June 8th, Sunday, sunny.
"Ahh~"
Jiang Qiuyi lay on the sofa with her head resting on Chen Wen's thigh, opening her mouth to catch the longan he had peeled for her.
Using her tongue and teeth to strip away the flesh, Jiang Qiuyi turned her head and spat the seed into Chen Wen's palm, then chewed contentedly and swallowed.
"More~"
Jiang Qiuyi scrolled through Bilibili on her phone and said sweetly.
Chen Wen tossed the seed into the trash, took another longan from the basket, peeled it, and popped it into Jiang Qiuyi's mouth.
"Your video broke fifty thousand views already~" Jiang Qiuyi watched the Lambent Light video Chen Wen had uploaded last night once more and said happily.
"Mm." Chen Wen nodded and peeled a longan for himself.
Compared to the previous Explanator video, Lambent Light, as Asuna's sword, did not come with quite as much built-in traffic.
But thanks to the video's high quality, once it made the trending page and homepage, even if it did not reach a million views, hitting five or six hundred thousand within a few days should be more than feasible.
Based on these numbers, even if Dark Repulser performed a little better, it would not surpass the Explanator.
Three swords in a row, all with roughly the same craftsmanship, could easily give viewers aesthetic fatigue.
So after he finished the fourth sword for the hundred-thousand-follower reward, Chen Wen might put the anime weapon video series aside for a while.
As for Jiang Qiuyi's Conan Black-Clad Person video, after fermenting for several days, its views had already surpassed three million.
Before this, Jiang Qiuyi had only had one viral video with over 3.3 million views that could compare to this episode.
And from the look of things, the Black-Clad Person video would soon break that record.
After this video went viral, Jiang Qiuyi's daily follower growth, which had previously only been a few hundred new followers, suddenly soared.
In just a few days, she had already surpassed 1.2 million followers.
Only today had that trend begun to show signs of slowing.
Bzz~ Bzz~ Bzz~
Chen Wen's phone vibrated.
After wiping his hands with a tissue, Chen Wen took out his phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number.
"Hello?"
"Hello, sir. You have a delivery that needs to be signed for. Are you home right now?"
"I am."
"Alright, Huajing Garden, Building 1, Room 901, correct? I'll be there in about five minutes."
"Mm, thank you."
Seeing Chen Wen hang up, Jiang Qiuyi, still lying down, asked curiously, "Who was it?"
"A delivery."
"Did you buy something?"
"No." Chen Wen thought for a moment. "It should be Bilibili's Silver Play Button, right?"
"Oh~" Jiang Qiuyi had already received Bilibili's Gold Play Button, which represented one million followers, so she did not feel much about it. "I want more longan~ Ah~"
"Wait a moment." Chen Wen tapped away at his phone.
Jiang Qiuyi could not wait any longer, so she sat up from the sofa, grabbed some longan, and started peeling them herself.
After eating one and stuffing another into Chen Wen's mouth, Jiang Qiuyi leaned her head over. "What are you doing?"
"Looking for customer service."
Chen Wen entered Bilibili Customer Service's human support page and asked a question that made Jiang Qiuyi's eyes widen—
Ill-informed Wen: Excuse me, I'd like to take apart Bilibili's Silver Play Button to look at its structure and make a video about it. Would that be okay?
Customer Service: Sorry, please wait a moment. We are connecting you with the relevant editor.
"Why are you taking apart the Silver Play Button?" Jiang Qiuyi did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Is your old habit acting up again?"
Chen Wen had loved handicrafts since childhood and often took all sorts of things apart.
From childhood to adulthood, he had dismantled practically everything common in the house.
That had also given him a solid foundation in craftsmanship after he grew up.
Today, Chen Wen had simply had a sudden whim.
He had just finished Lambent Light, and next he had to start making Dark Repulser.
Three swords in a row, with nearly identical procedures, had already made his hands itch.
This Silver Play Button had arrived at just the right time.
After Jiang Qiuyi complained for a bit, she gave it some more thought and felt that the idea actually seemed rather interesting.
So before Chen Wen could explain himself, she ran into the bedroom and brought out the camera. "I'll help you record it later."
Jiang Qiuyi had a feeling that Chen Wen's spur-of-the-moment idea might actually get a pretty good response if turned into a video.
"They haven't agreed yet. Don't rush." Chen Wen put down his phone, shook his head, and peeled a longan to eat.
A few minutes later, before Customer Service could reply, Chen Wen's delivery arrived first.
When the doorbell rang, Chen Wen got up, opened the door, and signed for the package.
Carrying the package back to the sofa, Chen Wen picked up his phone and saw that Customer Service had just replied.
Customer Service: Sorry for keeping you waiting! Customer Service: We've already checked for you. You may take apart the Silver Play Button, but if you damage it, you'll need to pay the manufacturer a fee if you want a replacement made. Customer Service: Also, if you want to make it into a video, please avoid overly negative wording when describing and evaluating the Silver Play Button, or it may fail review. Customer Service: Is there anything else I can help you with? Ill-informed Wen: Thank you, that's all.
"They agreed." Jiang Qiuyi leaned over Chen Wen's shoulder from behind the sofa. "Are you filming it here?"
"Let's go to the workshop." Chen Wen stood up, picked up the package, and walked into the workshop.
Jiang Qiuyi followed behind him, holding the camera.
Putting on a mask, Chen Wen stood in front of the worktable and gave Jiang Qiuyi an OK gesture.
Then filming began.
The process was actually very simple.
Chen Wen first briefly explained the reason, saying that he had asked the staff and received permission.
Then, without wasting any more words, he got straight to the point and began opening the package.
After taking out the Silver Play Button, Chen Wen displayed it thoroughly before the camera as Jiang Qiuyi directed.
Then he brought out his toolbox and began operating on the Silver Play Button, gradually dismantling it without damaging it.
About ten minutes later, Chen Wen had taken the entire Silver Play Button apart into eight pieces, with all sorts of components laid out across the table.
Drawing on his experience, Chen Wen briefly identified the materials of each component and gave a rough summary before putting it back together step by step.
The recording was finished. Jiang Qiuyi nodded in satisfaction, but Chen Wen still seemed somewhat unsatisfied.
Just this little thing was not quite enough to scratch the itch.
"Your Gold Play Button for a million followers..." Chen Wen suddenly thought of it and blurted it out.
"No!" Jiang Qiuyi immediately took several wary steps back. "If you've got the skills, get to a million followers and earn your own Gold Play Button."
Although she knew Chen Wen was highly likely to be able to put the Gold Play Button back together.
Chen Wen did not have that many followers yet, so even if he dismantled it, he could not make a video out of it. It would only satisfy his urge to take things apart.
She could not indulge him in that.
Left with no choice, Chen Wen took out the prepared zitan wood, marked and cut it, and began making Dark Repulser, the second sword of Kirito, the protagonist of Sword Art Online.
Jiang Qiuyi did not disturb him and left the workshop.
More than ten minutes later, Jiang Qiuyi came in carrying a large bowl, interrupting Chen Wen's work.
"Here, let's finish the longan first." Jiang Qiuyi wiped the wood shavings on the table onto the floor with a rag, then placed the bowl on the table and handed it to him.
Chen Wen looked down and saw a brimming bowl of peeled, crystal-clear longan.
"My hands are dirty."
Hearing that, Jiang Qiuyi immediately laughed.
Walking over beside him, Jiang Qiuyi put a longan into her own mouth, leaned forward with her little lips, and asked, "What is it? Do you want me to feed you?"
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