Chapter 1551: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1551: Du Xiaojuan's Execution Ability

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Taking my rural mother-in-law on a trip, first stop: Danxia Mountain! My mother-in-law is a genuine village woman who's never really traveled before; this time the goal is to take her on a self-driving tour across the whole country!"

Du Xiaojuan narrated to the video camera, then turned the lens toward the beautiful scenery of Danxia Mountain:

"Look, this scenery, it's really nice! The magnificent rivers and mountains of our motherland, we've arrived!"

Then she turned the lens toward Li Xiulan:

"Mom, what are your thoughts right now?"

In front of the camera, Li Xiulan was visibly a bit stiff and at a loss:

"Xiao Juan, how should I say it?"

"Mom, just say whatever you're thinking in your heart! What we're going for is authenticity!"

"Ah, but I feel these mountains aren't anything special to look at..." Li Xiulan laughed awkwardly.

"Mom, how can they not be special? Danxia Mountain is a famous scenic area! Karst landform!"

"Shangou Village is surrounded by mountains on all four sides; I've lived in the mountains my whole life. Mountain people looking at mountains is just like city people looking at the city — they genuinely don't think there's anything special to see!"

Li Xiulan spoke the honest truth.

Wang Dashan, who was holding Wang Dujin on his shoulder nearby, couldn't bear to watch when he heard Li Xiulan say these things:

"Mom, we're out traveling, don't be a killjoy, okay! This is Xiao Juan's heartfelt intention!"

Li Xiulan gave a dry, dry laugh:

"Okay okay, then I'll pick the good things to say..."

But Du Xiaojuan said:

"Mom, no, just speak the honest truth! What you said just now was great — mountain people looking at mountains is like city people looking at the city, what a great line! You can say it straight if you like it, and say it straight if you don't! No problem!"

Wang Dashan hurriedly said:

"Didn't you say you're filming a video? If she doesn't like it and says so straight out, how do we film the video?"

Du Xiaojuan rolled her eyes at him:

"We're filming a short video, not a positive-energy promotional video; the whole point is authenticity! So whatever Mom feels, she just speaks the honest truth!"

Wang Dashan was speechless:

"If the video turns out bad and gets no traffic, don't blame me for not warning you!"

But Du Xiaojuan said:

"I have my own plan; you just take good care of the son!"

Then Du Xiaojuan came up to Li Xiulan again, saying encouraging words:

"Mom, just like before — whatever you have to say, say it straight. If you see some scenery you really dislike, you can show it directly; anyway, we're just going for authenticity!"

Li Xiulan didn't quite understand, but seeing Du Xiaojuan put it that way, she relaxed a bit and was no longer as uneasy as before.

Danxia Mountain has a famous scenic spot called the Yangyuan Stone, a natural stone pillar 28 meters high, famous because its shape resembles a man's private part.

Du Xiaojuan brought Li Xiulan over here, and looking at the stone pillar from afar, she asked with a smile:

"Mom, how's the scenery over there?"

Li Xiulan's face showed both embarrassment and disdain:

"Pah pah pah, that thing, how can it be like that, it offends public morals!"

Du Xiaojuan was amused into laughter.

Then she asked her:

"Seeing this, did you think of your other half?"

But Li Xiulan said:

"Maybe occasionally, but if he really came back, I wouldn't be willing!"

"Why?"

"I served him my whole life, and he never gave me a good face day in and day out; who cares if he comes back — the sooner he reincarnates the better!"

Du Xiaojuan saved this video clip, then planned to introduce the story between Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen in the narration.

"For most of their lives together, Grandma and Grandpa's relationship couldn't be described as happy; it was more endurance and concession, fulfillment and grievance. Though this isn't a strong-female-lead script, it's still a survival strategy — at least Grandma raised her three sons to adulthood, and they all have quite promising futures..."

In the blink of an eye it was evening; Du Xiaojuan, following the plan in her mind, dubbed the video.

"Grandma has three sons: the eldest is my husband, the second started a business in the county town, the third is now a civil servant, and back then he was even the top scorer in the college entrance exam for the whole city..."

After Du Xiaojuan finished dubbing, she posted the video; it was already very late.

But she didn't go to sleep.

Instead she started planning tomorrow's itinerary.

This self-driving tour isn't as simple as people say online.

You have to plan the route in advance — when to see which attractions, where to eat and stay, and so on — all of it takes energy to prepare.

Du Xiaojuan also has to film videos and edit videos at the same time.

She treats this whole thing entirely as a job, doing every single step seriously and conscientiously.

But the results that came out were still quite satisfactory to her.

The first episode of the travel video came out, and the playback volume broke a million.

Li Xiulan's simple, unadorned image and her genuine remarks when facing the scenery resonated with quite a few netizens; especially that line "Mountain people looking at mountains is just like city people looking at the city" — it made everyone feel it was so very reasonable.

So netizens left comments in the comment section one after another:

"The mother-in-law is too real! To tell the truth, as someone from a rural area, to this day I don't know what's so good-looking about the scenery in the mountains!"

"Exactly, after looking at mountains for a lifetime, I've seen them until I want to vomit!"

"Mountain people want to see bustling cities, city people want to see mountain and river scenery — isn't this a Fortress Besieged? The people inside want to get out, the people outside want to get in!"

"Did no one notice the Anchor blurred the Yangyuan Stone? Making me want to go take a look……"

The next day they set off, and it was Du Xiaojuan's turn to drive.

Wang Dashan was scrolling on his mobile phone in the passenger seat, Li Xiulan was in the back seat with Wang Dujin.

Wang Dashan saw that the video Du Xiaojuan posted last night had already blown up, his face full of bewilderment:

"No way, my mom saying those things about the scenery, that can blow up too?"

Du Xiaojuan was speechless toward Wang Dashan:

"You're really stupid to death, not a bit of user instinct! Didn't I already tell you? Short video plays on gimmicks, on contrast, on attracting eyeballs! Taking a rural grandmother traveling nationwide, this topic itself has huge gimmick!"

Wang Dashan still didn't understand, what gimmick does this have?

But he didn't pursue this matter deeply, because even if he asked he wouldn't understand, doing short video needs intuition, people without intuition will never understand how to play it.

Wang Dashan turned to ask another question:

"Why did you open a new account? Why not post on the old account?"

Du Xiaojuan was even more speechless:

"Do you even pay attention to short video platform rules? The short video platform's algorithm recommendation needs verticality, okay? The account opened with your ID before focused on family courtyard renovation, now suddenly switching direction, and the protagonist isn't you anymore, still posting on that account, old users won't like it, lowering retention rate and watch time, thereby affecting recommendation volume! So I used Mom's ID and made another account!"

Wang Dashan listened, feeling like he was in a fog, he indeed didn't understand.

What algorithm recommendation, what verticality, what retention rate, he had never researched before!

But Du Xiaojuan used so many professional terms, he really couldn't refute, so he said:

"Alright alright, you're the professional, you're right!"

At this moment Wang Dashan noticed the follower growth, immediately very surprised:

"No way, my mom's account, how did it gain tens of thousands of followers in one day? Based on what? You have to know my account, the videos posted for quite a few days before, basically didn't gain followers!"

Du Xiaojuan was very disdainful:

"What's there to make a fuss about! Your account was just a test product, now I'm playing Mom's account, if it still doesn't gain followers after a few days, wouldn't my earlier efforts have been in vain?"