176: Qiu Gu Learns Editing

"Fishing at Taiping Lake?"

The boss took the cigarette Gao Xiaofan handed over, lit it, and scratched his head.

"You can fish there. The scenic area has designated eight fishing zones; as long as you fish within those areas, you'll be fine."

After the three of them finished eating, the boss happened to be done with his work as well. Gao Xiaofan wanted to ask about the fishing conditions at Taiping Lake, but it didn't seem like the man was an Angler.

"Uh, I saw online that you also provide boats here, right?"

Hearing this, the boss suddenly realized.

"You booked online, right? Ah, I forgot again~ My younger sister came back a while ago and set up some group-buy thing, saying it would improve business. You guys are actually the first ones~ Wait a moment, I'll call my sister over to explain it to you~"

The boss pulled his phone out of his pocket and prepared to make a call.

"Boss, no rush. We're not going fishing right now anyway~"

Hearing Gao Xiaofan's words, the boss smiled.

"That's fine then. Using the boat is no problem. If you're going fishing tomorrow, I'll have my sister come pick you up first thing in the morning. She likes fishing too, so I'll have her take you to find some good spots~"

The three of them smiled. Having a guide was excellent, especially for fishing; with someone familiar with the surrounding waters leading the way, it would be hard not to get a full catch.

Once a stranger, twice a friend; the boss also sat down at the table and started chatting.

"Oh man, my sister has been obsessed with fishing ever since she came back. You wouldn't believe her enthusiasm. She was already tanned, but now she's even darker."

"Last time I called her, she gave me a real earful, saying she was watching a livestream and I'd interrupted her. Now I can only send WeChat messages if I need anything, for fear she's watching a fishing livestream again!"

Hearing the boss's complaints, all three of them laughed. After laughing for a bit, Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but wonder: She couldn't be watching my livestream, could she?

After chatting for a while, Gao Xiaofan paid for the meal. The rice was free; the Shredded Pork with Pickled Greens was 12 yuan, the Braised Pig Trotters were 48, and the Yipin Pot was 68, totaling only 128 yuan.

Even Qiu Gu, who habitually asked the boss to round down the bill, didn't say a word this time; it was just too cheap.

"Boss, your prices are so low for being inside a scenic area? Won't you lose money like this?"

Gao Xiaofan said as he watched Qiu Gu scan the QR code.

"I won't lose money. Aren't you staying at our place? This is our own house, so there's no rent to pay. For meals, I just charge a nominal processing fee. The fact that you're willing to stay with us while visiting Taiping Lake is already enough for me to make a profit."

The boss shook his head and said in a serious tone.

"There are plenty of agritainment stays and guesthouses around Taiping Lake, and even more places to eat. If you're satisfied with the food, you'll stay an extra night and spend more time at Taiping Lake. Next time you come back to Daping Lake, you'll definitely come to my place again, right?"

Gao Xiaofan felt his logic was sound, but it was rare to find such an honest boss.

"Oh right, I forgot to register your ID information."

Qiu Gu and Li Yuer pulled out their IDs and handed them over. As for Gao Xiaofan, he didn't pull his out; they only had two rooms, and for guesthouses like this, the requirements weren't very strict—as long as someone was registered, it was fine.

Sure enough, the boss didn't say anything. He took the two IDs and walked to the counter to handle the registration.

Once it was done, the three of them stood up, said goodbye to the boss, and turned to head upstairs.

Qiu Gu didn't follow Gao Xiaofan into his room; instead, he strolled over to Li Yuer's room. The two had been talking about video editing during dinner. Especially after hearing that Li Yuer had made hundreds of thousands just by editing Gao Xiaofan's videos, Qiu Gu's interest was piqued.

Gao Xiaofan shook his head, tossed his phone onto the bed, and took a change of clothes to go wash up.

In the next room, Li Yuer sat on the sofa, holding her phone and patiently explaining the operations to Qiu Gu.

Editing was naturally a piece of cake for a professional photographer like Qiu Gu; he just wasn't very clear on some of TikTok's rules and the types of shots the audience liked to see.

"That's roughly how it goes. It's mainly editing screen recordings. But since I've come here lately, I haven't had time to record. There should be some in the fan group, but they've probably all been posted by others already."

"What if there's an archived recording of the livestream? Can those be edited and posted?"

"Of course, but the key is where to get them~" Li Yuer said, then suddenly realized.

"Good grief, Brother Xiaofan has absolutely no privacy with his phone in your hands~"

Qiu Gu got anxious hearing this and hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no, I can just ask Xiaofan for it."

Li Yuer chuckled at Qiu Gu's panicked look and then nodded: "That's true. Alright, I've taught you everything I know. I need to get some sleep~"

Qiu Gu nodded and walked out of Li Yuer's room. By the time he returned to the room next door, Gao Xiaofan had just stepped out of the bathroom.

"Finished learning?"

"Yeah, I've benefited a lot~" Qiu Gu grinned.

"But I'll need to use the archived recordings on your phone to do the editing later."

"Go ahead~ Give me your phone so I can scroll through TikTok in the meantime."

Gao Xiaofan said while drying his wet hair.

Thirty minutes later, the whole room was filled with Gao Xiaofan's cackling laughter.

"Oh, I can't take it anymore, Brother Gu. Why are all the videos pushed to you so funny~"

Lying on the bed and buried in his editing, Qiu Gu couldn't be bothered to respond... Two hours later, Qiu Gu looked at the upload progress bar on the phone with satisfaction.

"I'm going to take a shower. The video is uploading~ Don't touch it and mess it up~"

Gao Xiaofan looked up at Qiu Gu, who was heading to the bathroom with a change of clothes. He nodded, then suddenly remembered something and quickly asked.

"Wait, aren't you posting it on your own account?"

Qiu Gu looked dazed: "Why would I post it on my account?"

Gao Xiaofan was full of question marks.

"I mean, didn't you go to learn from Li Yuer how to make money~"

"I was learning how to edit and TikTok's rules. Who said anything about learning how to make money~"

Qiu Gu curled his lip, looking speechless.

"I see those big Streamers on TikTok—Deng Yuan often posts fishing videos, and they get so many likes and comments. It shows that posting videos is effective. Since I have nothing else to do anyway, I figured I'd give it a try. Maybe it'll help your account~"

After saying that, Qiu Gu turned and walked into the bathroom, humming a little tune and looking to be in a very good mood.

After hearing Qiu Gu's words, Gao Xiaofan opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Qiu Gu wasn't "having nothing to do" like he said. In fact, he was the one working the hardest. Especially recently, with the Fishing Tour locations changing so frequently, they spent five out of every ten days on the road. Even after arriving at a destination, he still had to do all sorts of odd jobs.

Qiu Gu hadn't complained once about any of this, and now he was even helping him manage his account.

Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but sigh; he really needed to give Qiu Gu a raise.