The Video Went Viral!

"Hi everyone~ Welcome to the 'Clever Hands Doctor' channel..."

In Kraft's personal workshop, he was saying his opening remarks to the camera.

As soon as the tools he ordered arrived, Fatty Liao, who was in urgent need of money, urged him to start making the new gadget he mentioned. The items were actually already made, and Fatty Liao had mostly finished editing the production process. Kraft was now just reshooting the opening and product introductions.

"As you all know, I have a good friend, David, who is a bit on the heavier side."

Kraft said, gesturing near his stomach.

"He's always wanted to lose weight but couldn't find an effective method. I believe many people have the same problem. As a good friend, I decided to help him figure something out, and thus came this set – the Break the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats Weight Loss Set!"

This product was also inspired by a dream about Shougong Geng. Although Kraft could already create more technologically advanced and practical items, like Professor Agasa's Anesthetic Watch, he intended to keep those for self-defense and not sell them. Moreover, if he openly sold such dangerous items, he feared the police might come knocking.

In contrast, Shougong Geng's fun inventions were more suitable for videos. They were not only safe but also full of hype. Videos featuring Shougong Geng's products always ranked high in viewership on Kraft's channel.

Coincidentally, Kraft had recently dreamt of the "Break the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats Treadmill" and the "Diet Fitness Weight Loss Refrigerator Lock." So, Kraft decided to bundle them together and make a video.

After having Fatty Liao try out the effectiveness of the two new inventions on camera, the video footage was complete. Kraft always left the subsequent work to Fatty Liao. He basically managed the Clever Hands channel account as well, while Kraft only focused on making the products.

Although Fatty Liao was a shrewd businessman, he was quite reliable as a partner.

Once the items were finished, Kraft stopped paying attention to them and retreated to his workshop to try making the Power-Enhancing Shoes. Anyway, his current video income mostly came from the website, and product sales were now a smaller portion. Furthermore, large items like the Break the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats Treadmill and the Diet Fitness Refrigerator Lock were usually custom orders if anyone bought them, and he wouldn't get involved until Fatty Liao and the client had finalized the details.

"Clang—Bang!"

Kraft kicked an empty soda can, sending it whistling towards a distant wooden board. The reinforced board was smashed with a hole by the impact of the can, which then lodged itself perfectly in the opening.

"Success!"

Kraft clenched his fist and cheered. After several failures, he had finally managed to create the Power-Enhancing Shoes.

"Hmm... the accuracy is a bit off..."

Kraft looked at the soda can that had almost flown off the board and scratched his head in distress.

So why develop Power-Enhancing Shoes? Kicking them clearly wasn't as accurate as throwing them by hand. Wouldn't Arm Strength Enhancement Gloves be better?

However, through this production process, Kraft had mastered the core technology of the Power-Enhancing Shoes, and developing Arm Strength Enhancement Gloves shouldn't be a problem.

It's just...

"I'm running low on funds..."

Kraft calculated his remaining money and sighed helplessly.

Renting this workshop had already taken up most of his savings. Making the Power-Enhancing Shoes also consumed a lot of shoes. Even though Kraft tried to pick the cheaper ones, it still cost a lot of money. After all, if the shoes were too low in quality and broke after just a couple of kicks, it would be meaningless.

"Kraft! Kraft! Something big has happened—!"

Just as Kraft was agonizing over whether to quickly make another batch of mechanical locks to earn some money, Fatty Liao, with a laptop tucked under his arm, rushed in and slammed open the workshop door.

"What's wrong? Did someone find your collection again?"

"Where would I get the money to replenish my collection now!"

Fatty Liao shouted angrily, refuting him.

"No! That's not it! This is not the time for that, something really big has happened! Our channel is truly famous now!"

If Fatty Liao could put aside the topic of his collection, it seemed something truly significant had occurred. However, judging by his beaming, chubby face, it was probably good news, right?

Kraft grabbed Fatty Liao's arm and led him outside. He didn't like having others in his workspace.

"So, David, my old pal, what happened?"

Kraft asked as they walked out.

"Look at this."

