Chapter 440: Chapter 432: Educating Su He
Sitting on the toilet, Su Qing also opened his phone and clicked on Su Heâs short video account. It had her well-edited photos, vlogs taken at school, and even the video of him accompanying her with Da Huang for the college entrance exam, which indirectly confirmed her identity.
If not, she couldnât have gained 50,000 followers in such a short time. After all, those so-called blogger classmates in the comment section were unknown themselves, but Su He was different; her identity was traceable.
He even saw videos Su He shot with her roommates, which kind of looked like she wanted to do short videos, but the style was... hard to describe, with awkward plots and stiff dialogues, lacking technical content. It was just because she looked good; otherwise, no one would watch those videos.
Meanwhile, on the other side, due to interactions from many Da Huang fans in the live broadcast room, Da Huang was forced to work overtime, and they even took a tour of his house.
Fortunately, Su He was quite measured and just wandered around the living room, not going up to the second floor.
"Oh my, Da Qing is actually into stocks, a fellow stock investor! Letâs see what your brother bought!"
There were so many comments in the live broadcast room, and that one just flashed by. Su He didnât see it but still sat in front of his computer for a while, even giving a close-up of his handwritten notes and simple diagrams.
She didnât have any particular aim; she just wanted everyone to see her brotherâs daily life. About an hour later, the number of people watching the live broadcast reached 15,000, which was quite bustling.
But Su He didnât really have any talents. Half the time was spent filming Da Huang. Although she was happy seeing everyone sending her gifts, she still prepared to end the live stream at Su Qingâs hint.
You shouldnât try to drain the pond to get all the fish; if people get their fill all at once, the effect of Su Heâs future live streams would be much less. After all, it seemed like she wanted to do short videos.
"Okay, todayâs live broadcast ends here. Iâm going offline, bye-bye!"
Su He waved at the camera and went offline amid the viewersâ pleas to stay, then immediately checked her live stream earnings. As soon as she saw it, she let out a scream, scaring Da Huang into jumping up.
"Bro, bro, I just earned 20,000 yuan from a little over an hour of live streaming, 20,000 yuan!"
They had a PK match, and at that time, everyone in the live broadcast room strongly requested another round. Indeed, she received a lot of rewards, and she even saw several âCarnivalâ gifts, which meant that even after the platform took half, there was still 1,500 yuan per gift, not to mention countless other gifts of various amounts, definitely earning quite a bit.
This made Su He feel that making money was surprisingly easy.
In response, Su Qing couldnât help but give her a right-legged kick in the butt.
"Ouch, bro, what are you doing~~ You wouldnât want to take the money back, would you?" Su He clutched her phone tightly and said pitifully.
Hearing this, Su Qing glanced at her and poured himself a glass of water, sitting silently on the sofa.
Seeing this, Su He got a bit scared and cautiously asked, "Bro, are you angry? How about I withdraw the money and give it to you?"
Hearing this, Su Qing couldnât help but inwardly chuckle, thinking, "Do you think I care about your little bit of money when Iâm earning millions a day?"
But even though he didnât care, he needed to correct Su Heâs perception; that was the main issue.
"If Iâm not wrong, do you think making money is actually easy?"
Hearing him say this, Su He scratched her head awkwardly because she actually did feel this way when she saw sheâd earned 20,000 yuan after just over an hour.
Seeing this, Su Qing continued, "Do you really think itâs easy? Why do people reward you with gifts instead of others?"
"Isnât it because they all came to see you, bro?" Su He said flatteringly.
Su Qing shook his head, "Theyâre not here to see me; itâs because this account grew in popularity, and Iâve never live-streamed before, so they were curious. Thatâs why the first time had such an effect.
Do you believe it? Itâs not even about you. Even if I start live streaming every day, without updating videos, in less than ten to fifteen days, no one would watch, let alone send gifts anymore.
At the end of the day, people watch for the content, not really for me or Da Huang. Whoâd sit around with nothing better to do, watching a Golden Retriever and a guy? Even celebrities canât keep live streaming without content for long.
Otherwise, why, when everyone has one nose and two eyes, would they watch me? Da Huang is just a Golden Retriever. Havenât they seen one before? Momâs had Da Huang for so long, and heâs never been this popular. What do you think?"
The logic he explained was simple: donât think itâs easy to do new media and make money with live streaming. Even if you have no special skills, you think you can be famous and make big bucks. One must have a clear self-awareness.
Donât blindly exploit fans; thatâs why even though he got famous, he never live-streamed or did live selling and hadnât even accepted minimal harm ads.
Of course, it was also because he had other sources of income, so he didnât care, but the principle was the same.
Su He was silent for a while. Although she understood the reasoning, she still didnât quite understand why her brother suddenly started talking to her like this today.
"Donât let the money on the internet cloud your judgment. The reason you made 20,000 in an hour of live streaming this time is that my videos have been popular over the past few months. So, it wasnât just an hour; itâs really the result of several months of effort. Looking at it that way, do you still think 20,000 yuan is a lot?" Su Qing asked.
Su He shook her head.
Seeing this, Su Qing nodded, his expression relaxing a lot: "I just checked your account. Do you want to do new media?"
"Mm-hmm, Iâve been trying recently, but havenât made much progress. Wasnât it that I thought of you and Da Huang?"
"Youâre quite smart, knowing to use your brotherâs popularity, and the timing wasnât bad either. But even though you gained tens of thousands of followers by leveraging me and Da Huang this time, whether you can keep them is up to you. This move is like me riding on Nan Jieâs coattails; doing it occasionally is fine, but if you want to make a living from it, your videos must have their own unique style.
I leveraged Nan Jieâs fame because I already had my own style back then, and I was already gaining popularity, so I naturally retained the fans she brought over. But you canât; you havenât established your style yet. I saw your videos, just random edits!" Su Qing shook his head.
Even before he changed his style, he already had his style, doing movie reviewsâthough not very popular, just enough to make a living.
"Then what should I do, bro?" Su He asked eagerly.
Actually, since her roommates at college learned her brother was an internet celebrity last month, theyâve been encouraging her to make short videos, which she was indeed tempted to do.
"I donât know!"
"You donât know? Bro, then you..."
"My style is mine, not yours. Even if I gave Da Huang to you, you might not create anything. First, determine the direction for your videos, then slowly explore your unique elements, namely your style, to potentially become popular. Look at how many people online suddenly have one viral video, but their subsequent works are bland?"
It wasnât nonsense; it was a fact. Some people, even if they have one viral video and tens of thousands of comments, their follower numbers donât increase, and they canât help it. Without a distinct style, thatâs how it is.
"Ah~~ is it really that hard?" Su He got a bit disheartened.
Hearing this, Su Qing rolled his eyes, "You think everything is easy? Otherwise, wouldnât everyone be an internet celebrity, earning millions a year? Why go to work?"
"Then, bro, what do you suggest I do first?"
Su Qing took a sip of water and after a while, said in a deep voice, "If you canât find your style, then imitate. Thatâs the fastest and most effective way. Once you have your foundation, you can work on other things. By the way, do you know how to edit videos?"
"No!"
"Then what the heck are you doing trying to make short videos? Go play somewhere else!"
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