In the evening, Ningjiang High-tech Development Zone.

The logo of Tomato Video Network is a tomato that was bitten by bite. The headquarters of this largest video website in China is a six-story building, and the third floor of the building is the editorial department of Tomato Video Network.

With the popularity of Internet 2.0 and smartphones, multi-platform video viewing has become the norm. Tomato Video Network is the leader in this wave. It took the lead in launching mobile clients and cooperated with many mobile phone manufacturers to occupy people's mobile platforms.

At the same time, Tomato Video Network also has a complete industrial chain, from animations, movies, TV series, variety shows, news, etc., high-quality output content is also one of the reasons why it has become the leader in the industry. It is the responsibility of the editorial department to screen high-quality content and push it to the audience.

The editorial department is a department with irregular work and rest. Time has passed, but the office shows no sign of ending work.

Liu Xueyan, editor of the animation area of ​​the editorial department, picked up the cup, but found that the coffee inside had already been drunk, so he stood up and came to the coffee machine office of the company. He happened to meet Zhang Ke, a newcomer from the same department.

"Brother Xueyan, are you working overtime today?"

Zhang is a beautiful girl. She just joined the company last fall and was still in the stage of doing odd jobs. She did not have the strength to bring a small channel alone, but she is still full of vitality and full of energy every day.

"Well, where are you?"

Liu Xueyan asked casually, but what he was thinking about was how to do next week's video topic.

"Then I'll work overtime too, it's boring to be alone at home."

Zhang Ke smiled with a pursed lips, and then poured a cup of coffee.

"By the way, Brother Xueyan, this weekend..."

Before the other party could finish his words, he was interrupted by a ringtone in his cell phone. It was Liu Xueyan's cell phone.

"Excuse me."

Liu Xueyan nodded, then answered the phone and walked towards the office.

"Xueyan, has your animation team done any special activities recently?"

What came from the phone was the voice of Lao Gao, the operation and maintenance team of the Technical Department. He and Liu Xueyan entered Tomato Video Network at the same time and have been in this industry for ten years.

"Special event? No, what's wrong?"

Liu Xueyan stopped, a little confused. He held the railings of the corridor and watched the crowds outside getting off work through the window.

"It's strange. We have suddenly seen the number of visits in the animation area increase by more than ten times. I thought it was yours to do something?"

Lao Gao was also confused. Although the animation area has a large traffic, it usually suddenly increases at this point of neither up nor down during the animation update on weekends or at night. It is really strange. He couldn't figure it out and then called Liu Xueyan to ask.

"Ten times???"

Liu Xueyan widened his eyes. This data is basically the value of the latest episode of "Bandits" when it was broadcast, but "Bandits" is broadcast every Sunday at 8:00 pm, and just finished an episode last night. Why do you have so many visits today?

"I'll go and have a look first, I'll hang up first."

After rushing back to the position, Liu Xueyan saw the visits data from Lao Gaofa. Indeed, from 3 pm, the visits in the animation area have risen sharply, and according to the current progress, it can continue to rise.

"What's wrong, Brother Xueyan?"

Zhang Ke stretched out his head, his eyes full of confusion.

"Does we have any special video uploads today?"

Liu Xueyan asked, and then opened the page of the animation area of ​​Tomato Video Network.

"The public display of Heningda Animation professional cooperation... seems to be online today?"

Just as Zhang Ke answered, Liu Xueyan also saw unfamiliar works that ranked first in the animation area's daily rankings.

"Voice of the Stars".

"That's it?"

Liu Xueyan saw that the number of clicks of "Stars" has exceeded 500,000, with more than 300,000 recommendation votes and more than 10,000 comments. The upload time of this video was only 11:00 noon today.

In other words, this video achieved such data within eight hours without any website recommendations.

"Are you a lie?"

Liu Xueyan clicked on the video and saw that this video is indeed a work that was publicly displayed in Ningda Animation Major Graduation Design. Out of the principle of fairness, the video did not indicate the author, and only had a number of 233.

"Zhang Ke, look at this video called "Star Voice" and find the technology to pull up its relevant data."

