@@LKonstantina915 Because it's a team (I assume) not someone of a huge platform/established value I feel like taking a good cut it fair, 85% is obsurd though maybe like 40% is fair
I love how the argument of "You wouldn't get it", "You've never done this" and "You can't prove this" doesn't work with Charlie since he founded a management company and an esports group. He does, in fact, knows what he's talking about now.
@@JohnyTuff1 Moist is continously winning in the highest level of comps in Smash, Brawlhalla, and Rocket League. You think that isn't making them major fucking bank? You genuinely dont know what you're talking about.
@@Somehow999 I have absolutely no freaking life because I spent all my time playing video games and whenever I'm not playing video games I'm watching video games on RUclips and I have never in my entire life heard of 100 Thieves once. I thought he meant like actual 100 thieves or something lmfao
Damn after hearing that Charlie made a management company just so he could do what he thinks is right is so impressive. My respect for you has gone way up.
My respect went way down. Dudes equating a management company to an esports org giving these nobodies access to some of the biggest names in esports to collab witg
@@Pharoah2 Go bootlick giant companies somewhere else bro. Not everyone wants to know you go down to the local Walmart and give the manage a BJ every friday
@@Pharoah2 that doesn’t mean they’re entitled to 85% of the sponsor deals. Also did you even watch the video? Charlie clearly says 100T are making deals for massive creators, not “nobodies”
i've actually worked with Human Media Group twice now and they have been nothing but great. and because of them, i've learned just how unfair some of the deals ive had in the past are.
Companies can get away with underpaying unwitting creators because no one knows what a good deal actually is. How do you know your price as an upcoming creator? There should be a glassdoor type site where people can anonymously post their deals, how much they got and the conditions that had to be met. The information needs to be out there
85% of the sponsorships, the creators still get all the money from their twitch and RUclips revenue. Not to mention the four content creators picked a house that costs 10,000 of rent per month. One of the people only streamed 3-4 times when they got signed. They get to use all the 100t facilities and meet bigger streamers for connection. I think this is more of a matter of work ethic than anything.
@@jerryjia4324 yes, but there’s no denial that somehow managing to convince someone to sign a contract that lets go of 85% of profit is predatory, especially considering the industry standard is 10% to 25%
Charlie: "If youre not on twitter good job" Me who is not on twitter: "haha yay" Charlie: "in case my grandma is watching" Me who didnt know who 100 thieves were: "ahhh damn"
Don't put him on such a high pedestal. He steals content on a regular basis, mentioned changing up his reaction content since he apparently knew it was wrong yet went back to the exact same way he's been reacting a month later, without people's consent. He also fucked up with his new prebuilt pc company he started recently, overcharging people with pc prices, after basically contributing to destroying artesian's reputation over its ceo being rude to one person but did anyone ruin his company over his fuckup? Were you even aware of it before? He didn't even give artesian any room to survive, after publicly contributing to ruining the company's image, and now it's in the shitter. While his company's fucking fine. He's far from perfect.
@The Pack what charlie does is react to the full video, creating a replacement for the original video with his reaction. The exposure coming from reactions has been proven time and time again to be very low, almost in the hundreds and rarely reaching thousands of views, while charlie averages a million views on almost every reaction video he makes, not to mention the reaction streams on twitch gaining considerably more views than his casual or gaming streams. It's also been proven that even if a RUclipsr gets a surge in their popularity because of a reaction it's just momentarily, basically not gonna last long at all, people usually sub and just don't watch anything else from the youtuber as a sub is useless. Tuv GAVE charlie his consent and okay to react to his stuff, you say you'd be okay with it too but not every creator wants their month's work on a video used for a reactor's personal own gain without their consent, kurzgesagt literally spends months on their videos and they don't let people react to their stuff. I love Charlie but that's why I care to call his shit out. If you want more info on this whole topic there's this great video by DarkviperAU called "Reactors the professional parasites" that has all the proof you need that reactors harm more people than benefit them, as entertaining as it might be watching reactions it's just not good, and ends up harmful for everyone overall.
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85% is actually ridiculous, no one should be accepting predatory deals like this. Yes, you probably won't get a lot of sponsors but this goes both ways. If all the content creators actually realise this and demand a bigger share of the sponsorships then this wouldn't be happening in the first place, it's just a shame that a lot of these creators are just inexperienced kids and don't realise that.
TBF frosty didnt even deserve the 85% he was a twitter shitposter that became "popular" but only on twitter, when he was signed to 100thieves, only because nade believed in them, they averaged like 100-200 viewers all 4 put together. The oportunity was to build a fanbase then grow, think of it as an internship, you are basically being reviewed for the duration of your contract then if you preform, you get a "bonus" which in this case would be a better contract, salary, better percentages, frosty just didnt put any work in. Most other 50-100 viewer streamers would literally kill to join a big org simply because of its reach to people.
If you're an actor the standard agent fee is 10%, pretty much flat because of unionization. Literary agents get around 15%. Music agents generally 5%-15% If you're a content creator you seriously need to do your homework before signing anything, and take an honest look at either finding a non-exploitive agency like HMG or look into going it alone. There's countless videos, blogs, and articles out there ready to give tons of advice on finding the help you need or getting set up on your own
@@RebelPride1993 This is a very very smoothbrained take. 95% of bands wouldn't be where they are if they never took a deal. They'd break up before you heard them, or they would stagnate and not be able to do the things you know them for. ...said by me, an independent musician. I made sure I make enough on my own but i'm literally 1 in 100k.
@@BlockDefender what do you mean no work?? Your whole career up to that point is why the company is wanting to work with the creator. You’re focusing way too much on the 30k when it could be 30k or $30 the amount isn’t the issue
The creator agreed to have the majority of the sponsorships that the management organization obtains not go to them, so how is it predatory for the management company to behave on the terms they agreed to?
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@@ItzMalick If you want views react to eminem songs, even if its the really old ones. Legit search eminem reaction and look at the views people get, cos he has so many fans.
"In case you weren't on Twitter and if you weren't God bless you. Keep up the great work. You're doing amazing champ" Thanks Charlie. I take pride in not having a Twitter account
2:14 That honestly sounded like a Mr. Burns joke from the Simpsons. “Goodness no! We don’t take 95% of our employees sponsorship deals! What, do I look like a monster to you? We only take 85% of course.” 🤣
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It’s really strange but there’s this one saying and I think it goes by “being so smart people think you are stupid” idk it’s very fascinating the connection between intelligence and humor
"the deal is there because the creator is there" and you're right, and yet no one seems to understand why no one wants to do labour heavy jobs anymore...
@John Smith im sorry what? I don't understand why you're coming at me with numbers that are incomplete and speculative as hell, and honestly, i think you're seriously downplaying the intelligence of the company here, obviously if they want to go big no one in their right mind is going to pick out the plucky upstart.
@@R3dPeel thats not the point. he said 100thieves ripped them off and they did. so he took it to twitter. like you said, they signed the contract and that's on them. but it's still scummy for 100thieves to take "up to 85%" and it's good that people know to avoid them until they change that
@@R3dPeel it was a bad idea but they're still the victim and what 100 did was still horrible. It does not nor should not clear them of fault. It was a bad idea but they are still the victim
Love this content. Calling out shitty business practices in this space is super important. Lots of kids getting into content creation have no idea of whats a good or bad deal obviously. Thanks big moist
@@RasTex512 And that's called victim blaming kiddo. The fact that deal was put forward like that at all is immoral as hell, and writing it off as "Well that's just how it is, so clearly it's the kids fault" only encourages asshats like that to keep taking advantage of people. It needs to end and that kind of ideology only hurts innocent folks trying to make their way in the world. Stop encouraging it.
He says it like 95% is an absurd number that greatly exceeds the real one, it's a 10% difference and he seems so genuinely upset that Froste said 95% instead of 85%. Wack
@@ThatOneGuy-vj3jt thats exactly what the other guy said. He wasn't defending it at all and his comment agrees with yours.. Learn how to read before trying to argue.
This was fun to listen to. I liked how Charlie dipped into his experience of running a business of a comparable model, so it's not just random observations but a properly informed comparison between a fair rate and an exploitative one. Also appreciate the kudos for not using Twitter.
Charlie is 1000% right on this! We see this in the music industry with predatory percentage cuts and here it is happening in the gaming space. Largely because you have young people largely don't know how business works and knowing their worth more importantly. Glad this was talked about. 85% is WILD and shouldn't even be a thing.
@@dfhiklnoqr there salary is 60k, that ignores the income from there streams. Also for the size of the creators it was higher then what they would expect to make in a year.
Hearing charlie talk about his group like that reminds me of how long it took him to monetise his videos and how long he donated that money to charity too and it makes my heart happy. He hasn’t changed in this way even after everything and it’s amazing
@@tilgamesh don't waste your time in a bot, unfortunaly, i hate how the penguiz0 Chanel is flodded with bots ( nothing wrong with penguiz0, in fact, his Chanel is amazing )
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Charlie is going above and beyond with his management deals btw. I honestly don't know why every sub 500k RUclips/twitch streamer isn't partnering with his company. Those numbers are insane.
It's not just gamers/creators -- any talent agent/management company, etc. that is outside the 10-25% range is predatory. That range has existed as an industry standard for reputable representatives in basically every branch of sports & entertainment forever (in acting, it might be split between an agent getting about 10% and a manger getting another 10-15% -- in sports you might have an agent taking 5-10% of your playing contract revenue and maybe 15-25% of your brand endorsements which require more continual labor and negotiations, etc.). The notion of 85% being anywhere in a contract should be fucking criminal -- like you even think about doing that and Minority Report precogs send you straight to jail. Edit: since some of you are confused about how this would relate to the music industry where recording companies are known to take large percentages of profit/revenue. These entities are like the platforms (Twitch, RUclips, etc) and franchises/game companies (LCS, Blizzard, etc.) in the equation. The platforms and game companies make revenue directly based on your content & split that revenue with you in some way. Those entities tend to be oligopolistic and set whatever terms they want -- like record companies. It should be noted, for a small creator, the revenue split is literally 0% to the creator in most cases (until you are large enough to be partnered in some way on the specific platform). That conversation is very different from the one about an agent/management company, and the revenue split of found sponsors, which is what is being discussed here. Final Edit: Alrighty, lots of comments...lots of opinions. Many with merit -- some without any. I can't argue the morality of the contract; that's for each person to have a take on. I can't argue that The Mob was a good investment; they were let go because they weren't. I don't care about any of that though. My take is about the normalization of companies worth 9 figures taking advantage of a segment of the entertainment industry that has seen little regulatory, or, union, activity by hedging on their investments in a way that is highly atypical in the entertainment industry, at large. It will almost certainly change. Regulatory pressure will come. More lawsuits appealing to existing TAA will come. Organizations will not be able to continue creating unlawful contracts and laws will change to make more of their behaviors unlawful. That's all I have to say, I can't spend my life responding to comments -- Charlie has too many people watching his videos.
