Chapter 484: Chapter 232: Nurturing New Talent

’Sign with an MCN company?’

The suggestion made Sun Jialin’s eyes light up.

She was well aware that with the development of the internet age, a new opportunity had emerged for people who wanted to transcend their social class.

And that was content creation!

For a girl, as long as she was reasonably attractive and had a decent figure, she could definitely carve out a niche for herself online with the help of Hex-Tech and various beauty filters.

An opportunity like this never existed before!

Back before the internet was so widespread, an attractive girl would only be known within her own social circle.

And if she was a true goddess-level beauty, she would have been snatched up long ago by some rich heir.

Ordinary people would never even get a chance to meet them.

Of course, that’s still true today.

The difference is that today’s advanced internet provides a platform for everyone to see these beautiful women.

And these women can use this opportunity to rack up tons of followers and make a fortune.

To be honest, Sun Jialin was very envious.

After all, she had good looks, a great personality, and an amazing body. Plus, she could do K-pop dances.

As everyone knew, many of the viral dances and challenges on Douyin were rooted in jazz dance.

Therefore, Sun Jialin should have had a clear advantage.

And yet, every time she jumped on the latest trends to film a video, the response was lukewarm at best.

And that was with her dance background. Without it, she probably wouldn’t even have her current hundred-thousand-plus followers.

Sun Jialin had analyzed videos from many other creators and identified a few reasons why she hadn’t blown up.

The first was her video style.

Sun Jialin’s videos were relatively conservative. Both her outfits and her dance moves were very tame.

But it was precisely this tameness that kept her from getting popular. The followers she attracted were most likely other girls who wanted to learn how to dance.

But that ran into the "like repels like" principle.

Generally, online, the vast majority of people who are hostile toward you are of the same gender.

Therefore, to make a social media account successful, you first had to attract followers of the opposite sex.

And for women, the simplest and fastest way to do that was thirst trapping.

Although Sun Jialin didn’t want to admit it and disdained the idea, that was the reality of the situation.

Risqué videos simply got more traffic than wholesome ones.

For example, a creator could post multiple videos of them painting or playing the piano and get no traction. But the moment they put on a sexy outfit, showed a little leg or some cleavage, the likes would skyrocket.

There was no helping it; that was just the trend.

Although Sun Jialin found it ridiculous, she had to admit that this kind of "heretical cultivation" was the easiest path.

The second reason she believed she hadn’t blown up wasn’t because of poor video quality, but because she didn’t have a company backing her.

Most of the traffic on Douyin was now in the hands of a few large companies.

By operating multiple accounts, they could promote the same person to different user groups in various ways, thereby capturing traffic from all sides.

If you wanted to get popular, you either had to find a promoter or spend your own money to buy Dou+ traffic.

But Sun Jialin couldn’t afford to do either.

So, she was incredibly frustrated and even considering whether she should keep going.

After all, filming videos every day was exhausting.

To keep up with the trends, Sun Jialin had to learn the dance, pick an outfit, practice, film, and handle all the post-production editing in a very short amount of time.

The whole process had to be completed within two days at the most.

For an eighteen-year-old college freshman juggling a heavy academic workload, it was incredibly difficult!

Because of this, Sun Jialin was getting tired and wanted to take a break from posting for a while.

But Jiang Wan’s words had just given her a new spark of hope.

However, she vaguely remembered that Jiang Wan wasn’t backed by an MCN company.

So, Sun Jialin asked curiously.

"Counselor, you know people at an MCN company?"

"Not ’know’ them, exactly."

Jiang Wan and Lin Shen exchanged a silent glance, and then she chuckled.

"I’m a shareholder in an MCN company myself."

Huh?

Jiang Wan’s words not only stunned Sun Jialin, but even Gu Wanqing, who was standing nearby, was also taken aback.

’Since when does Jiang Wan have a media company to her name?’

’Could it be that she started it with Lin Shen?’

"May I ask what it’s called?"

Sun Jialin was curious. Incredibly curious!

She never would have imagined that her friendly, approachable counselor was actually a shareholder in an MCN company!

"It’s called Shenwan. Lin Shen and I started it together. It’s not really famous or anything. It’s a new company, so you’ve probably never heard of it."

Jiang Wan’s explanation left Sun Jialin even more astonished.

’Shenwan?’

’Just from the name, it’s obvious Lin Shen started the company specifically for her, his counselor!’

’He actually just gave his girlfriend a company?’

Sun Jialin felt a pang of envy. No, she was incredibly envious.

She had heard of guys giving their girlfriends makeup and purses, but she had never heard of someone giving his girlfriend a stake in a company!

That wasn’t something you could do just by being rich; it also required the complete trust and unwavering support of your subordinates.

If you were an employee at a company and found out your boss had gifted company equity to his girlfriend, what would you do?

Most people’s first reaction would probably be: ’This company is about to go under!’

After all, who would believe that such a distribution of shares would lead to the company’s stable growth?

It would only be possible if it were a wholly-owned company that hadn’t taken on any outside investment or financing.

In other words, Shenwan only had two shareholders.

Lin Shen and Jiang Wan!

At this realization, Sun Jialin’s previously aloof expression suddenly became animated, her eyes brimming with intense anticipation.

"Can... can I join?"

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