pjbooks Chapter 87 [Holy Land]
Chapter 87 [Holy Land]
Chapter 87 [Holy Land]
"Boss, how's today? Everything going smoothly?"
When Liu Zhuohao returned to his residence on his motorcycle, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.
As soon as they entered, Huang Weixiong and his three companions immediately surrounded them, their faces filled with eager curiosity.
"Let's talk about your side first."
Liu Zhuohao walked into the living room and sat down. He casually poured water into a kettle and started boiling it. The stainless steel kettle made a "whooshing" sound, and the steam made the lid bounce slightly. "A lot happened today. Let me sort it out first."
"We visited three different locations."
Huang Weixiong picked up the conversation. He was in charge of finding shops. "They were all ones I had been looking at before, but they went out of business and are now subletting."
"But the rent—"
He shook his head, his brow furrowing. "The asking prices aren't low, and the rent-free period they're offering is incredibly stingy."
He held up two fingers and waved them in front of everyone: "Two months, from measuring the room and drawing up the plans to completing the construction and preparing for the opening, it will take at least sixty days at most."
"We're not running a milk tea stall, nor are we one of those small shops selling rice noodles or soup noodles. We're running a proper restaurant where you sit down and eat. We roughly estimated that it wouldn't be able to get started in less than three or four months."
"Giving only two months of rent-free period and trial operation period is too costly and risky."
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The search for a store location is not progressing well.
Li Zekai then added, "As for the renovations, I asked my classmate's father. He's in the construction business and is good at building houses. He said he could also do interior decoration, but he'd like to make it clear upfront that the details might not be as meticulous."
He paused, glancing at Liu Zhuohao's expression, "I've already asked him to help me find reliable renovation companies and construction teams. It would be best to find those with experience in shop design and construction."
The renovation process was equally fraught with difficulties.
Cheng Bing and Yang Boran exchanged a glance.
Finally, Cheng Bing spoke up: "We contacted teachers from several schools and alumni who graduated a few years ago to inquire if there were any skilled craftsmen who wanted to find a stable place to work."
"Two people seemed interested, but when they heard we hadn't even decided on a shop location yet, they started to waver—"
"In the chef profession, if you have a real reputation and are skilled, you won't lack work."
Everyone understands what I mean.
It's difficult to make empty promises.
As Liu Zhuohao listened, the water just boiled.
He lifted the teapot, poured hot water into it, and the aroma of tea immediately filled the air.
He poured tea into the small cups in front of each person, the orange-yellow tea gleaming under the lamplight.
Opening a store is far more complex than simply finding a shop location.
You have to haggle with the landlord over the rent, nitpick with the construction team over the details, and deal with kitchenware suppliers, food suppliers, seasoning suppliers, and beverage suppliers —
They talked to each family individually, working things out little by little.
Fortunately, although the team hasn't made much progress in handling these complicated tasks, they are still managing to do so in an orderly manner.
"No rush, take your time." He pushed the teacup forward. "The original plan for opening the shop was to finalize the plan by the end of next year, but these recent troubles have pushed the timeline forward a bit."
He picked up his glass but didn't drink it, his gaze shifting from Huang Weixiong to Yang Boran.
"You've been with me for quite a while now, so you know my mind isn't just on this stall."
"You are my initial team. If we can go far in the future and start a company, you will be the veterans, the backbone, and the management."
He said in a low voice: "So you need to think more and ponder these specific matters."
"If you don't understand, look it up, ask questions, or seek advice from knowledgeable people."
"Let's move forward together, learn new skills together, and together—"
Before he could finish speaking, his cell phone in his pocket started buzzing.
"Hold on."
Liu Zhuohao put down his teacup and took out his phone.
The screen lit up, and a message from the "site administrator" popped up, concise and direct: "When will your follow-up video on your rights protection be released?"
It was unusual for him to proactively inquire and urge me to update before I had even made progress myself.
"I'll reply to a few messages." Liu Zhuohao put down the still-warm cup of tea he was holding, stood up, and walked towards the room. "The tea is freshly brewed, you guys drink it first."
"Boss, what exactly are you doing today—" Huang Weixiong stood up, wanting to get some answers, but Liu Zhuohao had already hurriedly entered the room and closed the door.
The four people left in the living room looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, Huang Weixiong sighed and picked up the teapot to refill everyone's tea.
