Li Younan, of course, hoped little Shengjiang could understand this parting ssage, but if it really could understand, that would be too bizarre.
Little Shengjiang just looked at him, full of confusion.
Li Younan pinched little Shengjiang’s mouth and nose, making the little creature sneeze, and he laughed heartily.
That did alleviate so of the sadness of parting.
When he left, little Shengjiang was already bouncing around again, probably thinking Li Younan would co to see it as usual the next day.
After Li Younan left, Lan Yiyi happily patted little Shengjiang’s head and said with satisfaction, "Well done."
The weather got colder and New Year’s Day was approaching.
...
Two days later, Li Younan returned ho. There were still a few days until the New Year’s Day festival.
The reason it took two days was that he was delayed in Chengdu for a day, primarily to buy so gifts.
Besides gifts for his mom and so important relatives and friends, Li Younan specifically bought a Zoro figurine for jk Long. It wasn’t too expensive, just a few thousand yuan.
At this point, he could spend this amount without batting an eye.
The earning speed now truly astonished him; he only needed to take two or three ads a month to earn a substantial six-figure inco, and over a year, it easily reached a substantial seven figures.
Moreover, as his fan base continued to grow, it seed like there was potential for even greater earnings.
In the web celebrity industry, it’s not easy to maintain freshness, and a continuous output of creative content is even harder to achieve.
So, many influencers quickly monetize after achieving a certain follower count, which instead harms their public image, and they soon disappear.
If not, so scandal is unearthed, or the video content is fake, commonly known as a "collapse."
But Li Younan thought he probably wouldn’t collapse, as everything was real.
Not long ago, jk Long sent him a video, which was a debunking video targeting fake online strears. It briefly ntioned the video of Li Younan renovating his grandparents’ old house.
The logic in it was not very rigorous, mostly speculative, concluding that Li Younan must have shot the video under the pretense of renovating the old house to gain traffic.
Li Younan simply ignored it, as the video’s engagent was only in the tens of thousands of likes.
Nonetheless, so people in the comnt section, though unaware of the truth, comnted recklessly, saying things like, "Nowadays influencers? It’s all staged. Believe it at your own risk!"
"No need to say more. How many videos about old house renovations are genuine?"
Even though so die-hard fans argued reasonably in the comnt section, claiming they watched Li Younan’s livestream throughout, they were overpowered by the debunking video creator’s control over the comnts.
Li Younan just laughed it off. As long as they didn’t bother him directly, he disregarded it. These kinds of noisy voices couldn’t be completely eliminated. Responding would only give them more traffic, which wasn’t necessary.
This type of person, who gains traffic by causing controversy, is bound to be overshadowed by the very traffic they seek; it’s just a matter of ti.
It’s not the right path.
Li Younan shipped the figurine intended for jk Long to the address from which jk Long had previously sent him sothing. Just as he was about to notify jk Long, a ssage from jk Long arrived first.
jk Long, with their usual swagger, said, "New Year’s Day is coming up, and I have prepared a little sothing for you as a festival gift." Then jk Long sent a photo.
Li Younan took a closer look; it seed to be a flashlight.
A flashlight like this might not be cheap, and for soone who frequently ventures outdoors, it would certainly co in handy.
He was a little surprised and touched; he hadn’t anticipated such a mutual understanding when it ca to gift-giving.
Li Younan said, "How can I accept this? Hahaha... But I also got sothing for you. I think you’ll like it."
jk Long paused for a mont and calmly responded, "You don’t have to do this. Sending you a small gift shouldn’t make you feel guilty enough to say such things and hurriedly buy sothing in return. It’s pointless and aningless..."
A bit speechless, Li Younan wondered if this is what jk Long thought of him. He ssaged jk Long saying, "Is the phone number you used for the drone last ti still in use? You can check the shipping information for that number to find out."
There was no response for a while from jk Long. After so ti, there was a single, cold "ha" in reply.
Li Younan smugly said, "It seems we do have a mutual understanding about this. I really like the flashlight, thank you. I hope you’ll like what I got for you too."
jk Long asked, "What did you get ?"
Li Younan said mysteriously, "You’ll find out when you receive it."
...
Upon returning to the county town, Li Younan first went ho to start up his car, which hadn’t been used for a long ti, letting it idle for a while.
This was to clean out the carbon deposits in the engine, and also to charge the battery for a bit.
When the ti was about right, he left to pick up his mom from work, perfectly timing his arrival.
His mother, Xiao Xue, had been working in the finance departnt of the local rural comrcial bank ever since she transferred there a few years ago, consistently maintaining a regular work schedule.
Li Younan drove straight into the gate of the county’s rural comrcial bank.
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