Questions talent and managers ask us

Gala Digital is a Los Angeles agency that helps U.S. talent enter the China market. We set up, verify and manage official accounts on WeChat, Weibo, Douyin and XiaoHongShu (RED), localize content for Chinese audiences, and source and negotiate brand partnerships in China.

Gala Digital is based in Los Angeles, California. We work with talent remotely, so you can grow in China without leaving the U.S.

Gala Digital focuses only on the China market and handles everything end to end, from platform verification to brand-deal negotiation. We work for the talent, keep the accounts in your name, and use only legitimate methods: no bought followers, bots or paid deletion.

We work with U.S. talent who have international reach: actors, musicians, athletes, content creators, influencers and live streamers. We’re usually the best fit for talent with 100K+ global followers, or 50K+ in high-demand categories like fashion, beauty, gaming, music, sports and lifestyle. We work selectively and build for long-term revenue.

Our services cover platform registration and verification, content translation and cultural localization, content planning and daily account operations, community management and moderation, brand-partnership sourcing and negotiation, and China representation.

A simple one- or two-platform launch (for example WeChat and Weibo) typically takes 4 to 6 weeks once your documents are ready. A full launch on all four platforms typically takes 8 to 11 weeks. Launches that cross Spring Festival or National Day (Golden Week) take longer, because platform reviews pause over Chinese holidays. Content strategy starts as soon as you sign.

You’ll complete our Client Intake Form and provide your brand guidelines and assets (logos, approved imagery, bios), a passport and, if relevant, business documents for verification, and a Power of Attorney that lets us act for you on the platforms. For non-Chinese nationals the Power of Attorney must be notarized. How quickly we receive documents is the biggest factor in launch time.

Book a free call so we can learn your goals and check whether China is a fit. If you want a deeper look first, we offer a paid China Market Audit. Next, you sign our Master Services Agreement and a Service Order Form, complete the intake form and send your documents, and we build your launch timeline.

Not necessarily. Depending on the platform and your goals, accounts can be registered under your personal identity or an existing business entity.

No. We handle translation, localization and communication in Mandarin Chinese.

No. Our team is based in Los Angeles and handles account setup and management remotely. Travel only comes up when a specific opportunity calls for it.

Start with a consultation. We’ll look at your positioning and China-market readiness and tell you honestly whether the investment makes sense, including when it doesn’t.

On our Grow plan and above, we source brand opportunities in China, bring them to you for approval, negotiate the terms, and manage the campaign. You approve every deal and keep creative control.

Common opportunities include brand sponsorships and endorsements, product collaborations, virtual and in-person event appearances, social commerce partnerships and live-streaming campaigns.

It depends on your following, engagement and category, so we don’t guarantee follower counts, engagement or revenue. Before you commit, we share conservative projections based on comparable talent.

We report on follower growth, engagement (likes, comments and shares), content reach, audience demographics, your brand-partnership pipeline and revenue generated. Reports are monthly on Launch, bi-weekly on Grow and weekly on Scale, with custom dashboards on Enterprise.

You’ll have a dedicated point of contact, and Scale and Enterprise clients get a dedicated account manager. You can reach us by email, phone, WeChat or video call.

Crisis management and reputation monitoring are included on our Scale and Enterprise plans and available as an add-on retainer for other clients. The retainer is also open to talent who already operate in China and aren’t on a Gala Digital plan.

Sometimes. We start with an honest assessment of whether a return is realistic, and we’ll tell you if it isn’t. We only use legitimate methods: authentic content, approved public statements, formal platform appeals and lawful takedown requests. We never use paid deletion, bots, fake accounts or payments to platform staff, and no one can guarantee an account will be reinstated.