Song Tan's Notes

Da Liang listened to the chatter of the crowd but did not respond.

He knew that everyone was just saying it for show.

If livestreamers are so easy to hire and so effective at selling products, why were they rejected for everything before?
After much thought, I realized that the anchor who was introduced by the higher-ups was truly remarkable.

Looking down at the phone again—the absurd thing is that even with tens of thousands of sales added up, the numbers are still changing!
The number of viewers in the live stream kept increasing, and around the time of people leaving get off work, it has now soared to more than 40.

That means on average, one in seven or eight people will pay!

How could it be so fast?!

The Party Secretary, standing to the side, asked him just as earnestly:
"Da Liang, I felt he explained it quite simply, and he always tells the truth, so how come it sold out so quickly?"

Da Liang couldn't answer.

Da Liang also wanted to know.

He thought for a moment, then, seeing the growing crowd around him, simply said:

"Uncle, if we understood this, we wouldn't be unable to sell our grapes."

"I think they are quite strict in grading their fruit; they won't even let anything that's a little off be classified as a good fruit."

"Anyway, they won't open the door for us, so I'll go back to the orchard and mark all the good fruit. That way it will be easier to sell them."

Upon hearing this, the Party Secretary quickly wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Yes, yes, yes, they're selling so fast, how can we possibly ship them out in time? When it's our turn, it'll probably be hard to find workers for a while. I need to go back first and sort everything out!"

Amidst the surrounding crowd, the two, like fish swimming against the current, quickly slipped out of the noisy world.

At that moment, before starting the electric car, Da Liang glanced at his phone one last time, then said with a complicated expression:
"The best batch of grapes at Brother Tao's house has already been sold out."

The Party Secretary had just straddled the back of the electric scooter with one leg, and looking ahead with his awkward posture, he said, "25000 orders, 150..."

hiss!
How could he not even dare to think about how much money that was?

This money...

The Party Secretary immediately tensed up:

"The streamer has the money, they wouldn't refuse to pay it back, would they?"

"how is this possible?"

Although Da Liang had some vague concerns before, after seeing the spectacular live broadcast, he realized that they were just worrying unnecessarily.

"Uncle, you have no idea how strong this sales ability is. Don't even mention these few million, even if you add a zero to the end, it's not as valuable as this account."

"Besides, they said they would transfer the money in half a month. I reckon it's not to earn that little bit of interest, but rather because the platform requires that the money be transferred only after the customer confirms receipt of the goods."

There's always a ten-day to half-month confirmation period for receiving the goods.

If his grapes could sell this quickly, even if it takes half a month, I wouldn't have any complaints.

Thinking of this, the two were now full of confidence in their few acres of grapes.

Meanwhile, the expressions of the three buyers waiting at the village entrance gradually turned grim.

More and more people from the county came this way, and everyone was talking at once. They were also watching the live stream, and they all understood that someone had intercepted their spot.
"Oh shit."

The leader cursed under his breath, "We've been staking out this place for days, keeping secrets and spreading rumors... and now look what's happened, we've let them reap the rewards."

They really did pick the fruit.

"That's not it!"

The other two were also furious, saying, "We offered three yuan, he offered 50, and it sold out in an instant. Isn't this just asking to be humiliated?"

"If this continues, will we still be able to receive our goods in this county?"

No!

The group stared at their phones, at a loss, seething with resentment. They were unwilling to swallow their anger.

"Come on, let's all turn on our phones and download this app! Let's watch this live stream, post comments, and yell at him!"

However, their peers were not very cooperative:
"Don't you see how many people are watching? If just a few of us go in, we'll be like tadpoles in a pond in early summer—who'll know who's who!"

The insults were so overshadowed by other things that they didn't even have time to appear.

"You're like this." The slightly younger one hesitated.

“My niece is a fan of celebrities. I heard she’s always making rankings and doing data analysis for those stars. She knows a lot of people who praise this one and criticize that one online.”

"I'll go ask if there are any companies that specialize in this. I'll call them their professionals—what's their name again? Oh! I remember now, I'll call their professional online trolls over to do this."

"Let's not even talk about anything else. Just take the grapes from Baiyu County for example. They're not only bad but also expensive. I don't believe they'll be able to sell any more."

Although this cost them another sum of money, what could they do when they were so angry?

Spending three days squatting here under the villagers' resistant gazes was no easy task.

But different industries are like different worlds.