This has absolutely nothing on the music industry. Nothing. If you think this is bad, you've gotta watch Artefact, I got screwed far worse than they did, with a negative % revenue cut hidden within the formula of a gigantic contract; meaning, it cost me when my work made money, I paid for my own work being sold and was stuck in it for 10 years. I was 15 and my parents were just as ignorant in law and the industry as me so there was really not much hope. 85% cuts are normal, even packaging costs of 25% are included in streaming services, yes, digital copies. You always end up in debt for working if you don't game them yourself, find a small label who want to change the industry or do it all yourself. Now Spotify screwed us out of the very few people who didn't steal as well, Bandcamp is a light in the dark.
@@LoftyAssertions yeah, distribution platforms are a whole different beast from deal/endorsement/contract matchmakers (i.e., agents, managers, etc.). In terms of profit generated vs. revenue shared those entities treat you worse than an employee and give you a pittance. That's more like the relationship between Twitch and an individual streamer than Nadeshot and his streamers though.
Charlie is such a good dude. He was fucked over by an industry, and when he got into a position to do the fucking, he chose not to; he took the moral road. The only things that sucks about this is that it feels so... natural... that he sticks out like a sore thumb, because the average asshole just doesn’t care. They’ll ride you for all your worth, and take from your energy as much as they possibly can.
Back in the day of MCN supremacy on RUclips I remember finally realising it was predatory for a company to sign you at a 70/30 revenue split - when he said 85 I spit out my water
I always assumed creators like yourself who got a leg up from GnS and that vlog thing they tried most likely got signed into deals like this 100T and others. 85%+ in favour of the company
honestly without knowing much it seems like these people would be literally nowhere without 100t. taking 85% from a deal the company isnt fine but they wouldnt have anything close to this money 50-60% would be fine in my eyes. froste looks like he has/had every gamers dream and hes fumbled it.
But it's not a RUclips deal, it was a professional gaming deal which is far different on several levels. With MCN, You just get a revenue and some things to help you with your content. Nobody knows the MCN so it doesn't give you any notoriety upfront With 100 thieves, you're paying extra for the notoriety the name provides - you will get many more viewers just because you're attached to their name. And you're also paying to increase the notoriety of that parent company further, because with more money they can attract better athletes. You're also paying for the overhead involved with setting up and going to events
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"we have a large company THEREFORE we have to pay our larborers like absolute shit so we can afford to pay our upper management people way more than they're worth" is a Walmart CEO take. People need to start recognizing that shit.
The decisions and strategies that upper management makes are extremely and highly valuable. Most of them are worth every penny they are getting paid. An upper management employee can increase your revenues tenfold by making a strategic decision that comes with years of hardwork and experience which a lower level employee simply will not be able to provide. However, I do agree that lower level employees are severely underpaid in most companies.
@@carmeloanthony5267 upper management makes decisions often because they just can. When you're at the top who's going to rim you for not doing enough work, who's going to stop you from giving yourself a nice bonus, or taking out the execs on team building to that Michelin star steakhouse They do important work but they also set the rules on who gets paid so why wouldn't they pay themselves exorbitant sums?
@@shamrock141 The boards? The shareholders? Do you just not understand how companies work? Do you not understand that upper management are paid by performance and their base salaries are quite low? Of course you don’t, all you believe is that rich people are evil because that’s all you’ve been taught.
@@asuhdude3510 mate if you think corruption doesn't exist you're in for a rude awakening. I've served enough executives and CFOs and heard enough of their conversations in my younger years to know that half the shit they expense to the company is complete luxury and not at all business related. Why do you think half these companies in the world work from home now, why do you think business class tickets in airlines have dropped off a cliff since COVID. Because now it's apparent just how unnecessary those expenses were, when business was done without them
Honestly its incredible that you mentioned the 10%-15% flexibility cut you've always been so up front about everything but that is such a next level thing to bring up it truly shows just how much you care about the creators on the platform.
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This is one of the biggest reasons on how Charlie has changed gaming forever. Truly giving power back to the players and being that voice of reason for artists. Moist boys for life
Don't get it twisted. Why Sykkuno doesn't sign with a group. Hahaha. Sykkuno always comes off as soft weak and shy. I watched him enough to know there's 2 Sykkuno's. There is a nice guy, yeah mostly. But never be fooled. Sykkuno has another side that he hides to is audience. And that his hard number crunching side. Every body who is a long time fan of him knows he is cheap as can be. I know he knows every cent he has financially earned since he started streaming as a career. If he wanted Sykkuno could run his own company like a 100 T. Sykkuno has most likely run the numbers a 100 times. And knows if joining a group would make him more money or not.
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God I fucking love Charlie. He’s so level headed and is just such a good fucking dude. There’s not many internet people I look up to but damn, Charlie genuinely is
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@@calebdonaldson7044 He is not just an ordinary person, LMFAOO what are you talking about? Dude gets 1 million views on every video he drops which is not “ordinary”. But that doesn’t even matter. How is it a bad thing to look up to someone who has worked super hard to get to where he is and is an incredibly humble and genuine guy?
@@TropiKalBoards so you think views are all that makes a person? He can eat, sleep, shit and do anything else that another normal person can do, so why is he more special than you or me? You never idolize people dude that’s hivemind mentality and I hope you end up smarter.
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Although Froste did a terrible job defending himself, nobody seems to be mentioning that the housing market was the highest it’s ever been over the last 2ish years, and housing that wasn’t expensive was probably near impossible to find
@@xXJeReMiAhXx99 Depends on if you have kids or not, if you have kids you can't really rent out a single room and renting an apartment with younger kids you might as well kiss your deposit goodbye not to mention most apartment places make you get multiple bedrooms if you have 4+ kids you can't just have say if they are all boys or all girls in 1 room. Not defending whoever this Froste guy is, I am sure he could have found a room to rent especially if he is single and honestly idk why people think living with your parents is a bad thing its actually a good thing and gives you time to save up money. But I am saying everyone's situation is different.
@@xXJeReMiAhXx99 they were required to move to west LA, you’re not finding anything cheap there, especially which the rent prices skyrocketing over the last couple years. You’re a child if you thank that doesn’t play a part at all
It’s sad, what a lot of creators don’t realize is outside of content creation an actor’s agent takes 15% maybeee 20%. Content creators should be treated THE SAME 😔.
As it would turn out, Charlie has way to many grandmothers, and I'm one of them. Charles is like the norse god Heimdall. He's such an awe inspiringly powerful entity that it took 9 mothers to birth him into the world, and he has 18 grandparents that absolutely stuff him full of food when he comes over so he could grow up big and strong and become the moist god of slapping we all know and love. He's actually 12 feet tall and uses Peter Jackson forced perspective tricks so it looks like he's a manlet.
So I worked in a warehouse for 6 years and whenever we’d hit busy times or we lost people (due to them being overworked and underpaid) I would bring the issues up and why people were upset about working 5-6 days a week, 12 hours a day instead of hiring more people or paying us more to offset the frustration/exhaustion….the amount of times I was looked in the face and told “this is just how the industry works” was fucking insane. Reminded me of what Charlie said in regards to 100 Thieves taking the cuts they are. “I’ve been around and this is how things have worked”. Nonsense. You’re the big guy on campus now, you now have the ability to change the industry from the inside. It’s like when your grandparents talk about how easy kids have it now getting a ride to school when they had to walk through blizzards while the coyotes eat their asses. Like, you grow and build to change bad and scummy into good and clean for life/business/existence. What’s the point of working hard for a better future, if you’re going to be bitter/scummy when you have finally achieved a position of making it better?
"I had to suffer, so everyone after me should suffer too" is pretty much what this mentality boils down to, and it's awful. Do these people not want to build healthy and safe futures for the people after them? Isn't that the POINT of progress??
"It’s like when your grandparents talk about how easy kids have it now getting a ride to school when they had to walk through blizzards while the coyotes eat their asses." Lmao, that reminded me of that longbeachgriffy when they say back in my day, video.
Agree with you 100% moist. It’s been going on for so long, especially in the music business. Bands/singers/songwriters have been getting robbed of royalties and monies that they deserve for years! Thx for pointing this out and helping to draw awareness to creators! 💕
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I am actually getting to the age where there are professional gamers who are not old enough to properly remember Machinima and what a shitshow that company was. We are coming full circle with zero lessons learned.
"Going backwards" is how it always seems to go when there is a set up like that with large sums of money involved. You always get the swamp creatures who greedily worm their way into situations where they make sure they benefit more than everyone else, to an extreme degree, even though they are doing the smallest amount of work.
How is creating an entire deal for someone who otherwise would be nothing "worming" You are all so clueless thinking 100 viewer nobodies can just get 200k deals on their own
@@BlockDefender you clearly didn't even watch the video. He mentions this and says that Nadeshot, for the most part, was in the right, although 85% is still absolutely unacceptable.
@@BlockDefender bro that doesn’t matter. I don’t care about how you try to justify it, but regardless if they were “nobodies,” 85% is insane and indefensible. End of story
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People like Charlie make me hopeful for the future of eSports. He doesn't just pick a side in drama, he gives HIS opinion, and you can just tell he's really looking out for the players in this situation and really cares about the exploitation problem in the industry.
