Great, it's a scalper, we're saved!

At this moment, inside the studio.

Huang Lei and Da Bing also watched the live broadcast with great interest.

"Zheng Fan's order is interesting, editing a short video?"

As someone who has experienced a second spring in his life thanks to Douyin (TikTok), Dabing asked with some surprise.

He knew very well how difficult it was for a new account to achieve this.

"Haha, that kid Zheng Fan has some wicked ideas."

Huang Lei, who was standing to the side, seemed to have been prepared. After hearing Da Bing speak, he immediately smiled and said.

Huang Lei was in a very good mood today.

The reason is quite simple: Zheng Fan's case, in terms of its theme, is very straightforward.

How can I help an electronics factory that's about to go bankrupt create a promotional video?

This is great news! Absolutely fantastic news!

Even when his predictions were proven wrong, Huang Lei didn't care.

Anyway, when you want to elevate the theme in the end, it won't feel as stifling as before.

"Oh?"

"From what I'm saying, Teacher Huang Lei knows what Zheng Fan is going to do?"

The soldier asked curiously.

"As we just saw, what does Zheng Fan's T-shirt say today? 'GG seat for rent'"

"This means that Zheng Fan is already aware of his influence."

"So even if he just edits a random video, it can easily become a viral hit thanks to his influence."

"This is using one's popularity to monetize."

Huang Lei spoke slowly, his tone filled with certainty.

"Mr. Huang Lei's insights are truly brilliant!"

"Zheng Fan is indeed very cunning and loves to slack off."

"If you're relying on your own popularity, then earning 500 yuan is quite easy."

The soldier nodded in agreement and said this.

"Is this what the dog-like streamer is planning to do?"

"They're treating the viewers in the live stream as free data."

"It does seem like something a dog-like streamer would do, after all, we'll definitely check it out."

"No, if we do it that way, it'll lose its meaning."

"Yeah, isn't the point of watching a streamer's livestream to see their unique way of thinking?"

"Is the streamer out of things to do?"

"The live stream is starting to get boring."

"..."

Many viewers agreed with the analysis provided by the two commentators.

However, as a result, many viewers found it boring.

……

Half an hour later.

Zheng Fan stood up from the sofa and stretched.

"This author is so bad, only 4000 words a day, and it's so bland."

After glancing at the novel he had followed to the latest chapter, Zheng Fan curled his lip in exasperation.

"But it's been half an hour, and the video still isn't finished?"

Having already accepted the order, Zheng Fan didn't have much time to do anything else and could only wait for Zhao Huilan to send the video.

Before he could finish speaking, his phone beeped with a notification sound.

Zheng Fan picked up his phone and saw that it was a message from Zhao Huilan.

[Video.mp4]

How long will it take to get a haircut?

The video was over three minutes long. Zheng Fan fast-forwarded through it and immediately frowned.

The video shows a young woman in her early twenties standing in an old factory building, explaining a model SUV she is holding.

The girl looked impatient, and her tone was stiff, like she was reciting a text. She even made a lot of mistakes, making her incredibly boring.

"You produced this thing in just half an hour?"

Zheng Fan frowned slightly, looking somewhat helpless.

Zheng Fan knew very well that with his editing skills, even a new account could easily get tens of thousands of likes.

The problem is, this video footage is absolutely terrible.

I don't even know where to start cutting it.

Even the most skilled cook can't cook without rice!

Could you film some more footage? Like the unboxing process, or close-ups of the model car?

Immediately, Zheng Fan sent a message.

If you only have this one video clip, it's not impossible to edit it if you really want to.

For example, Zheng Fan can also manually render 3D images of car models.

But this order only costs 500 yuan, which isn't worth putting much effort into at all.

[Aren't you a professional editor? Is this video no good?]

Soon, a message came from the other side.

Zheng Fan looked speechless after seeing it.

He could tell that the person he was talking to now was definitely not the older woman from before.

I'm guessing it's the woman in her twenties in the video.

Thinking about this, Zheng Fan could understand.

The other person was also a young man, and probably felt that making short videos wasn't going to work, which is why his attitude was so negative.

However, even if he could understand, Zheng Fan had no intention of compromising.

[How do you want me to edit this short video?]

Why not just cut out all the unnecessary details?

Upon seeing the message from the other end, Zheng Fan suddenly paused, his brow furrowing in surprise.

