The video's data was still on the rise, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of new comments popped up in the backend.
The number of followers was also increasing at a visibly rapid pace.
In just one afternoon, it surged from single digits to nearly a thousand.
This feeling of resource tilting made Wang Ye feel the power of the internet for the first time.
Seeing the video go viral, Wang Ye was momentarily flustered and chaotic.
He had never formally delved into the short video industry.
When it came to monetizing this thing, he could pretty much say he knew nothing.
Wang Ye quickly opened the search interface, searching for ways to monetize short videos.
After spending half an hour, he gained a simple understanding of how to make money in this industry through monetization tutorials shared by other bloggers.
Finally, Wang Ye put down his phone and sighed slightly,
"I need to post a total of ten videos to activate the shop window for selling goods. It looks like I should work harder and shoot a few more videos."
Only after being able to start selling products could he truly begin to rely on short videos for income.
"Let's not think about it too much right now, we can see what level this data reaches tomorrow.
In the meantime, use this time to ponder what interesting content the next video should contain."
Wang Ye rubbed his chin and lowered his head in thought.
The two videos he had shot so far were both about traditional martial arts.
The fans attracted were mostly those who liked watching traditional martial arts or dart throwing.
So the result was obvious—he must continue to expand down this path to attract more similar fans and enhance fan loyalty.
Otherwise, the viral video would not bring significant value.
Wang Ye's eyes slightly narrowed.
"Since that's the case, let's shoot a few more videos related to Throwing to keep up the momentum."
Wasting no time, Wang Ye immediately slung his bag over his shoulder and went downstairs to the supermarket to buy dozens of cucumbers as thick as beef sticks and an ordinary set of playing cards.
Subsequently, he brought these things to his usual spot in the abandoned building where he practiced Throwing.
Wang Ye first set up the camera, adjusting its position as much as possible to match the location of his previous video, then hung the cucumbers in mid-air with string and took a playing card from the card box.
"Using playing cards to cut cucumbers, if shot well, should have a pretty good entertainment effect."
Wang Ye held the playing card, his forefinger brushing over its smooth surface, and couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.
To be honest, he wasn't sure if he could really throw a card to cut a cucumber.
Up until now, Wang Ye had only used two tools to practice the Throwing Skill: pebbles and toothpicks.
The reason he unlocked the skill of throwing toothpicks was because after a meal once, he accidentally tossed a toothpick into a trash bin three meters away and triggered the system's skill level-up mechanism.
Then he naturally learned the technique of throwing toothpicks.
But throwing playing cards, Wang Ye hadn't really learned…
No matter, let's just try it first.
Wang Ye stepped back to about five meters away from the cucumber, his gaze focused, gripping the card following the technique he remembered, while his wrist started to bend inward, gradually building up energy.
Regardless of the type of Throwing, it fundamentally has a lot to do with the wrist.
Most people think that those who practice Hidden Weapons have strong arm strength.
But in reality, the key to throwing Hidden Weapons isn't arm strength but wrist strength.
The torso's twist and the arm's swing only play a supporting role. The real source of maximum propulsion comes from the wrist and the tips of the fingers.
Those who achieve Great Success in their training can even kill without a sound or trace just by flicking their fingers slightly.
Wang Ye thought he didn't have that level of skill, but with his arm's swing, he might be able, just relying on a playing card, to cut through a cucumber.
Watch as.
Wang Ye's wrist suddenly flicked.
The card shot out with a "whoosh," spinning rapidly in the air.
But perhaps due to his first attempt at throwing playing cards and insufficient Skill Level, the card did not hit the cucumber but drifted softly to one side.
Nevertheless, the system accurately identified this as a throwing card action.
And recognized it as a standard Throwing Skill practice.
[You practiced Throwing, gained insight, and your Skill Level increased by 0.1%.]
At the same time, some insights and experiences about throwing playing cards were instilled into Wang Ye's mind.
Wang Ye's face lit up with joy.
"As long as it can recognize, then I don't have to worry about not mastering it!"
He drew out another card, continuing to throw it toward the cucumber.
Whoosh!
This time the thrown card still veered off, missing the cucumber by about half a meter. However, the flight path was noticeably straighter than the last one.
"Continue." Wang Ye drew another card and resumed his attempt to slice the cucumber.
...
Wang Ye tried more than ten times; in no time, almost half of the 52-card deck was reduced.
The suspended cucumber also began to show some uneven indentations and deep cuts along the edges where the cards repeatedly hit it, with green juice splattering from the cuts, dripping onto the cement floor.
Finally, on the eighteenth attempt, Wang Ye flung the card, completely slicing through the cucumber.
He stepped forward, gnawed on the cut cucumber, and hung up a new one from his bag.
The reason for doing this was to be able to shoot the perfect footage.
Many bloggers have a very tedious video shooting process; some even film all day, with the final edited footage being only a few seconds long. All of this is just to achieve a more perfect effect through constant trial and error, to gain more traffic.
However, Wang Ye didn't really care about this.
Putting aside the video shooting simultaneously provided training for his card throwing skill, making it a win-win situation.
Wang Ye continued to practice throwing cards to cut cucumbers.
Until he exhausted a whole deck of cards and a pound of cucumbers, did he reluctantly leave the abandoned building with his camera.
Wang Ye quickly returned home, exported the footage from the camera to his laptop, carefully selecting the most perfect clip, then began cutting the beginning and ending, adding some simple slow-motion effects and background music.
Finally.
A 25-second video was perfectly crafted.
Wang Ye looked satisfactorily at his completed work.
He immediately clicked to publish.
[Everything Can Be a Hidden Weapon—Episode 2: Playing Cards!]
After doing all this.
Wang Ye looked up at the clock; it was already 5:35 PM.
He grabbed two Energy Gel and salt tablets, changed into sportswear, and went out for Running.
As the marathon event was getting closer and closer.
Wang Ye recently shifted his training focus towards long-distance Running and endurance.
Yesterday, he even attempted a half-marathon training on the rural road, which is 21km of long-distance Running.
That run left Wang Ye feeling sore all over, legs trembling, almost unable to stand.