Just one night, the song 'A Lifetime with You' became popular on TikTok!
Louis's gentle voice paired with the gentle melody of the guitar captured one fan after another, and the number of likes and comments skyrocketed at rocket speed.
More and more people stumbled upon the video either through friends' shares or recommendations from people around them. When they clicked on the video with curiosity, they were instantly drawn to the song and became part of the recommending army.
The excitement continued to brew.
Later on, not only on TikTok, but even on Twitter, people began to discuss it.
At ten o'clock that night, the video successfully shot up to fifth place on TikTok's trending list!
At TikTok headquarters.
The door to the office of the Operations Director, Bailey, was knocked on. She, just finished her day's work, furrowed her brow and glanced at the newcomer with a serious expression.
The technician Jack entered with a tablet in hand, watching the usually assertive director in front of him, wiping the fine sweat on his forehead.
"Director Bailey, I have a special situation to report. Just now, a video on the platform quickly climbed up the trending list in just two hours, now ranking fifth!"
Bailey paid it no mind, still with a furrowed brow, waving to take the tablet Jack handed over.
"What's the rush? It's not the first time this has happened. So, who is the big influencer releasing a new video this time?"
"It's not a big influencer! It's a new account that was just registered today! And this video didn't go through our streaming! It's just a song!"
Jack said cautiously, while observing Bailey's reaction. He knew well that the director hated being disturbed during her break time.
He was also gambling now, gambling on the value of this video! Because he had just listened to the song and to be honest, he was also attracted to the video!
Upon hearing Jack's words, Bailey's expression did indeed turn to surprise.
"A new account? Just a song? Climbed to fifth on the trending list without our streaming?"
As she spoke, she sat back in her office chair, opened TikTok's trending list, and her astonishment deepened as she saw it ranked fourth.
"Fourth on the trending list? I want to see what kind of song this is!"
After the song finished, Bailey fell silent. This was the first time in her long time working at TikTok that she had heard such a wonderful song.
Bailey clicked on the creator's profile page and looked at his name.
Cic.
A very pleasant name.
"Jack, you did well. Help me promote this video, make sure that more people discover it, and ensure that the video is at the top of the trending list tomorrow! Also, you are responsible for keeping an eye on this account continuously. If there are similar songs in the future, don't report to me, just push them out!"
Jack nodded vigorously, took the tablet happily, and left the office.
He knew it! He bet on the right video!
After Jack left, Bailey listened to the song again in full.
It was still so pleasant. Bailey tapped lightly on the desk with her fingers, seemingly contemplating something.
After a moment, she picked up her phone, edited a private message, and sent it.
The next morning at 6 o'clock.
The video on TikTok already had a terrifying number of likes, reaching five hundred thousand, with comments exceeding two hundred thousand.
To know, for some big influencers, having tens of thousands of likes and tens of thousands of comments would already be impressive.
So, the conversion rate of comments for this video was unbelievably high!
And Louis's fan count surpassed a million in just one night.
With just one song, one video, he became an influencial blogger overnight, gaining rapid popularity.
Of course, most of these fans were fans of this video, and if Louis didn't release songs of similar quality in the future, he would soon be forgotten by most people.
...
Louis woke up at five o'clock, unaware that his song had become incredibly popular overnight. After quickly getting ready, he left the house to start his morning exercise routine.
This body was worse than he had imagined. He was panting for breath after running for a short time, having to take breaks every twenty minutes or so.
After running and resting for an hour, he finally completed his plan of running five kilometers that day.
He took a brief rest in place, did a few sets of push-ups, and then slowly made his way back home.
When he got home, it was already 7:40 in the morning.
Louis had just pushed open the door when he came face to face with Anna, who had just come out of the bathroom. Droplets of water were on her forehead as she wiped them with a towel. She was startled to see Louis covered in sweat, looking somewhat panicked.
Looking at the sweaty Louis, Anna felt a bit overwhelmed but still managed to stammer, "I, I didn't know you had gone out. I'll go make breakfast now."
Louis was surprised at the situation but quickly replied, "Is Cicc still asleep?"
"Yeah..."
Anna pursed her lips, nodded slightly, her heart beating faster. The sunlit aura on Louis after his exercise made her feel uncomfortable.
Having seen him in a sloppy and ugly state, suddenly this sunlit Louis made her feel flustered.
She instinctively avoided Louis and quickly went to the kitchen.
"You look after Cicc. I'll make breakfast after I shower. Do you have any specific dishes you want?"
Louis asked in a slightly pleasing tone from behind Anna, who paused and, after some time, replied in a soft and trembling voice, "No... no, just cook whatever you want. I'll go check on the child."
After speaking, Anna quickened her steps, almost running, and disappeared into the bedroom.
Louis looked at the closed bedroom door, shrugged helplessly, and hummed a song as he got comfortable and took a hot shower.
His energy expenditure this morning was excessive, and after the shower, Louis felt famished. Moreover, the original body's alcoholism started to act up, leading him to produce saliva continuously. He had to eat and drink hot water crazily to alleviate it.
At this time, Cicc also got up. After Anna helped her freshen up, she propped against the kitchen doorway watching Louis cook, hugging the doll Louis had given her the day before.
When Louis turned around and saw the little one, he grinned at Cicc with an affectionate smile and softly asked, "What do you want to eat this morning, Cicc? Dad will make it for you!"
Cicc's pigtails bobbed slightly as she tilted her head thoughtfully for a while, then her big eyes lit up.
"Steamed egg! Cicc loves steamed eggs!"
"Alright! Steamed egg it is!"
Louis replied indulgently. He reached out to pat Cicc's head but retracted quietly, afraid of startling the little angel in front of him.
Take it slow, no rush, Louis thought to himself.
Cicc was clearly starting to accept him little by little, which gave Louis hope. He felt great, as even his alcoholism and hunger seemed to have abated.
Breakfast was still a lavish spread of white porridge, rolled pancakes, a meat and two vegetarian dishes, and of course, the steamed egg customized by Cicc herself.
Louis, as usual, returned to his small bedroom, letting the mother and daughter eat first. But this time, unlike before, there were more sounds of laughter coming from the dining area.