12: Chapter 12: Has Teacher Fu Become a Simp?
8:30 PM.
Tong Jingchen drove the SF90 and dropped Cao Mo back at his apartment.
Upon arriving home, Cao Mo first took a shower, then sat on the living room sofa to open the gift pack.
"Bang!"
As Cao Mo gave the command, the sound of party poppers rang out again, immediately followed by upbeat background music, and a synthesized electronic voice began to announce the rewards from the gift pack: "Gift pack opened successfully. Congratulations to the host for obtaining Combat Mastery, and congratulations to the host for obtaining Culinary Mastery."
This gift pack only had two skill rewards; the reward for breaking 100,000 followers was actually not as good as the reward for 10,000 followers.
This was normal; the 10,000-follower reward was mainly the first gift pack, so it had to be a bit more impressive.
Of course, these two skills weren't bad either, and they were very practical.
Combat Mastery not only made Cao Mo a combat expert capable of taking on ten people at once, but it also indirectly further enhanced all of Cao Mo's physical attributes, especially his reaction speed, agility, and strength.
The Culinary Mastery skill was naturally not bad either. People rely on food as their heaven, and when traveling the world, having more skills never hurts. Plus, this skill was not only good for showing off, but it was also suitable for picking up girls.
Satisfied, Cao Mo went to the bathroom mirror, took off his shirt, and looked at his physique. Eight-pack abs were clearly visible in the mirror.
This physique was absolutely incredible; Cao Mo wouldn't have even dared to imagine it in his past life.
This was that kind of physique where one looks slim in clothes but muscular when undressed; there wasn't excessive bulk, but it was full of aesthetic appeal.
Putting his pajamas back on, Cao Mo lay on the bed and was just about to tap into Douyin when a WeChat message came in.
The message was from Badanmu.
Badanmu: "Not bad! One day later, and you've got 160,000 followers."
Cao Mo was also surprised when he saw this message. He quickly tapped into Douyin to check, and it had indeed surged from 110,000 followers to 162,000.
So Cao Mo replied to Badanmu: "Damn, I checked over two hours ago and it was only 110,000. It's grown so much now; how is it growing so fast!"
Badanmu: "That's normal! The evening is prime time, and there are many people scrolling through Douyin. Plus, your video quality is high and your retention rate is high, so the big data has probably captured the audience you should be targeting and moved you to a larger traffic pool, which is why it's growing faster."
Cao Mo: "Growing so much in one day, I'm feeling a bit nervous!"
Badanmu: "Heh! What's there to be nervous about! Your potential is definitely more than this. There are people who gain ten million followers in a day. Based on this trend, it looks like you could reach 200,000 today."
Cao Mo: "I'll take your word for it!"
Badanmu: "Post more videos in the early stages; you might just go viral. What route do you plan to take in the future? Rely on short videos or combine it with Livestreaming?"
Cao Mo: "I'll do both Livestreaming and short videos."
Badanmu: "Alright! When do you plan to start Livestreaming?"
Cao Mo: "Starting the livestream at eight tomorrow."
Badanmu: "Got it! I'll go to your Livestream Room tomorrow to support you."
Cao Mo: "Thanks! I'll treat you to a meal another day. (Hug emoji)"
Badanmu: "No need for another day, I'm free right now."
Cao Mo: "???"
Badanmu: "What? Was that just polite small talk?"
Cao Mo: "Of course not, it's just that I don't want to go out today. How about we wait two days? I'll drive my newly bought car to pick you up and take you for a spin."
Badanmu: "You bought a car? What kind?"
Cao Mo: "A little e-bike. I just don't know if you'll mind it or if you'd be willing to ride on this 'ghost fire teenager's' bike."
Badanmu: "I won't mind. When?"
Cao Mo: "How about the day after tomorrow? I'll pick you up in the morning, then we'll buy groceries, and I'll cook you a meal myself."
Badanmu: "You can cook too! Alright! I'll wait for you the day after tomorrow."
Cao Mo: "(OK sign)"
Ending the chat, Badanmu began to remove her makeup, feeling quite good.