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Froste lost a lot of credibility when he said "why do I need to provide proof? Why would I be lying?" also learned a load about fairness in brand deals that I didn't know before so that's a bonus
no clue what the ins and outs of the contract is but the line 'we dont take 95% 'only' 85%" whilst having the tonation as if thats so much better gives off such corpo sociopath vibes
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@UCs-HDjfZBp1kKAxkTnAEP2Q Well yeah, why would RUclips do anything about It? They make money and piss off a bunch of people that sounds pretty corporate lol.
Based and true, like Charlie said taking anything above 20% as a finder's fee in any scenario not just in this one for a sponsorship deal is taking the piss. 100T is an Ad/management agency which is the same as being middle men in a business transaction, their sole purpose is aquiring deals for the talent that is it, their scope does not exceed that and Matthew Haag exposing himself live on Twitch speaks alot about the way he thinks, the way 100T operates and their perception of fairness so regardless if the claims are false the take away of that implication is still bad publicity and damage to the reputation of 100T, if he hadn't of admitted the 85% retainer fee no one would of had shit on him as the other guy had zero proof to back up the claims, cat's outta the bag now.
@@_hermannlakehunt_7278 no your not stop lying to your self and maybe go touch some i dont think you have heard of this but its called grass its something green or yellow and if you go outside for the first time in your life you might actually see some on the ground right infront of you
Good take on the percentage's Charlie; interesting to see from someone with more information on the situation about what a more reasonable percentage would be. These kind of numbers remind me of the abusive deals Machinima used to license people with.
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As someone who was an employee of a large and popular business, I can confidently say the reason that industries percentages of profit taken are so high is because in Girl Scouts the troops get 75 cents while the rest of the five dollars that one box of cookies cost goes to the company. Fucked up.
@@Castss what the guy above me said. Saying solicit like selling products like that doesnt take effort too is weird. They deserve half of that at least
15% is pretty on par with other industries (athletes, actors, etc.). As you grow and gain larger deals, that % goes down. Anything above 30% is predatory and just wrong.
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The only reason they can get away with taking such a large cut is because there is no real transparency in these companies. I can guarantee you if people knew where all of this money is actually going there'd be an outrage of apocalyptic proportions.
I think it's also on the actual brand to look into the agencies they are working with to find these creators. Some of these agencies are thieves and they 100% try to get away with as much as they can (not all but MANY)...transparency is everything and the brand should know if the creator's agencies are paying fair. 85% of revenue? it's disturbing and I'm curious how anyone can support a brand who is even remotely okay with this cut. Brands need to do better in understanding the agencies they contact. So many new, young and or naïve creators simply just don't know. Thank you for talking about this, its just so so important!!
I don't think the brands care really, as long as they pay the minimum they can for a deal then they're golden. Having most of the work be done by an external group that costs less than it would to hire people to do the job for them means they get a profit. Whether the agency pays their creators properly doesn't matter so long as the ad gets out and their product is making more money.
You have to think about this though.. the creators & players for 100T already have a decent amount of money or have some sponsors of their own. Newly signed young guys with little to no sponsors are going to jump right in. Obviously, they do this to get bigger, have a sponsor, & play with people they might’ve looked up to. They don’t think about that cut because they just want to be apart of something bigger.
@@RasTex512 "and so would you" very assuming. sounds like guilt but anyways, no i don't believe in swindling people knowing damn well it's unfair. if i was a brand and found out the agency i hired is taking an 85% cut i would be nauseous knowing i supported that and these creators are promoting my brand under that circumstance...i understand that would be in an unrealistic world where so many corporations are thriving from ripping people off, these are just my thoughts. i Think he even said the creators got 30k each? for a second i said well at least they got that! however...that does not justify an 85% cut. I'm curious what that man in "charge" took home after all his "sources" who so called made it all happen got paid.
This is the kind of thing that makes people respect you. Be honest, value your work but value others work too. Also I know you're known for short titles or underselling good content but this needs to be seen by more people. Honestly if you could make a video or a series of videos detailing the common traps young content creator face and how to deal with them it would improve the scene greatly.
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To everybody trying to defend them and saying, "They wouldn't have the Sponsorships without 100 Thieves." It's possible for creators to get sponsorships without organizations, no organization can get sponsorships without creators. Also imagine any employer saying that in any other position, "We will retain 85% of your salary, you wouldn't have a salary without us." Edit: Idgaf if the analogy isn't perfect. They're scamming young people trying to make entertaining others into their career and stealing money from them.
It's 85% of the sponsors 100T brought. They get 100% of whatever sponsors they find themselves. Comparing it to a normal salary job is pretty fucking dumb. They each made $2500 a month and kept 100% of their twitch/RUclips money in the contract. Pretty good money for content creators averaging between 100-300 viewer when they signed.
That “Keep up the good work, Champ” for not going on twitter really hit harder than it should have 😭 When Jesus tells you Good Work you know that you’re doing all right
Just goes to show how far actually providing evidence gets you. Nade wouldve been cancelled to hell had he not proven the legitimacy of their terms, I too would have completely sided with Frosty had he not done that. Thats the huge differencd between actually showing people documents, photos hell even receipts as opposed to word of mouth. That being said Charlie is absolutely right about the deals Pro companies needing to change. 85% being taken from your own hardwork takes a huge toll especially considering cost of living is getting higher and higher
It's not 85% of the Mobs hard work. The sponsors were sponsoring 100T not specifically the Mob. 100T just gave the job of talking about the sponsor to the mob
It depends if youre also being paid a salary on top of sponsorships, how much, and how popular you are...these are some of the things that will determine your contract. Then the org has to make the money from the salaries back somehow to make a profit.
@@orangenostril Ayo, I think there has been a big misunderstanding about the deal and there is a really big reason that it isn't predatory. I think one of the big features required is a company making a huge profit margin leaving the individuals with little. I think this deal would be very predatory if 100t was basically only acting as a management company and was taking home 85% of the deals they bring The Mob. With management and marketing costs there is a reason the 15% is industry standard. It is because it allows for the company to make revenue over the costs they incurred. While leaving as much as possible for the creator, it's a fair deal not forgetting about the creator, or the company. Now in reality with the Mob, 100T incurred many many more costs by directly paying all the members a salary of 65K over the course of 2 years paid them about 500K total. Now they have to recoup this cost somehow. It seems like everybody is advocating for 100T to give them that 65K + 15% which is obviously not doable. So the more they give in the salary area the have to recoup in another. They decided they didn't want to touch The Mob's Streaming or RUclips revenue, so the look towards that sponsorship percentage. Now when they think about raising from that 15% mark they have to be very careful because you don't want to be predatory, so they have to evaluate 'is this deal gonna be worth it for The Mob?'. The answer is yes. The reason a bunch of these 95% deals in the record industry are predatory aren't because of the number, but because of the misdirection around contracts and the fact that the creator could be treated fairly and the record would still make bank. 100T literally lost money on The Mob, they didn't even recoup their total salary amount let alone other expenses. The deal for The Mob at 65k at 85% was basically a deal for security and investment for them. They got free salary and a place to live together so that they could expand their content creation brand. They got 70 points less income on sponsorships for a year then they could renegotiate. They get the security of a place and money, while losing out on a large portion of one portion of their income also brought in partially by 100T. Sounds pretty good to me. Especially with the volatility being a creator can present through income, the security of income they got was insane. Not having to worry about where your next check will come from is amazing. In fact, they deal was so secure, that they did barely any work and took home the bag for 2 years. It's insane that anyone is describing this deal as predatory after looking at all the factors. In fact 100T actually got scammed here. The company has employees that have mouths to feed, same as the mob, gotta get profit on both sides, that's the definition of a good deal.
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im glad charlie went out of his way to explain 15% is enough and 35% is just greed so glad someone who runs such a company showing the inside basball stats
@John Smith as charlie already explained 15% is enough to run a company like this. And he would know he runs one my issue isn't 100t taking a cut my issue is that their cut is predatory in how large it is
@John Smiththats a heartwarming story and all stil doesnt change the fact they dont need to take 15% and if it was all an act of kindness to help some poor up and comming guys maybe they should have taken a loss for the sake of their growth. but no this is a buisness decision and they are bad at that aswell. a comptetent person like charlie can get away with 15% and a less buisness savy person has to fumble around for 85% so just all around shitty finacial decisions
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Froste just seems like a person who couldn’t take the opportunity he was given and just do what his contract stated. “We lived terribly” yeah okay buddy. Each of them got $60K in one house, saying “we didn’t know where our next meal is coming from.”
I totally agree with Charlie. The one thing I have to say is that they are still old enough to say no to the deal but the one thing they think of is the exposure they'll gain from the contract. I also think Froste and The Mob didn't put in as much effort as all the other creators they have... I watch courage, valkyrae, 2Hype, brooke, etc... they barely made any good content unless it was with the 100t team. Nade said he would try to motivate them but they didn't want to make "great" content. If Froste was so broke why was he spending hunderds/thousands in poker buy ins?
I mean i wanna say they were around 18-21 and having them sign a contract that probably had tons of pages of information on it without access to a lawyer. As someone whos even 21 i’d still probably miss something within a contract like that
They don’t say no because they are coaxed into believing the contract is good for them without fully understanding. They throw in business terms not everyone understands and they are under pressure knowing if they turn it down they might not get a better deal. Also just because the deal is better than there current situation does not mean they should be allowed to be exploited, that line of thinking is completely irrational.
Honestly, thanks for pointing this out charlie, When i saw all this I thought 35% was totally fair, and you've educated me otherwise, I'm glad to know the boys, Joyo, rise and vati are in safe hands at moist :)
@@Humanrightsdenier nah, 100t is a huge org it doesn't surprise me that they're taking that much, my logic at first was similar to nadeshots that to get those deals lots of people are on the team arranging them. also I have no knowledge of the inner workings of a esports org and I bet you don't either so no need to just be rude when I'm accepting being uneducated on a topic.
