Hidden moth

Chapter 28 Removing the Threshold

What is needed for the advancement ceremony is the real number of viewers, rather than the playback volume displayed by the platform, which is inflated. However, the playback volume itself also has the effect of attracting traffic and publicity, and these two data are related.

The live broadcasts and videos of the "Selling Mountain Products" series have been viewed over 100 million times, and a rough estimate shows that the number of viewers should have exceeded one million. However, Peng Xian's promotion ceremony was not successful, as it always felt like it was just a little bit off.

Peng Xian summarized the reasons and said that the ritual requirement is to arouse strong resonance among the people, and the problem may lie in this "strong resonance".

Many viewers do resonate with it, but they are not yet completely moved to the point where they feel from the bottom of their hearts that they must do something about it.

It is easy to arouse the emotions of some people on the Internet, but it is very difficult to completely impress a person and make him or her not only completely convinced but also willing to take action.

Internet performances can easily expand the audience size to levels that were previously unimaginable, but the effect is indeed far inferior to ancient live performances.

Speaking of action, many people did buy mountain products. The cumulative number of orders reached nearly 100,000, with total sales exceeding 10 million. After deducting the cost of traffic and filming, Peng Xian earned several million in less than half a year.

However, these customers already had the intention to purchase such products. They happened to see the live broadcast or video and just felt sorry for the elderly and children and were willing to place an order, rather than feeling that they had to do so from the bottom of their hearts.

The two are the same from the perspective of making money, but the significance of the ceremony is different. Even if it is just for the sake of making money, Peng Xian feels that this speed is too slow, just earning a little hard work fee.

Another thing Peng Xian may not have realized, or even if he did, he automatically ignored, was the quality of the products he was promoting. He purchased bulk quantities of finished industrial products, packaged them in designated packaging, and then shipped directly from the manufacturer.

These goods cannot be said to be of poor quality, but at least the price-performance ratio is quite low. After being repackaged, the price is much higher than the original market price - this actually also greatly affects the effect of the ceremony.

What should we do? There are two solutions. One is to try to expand the influence and attract more traffic. As the scale increases, the effect of the ceremony will definitely be better. This is a matter of probability.

The second is to open up another route based on the expansion of influence. He appropriately adapted the video to make it look more like an on-site visit, and dubbed the voiceover into a foreign language and released it on various overseas platforms.

I guess many foreigners are dumber, more naive, and more easily impressed, right? It's not easy to sell local products like walnut oil directly on overseas platforms, so he registered an overseas account to accept voluntary donations.

The effect of this approach seemed to be quite good. In a short period of time, Peng Xian received many small donations, but the total amount was not large, and the total amount was only tens of thousands of Dongguo currency.

But more importantly, as the video's export influence shifted to domestic sales, domestic traffic also surged! He had already seen the dawn of the ceremony's success... and precisely at this moment, the threshold was removed.

I don't know who was bored or jealous, but they actually found the location where he filmed the main video, which is the filming scene of the video of "Xiao Zhao" and "Sangjie Old Couple", and also made a comparison and exposing video.

The so-called Xiaozhao's home, that is, the dilapidated house, is an abandoned building that has long been uninhabited. Many of the furnishings in the original video were arranged on-site by the filmer. There is no such family as Xiaozhao in the local area, let alone the old couple Sangjie.

Following the clues further, we found that Uncle Sangjie had actually appeared in other videos. In a mountain village thousands of miles away, he changed into clothes of another ethnic group and became Uncle Laxi. The key point was that Aunt Laxi became another old lady.

After discovering he could make money shooting videos, this old man started acting as an extra and then joined other "crews" as part-time workers. This kind of live streaming sales routine is so easy to imitate that even extras can't help but accidentally make mistakes.

This can't be blamed on Peng Xian for being careless. If he didn't want to be exposed, he should have signed confidentiality agreements with all the actors and paid them enough. But his team only paid for the performances, which was not enough to buy out his entire acting career.

After the video of the threshold removal came out, it attracted a lot of reposts due to its own traffic effect, which dealt a heavy blow to Peng Xian's live streaming business. The promotion ceremony he designed was undoubtedly a failure.

I heard that the relevant departments still want to investigate him. Fortunately, Peng Xian had already made a fire-proof cut with the relevant platforms and transferred the profits in time, otherwise it would be difficult to get away!

Peng Xian was so angry that his teeth were itching. He really wanted to find the person who removed the door threshold and give him a good beating for his red eye.

However, there are rules in the art. If someone accidentally removes the door threshold, you cannot deliberately retaliate unless the other party uses illegal means. You can only blame yourself for not being skilled enough and not acting carefully.

