Reborn: Billionaire in College

"Mom, you don't have to send me money. I'm doing fine here. I go to work at the school after school. The income is not bad, enough for me to eat and drink."

"Mom knows you want to share the pressure at home, but you are going to study, so you should focus on your studies. Don't worry about things at home, I will take care of your father. I plan to sell the house in Hexi."

The boy was silent for a long time on the other end of the phone, and then he choked up and said, "Mom, I can actually stop studying and go back to China to find a new undergraduate program. This way you don't have to be so stressed."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You are already a junior this year. You can graduate in another year and a half. Why are you giving up now? Your father and I will support you to finish your studies even if we die of poverty. All your relatives sent you on the plane with great fanfare, and we want you to come back with great fanfare. I tell you, don't think about those useless things. Your mission is to study hard."

"Beep beep..."

With the sound of a dead tone coming from the other end of the phone, Peng Zhining reluctantly hung up the phone.

He is a genuine American student who studied abroad, not from a fake university as everyone imagines, but from the famous Brown University.

A few years ago, Peng Zhining's family was well-off and could afford to send him to study abroad.

But things changed suddenly. My father suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at a young age. Although he survived, the sequelae were very serious. He could not speak clearly and needed help to walk. His intelligence was barely equivalent to that of a 4-5 year old child.

Having lost their economic pillar, the family business also came to a halt. After paying off some outstanding debts to suppliers, the capital chain was no longer sufficient to maintain daily operations, so they simply closed the factory.

Peng Zhining also went from being a wealthy second-generation to being in financial difficulty.

Studying in the United States for four years will cost 4 to 2 million US dollars. If inflation is high in a few years, I'm afraid even 300 million may not be enough.

Peng Zhining studied law! That's even more expensive.

For American citizens, it costs $45 to go to law school for four years. That's no joke.

After all, in addition to tuition fees, there are also living expenses and various other expenses.

The United States does have student loans, but the interest rates are shockingly high.

Starting from 6%-7%!

How many people are still paying off their loans until they are 40-50 years old? Even the incumbent black boss paid off his loans only after he became the boss.

"Make money! Make money!"

Peng Zhining's mind is occupied with making money.

The situation at home was very bad, but he was sucking the blood of his entire family like a vampire, which made him feel unbearable.

I wanted to give up my studies, but my mother disagreed.

Even though he has cut his spending to a minimum, he is still struggling.

It is easier said than done to make money.

Peng Zhining said on the phone that he was working at the school after school, but in fact he was lying to his mother.

There are only dozens of jobs on university campuses. How could a foreigner like him get one without some connections?

He can go out to work, but even if it is not a full-time temporary job, he still needs a permit, and no one would dare to hire a foreigner like him.

Ah!
If all else fails, you can also work illegally in some Chinese restaurants, but it's a bit miserable.

You may only earn $40-50 a day by working hard. After all, apart from school, the time you can spend working is very limited.

Lying on the bed in the dormitory, Peng Zhining stared at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.

The various pressures made this young man, who was in deep adversity and had not a very strong mental state, shed tears.

I miss home...

I miss my parents too...

After being EMO for half an hour, Peng Zhining rolled over and struggled to get up from the bed.

"No, I have to cheer myself up. Now I can only rely on myself. Let me see if there are any opportunities online."

After thinking about it, Peng Zhining opened Tiktok on his mobile phone.

As soon as this app was launched in North America, Peng Zhining downloaded it and started following it.

There is no other reason, I just feel a natural sense of familiarity with this app made by Chinese people.

Our Chinese apps can actually reversely enter the American market and are well received. They have never fallen out of the top three of Apple's free download list in the past few months. They are also frequent visitors to the rankings in many countries.

As soon as I opened Tiktok, the first video that caught my eye was about Hanfu.

This is a group of Chinese beauties wearing different kinds of Hanfu, either walking on the catwalk or performing cross-dressing.

Without exception, they highlighted the beauty of people and clothes, which made even Peng Zhining, an old otaku, a little intoxicated.

Peng Zhining actually didn’t know which dynasties the various styles of Hanfu in the video belonged to, but he was very interested in the comments in the comment section.

Vietnamese netizens: "These videos fascinate me. I love ancient Chinese style and Hanfu so much."

African netizen: "I like Chinese Hanfu very much and hope to have a chance to experience it."