@@Humanrightsdenier it's reasonable too think it's a good deal without knowing better, remember its 35% on brand deals, not viewer counts or donations through twitch etc, obviously it's not a good deal but it's not 35% of all revenue, but it is crazy too think about how much worse people in the music industry have it
I sincerely agree with the fact that when you do negotiations and make deals with companies the best or most logical thing to do is to make a deal where the sponsor doesn't get most of the reward And that's absolutely true because the creators are the ones that do pretty much all of the work in their videos
Yoo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogss, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality But I guarantee you will find something you will enjoyy!🙏🏾💯
@@themaseofspades6857 Yeah, how dare you watch a video that Charlie made, with Charlie talking about a subject, and then comment about Charlie's skills. Have some dignity.
Can you imagine if you had a talent agent that took 85% of your paycheck? Yeah sure, they found the job for you, but you’re still the one who actually did the job. The agent’s only job is to find gigs for you to audition for. That’s not worthy of 85%.
Frosty almost helped them by saying 95%, set the bar high so people were less taken aback by the 85% number which is still insane
Exactly
he said 65% tho? still too much but ya
@@LKonstantina915 Because it's a team (I assume) not someone of a huge platform/established value I feel like taking a good cut it fair, 85% is obsurd though maybe like 40% is fair
@@LKonstantina915 he said that on some of the deals, frostie and his team got 65%, I believe.
@@siannn 40% is absolutely not fair, like you said they’re a team so they already have to split the money, why should the org be allowed to take more
"-in case you weren't on Twitter, if so God bless you, keep up the great work, you're doing amazing, champ"
Charlie coming with the great life advice
That part made me choke on my water 😂
At this point, I think I'm going to compile a video of Charlie trashing Twitter
@@PatrickWDunne please do lol
He said that as I was reading it
I've never had a Twitter account and never will. I shall remain based, redpilled and pure.
As someone that doesn’t know a single thing about e-sports, I appreciate your brief lore recap.
same I guess I am now Charlie's grandma. Not that bad actually
these bots on another level of depravity
RUclips has to get control of these bots.
Same 😂
Yeah like who tf Charlie getting out of touch not all of us live on the internet
As someone who does not use Twitter, I feel immensely blessed to be praised by such kind words from Charlie
Same
Same bro also 69 likes
Noice
I would say the same but I also got called a grandma so...
Same
same
I love how the argument of "You wouldn't get it", "You've never done this" and "You can't prove this" doesn't work with Charlie since he founded a management company and an esports group. He does, in fact, knows what he's talking about now.
@@Instabruh.User.. get a life bot
But his esports org doesnt make money, he paypiggies it because its his wetdream, he's a wannabe Nadeshot
@@JohnyTuff1 Moist is continously winning in the highest level of comps in Smash, Brawlhalla, and Rocket League. You think that isn't making them major fucking bank? You genuinely dont know what you're talking about.
@@Tots_ Dude porbably came from twitter and is just looking for a fight, I appreciate you making a fool of them though.
@@Tots_ Charlie said this himself on the podcast. The org doesnt make money, he bankrolls it.
I love how Charlie is being the change he wants to see. An absolute pillar standing tall in a murky swamp of an industry.
Really???
@@soda_king yeah
IM WAY BETTER THAN THE IGNORANT PENGUINZ0 👌
@@soda_king did you even watch the video lol
idk it kinda just seemed like he didnt like the cut 100theives takes and went on about how human media group is idyllic
"I'm sure I don't need to explain who 100 thieves is to you."
Thank god he explained it because I have no idea who the fuck they is.
I like to think of 100 Thieves as a future Netflix documentary.
You have to live under a rock then or not be into gaming at all because they're a huge name in the gaming scene
@@Somehow999 not all gamers are constantly connected/online/competitive gamers
@@Somehow999 I have absolutely no freaking life because I spent all my time playing video games and whenever I'm not playing video games I'm watching video games on RUclips and I have never in my entire life heard of 100 Thieves once. I thought he meant like actual 100 thieves or something lmfao
@@Somehow999 not sure if you realize this, but gaming is a rather LARGE scene thats more than just the shit these types of people play
Damn after hearing that Charlie made a management company just so he could do what he thinks is right is so impressive. My respect for you has gone way up.
Their name is 100 thieves 😂
My respect went way down. Dudes equating a management company to an esports org giving these nobodies access to some of the biggest names in esports to collab witg
@@Pharoah2 Go bootlick giant companies somewhere else bro. Not everyone wants to know you go down to the local Walmart and give the manage a BJ every friday
@@Pharoah2 that doesn’t mean they’re entitled to 85% of the sponsor deals. Also did you even watch the video? Charlie clearly says 100T are making deals for massive creators, not “nobodies”
@@Pharoah2 are u slow?
Thank you for the 100 Thieves lore Charlie, I didn't realize I was your grandma. I'm very proud of you my handsome grandson 💜
He's grown so much, it makes me so happy as his grand pappy to see him serving justice on a silver moby huge
I am beginning to think that Charlie has entirely too many grandparents.
Dude same, I am on YT and Twitch all day and never heard of it. Guess I am also an old f***.
Me too
@YeaMan give up
Feels so good being constantly complimented by Charlie for not having Twitter
Yes.
I USED to have Twitter but really for the fandoms I find, barely anything creative or stimulating happens apart from memes.
@Jack Wrath what
@Jack Wrath You needed to make 4 accounts to make subs
They're bots, bro
i've actually worked with Human Media Group twice now and they have been nothing but great. and because of them, i've learned just how unfair some of the deals ive had in the past are.
Love your content bro
didnt expect u here
W stories
Randomly scrolling to see my all time favorite RUclipsr that helps me sleep at night… good day it is today
Companies can get away with underpaying unwitting creators because no one knows what a good deal actually is. How do you know your price as an upcoming creator? There should be a glassdoor type site where people can anonymously post their deals, how much they got and the conditions that had to be met. The information needs to be out there
“Load of dirty barnacles” “Absolute fish paste”
Charlie talking like he’s from Bikini Bottom
hes dissociating into mr krabs from all those k holes
me boi!
and " that's horse radish"
Trying to defend taking up to 85% and at the same time making 95% sound like it's the most vile thing ever, is such a corporate like defense lol.
That's exactly what I was thinking
we would NEVER take ALL your organs! god! we are only taking MOST of your organs!
85% of the sponsorships, the creators still get all the money from their twitch and RUclips revenue. Not to mention the four content creators picked a house that costs 10,000 of rent per month. One of the people only streamed 3-4 times when they got signed. They get to use all the 100t facilities and meet bigger streamers for connection. I think this is more of a matter of work ethic than anything.
I mean _technically_ the creator is getting three times more in that scenario. I suppose that's the way they justify it.
@@jerryjia4324 yes, but there’s no denial that somehow managing to convince someone to sign a contract that lets go of 85% of profit is predatory, especially considering the industry standard is 10% to 25%
Charlie: "If youre not on twitter good job"
Me who is not on twitter: "haha yay"
Charlie: "in case my grandma is watching"
Me who didnt know who 100 thieves were: "ahhh damn"
Charlie giveith and Charlie takeith
😂
I knew I wasn’t alone!!
@@Fubie Amen !
I don’t know any of those characters. You are not alone. Love Charlie, though.
Sometimes I feel like Charlie is the protagonist of the internet, what a nice fella
Don't put him on such a high pedestal. He steals content on a regular basis, mentioned changing up his reaction content since he apparently knew it was wrong yet went back to the exact same way he's been reacting a month later, without people's consent.
He also fucked up with his new prebuilt pc company he started recently, overcharging people with pc prices, after basically contributing to destroying artesian's reputation over its ceo being rude to one person but did anyone ruin his company over his fuckup? Were you even aware of it before? He didn't even give artesian any room to survive, after publicly contributing to ruining the company's image, and now it's in the shitter. While his company's fucking fine. He's far from perfect.
@@laithurz6408 hm
@The Pack what charlie does is react to the full video, creating a replacement for the original video with his reaction. The exposure coming from reactions has been proven time and time again to be very low, almost in the hundreds and rarely reaching thousands of views, while charlie averages a million views on almost every reaction video he makes, not to mention the reaction streams on twitch gaining considerably more views than his casual or gaming streams. It's also been proven that even if a RUclipsr gets a surge in their popularity because of a reaction it's just momentarily, basically not gonna last long at all, people usually sub and just don't watch anything else from the youtuber as a sub is useless. Tuv GAVE charlie his consent and okay to react to his stuff, you say you'd be okay with it too but not every creator wants their month's work on a video used for a reactor's personal own gain without their consent, kurzgesagt literally spends months on their videos and they don't let people react to their stuff.
I love Charlie but that's why I care to call his shit out. If you want more info on this whole topic there's this great video by DarkviperAU called "Reactors the professional parasites" that has all the proof you need that reactors harm more people than benefit them, as entertaining as it might be watching reactions it's just not good, and ends up harmful for everyone overall.
Yoo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogss, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯
This is what's called a parasocial relationship, kids
85% is actually ridiculous, no one should be accepting predatory deals like this. Yes, you probably won't get a lot of sponsors but this goes both ways. If all the content creators actually realise this and demand a bigger share of the sponsorships then this wouldn't be happening in the first place, it's just a shame that a lot of these creators are just inexperienced kids and don't realise that.
TBF frosty didnt even deserve the 85% he was a twitter shitposter that became "popular" but only on twitter, when he was signed to 100thieves, only because nade believed in them, they averaged like 100-200 viewers all 4 put together. The oportunity was to build a fanbase then grow, think of it as an internship, you are basically being reviewed for the duration of your contract then if you preform, you get a "bonus" which in this case would be a better contract, salary, better percentages, frosty just didnt put any work in. Most other 50-100 viewer streamers would literally kill to join a big org simply because of its reach to people.
If you're an actor the standard agent fee is 10%, pretty much flat because of unionization. Literary agents get around 15%. Music agents generally 5%-15%
If you're a content creator you seriously need to do your homework before signing anything, and take an honest look at either finding a non-exploitive agency like HMG or look into going it alone. There's countless videos, blogs, and articles out there ready to give tons of advice on finding the help you need or getting set up on your own
I HATE anime 😡👎
Nah, you're wrong on the latter. 5%-15% is NOT the case with music agents at all. You probably got that from some book written in the 80s.