So this matter can only be done in private, and now that it is at the center of public opinion, let's be patient for a while. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge!
Peng Xian had been focusing on the advancement ceremony some time ago, so he didn't have time to look for the hidden moth. He just asked a girl who obeyed his orders to keep an eye on the clues.

The girl's name was Meng Ya, and he had assigned her to work at the 110 command center, where she could access a lot of unusual information that ordinary citizens didn't know about. Speaking of this girl, Meng Ya, it was actually related to Peng Xian's last promotion ceremony.

Practice the art of Xingshen and advance from a first-level pretender to a second-level angler. The content of the ceremony is also to design a performance to completely gain a person's trust.

It is not difficult to make someone believe a lie, but it is very difficult to gain their complete trust. The requirements of the ceremony are different, and how to design it depends on each person's understanding.

Peng Xian had designed a nearly perfect ritual. According to his understanding, since a first-level Xingshenshu sorcerer was called a pretender, the core of this performance should be disguise.

At that time, he happened to meet an innocent and lively girl, Meng Ya. He accidentally revealed his identity as a sorcerer, but told her that he was a sorcerer from the Guanshen Sect and had practiced the magical Guanshen technique.

Meng Ya's reaction was similar to He Kao's when he met Xiao Wu. She was also very curious and wanted to learn the art of body observation. So Peng Xian took her in as his disciple and taught her the art of body observation. Meng Ya actually mastered the art and became a first-level sorcerer.

Peng Xian was born in the Xingshen Sect, so how could he know the Guanshen Sect's techniques? He must have found out by any means possible! Although the techniques of various sects are not passed on to outsiders, there have always been disciples of the sects scattered abroad over the past thousand years, so it is still possible to collect the content of low-level techniques.

What Peng Xian did was definitely taboo. Even if it did not violate the rules of his own sect, it was a taboo of the Guanshen Sect. However, in order to design a perfect promotion ceremony, he did not care about that.

Meng Ya started practicing the art of observing the body and experienced the magic of the art firsthand. Naturally, he was completely convinced by Peng Xian and had no doubt about what he said... Peng Xian's promotion ceremony was a complete success.

He warned Mengya not to tell anyone the secret of the magic, and the girl is still in the dark!
The last promotion ceremony went exceptionally smoothly, which gave Peng Xian a sense of inflated confidence. He thought that the Shumen promotion ceremony was nothing more than that, and that a little trick would be enough. However, he did not expect that this promotion ceremony would be so time-consuming and laborious, and ultimately failed.

Because he had been busy recently, he had only managed to arrange a "swimming pool activity" to give himself a chance to get close to Gao Xue'e, but due to an unexpected accident, it failed. Now that he finally had time to free up, he could continue to track down Yin Mo's whereabouts.

He had also heard about Liang Kai's affairs in the past two days, and he couldn't help but laugh at it. At the same time, he felt that he was not so unlucky because everyone wasted time and got the wrong person.

Peng Xian got the clue about the hidden moth relatively early. He got up early but arrived late, and started later than others. But now it seems not too late!
Interestingly, Peng Xian also found the Zhou Du case from 20 years ago, but he didn't find He Kao. The reason was simple: he was too busy to visit Pugang Town and his information collection was incomplete.

He Kao's name has been changed and he is no longer surnamed Zhou. After his grandparents passed away, he now lives alone. It seems that he has nothing to do with Zhou Du. If you don't go and ask around, you would never imagine that he is Zhou Du's son.

Many others had heard about it, but since they were all after the hidden moth item, they kept it secret and were unlikely to share the information. That was why Qian was able to spy on the strange spectacle of five people stealing the same item in a row.

By the time Peng Xian figured out He Kao's identity, it was after the Liang Kai incident. At this time, it was certain that He Kao was not a hidden moth, and someone had made a big mistake.

The Liang Kai incident further confirmed Peng Xian's belief that Yin'e was definitely related to Gao Xue'e. Liang Kai's fate was clearly Yin'e's revenge, and He Kao was actually an employee of Gao Xue'e's department.

This proved one thing: the real hidden moth must be very familiar with Gao Xue'e and He Kao! Peng Xian also had an advantage, that is, everyone only noticed He Kao, and he was the only one who noticed Gao Xue'e.

As the saying goes, cats have their ways and mice have their ways. No one else knew about the apples in Gao Xue'e's house that inexplicably turned into oranges except him, at least not in the sorcerer circle.

Arranging Mengya into the 110 Command Center was a brilliant move.

Peng Xian has always been very confident when dealing with women. He believes that he can easily "deal with" Gao Xue'e with his own means, gain her trust and favor, and then hook up with her.

