Chapter 76 Slice
There are some things that are hard to understand when you are alone in the situation, but when you compare the information with that from an outsider's perspective, the situation becomes much clearer.
With four mobile phones placed on the table, Qin Mengmeng finally understood what it felt like to watch the live broadcast from the perspective of an audience member.
She was silent for a moment to gather her thoughts, then asked, "What do the other live broadcast rooms look like?"
Everything has its primary and secondary contradictions, and understanding your competitors is an important part at all times.
Although she already had some vague premonitions in her heart, the most unreliable things in the world are inferences and conjectures, and premonitions are not to be trusted.
She slid Qin Chuan's phone, clicked on the live broadcast interface, and found that there was nothing on it.
It’s not time for the live broadcast yet.
It seems that the live broadcast time of this app is unified and fixed, and all anchors start broadcasting at the same time at night.
Honestly speaking, this is not good news, because it means that anchors can only compete for traffic in the same time period and cannot stagger their peak hours.
The source of danger she will face, in addition to those who want her position as an anchor, is another anchor competing for traffic.
For any live streaming website, the most intense competition is bound to be the competition between anchors of the same track within the website for limited audiences.
The so-called competitors are enemies.
She looked at Zhang Sanri and Yu Jiuye: "Do you follow other anchors? Can you follow them?"
Zhang Sanri shook his head when he heard that. He looked back at Qin Mengmeng with his eyes honestly and said, "I am sure that you are not the only anchor on this app, and there is not only one live broadcast room in Xincheng High School. However, I can only see you on my app."
Yu Jiuye also said: “There are definitely other live broadcast rooms on this app, but I can’t see them either.”
Qin Mengmeng frowned.
"In that case..."
What is going on?
"Did you choose this yourself?"
Zhang Sanri and Yu Jiuye looked at each other and shook their heads, saying, "No."
"Does the app decide on its own? Based on regional restrictions?"
If this app limits a city to only one anchor, then its underlying logic is related to the region, and it is not a bad idea to select viewers based on regional logic.
But Zhang Sanri and Yu Jiuye still shook their heads.
"Myself, my parents, and my wife, none of us have any connection with the new city," Zhang Sanri said. "My family has been in the mountains for five generations and has never left. My wife's family is from Kyoto and has never been here since the new city was built."
Yu Jiuye said sincerely: "My parents smuggled in from the southeast coast a few years ago. Xincheng is located inland, so it is impossible for them to come here. As for me, this is my first time here too."
The logic of the app is confusing.
But Qin Mengmeng soon thought it through: "This kind of thing may seem very important, but it actually doesn't affect what we are going to do next."
Her schedule is simple, clear and straightforward.
After the renovation of the girls’ dormitory, Mr. Wang’s teaching renovation plan was undertaken.
These two things will take at least two months.
So if you don't understand, there's no need to try. Some things seem to be omnipotent problems, but in essence they are just a small piece of wire fence on the lawn. It is indeed airtight, but it is easy to get around it by walking a few more steps.
Qin Chuan listened to them quietly and suddenly said, "So you are a host now, right?"
Qin Mengmeng hummed and turned to look at Qin Chuan.
Everyone present knew that she was a host. Qin Chuan must have said such nonsense to lead to what was to come.
Qin Chuan said: "Anyone who is a broadcaster cannot do without four types of people."
"The number one on the list, the basic plate, the operations management and the slicing."
The number one on the list and the basic base are easy to understand. It is nothing more than dividing the audience watching the live broadcast into two categories: those with money who support the show with money, and those without money who support the show with their presence.
Operations management is also easy to understand.
Although the app does not give the host management rights over the live broadcast room, Mr.Robot should be the person responsible for the security management of the live broadcast room.
But—"Slice?"
Qin Chuan said: "Slicing is a very important means to attract fans to the live broadcast room, don't you know that?"
Qin Mengmeng shrugged and said calmly: "Every profession has its own specialization, and every profession has its own uniqueness."
Essentially, her understanding of the live streaming industry all came from a few anchors she followed by chance, plus the little things Zhang Sanri learned through quick courses later on.
