By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 55 features a high-quality video like this [Please read on!]

The next morning, Li Younan drew back the curtains, breathed in the fresh air, and took out her phone to film a video outside.

After a while, he put down his phone, feeling somewhat bored.

It must be admitted that he simply doesn't have the talent for it. It's important to understand that while video shooting and photography may seem related, they are actually completely different things.

The only connection is probably in composition and lighting. However, making videos is more about the ability to evoke emotions and tell stories. It's about transforming something that seems unoriginal to the average person into engaging content through copywriting and visual language.

His video shooting was completely haphazard, filming wherever he happened to be, without any purpose or direction. If he had any sense of direction, he would have filmed while repairing the car long ago.

Thinking about these things now seems pointless.

Thinking of this, Li Younan took out his phone and opened a short video app. Just yesterday morning, that irritable guy sent him his video and also accepted the 200 yuan red envelope.

Noticing that the other party had accepted the red envelope, Li Younan felt much better. To be honest, he would have felt a little uncomfortable if the other party had helped him with the video without expecting anything in return.

Li Younan downloaded the video and watched it. The basic structure and logic were similar to the rough version his brother had edited before, but since this one was edited using the original footage, the video quality was higher, and his brother had also added some clips that Li Younan hadn't used before.

After watching the video on my end, the other person's status shows it as read. Probably because of this, the other person sent a message: "Satisfied or not?"

Li Younan quickly replied, "Satisfied, extremely satisfied!"

The other person then said, "Then you should delete your own video."

Li Younan hesitated for a moment and said, "Is this necessary?"

The other party replied coldly: "The kind you created yourself and put on your homepage is really too low-class."

Li Younan could only reply with an awkward smile. After thinking for a moment, he set the video to private, but didn't delete it directly. Then, he posted the new video.

My friend sent another message, a combination of letters and numbers, saying, "This is my WeChat. Add me, and I can help you edit and compose your videos in the future."

Li Younan thought for a moment and replied, "Does it mean long-term cooperation?"

After a moment of silence, the other person said, "You can understand it that way too."

Li Younan readily agreed and quickly added the other person on WeChat. To his surprise, the other person's WeChat name was also jk龙, but they hadn't posted anything for a long time. The last photo they posted was three years ago, a picture of the moon taken alone late at night.

The other person sent a message on WeChat: "You're going on a trip, right? Where's your next stop?"

Li Younan said, "I plan to go to Xiamen to participate in a youth carnival."

After a while, JK Long sent me a link, which was a promotional ad for that youth carnival, and then asked, "Is this it?"

Li Younan confirmed it and said, "That's right."

The other person paused for a moment, then sent a message saying, "Why do you like going to such boring places?"

Li Younan looked at the message, paused for a moment, but wasn't angry. He replied, "I think it's alright. Traveling is about experiencing different places and different customs. In the east and south, of course, there's an atmosphere of technology and modernization, freedom and openness. These kinds of activities can showcase the youth and vibrancy of these cities, which I think would be very interesting. Of course, even if it's not interesting, it's okay; experiencing something uninteresting is also a kind of fun. In the future, I will travel to more places. The central region has many historical sites, while the western region has grasslands, plateaus, mountains, forests, and wilderness—all different natural landscapes."

After Li Younan sent this long message, the other party quickly replied with a few words: "Too long, I won't read it."

Li Younan was speechless.

After a while, the other person said again, "You can do somersaults, are you a gymnast?"

Li Younan modestly said, "I know a little bit of parkour."

Although both are impressive skills, gymnastics and parkour evoke completely different feelings. The first thing you think of when you hear "parkour" is freedom. "This is a great subject for making videos," the other person said. "So, if you want to make a video, follow the formula I give you, and it's best to find someone to film it for you. If you just want to experience travel, you don't need to do this, but if you really want to make a living in social media and leverage your strengths, then listen to me."

Li Younan thought about it and realized that Jing Chaoyi was there too, so it would be perfect to have her help with the filming.

Li Younan waited for a while before the other party sent the shooting script. It wasn't particularly precise, just pointing out a few essential shots. Then the other party said, "You must shoot these few shots. The rest is up to you. Just remember to record anything interesting you encounter."

Li Younan said, "OK."

On short video platforms, Li Younan doesn't set up message notifications, otherwise his phone would probably be constantly buzzing with messages. But this also has a drawback: if there are particularly important private messages, he'll inevitably miss them.

Li Younan drove to the airport. As a novice driver, it took him a lot of effort to find a parking spot. To his dismay, the parking lot was quite far from the departure terminal. Fortunately, he always left early, and after going through the hassle of checking in, he finally arrived at the gate and took out his phone to check messages.

On WeChat, the grumpy guy sent another message: "Go check your video data."

Li Younan was somewhat surprised. It had only been a morning since the video was posted. How much traffic could it get in just one morning? However, when Li Younan clicked on the video, he was immediately stunned.

1.4 likes, over 10 views. Just as he was still in awe, JK Dragon sent him another message: "Have you seen it?"

Li Younan quickly replied, "I saw it, I was shocked. I've never seen so much traffic before."

JK Long added, "According to data from ByteDance, daily active users account for about 20% during the morning hours. If the video content is high-quality and caters to popular tastes, releasing it during this time can quickly gain exposure and enter a higher traffic pool. Generally speaking, a viral video may get tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of views, tens of thousands of likes, and hundreds of comments in a short period of time during this time. This means that your video quality has fully met the standards for a viral hit."

"This is what high-quality video looks like."

Li Younan realized something; he was right. Tourists experiencing being extras selected as stand-ins for the main characters and even having intimate scenes with the female lead—each of these elements alone is a gimmick, and when put together, it's hard not to become a hit.

Li Younan was incredibly grateful to this hot-tempered guy. Compared to that, the 200 yuan reward was utterly insignificant. Li Younan glanced at his profile page; he had already surpassed 1 followers.

JK Long seemed pleased as well, and he wasn't as irritable on WeChat as before. He said, "It's mainly because your experience was quite interesting. I just tried my best to present your interesting experience, and I think I only presented about 80% of it at most."

Li Younan's heart skipped a beat, but after hesitating for a moment, he decided against it. He then talked about how he had decided to set off after fixing a car, saying with some regret, "If I had known, I should have filmed a video to mark the occasion while I was fixing the car."

However, the hot-tempered guy replied nonchalantly, "What's so interesting about fixing a car?"

Li Younan felt a little strange and said, "If it were me, I would watch it."

"You must be pretty boring."

Li Younan was speechless again.

You actually find repairing cars boring?

Jk Dragon stopped sending messages after that.

He put down his phone and went to the automatic water dispenser next to him to pour himself a glass of water.

He sat on the cold plastic chair at the boarding gate, holding a cup of hot water.

The tarmac outside was deserted, with only this plane sitting there quietly.

There weren't many people around. The middle-aged man diagonally across from me was dozing off against the back of his chair, his head nodding. Two young men next to me were looking at their phones, their fingers swiping rapidly. In the distance, the buzzing of suitcase wheels on the ground could be heard, and the announcement occasionally came on, the voice clear but emotionless, broadcasting information about other flights.

Li Younan glanced down at his boarding pass; there was still plenty of time before departure. Since he wasn't in a rush, he sipped his water and watched the people coming and going in the terminal.

Time passed slowly as he quietly waited for the announcement of takeoff.

(End of this chapter)