Chapter 245 What I Really Want to Do

"Judging from the three most recently updated data, the results are pretty good. It's definitely much better than if the three of us were working alone. But we'll have to wait until all the inventory for this period is cut and shipped out, and then we'll know the overall profit after calculating it. If it works, we'll discuss what to do next." Dazhuang actively called up the account backend and showed the data to Zhao Xiaojing and the others.

"Look, this is the number of views on my account. The three of us posted it using our own accounts. Look at the comparison, it's almost twice the number of views of my previous video."

The three videos that have been released were recorded by the three of them in Yangcheng. After arriving in Jiangcheng, Dazhuang was mainly responsible for the editing and shooting of Zhao Xiaojing's store, while Guo Gaoang and Li Zi were responsible for the rest of the inventory. The three of them communicated with each other in a small group every day and reported on the progress.

"Don't mention it. I specially watched it a few days ago. The video styles of the three of you are completely different. There is still a lot of uncertainty in working together. It seems that your audience is not the same group of people." Su Yuchen said.

"Indeed, you hit the nail on the head. The three of us all have our own limitations and styles. It just depends on whether we can complement each other or become a mess when we work together." Da Zhuang sighed and smiled.

"The reason we released this collaboration video was actually to take a gamble and see if we could make it a step further. Otherwise, it would be boring to just muddle along like this. It's no different from just taking a spare shift."

"Only you rich people with luxury and indulgence can say such things." Su Yuchen complained with contempt.

"That's not what I meant. I'm not saying work is bad," Dazhuang explained quickly. "Everyone has different pursuits. When I say go further, I don't simply mean making more money. I mean making more money so we can spend more and explore deeper food and the world, sharing our experiences and feelings instead of just superficially eating, drinking, and taking on business talks. That's probably what the three of us really want to do."

Zhao Xiaojing nodded. They could understand this idea very well.

A few days ago, when Guo Gaoang passed away, he came here specially to pack some fried skewers to take home. We chatted here for a long time and talked about these things.

Dazhuang, Guo Gaoang and Li Zi have similar family backgrounds and personal situations.

Simply put, the family is not short of money and does not expect them to earn much. If they have the ability, they can earn it themselves. If they don’t have the ability, they can just work for a few years and the family can find someone to arrange a job for them.

Dazhuang majored in digital media in college and had a certain foundation in video editing. After graduation, he did not rush to work, but traveled around the country, shooting videos in his spare time, composing music and editing them according to his favorite style, and posting them on the newly emerging video platforms.

At first, I just wanted to explore the world and then find a class to attend. I didn’t think too much about it. I just posted and recorded the videos casually.

Unexpectedly, the platform had just emerged and there was a mixed bag of people, with all kinds of vulgar and incomprehensible videos mixed together, and Dazhuang, who graduated from a professional school, had an advantage that was immediately apparent.

As soon as the third video was posted, Dazhuang's account became popular. The official traffic was given to him relentlessly, and more and more people followed him.

People who watch his videos are addicted to the atmosphere and transition techniques he creates, as well as the timing of his videos to match the music. Every day, people comment and wait for updates. The platform is even more powerful, and the withdrawal and reward mechanism are also quite easy. In just one month, Dazhuang made back all the money he spent on travel and equipment.

Dazhuang was extremely happy for a moment. This unexpected popularity and the feeling of being able to make money doing what he loved made him feel very accomplished. He excitedly bought two more devices and decided to officially make video making his career direction.

However, with the popularity of short video platforms, more and more people are engaged in this field, and the competition is becoming more and more fierce. Many people with professional foundation and teams have squeezed in and started to compete for this piece of cake.

Correspondingly, the fans' excitement threshold increased, Dazhuang's account no longer had the original appeal, and the traffic provided by the platform began to decrease. After quickly becoming popular, Dazhuang quickly faded out of sight.

Although Da Zhuang was a little disappointed, he was not discouraged. After all, he was just playing around at the beginning and didn't take it seriously.

But if you stand in the wind and get blown up once, even the laziest pig will miss the sky.

He began to frequently try various styles and daily VL og, with a very high output and varied content and forms. He was eager to break out of the circle again and return to his former peak.

As a result, this time he was completely unlucky. Not only did he not gain many new fans, but a large number of old fans also unfollowed him, and some even left messages saying that what he filmed now had become incomprehensible and they were very disappointed in him.

Da Zhuang was stunned and felt truly frustrated. He didn't post any videos for several months.

After that, store exploration became popular, and the first group of people who really did it touched him, and he was eager to try it.

He began to reflect on his original intention of posting the video, what made the video attractive, and why it became outdated.

After learning from his mistakes, Dazhuang changed his track again and registered an account on a different platform. This time, he started to explore restaurants and take photos of delicious food.

Like before, Dazhuang's style is very obvious. Although his blogging journey this time is not as smooth as before, he started much faster than others.

It has been his third year as a food blogger. Although he is not a top blogger, he can still make ends meet.

He began to have the same confusion as Guo Gaoang and encountered the same bottleneck. Although the industry of food exploration was gradually saturated, batches of newcomers continued to come in.

Dazhuang didn't want to be tied to a fixed routine like going to work, so he started to make new attempts. He was still a food blogger, but he tried to explore the deeper relationships and stories behind the food.

The wheel cakes upstairs from the laundry room, which Guo Gaoang and Li Zi praised highly in that store exploration video, were his new attempt.

That video was his longest and most adventurous of all. The edited version of the video clocked in at a full half-hour, not to mention the filming. He ate there several times before gradually becoming familiar with the owner and neighbors, finally getting them to open up and share their stories.

In the end, he planned, organized his ideas, shot, and did the post-editing by himself, and it took him half a month to complete it.

He was quite nervous after posting it, because this is an era where short videos are rampant and people are impatient even after watching three minutes. But he spent 30 minutes telling the story of an ordinary person and food.

However, after the video was released, it did not become what Dazhuang had worried about, with no traffic and a bunch of old fans unfollowing him, saying that the video was boring; nor did it become an overnight sensation as he had expected, triggering resonance and emotions among countless people, who began to have in-depth discussions about their relationship with their original families.