Cut out all the nonsense?

An idea suddenly popped into Zheng Fan's mind.

OK.

Zheng Fan replied immediately, and then turned on his computer.

After importing the video into the editing software, Zheng Fan immediately began working on it.

At this point, Zheng Fan was no longer very interested in the 500 yuan.

He was very curious and eager to know what kind of effect the video edited according to his idea would have.

"Huh? The streamer really edited it like that?"

"Huang Lei guessed right??"

"Isn't this just cutting out the parts that were wrong in the middle?"

"This is so damn boring, isn't it?"

"The woman acted like she was poisoned from eating a shared meal when she introduced herself."

"Dude, are you really out of work?"

"I guess they're trying to leverage the popularity of the live stream to drive traffic to this video."

"Who the hell let the streamer know they're popular?"

"People like that dog streamer will definitely do whatever is convenient for them. Now that they know they're famous, they've stopped doing anything interesting."

"This is boring, I'm leaving."

"..."

Upon seeing Zheng Fan's editing process, the live stream chat exploded with excitement.

Many viewers could tell that Zheng Fan's so-called editing was just pure editing, without any fancy techniques.

It's simply a matter of cutting the entire video and deleting the irrelevant parts.

Liu Xixi's introduction was extremely boring; even if you removed the fluff, the video would still be completely unwatchable.

Even dogs would shake their heads in disapproval.

In addition, some viewers realized that they seemed to be becoming targets of Zheng Fan's exploitation of their popularity.

For a time, the popularity in the live stream room actually dropped somewhat, which was unusual.

……

"alright."

"Aunt Zhao, just wait for him to send it."

After ending her conversation with Zheng Fan, Liu Xixi returned the phone to Zhao Huilan.

After impatiently explaining the situation, he left the warehouse without looking back.

Liu Xixi herself felt that this matter had no chance of succeeding at all.

After her conversation with Zheng Fan, Liu Xixi became even more pessimistic.

The person across from me has a bunch of random order listings on their homepage, but their positive feedback rate is still 100%. They seem very reliable.

During the communication, I didn't sense any professionalism.

Instead, you need to specifically explain how to cut it.

No matter how you look at it, this matter is destined to be ineffective.

"My dad is right, it's really just a matter of 500 yuan."

"There's no need to give Aunt Zhao a hard time."

"Ugh."

After sitting in her office for a long time, Liu Xixi's face showed a look of frustration.

When something like this happens at home, seeing my father sighing every day, and not being able to help much, makes me feel really bad.

Without realizing it, I'll lose my temper.

Now that she's calmed down and thought about it, Liu Xixi can't help but feel a little regretful.

Zhao Huilan watched her grow up. Although they were not related by blood, they were much closer than some relatives.

"Aunt Zhao must be very anxious too; she's just grasping at straws in her desperation."

Liu Xixi sighed, having already made a rough plan in her mind.

Even if no one watches the video after it's posted, I still need to comfort and encourage Zhao Huilan.

dong dong dong-

Just as Liu Xixi was pondering, there was a sudden knock on the office door.

Immediately afterwards, with a creak, Zhao Huilan pushed open the door and walked in, holding her mobile phone.

"XiXi, that young man sent me the video."

"I just uploaded it to TikTok."

"Go and see how it goes."

Zhao Huilan said this.

"Okay, Aunt Zhao, let me take a look."

Upon seeing Zhao Huilan enter, Liu Xixi took a deep breath, raised the corners of her mouth, and forced a smile.

After opening my phone and entering "Penang Jianjun Electronics Factory" into the search bar, an account with 0 followers suddenly appeared before my eyes.

There's a single video lying all alone in this account.

Even before she opened it, Liu Xixi couldn't help but frown.

"Aunt Zhao, why doesn't this video have any text description?"

Liu Xixi asked in confusion.

The video on the homepage has no title or text content at all.

There isn't even a label indicating that it's trying to ride the wave of popularity.

The recent bankruptcy of a new energy vehicle company is generating considerable discussion on Douyin (TikTok).

Even adding a relevant tag might increase traffic.

"I wanted to write something at first, but that young man told me I didn't need to write anything."

Zhao Huilan answered shyly.

She did prepare a lot of information to include in the video, and spent several days racking her brains to write it down in great detail, from the factory's history to the car model.

