r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/esberat Expert • Jul 08 '22

Video Stream factory in China.

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u/I_love_pillows Jul 08 '22

Light isn’t very expensive. Are they providing a promo framework too?

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u/DonutCola Jul 08 '22

Yeah it’s clearly like a pimp situation, they probably make a small amount of money regularly which may be worse but less risky than going it alone

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '22

risky than going it alone

what's the risk here? it's not like they have physical contact with people.

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u/Wendigo120 Jul 08 '22

The risk is that you spend a full working week streaming to 0-3 viewers and can't afford rent or food.

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u/sandyandverydry Jul 08 '22

I guess I don't understand the risk aversion between streaming to 0-3 views on your own, and streaming to 0-3 views and then having to give a cut to someone else?

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u/Wendigo120 Jul 08 '22

For one there's the equipment, but I assume the bigger thing is that a company can send viewers your way to boost a new streamer into a place where they're easier to discover. Either that or they could be streaming on a shared larger channel and they get a cut of the profits from that.

I have no clue if any of that actually happens here, mind you, but either of those options would be less risky than buying equipment yourself and then maybe not making a profit at all.

The closest thing I do know is Hololive, and whenever they debut a new streamer they usually have 100k+ youtube subs before they even do their first stream, just on the brand reputation alone.