Eric Jou's discussions
I see your point!! Very well put.
First off, i need to say this. I take comments and suggestions very seriously and I respond with the utmost respect - even to trolls. So if any point this sounds snarky, I do not mean it to be.
I'm not a person to choose words to drive traffic. It doesn't affect how much I make by much… Read more
of course you pay agents - i spoke a girl at the Snail booth they said they had to give up 70% but she didn't want to be quoted (she actually knew Kotaku which is rare in China). The more than half could be anywhere from 51% to 99% but that's arguing over peanuts.
Sometimes the girls have to do more and other things… Read more
There's more to it, I didn't feel the need to add that part in. Also - read the infographic. The ladies are not making as much as everyone thinks they are. In fact they're more likely to lose 3/4 of the money to the agent who then profit shares with the hiring manager in the company. Read more
I can't tell if you're being super sarcastic or not =[, but it's not so much the Woe is me feminist propaganda. It's more or less that the models lose a big cut. It's in the info graphic, so i didn't feel the need to point out in the story. So if a girl is making 80 dollars a day right? She's probably making 20 -30… Read more
Hmm... it also has to do with where the news comes from. China for the most part is concentrated on making video gaming feel and sound like a terrible past time, so it's really hard to find good and fun stories out of video games in China without going out and doing the reporting yourself - now that said - I do a lot… Read more
The exploitation part does apply, perhaps i wasn't clear enough =[ Literally once these girls sign the dotted line they are treated like flesh for the companies. They don't even get benefits and etc. I'm working on a story about a party right now, when I flesh out the details on that one it will help make this one… Read more