A shirtless man shouted in front of the camera.

A roundhouse kick.

I missed kicking the bottle cap.

He kicked the washbasin in his wife's hand, sending it flying.

The water in the basin splashed all over my wife's face.

The video ends.

Three million likes.

The comments section was full of "Dude, are you still alive? Say something."

Douyin has become a carnival for silly netizens.

Not only celebrities, but all sorts of shady characters have come out.

A food delivery driver was delivering food when he discovered that the customer's home contained a piano.

The delivery guy put down the takeout, sat down, and immediately started playing an extremely complex and virtuoso piece. After he finished, he grabbed his helmet and ran off.

Two million likes.

"True masters are often found among ordinary people; the ancients were right!"

"This is the legendary sweeping monk."

"Being a delivery driver is just a cover for him."

A college student demonstrates how to eat instant noodles using an electric fan in his dorm room.

Tie the fork to the fan blades.

power ups.

The noodles were flung all over my roommate's face by centrifugal force.

It received 1.5 million likes.

Roommate: Thank you and your whole family.

Learn to walk like a duck challenge.

A white-collar worker in a suit squatted on the ground in the subway station, with his hands behind his back, and swayed as he walked forward.

The older woman next to her was stunned.

It received 1.2 million likes.

"Just how much work pressure is there that it drives people to this point?"

"The end of human evolution is atavism."

Xue Zhiqian also joined in the fun.

Challenge yourself to eat canned herring.

He had just opened the lid when his expression changed drastically. He then spat directly onto the camera lens.

The video remained online for five minutes before being forcibly removed by the authorities, citing that it caused extremely strong physical discomfort.

Xue Zhiqian launched a furious accusation on Weibo.

This drew a lot of ridicule.

Liu Qianqian's account has been updated.

It was still a typical day on the set of "Gravity," where I shared some fun anecdotes from filming.

The comments section was peaceful, filled with voices expressing their anticipation for the film's release.

Saltyfish Network Development Department.

Wang Luochuan, holding a tablet computer in his hand, rushed into Yu Le's office.

"Mr. Yu! Twenty million!"

"Daily active users have surpassed 20 million!"

Yu Le was sitting in the boss's chair, playing Minesweeper.

I clicked the wrong mouse button. It exploded.

He threw the mouse away.

"What's the panic?"

Wang Luochuan handed over the tablet, his hands trembling.

"It's only been online for a few days! 20 million daily active users! User engagement is ridiculously high, with an average online time of almost an hour!"

Yu Le took the tablet and looked through the backend data.

The trending list is full of all sorts of silly challenges and funny videos.

He slid down.

The finger hovers over the screen.

A girl dressed extremely scantily cladly twisted and turned wildly in front of the camera. Her clothes were barely any fabric. Her movements were extremely exaggerated.

The clothes were barely any fabric, the movements were exaggerated and suggestive, and the comment section was full of vulgar language and blatant flirting.

Yu Le's gaze turned cold as she continued scrolling down.

Several young men with brightly colored hair were speeding on motorcycles on the city's main road without helmets, and they were even arrogantly giving the middle finger to the camera, with cars whizzing by and honking horns in the background.

Scroll down further.

One video made him even angrier.

A middle-aged man is giving money to an elderly woman living alone in a rural area. The camera zooms in on the old woman's face, which is full of gratitude, and the thick stack of "hundred-yuan bills" in the man's hand.

However, the words "For Bank Practice Only" were printed on the corner of the banknote.

Using counterfeit money to scam the elderly and exploiting public sympathy to gain online traffic!

Yu Le slammed the tablet heavily on the table.

"Old Wang."

Wang Luochuan was startled and quickly stood up straight.

"Mr. Yu, what's wrong?"

"Traffic has increased, but all sorts of shady characters have followed suit."

Yu Le pointed to the videos on the tablet.

"Who pushed this thing up there?"

Wang Luochuan glanced at it, and sweat beaded on his forehead.

"It was automatically selected by the algorithm. These videos had a lot of likes, the comments section was very heated, and they were very popular, so the system automatically promoted them."

Yu Le tapped on the table.

"Algorithms are static, but people are dynamic."

"Traffic can make or break a boat."

"Once we're targeted by higher-ups, who accuse us of spreading vulgar, dangerous, or false content, they'll cut off our internet connection right away."

Wang Luochuan swallowed.

"Then I'll arrange for someone to delete the post immediately."

"Deleting posts isn't enough." Yu Le stood up and walked to the French windows.

"Establish a dedicated review department. Implement a dual review process using both human and machine verification."

"Three red lines."

"First, absolutely no involvement with pornography, gambling, or drugs. Anything explicit or borderline will result in immediate account suspension."

"Secondly, accounts engaging in dangerous actions or violating laws and regulations will be immediately banned. The data on the speeding driver will be submitted to the traffic police department."

"Third, those who maliciously seek attention, play the victim, or fabricate stories will be subject to traffic restrictions and warnings; repeat offenders will also be banned. The one who posted fake money will be publicly shamed across the entire internet."

"What we want is to record the beauty of life, not to record idiotic and reckless behavior."

Wang Luochuan nodded repeatedly.

"We're hiring. We'll start with 500 people for the review team, working in three shifts. We'll offer higher salaries." Yu Le turned around.

"Machine recognition algorithms also need to keep up; illegal keywords and image features should all be entered into the database."

"Don't think that the current unchecked growth is a good thing. Once the bad money drives out the good, this platform will be finished."

"I understand! I'll get on it right away!" Wang Luochuan turned and ran out of the office.

Yu Le opened the backend of the recruitment website on his computer.

They directly posted 500 content moderator positions.

Requirements: Positive values ​​and strong stress resistance.

Salaries offered are among the highest in the industry.

Within half an hour, my inbox was flooded with resumes.

Yu Le made a phone call to Yang Nuo.

"Transfer a few people from the legal department there specifically to handle the violations by Douyin accounts."

"Collect evidence and directly prosecute those accounts that maliciously spread rumors and commit fraud."

"To make an example of someone."

.......

Shenzhen. Tencent headquarters building.

Top floor office.

Ma Huateng sat in a genuine leather office chair.

He was holding a freshly printed internal data report.

He turned to a page and unconsciously read it aloud.

"One week after launch, daily active users... 20 million."

"Average user dwell time... fifty-five minutes."

"Day 2 retention rate...70 percent."

"My God..." the assistant exclaimed softly, "This...this growth rate is astonishing! Just from the three days of splash screen GG we gave them, it's exploded to this extent!"

Ma Huateng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.

"fortunately."

He sighed sincerely.

"Fortunately, Mr. Yu is a shareholder of Tencent."

"Fortunately, we were all in the same boat from the beginning."

He dialed Yu Le's number.

The phone rang twice before being answered.

"Mr. Yu," Ma Huateng said in an extremely warm tone.

"Mr. Ma, what brings you here?" Yu Le's lazy voice came over.

"Mr. Yu, I've looked at the data for Douyin."

"Mr. Ma is quite well-informed."

"Mr. Yu, you played your hand brilliantly. You've truly mastered the short video market." Ma Huateng didn't hold back his praise.

"It's alright, I can earn some pocket money."

Ma Huateng was momentarily speechless.

"Mr. Yu, Tencent is also considering increasing its investment in Douyin's shares..."

"No way," Yu Le interrupted directly.

"Old Ma, we're friends, and business is business. I can handle Douyin's business on my own."

Ma Huateng wasn't angry.

"Okay, then can we have a deeper collaboration on traffic resources in the future?"

"No problem."

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