There's nothing wrong with admitting it.
If she understands, she understands; if she doesn’t understand, she doesn’t understand. In her entire life, she hates people who pretend to understand when they don’t.
"The reason why there is such a thing as slicing is that the live broadcast industry is too watered down," Qin Chuan said. "It is very difficult for a live broadcaster to broadcast for more than 10 to 20 hours in a row and produce high-intensity live broadcast results."
Qin Mengmeng nodded vigorously.
She now feels deeply about this matter.
It is now autumn, just after summer, and the nights are not long. She only needs to work eight or nine hours a day, but she has begun to feel that the daily live broadcast is really boring.
For example, in last night’s live broadcast, the really interesting parts were probably only two battles, one involving Yu Jiuye and the other involving Teacher Wang. The rest of the time she was just doing her job.
She herself didn't feel bored because she was busy, and for her, time always passed quickly after entering a state of full concentration.
But what about those viewers who are watching the live broadcast?
Is it really pleasurable to watch Qin Mengmeng scraping the walls and cleaning and removing the garbage?
Qin Mengmeng asked herself, if it were her, she would definitely prefer watching battles rather than construction.
A live broadcast room showing the renovation of an old house, and a live broadcast room showing killing, killing, killing - Qin Mengmeng suddenly realized.
The road given by the app is a battle from the beginning.
But she took a completely opposite path.
Qin Chuan said: "So no matter how big or small the anchor is, there are people who specialize in slicing. They often also record the live broadcast, and then select the most interesting clips from the recording, edit them and distribute them to attract traffic for the anchor."
Zhang Sanri said in surprise: "The anchor I asked didn't tell me about this."
Qin Chuan said indifferently: "You asked the anchors? Of course, those people will never admit that their live broadcasts are boring most of the time."
"Slicing is a gray area. Some of the people who do this are official and get money from the anchors, some are private and do it purely for love, and some are just for the sake of gaining popularity."
"And there are indeed anchors who do not allow slicing because they are worried that the slicing accounts will take away their traffic. Slicing is like taking only the most beautiful strawberry on the top of the strawberry cake and throwing the whole cake aside."
“Some anchors are worried that viewers will just watch the slices and then stop watching their live streams.”
Qin Mengmeng thought thoughtfully: "If so... is slicing equivalent to those film and television editing numbers that allow you to watch a movie in five minutes?"
Qin Chuan said: "Almost."
Qin Mengmeng said: "So what you mean by that is that you think I need someone to do the slicing, right?"
Qin Chuan smiled: "It depends on whether you need traffic."
Of course, anchors need traffic, just like every living person needs money.
But for Qin Mengmeng, things are different.
Qin Mengmeng is the kind of person who doesn't need money to live... No, that's not true. After all, his sister is a human being and can't live on a shoestring. She has to spend money to buy food.
But she does not work primarily for money, otherwise she should have changed her industry long ago. The civil engineering industry does not pay much or fast.
In fact, Qin Chuan sometimes feels that most people in this world are not pure profit-seekers, nor are they all rational people.
Many people say that they love money, but they are just saying it and following the crowd. Few people really love money so much that they are willing to go through fire and water for it.
Ask, that is, I like it.
If I ask again, the answer is that I actually prefer lying down and playing with my phone rather than making money, and if I have free time, I would rather play a few games than work.
Therefore, Qin Chuan will not assume that all anchors want traffic.
Qin Mengmeng actually thought for a moment after hearing his question, and said, "At present, the operation of the live broadcast room is actually quite good, and the income and expenditure are balanced..."
Some complicated conversion methods are required in the middle, just think of it as paying taxes.
"Forget it then." Qin Chuan said, "If you don't need drainage, you don't need a biopsy."
Qin Mengmeng said: "No, no, no, if you want to drain the water, you still need it."
She pinched her chin and thought for a long time, then said solemnly: "If I were the only anchor on the entire app, I would be able to rest easy and not worry so much. But..."
That is not the case.
"One city, one anchor, what do you think of?"
