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

Chapter 137 [A Handsome Young Man Fresh Out of School]

"I was upstairs just now, and I thought there was some hidden world inside, but I never expected—"

In the messy rented room, the kettle on the coffee table was bubbling and steaming.

Chen Jianye and Chen Min sat on wooden chairs, watching Liu Zhuohao squatting on the floor fiddling with a few wooden planks. Chen Jianye swallowed back what he was about to say.

"What didn't you think of?"

Liu Zhuohao didn't even look up, fiddling with a GG card in his hand as he squeezed a menu paper inside.

"I never expected that Boss Liu is really so down-to-earth."

Chen Jianye replied, his tone slightly embarrassed.

The siblings' attire seemed completely out of place in this messy rental apartment.

Chen Jianye was wearing a dark gray suit jacket, the material of which looked expensive.

Chen Min was even more extravagant, wearing a dark green long dress with silver thread embroidered on the neckline and two pearls hanging from her ears. The way she sat there made it look like she had just come from some charity gala.

But where were they sitting?

The wooden chair was the old-fashioned kind, with most of the paint peeling off, and it creaked as soon as you sat on it.

On the coffee table in front of me were those old-fashioned white porcelain plates.

Several boxes of drinks were piled up in the corner, covered with a layer of dust.

Chen Min's gaze swept around the room, her brows furrowing and then relaxing.

It loosened, then wrinkled again.

Dislike it.

This place is indeed dirty and small.

Four or five people were crammed into a space of about 100 square meters, and their belongings were piled up everywhere. No wonder it looked messy.

But besides disdain, there was also a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Liu Zhuohao actually agreed to live in a place like this?

He's already a boss!

Although I knew beforehand that Boss Liu was a self-made man whose family was not well-off and who had even given up his studies to do business.

But no matter what, if a business has reached this level, it shouldn't be stuck in a place like this, right?

"We are Chaoshan people."

After considering it for a moment, she still spoke up, "Who doesn't put money into housing first when they make it? Let's not talk about buying a big apartment in the city, but finding a quiet place in the countryside and building a two-story self-built villa is always an option."

She paused, then added, "This is also part of the storefront."

"When business associates visit during holidays, seeing the spacious storefront makes them more attentive to their business."

Putting everything else aside, that's just how their family is.

Although they do own houses in the city, most of the time, when they need to entertain guests, they still go back to their six-story self-built villas in the countryside, which are much more spacious and bright than their two-hundred-square-meter apartments.

Liu Zhuohao finally raised his head, still clutching the wooden board in his hand.

"Where did the money to build this big villa come from?"

He gave a helpless smile. "All the money I'm making now has been poured into other businesses."

He put the wooden board aside, dusted off his hands, and stood up.

"You seem to have forgotten, I'm only eighteen."

He pointed to himself, then to the room: "I was still in school this past semester!"

Both Chen Jianye and Chen Min were stunned when they heard this.

The two exchanged a glance, both looking surprised.

Do they know about this?

know.

But I forgot.

Or rather, it's not that I forgot, it's that I never really took it to heart.

Liu Zhuohao acts too maturely.

Apart from his face, his speech and actions don't resemble those of an eighteen-year-old at all.

Having dealt with him for so long, they had subconsciously come to regard him as an equal, or even a more experienced businessman than themselves.

Now that he suddenly mentioned his age, the two of them suddenly realized what he meant.

Yes, he's only eighteen.

"I almost forgot about that." Chen Jianye scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. "There's really no rush. Boss Liu is indeed young and promising."

At eighteen, you have to buy a house as soon as you start earning money? That doesn't seem to make sense.

Reinvesting the money earned into starting a business is more like what young people should be doing.

"Haha, I feel like I've been hearing that phrase every day lately."

Liu Zhuohao smiled, stood up from the ground, patted the dust off his hands, went to the coffee table, picked up the boiled water, poured it over the tea leaves, and then used the tea gaiwan to skim off the foam.

"————That's true," Chen Jianye said. "I've forgotten what I was doing when I was eighteen. Oh, I was in college, flirting with female classmates every day."

In comparison, he was a little embarrassed to say it out loud.

Chen Min didn't speak, but the way she looked at Liu Zhuohao changed.