"Let's have some tea first," he said. "Since the boss said there's no rush, let's take it one step at a time and get the task at hand done."
Despite saying that, the four of them, holding their teacups, couldn't help but glance at the closed door.
The main lights in the room were off; only a desk lamp was on.
Liu Zhuohao leaned against the door, the light from his phone screen illuminating half of his face.
He stared at the message for a few seconds, then let out a long, silent breath.
The station manager's personal visit to urge them signifies two things.
First, the event's popularity is still rising.
Secondly, the website benefited from this surge in traffic.
He walked to his desk, sat down, and pressed the power button on his computer.
The cold white light from the screen washed over him, illuminating his young face.
His previous composure in front of the camera and his deference in front of his superiors have vanished completely, leaving only a focused and thoughtful expression.
He typed a reply: "I'll probably post it in a few days. I just reached a settlement with the other party today under the auspices of the relevant departments, and I also made the local news again."
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The message was sent almost instantly, and the reply came almost immediately: "Was the result good or bad?"
Liu Zhuohao paused on the keyboard for a moment, then typed: "It's a good thing. Because my stall is compliant in all aspects, the regulatory authorities singled me out as a model, using me as a positive example for food hygiene and safety, and calling on other stall owners to learn from me."
This time, there was silence on the other end.
Liu Zhuohao didn't wait. He switched to the chat window, opened his browser, and skillfully logged into his backend on Bilibili.
A data page popped up, rows of numbers gleaming faintly in the dim room.
Views: 1051587.
Likes: 373189.
Coin: 271105.
Number of favorites: 133093.
Number of comments: 481181.
Number of bullet comments: 731001.
The various metrics from that rights protection video have climbed to an astonishingly high level, and the growth curve has clearly flattened out.
This is probably because it has hit the traffic ceiling that the current daily active user pool of the website can support.
Below the video title, a pink label reads "Ranked #1 on the entire site!"
"Watch the look in that guy's eyes in the striped shirt! I bet five cents he's the mastermind!"
"When the uploader was being questioned, the way she slowly pulled out the documents seemed too practiced, as if she had rehearsed it."
This wave is in the atmosphere!
"Are all newcomers monsters? This person seems to have only been a content creator for a short time!"
"Holy crap! Modern business warfare is so straightforward? (Leans back tactically)"
"Where's the class representative? Quickly analyze the micro-expressions of those suspicious individuals in the video!"
When will there be any updates?
In the comments section, the most liked comments also exceeded 10,000, and even the comment "When will there be a sequel?" has reached 57,000 likes, which is higher than some of my previous videos.
Liu Zhuohao then opened the previous ranking data records that he had compiled.
Currently, Bilibili's daily active users are approximately between 200 million and 300 million.
This means that nearly half of his active users have clicked on his videos.
This is a penetration rate so terrifying it's almost unreal.
The remaining users may be uninterested in his type of content, or they may be the silent majority, or perhaps—in this community that started with anime, games, and parody videos, very few creators' videos can truly reach all demographics.
If this video were to sit for a few years, it might be jokingly referred to as a "living fossil" by longtime users.
He quickly scanned the previous list. Apart from himself, the one closest to the million mark was a high-energy transformation clip from the final episode of the first season of "Tokyo Ghoul" featuring Kaneki Ken, edited from the animation section.
The other one is a compilation of classic LOL gameplay highlights with hilarious voiceovers from the gaming section.
Unlike them, my story has a clear sequel and follow-up.
Liu Zhuohao then opened the Weibo webpage and logged into his account.
The relevant terms have long since disappeared from the trending topics list.
Ultimately, Bilibili is not a well-known long-form video website, but rather a niche ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) community.
Even websites are niche, so it goes without saying that I'm just a small blogger among them.
The hype was built up with money; once the hype died down, it naturally faded away.
The scroll bar on the topic page is almost completely still.
The comment section under his own Weibo post only had a few thousand comments.
"Support the blogger in protecting their rights! It's so hard to run a small business these days."
"The person who reported this is despicable; they resort to underhanded tactics because they lack the ability themselves."
"This trend of malicious whistleblowing must not be allowed to continue; it must be severely punished to set an example for others!"
"A rational analysis suggests that the video evidence appears to be in the blogger's favor, but the final outcome depends on the official investigation. Let's wait patiently."