They had no clear understanding of fangirls and online trolls; at that moment, they were downloading websites, apps, and registering accounts...

They first stirred up trouble, while also enlisting the help of relatives and friends.

Meanwhile, the supplier's niece heard her uncle say something heartfelt:
"...We've been waiting here for three days, just waiting for the fruit to ripen. We were supposed to harvest it, but a big livestreamer came and sold it to us, and they snatched it all up from us, even deliberately charging a higher price..."

“Niece, you young people know a lot, do you know how to curse in a live broadcast? I heard that there is such a business.”

“We’re not doing this for anything else. If we don’t get any fruit, we don’t get any fruit. Your uncle just can’t swallow this insult.”

This business is so unethical!

My niece also joined in, expressing her indignation.

Manipulate data, create negative reviews, and engage in comparisons and denigration!

That niece is very familiar with me.

When they're following celebrities, they also have their own groups for things like chart rankings, data analysis, and fighting back against online trolls, and they even have external businesses involved.

Celebrities have companies and professional publicity and marketing teams, and they often have hundreds of millions or even millions of fans. They can still make a mess of a person's reputation.

The so-called internet celebrity livestreamer—the uncle says he has over a million followers.

Goodness, this is simply unwatchable in the entertainment industry; I wonder how many active fans it has.

My niece agreed immediately. There was no need to look for other companies. Our own group, which usually supports the rankings, has more than 200 members. After discussing it, we asked our friends and acquaintances to lend us their accounts, and we started operating right away.

This app isn't the kind of app that young people like offline; it doesn't have a high market share, and you have to download it first.

But it's okay, my uncle is very generous, he's already paid the ten thousand yuan!

Thank you, Uncle!

……

Meanwhile, the live streaming platform was overjoyed to see a large number of new users downloading, registering, and binding their accounts.

Upon further investigation—oh, those who entered were all directly searching for Qiao Qiao's live stream.

Damn!

People couldn't help but exclaim, "Signing a rural-style streamer like Qiaoqiao for 800 million is such a great deal!"

The user is king now!
Acquiring new users is their core focus.

But in just one or two live streams, not to mention the few new users, more than a thousand new users registered in just 10 or 20 minutes!
My goodness, what kind of sales power is this? Not only does it sell goods quickly, but it also boosts market share.

The number of downloads for this app is also skyrocketing.

The more downloads, the faster the price surges, and the easier it is to occupy a prominent position, thereby attracting more people. This virtuous cycle makes everyone involved extremely happy.

As for why those new fans flocked to Qiaoqiao's live stream, were they there to buy things or what...?

Oh, what does that matter?
Once people are on the platform, if we push more content they like based on big data models, how can we not retain them?

The live streaming platforms were overjoyed once again.

……

Young people who follow celebrities are energetic and can find any opportunity to do so.

At that moment, a large group of team members accepted the task. They heard that it was to stand up for the group leader's relative, and since each of them would also receive extra money for milk tea, they rushed into the live broadcast room without saying a word.

Qiaoqiao's live stream seems very popular at first glance, but just looking at the number of fans, you know it's nothing in the online world.

The students who came were those who didn't have much money or time to spare, so why would they bother watching his unpredictable, unstable, and unexciting live streams?

Therefore, upon arrival, before anyone even had a chance to start complaining, they were already feeling lost—

What... Oh... Now there's an AI scene, is the vineyard in front of us an AI garden?
How can grapevines be so similar, one after another? And they're arranged in rows and columns, such perfect alignment.

Hmm, it's actually quite interesting to look at, I'll take another look.

The comfortable images associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder are gradually shifting to people.

Look again at that despicable streamer—

Internet celebrities, they just turn on filters, skin smoothing, and beauty effects, and they're nothing special...

hey hey?
Everyone was stunned for a moment.

This streamer is something else!
Those who frequent the Chinese entertainment industry know perfectly well whether or not beauty filters are used in the footage.

Looking at the handsome, fair-skinned young man with an inexplicable air of innocence, the surging group of girls instantly fell silent.

amount……

They definitely need to vent their anger, but they are professionals, so they can't be too direct when they say bad things, as that could easily provoke a backlash.

Of course, you also need to find out the other party's background, identify one or two weaknesses, and then offer some seemingly plausible but ultimately misleading advice...

That's right, take another look and learn more.

"Didn't they say he snatched grapes from the group owner's relative's farm? Why isn't he promoting them? If he's not promoting them, how did he snatch them?"