Half a year.

Only when she truly brought this time into account did she realize how sharp her uncle's previous insight had been.

In the first half of the year, Liu Zhuohao was just a high school student, working hard for the college entrance examination.

By the second half of the year, he was already Boss Liu. Not only had he made hundreds of thousands of yuan from scratch, but he was also preparing to open a store and had reached a cooperation agreement with them.

I hadn't thought about it carefully before, but this is a bit too outrageous.

A high school diploma, a high school diploma that I used to look down on.

They come from an ordinary family and have no support from the previous generation.

But Liu Zhuohao actually managed to do it?

"Boss Liu, tell me the truth, is the opportunity you're referring to now?"

Chen Min didn't speak, but Chen Jianye was very anxious. Seeing that Liu Zhuohao had finally stopped fiddling with the wooden board and sat down to make tea, he quickly asked, "Our orders have indeed been increasing recently, but not as explosively as we expected."

"So in reality, production hasn't increased much."

Liu Zhuohao had spoken so inspiringly before, yet they repeatedly refused to reveal any details.

Business has really picked up, but it's only an additional three or four hundred orders, which makes them wonder if now is really the time for him to be willing to spend money, as he said.

This requires a lot of money, and in what direction will it be invested? Expanding factories and increasing production.

Or, where should we put the money to invest in GG?

"I don't know."

But Liu Zhuohao still used those three words.

"Boss Liu, I'm so worried!"

Chen Jianye spread his hands. Now that they were quite familiar with each other, he had completely lost the imposing manner he had when they first met. He was just an ordinary person worrying about business. "We are in production, not like you marketing people."

"Many things are prepared in advance, such as expanding production. Just discussing the site and purchasing the machinery can take a month or two."

"If you hadn't informed me beforehand and given me a heads-up, I really wouldn't know where to start stocking up on supplies in preparation for a strong wind!"

Liu Zhuohao remained calm and unhurried. He made a cup of tea and used bamboo tweezers to place it in front of him. "I really can't give you any details. You can analyze it roughly from the number of orders."

"Or rather, you should pay attention to what I've done."

"Ms. Chen should have a Bilibili account, right?"

Having learned from past mistakes, he will not allow partners to participate in publicity and promotion matters.

He wouldn't explain a single word about what he did in the process or what kind of profit he tried to gain, lest people have any ulterior motives and start questioning him.

Of course, he also encouraged people to visit his website to see what he had actually done.

If they can analyze and come up with a marketing plan on their own, that's their own skill.

"Just call me Amin, Ahao."

Chen Min spoke, but instead of immediately responding to the matter of Bilibili, she addressed him by name.

"Yes, I have the account. I've seen your recent videos; you're encouraging others to create review videos, right?"

She was clearly paying attention. "You mean, these people participating in the event are our target customers?"

"But from what I've observed, it's true, because you mentioned beef balls in the video, and it even involved the trouble of having that woman help make an example video."

"But over the past few days, our actual order volume hasn't increased significantly, so—"

Did the marketing campaign fail?

Chen Min didn't ask, at least judging from the order volume, it seemed that there wasn't much change.

Especially regarding what Liu Zhuohao previously described as a crucial moment for establishing the brand, it seems to have absolutely no connection whatsoever.

With this kind of order volume, is it possible to establish a brand quickly? It's unlikely.

After much deliberation, Liu Zhuohao only offered this sentence: "Let's see. I think it hasn't started yet. This trend might take some time to develop."

The two were deflated; the guy was really tight-lipped.

They didn't linger, as they had other matters to attend to. Unable to get an answer, the Chen siblings quickly left.

In the corner, there were several kilograms of tea leaves and tobacco and alcohol.

Liu Zhuohao squatted back down in the living room, fiddling with the other menu boards.

From now on, being a GG (a term used to describe someone who is overly ambitious or influential) will be simple and brutal: just throw money at it and buy fame.

One yuan milk tea, eighteen yuan voucher, refund only —

Many platforms are throwing money around just to buy a line like "JD.com has started offering food delivery," or "You can buy milk tea for one yuan with a Qianwen order," or even—

Was the marketing a success?

Successful.

