"One million views in the first hour?"
"Holy crap! Is it really that exaggerated? How many users does Bilibili even have?!"
Zhou Mei immediately swore, and her shout woke the dazed Zhang Meng.
"Master! No! Master! It's not just that!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mei immediately realized a problem: they weren't just uploading to Bilibili!
"Quick! Open the backend data of the other websites and take a look!"
Zhou Mei reacted quickly because in 2013, Bilibili's influence among video websites in China was only slightly above average.
The most popular platforms today are iQiyi, Sohu, and Tencent, as well as overseas video websites like YouTuBi.
They've all posted videos on these websites. Although short videos aren't particularly popular on these platforms right now, if even a small website like Bilibili has so many users, what level will the three mainstream websites reach?
"Master, Master, which website should we start with?"
Zhang Meng is still a student, and her mental fortitude is not yet sufficient.
Zhou Mei didn't have time to talk to her at this point and quickly issued the order.
"Overseas websites with the most influence are currently image and video platforms, so check this one first! Next up are iQiyi, Souhu, and Tudou!"
"Okay!"
Zhang Meng immediately opened the backend of YouTuBi and presented all the data in a report.
"The account gained 30,000 followers and 700,000 views with the image."
"Aiqiyi's account gained 50,000 followers and 880,000 views."
"The Sohu account gained 110,000 followers and 960,000 views."
"The Bilibili account saw the biggest increase in followers, reaching 170,000 and 1.09 million views! And it's still climbing!"
After reporting so much data in one go, Zhang Meng felt a little suffocated.
It's not just about the physiological level, but also the psychological level. In just one hour, it garnered hundreds of thousands of fans and millions of views across the internet.
Keep in mind that this was 2013. There were only a handful of video users across the entire internet back then, unlike the situation in later years where everyone was watching short videos.
Even Zhou Mei felt her mind go blank when she heard such data.
Although I had anticipated that Chen Luo's video would get a good number of views, since there are very few videos like this, I didn't expect it to reach this level.
A single video has amassed such a large following and an astonishing number of views. From the most conservative perspective, its promotional effect on the anime-themed milk tea shop even surpasses that of prime-time advertising on local television stations.
But this is the most conservative approach; there are even more terrifying follow-up effects.
With this number of followers, there is a ready-made foundation for developing short video projects or directly transforming into media-related projects in the future.
"Zhang, Zhang Meng, quickly organize the data, I'll notify Chen Luo to come over right away."
"Oh, oh!" Zhang Meng immediately started summarizing the data in a spreadsheet, but the data was changing too fast, jumping up every minute, so Zhang Meng could only use estimates.
Zhou Mei took out her phone to call Chen Luo, but then she heard footsteps.
A petite figure rushed into the room; it was Liu Hua.
Ryuka was wearing an adorable school swimsuit, and her pair of panda-shaped breasts looked exceptionally majestic.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Liu Hua ran up to Zhou Mei, panting, and spoke intermittently while holding her phone.
"Mei, Mei, Sister Mei, the milk tea shop, the milk tea shop staff, call me, call me."
Upon hearing the words "milk tea shop" and seeing Liu Hua's flustered expression, Zhou Mei immediately had a bad feeling.
"What? Someone's causing trouble at the bubble tea shop again?"
No! That's not it!
Liu Hua finally caught her breath and quickly grabbed Zhou Mei's hand.
"The milk tea shop is packed with people now, even more than when it opened, and we're running out of ingredients! We need to get Senior Zhou Zheng to prepare the ingredients urgently!"
"Wow, is the speed of this impact really that fast?"
Zhou Mei didn't expect the video to have such a rapid impact. It's only been an hour, and the milk tea is already sold out?
And this is only the first hour!
Once more and more people see this video, won't the milk tea shop's revenue skyrocket?
By the way, Chen Luo said before that he wanted to do a franchise model, and that he would start to switch to a franchise model within a year. At the time, I didn't believe it.
Goodness, it turns out Chen Luo was being conservative. It might be possible to switch to franchising in just one or two months!
You have to understand that in all the years the Zhou family has been in the catering industry, no store has ever achieved the growth rate of this milk tea shop, let alone reached it, not even a quarter of its growth.
"Damn! Chen Luo, you're a fucking genius!"
In her excitement, Zhou Mei swore several times.
"Okay! I'll call my brother right away! Liu Hua, go to Chen Luo's room and wake him up right now!"
"He's the real boss! We're the ones who are more worried than the emperor!"
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Liu Hua knew that there was no time to waste, so she immediately rushed out.
Zhou Mei calmed herself down and picked up her phone again, but before she could unlock it, it rang.
The caller ID showed my older brother, Zhou Zheng.
"Hey bro, you've already received the message? Aren't you going to get the ingredients ready?"
"What material preparation? I've received a business cooperation offer. Do you know who it is?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mei immediately recalled Chen Luo's previous division of labor: Liu Hua was responsible for the normal operation of the store, while Zhou Zheng was responsible for handling cooperation and franchising matters.
Who initiated the collaboration?
"The business director of Bilibili wants to collaborate with us, and specifically requested to meet with Chen Luo in person to discuss a long-term partnership!"
After listening, Zhou Mei felt almost numb; there was just too much and too explosive news today.
First came the viral video, then the booming milk tea shop, and now there's a long-term partnership with Bilibili.
"Brother, are you saying all of this was within Chen Luo's expectations?"
“I think it’s not far off. I know what you’re trying to say. I’ve told you before that Chen Luo is a true business genius with unlimited potential.”
"Brother, I didn't believe it before, but now I do."
"Okay, go find Chen Luo quickly. Bilibili is currently on a good upward trend, and it's also Chen Luo's target. Chen Luo should take it very seriously."
"Okay, I had Liu Hua go look for them. Chen Luo and President Wen haven't left their room all afternoon."
...
"Bang bang bang!"
A piercing knocking sounded on the door, and Chen Luo struggled to open his eyes, feeling a wave of soreness in his waist.
To calm Wenwan down, Chen Luo truly used every trick in the book for the entire afternoon.
Only after Wen Wan finally fell asleep contentedly did Chen Luo relax, feeling almost as if he had passed out.
"Who is it?" Chen Luo called out with a hint of annoyance.
"Brother Luo! Come out quickly! Something terrible has happened!"
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