She was indeed interested in Cao Mo; otherwise, she wouldn't have driven him back to his hotel that night, and she certainly wouldn't be proactively contacting him now to ask about his situation.
Badanmu felt that since she had encountered Cao Mo before he became successful, it must be fate arranged by heaven, and she had to seize this opportunity.
Given Cao Mo's excellence—this appearance, this physique, this temperament—it was certain he would become famous, and it was only a matter of time before he was targeted by many flashy, cheap women.
Therefore, she had to strike first, so she had to be more proactive. After all, it wasn't easy to run into a man who completely met her criteria for a partner, and he even exceeded them.
Cao Mo naturally didn't know what Badanmu was thinking; he just felt that Badanmu had a crush on him and could be utilized.
At present, Cao Mo was still quite utilitarian, only thinking about utilizing every resource to become famous, obtain more gift packs, and complete the ultimate goal expected by the system.
Cao Mo tapped into his Douyin backend and opened his pinned work.
His debut video had already gone viral, with 1.238 million likes, 63,000 comments, 51,000 saves, and 169,000 shares.
Of course, this was a co-created video. Although Cao Mo had the most screen time and was in the center, everyone shared in some of the popularity, though Cao Mo was naturally the one who benefited the most.
At this moment, Cao Mo's WeChat had another message, this one from Teacher Fu.
Actually, Cao Mo had chatted with Teacher Fu for a while last night; Teacher Fu seemed very eager to chat with Cao Mo.
Teacher Fu: "Congratulations, congratulations! You're about to break 200,000 followers tonight, and you've only debuted for one day! That's amazing."
Cao Mo: "Thanks (Rose emoji)"
Teacher Fu: "You're starting to Livestream on Douyin tomorrow, right?"
Cao Mo: "Yes."
Teacher Fu: "I'll definitely go to support you."
Cao Mo: "Thanks! (Folded hands emoji)"
Teacher Fu: "No need to be so polite. I saw that you bought a car; will you take me for a spin tomorrow?"
When Cao Mo saw this message from Teacher Fu, he knew for sure that Teacher Fu must have watched his livestream with Brother Tong.
Cao Mo: "My little piece-of-junk car isn't worthy!"
Teacher Fu: "It is, how is it not! The key isn't the car, but the person."
Seeing the message Teacher Fu sent, Cao Mo raised an eyebrow; she was flirting with him!
Cao Mo: "Teacher Fu, cut it out! I'm still just a kid; I can't handle being flirted with."
As a die-hard fan of Brother Tong, Cao Mo had a certain understanding of Teacher Fu. Teacher Fu's level was not low; she was quirky, could be a 'green tea' b*tch, could be manipulative, could be sharp-tongued, and could also take a joke.
Teacher Fu: "I'm telling the truth!"
"Fairy tales say there will be a rainbow after the rain, but they never said..."
At this moment, Cao Mo's phone rang with a WeChat video call ringtone.
Looking at the video chat request from Teacher Fu, Cao Mo hesitated for a moment, then tapped to accept.
Soon, Teacher Fu's face appeared on the screen.
"Hello, hello!" Teacher Fu greeted.
"Teacher Fu, aren't you Livestreaming tonight?" Cao Mo asked.
"Definitely not! Otherwise, how could I be on a video call with you? I'm a bit hungry, want to go out for a late-night snack?" Teacher Fu replied.
"I'd rather not! I don't want to go out anymore," Cao Mo said.
"It's still so early; are you even a young person? You're already lying down," Teacher Fu said.
"It's not early, it's past nine," Cao Mo said.
"It's only nine o'clock," Teacher Fu said.
Cao Mo then thought of the white hair dye that Lulu had suggested to him, so he said to Teacher Fu: "Do you want to accompany me to dye my hair tomorrow? I want to dye this stuff white."
"Sure!" Teacher Fu agreed readily.
"Are you sure? I heard that dyeing it white takes a long time, maybe even a whole day. Will you stay with me the whole time?" Cao Mo asked.
"I have no problem with that; I'll get my hair done too," Teacher Fu said.
Cao Mo really didn't expect that Teacher Fu had actually become his simp, but given Teacher Fu's past behavior, Cao Mo couldn't tell for a moment if it was genuine or fake.