Qin Mengmeng assumed that there would be a battle of a hundred cities in the end.
Otherwise it would be a waste of this setting.
Zhang Sanri and Yu Jiuye looked at each other, and Zhang Sanri spoke first: "We will definitely have to compete to see who will be the last one to win."
Yu Jiuye said: "Raising Gu."
Qin Mengmeng sighed.
Once this idea appeared in my mind, there was no need to make any further inferences. Such a future full of hidden dangers immediately convinced everyone with its great possibility.
In particular, the ghosts in Xincheng High School can devour each other to become stronger, and the host needs something like resentment to upgrade to lv.2.
Qin Mengmeng is now almost completely certain.
On the anchor's upgrade path, lv.1 examines the anchor's methods of attracting traffic and defrauding rewards, while lv.2 examines the anchor's methods of...killing ghosts.
The anchor that the app needs to survive to the end must be a character who is well versed in human nature and can cheat a large amount of tips from the audience, and has amazing means to kill unparalleled people and form an army alone.
Yu Jiuye said: "If a fight really breaks out, it will be very troublesome. The system of this app determines that their screening of anchors is the most stringent. Under the most stringent screening system, the most powerful Gu King will definitely appear."
"Then we..." Zhang Sanri gave Qin Mengmeng a cryptic look, "What's next...?"
Qin Mengmeng smiled slightly and said calmly: "Let the wind blow from all directions, we just need to continue doing our work."
What a joke, can the app get anyone it wants?
Everyone in this world has their own daydreams, but only a few can make their dreams come true. What obligation does she have to meet the needs of the app?
Qin Mengmeng likes to be a savior rather than a butcher.
"I won't kill ghosts."
The ghosts of Xincheng High School are too human. Although they belong to the dark side of human nature, it is precisely because of that that they are more like humans.
Qin Mengmeng sighed and said, "Actually, if the app hadn't hinted so much, I might have really gone down that path, but I really hate being coerced or induced to do something."
She does have a rebellious streak in her head.
So she hardly ever plays games. The only time she played games, she was disgusted by the game planner's instructions on how to play the game, how to configure equipment, and how to spend money.
If she didn't notice that others were trying to control her choices, it would be fine. But once she noticed it, it would be difficult for her to pretend not to know.
"Why would we want to kill people when we are broadcasting a good show? Isn't it like giving them something to hold against us to let so many people see us committing crimes?"
When she said this, Yu Jiuye became unhappy and asked frankly, "How did you treat me last night?"
Qin Chuan coughed lightly and said vaguely, "Some things are in the past so don't mention them again."
Yu Jiuye: “…”
"Slicing can be done! It must be done!" Qin Mengmeng made the final decision.
Traffic was not that important to her, and her current live streaming career is running very well.
But considering the competition mechanism that is far away and the anchor war that is likely to come in the future, she must accumulate some trump cards.
What could be better than more traffic and more viewers?
To upgrade to lv.1 anchor you need to attract audiences, and to upgrade to lv.2 anchor you need strength.
It is difficult to judge which of these two things is more important for the time being, but in the eyes of the app, the host's ability to attract fans is really important, and Qin Mengmeng can see it.
Qin Mengmeng smiled and leaned over to shake hands with Qin Chuan.
"Then you are welcome to join my live broadcast room. In the initial stage, there is no salary, but as long as you stay with me, I will not treat you unfairly."
Qin Chuan was stunned: "You're talking to me about salary? Is there a possibility that you are my sister?"
Qin Mengmeng shrugged and said calmly: "No matter what the relationship is, the accounts must be settled clearly."
This simple truth needs no explanation.
People who don't know how to do the math will never succeed in anything they do.
Zhang Sanri glanced at Qin Chuan and said, "I have all the screen recordings of Mengjie's previous live broadcasts. Add my assistant on WeChat and I'll ask her to send them to you."
"Just treat it as an internship assessment?"
Qin Chuan smiled slightly and said, "Okay."
That was exactly what he wanted.
Qin Chuan was very curious about Qin Mengmeng's previous live broadcast content, but he missed it. It couldn't be better to have the opportunity to see the previous content now.
