Ruby Lin the best promising producer. Also as actress, she is in a different class from others." In addition, Youku Tudou Inc, the largest video-sharing website in China, bought copyright of TV series and films that were produced by Lin. Lin officially announced the news during the 18th Shanghai Television Festival. In August 8, 2012, Lin was honored as Best Producer at the 2012 Asian Idol Awards for "The Glamorous Imperial Concubine". On December 2012, Lin was announced as one of the highest paid Chinese celebrities of the year, ranking 5th. She managed to earn over 90 million RMB this year through
Youku capitalists. In December 2009, the company announced that it had raised a total of $110 million in private equity funding. Major investors include Brookside (Bain) Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Maverick Capital, and Chengwei Ventures. The company initially emphasized user-generated content but has since shifted its focus to professionally produced videos licensed from over 1,500 content partners. As of January 2010, Youku.com was ranked #1 in the Chinese Internet video sector according to Internet metrics provider CR-Nielsen, (keeping in mind that YouTube is banned in China). In 2008, Youku partnered with Myspace in China. Later that year, Youku became the sole