Putting aside the question of how profitable it will ultimately be, and whether the platform will succeed.

But at least it has gained some recognition.

Given the current backwardness of the times, there's no need to resort to such a simple and crude approach of throwing money at marketing. Instead, we can try to create a buzz with minimal "GG fees" and get others to promote "Chen Ji" without even realizing it.

Currently, this "GG" is already considered big news on the site, just like an internal announcement, under the guise of "reviews," "events," and "I want to be a blogger."

But how much did I spend throughout the whole process?

Less than 30,000.

The average daily active users of Bilibili are around four to five million. Of course, not everyone participates in the activities, but at least most users are aware of them.

In the past six months, Mr. Liu, a regular on the rankings, has made another big move!

We organized an activity that everyone had to participate in!

Even some top bloggers started sending emails to add me as a friend because of this.

For example, some bloggers in private groups.

Previously, they were just group members, but now they want to take their relationship a step further and are proactively sending requests to add each other as QQ friends to get each other's contact information.

The reputation has already been established.

Liu Zhuohao has already begun to reap the benefits.

As for Chen Ji, he certainly had suggestions as well.

Features.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhuohao took out his phone and refreshed the video under his activity entry.

Compared to the previous few scattered videos, there are now dozens of videos.

Most of them were reviews of beef balls.

After all, the product isn't expensive, and there are examples taken by Song Yinxuan, making it the easiest to use.

The titles are all similar, such as "Review of Boss Liu's Beef Balls", "Review of Chaoshan Beef Balls", and "Review of a Pound of Beef Balls".

It's mediocre, lacking any highlights, and makes you not want to click on it.

The video covers are also perfunctory, either a delivery box or a bag of beef balls placed on the table, some of which are not even properly charred and are just a blurry mess.

Liu Zhuohao scrolled through his scrolls and finally found an interesting title: "I couldn't get beef balls this fresh even if I chased a cow to eat them; I ate a pound of them in one go."

He clicked on it.

A handsome young man who seemed quite carefree was facing the camera. Every time he took a bite of a beef ball, his expression, demeanor, and movements were like he was having a cramp.

He sat at a dining table with a typical residential building kitchen in the background. Unwashed pots were still on the stove. The table was an old-fashioned folding table covered with a plastic sheet printed with big red flowers.

"The beef balls that Boss Liu sells are simply divine!"

He slammed his hand on the table, making the chopsticks vibrate, then picked up a meatball, brought it close to the camera, and let it roll around, revealing the uneven texture on its surface.

"Have you seen the 86 version of Journey to the West? Yes, it looks like that immortal peach!"

He took a bite, his eyes widened, and he leaned back as if he had been hit by something. Then he covered his mouth and chewed for a long time, making indistinct "mmm" sounds as he chewed.

"Mmm—one word: Delicious! Two words: So delicious! Three words: Absolutely delicious!"

Liu Zhuohao's eyes lit up as he glanced at the number of views; it wasn't low.

The comments section was even more lively.

"Licking the event organizers is prohibited!"

"Hilarious, she's completely out of control with her facial expressions!"

"Although it's exaggerated, it did make me hungry."

"How much did Boss Liu pay you? I'll double it!"

"With acting skills like this, I suggest you apply to the Beijing Film Academy —"

The comments were filled with laughter.

Liu Zhuohao squatted on the ground, muttering unconsciously, "As expected, it still has to be a professional player."

Let alone these passersby, even from the perspective of a professional blogger like him, it's much more interesting than those previous review videos.

Butter sauce.

Making videos really requires talent.

Butter sauce is something that God gave him a natural talent for; Liu Zhuohao clearly provided him with a "testing" topic a year or two in advance, but he lacked that one or two years of experience.

However, they just stand out.

Despite not having enough experience points and not having leveled up, they were still able to demonstrate abilities far exceeding those of other contestants.

Liu Zhuohao is certain that even though he is a "reborn person" and a "person from the future" with a lot of future experience, he still cannot achieve the same kind of program effect as him.

I'm not that kind of person myself; I can only make some serious and earnest videos.

It's just a pity that the butter sauce hasn't even started to taste good yet, let alone become mushy.

Although it has begun to become more abstract, it is not abstract enough yet.

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