Qin Mengmeng saw that the discussion was almost over and added one more sentence at the end.
"Just focus on making slices from now on. You can't come into the live broadcast room and broadcast live with me."
Qin Chuan was surprised: "Why?"
Qin Mengmeng said: "Why do you care about me? Just listen to me."
In fact, she was mainly worried that the two of them would die together in the live broadcast room, and Qin Dashan and Meng Meili would have no one to take care of them in the future.
Although Qin Chuan's seven years of life span is quite... not likely to be long enough to support his parents...
In short, if Qin Mengmeng died, Qin Chuan could still live for seven years.
At present, Xincheng High School seems to be free of crisis and has become an iron barrier, but we still cannot take any risks.
Fortunately, Qin Chuan probably didn’t know about the danger of the live broadcast room. He had seen the little ghost and got along well with it. He probably thought that the ghosts of Xincheng High School should be relatively kind and orderly and would not cause any harm.
Qin Mengmeng was unwilling to tell him the truth and said perfunctorily: "This is for your own good. Live streaming is tiring."
It is indeed for Qin Chuan’s own good.
She was not that concerned about the lives of Zhang Sanri and Yu Jiuye.
These two people each have their own purposes and missions, and are currently in a situation where they need her help, so it would be a waste not to use her.
Of course, it is also necessary to pay an extra salary and provide adequate respect and benefits.
We have to leave room for everything. It is impossible to arrange for them to work but not even pay them wages just because they cannot run away.
Qin Mengmeng has seen people who exploited workers because they thought they had nowhere to go, and in the end they were stabbed to death.
Manual on-site management of heavy physical labor is an art.
Too much labor and harsh beatings and exploitation will sooner or later make people feel that it is more convenient to stab the supervisor to death and die together with the supervisor than to continue living like this.
Workers need to be coaxed.
Qin Mengmeng waved her hand and asked Yu Jiuye: "You have been very hard these past few days. Do you want to take a break tonight?"
Yu Jiuye: “…”
Who are you working so hard for these days?
He glanced at Qin Mengmeng, still feeling a little uncertain and doubtful.
"You've changed your personality and are so nice to me?"
Qin Mengmeng smiled: "I think you have been frightened and physically injured after climbing over mountains and crossing rivers."
Crossing mountains and rivers refers to breaking out of prison and escaping from Kyoto to the new city.
Being frightened means being frightened by Qin Mengmeng.
Personal injury... Yu Jiuye looked around and found that none of the three people present were absent from his series of tragic experiences. None of these three people showed mercy to him when they were committing the evil. Now Qin Mengmeng was surprisingly nice.
I'm willing to give him a holiday.
Yu Jiuye said sincerely: "No, I'm actually fine now."
After all, Qin Chuan was not a devil, and he was not ruthless. Yu Jiuye had fully recovered by now, except that he still had some mental trauma to recover from.
Qin Mengmeng glanced at Yu Jiuye in surprise: "You really don't need to rest? I didn't expect that. I thought you didn't like being dragged to work."
Yu Jiuye curled his lips and said, "I really don't like it."
Heavy physical labor is completely incompatible with the identity of a killer. As a future killer who has never killed anyone, he needs to keep his body in a strong and combat-ready state at all times, but heavy physical labor will exhaust his strength and leave him at the mercy of others.
However, this problem did not occur during his daytime activities today.
He soon discovered that the problem was with the bananas and apples he had eaten yesterday.
He was keenly aware that if he continued to eat something like this that could keep the body in peak condition at all times, he might actually be able to maintain eternal youth.
Besides, he was mainly worried about Qin Mengmeng's safety...
The woman in Jiangdu Underworld explained it to him very clearly.
If Qin Mengmeng dies, he will die.
Yu Jiuye doesn't want to die.
No matter how you look at it, the current situation is that his life and Qin Mengmeng's life are tied together.
Died of laughter.
Yu Jiuye never thought that there would be a day when he would change his career and become a bodyguard.
"I won't rest. I will continue to live stream with you."
