That evening, Chen Momo sat at the convenience store checkout counter and took out her phone.
She logged into Bilibili and browsed idly, only to come across another video Ke Meng had made.
"[Unboxing review] Salted Fish Lunge"
Each word in "Salted Fish Lunge" was separated by a space.
She had already watched this video when it first came out.
But there had not been many scrolling comments at the time. By now, there should be plenty.
Watching a video on Bilibili with scrolling comments and watching it without them were two completely different experiences.
She glanced at the view count.
860,000!
If she remembered correctly, this video had only been out for a day.
Was it really that popular?
Chen Momo checked the follower count on Ke Meng's Bilibili account. It had already climbed to 490,000, growing as if he had cheats enabled.
Just two or three weeks ago, Ke Meng's follower count had only been in the double digits.
Chen Momo opened the video and saw a flood of scrolling comments.
"You've made it, uploader! Your name's on the official list!"
"All hail the master!"
"I'm here to learn. Nobody wake me up, thanks."
"What's going on? There are suddenly so many comments, and his followers have shot up by hundreds of thousands. Where can I find the official list?"
Six out of every ten opening comments mentioned the "official list," piquing the interest of uninformed viewers like Chen Momo.
An official list, special objects... Chen Momo's mind raced through all sorts of possibilities.
She paused the video and searched its comment section. The most-liked comment turned out to be a link leading straight to the official list's website.
Chen Momo clicked the link and was taken to the officially published list.
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