@@RebelPride1993 This is a very very smoothbrained take. 95% of bands wouldn't be where they are if they never took a deal. They'd break up before you heard them, or they would stagnate and not be able to do the things you know them for.
...said by me, an independent musician. I made sure I make enough on my own but i'm literally 1 in 100k.
RUclips hides my comments cause I'm not allowed to spread awareness about the bot problem
@@noname-ng6sj You do realize he said they shouldn't take the first contract they see.
I genuinely laughed when he said 85% like that is either a much better deal and not an absolutely outrageous amount to take off a sponsorship deal
Yeah, god knows you would decline 30k to read ads even through you did no work to secure that deal
@@BlockDefender what do you mean no work?? Your whole career up to that point is why the company is wanting to work with the creator. You’re focusing way too much on the 30k when it could be 30k or $30 the amount isn’t the issue
@@BlockDefender theres a reason youll be broke in the fututre, just signing away your money lmao cause your okay with being taken davantage of
The creator agreed to have the majority of the sponsorships that the management organization obtains not go to them, so how is it predatory for the management company to behave on the terms they agreed to?
@Shade06 “ Your honour, the victim simply wouldn’t have died if he didn’t let himself get stabbed by my knife. So you can not charge me with murder. “
"I know he doesn't own Arby's, but he brought the meat" is now going to part of my daily vocabulary, nearly fucking popped a lung.
Yoo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogss, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯
@@ItzMalick STOP
@@ItzMalick Shut up
@@ItzMalick If you want views react to eminem songs, even if its the really old ones. Legit search eminem reaction and look at the views people get, cos he has so many fans.
Pan seering his cheecks too
"In case you weren't on Twitter and if you weren't God bless you. Keep up the great work. You're doing amazing champ"
Thanks Charlie. I take pride in not having a Twitter account
Hey! Me too! Keep working hard, king.
I'm not alone?! Good thing I got spares 👉👑👑
I take pride in getting Perma banned from twitter
Bless you and myself for staying far away from that cesspool.
The sad part about us not having twitter is we sort of have to communicate through RUclips comments.
2:14 That honestly sounded like a Mr. Burns joke from the Simpsons.
“Goodness no! We don’t take 95% of our employees sponsorship deals! What, do I look like a monster to you? We only take 85% of course.” 🤣
Yoo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogss, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!🙏🏾💯
@@ItzMalick I’m not your “fam”
@@calebdonaldson7044 It's a boy, I wouldn't worry about it.
@@ItzMalick hey bro I can get you three figures a video from the my pillow guy if you sign me over %90 revenue rights.
My thoughts exactly. I work with HMG and they’ve been an incredible lifeline. The 100T contracts don’t seem fair at all.
Ok Dont read my name😑.
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holy bots 😭
Didn’t think I would see you here😂
@@thecia8968 doesn't the CIA see all?
Its crazy how professional HMG is and knowing that Charlie of all people is at the head of it is absolutely mind boggling to me.
Charlie is actually crazy intelligent and talented and alot of people fail to realize this
@@calebdixon9784 socially intelligent (and willing to learn)*
It’s really strange but there’s this one saying and I think it goes by “being so smart people think you are stupid” idk it’s very fascinating the connection between intelligence and humor
I HATE anime 😡👎
@卐ᛋᛋerbian Warlord卐 what
"the deal is there because the creator is there" and you're right, and yet no one seems to understand why no one wants to do labour heavy jobs anymore...
When those jobs start paying as well as they used to, people will work them.
@John Smith im sorry what?
I don't understand why you're coming at me with numbers that are incomplete and speculative as hell, and honestly, i think you're seriously downplaying the intelligence of the company here, obviously if they want to go big no one in their right mind is going to pick out the plucky upstart.
Dude, he only worked 9 hours/week + 1 hr/week for the Mob channel. That a shit work hours for a content creator.
@@gonfreacksable damn, I even put more hours daily on my genshin account than that
No the deal is there because the big org got the deal. Nobody gives af about a 100 viewer streamer
It's up to Moist eSports to bring integrity back to the scene
What the fuck are these replies
@@entropic6439 just the normal bots
Ong
Tegredy
There will NEVER be integrity in any multi billion dollar industry.
"We're not taking 95% - that's a total lie...we're taking 85%!"
I don't think this is a good argument
wow we watched the same video, who woulda thought
Doesn't matter. He signed the contract without reading it. And if you can't read it, get a lawyer. His fault.
thanks for parroting charlie's take you're very original
@@R3dPeel thats not the point. he said 100thieves ripped them off and they did. so he took it to twitter. like you said, they signed the contract and that's on them. but it's still scummy for 100thieves to take "up to 85%" and it's good that people know to avoid them until they change that
@@R3dPeel it was a bad idea but they're still the victim and what 100 did was still horrible. It does not nor should not clear them of fault. It was a bad idea but they are still the victim
My mom who has never touched a video game in her life watches you Charlie so I’m glad you easily break stuff down and explain things
My 80 year old grandmother also watch Charlie’s videos 👍
@@Scorpion-bp3ec my 81 year old grandma watches him 👍👍
@@Unknown-gl1we 82 grandma too 🥰
@@Haroun.mtr08 94 baby
Me and my girlfriends have no idea what’s going on but we play Charlie while getting ready to go out ahahahhahahaha
"I'll do a recap just in case my grandmother is watchin"
Well young man, you got me
Love this content. Calling out shitty business practices in this space is super important. Lots of kids getting into content creation have no idea of whats a good or bad deal obviously. Thanks big moist
@@RasTex512 "companies taking advantage of kids is fine because they're dumb"
@@RasTex512 this is the worst take on the topic wtf
@@RasTex512 And that's called victim blaming kiddo. The fact that deal was put forward like that at all is immoral as hell, and writing it off as "Well that's just how it is, so clearly it's the kids fault" only encourages asshats like that to keep taking advantage of people. It needs to end and that kind of ideology only hurts innocent folks trying to make their way in the world. Stop encouraging it.
@@RasTex512 damn, inexperienced people are SO dumb! Just get more experience!!
The world takes advantage of you
"We retained 85% of the revenue."
That's still an absurd amount, my guy.
He says it like 95% is an absurd number that greatly exceeds the real one, it's a 10% difference and he seems so genuinely upset that Froste said 95% instead of 85%. Wack
@@ThatOneGuy-vj3jt uh I don’t think you understood the comment
@@ThatOneGuy-vj3jt thats exactly what the other guy said. He wasn't defending it at all and his comment agrees with yours.. Learn how to read before trying to argue.
@@ThatOneGuy-vj3jt He's not saying it's fair. Read first.
@@ThatOneGuy-vj3jt take this L
This was fun to listen to. I liked how Charlie dipped into his experience of running a business of a comparable model, so it's not just random observations but a properly informed comparison between a fair rate and an exploitative one.
Also appreciate the kudos for not using Twitter.
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@Necrotron Commenting dude , how sad do you have to be to make a comment like that
@@4amalreadyy it’s a bot just report it for spam
@@skullio2802 youtube doesn't care
Charlie is 1000% right on this! We see this in the music industry with predatory percentage cuts and here it is happening in the gaming space. Largely because you have young people largely don't know how business works and knowing their worth more importantly. Glad this was talked about. 85% is WILD and shouldn't even be a thing.
Ik im late on this but look, the content creators were getting a 60k plus salary a year already, how the hell was the contract predatory.
@carbon7536 60k per year for a content creator is very much low.
@@dfhiklnoqr there salary is 60k, that ignores the income from there streams. Also for the size of the creators it was higher then what they would expect to make in a year.
Hearing charlie talk about his group like that reminds me of how long it took him to monetise his videos and how long he donated that money to charity too and it makes my heart happy. He hasn’t changed in this way even after everything and it’s amazing
@@Instabruh.User.. bad take
@@tilgamesh don't waste your time in a bot, unfortunaly, i hate how the penguiz0 Chanel is flodded with bots ( nothing wrong with penguiz0, in fact, his Chanel is amazing )
Yoo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogss, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality But I guarantee you will find something you will enjoyy!🙏🏾💯
Charlie is going above and beyond with his management deals btw. I honestly don't know why every sub 500k RUclips/twitch streamer isn't partnering with his company. Those numbers are insane.
@UCt0kJHBhMZU75xJ093-XjxQ it's a bot lol
@@Instabruh.User.. do you know what the definition of insanity is?
@@JustSomeRandomBurger are you arguing with a bot?
@@ee3171 yes
No no, charlie can get 200k deals for 100 viewer streamers, im sure everyone is in line to join in :)
It's not just gamers/creators -- any talent agent/management company, etc. that is outside the 10-25% range is predatory. That range has existed as an industry standard for reputable representatives in basically every branch of sports & entertainment forever (in acting, it might be split between an agent getting about 10% and a manger getting another 10-15% -- in sports you might have an agent taking 5-10% of your playing contract revenue and maybe 15-25% of your brand endorsements which require more continual labor and negotiations, etc.). The notion of 85% being anywhere in a contract should be fucking criminal -- like you even think about doing that and Minority Report precogs send you straight to jail.
Edit: since some of you are confused about how this would relate to the music industry where recording companies are known to take large percentages of profit/revenue. These entities are like the platforms (Twitch, RUclips, etc) and franchises/game companies (LCS, Blizzard, etc.) in the equation. The platforms and game companies make revenue directly based on your content & split that revenue with you in some way. Those entities tend to be oligopolistic and set whatever terms they want -- like record companies. It should be noted, for a small creator, the revenue split is literally 0% to the creator in most cases (until you are large enough to be partnered in some way on the specific platform). That conversation is very different from the one about an agent/management company, and the revenue split of found sponsors, which is what is being discussed here.
