He was extremely cautious when speaking, even more so than during his school entrance exams. The reason? Moments ago, while in the guest room, Olie had heard two loud explosions. It had terrified him so much that he just wanted to get things done quickly and return home safely. Making money? That was secondary...
Mavi lazily sat on the couch and waved at the video crew, signaling them to bring over the footage they had just recorded for editing.
In the year 2000, digital camcorders (DV) weren't available yet. Instead, video recordings were stored on tapes, which required professional editing and conversion before they could be properly uploaded to the internet.
As the video editor played back the footage captured by the bodyguards using professional equipment, he finally realized what had just happened.
"Isn't that... a Ferrari 550?" The editor's eyes widened in shock. "Did they really just run over it with a tank?! And that helicopter... did they actually—?"
He was completely stunned. The world of the wealthy was beyond his understanding—so extravagant that they could crush a Ferrari with a tank and blow up a helicopter with a missile...
"How much money did they just waste?!" he thought to himself, but he dared not say it out loud. Instead, he focused on editing the footage, still in complete shock.
Without a doubt, the videos Mavi had the bodyguards record were the most astonishing ones the editor had ever seen…
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At 8:00 PM, Mavi took the edited footage back to his bedroom. He turned on his computer and logged into his V-Guest account. The website had a daily traffic of around 8,000 visitors—a decent number for the year 2000. However, due to poor management, the site had been on the verge of bankruptcy before Mavi acquired it.
Mavi's username on V-Guest was "Ma V", which was a stylized way of writing "Mavi."
He accessed the site's backend and uploaded the 15-minute video in two parts. The video titles were: "How to Make a Ferrari Frisbee" and "How to Make a Helicopter Bomb".
Each video started with a short intro of him wearing a mask and speaking from his room:
"Hello, V-Guest viewers! I have some videos to share with you. If you enjoy them, feel free to follow my account. More exciting content is coming soon!"
Since Mavi was the site's owner, his uploads didn't require approval. The videos were instantly posted and even featured on the V-Guest homepage.
After uploading, Mavi lay on his bed and watched some TV.
Meanwhile, a few American users browsing V-Guest happened to come across his videos.
"How to Make a Ferrari Frisbee? What kind of nonsense is this?" A young Black man, confused, clicked on the video.
The moment he saw the opening footage of a T-90 tank rolling over a Ferrari 550, he was instantly hooked!
"WTF! Holy sht!" He sat in front of his computer, his facial expressions shifting wildly as he watched the tank mercilessly crush the Ferrari under its treads.
"Holy sht! Holy sht! Holy sht!" He blurted out three consecutive "WTFs",
Needing to calm down, he took a big gulp of water before eagerly clicking on the second video: "How to Make a Helicopter Bomb."
This time, he watched with mental preparation. But when he saw the T-90 tank fire a missile at a "Ka-37" helicopter, his reaction was even more extreme.
His hand froze halfway as he placed his water cup down. His entire body stiffened in disbelief.
"Oh my God! This can't be real, right? Is this a movie scene?" He couldn't comprehend who in their right mind would destroy a $500,000 Ferrari and a $700,000 helicopter just for fun…
"Rich people! If you don't want them, give them to me! What a waste!" He watched in pain, feeling the merciless crushing power of wealth.
Not wanting to be the only one "shocked," the young man immediately shared the video link with his classmates and friends, warning them: "DO NOT drink water while watching this, or your computer will suffer."
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About an hour later, when Mavi returned to his computer to check the response, he was shocked—his account had already gained over 1,300 followers! The video comment section was flooded with more than 200 messages!
"Oh my God! This video is absolutely insane! Turning a Ferrari into a frisbee—so damn cool! That's half a million dollars!"
"Wait, that's a T-90 tank and a Ka-37 helicopter, right? Damn! That's such an expensive helicopter, and it got blown up with a single missile?!"
"I watched the second video first, and at first, I thought it was a movie scene. But looking closely, the explosion is way too real! No way a movie could pull this off! Who is this crazy rich guy?! I'm your fan now! By the way, your mask looks awesome!"
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Mavi read through the comments, experiencing the thrill of becoming an internet celebrity for the first time. His two videos were being shared like wildfire, racking up 4,700 views within an hour! The view count was more than ten times higher than other random videos on the platform.
"When should I enable features like live comments, likes, and donations?" Mavi pondered.
He knew he couldn't introduce these features too soon. It would be best to wait until computers became more widespread and the website's traffic grew. Otherwise, competitors might copy his ideas too early, and he'd lose his advantage…
As he was considering these strategies, his follower count kept climbing—from 1,300 to 1,800 in no time.
The comment section was also flooded with even more messages, with users begging him to keep making content and not stop.
This overwhelming support from the audience gave Mavi a feeling he couldn't quite describe. It was a strange yet satisfying sense of being in the spotlight.
After briefly skimming the comments, Mavi shut down his computer and headed to the bathroom for a shower. To him, these fans were just a side effect of his entertainment experiment.
However, what Mavi didn't expect was that in the following days, his videos would inspire a wave of copycats among America's wealthy second-generation elite.
Giant trucks crushing Toyotas. Bulldozers flipping pickup trucks. Hammers smashing Rolex watches. Shotguns blasting Mercedes-Benz cars.
These wild stunts were all uploaded to V-Guest, skyrocketing the website's traffic by 40%—and still rising!