I've been reborn, I'm definitely going to become an internet celebrity!

Chapter 36: [Meeting the Requirements]

Several hours later, when Liu Zhuohao, having recovered his strength after a short rest, stepped back into the warehouse, Huang Weixiong was still curled up on that broken recliner.

The stark white light illuminated the deep, dark circles under his eyes.

"Is it alright?"

Liu Zhuohao's voice was flat, and his eyes showed no emotion.

There was no encouragement, no spurring, not even any concern. It was just one question: could he still move? Could he still go back to setting up the breakfast stall with me?

Huang Weixiong didn't jump up like he did yesterday, spouting grand pronouncements like "If you can do it, then I can too."

He slowly straightened up, his movements stiff and awkward. He lifted his heavy eyelids, revealing bloodshot eyes.

Huang Weixiong opened his mouth, as if to say something, but in the end only managed to squeeze out an almost inaudible sound from deep in his throat:

"……Um."

This answer no longer comes easily.

Rather, it is a choice made despite knowing the underlying reasons.

Liu Zhuohao didn't try to persuade him; he just nodded, signaling him to get up and prepare to go buy more goods before setting up his stall.

The next day, at the same time, the warehouse door was pushed open.

Liu Zhuohao squeezed through the light, went inside, and asked:

"Is it alright?"

The same three words, the same expression, the same tone.

Huang Weixiong did not respond.

He stood up, supporting himself on the recliner, yawned, stretched, and then silently walked step by step to the dining car and climbed into the back seat.

One more day.

One more day.

The days seemed to be on repeat: the warehouse at dawn, the dim lights, the same questions, the increasingly silent responses, and the food truck chugging into the daylight.

Until a week later—

"Boss."

Liu Zhuohao was driving, and Huang Weixiong, sitting on the back of the motorcycle, suddenly burst out laughing.

Huang Weixiong held up his phone, the screen reflecting his tired but much more lively face: "Boss, the fans are going crazy! They're saying you not only dropped the 'documentary,' but you haven't even updated the 'clocking in at work' video."

Liu Zhuohao glanced at him in the rearview mirror.

The young man in the mirror still had bloodshot eyes, but his lips were upturned.

Some challenges are overcome by gritting your teeth and persevering.

If you can get through that, then that kind of spirit is what matters.

They actually made it through.

He's much stronger than me. At that age, I didn't have Huang Weixiong's resilience.

"Ah Cong should be able to finish editing this afternoon. He's collected a week's worth of material, enough for one episode." Liu Zhuohao's voice drifted slightly in the wind.

Before, I didn't have time, so I would just throw the raw meat on the table without even cutting it.

Now that Zhuang Zicong is here, and that kid is going to a vocational school to learn video editing next month, the account can finally be updated weekly.

"Boss, your account's follower growth has plateaued." Huang Weixiong swiped his phone in the back seat, his voice muffled by his helmet. "It used to gain dozens a day, now it's only three or five... Has it peaked?"

"Reach the top?" Liu Zhuohao almost laughed out loud, but his throat was dry and itchy. "This thing can reach a top? Oh, the website traffic limit counts."

"With our data, where is the top? We haven't even made it onto the featured page."

"It's purely our business; the videos haven't attracted new people to follow our account."

He paused for a moment: "No updates during the holidays, that's normal."

Huang Weixiong remained silent in the back, seemingly deep in thought.

After a while, as the motorcycle turned into the road leading to the wholesale market, he suddenly spoke up: "But there are way more people at the night market than at the breakfast stalls."

"Then think about it..." Liu Zhuohao didn't turn around. "Why?"

The car stopped at the market entrance.

Huang Weixiong jumped down, exclaiming as if struck by a sudden realization: "It's age! People who frequent night markets and those who surf the internet are completely different people!"

As he spoke, he pulled a cart next to him.

Sure enough, people who can complete their interview questions are capable of thinking.

"So that's why you're clinging to your breakfast stall, boss?" He followed Liu Zhuohao as he carried the goods. "That's where you build your fanbase?"

Those who frequent the night market are mostly people in their twenties, thirties, forties, or fifties.

"Well, you don't really need to think about it. You'll understand if you observe more."

Liu Zhuohao replied, and nimbly headed towards the fresh produce wholesaler, "At the school gate, the students will naturally know about this little lousy station, and maybe they'll even give me a follow."

"At the night market, people asked me if I was going to be on the local news livestream."

"I don't even know the platform, let alone follow it."

Huang Weixiong remained silent, loaded several bags of bread onto the cart, and suggested:

"How about we release it on a few more platforms, like Youku, Toutiao, Kuaishou... oh yeah, and Neihan Duanzi too!"

Multi-platform development.

This is a common tactic used by many bloggers: choose one platform as their main base, and then casually publish the video on other platforms afterward.

"It's not necessary for now. The direction isn't quite right. Although these platforms have much more traffic than Bilibili, it's difficult to drive traffic to them." Liu Zhuohao interrupted him, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "If you're making game videos, maybe you could try something like 'How to ghost jump in CF,' or 'How to kite more effectively in Heroes,' or...

"If this kind of video were uploaded to Youku or Tudou, which are backed by Baidu, and someone searches for it on Baidu, it might have a chance to be promoted online."

"But our video direction is different. Publishing on multiple platforms will not only fail to generate data, but will also negatively impact the account's ranking."

Huang Weixiong asked in confusion: "Account weight?"

"Yes, account weight."

Liu Zhuohao replied, "Publishing a video on a single website versus publishing it on multiple platforms will result in different weightings in the eyes of the website."

"Even among users, there is a hierarchy of contempt among users of different platforms."

Especially for platforms like Bilibili, which are currently small in size but have high user engagement, they place great importance on content exclusivity and platform loyalty.

Under a mechanism of manual editing and streaming, it is more advantageous to publish videos on a single website.

……

……

At the end of July, a video titled #StreetFood##BossLiu'sSteakStall# was uploaded, consisting of seven parts titled "Work Log" with dates.

Refresh the page and a new reply pops up in the comments section:

"First!"

"Missing person returns!"

"Three likes first, please!"

That night, after finishing work and returning home, Liu Zhuohao shook off his greasy coat and the first thing he did was rush to his computer.

My body felt like it was falling apart, but the moment I clicked on the video and saw the comments in the comment section, my exhaustion was overshadowed.

As the sizzling sound of boiling oil burst from the speaker, a flood of comments like "Delicious!", "My mouth is watering!", and "High energy ahead!" surged across the screen.

Liu Zhuohao leaned back in his chair, watching the vivid text and the fleeting bullet comments, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.

He didn't linger on his own video, but instead opened the entertainment section, a miscellaneous section that included life, entertainment, rants, and other topics.

At this moment, the little station doesn't even have a living area.

One video after another appeared in front of Liu Zhuohao's eyes. He made some simple adjustments to the search and then the lifestyle videos appeared.

Most of these are reposted videos from overseas, such as "Ten Chinese Dishes Foreigners Can't Accept," "Big Eater," and "BBQ Series..."

In addition, there are also food documentaries from satellite TV channels.

Food bloggers like Liu Zhuohao, who create original content, are few and far between.