Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

Looking back at the world, let's discuss heroes over wine!

[Hello everyone, this is Emperor's Guide to Ranking Up!]

That's right, this opening line, which sounds incredibly sophisticated, is Lin Shu's own specially tailored slogan—the opening line of the host of a future e-sports variety show called "Heroes of the World".

The cultural origin is undoubtedly the story of Cao Cao and Liu Bei discussing heroes over wine in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The reason for choosing this phrase over others is quite simple: its description itself carries the air of a king and the meaning of a top-level duel.

In League of Legends, as the number one player in the Chinese server, he is already at the very top of the Rift—others are "heroes," while he is the one who "determines heroes."

The subtext is that only those with exceptional skill are qualified to judge and interpret the operations and strategies of all top players.

In an era where most streamers' slogans lean towards straightforward and passionate phrases like "God of Slaughter," "Invincible," and "Winning Streak," using straightforward titles like "Number One XX in the National Server" or "Strongest XX King" as slogans easily leads to homogenization.

This slogan, without directly stating "I am the strongest," subtly proclaims its dominant position through the perspective of "observing the world" and "discussing heroes," making it more composed, grand, and recognizable.

"Okay, this is the sentence, no need to change it."

Lin Shu was very satisfied.

Not only at the beginning of the video, but once the contract with YY is finalized, it can also be used as a catchphrase during subsequent live streams to further reinforce one's personal brand.

For your first video on your money-making journey, if you want it to be an instant hit, you need a big enough gimmick.

Coincidentally, what others find most troublesome to distinguish is precisely what Lin Shu has no shortage of.

Is it about creating hype?

Can you outdo me by using top-ranked matches from the Chinese server as material to teach ordinary players how to climb the ranks this season?

[Rank Up!]

Lin Shu is an expert at making videos.

A clear and well-defined theme is the soul of the entire video.

Are you a tech-savvy person or an entertainment-oriented person?

Different video themes attract different audiences, so you have to choose the right track from the start; you can't have it all.

Even if you choose the technical approach, it will be further subdivided, such as hero explanation, lineup combination explanation, or even equipment explanation, and resource control are all different directions.

You can't be greedy and cram everything into one video.

In that case, no matter how skillful your operation is or how great your editing is, the audience will only feel that it's chaotic, like eating a mixed stew with all sorts of flavors, but none of them stand out.

Therefore, Lin Shuding's first series theme was ranking up.

No League of Legends player who enjoys ranked matches can resist the temptation to climb the ranks.

Which League of Legends player who enjoys ranked matches doesn't harbor a burning desire to climb the ranks?

Who wouldn't want to improve their skill level?

Lin Shu even dared to guarantee that once this series of videos was released, everyone from newbies who had just reached level 30 to high-ranking casual players with scores of 2,200 would obediently click in and become his viewers.

Do not believe?

Okay, let me ask you this: Now there's a pro player who can dominate in a 2400-point King of Glory match and treat the opponents like bots. He'll teach you how to rank up faster. Would you like to learn?

You should study, right?

That solves it.

After reviewing the script in his mind, Lin Shu glanced at the door and then got up to close the window tightly.

There was no way around it; the soundproofing in this shabby room was practically made of paper—he could hear everything clearly, from who was yelling at their child upstairs or downstairs, to who was arguing about how much chili pepper to put in their food.

All we can do now is try our best to minimize background noise during recording.

"Hey hey~"

Lin Shu briefly tested the microphone to check the sound clarity.

...Alright, the sound of Aunt Zhang cursing downstairs was still steadily and loudly picked up, full of energy, as if she was trying to steal his microphone.

Normally, a headset microphone would be best for recording this kind of video, as the sound pickup would be incredibly stable. Unfortunately, given the current situation, and with my limited funds, I'll have to make do for now.

He cleared his throat, adjusted his posture, and his gaze fell on the opening remarks that he had just finished writing on the screen.

Take a deep breath—

"Looking back at the world, let's discuss heroes over wine!"

"Hello everyone, Yanzu and Yifei, this is Emperor's Guide to Ranking Up!"

"Are you struggling to climb the ranks at the end of the season? Today, let me, like Yanzu and Yifei, take you to the top of the national server to analyze how to further improve in the current version!"

"The first thing to do to climb the ranks is to fix your position and identify which heroes are strong in the current version for your preferred position."

"Today, we'll take LeBlanc, the T0 mid-lane champion, as an example."

"Below is footage of a match where the streamer was climbing 2,600 ranks... You can see that both sides have very high rank scores, averaging around 2,400 or 2,500."

"..."

"Cough cough~ cough cough cough!"

Lin Shu covered his mouth and coughed several times. His throat felt dry and itchy, as if it were stuffed with cotton.

He looked up and glanced out the window. The sky, which had been a pale, fish-belly white, had somehow turned a hazy gray, and the outlines of the buildings in the distance were almost indistinguishable.

It took me more than three hours to record this simple video.

"Well, it seems making money from video recording isn't as easy as I thought," Lin Shu muttered, leaning back in his chair and tilting his head back.

"Anyway, at least it's done."

Lin Shu patted his cheeks and slowly stood up from his computer desk.

My buttocks get hard and stiff from sitting for too long, like a wooden board.

He subconsciously reached out and punched twice, then raised his arm above his head and stretched hard, his knuckles cracking loudly.

My stomach rumbled at that moment.

"Let's go downstairs and have dinner first."

Further editing, voice recording, video editing and segmentation, and basic video editing are all easy to handle, they just take a little more effort.

The truly brain-teasing part is the opening sequence: you have to pick out the most exciting shots from a bunch of footage, cut them out in quick succession to the beat of the drums, and make sure the rhythm is catchy and the visuals are exciting.

Not to mention that the normal length of the entire video is kept under twenty minutes, but the original footage he recorded is almost forty minutes long, and he has cut more than half of it.

At my current efficiency, it would take me at least three or four hours to finish.

Health is the foundation of everything; no matter how anxious you are, a little bit more time won't make a difference.

However, while eating, he was still busy with his work.

Lin Shu casually picked up his phone, slipped on his sneakers and walked out, scrolling through incentive announcements on various forums and video platforms.

Once the video is finished, besides uploading it to Duowan Box (which is essential for driving traffic to the live stream), you also have to upload it to all the other websites where players congregate. Youku, Tudou, iQiyi… no matter how big or small, upload it to everything you can.

Cast a wide net and catch more fish.

He held the corner of the phone case in his mouth, glancing at the payment rules over and over again:

"Let me see. On Tudou and iQiyi, 1 views are worth about 15-25 yuan, while on Youku, the data is also affected by comments and downloads."

"Duowan has buyouts...tsk, who the hell set those slave prices of fifty to two hundred per animal?"