"Get up, get up, Third Brother. How did your video go?"
Lin Yu, who only went to sleep past 2am after uploading the video, was awakened by Xu Zhaoyang the next morning.
The guys had been playing with his Charge Blade after coming back to the dorm room last night. That was why they knew he was done with his video.
"I only uploaded it in the middle of the night, what's there to tell? I'm not some uploader with millions of fans. Moreover, you could just check it yourself if you wanted to know."
Lin Yu yawned as he pushed Xu Zhaoyang's hand away. However, he still fumbled under his pillow and pulled out his phone to check B site's back end.
Nothing unexpected happened overnight. No matter how good the quality of a video, a live broadcast, or an online novel was, it was all useless without exposure.
He only had over 4,000 fans. Moreover, he had uploaded it in the middle of the night. There were only a few hundred views at the moment.
He did not bother looking at the handful of comments either. Lin Yu put his phone down and glanced at the wall next to the door.
It was where he would usually display his creations. There were not many things, only some wooden and acrylic swords, as well as the Charge Blade he had completed last night.
'It seems like it was just an illusion or eye floaters.'
He stared at the Charge Blade intensely and tried to see it from the corner of his eyes as well. Lin Yu remembered his unrealistic thoughts and he could not help but smile in self-denigration.
He could no longer go back to sleep after being woken up. He defeated the demon of sleepiness by using his phone. After rolling in bed for a while, Lin Yu washed up and went to class with his roommates.
Sixth Form teachers would usually motivate students by saying, "As long as you persevere through the next few months, it'll be easier in college. There will only be three or four lessons a day then, so you can do whatever you want when the time comes."
However, this was the biggest lie by all Sixth Form teachers!
Did you really think life would be easier with just two or three lessons a day?
There was no such thing. In truth, college lessons all lasted as long as a Lanhu urine battery; one lesson was equivalent to six lessons back in school. After just four lessons in college, your day would be over.
Lin Yu's day went by in the blink of an eye after he had actually paid attention in four lessons for once.
When class ended in the evening, the roommates had mixed rice at the college entrance. There was not much small talk as everyone was on their phones while waiting for their meals. Some were on Weibo, while others were gaming.
"It seems like something happened on Taian Street again. A house was on fire and someone was stabbed in the mahjong school."
One of the roommates, Zhou Jie, was on Weibo. All kinds of push notifications began ringing on his phone and he was going through the news alerts while reporting them to everyone. However, the roommates were either familiar with the news or desensitized to them as there was not much of a reaction to Zhou Jie.
"F*ck! Third Brother, check out your video!"
The mixed rice was served. The group of six was still swiping on their phones with one hand and eating with the other when Xu Zhaoyang screamed out of nowhere.
"What's up?"
Lin Yu was playing a card game on his phone. He did not exit the game right away.
Xu Zhaoyang replied, "What's up? You're going viral! You already have 26,000 views within 24 hours!"
"It's just 26,000 views, not 26,000 followers. Why are you, the famous uploader with 10,000 followers, more excited about this than I am?"
Lin Yu smiled without saying a word. However, he was still happy deep down about having his work recognized. He force quit his game and opened up his video eagerly.
His B site ID was Prop Master. He registered the ID back when he decided to shoot handicraft videos, but in truth, he only had a handful of videos online. He had just over 4,000 followers.
'SHOCKING: A Tech Nerd's Charge Blade Replica With A Sick Transformation.'
Lin Yu clicked into his video, and true enough, there were over 20,000 views on his video just like what Xu Zhaoyang had described. There were over 1,000 likes and donated
Although these figures were nothing compared to the uploaders with millions of views, they were far beyond his usual figures and it was not even a full day since he uploaded the video.
Both writers and video creators had the habit of reading comments. Firstly, they wanted to get feedback on their work, and secondly, they wished to come across praises for their work. Lin Yu was no exception; he played his own video and looked at the live chat.
"Hello everyone, it's been a month… I've missed you guys. I didn't mean to leave you guys hanging, I've just been planning something huge. Without further ado…"
As soon as the video started playing, his meticulously revised and rerecorded narration could be heard. He still sounded a little awkward, but it was not as awkward as before.
"Grandpa, the uploader you've been following has a new video!"
"Don't forget to tell your father about this good news!"
"Monster Hunter player coming through."
There were not many comments in the early parts of his video. They sounded like existing followers of his.
After the narration, there was a clip of the Charge Blade in action in Monster Hunter, followed by a fast-forwarded drawing process together with exciting background music.
"You're so good!"
"Please retire that computer-aided design."
"I don't understand it, but this seems terrific."
There were a few more comments throughout the drawing process, but the live chat blew up in the sped-up assembling process and demo that came later.
"Wow, awesome! Please make a metal version!
"Brain: I want one too. Hands: No, you don't. Wallet: No, don't even think about it."
"You have to layer the boards like that? Why does it feel like it's more complicated than making a metal version?"
"... Why is it a manual transformation? Such a low-quality piece of work. It's not as great as I thought."
"It seems great. The uploader should consider painting metallic paint on it and show it off at the Comic Con."
"Brother, please upload a detailed production video for this. It would be better if you could provide us with the design as well."
"Are you selling the product?"
"Forget it, this requires manual transformation."
…
Lin Yu could not help but smile at the comments.
"Wow, look at him being cocky. His smile is so wide that it's about to reach his ears."
Xu Zhaoyang started teasing Lin Yu. "I have to finish my meal soon. I have to go to the cyber café and spend the night rushing through a design. Third Brother's already doing so well and his follower numbers have yet to catch up with mine. What happens when his follower numbers become higher than mine? Are you guys coming?"
"We're okay with spending the night, but we're declaring this beforehand that we have nothing to do with the race between you and Third Brother. I'm supporting Third Brother in spirit."
"No problem. Quick, finish your food. We'll all sit together at the cyber café after this."
Changhai Vocational College only offered professional courses and the entire dorm room was a bunch of slackers. They only had three habits in their lives: sleeping, skipping class, and sitting in the cyber café. They had no reason to reject the offer and became excited talking about it.
However, Lin Yu shook his head. "You guys go ahead, I haven't been sleeping well and want to sleep early tonight. You're all playing LoL anyway so it'll be perfect for the five of you to sit together in the cyber café."
"Don't you dare, Third Brother. Why are you being a spoilsport? We can play
"No, I'm really sleepy, I was working till 2am or 3am, and was woken up by Elder Brother this morning…"