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 recorded a loss of $25 million during this period. YouKu.com seems to have no relation to the Chinese domain youku.cn. Victor Koo was once an employee of Bain & Company, one of the most prominent management consulting firms in the world. In December 2018 the company announced a layoff of the president of the unit Yang Weidong due to his assistance to the police in investigation about the case of seeking economic benefits. On March 12, 2012, Youku and Tudou two of the biggest online video companies in China announced plans to merge, creating one of China's biggest video sites.