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"Sigh, seeing this reminds me of myself. I was also cheated by a competitor, and in the end, I had to accept my fate, give up street vending, and go to work in a factory. Keep going, blogger, don't give up!"
"Let's see what happens next. Hopefully, this won't just fizzle out."
Liu Zhuohao slowly scrolled the mouse wheel, his gaze switching between two completely different textual atmospheres.
Similarly, in the early stages of an event where the outcome was uncertain, the comments on Weibo were more like expressing opinions in a news comment section, emphasizing social significance, calling for justice, and sharing similar experiences. The overall atmosphere leaned towards serious discussion and emotional support.
The comment section of Bilibili is filled with the community's unique deconstruction, memes, and participation, where netizens dramatize the events,
Gamification makes the whole event seem less serious.
Just as Liu Zhuohao checked the time and was about to take a shower, a "beep beep beep" sound came from the computer.
"Then you'll be under a lot of pressure from now on."
The site administrator finally replied.
Clearly, like himself, he saw not only the good things but also some troubles.
Moreover, he probably realized it before he even knew that new food safety regulations were about to be introduced.
Liu Zhuohao looked at the message but didn't reply immediately.
There are pros and cons; how can one only reap the benefits without taking the risks?
He got up, grabbed a change of clothes, and took a shower to let the warm water wash away some of his fatigue and distractions.
When he returned to his computer after drying his hair, there were several more messages in the chat box. The website administrator's tone was noticeably more specific and candid than before: "So far, the effect of your previous trending topic has been rather mediocre."
"During this period, although there has been some growth in new users on the website, it has been limited and the conversion rate has been low."
"Of course, this is not your problem. The main issue is that our new registration system for answering questions is not yet perfect, and the registration threshold is relatively high."
"Moreover, our website itself has too low visibility. Many people would rather wait for updates on Weibo than make a special trip to register an account here."
"So, well, in terms of the investment in external traffic acquisition and the actual return, it's a bit disproportionate. As a result, if the subsequent videos don't have any particularly big hits, we probably won't invest any more external promotion resources."
"We may not invest in external resources, but we can still allocate internal resources. You can rest assured that as long as the quality of your follow-up videos on this rights protection incident is up to standard, we will give them ample in-platform recommendations as soon as possible, and try to push the data up even further."
"If your account data is built up, it will be good for our entire community and will make it easier for us to carry out more—well, more in-depth business cooperation in the future."
Liu Zhuohao slowed down his hair drying.
Compared to the last time when I cautiously tested whether I could push the video to the stream, this time the other party took the initiative to promise, and even guaranteed the support of the site's resources before the video was released.
What's even more noteworthy is the last phrase, "deeper cooperation."
To be honest, the current atmosphere on Bilibili when it comes to "commercialization" is very strange; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that people are terrified of it.
From the website itself, to the administrators, to the bloggers and users, everyone is very resistant.
Now the site owner has brought it up, and it seems that his ranking on the site has increased significantly because of this incident.
At least, I'm no longer just a simple content creator.
If it were just an ordinary content creator, the site owner wouldn't need to explain so much about user conversion, daily active user data, or even future cooperation directions.
He sat down, his fingers hovering over the keyboard for a moment before finally typing a reply: "Understood. I will prepare the follow-up video as soon as possible. I will pay attention to both explaining the outcome and meeting the audience's expectations in terms of content. As for the collaboration, we can discuss it in detail after this wave of popularity has stabilized. Thank you for your support."
send.
Liu Zhuohao picked up the towel again to dry his hair. More business collaborations, perhaps?
"Why are all the videos on the charts lately so weird? Now even people are taking legal action?"
"This little Bilibili site has really changed; all sorts of weirdos and monsters can get on the trending list now."
"I miss the Boss a bit. Without him, Bilibili is now a mess."
"Why is this kind of gossip from the streets so popular? Shouldn't it be on Weibo?"
"Sigh, this little Bilibili site is doomed!"
"I won't watch it anymore, I'll stick with AcFun."
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Liu Zhuohao opened his video comment section again, but instead of looking at the most liked comments, he set the sorting to the latest replies.
Besides those who focused on the video itself, there were also quite a few inexplicable comments.
Their comments had little to do with the video itself; they were just venting their frustrations, feeling that their videos shouldn't be on Bilibili but should be on platforms like Weibo or Youku.
—Holy Land.
In their opinion, their content, which leans towards reality and social news, shouldn't appear in this holy land of anime and manga.