Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 68 Good People Are Rewarded

After Xiao Kai finished cooking, he glanced at the rice cooker to make sure it was cooked, and then prepared to eat.

But as soon as he turned his head, he saw two pairs of longing eyes.

Xiao Kai was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the two dishes placed on the rear door counter, and immediately understood.

"Want to come together?"

Xiao Kai tentatively asked a question.

Upon hearing this, both of their eyes lit up, and they asked, "Is that alright?"

Well, so that's what they were waiting for!

Xiao Kai found it somewhat amusing, but didn't take it seriously. It was just a meal; he considered it a good deed.

Fortunately, on such a cold day, having a meal together outdoors is quite an interesting thing.

He immediately replied, "Of course, but I haven't prepared much food. If you don't mind, please wait a little longer while I prepare two more dishes!"

"No need, no need. We have self-heating hot pot where we're from, so we can combine them all together!"

Hearing that Xiao Kai was going to prepare other dishes, Xu Lili quickly said.

"That's great!"

Xiao Kai smiled. In that case, he wouldn't have to cook anymore.

Although he doesn't mind having someone eat with him, he finds it a bit of a hassle to go through the extra work for that.

Soon, Xu Lili and the others brought over the self-heating hot pot, and at the same time, Xiao Kai also prepared a camping table for the meal.

At this moment, Gao Wen, who had gone in to take a shower, also came out.

He looked much more energetic wearing Xiao Kai's clothes.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai brought him a hairdryer and handed it to him to dry his hair, then called everyone to start eating.

Fortunately, he was well-prepared, with disposable bowls and chopsticks in the car; otherwise, he really wouldn't know how to entertain so many people.

During the event, Xu Lili and the other two repeatedly expressed their gratitude to Xiao Kai for his help that day.

Although Xiao Kai was not good at speaking, he still showed the proper manners and politely declined the other party's offer of thanks.

The meal was finished quickly.

Perhaps because it was still early, they sat down together by Xiao Kai's car and started chatting.

Before they knew it, they were talking about their respective professions.

It was only then that Xiao Kai realized that Xu Lili was actually a video blogger with over 500,000 followers.

Xu Qing and Gao Wen were her assistants and photographer, respectively.

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Kai was surprised and a little thought immediately formed in his mind, but he hesitated because he didn't know how to bring it up.

"Brother Xiao, is there something you're trying to say?"

Perhaps because he had said something unpleasant about Xiao Kai before, and because of Xiao Kai's help, Gao Wen had always wanted to find an opportunity to repay him, so he paid special attention to Xiao Kai's words and actions. He immediately noticed something was wrong and asked a question.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Kai did not hide anything and told them about the predicament he was facing.

"You mean you also opened an account on Douyin and posted videos, but for some reason, the response has been very poor?"

After listening to Xiao Kai's introduction, Xu Lili and the other two became interested and asked questions.

"Yeah, the longest of these videos I posted was over a month ago, and the highest number of likes I've gotten so far is only a little over 3000!" Xiao Kai said with a frustrated tone.

"Over 3000? Not bad. For a newcomer, these numbers are quite impressive. No need to rush!"

Xu Lili seemed quite surprised after hearing Xiao Kai's words.

"Is this considered good?"

Xiao Kai was also somewhat surprised. After all, among the video bloggers he had watched, none of them had tens or hundreds of thousands of likes. Even some small bloggers had an average of more than 5000 likes. Unlike him, apart from the first few videos, the later ones only had a few hundred likes, at most a little over a thousand.

"Hmm, your data is pretty good, considering you just opened the account and don't have a fan base yet! And you can't just look at likes when looking at data; comments and views are the real standards for determining whether a video is good or not!" Xu Lili said affirmatively.

"But this is the culmination of more than a month of work!" Xiao Kai said again.

"What's a little over a month? After a video is released, it usually only gets exposure in the early stages, and it's normal for growth to be slow later on!" Xu Lili shook her head.

"Yeah, Brother Xiao, no need to rush. Our accounts weren't even as good as yours at the beginning!" Gao Wen nodded and continued.

"real?"

Since professionals who are good at recognizing faces say so, Xiao Kai gained a little more confidence.

It seems we shouldn't give up; maybe we can actually build up the account.

"Uh-huh!"

The three nodded in succession.

"By the way, Brother Xiao, how much promotional traffic did you buy for all these videos? If it's really not enough, you can add some more!" Gao Wen said, seemingly remembering something.

"Buy data? You need to buy data?" Xiao Kai was a little confused.

"Um?"

The three were also confused by Xiao Kai's reaction. Isn't buying traffic a normal operation that a normal blogger should know?

Seeing Xiao Kai's expression that said, "I don't know what you mean," the three of them suddenly had a very absurd idea.

"Brother Xiao? Did you never buy any data traffic from the beginning?" Gao Wen asked tentatively.

"No?" Xiao Kai said decisively.

Seeing this, the three exchanged glances, all speechless at their own speculations.

These days, who making videos doesn't know about buying traffic?

After a long while, everyone calmed down.

"Brother Xiao, you don't even know what buying traffic is, yet you've started making videos. Although I haven't seen the quality of your videos, I now understand why they've never gotten any response!" Gao Wen said.

"What do you mean? Does that mean no one will watch the videos if we don't buy data?" Xiao Peng asked naively.

The three exchanged glances upon hearing this, and Gao Wen finally offered an explanation.

"No, that's not the case. If you have other big bloggers recommending you to drive traffic, or if your video is lucky enough to be noticed by some administrators, it's still possible for it to be seen by many people based on its quality."

"But most of the time, for a video to reach a wider audience with zero exposure, it needs to be snapped up!"

"What do you use to grab it? Money, of course, which means buying traffic, since there are so many people making videos these days..."

With their analysis, Xiao Kai suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

After all that, the reason his videos weren't getting any attention wasn't entirely due to poor video quality, but mainly because he hadn't bought any traffic.

That makes sense, considering how big the platform is and how low the entry barrier is. With so many people posting videos every day, if everyone's video could be promoted to a large audience, it would be chaotic.

At this point, if you want your videos to be seen by more people, you naturally have to resort to some unconventional methods.

Either the video itself is of very high quality and has unique features that make the platform see the profit, or it has big streamers attracting viewers, or it was bought with money.

You have to spend money to get your videos seen by more people; otherwise, how will people make money?

After figuring these things out, Xiao Kai felt much better.

The problem that had been troubling him for so long has finally been solved.

"Good deeds are indeed rewarded!"

Xiao Kai thought to himself.

Xiao Kai felt it was all worth it to receive such a reward for simply helping out with two small things today.

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