Chapter 20: The Explosive Video

“Whew.” Luo Chen calmed his nerves and slowly clicked on his own work.

How to Make Children Fall in Love with Learning?
2.78 million views
4.21 million favorites
14,210 comments
971 rewards
1,072 current viewers

“It’s really gone viral?”

Luo Chen stared in disbelief at these unexpected results—not that he thought it was impossible, but this was just too fast. If it had been a week and there were this many clicks, he wouldn’t have been surprised, but it had only been three days!

Was it just luck? No, it was probably a combination of real talent and a bit of luck! Otherwise, it simply wouldn’t be possible for so many people to know about it in such a short time. Not to mention the number of favorites and rewards.

With a pleased expression, Luo Chen opened the video he had painstakingly made. There’s nothing more gratifying than reaping the rewards of your hard work.

As soon as the video began, the screen was flooded with a barrage of supportive comments. If you didn’t turn them off or set them to translucent, you could barely watch the video at all.

“300,000 assists!
Assist 1
Assist 2
Assist 3
Assist 999
My mom asked why I’m kneeling to watch this video?
So dirty, lol”

Of course, with over ten thousand comments, not all of them were shown; only the first three thousand appeared on the screen—any more and it would ruin the viewing experience.

After adjusting the transparency of the comments, Luo Chen continued watching.

“Hello everyone, I’m an African, selling my dignity…”

Why hasn’t the Ministry of Education introduced this for so many years?
Because indoctrination happens subtly, like rain that moistens everything silently. Someone from Ning…
There’s a golden house in indoctrination, and four hundred and fifty in indoctrination…

As the video progressed, the frequency of “assist” messages began to decrease, and Luo Chen saw more comments in his own video than ever before. Sometimes, the dense flood of comments could take over the entire screen.

“The creator’s points are so convincing, I’m at a loss for words.
Help! This video is addictive, I can’t get out.
Not good at all, I only watched it 300 times before closing it.
Hahaha, roasting at its finest!
Pin it to the front page, let the world see it!
Hey creator, do people as handsome as me still need to study?”

Luo Chen had always loved watching comments, but in his previous life, he had never managed to make a video good enough to attract so many. He never expected to fulfill this wish in his new life.

Most of the comments were good-natured, making the video even more enjoyable. Especially when his own points were echoed in the comments—it gave him an indescribable thrill.

Luo Chen had expected to see more criticism, especially since he was roasting a university professor. But to his surprise, everything was going smoothly.

After glancing through the comments, Luo Chen turned his attention to his followers and rewards.

Commentary videos usually didn’t attract many followers. Many creators struggled to maintain high-quality content over time, unlike gaming videos that could be serialized. Sometimes, even with hundreds of thousands of views, the number of followers remained pitifully low.

Author: Pure Angel
1 submission
11,240 followers

As a newcomer, having a commentary video reach such results in just three days was impressive. The legendary “White Mouse” videos were indeed classics.

Stardust platform’s view count was reliable—no matter how many times a regular user watched, it only counted as one, and three times for VIP members. So nearly 280,000 views meant about a hundred thousand viewers. A follower rate of around ten to one was already a great achievement for this genre.

If it kept up for another week or two and hit over a million views, he’d have more than a hundred thousand followers. That would be a meteoric rise.

After collecting his thoughts, Luo Chen focused on the rewards. Whether he could repay his debts and support his sister depended on this.

971 rewards
Qiushuihan tipped 6,666 Stardust Coins: “Brilliant roasting! Keep it up.”
World Cain tipped 3,000 Stardust Coins: “Nice, I’m from the University of Science and Technology, and I’ve never liked that monkey professor.”
3,000 Stardust Coins from another: “Creator, open the door, the community brings you warmth!”
Akafly tipped 2,000 Stardust Coins: “Pin it up, let more people see what this guy’s really like.”

For a commentary video to receive so much support—just how hated was Yuan Ning? Stardust platform’s exchange rate was 10:1, and the reward rankings were listed from high to low.

In fact, apart from a few large tips, most rewards were just a few to several dozen coins.

Luo Chen estimated that about half the rewards came from the public’s loathing for that despicable professor; the other half was simply support for the video itself.

He had truly ridden the wave, boosting his popularity—and he was lucky indeed.

“Qiushuihan…”

Luo Chen had noticed many people mentioning this username in the comments. At first, he thought it was just a popular user stirring things up, but now he realized there was more to it.

He clicked into the user’s profile and was startled to see that Qiushuihan had personally recommended his video on their page. No wonder his debut work had become popular so quickly.

Qiushuihan was a legend on the Stardust live streaming platform—a creator like Luo Chen, but even without ever streaming, their popularity surpassed that of many famous streamers, with over a million followers.

After sincerely sending a message of thanks, Luo Chen closed the profile and sat quietly, contemplating his next work.

Although he could have waited until his first video had faded to launch another and reap even more rewards, he simply didn’t have the time to waste. The appearance of the Luo brothers today was a warning—he needed to pick up the pace.

While Luo Chen was brainstorming his new work, in another room, Luo Tianyi and Yan He were busy as well.

“Tianyi, are your lyrics really just about food?” Yan He looked skeptically at the lyrics, which were all about different foods. Would anyone actually watch this?

“Aren’t they enough?” Tianyi turned to look at Yan He, then back at her work. Every dish sounded delicious.

Was braised pork not tasty enough? Or maybe the candied sweet potatoes?

She had just tasted them today.

“Oh, do whatever you want.” Yan He glanced at the oblivious Tianyi and surrendered in defeat. But could a music video like this really go viral?

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