What did Xia Zhiyi do?
Actually, I didn't do anything.
He gave the other two men a set of wood specifications for a table, and the two spent the whole afternoon sawing wood according to those specifications—provided, of course, that he was certain they could do it well.
Xia Zhiyi, after sifting through the woodpile for a while, suddenly remembered something and asked Xiao Yang, who had been quietly watching from the side, "How many people are watching the live stream right now?"
Xiao Yang hesitated for a moment, but didn't think it was something he couldn't say. He glanced at the table and said, "There are only tens of thousands of people now."
During this time, working people are at work, and students... some students may not even be out of bed yet.
The peak traffic period during summer vacation is in the evening, and it's already quite good if Xia Zhiyi's live stream has tens of thousands of viewers at that time.
After all, before this, he was a complete nobody with absolutely no fame.
Xia Zhiyi nodded, not asking whether it was the combined data from the three guests or his personal live stream, since tens of thousands of people were watching them anyway.
Xia Zhiyi arranged the boards side by side, picked up a borrowed pencil and ruler, looked up at the camera and smiled, "I'm going to use these pieces of wood to make some stools. If any viewers are interested, they can watch and learn how; it's not too difficult."
[Huh? Teaching?]
[ Teacher Xia is so cute when she smiles; she doesn't look like the ruthless person who could kill ten adults with one punch at all.]
[So cute, let's stick together!]
[This is probably hard to learn, since most households don't have wood or a saw.]
[Wait, did Teacher Xia mean several stools or just one stool?]
Xia Zhiyi couldn't see the comments. After speaking, she lowered her head and began to write and draw on the wood, revealing every piece of data without reservation. "Pay attention to this right angle; it's an equilateral triangle."
"This is based on the length of the wood, according to..."
"10 to 15 centimeters is usually enough here, but if you want to sit higher, you'll need another size..."
After Xia Zhiyi finished drawing one, she picked up the wooden board she had just finished and showed it to everyone, smiling, "Following the lines I drew, I'll make one to demonstrate for you all."
[... What is this?]
Is making a stool really that complicated?
[A stool isn't just a few pieces of wood pieced together; what's the point of drawing so many details?]
[Brothers and sisters, I have something to say. I've seen this before! Teacher Xia is going to make a stool out of a piece of wood!]
[Impossible, absolutely impossible!]
[This is definitely a Luban stool, right? I saw an old man make one on a certain website before!]
Under the surprised or skeptical gazes of the viewers in the live chat, Xia Zhiyi didn't hesitate at all. She picked up a saw from the side and started sawing with swift and decisive movements.
On the other side, the two people who were still squatting together taking measurements heard the noise and turned around at the same time. When they saw that Xia Zhiyi had already started working, they were both surprised.
After exchanging a glance, the two got up and walked over, looking down to observe.
Wang Chengran: " Teacher Xia, what are you doing?"
Xia Zhiyi didn't look up, but kept her eyes downcast watching her subordinates' work, and replied gently, "I'm making stools."
Wang Chengran standing nearby, saw that Xia Zhiyi was sawing along the pencil marks and asked with some confusion, "A stool?"
He shared the same question as some of the audience: Aren't stools just like tables, simply pieces of wood pieced together? And shouldn't they be pieces of flat wood? Xia Zhiyi them like this...
Doesn't seem like it?
Fu Yunyi, standing to the side, stroked his chin and said, "Are you trying to pull off something incredible?"
Upon Xia Zhiyi smiled and said, "No, it's just an ordinary stool. Making it this way makes it easier to sell."
Wang Chengran and Fu Yunyi exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of confusion in each other's eyes.
Fortunately, Xia Zhiyi acted quickly, and before the two could wonder for long, she had already created a small mechanism that could be folded into a wooden board and unfolded into a stool, right before their increasingly shocked eyes.
Wang Chengran:...
Fu Yunyi:...
stunned.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, neither of them would have believed that such an amazing thing could be made so simply!
Wang Chengran: "I don't think I blinked..."
Fu Yunyi: "... Hiss."
Countless others share their views.
Ignoring the staff who were keeping their distance from the camera, the viewers in the live stream were already in an uproar.
[I thought I was watching a carpentry demonstration, how did it turn into magic?]
[Damn, didn't someone just say that Teacher Xia was just trying to attract attention? Come on! Show me how you make this!]
[⊙∀⊙!]
[Wow!]
[Mom! I want this! I want it! I'm so excited!]
[ Teacher Xia is going to sell these clothes, right?! Production team! Please, I want them!]
[So amazing! So amazing! So amazing!]
Xia Zhiyi actually made a stool out of a single piece of wood! And this stool could turn back into a piece of wood at any time!
That's really amazing.
Everyone was stunned!
Wang Chengran stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, stepped forward and grabbed Xia Zhiyi's hand. "Teacher! I want to learn this!"
She paused, then asked, "By the way, Teacher Xia, this stool, this stool, that... I... I want it!"
Xia Zhiyi was taken aback when her hand was grasped. After hearing Wang Chengran's words, she said helplessly, " Brother Chengran, why do you want to learn everything?"
He had wanted to learn martial arts from him before, and he taught him. Although Wang Chengran always practiced until he was covered in sweat, he had a really good personality and never complained about Xia Zhiyi. He did what Xia Zhiyi said Zhenzhen.
And now he wants to learn this...
Xia Zhiyi: "This isn't too difficult, it's just basic beginner skills..."
Wang Chengran's eyes widened. "This is just the basics?"
Fu Yunyi: "..."
Compared to Wang Chengran, Fu Yunyi was more self-aware. "I probably won't be able to learn this, so I won't get involved. But Teacher Xia, could you make me a few of these stools? I want to take them home after filming the show."
This isn't a stool, it's a work of art!
Before Xia Zhiyi did it, she just thought that it would be easier to sell it this way. She didn't expect that she would only make a sample first and then trap her own family members in it.
"Sure, but I need to see if I can actually sell it first."
Fu Yunyi smiled and said, "Someone will definitely buy it." Even he was tempted by it; how could no one buy it!
Wang Chengran: "Waaah, Teacher Xia, I want to learn..."
He wants to learn everything!
Xia Zhiyi: "... Okay."
Then, for the next few pieces of wood, Xia Zhiyi kept teaching Wang Chengran how to draw lines, while also teaching the viewers in front of the live stream.
He even slowed down his speech to allow the photographer to get closer and take pictures.
[He seems to be genuinely trying to teach me, sob sob]
[Brain: I got it! Hands: I'm crippled!]