If he established a close relationship with Gao Xue'e, it would not be difficult to find any clues about the hidden moth. With Gao Xue'e's beauty and figure, he would not lose out anyway.

As a result, he was shocked today. How come a Qian Guran suddenly appeared, claimed to be a gas valve sorcerer and asked about his identity.

Peng Xian's first reaction was to suspect that Qian Guran was the Hidden Moth! Who said that a sorcerer couldn't become a Hidden Moth? Otherwise, why would so many sorcerer disciples come here?
Qian Gu was certainly an employee of the project team, and certainly met the condition of being familiar with both He Kao and Gao Xue'e! But on second thought, although this possibility existed, it was not very likely. If Qian Gu was really Yin Mo, why would he come forward and arouse suspicion?

Qian Guran's behavior was very suspicious of tearing down the threshold. He must have the same purpose as him, and came here to look for the hidden moth and its things, so he simply pretended to be confused.

However, Peng Xian didn't realize that he had passed by Huang Xiaopang before, at the swimming pool. He had even done a psychological profile of Yin'e in front of Meng Ya, but the situation was a bit chaotic at the time, so he didn't pay much attention to Huang Xiaopang, who was only wearing a pair of swimming trunks.

Today he was hosting a department event, but Huang Xiaopang happened to be absent.

Although Qian was intent on disrupting the situation, he couldn't always prevent Peng Xian from approaching Gao Xue'e. Seeing He Kao occupy the seat he had prepared for him, Peng Xian grabbed a stool and walked over. If He Kao had been sensible, he would have taken the initiative to move aside.

He Kao was indeed very sensible, but when people like him pretended to be ignorant, it was quite annoying. Seeing Peng Xian coming over to say hello, Gao Xue'e and He Kao both responded with a smile, but He Kao's butt was very heavy and he didn't leave the chair.

He Kao did not take the initiative to pour tea for Peng Xian, and neither did Gao Xue'e. Peng Xian had no choice but to pretend to be casual and pour tea for himself. He also refilled Gao Xue'e's water and started a conversation.

From this perspective, He Kao seemed a little tactless. The leader of the cooperative unit and the head of the department were discussing work, while Peng Xian was sitting on a plastic square stool, while he was occupying a leisure chair, making Peng Xian look like a subordinate reporting on work.

But what did it matter? He was just a young man who had just started working. Who hasn't been ignorant at one time? Besides, this wasn't a formal occasion; everyone was just out for fun.

At this moment, He Kao suddenly had a strong feeling of being watched, and could even sense the direction of the gaze. He subconsciously turned his head to glance at the farmhouse diagonally opposite.

The farmhouses here only have brick walls less than two feet high. Their main function is to mark the boundaries of the site. People can just step over it, not to mention blocking the view.

The courtyard across the way was smaller, with only one person sitting in it, a whole roasted lamb in front of him. He was cutting the lamb with a knife, while with his other hand he tore off the cut lamb and dipped it in seasoning, his eyes fixed on this side.

He was a middle-aged man with a crew cut and thin cheeks. He was wearing a gray and white striped jacket and his eyes seemed to have substance.

He Kao was a little surprised. The feeling of being watched was so obvious. Could it be what Xiao Wu mentioned as "spiritual perception"?

Wu Yanjun had once told him that a first-level sorcerer possessed spiritual perception. He Kao had once inquired about what spiritual perception was, and Xiao Wu hadn't been able to explain it clearly, after much explanation. Finally, he could only ask, "Do you ever feel like someone is watching you?"

He Kao: “Yes, often.”

Xiao Wu shook his head and said, "For ordinary people, it's just a sense of déjà vu. You only feel that you're being watched when you realize someone is watching you. If that person is watching you from behind and you're completely unaware, you definitely won't feel anything.

If someone is watching me secretly and I don't notice it at first, but suddenly I feel it, it can be considered a manifestation of spiritual perception."

He Kao thought back and realized that Xiao Wu's description of this was indeed the same feeling. Did he also have spiritual perception? Could it be that his recent practice of the "secret method" had already produced results?

He Kao just glanced at it and then turned his head. At the same time, Peng Xian also looked up and was immediately surprised.

Peng Xian was a second-tier sorcerer, and his feelings were different from He Kaoke's. The middle-aged man had unabashedly expanded his spiritual awareness, suggesting he was at least a third-tier sorcerer, and he even knew him!

Peng Xian quickly stood up and said, "Excuse me, I just happened to see someone I know. I'm surprised you're here today too. It seems the roasted whole lamb here is very popular... I'll go over and say hello."

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(End of this chapter)