A member asked a question out of curiosity in the group.

And now, isn't Qiao Qiao no longer promoting products?

You can only say a few words when selling products, and you can't repeat them over and over again.

Qiaoqiao lacked the awareness that "everyone might come in at any time, be unclear about the situation, and need someone to explain."

All he knew was that he had said everything he needed to say, and that his sister had already recorded the necessary live-stream explanations.

Now that the orchard has been shown to everyone, his goal is to pick out the largest and plumpest bunch from these fruit trees.

"this!"

He quickly selected his target, holding the bunch of grapes in both hands, and smiled brightly at the camera, saying, "This one is the biggest, right?"

"This is definitely a Grade A fruit! I'll cut it off for the kids now!"

So cute!

Such a pure and sunny puppy-like charm!
Young girls with a mature psychological age are the hardest to resist.

Looking at that sincere face again, I quickly abandoned the draft I had prepared and decided to choose a new angle.

Looking at the comments, zero people were paying attention to the streamer's unique charisma and exceptionally handsome face; instead, they were all shouting something—

Let's mark this spot for the grapes and see who's lucky enough to receive them!

[I want this skewer! I want this skewer! Qiaoqiao, I want this skewer!]

Hehe, I bought grade B fruit, Qiaoqiao, help me pick out a bunch, I want you to pick them yourself.

Wow, this string of skewers is really substantial...

【…】

What is this called?
That's called going down the wrong track!

The fangirls clicked their tongues and shook their heads, thinking that they could tell at a glance whether the live stream had beauty filters on or not.

Look at this sunny young man in front of you, his eyes are pure, and his smile is even more infectious. His skin is fair and seemingly flawless, and his hair isn't styled in a messy way.

And that incredible head-to-shoulder ratio, plus a height that's definitely no less than 1.8 meters...

What is this? This is a rare, upright person in the Chinese entertainment industry!
Although they are fans of celebrities, they also have to be honest: people eat much worse nowadays than the previous generation. Many of the most popular celebrities have rough and uneven faces. It's so hard to find someone with a dignified and elegant appearance!

The results of it? !

With such unique advantages, how come they weren't discovered by talent scouts and instead ended up selling grapes here?
How many grapes can I sell?

After clicking the link and silently looking at the data for a while, everyone went back to the group chat and whispered among themselves:

"I think he's quite successful as a live streamer..."

"Yeah, grapes at 150 a bunch, my goodness, that's enough for me to buy a bottle of foundation that my brother endorses!"

"Didn't you see the sales figures? Several orders combined have reached tens of thousands of units sold, but wasn't it supposed to go on sale this afternoon?"

The crowd murmured amongst themselves, no one paying attention to the matter of criticizing him; instead, their attention was drawn elsewhere:

"You guys checked, right? There were no beauty filters or leg-lengthening effects, right? How come their legs are so long?"

"Yes, yes, he's dressed so neatly, unlike some men..."

"In this hot weather, his cheeks are pink and his forehead is covered in sweat, but he looks even more adorable!"

"Oh my god, he's clearly older than me, so why does he look like a younger brother? I just need a well-behaved younger brother like that."

"Doesn't anyone compliment his looks? He is handsome, truly handsome! No filters, no makeup, no embellishment, he looks so refreshing."

"Hmm, he's got that refreshing sea salt lemon vibe!!!"

The group admin had prepared several speeches in his mind, but after entering the group, he felt like the sky was falling:
Did you guys...did you guys help me get revenge?

shallow!

How could an ordinary person be better looking than her brother? It's just that the beauty filters used in the live stream are too exaggerated. She also rushed in aggressively.

At the village entrance, the three buyers who had been tasked with this arduous task gathered together, awkwardly downloaded the app, registered accounts, and rushed into Qiaoqiao's live stream.

However, several swear words I wrote were immediately flagged as prohibited by the reviewers and were never displayed.

We can only pin our hopes on our niece, who is better at using the internet.

The buyer, who gritted his teeth and paid to vent his anger, remained calm and collected.

"You don't know, my niece is obsessed with her idol. At the most critical moment, she borrowed eight mobile phones from somewhere to operate them at the same time. I heard that she made the data look really good."

Just then, my phone chimed with a new voice message:
【that……】

"Uncle, he looks like this... I mean, he doesn't seem like the type to steal your business, does he?"

Is there some misunderstanding? (End of Chapter)