Korean netizen: "The clothes and girls in our country are prettier than this. Besides, this is actually Korean clothing that originated from our country. Please respect our culture and don't plagiarize."

Korean netizen: "It is indeed very beautiful, but there should be many modern designs in it, not all ancient ones. We in Korea also have Chiguli costumes, you can go and have a look, they are very beautiful."

Netizen: "It was during the ancient Tang Dynasty, when culture and tea art flourished, and all nations came to pay tribute. Our clothing was also influenced, and we learned a lot of Chinese culture, such as tea ceremony, food, and Buddhism."

Thai netizens: "I have seen Korean clothing in the TV series "Dae Jang Geum". There is no doubt that your clothing is learned from China. I will not use the word 'steal' to save your face."

"It's so beautiful that I cried. I finally understand what a mysterious oriental country is like. Each of them is as beautiful as an angel descending from heaven."

"So beautiful, are there really hundreds of costumes? There are dozens in the video, so gorgeous.

……

Peng Zhining read the comments one by one with great interest, liked the good ones, and directly output a bunch of comments in favor of the Koreans.

There is a strange but interesting phenomenon in the circle of foreigners.

“The more you travel abroad, the more patriotic you become.”

After seeing all the wonders of America, Peng Zhining gradually evolved from being "slightly negative" at the beginning to being a "little pink".

I truly felt the goodness of the village.

If given another chance, Peng Zhining would definitely not come out as a stay-at-home.

After reading the comment section from beginning to end, Peng Zhining found that there was not a single comment in simplified Chinese.

"This……"

Suddenly an idea flashed through his mind, and Peng Zhining was stunned, as if he had discovered a new world.

After carefully sorting it out for a long time, he became more and more excited the more he thought about it.

"Yes! Can I upload these videos to TikTok in China and add subtitles for everyone to watch? I like watching them so much, so I think everyone else does, too?"

The more he thought about it, the more feasible Peng Zhining felt this plan was.

people!

Everyone likes to hear others say good things about themselves, and they hate it even more when others say bad things about them.

Peng Zhining was particularly annoyed by the brazen words of these Korean netizens. He wanted to respond on his own, but he didn't have the time and energy to do so.

"It must be passed back so that everyone can see its shamelessness."

To be honest, this is a case of cultural export turning into domestic sales.

It's nothing new on the Internet.

Some people did this in the Tieba era.

But it is troublesome to carry, and without video as a carrier, the experience is not intuitive.

What’s even more troublesome is that you have to go to forums or BBSs in other countries to find relevant comments.

In the era of short and long videos, everything is much easier. First of all, Tiktok is awesome enough, with netizens from all over the world commenting on the same video on one platform.

This feeling is more intuitive and more diverse.

Just do it!

Peng Zhining immediately jumped out of bed and went to the computer.

The reason he was so excited was that he smelled the scent of money.

Tik Tok has just been online for a short time, and this area is actually a blue ocean. After searching, there is actually no related similar content.

“As long as I make some effort and the traffic increases, I can take advertisements and make money, right?” Peng Zhining rubbed his hands excitedly.

He kept searching for similar videos on Tiktok, and if the content was not enough, he would also look for it on YouTube.

Starting from content about Chinese culture, food, scenery, clothing, intangible cultural heritage, etc., it soon involved a series of videos on military affairs, disaster relief, etc.

When you are hungry, just eat a few bites of dry bread. When you are sleepy, just take a nap for twenty minutes.

He didn't even go to class and just ran away.

Peng Zhining was like a madman. He downloaded and translated one video after another and then uploaded them to Douyin.

Don’t think this kind of transfer is easy, the AI ​​era has not yet arrived. It is not possible to upload a picture on ChatGDP and help translate it.

This means that if it is English, Peng Zhining can still translate it himself, but if it is Korean, Japanese or Russian, it will be very troublesome.

This is why there is currently no such transfer video.

Although Tiktok has its own Google Translate, to be honest, it is not that easy to use and you often have to rely on guesswork.

There are so many comments that we need to select the representative ones.

Twelve full hours!
Peng Zhining worked without stopping for a moment and moved fifteen or sixteen videos in a row, covering content in multiple categories.

Without exception, they are all comments from foreigners about Chinese elements.

"Yeah!~"

After finishing all this, Peng Zhining stretched himself and a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment arose from the bottom of his heart.

He increasingly felt that this job, in addition to income, could also bring him other different expectations.

Give the simplest example.