Final Edit: Alrighty, lots of comments...lots of opinions. Many with merit -- some without any. I can't argue the morality of the contract; that's for each person to have a take on. I can't argue that The Mob was a good investment; they were let go because they weren't. I don't care about any of that though. My take is about the normalization of companies worth 9 figures taking advantage of a segment of the entertainment industry that has seen little regulatory, or, union, activity by hedging on their investments in a way that is highly atypical in the entertainment industry, at large. It will almost certainly change. Regulatory pressure will come. More lawsuits appealing to existing TAA will come. Organizations will not be able to continue creating unlawful contracts and laws will change to make more of their behaviors unlawful. That's all I have to say, I can't spend my life responding to comments -- Charlie has too many people watching his videos.
Even in my field as an ESL teacher, most platforms take minimum of 30% and a max on 100% on new teachers. Middle ground is like 60%, shits fucked
This has absolutely nothing on the music industry. Nothing. If you think this is bad, you've gotta watch Artefact, I got screwed far worse than they did, with a negative % revenue cut hidden within the formula of a gigantic contract; meaning, it cost me when my work made money, I paid for my own work being sold and was stuck in it for 10 years. I was 15 and my parents were just as ignorant in law and the industry as me so there was really not much hope.
85% cuts are normal, even packaging costs of 25% are included in streaming services, yes, digital copies. You always end up in debt for working if you don't game them yourself, find a small label who want to change the industry or do it all yourself. Now Spotify screwed us out of the very few people who didn't steal as well, Bandcamp is a light in the dark.
Thats why you always read the contract. All of it. Might seem tedious but it really helps.
@@LoftyAssertions yeah, distribution platforms are a whole different beast from deal/endorsement/contract matchmakers (i.e., agents, managers, etc.). In terms of profit generated vs. revenue shared those entities treat you worse than an employee and give you a pittance. That's more like the relationship between Twitch and an individual streamer than Nadeshot and his streamers though.
85% is literal theft
Charlie is such a good dude. He was fucked over by an industry, and when he got into a position to do the fucking, he chose not to; he took the moral road. The only things that sucks about this is that it feels so... natural... that he sticks out like a sore thumb, because the average asshole just doesn’t care. They’ll ride you for all your worth, and take from your energy as much as they possibly can.
Back in the day of MCN supremacy on RUclips I remember finally realising it was predatory for a company to sign you at a 70/30 revenue split - when he said 85 I spit out my water
I always assumed creators like yourself who got a leg up from GnS and that vlog thing they tried most likely got signed into deals like this 100T and others. 85%+ in favour of the company
honestly without knowing much it seems like these people would be literally nowhere without 100t. taking 85% from a deal the company isnt fine but they wouldnt have anything close to this money 50-60% would be fine in my eyes. froste looks like he has/had every gamers dream and hes fumbled it.
It's mostly just sponsorship deals, not their total revenue. Whatever they gain from stream and RUclips content is still their own.
But it's not a RUclips deal, it was a professional gaming deal which is far different on several levels. With MCN, You just get a revenue and some things to help you with your content. Nobody knows the MCN so it doesn't give you any notoriety upfront
With 100 thieves, you're paying extra for the notoriety the name provides - you will get many more viewers just because you're attached to their name. And you're also paying to increase the notoriety of that parent company further, because with more money they can attract better athletes. You're also paying for the overhead involved with setting up and going to events
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I am an old lady, please continue with the lore explanations. Nana is proud of you.
Even the older generations love Charlie 😂 hope you're well Nana 😄
@@Instabruh.User.. who asked?
@@randomthingssTV that's a bot dmi
It's okay Nana I have no idea what 100 thieves are and what they do, you aren't alone.
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Putting the drama aside, your room looks really good and well-put-together now!
I agree.......... but I'm also loaded.
I HATE anime 😡👎
i want to know what his 16 prized pokemon cards are tbh...
RUclips hides my comments cause I'm not allowed to spread awareness about the bot problem
@卐ᛋᛋerbian Warlord卐 it says you make terrible videos, and that you love PenguinZ unironically. Oh, and you keep your comments up if I speak the truth.
"we have a large company THEREFORE we have to pay our larborers like absolute shit so we can afford to pay our upper management people way more than they're worth" is a Walmart CEO take. People need to start recognizing that shit.
nope people will keep shilling for these big companies like the ceo is gonna write them a check for it
The decisions and strategies that upper management makes are extremely and highly valuable. Most of them are worth every penny they are getting paid. An upper management employee can increase your revenues tenfold by making a strategic decision that comes with years of hardwork and experience which a lower level employee simply will not be able to provide. However, I do agree that lower level employees are severely underpaid in most companies.
@@carmeloanthony5267 upper management makes decisions often because they just can. When you're at the top who's going to rim you for not doing enough work, who's going to stop you from giving yourself a nice bonus, or taking out the execs on team building to that Michelin star steakhouse
They do important work but they also set the rules on who gets paid so why wouldn't they pay themselves exorbitant sums?
@@shamrock141 The boards? The shareholders? Do you just not understand how companies work? Do you not understand that upper management are paid by performance and their base salaries are quite low? Of course you don’t, all you believe is that rich people are evil because that’s all you’ve been taught.
@@asuhdude3510 mate if you think corruption doesn't exist you're in for a rude awakening. I've served enough executives and CFOs and heard enough of their conversations in my younger years to know that half the shit they expense to the company is complete luxury and not at all business related.
Why do you think half these companies in the world work from home now, why do you think business class tickets in airlines have dropped off a cliff since COVID. Because now it's apparent just how unnecessary those expenses were, when business was done without them
I like how Charlie can tell all of this without emotion and still be good
↖️Guys, spirits and ghosts here 😱😱😱х
Yeah it makes him a lot more unique compared to other commentary youtubers.
@@DaddyDellConagher no. It literally doesnt
It's honestly sad to see that there are only bots in the replies it's kinda annoying man, sad shit
@@thumpdragfilms the just bother me a bit ya know
Honestly its incredible that you mentioned the 10%-15% flexibility cut you've always been so up front about everything but that is such a next level thing to bring up it truly shows just how much you care about the creators on the platform.
@fours04 (the second account) Too soon
Moist Critical should do a video on Taylor Jevaux ... broad literally scams her viewers on Twitch.
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@@ItzMalick Broski self-advertising in random comment sections is more harmful to your reputation than it does good
@fours04 🇬🇧 (the second account) petty
This is one of the biggest reasons on how Charlie has changed gaming forever. Truly giving power back to the players and being that voice of reason for artists. Moist boys for life
I hope that charlie moves to another video sharing site and promotes it, he has a lot of influence
this zesty mf just said "moist boys for life " 😭😭😭💀💀
moist boys? why you being cringe for?
You're on crack cocaine if you think Charlie or any other influencer for that matter "changed gaming forever"
@Kavetion I'm genuinely sorry that your parents abused you as a child.
i continue to be flabbergasted by peoples’ willingness to see corporations as more human and valuable than the actual humans holding them together.
No matter your opinion on the drama we can all agree that when Charlie said “LA sucks” truer words have never been spoken
that's facts
Los Angeles might be named after Angels but I'm pretty sure if you went to Hell it would be a mild improvement.
As someone from LA, facts..
That just shows you know NOTHING about LA
It seems like a hell hole, hidden behind fancy instagram photos.
Strangely enough, I actually see why Sykkuno was so against joining an organization now after hearing about how these contracts work..
I HATE anime 😡👎
100%
the water bills man, the water bills are on the line
Don't get it twisted. Why Sykkuno doesn't sign with a group. Hahaha. Sykkuno always comes off as soft weak and shy. I watched him enough to know there's 2 Sykkuno's. There is a nice guy, yeah mostly. But never be fooled. Sykkuno has another side that he hides to is audience. And that his hard number crunching side. Every body who is a long time fan of him knows he is cheap as can be. I know he knows every cent he has financially earned since he started streaming as a career. If he wanted Sykkuno could run his own company like a 100 T. Sykkuno has most likely run the numbers a 100 times. And knows if joining a group would make him more money or not.
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God I fucking love Charlie. He’s so level headed and is just such a good fucking dude. There’s not many internet people I look up to but damn, Charlie genuinely is
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You look up to an ordinary human being? Kinda sad ngl.
@@calebdonaldson7044 He is not just an ordinary person, LMFAOO what are you talking about? Dude gets 1 million views on every video he drops which is not “ordinary”. But that doesn’t even matter. How is it a bad thing to look up to someone who has worked super hard to get to where he is and is an incredibly humble and genuine guy?
@@TropiKalBoards so you think views are all that makes a person? He can eat, sleep, shit and do anything else that another normal person can do, so why is he more special than you or me? You never idolize people dude that’s hivemind mentality and I hope you end up smarter.
@@shreeeze you’re not the guy. I’ll wait for them.
Imagine selling your house and your realtor get 85% of the price.
The way this man pulls seven figure views with the title simply “Huge Drama” and no edited thumbnail in this algorithm is actually insane
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@@ItzMalick 🗿
@@ItzMalick 🗿
“Huge drama” is like the perfect title for the algorithm. Only way it could be more stereotypical is if it was “huge drama (real) (at night)”
@@ItzMalick *foghorn noises* 🗿
Glad your such a good guy Charlie and just do the right thing 15% is more then fair and is the standard for Hollywood and talent management.
IM WAY BETTER THAN THE IGNORANT PENGUINZ0 👌
I commented this exactly. Like even shitty record deals that are basically slavery with extra steps stop at 50%.
Although Froste did a terrible job defending himself, nobody seems to be mentioning that the housing market was the highest it’s ever been over the last 2ish years, and housing that wasn’t expensive was probably near impossible to find
lol no one is forced into a 10k home regardless of the economic conditions, you people must be children or something.
@FemonicZI hi we don’t care 😍 🖕! LMAO
@@xXJeReMiAhXx99 Depends on if you have kids or not, if you have kids you can't really rent out a single room and renting an apartment with younger kids you might as well kiss your deposit goodbye not to mention most apartment places make you get multiple bedrooms if you have 4+ kids you can't just have say if they are all boys or all girls in 1 room. Not defending whoever this Froste guy is, I am sure he could have found a room to rent especially if he is single and honestly idk why people think living with your parents is a bad thing its actually a good thing and gives you time to save up money. But I am saying everyone's situation is different.
