic buzz had barely started when the overseas version was already released.
Jiang Feng is in charge of content creation.
Chen Yichen is responsible for making the whole world see it.
Therefore, Jiang Feng never felt that giving away 15% was too much.
This 15% was not forcibly taken from an existing income.
Instead, Chen Yichen turned an overseas market that was originally close to zero into a hundred, and then took fifteen percent of it.
He wasn't there.
One hundred percent zero is still zero.
With him.
Jiang Feng not only obtained the remaining 85%, but also gained global influence, his own overseas accounts, and overseas platforms and business resources that are now actively seeking him out.
The second edition of the Zhengfeng Cup quickly became a hit overseas.
More than 300 overseas athletes registered overnight.
Streamers like Wraith booked tickets directly to come to China.
Overseas platforms are actively seeking to purchase broadcasting rights.
To get to the root of the matter.
It all started with that private message Chen Yichen sent back then.
So in Jiang Feng's heart.
Chen Yichen has never been just a video editor who gets paid a share of the profits.
Rather, they are his true overseas partners.
Jiang Fengxin had his own scales to weigh all of this.
That's why.
Even though the first day of auditions had just ended and he had a mountain of work to do, Jiang Feng still drove himself to the airport.
this person.
It was worth it for him to come and pick them up personally.
Chen Yichen dragged his suitcase closer, looked Jiang Feng up and down, and couldn't help but sigh:
"Finally, I've met the real person!"
"I edited hundreds of videos for you and managed your account for months, and only today do we truly get to know each other."
Jiang Feng stretched out his hand.
"Thanks for your hard work."
"I didn't even go back to China for the Spring Festival; I was still there helping me with the broadcasts."
Chen Yichen shook hands with him, and then looked at his face carefully.
"You're even more handsome in person than on camera."
Jiang Feng chuckled.
"Starting to flatter me the moment we met?"
"This is called respecting objective facts."
After Chen Yichen finished speaking, he looked behind Jiang Feng.
He was somewhat surprised.
"Did you come by yourself?"
"Otherwise what?"
Jiang Feng took his suitcase from him.
"First time meeting you."
"You've been doing this much work for me again."
"Shouldn't I come to pick you up myself?"
Chen Yichen paused for a moment, then his smile became noticeably more genuine.
The two talked as they walked toward the parking lot.
Upon reaching the car, Jiang Feng opened the trunk and put the luggage inside.
Looking at the large suitcase that almost filled the trunk, he couldn't help but ask:
"With so much stuff, how long are you planning to stay?"
Chen Yichen carefully put his camera bag away.
"I definitely won't leave before the Championship Cup ends."
"As for what happens after it's over..."
He paused.
"I probably won't be going back to the US anytime soon."
Jiang Feng glanced at him.
"Any plans?"
"have."
Chen Yichen opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.
"And quite a lot."
"Go to the company first."
"Let's talk slowly."
The vehicle drove out of the airport.
In Hangzhou at around 10 p.m., the traffic had already decreased significantly.
Although it was their first time meeting in person, the two didn't feel much awkwardness.
Their frequent exchanges over the past few months have long since allowed them to overcome the awkwardness of meeting ordinary online friends for the first time.
More than forty minutes later.
The vehicle drove into the park where Zhengfeng Esports is located.
The night is already deep.
Most of the windows in the office building were dark.
Only the floor where Zhengfeng Esports is located remains brightly lit.
Staff are still reviewing the data from the first day of the preliminary selection and processing appeals and unusual video recordings.
After getting out of the car, Chen Yichen looked up at the entire floor of bright windows, his expression momentarily dazed.
months ago.
When he first contacted Jiang Feng, the other party was just a newcomer anchor who had just started out.
Zhengfeng eSports is nowhere to be found.
And now.
Independent office area.
Tournament system.
50,000 contestants in the preliminary selection.
A prize of tens of millions.
There are also overseas platforms that proactively reach out to us.
In just a few months, everything changed.
Jiang Feng stood to the side and said with a smile:
"Stop looking."
"Let's go up."
"Let me hear what you've come all the way back from the US to talk to me about."
Chen Yichen looked away and patted the tablet in his arms.
"First, I need to go over all those overseas business matters with you, one by one."
"For contracts that have already been signed, you need to know the contract details, pricing, profit sharing, and performance schedule."
"For those that haven't been signed yet, we need to discuss together which ones can be signed, which ones we need to negotiate the price with, and which ones pose a risk."
Jiang Feng glanced at him.
"Didn't you always handle these things yourself before?"
"The past is the past."
Chen Yichen shook his head.
"Back when our overseas accounts were just starting out, there wasn't much business, and the amounts weren't large. I managed to keep an eye on it myself, sending you reports regularly, and there weren't any major problems."
"But things are different now."
"Platform revenue sharing, GG revenue, brand commercials, live streaming gifts, and event broadcasting rights have all been squeezed together."
"The amount of money I handle each month ranges from several million to tens of millions."
"If we continue to rely on the trust between the two of us and proceed in a muddled manner, it will be irresponsible to both of us."
At this point, he patted the tablet in his hand again.
"I brought back all the back-end data, revenue statements, business emails, original contracts, copyright authorizations, and expense details from all overseas platforms over the past few months."
Looking at Chen Yichen, who was smiling openly and honestly, Jiang Feng knew that he had never misjudged him.