HUN Chapter 81: B Station Contract "Phoenix Plan"

Lin Yu'an first exited the email interface, put his phone aside, then walked into the kitchen.

He opened the refrigerator and took out eggs, milk, bacon, and some fresh vegetables.

In the wilderness, he could cook the most primitive delicacies using the crudest materials.

And now, back in the modern kitchen of civilization, he could equally create a satisfying breakfast with the most ordinary ingredients.

Aliya also rubbed her sleepy eyes and walked out of the bedroom, drawn by the aroma.

"Good morning, darling."

She gently embraced Lin Yu'an's waist from behind, pressing her cheek against his back.

"It smells so good... I feel like our babies are saying they're hungry."

"Then come eat quickly. I made your favorite bacon and scrambled eggs."

Lin Yu'an turned around and kissed her forehead.

The two sat at the dining table, enjoying this long-missed warm time.

"Darling, what are you thinking about?" Aliya looked at the thoughtful Lin Yu'an and asked softly.

Lin Yu'an put down his knife and fork, pulled up the invitation email from B Station on his phone, translated it to English with one click, and handed it to Aliya.

Aliya carefully read through the email content, somewhat surprised, "This is an invitation from China? They want you to become a... uh, internet celebrity?"

Lin Yu'an explained, "Yes, you can understand it as a video creator."

"They're willing to provide comprehensive support to help me establish my personal channel in China."

"But the video creation content might lean toward remote, harsh, semi-wilderness environments."

"So if we really decide to go down this path, we might really have to participate in that 'Life Below Zero' variety show and live long-term in Alaska."

Aliya said without hesitation, "I support you, darling."

"Whatever decision you make, I support you! I can accompany you anywhere! Don't forget I'm a girl who grew up on a Montana farm!"

"Your amazing skills should be seen by more people! I've always felt that you in the wilderness are the real you!"

Lin Yu'an was stunned for a moment upon hearing Aliya's words.

He held her hand and said seriously, "I'm still considering it. If I accept, it means our lives might undergo many changes."

"Darling! Then go for it, I'll be with you!"

With Aliya's renewed affirmation, the last bit of hesitation in Lin Yu'an's heart completely disappeared.

After breakfast, he picked up his phone. Instead of replying to B Station's email first, he found the contact information of "Alone" executive producer Mark Johnson.

He didn't call, but formally composed a text message expressing his acceptance of the recommendation invitation.

While waiting for Mark's reply, Lin Yu'an began checking on his academic situation.

Having missed nearly three months of courses and most of the fall semester, with less than a month remaining before finals.

This meant he had to complete all the content for three core professional courses and one elective course within just thirty days and pass the final assessments.

For any ordinary student, this might be an impossible task.

But Lin Yu'an was no ordinary person.

"One month... that's enough."

Lin Yu'an looked at the dense course list on the computer screen, his eyes showing no trace of panic, but instead burning with intense fighting spirit!

His greatest asset was his will, completely transformed after wilderness training, and that mysterious space's comprehensive enhancement of his body, not just physical strength, endurance, and perception.

His brain seemed optimized too, with significantly improved memory and logical thinking abilities.

He quickly formulated an hour-by-hour academic catch-up plan for himself.

In the following days, the apartment's living room became Lin Yu'an's exclusive "hyperbolic time chamber."

He first downloaded all the recorded videos and courseware for the classes he'd missed through the school's online learning system.

Then he played these videos at double or even 2.5x speed.

On screen, the professor's figure and PowerPoint slides were like fast-forwarded movies, with voices becoming sharp and comical.

But in Lin Yu'an's enhanced brain, these information streams could be clearly captured, analyzed, and processed.

He didn't even need extensive notes. Most formulas, theories, and key knowledge points were deeply imprinted in his mind like brands after viewing them once or twice.

Within just one week, he had "devoured" nearly three months' worth of theoretical content from three core courses and constructed a complete knowledge system.

With the theoretical framework established, the next step was practice: solving problems!

He locked himself in the study, with thick exercise books and past exam papers spread before him. He brewed a large cup of strong coffee, then dove headfirst into the sea of problems.

Complex calculations about metal crystal structures and phase diagrams in "Engineering Materials."

Precise drawings and analyses of gears, connecting rods, and cam mechanisms in "Mechanical Design and Manufacturing."

The headache-inducing entropy increases, enthalpy changes, and Navier-Stokes equations in "Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics."

These problems that once seemed daunting now appeared in his eyes as if simplified into the most basic logical modules.

When Aliya finished her online classes, she often saw Lin Yu'an on the living room floor, spreading out huge blueprints, using engineering rulers and pencils to hand-draw complex three-dimensional mechanical assembly diagrams.

The intense study schedule compressed his daily sleep to less than six hours.

During these days back in Austin, he also handled two major matters.

The first was Mark Johnson's reply text, which lifted his spirits! The producer of "Life Below Zero" had developed strong interest in him and proposed flying to Austin personally after Christmas to discuss cooperation.

The second matter was that Lin Yu'an and B Station operations had set a time for an online meeting to discuss signing and joining matters.

A few days later, it was time for the online video conference.

When the meeting connected, on the other end of the screen was a man who looked to be in his thirties, wearing black-framed glasses with a sharp and capable demeanor, with the ID "Old Cat."

Old Cat's opening was enthusiastic and direct, "Mr. Lin, hello! I'm Old Cat, B Station's UP Master operations."

"First, congratulations on winning 'Alone.' Your performance on the show was simply phenomenal!"

"Thank you," Lin Yu'an responded calmly.

Old Cat changed direction and got straight to the point, "The main purpose of this meeting is to discuss cooperation matters regarding your joining us."