@@xXJeReMiAhXx99 they were required to move to west LA, you’re not finding anything cheap there, especially which the rent prices skyrocketing over the last couple years. You’re a child if you thank that doesn’t play a part at all
@@xXJeReMiAhXx99 We found the Boomer
It’s sad, what a lot of creators don’t realize is outside of content creation an actor’s agent takes 15% maybeee 20%. Content creators should be treated THE SAME 😔.
As it would turn out, Charlie has way to many grandmothers, and I'm one of them. Charles is like the norse god Heimdall. He's such an awe inspiringly powerful entity that it took 9 mothers to birth him into the world, and he has 18 grandparents that absolutely stuff him full of food when he comes over so he could grow up big and strong and become the moist god of slapping we all know and love. He's actually 12 feet tall and uses Peter Jackson forced perspective tricks so it looks like he's a manlet.
IM WAY BETTER THAN THE IGNORANT PENGUINZ0 👌👌
Best comment I’ve ever read 😂💯
This needs to get pinned lmfao
@@_hermannlakehunt_7278 dawg
@@_hermannlakehunt_7278 🧢
So I worked in a warehouse for 6 years and whenever we’d hit busy times or we lost people (due to them being overworked and underpaid) I would bring the issues up and why people were upset about working 5-6 days a week, 12 hours a day instead of hiring more people or paying us more to offset the frustration/exhaustion….the amount of times I was looked in the face and told “this is just how the industry works” was fucking insane.
Reminded me of what Charlie said in regards to 100 Thieves taking the cuts they are. “I’ve been around and this is how things have worked”. Nonsense. You’re the big guy on campus now, you now have the ability to change the industry from the inside.
It’s like when your grandparents talk about how easy kids have it now getting a ride to school when they had to walk through blizzards while the coyotes eat their asses. Like, you grow and build to change bad and scummy into good and clean for life/business/existence. What’s the point of working hard for a better future, if you’re going to be bitter/scummy when you have finally achieved a position of making it better?
"I had to suffer, so everyone after me should suffer too" is pretty much what this mentality boils down to, and it's awful. Do these people not want to build healthy and safe futures for the people after them? Isn't that the POINT of progress??
This comment needs to be higher. The excuses of the industry need to stop.
"It’s like when your grandparents talk about how easy kids have it now getting a ride to school when they had to walk through blizzards while the coyotes eat their asses."
Lmao, that reminded me of that longbeachgriffy when they say back in my day, video.
@@emma48586 Summed it 100%. Idk if anything boils my blood as quickly.
"5-6 days a week, 12 hours a day instead of hiring more people" same boat I'm in, except I'm going through management training lol
Agree with you 100% moist. It’s been going on for so long, especially in the music business. Bands/singers/songwriters have been getting robbed of royalties and monies that they deserve for years! Thx for pointing this out and helping to draw awareness to creators! 💕
Honestly idk how anyone can agree with someone taking 85% of your revenue it’s just criminal
Book publishers, game publishers... all rats.
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I am actually getting to the age where there are professional gamers who are not old enough to properly remember Machinima and what a shitshow that company was. We are coming full circle with zero lessons learned.
"Going backwards" is how it always seems to go when there is a set up like that with large sums of money involved. You always get the swamp creatures who greedily worm their way into situations where they make sure they benefit more than everyone else, to an extreme degree, even though they are doing the smallest amount of work.
How is creating an entire deal for someone who otherwise would be nothing "worming" You are all so clueless thinking 100 viewer nobodies can just get 200k deals on their own
@@BlockDefender you clearly didn't even watch the video. He mentions this and says that Nadeshot, for the most part, was in the right, although 85% is still absolutely unacceptable.
@@BlockDefender bro that doesn’t matter. I don’t care about how you try to justify it, but regardless if they were “nobodies,” 85% is insane and indefensible. End of story
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People like Charlie make me hopeful for the future of eSports. He doesn't just pick a side in drama, he gives HIS opinion, and you can just tell he's really looking out for the players in this situation and really cares about the exploitation problem in the industry.
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Name the other people tho.
@@calebdonaldson7044 off of the top of my head: jacksepticeye, markiplier (when he does sometimes), mutahar
Froste lost a lot of credibility when he said "why do I need to provide proof? Why would I be lying?"
also learned a load about fairness in brand deals that I didn't know before so that's a bonus
Bots incoming
@YeaMan You don’t have any music bozo🤡
@YeaMan But do you have a moby huge?
could you imagine someone saying I don't need proof in court lmao
poo
no clue what the ins and outs of the contract is but the line 'we dont take 95% 'only' 85%" whilst having the tonation as if thats so much better gives off such corpo sociopath vibes
Charlie: “Spread like a virus”
RUclips: that wasn’t very cash money of you *DEMONETIZED*
I HATE anime 😡👎
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More proof that Moist eSports is the only prime, wholesome eSports team
Damn, all these bots ruining a good comment...
@UCs-HDjfZBp1kKAxkTnAEP2Q Well yeah, why would RUclips do anything about It? They make money and piss off a bunch of people that sounds pretty corporate lol.
Damn bots
Truly the GOAT of ESports
not to ruin the charlie cult, but og is also a pretty wholesome org
1:03
Grandson, is that you?
Big respect to Charlie, he’s truly a man of the people.
Based and true, like Charlie said taking anything above 20% as a finder's fee in any scenario not just in this one for a sponsorship deal is taking the piss. 100T is an Ad/management agency which is the same as being middle men in a business transaction, their sole purpose is aquiring deals for the talent that is it, their scope does not exceed that and Matthew Haag exposing himself live on Twitch speaks alot about the way he thinks, the way 100T operates and their perception of fairness so regardless if the claims are false the take away of that implication is still bad publicity and damage to the reputation of 100T, if he hadn't of admitted the 85% retainer fee no one would of had shit on him as the other guy had zero proof to back up the claims, cat's outta the bag now.
IM WAY BETTER THAN THE IGNORANT PENGUINZ0 👌👌
@@_hermannlakehunt_7278 no your not stop lying to your self and maybe go touch some i dont think you have heard of this but its called grass its something green or yellow and if you go outside for the first time in your life you might actually see some on the ground right infront of you
@@thewholecheesecake You are arguing with a robot. I'm afraid you've lost.
@@as3609 you dont think im aware of that?
I HATE anime 😡👎
Good take on the percentage's Charlie; interesting to see from someone with more information on the situation about what a more reasonable percentage would be. These kind of numbers remind me of the abusive deals Machinima used to license people with.
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As someone who was an employee of a large and popular business, I can confidently say the reason that industries percentages of profit taken are so high is because in Girl Scouts the troops get 75 cents while the rest of the five dollars that one box of cookies cost goes to the company. Fucked up.
IM WAY BETTER THAN THE IGNORANT PENGUINZ0 👌👌
@@Castss I don't think we should be defending literal child labor.
@@Castss what the guy above me said. Saying solicit like selling products like that doesnt take effort too is weird. They deserve half of that at least
@@Castss well once i had to stand outside of a comic book store in the rain for a few hours and nobody bought anything
Imagine selling your house and the conveyancer and real estate agent gets 35-85% of your housing profit
15% is pretty on par with other industries (athletes, actors, etc.). As you grow and gain larger deals, that % goes down. Anything above 30% is predatory and just wrong.
As a freelancer who pays 20% of my overall revenue to Fiverr, hearing the word 85% is horrible. 100 Thieves are ripping off these content creators.
You could say they're... a bunch of thieves...
@@nonbisco around 90 or so of them I heard
@@gribby4526 Maybe even a hundred
@@gribby4526 No no no, you mean 85% of them.
They are using 100T to get the deals to begin with. Without them they wouldn’t have any of the money.
Standing up for the content creators and gamers everywhere.
We love you man.
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Anyone defending 100 Thieves taking a percentage of the cut is like someone defending the government for higher taxes.
Tbf those sponsors were brought by 100T to them. The org executed those deals it's not like the sponsors came to the mob.
@@NoVisionGuy you didnt watch the video
The only reason they can get away with taking such a large cut is because there is no real transparency in these companies.
I can guarantee you if people knew where all of this money is actually going there'd be an outrage of apocalyptic proportions.
I HATE anime 😡👎
1:10 welp im now officially granny moist at the ripe old age of 24
Same 14
"Your honour my client didn't steal $10,000 he actually stole $90,00"
How are almost all these replies,bots??
@@queenspacegirl1393 yep. Heartless bots.
Did you mean 100000?
@@bushsbakedbeans2348 no. 100,000,000
@@bushsbakedbeans2348 it's not $1 at the dollar store it's $199
Just the take of "Why would i need proof? Why would i lie?"
Is dangerous levels of bs
And he gets to be a lawyer? what a sick joke
Dont read my name😑.
@@MbitaChizi okay
I should’ve stopped him when I had the chance! …And you, you have to stop him!
@@mayoiayaseswife please don't respond to bots all you're doing is drawing attention to them
You got railed by the bots damn
I had no idea who 100 thieves was. I guess I'm Charlie's grandma now. 👵
Didn't know anything about 100 Thieves, aside from they're a gaming group that exists. So I needed that explanation 🤷🏾♀️
i hadnt even heard of them before, so i was extra thankful for the explanation
“It’s not 95% it’s only 85%” is such a fucking nuclear take
I think it's also on the actual brand to look into the agencies they are working with to find these creators. Some of these agencies are thieves and they 100% try to get away with as much as they can (not all but MANY)...transparency is everything and the brand should know if the creator's agencies are paying fair. 85% of revenue? it's disturbing and I'm curious how anyone can support a brand who is even remotely okay with this cut. Brands need to do better in understanding the agencies they contact. So many new, young and or naïve creators simply just don't know. Thank you for talking about this, its just so so important!!
I don't think the brands care really, as long as they pay the minimum they can for a deal then they're golden. Having most of the work be done by an external group that costs less than it would to hire people to do the job for them means they get a profit. Whether the agency pays their creators properly doesn't matter so long as the ad gets out and their product is making more money.
