Became Popular at School

One of the important charms of short videos lies in their ability to record life.

For this kind of passerby perspective, a video recording a "waiter" playing the piano in a restaurant naturally elicits goodwill and attention.

120,000 likes on Douyin likely means at least 5 million views.

On Douyin as a whole, it might not be much.

But the key is that the bottom left corner of the video has a location tag—

[Qingzhou · SWING Restaurant]

When a video with 120,000 likes is brought into real life, into one's immediate surroundings, especially within the school circle.

It's already considered remarkable popularity!

"Let me see!"

Lin Tian quickly grabbed his phone.

On the video, he was wearing his work uniform, sitting in front of the restaurant's piano, playing "Wedding in My Dream."

Beside him, many restaurant patrons were watching and taking pictures.

It was such a simple, unedited video.

Yet, the comment section already had thousands of comments!

[Holy crap, is this a high school student? So awesome!]

[I've been learning piano for three years, and I don't necessarily have this skill.]

[This young man is too handsome! Where is the restaurant? I want to check it out!]

[Handsome guy playing the piano, I don't even know how much more delicious this meal will be!]

[Am I the only one curious about the name of this song?]

[.]

Before opening the comment section, Lin Tian had expected that the most discussed topic would be the song "Wedding in My Dream."

After all, in his previous life, it was a world-class piano piece.

In a way, this could be considered the first public performance of the song, enough to shock people!

Unexpectedly, less than 20% of the comments were about the song.

For most people, it seemed they only knew the song sounded good, and that was it.

In fact, many probably thought it was just a piano piece they hadn't heard before. There are so many unheard but beautiful instrumental pieces, so it's not strange!

This made Lin Tian a bit troubled.

The remaining 80% of the comments.

Some were describing the shock the video brought, while others were trying to dig up information about Lin Tian!

They gave Lin Tian a very cool nickname: [Piano Brother].

And then they went wild in the comment section.

[Within ten minutes, I want all the information on this Piano Brother!]

[So handsome, he must have a Douyin account, right? Secretary, find it for me!]

[Quick, quick, quick, if I don't know Piano Brother's name today, I won't be able to sleep well...]

Netizens, apart from not being fast at finding wives, are fast at everything else.

Soon, people in the comment section started leaking information.

[Not entirely sure, but I feel like it might be Lin Tian, a senior from Qingzhou Seventh High School next door.]

[He's indeed handsome. Many junior schoolgirls in our school recognize him.]

[Not only handsome, but his grades are also very good; he's always been in the top ten of his grade.]

Damn it!

They really dug up information on him!!

Lin Tian felt a sense of dread.

He never expected.

How could so many people recognize him?

Since starting high school, Lin Tian had been living a very low-profile life at school, the kind of person who would stay in his seat rather than wander around, a real wallflower.

He might not even remember the names of all his classmates.

He had always thought his marginalization at school was quite successful overall.

At least, people rarely approached him to strike up a conversation...

Did it turn out to be just whistling in the dark?!

However, thinking about Xu Yong's situation, it made sense too.

After all, Xu Yong even knew Gan Yan Yu, who had taken a year off from school.

As long as a girl was a top beauty, even if she wasn't at school, guys like Xu Yong would know about her.

High school students are usually swamped with academics. Occasionally, a bit of gossip or a rumor is enough to become a topic of conversation for a long time.

A handsome guy whose name consistently appeared at the top of the grade reports.

It seemed unlikely that no one in the grade would know him.

However, the revelations weren't over yet.

[But, Senior Lin Tian seems to have resting bitch face. When he's expressionless, he looks a bit fierce. He usually keeps to himself at school, giving off a vibe that he's hard to get along with.]

[There have long been rumors that Senior Lin Tian has a very beautiful girlfriend outside of school, which is why he's not interested in the girls at school and always puts on that grumpy face.]

[To my sisters from other schools who are interested and want to make a move, my advice is to save yourselves. Even our own third-year high school seniors don't dare to make a move, let alone us underclassmen. No matter how you rank it, it won't get to you from outside schools.]

Seeing this.

Lin Tian looked up and glanced at Xu Yong.

"Brother Yong, do you think I usually have a grumpy face?"

"Where's the grumpiness? You have a classic, authentic Sima face."

"Isn't that also called a grumpy face?"

"There's a difference between having lost your mother and not having lost your mother," Xu Yong said seriously.

"You're right, my mother did pass away."

Lin Tian nodded and looked back at his phone.

When he refreshed again, the comment from the previous revelation had disappeared.

More comments that directly exposed people's information would appear in the comment section one after another, but they would all slowly sink after a while.

Lin Tian guessed.

This was probably Douyin's protection mechanism?

For comments that directly exposed personal information, they would be throttled or even deleted.

This was also a form of protection for the person in the video, preventing their information from spreading.

Especially since the protagonist was a high school student.

However, seeing that many people in the comment section were looking for the Douyin account of the "Piano Brother."

This might not be a bad thing.

In any case, he would ponder filming short videos tonight and discuss it with Gan Yan Yu tomorrow.

After school in the afternoon, Lin Tian left the classroom.

He happened to catch the peak of the after-school rush, with people coming and going on the sports field.

Walking through the campus, Lin Tian clearly felt that more eyes were focusing on him than before.

It had really spread.

Lin Tian felt a little helpless.

"H-hello!"

Just then, two girls blocked Lin Tian's path.

One of the girls looked shy and said hesitantly, "Excuse me, are you Senior Lin Tian?"

Hearing that someone had made the first move.

For a moment, the many girls nearby who had been paying attention to the situation deliberately slowed their pace.

"What is it?" Lin Tian asked.

"I-I want to ask, is the 'Piano Brother' on Douyin you?"

"What Piano Brother?" Lin Tian frowned.

This change in expression immediately made the girl who spoke tremble in fear.

"N-nothing!!"

The friend of the girl beside her immediately started digging her toes into the ground.

She gradually took two steps away, trying her best to look like they weren't acquainted.

"Is there anything else?" Lin Tian asked.

"Yes, yes!"

Then, the girl mustered her courage and said loudly, "Senior Lin Tian, do you have a girlfriend?!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

All the passing girls nearby miraculously fell silent at the exact same moment.