"Frankly speaking, your popularity in China is very high right now, with countless MCN agencies and platforms wanting to sign you."

"While B Station is very sincere, we also want to know what your future plans are? Do you intend to strike while the iron is hot and take the influencer route, or do you have longer-term plans?"

This question was probing Lin Yu'an's "ambition" and "vision."

Lin Yu'an didn't answer directly but asked back, "Mr. Old Cat, before discussing my plans, I'd like to know what B Station can provide for me."

"Especially for a creator like me who's overseas and whose future content might mainly involve long-term filming in Alaska, what targeted support can the platform provide?"

Beautiful counter-attack! A flash of appreciation crossed Old Cat's eyes. He wasn't afraid of the other party having demands, he was afraid of them having no ideas!

"Excellent question!" Old Cat leaned forward, becoming more serious.

"Given your special circumstances, we can provide three core supports."

"First, ten-million-level traffic support to ensure your content precisely reaches all potential audiences."

"Second, professional post-production and operations teams to solve your worries."

"Third, and most importantly, strong legal and public relations support to help you handle potential copyright disputes and public opinion risks."

Old Cat paused for a moment to give Lin Yu'an time to think, then continued, "I remember during our previous phone communication, you mentioned participating in 'Life Below Zero'?"

"Our platform also has exclusive rights, which means we can conduct deep collaboration, even plan a project called 'Settling in Alaska.'"

"Using your exclusive content from the official show as supplementary and extended content on B Station, this would be an unprecedented cooperation model on B Station!"

"So, Mr. Lin, we're willing to offer you a top-tier 'Phoenix Plan' support agreement!"

Old Cat displayed a drafted agreement through screen sharing.

"First, regarding the signing fee. Considering the exclusivity of your content and enormous market potential, once you agree to sign an exclusive content cooperation agreement with our platform, B Station will pay you a one-time signing fee of one million yuan."

Lin Yu'an quietly looked at the numbers on screen without speaking, indicating for Old Cat to continue.

"Second, regarding the operations team you're most concerned about."

"In the first year of the agreement, we will provide you with a three-person professional operations team, including content planning and editing, fan operations, and cross-platform account business coordination."

"All their salaries and operational costs will be fully borne by B Station. You won't need to pay any fees for this team in the first year."

"After one year, if our cooperation goes well, the team's costs will be settled from your total video creation revenue under the name of 'operational management fees.' Specific fees can be negotiated then."

Old Cat's tone became even more focused, "Then, our core revenue sharing model."

"All basic creation incentives on B Station, such as the 'Battery Plan,' 'Bounty Plan,' and creation incentives from video views themselves, 100% belong to you personally. The platform doesn't participate in revenue sharing."

"For all commercial cooperations arranged by the platform or operations team, including brand promotions, video pre-roll ads, custom commercial orders, and live streaming sales, we'll adopt the industry's most creator-friendly 70-30 split model for S+ level creators."

He explained in detail, "Specifically, for any commercial cooperation's total revenue, after deducting necessary taxes and channel costs, you'll receive 70% of the net income, while the remaining 30% will serve as platform service fees and operational management fees. This is the highest revenue share we can offer."

After Old Cat presented these highly attractive conditions, he looked at Lin Yu'an confidently, waiting for his response.

Lin Yu'an listened quietly, his fingers lightly tapping on the table surface, seemingly digesting this information.

After a moment, he looked up with calm yet sharp eyes and asked the most crucial question.

"It sounds very generous, but in this agreement, I see B Station investing substantial funds and resources for me."

"The basic principle of business cooperation is equal exchange. I want to know what I need to give in return. For instance, how are my account ownership rights, content copyright, and future creative freedom defined in the contract?"

"After all, I don't want to discover one day that my carefully recorded life has become a product that needs others' approval before publication, or that these accounts and videos ultimately become someone else's assets."

This question directly hit the most core and sensitive issue in all creator-platform collaborations.

Old Cat immediately understood Lin Yu'an's concerns. The smile on his face became more serious and sincere, knowing this was the final hurdle to winning his trust.

"Mr. Lin, please rest assured. What you've raised is precisely the biggest difference between our 'Phoenix Plan' and other ordinary MCN contracts."

He quickly pulled up the rights attribution clauses in the agreement draft and explained them to Lin Yu'an point by point.

"First, regarding account ownership. The contract will clearly state in the most explicit legal terms: accounts you open on B Station and all other platforms under your personal name or brand are 100% permanently owned by you personally."

"Second, regarding copyright. The original material copyrights for all video content you create during the cooperation period also belong 100% to you personally."

"B Station and the operations team only have exclusive authorized usage rights to edit, process, publish, and promote these materials during the agreement period. This means without your consent, we have no right to use your materials for any other purposes beyond what's specified in the agreement."

"Very good."

Lin Yu'an continued, "Then, regarding creative freedom. I have another requirement: I hope my content can maintain absolute autonomy."

"The operations team can provide suggestions and post-production support, but what the videos ultimately express and what style they adopt must be decided by me. I don't accept any commercial placements that don't align with my philosophy. I can cooperate with brands for customized content, but the premise is that brands must respect my creative style."

"Absolutely no problem!" Old Cat agreed immediately.

Lin Yu'an continued, "As for other matters, I'll comply with all of B Station's platform rules and, without affecting my personal life and creation, actively cooperate with official commercial promotions and activities to achieve win-win cooperation."

"Excellent! Mr. Lin, here's to a pleasant cooperation!"

Having preliminarily agreed on cooperation intentions with B Station, they set the joining time for late November, when the finale episode of "Alone" would air.

He would make a surprise appearance in the comments section as an easter egg, marking his "official announcement" moment as a UP Master.

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