You could say they're 100 thieves.
You have to think about this though.. the creators & players for 100T already have a decent amount of money or have some sponsors of their own. Newly signed young guys with little to no sponsors are going to jump right in. Obviously, they do this to get bigger, have a sponsor, & play with people they might’ve looked up to. They don’t think about that cut because they just want to be apart of something bigger.
@@RasTex512 "and so would you" very assuming. sounds like guilt but anyways, no i don't believe in swindling people knowing damn well it's unfair. if i was a brand and found out the agency i hired is taking an 85% cut i would be nauseous knowing i supported that and these creators are promoting my brand under that circumstance...i understand that would be in an unrealistic world where so many corporations are thriving from ripping people off, these are just my thoughts. i Think he even said the creators got 30k each? for a second i said well at least they got that! however...that does not justify an 85% cut. I'm curious what that man in "charge" took home after all his "sources" who so called made it all happen got paid.
@@Rehlyze This is very true.
This is the kind of thing that makes people respect you. Be honest, value your work but value others work too.
Also I know you're known for short titles or underselling good content but this needs to be seen by more people. Honestly if you could make a video or a series of videos detailing the common traps young content creator face and how to deal with them it would improve the scene greatly.
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To everybody trying to defend them and saying, "They wouldn't have the Sponsorships without 100 Thieves." It's possible for creators to get sponsorships without organizations, no organization can get sponsorships without creators. Also imagine any employer saying that in any other position, "We will retain 85% of your salary, you wouldn't have a salary without us."
Edit: Idgaf if the analogy isn't perfect. They're scamming young people trying to make entertaining others into their career and stealing money from them.
that's a lie. They had the sponsors before the mob or whatever the fuck was signed.
@@richardlandgraf1953 Not entirely accurate. 100T has majority of their sponsors because of Nadeshot himself.
Poor analogy, poor understanding
@@JohnyTuff1 In what way?
It's 85% of the sponsors 100T brought. They get 100% of whatever sponsors they find themselves. Comparing it to a normal salary job is pretty fucking dumb. They each made $2500 a month and kept 100% of their twitch/RUclips money in the contract. Pretty good money for content creators averaging between 100-300 viewer when they signed.
Charlie telling me that I’m “doing amazing champ” literally just made my day. I probably should go to therapy…
That “Keep up the good work, Champ” for not going on twitter really hit harder than it should have 😭
When Jesus tells you Good Work you know that you’re doing all right
Just goes to show how far actually providing evidence gets you. Nade wouldve been cancelled to hell had he not proven the legitimacy of their terms, I too would have completely sided with Frosty had he not done that. Thats the huge differencd between actually showing people documents, photos hell even receipts as opposed to word of mouth.
That being said Charlie is absolutely right about the deals Pro companies needing to change. 85% being taken from your own hardwork takes a huge toll especially considering cost of living is getting higher and higher
It's not 85% of the Mobs hard work. The sponsors were sponsoring 100T not specifically the Mob. 100T just gave the job of talking about the sponsor to the mob
It depends if youre also being paid a salary on top of sponsorships, how much, and how popular you are...these are some of the things that will determine your contract. Then the org has to make the money from the salaries back somehow to make a profit.
@@lavarelease2928 I have a feeling you know why this is wrong
People surprised a business can manipulate high schoolers
@@orangenostril Ayo, I think there has been a big misunderstanding about the deal and there is a really big reason that it isn't predatory. I think one of the big features required is a company making a huge profit margin leaving the individuals with little. I think this deal would be very predatory if 100t was basically only acting as a management company and was taking home 85% of the deals they bring The Mob. With management and marketing costs there is a reason the 15% is industry standard. It is because it allows for the company to make revenue over the costs they incurred. While leaving as much as possible for the creator, it's a fair deal not forgetting about the creator,
or the company.
Now in reality with the Mob, 100T incurred many many more costs by directly paying all the members a salary of 65K over the course of 2 years paid them about 500K total. Now they have to recoup this cost somehow. It seems like everybody is advocating for 100T to give them that 65K + 15% which is obviously not doable. So the more they give in the salary area the have to recoup in another. They decided they didn't want to touch The Mob's Streaming or RUclips revenue, so the look towards that sponsorship percentage.
Now when they think about raising from that 15% mark they have to be very careful because you don't want to be predatory, so they have to evaluate 'is this deal gonna be worth it for The Mob?'. The answer is yes. The reason a bunch of these 95% deals in the record industry are predatory aren't because of the number, but because of the misdirection around contracts and the fact that the creator could be treated fairly and the record would still make bank. 100T literally lost money on The Mob, they didn't even recoup their total salary amount let alone other expenses.
The deal for The Mob at 65k at 85% was basically a deal for security and investment for them. They got free salary and a place to live together so that they could expand their content creation brand. They got 70 points less income on sponsorships for a year then they could renegotiate. They get the security of a place and money, while losing out on a large portion of one portion of their income also brought in partially by 100T. Sounds pretty good to me. Especially with the volatility being a creator can present through income, the security of income they got was insane. Not having to worry about where your next check will come from is amazing. In fact, they deal was so secure, that they did barely any work and took home the bag for 2 years. It's insane that anyone is describing this deal as predatory after looking at all the factors. In fact 100T actually got scammed here. The company has employees that have mouths to feed, same as the mob, gotta get profit on both sides, that's the definition of a good deal.
i did not think this man could be more goated, truly an exemplary influence on the yt community
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Nadeshot made clear the name 100 Thieves is very literal
im glad charlie went out of his way to explain 15% is enough and 35% is just greed so glad someone who runs such a company showing the inside basball stats
@John Smith payroll is separate from deal brokering taking a 35% split on that is completely out of the norm
@John Smith as charlie already explained 15% is enough to run a company like this. And he would know he runs one my issue isn't 100t taking a cut my issue is that their cut is predatory in how large it is
That just sounds like shitty management to me I'll just refer back to charlie you only need 15% to run a company like this the rest is greed
@John Smiththats a heartwarming story and all stil doesnt change the fact they dont need to take 15% and if it was all an act of kindness to help some poor up and comming guys maybe they should have taken a loss for the sake of their growth. but no this is a buisness decision and they are bad at that aswell. a comptetent person like charlie can get away with 15% and a less buisness savy person has to fumble around for 85% so just all around shitty finacial decisions
“We don’t take 95% we take 85%!” Spoken like a true shill
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Reminds me so much of the music industry.
Froste just seems like a person who couldn’t take the opportunity he was given and just do what his contract stated. “We lived terribly” yeah okay buddy. Each of them got $60K in one house, saying “we didn’t know where our next meal is coming from.”
0:22 Thanks Big C
@@RastaFudge what
I totally agree with Charlie. The one thing I have to say is that they are still old enough to say no to the deal but the one thing they think of is the exposure they'll gain from the contract.
I also think Froste and The Mob didn't put in as much effort as all the other creators they have... I watch courage, valkyrae, 2Hype, brooke, etc... they barely made any good content unless it was with the 100t team. Nade said he would try to motivate them but they didn't want to make "great" content.
If Froste was so broke why was he spending hunderds/thousands in poker buy ins?
I mean i wanna say they were around 18-21 and having them sign a contract that probably had tons of pages of information on it without access to a lawyer. As someone whos even 21 i’d still probably miss something within a contract like that
@@drewbiet5837 feels similar to machinima back in the day. Young creators being duped into bad contracts for perceived exposure
@@BNeud1 yea exactly and that ended up badly
They don’t say no because they are coaxed into believing the contract is good for them without fully understanding. They throw in business terms not everyone understands and they are under pressure knowing if they turn it down they might not get a better deal. Also just because the deal is better than there current situation does not mean they should be allowed to be exploited, that line of thinking is completely irrational.
nothing better for motivation than not knowing how to pay rent after being forced to live in a house you cant afford lol
Honestly, thanks for pointing this out charlie, When i saw all this I thought 35% was totally fair, and you've educated me otherwise, I'm glad to know the boys, Joyo, rise and vati are in safe hands at moist :)
Anyone who has a brain would know 35% is too much like wtf dude
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@@Humanrightsdenier nah, 100t is a huge org it doesn't surprise me that they're taking that much, my logic at first was similar to nadeshots that to get those deals lots of people are on the team arranging them.
also I have no knowledge of the inner workings of a esports org and I bet you don't either so no need to just be rude when I'm accepting being uneducated on a topic.
@@Joe-hl2ts it's precisely why they're a big org that taking such a big cut is down right unfair
@@Humanrightsdenier it's reasonable too think it's a good deal without knowing better, remember its 35% on brand deals, not viewer counts or donations through twitch etc, obviously it's not a good deal but it's not 35% of all revenue, but it is crazy too think about how much worse people in the music industry have it
"I'm sure we all know who 100 Thieves is!
*Me, has no clue.*
I sincerely agree with the fact that when you do negotiations and make deals with companies the best or most logical thing to do is to make a deal where the sponsor doesn't get most of the reward
And that's absolutely true because the creators are the ones that do pretty much all of the work in their videos
god people who make these bot accounts need therapy
@Jack Wrath Your content is worse than Patrick Bateman's mental health
@YeaMan It's ok to lie sometimes
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It’s so crazy to see how knowledgeable Charlie is when he gets into numbers, a completely different side of him
Bro the meatriding is crazy it’s insane how you can watch a vid like this and make it about Charlie
@@themaseofspades6857 Yeah, how dare you watch a video that Charlie made, with Charlie talking about a subject, and then comment about Charlie's skills. Have some dignity.
@@themaseofspades6857 Its almost like its his channel...
@@imverytired647 almost like you missed the point?
@@themaseofspades6857 The point is...what? Youre not making any points. Youre just complaining about something small.
Me: I'm feeling like crap today, good thing I haven't used Twitter in a year.
Charlie: 0:21
Me: Thank you, I'll keep up the good work.
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Can you imagine if you had a talent agent that took 85% of your paycheck? Yeah sure, they found the job for you, but you’re still the one who actually did the job. The agent’s only job is to find gigs for you to audition for. That’s not worthy of 85%.