"Please have a seat, don't be nervous."
"Uh-huh, not nervous."
At three in the afternoon, Wu Wenyue and Li Peifeng finished lunch and began scheduling interviews in the newly set up, modest studio.
A team focused on short videos roughly requires six positions.
Director, content planner, actor, camera operator, editor, operator—this is the basic structure. A person can take on several roles, potentially handling all six positions alone.
Many major influencers started solo, establishing a studio or company once they hit a substantial follower count, signing more actors, and hiring additional behind-the-scenes staff.
But for a startup studio with only one actor, generally two versatile hires are sufficient. Camera operation and editing can be one person, and directing, content planning, and operation can be another.
Add an actor, and a team of three is formed. With more employees, financial pressure increases, and the workload may not justify it.