Zhang Sanri adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and said hesitantly, "I may need to take a break... I have to go back to Kyoto. My daughter has a parent-teacher meeting tomorrow morning."
Yu Jiuye: "You have a daughter?! So you still have to have a wife?!"
Zhang Sanri smiled awkwardly.
It always feels like there is something wrong when talking about such private topics in front of a plastic colleague with whom you have an old grudge, but this is also a commonly used ice-breaking method to quickly build closer relationships.
Zhang Sanri said calmly, "I'm already 40 years old. What's wrong with having a wife and a daughter? Are you jealous?"
Yu Jiuye said awkwardly: "Not really, I'm just a little surprised."
Honestly speaking, he felt that being married to a sinister villain like Zhang Sanri would be unfortunate for three lifetimes.
Qin Mengmeng smiled and said, "Okay, actually it's okay if you don't come to help in the live broadcast room. You are just my audience, so you don't have to come to help."
Zhang Sanri also laughed and said, "You know I have no say in this matter."
Qin Mengmeng shrugged and said, "Okay, you can go early and come back early."
So it was confirmed that the live broadcast lineup for the evening would only be Qin Mengmeng and Yu Jiuye.
Qin Mengmeng glanced outside at the sky, tapped the table lightly, and said lightly and happily: "Then shall we adjourn the meeting? It's only noon now, and you can sleep a little longer if you want to in the afternoon."
Several people shook their heads.
Time is precious.
Everyone is busy.
Qin Chuan added the contact information of Zhang Sanri's assistant and soon received a cloud space link from him.
The entire night-long high-definition video recording would be so large that it would be impossible to download it using an ordinary laptop, no matter how much it was compressed.
Qin Chuan took a look at the cloud space link and went home immediately.
Files of this size can only be processed by his own workstation, which he had previously configured for game production.
Fortunately, his workstation has been continuously updated with the highest configuration under the current technological level.
As a person who lives at home and only needs to spend 500 yuan a month on food and 500 yuan on water and electricity bills under the most severe circumstances, and who does not have a girlfriend, he can invest all the money he earns in the things he likes.
No one in his family knew that the ordinary desktop computer in his bedroom cost him 150,000 yuan.
If you just watch videos, no matter how large the video file is, the computer fan will not turn at all.
Qin Chuan opened the folder.
I saw a folder named "Exploring the Secret of Eternal Life: Teacher, don't be fooled by the script???"
Qin Chuan: “…”
It turns out that the assistant Zhang Sanri was talking about was his student.
As someone who has been to college, it is hard not to feel disgusted by the practice of treating students as cheap labor.
Open the folder and you will see a neatly organized file directory inside.
The numbers are arranged from 01 to 76, with a column next to 77, and dates are added subsequently until yesterday.
Qin Chuan understood at a glance that 77 must be referring to his sister Qin Mengmeng.
But...what the hell are those seventy-six people in front?
How come everyone only has one file.
Qin Chuan had a vague sense of foreboding. He stared at the numbers in a daze and moved the mouse hesitantly.
The mouse cursor wobbled, wavering over the numbers in front of it.
These people... should be the losers in the competition for the position of Xincheng anchor. They were eliminated after just walking around the live broadcast room.
A total of seventy-six out of seventy-seven people were eliminated, and the process was interrupted when Qin Mengmeng entered the live broadcast room.
Qin Mengmeng has the ability to defeat everyone else. Qin Chuan has been accustomed to it since he was a child. She has always been the winner.
There is no need to pay attention to how the losers failed, he thought.
Time is limited.
The video was too long. Even if he played it at triple speed, it would still take him at least three or four hours to watch the past day's recording.
If you add the time for selecting highlights and editing, the time is even more tight and he has no room to waste.
But... Qin Chuan finally pressed the cursor.
I chose number 76.
He wanted to see what happened to the losers.
The person who appeared just one day before Qin Mengmeng entered the live broadcast room.
Did he really die in the end? How did he die?
Qin Mengmeng acted calmly as if this strange app was not dangerous at all.
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