My Girlfriend Is an UP Creator
Chapter 24

Elucidator Video Bullet Comments Collection

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In the middle of the night, in a bedroom in a residential area of Hu City.

Wu Jianwen, who had been out of college for over a year, sat in front of his computer, his hair a mess, editing a client's private music video and boudoir photoshoot.

As a professional homebody photographer, Wu Jianwen had established his own independent studio, specializing in providing photoshoot and simple MV services for clients in need.

Because of his excellent skills, high quality, and cheaper prices, Wu Jianwen had already made a name for himself in the photoshoot circle in just over a year.

Although the post-production process took a long time, clients were quite satisfied after receiving the finished products, which helped him accumulate many repeat customers.

"Phew... finally done..."

Wu Jianwen let out a sigh of relief, patted his round belly, and after rechecking the files, he packaged and sent the MV and photoshoot collection to the client's email.

"Let's browse Bilibili for a bit to relax."

Thinking this, Wu Jianwen logged into his Bilibili account – Ri Dangwu de Chuhe.

Then he discovered that his backend had exploded, with replies and likes already at 99+.

What's going on?

"Did one of my spicy comments hit the trending list?"

Wu Jianwen muttered to himself and clicked on his backend, only to find that his "detective" comment, posted out of boredom that evening, had gone viral.

Seeing the praise from his Bilibili brothers, he couldn't help but smile.

But after browsing the comment sections of Ill-informed Wen and Qiuqiu yiyi, he couldn't help but frown.

It felt like things... had gotten out of hand?

He had posted that comment purely for fun, thinking the details in the three videos connected in an interesting way.

But with the netizens' fuss, it had taken on a different meaning.

However, it seemed the two parties involved didn't seem to care much?

Not even a statement?

Instead, Gu Wen had posted a new video.

Curious, Wu Jianwen clicked into the Elucidator's video and started watching.

[Gu Wen draws design drafts with his bare hands and carves lines on wood]

"Watching it for the third time!"

"Awesome, big shot!"

"Hurry up and get lost, Qiuqiu or whatever!"

"Zitan wood is super hard!!!"

"Gave it three likes! Let's go, Dark Repulser!"

"2x speed is a new world."

Wu Jianwen stared at the lively barrage of comments filling the screen and was stunned.

A video from a 50,000-follower creator in the crafting section, released just a few hours ago, could already have this much heat?

He glanced at the data: 2000+ likes, 1000+ coins, 1000+ favorites. This ratio was clearly abnormal!

Under normal circumstances, the number of likes and coins would differ by several or even ten times.

If the number of likes and coins were very close, it meant the video's quality was truly beyond reproach.

Seeing this, Wu Jianwen couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation and curiosity.

[Gu Wen uses a giant planer to create the initial shape, cuts out the sword hilt with a wood saw, then begins initial sanding, and finally jumps directly to the screen showing the successfully sanded sword body]

"Adding a bit more detail???"

"What did we miss in the middle?"

"Hardcore!"

"Anyone with hands can do it... but I don't have any..."

"Please remember, this is actually wood!"

[Gu Wen throws out a pile of used sandpaper]

"You worked hard."

"Save the sandpaper to wipe your butt~"

"You've kept the sandpaper company in business."

"True · sharpening."

"Manual polishing machine."

[First full view of the sword body]

"Freebie failed."

"I really want Lord Tong's sword!"

"Sharpness +5."

"You've got coins!"

"Team up to steal the sword (1/100)"

"Isn't stealing people more satisfying?"

[Gu Wen began making the sword guard, drawing a design, tracing it onto the wood, securing the wood with a vise, and then using a chisel and hammer to hollow out the inside of the wood.]

"There's a man with a vise."

"This hardness? I'd believe you if you told me it was iron."

"This wood might be harder than iron."

"My coins are gone."

[The camera cut to when the sword guard was almost finished. Gu Wen had a band-aid on his left thumb.]

"The uploader worked hard."

"You worked hard."

"You worked hard."

[Sanding the sword guard, attaching it to the sword body, and continuing to sand and polish the entire piece with sandpaper.]

"Let me sand it a bit."

"Coach, I want to learn!"

"Why do you want to learn everything? Is this something a human can learn?"

"The restoration is unbelievably accurate!"

"Mom! There's a person growing on this liver!"

[After sanding, the sword was displayed again. The Sword Art Online background music started playing.]

"Everyone stand up!"

"Elucidator! Mine!"

"The battle song begins!"

"It will only take me a hundred years to make an identical one."

"Wait, what the heck, the progress bar!"

"The progress bar is still half-way??"

"Ghostly progress bar."

[Gluing the sword guard in place, taking out wood wax oil, and applying it.]

"I'll go first, inject the soul!"

"Inject the soul!"

"Inject the soul!"

[The sword was displayed a third time, and then he started making the scabbard. He took out two long pieces of oak, used a chisel to carve out the inner space of the scabbard little by little, and then glued the two pieces of wood together.]

"My hands hurt just looking at it."

"Purely handmade is too difficult..."

"It's a shame I can only give two coins."

"I'll give one Rem!"

"How about 300,000 happy beans?"

"I'll give a million Creation Pills!"

"Do you accept Federal currency? I'll give a hundred million!"

[Waiting for the glue to dry, then sanding the scabbard, and finally painting it with spray paint.]

"I can't believe I'm watching this at 1x speed!"

"1x all the way!"

"Real men watch at 0.5x speed!"

[Making the sword belt part, using genuine leather, trimming the edges, wetting and sanding them, applying edge sealant, punching holes, adding rivets, stitching, and chamfering the edges.]

"Holy crap, there's a sword belt too!"

"It's a whole set, isn't it?"

"Durability +1."

"I want to steal it."

"Another bandage, my heart aches."

[All done. Assembled and displayed, Gu Wen inserted the Elucidator into its sheath, then onto his sword belt, slinging it over his back. He struck a pose, drawing the sword as if to slash.]

"Holy crap, this sword aura!"

"ohhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Gotta hit like, subscribe, and favorite!"

"Awesome!"

"Add a black trench coat and he'd look totally badass!"

[Gu Wen picked up the Elucidator and began testing its power on the prepared cucumber, watermelon, and a Coca-Cola can.]

[Cutting the cucumber with the Elucidator was effortless.]

"Dangerous!"

"Cucumber: ???"

"Whoa, a chill down my spine!"

"Cut me a boyfriend."

[Sliced the watermelon in half with one cut.]

"Watermelon: Don't come near me!"

"Can't even find a worthy opponent (manual doge)"

"I'm cracking up."

"This sword isn't even sharpened yet!"

[Poked the Coca-Cola can, piercing it easily and then shaving it into slices.]

"Is this wood?"

"This is actually the uploader's Armament Haki!"

"No wonder Nie Gai used a wooden sword later on (smirk)"

"One new jail-time tip a day."

[Thanks for watching]

"Can't live with myself if I don't hit like, subscribe, and favorite."

"Done."

"Done."

Wu Jianwen watched the video, falling silent for a moment. Finally, he let out a long sigh and rewatched the ending display and testing segments several times.

He touched his already thinning hair and thought about some of the comments he'd seen earlier in Gu Wen and Qiuqiu's comment sections, feeling a pang of shame.

So, he immediately entered the comment section and used his [Ri Dangwu de Chuhe] account to edit and post his latest comment.

[Feedback Inquiry]: After watching, can everyone share their thoughts? Is this combination of video content + danmaku feasible?

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