However, after Zheng Fan sent the video, he emphasized that no words should be added.

Although Zhao Huilan was unwilling, she had no choice but to do as she was told.

"Xixi, won't this have some negative consequences?"

Zhao Huilan tentatively asked.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xixi smiled and waved her hand.

Although she appeared indifferent on the surface, Liu Xixi was inwardly cursing.

What the hell is this editor, Zheng Fan, doing?

Don't you even understand the most basic captions for your videos?

Is it really going to cost another 500 yuan?

Even if they're scammers, there's no need for them to pull this stunt.

It could even be said that this is not just a lie, but also has a hint of revenge in it.

However, even though I was so frustrated inside.

Liu Xixi could only maintain a smile, afraid that Zhao Huilan might overthink things.

Forget it.

It's only 500 yuan anyway.

I didn't expect it to have any effect.

I'll forward the video link to the classmates' group later.

Please help me by giving this a like.

This will also comfort Aunt Zhao.

Thinking this to herself, Liu Xixi clicked on the video.

However, as soon as the video appeared in front of her, Liu Xixi couldn't help but widen her eyes and stare in disbelief at the first frame of the video.

"Is this person deliberately messing with people's mentality?!"

Liu Xixi pressed pause, unable to hold back any longer, and spoke out angrily.

The video is over 20 seconds long, and the first two seconds are a single, still frame.

The content displayed on the screen was clearly chat history from Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace platform).

[How do you want me to edit this short video?]

Why not just cut out all the unnecessary details?

OK.

If she hadn't added any text description, Liu Xixi could have comforted herself by saying that the editor probably only knew how to edit and didn't know how to post videos.

However, they directly uploaded the chat history from Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace platform), and even placed it at the beginning of the video.

Isn't this just blatant manipulation?

What the hell?!

I did pay 500 yuan after all!

Liu Xixi admitted that her tone was not very good when she communicated.

But is it really necessary to bully people like this?!

"What's wrong, Xixi?"

Zhao Huilan asked nervously.

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Liu Xixi quickly waved her hand, trying to control her excitement.

No matter how angry you are, you can't lose your temper in front of Zhao Huilan.

Immediately, Liu Xixi canceled the pause, and the video resumed playing.

After the chat history screenshots were taken, Liu Xixi appeared on the introductory screen.

Inside the old warehouse, Liu Xixi stood in front of a table, holding a car model that had just been disassembled.

However, as the video continued to play...

Liu Xixi, who had initially managed to control her expression, was once again stunned and stood there, staring blankly at the video, unsure of how to react.

"Ah, ha, hey, um..."

"Oh, ah, cough cough, eh..."

"Hoo, hiss, oh, sigh..."

"..."

The 20-second video finished playing quickly and then started replaying.

All Liu Xixi could hear were the countless sounds of breathing and sighing from the video.

What?!

I want you to cut out the nonsense...

So they cut out the entire introduction?!

The entire video shows him with a long face, groaning and moaning like he's had a stroke!

No wonder the original three-minute video could be cut down to just over twenty seconds!

This is fucking...

What kind of video is this?!

"XiXi, what happened?"

Zhao Huilan then came over, and she also noticed that something seemed off about the video.

"call!"

Liu Xixi regained her composure, took a deep breath, and asked, "Aunt Zhao, didn't you watch this video yourself when you received it?"

"I wanted to watch this, but the young man told me not to watch it yet, and to post it directly, saying it would definitely go viral."

Zhao Huilan stood there awkwardly, trying to explain.

At this point, even if she didn't understand short videos, she realized that something was wrong with the video.

What kind of video introduces something without saying a single word, just humming, hawing, and hey the whole time?!

"XiXi, have we...have we been tricked?"

Zhao Huilan asked nervously.

"No, no, no."

Seeing Zhao Huilan's panicked expression, Liu Xixi could only swallow her anger and dare not lose her temper in front of Zhao Huilan.

If she couldn't control her emotions now, Zhao Huilan would definitely feel guilty to death.

"This video is pretty good; young people these days like this style."

Liu Xixi took a deep breath and tried her best to comfort Zhao Huilan.

As he spoke, he subconsciously refreshed the video.

However, before she could finish speaking, Liu Xixi looked at the video again and stared in disbelief at the like data on the right side of the video.

In just half a minute, how come there were hundreds of likes after refreshing the page?!