Three years ago, when Peng Zhining first came to study as a foreign student, there were very few introductory videos about Chinese culture on the Internet.

Even if there are some, the content is mostly superficial and of average quality.

The following comments are even worse.

If you have to give an example, you can refer to the video made by an Indian blogger introducing Indian culture, and there will definitely be a lot of ridicule below.

But in recent years, with the increase of national strength, culture has begun to be exported, and more and more videos have emerged, attracting more comments from people.

Food, beautiful scenery, festivals, clothes...

There are so many cultures worth writing about.

From these videos, Peng Zhining marveled at the profound culture of the village.

In terms of food, the eight major cuisines paired with the local delicacies and snacks from various provinces and cities are enough to keep a foreigner within a city for a year.

With great color, aroma and taste, and rich layers of flavor, it is a delicious Chinese delicacy on your tongue.

Not to mention the beautiful scenery, the village has various landforms besides the fjord, including snow-capped mountains, grasslands, Gobi, plains, karst, jungle, Danxia, ​​Yadan...

There are too many to count. We even have similar, smaller versions of fjords, such as the coasts around Qiandao Lake and Penglai Pavilion.

Where have foreigners seen this?

The country is small and the population is few, so having one or two kinds is considered good.

Even in Russia, which has a larger land area, there is nothing but snow.

Spanning five climate zones, namely tropical, subtropical, warm temperate, temperate and cold temperate, it has given birth to many extraordinary things.

Peng Zhining remembers that there was a comment in the video of the transport that made people sigh: "Why is God so partial, leaving the best scenery in the world in China?"

When it comes to festivals and costumes, it's even more amazing.

Unique culture has created unique festivals and costumes. In the big family of fifty-six ethnic groups, there is so much worth promoting.

If you don’t pay attention, you won’t know. The more you pay attention, the pink power in Peng Zhining’s body will begin to burst out.

Feeling tired and satisfied, Peng Zhining finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell into a deep sleep.

He slept for six hours. When he woke up, it was dark outside the window. He was so sleepy that he didn't know whether it was day or night.

After waking up a little, Peng Zhining immediately started to wake up and checked his cell phone.

As soon as he entered his Douyin homepage, Peng Zhining was stunned.

"In just six or seven hours, the number of fans has exceeded 4.6? likes?" Peng Zhining rubbed his eyes in disbelief, "Is this guy famous?"

His hands were shaking with excitement, and he was grinning so hard that it was difficult to control his expression.

The surprise is really huge!

Although it was his first time making short videos on his own media, he often used Douyin and Tiktok, so he naturally knew how difficult it was for a new blogger to establish an account.

I quickly logged into the backend of Douyin and found that the 270 videos I uploaded had a staggering 86 million views and a completion rate of %.

In the five dimensions of the Douyin Creator Center, the data of each dimension is fully filled.

"It seems that it's just as I thought. Everyone likes to watch this kind of video. I can't say they are obsessed with it, but it's fine to use it as a pastime after dinner."

“It’s also quite interesting to see how foreigners comment on the culture and beauty of their own countries.”

As if he saw money waving at him, Peng Zhining felt excited but also felt a sense of urgency.

The track is currently blank, and although the start is fast, it is more dangerous precisely because of this.

This kind of moving itself is not difficult. As long as you spend a little time and know how to edit videos, an adult can do it after a few hours of learning.

"I'll skip class for another day today and try to move 15 more videos, pile up all kinds of data, and then see if any advertisers will come to me." After thinking it over for a while, Peng Zhining found the right direction.

However, before starting today's work, he still opened his private message comment area and read what everyone was saying with great interest.

"It's so funny to see these foreigners making such a fuss. This is completely normal here. Is it worth exaggerating? [Question mark face]"

"Could this be something the blogger just made up? Is he translating what everyone wants to see?"

"I have tolerated the Koreans for a long time. I have heard that they steal everything, but now I have finally seen it for real."

"Just out of curiosity, where was this moved from?"

“Chinese culture is definitely the best culture in the world. [Thumbs up]”

"Five thousand years of cultural heritage is not something to be underestimated."

"Quick update, I can't sleep at night."

"Don't just say that foreigners are moved by what they see. I am also moved by what I see."

"As expected, South Korea played very steadily."

“This track is kind of interesting.”

"I didn't realize how rich I was, but now I look back and realize how great we are. In the past, I always said that foreign countries are better here and there?"

"..." (End of this chapter)