Fatty Liao opened the laptop in his hands, clicked on the video they had previously filmed, and quickly scrolled down to the comment section.

The top pinned comment read: "Interesting idea, I plan to get one for my bodyguard."

Commenter ID: Tony Stark.

In front of the ID was an ostentatious certification badge, unique across the entire network, proving that this Tony Stark was the genuine article.

There was also a rumor about this badge: Tony Stark once got into an argument with someone on this video website. When someone questioned his identity, he bought the entire video website and added this unique anti-counterfeiting badge to his ID.

Kraft wasn't sure if the story was true, but the badge at least indicated that the commenter was Stark himself.

"So, Stark contacted you?"

Kraft asked calmly, not placing too much importance on Tony Stark.

Although Kraft could currently only replicate inventions from his dreams, he had gradually become very interested in scientific research. Logically, Kraft should have admired a genius scientist like Tony Stark. However, due to his childhood experiences, he had always had a poor impression of people of different skin colors unless they were close friends whom he had come to respect. Stark, a white scientist Kraft had never met, naturally wasn't within his scope of admiration.

"Why aren't you excited at all?! It's Tony Stark!"

Fatty Liao yelled, his voice hoarse with excitement, completely unable to understand Kraft's indifferent attitude.

"Don't be foolish, David."

Because he lacked any fan bias, Kraft saw things clearly.

"Do you think Stark Industries would find it difficult to replicate my little gadget with their technology? This thing is just a trinket for Stark to buy casually, like a rattle you'd buy on the street. Do you really think you can connect with Stark with just this?"

Doused by Kraft's cold water, Fatty Liao gradually calmed down. He smacked his lips and said regretfully, "Okay, you have a point, but..."

Fatty Liao indignantly retorted, "I don't like playing with rattles at all. That rattle back then was something I bought for my neighbor's kid!"

Kraft couldn't be bothered with him.

You don't like playing with rattles? Then who was that second idiot running around with a rattle for three blocks?

As Kraft had said, the person who contacted Fatty Liao was just an employee from Stark Industries. He wasn't the eager talent scout Fatty Liao had imagined, nor was he arrogant. He simply bought something from him. Fatty Liao cautiously quoted a price that wasn't too outrageous, and the other party didn't haggle. He gave Fatty Liao an address that most New Yorkers knew – the Stark Industries building. That was the end of the transaction.

This made Fatty Liao sigh with regret... If only he had quoted a higher price.

Initially, Kraft thought that would be the end of it, but he had underestimated the buzz that the influential Tony Stark could generate.

Around his school and home, a large number of unfamiliar faces started showing up to greet him. Not only that, but some people who sounded like scammers got his phone number and email from somewhere and sent him messages about starting a brand together.

Eventually, even reporters came to Vantas, an obscure public middle school, to interview Kraft. The interview even appeared on the front pages of several newspapers, and a TV station even produced a special program about it.

This carnival-like turn of events left both Kraft and Fatty Liao, who had never experienced anything like it, dumbfounded.

Martin Lee, however, remained calm.

"This is how capital works. They fan the flames of a hot topic to make it even more popular, and then they profit from the attention. They don't care what happens to those hot topics after they've harvested them."

Martin Lee rubbed Kraft's little head and explained with a smile.

"It's like the Medal of Freedom I received. Do you think the President of America really cares about rootless drifters like us? He just wanted to set an example to boost his political achievements. That person could have been me, or it could have been someone else. I just seized the opportunity and secured considerable benefits for myself."

Kraft scratched his head in confusion, not quite understanding why Martin was telling him this. He didn't care about any of that anyway. In fact, thanks to the media hype, his Break the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats Weight Loss Set had seen a surge in orders, and he was too happy about it to care.

"So?"

"So, before this craze dies down, put a couple of those Break the Cauldrons and Sink the Boats Sets into FEAST for me. Give me some traffic too. I'll pay you the full price."

A sly smile spread across Martin's face as he said this.

"Is this the world of adults...?"

Kraft sighed helplessly. Although he disdained Martin's attempt to ride the coattails of the trend, he still agreed.

What else could he do? After all, Martin was his father, so he had to comply.

He would pay for it anyway.