Liu Xueyan directed and then flipped down the comments.

He has encountered this kind of sudden explosion of data. In the past, when video competitions were held, people spent money to click, but this kind of brush could be seen at a glance. The comments are generally shoddy, mostly copied and pasted, and all of them are speeches from first-class trumpets.

However, "Star Voice" is different. Liu Xueyan was the first to see a comment from a Level 5 member.

[The Shepherd in the Library]: This may be the best animation I have seen this year. This animation reminds me of my original intention of getting involved in this industry. Thanks to the author No. 233 and thanks to "Star Voice". I thought that domestic animations would stop moving forward for a long time, but I didn't expect to see the dawn here.

"Damn it, the shepherd guy doesn't bring such a blowjob. Who can withstand this?"

After seeing this comment, Liu Xueyan has basically understood the whole story.

This [The Shepherd in the Library] is a well-known blogger in the animation area and an industry insider. He often posts film reviews and video analysis, and pays attention to 300,000 fans. He reposted "Star Voice" in his own news at 3 pm. This is the fundamental reason why this video suddenly exploded.

Continue to turn down, Liu Xueyan saw more comments about the video content.

[Mangos are delicious]: This animation reminds me of my first love. Alas, we also entered a different high school at that time. If I had been braver at that time, the result might have been different.

【luo1219】: This picture is too strong, you can take a screenshot every frame as a wallpaper!

[Horror Dawn]: Even light has to walk for eight years, which is really unimaginable. For the first time, I felt the insignificance of human beings and the vastness of the universe!!!

[Squirrels don't eat candy]: This ending is too uncomfortable. I almost cried in the office.

[Send popsicles in the snow]: The heroine's voice sounds so beautiful that I have only circulated it for more than fifty times.

These comments are all from advanced users of Level 4 or Level 5, and you can see that they are almost unanimously praised.

The more Liu Xueyan watched, the more curious he was about the animation called "Star Voice", so he hurriedly clicked the play button and finished watching this short animation with headphones.

When the end of the film ended, the video was automatically paused, and Liu Xueyan took off his headphones as if helpless.

He stood up and did not notice that Zhang Ke, who had finished watching the animation next door, was already in tears. Liu Xueyan didn't say anything, bought a pack of cigarettes in the supermarket downstairs of the company and came to the atrium.

He hasn't smoked for nine years.

After lit a cigarette, letting the intoxicated smoke penetrate the lungs, Liu Xueyan let out a long breath, as if he was feeling and sighing.

Liu Xueyan took out his cell phone and dialed a string of numbers without any memories, but he did not press the dial button for a long time.

This is his ex-girlfriend's mobile phone. The two spent their high school and college years together, but after graduation, they finally separated because of a different place. Since then, Liu Xueyan quit smoking and devoted himself to work. However, he did not expect that a short animation today will actually give him the throbbing he had at the time.

It was like a long-dried heart. Suddenly, it was a storm. In a trance, Liu Xueyan realized that he had forgotten nothing.

After hesitating for a long time, Liu Xueyan finally called the number. What he might want was an answer that he had known in his heart.

Unexpectedly, the number did not shut down. After a dripping sound, the phone was connected.

"Hello."

However, there was a tender and tender voice on the other side, which made Liu Xueyan unable to say a word.

"My mom is going to cook, who are you?"

The child's innocent inquiry made Liu Xueyan feel mixed with emotion. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke.

“…sorry, I made the wrong call.”

Then he hung up the phone.

The obsession that had been over ten years seemed to fall apart in an instant, but followed by it with great ease. Liu Xueyan smiled bitterly, as if he was mocking himself, and as if he finally let go.

At this time, his cheeks chilled, and he realized that Zhang Ke was following him with two cans of iced coffee. The new man was panting, but his face was filled with brilliance.

"Brother Xueyan, let's have dinner first."

Zhang Ke said, with a hint of undetectable tension and expectation.

"Okay, I'll treat you."

Liu Xueyan took the coffee and subconsciously looked up.

In the sky as it gradually approaches night, a dim star is flashing.
Chapter completed!