If she can earn 3,000 yuan a month, plus the money she makes from odd jobs, she might be able to save up enough to send her eldest daughter or second daughter to university in the future.
She always felt that Jiang Xiaoman's intelligence and success were not only due to the old shaman's prophecy, but also to the important reason that she went to university.
"Three thousand? You underestimate this industry! Add another zero!" Jiang Xiaoman proudly held up three fingers, "Thirty thousand!"
"I heard that's because she doesn't usually do live-streaming sales. She has to take care of her children, so she just puts the products on the shopping cart and doesn't really manage them; her fans place the orders themselves. There's another person in their village who specializes in selling local products and does live-streaming almost every day. Sometimes, if the traffic is good, he can earn over 100,000 yuan a month!"
"Really?!" Lang Ying exclaimed in surprise.
"If you don't believe me, ask Brother Xiaoyu. He only started making videos last month. Ask him how much money he made last month." Jiang Xiaoman passed the buck to Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu reluctantly took out her phone, pulled up the background data, and secretly showed it to Lang Ying: "Sister Ying, just take a look yourself, don't tell anyone when we go out!"
"If my parents smell money, they'll probably come and stay at my house forever," Jiang Yu snorted.
It's not that he's wary of his own parents; the main reason is that his parents feel he and Shanyan don't have their own biological child, and they desperately want to take all the money he and Shanyan have earned back so that their eldest grandson can become rich overnight and rise to the top...
If they knew how much money I was making, I'd definitely make them miserable!
Lang Ying leaned over for a look and immediately covered her mouth in surprise, her already large eyes widening even further.
That's why videos about fishing are considered a key source of traffic for middle-aged and elderly people.
Since the discovery of Jiang Yu, a true "master fisherman with family tradition", fishing enthusiasts on this platform have gone absolutely crazy!
Not only do they watch Jiang Yu's videos every day, but they also recommend them to everyone on the platform!
There were also people who kept asking him what fishing gear was good, and scolding him for not hanging his own fishing gear on the shared bike...
Recently, many fishing tackle shops have been proactively contacting Jiang Yu, sending him a lot of their products and practically begging him to use them in his videos. They even offered to offer preferential rates for advertising.
Jiang Yu's short video account has not yet reached one million followers, but it is extremely popular!
New accounts that are just starting to gain popularity but whose advertising costs haven't yet skyrocketed are particularly popular with businesses.
Many people who specialize in this industry are actively contacting Jiang Yu, hoping to finalize a cooperation agreement before he raises his prices.
However, Jiang Xiaoman reminded him that even when trying out products, he should choose those with high cost performance, or those that are expensive but worth the price.
The most important thing when doing e-commerce through short videos is to maintain a good reputation.
Jiang Yu wholeheartedly agreed.
During this period, he has selected several companies to try out cooperation. Combined with the revenue from his video views, he can now earn more than 3,000 yuan a day, let alone 3,000 yuan a month!
Looking at her eldest daughter, who was learning pinyin from Shanguo, Lang Ying gritted her teeth and said, "Xiaoman, can you teach me how to shoot videos? I'll definitely learn well!"
Jiang Xiaoman's teaching method is very simple. Just like Jiang Yu, she directly helped Lang Ying follow a bunch of short video shooting and editing blogger accounts that even a novice could understand.
"Sister Yingzi, watch all the videos these people posted before. After you've watched them, I'll take you directly to film them."
"Don't think of shooting videos as so complicated. I see you often take your phone to shoot videos of your two daughters, it's similar to this, except that you need to edit and add voiceovers later. Many editing software programs now come with voiceovers. If you don't like your voice, you can use theirs."
Having seemingly made up their minds to make money by shooting videos, Lang Ying watched silently from the sidelines with Erniu in her arms as Jiang Xiaoman and Jiang Yu shot videos and did live streams over the next few days.
Jiang Xiaoman and Jiang Yu made over 200 jin of smoked fish, and they are finally going to start selling it online.
Actually, Jiang Xiaoman didn't want to sell it, because this deal was originally a partnership between him and Jiang Yu. No matter who sold it, the money earned would be split equally between the two of them. Why bother selling it through two separate accounts?
Unexpectedly, Jiang Yu agreed, but Jiang Xiaoman's fans disagreed.
"Why should I? I watched those live fish turn into smoked dried fish with my own eyes! Why can't I buy them?"
"I'm so angry! Jiang Xiaoman, you've gotten too big for your britches! Let me ask you, did you make these dried fish? Why don't you give them to your own fans as a treat? Why do you have to let others sell them?"
"Exactly! I'm not saying Xiaoyu is bad, but you can't abandon your own fans just so Xiaoyu can pamper them, right?"
"Jiang Xiaoman, if you keep doing this, I'm really going to stop being a fan."
"I've been quietly following Brother Xiaoyu's account. That's right, I just want to try this smoked fish!"
...
Seeing that her fans had started their "unfollowing" stunt, Jiang Xiaoman could only laugh and cry as she dug up another hundred kilograms of smoked fish from Jiang Yu.
Jiang Xiaoman's fans are finally satisfied.
Fans on Jiangyu's side were dumbfounded: Didn't we agree on 200 catties of smoked fish? How come half of the stock is suddenly gone?
The pressure to buy things instantly doubled!
Jiang Yu's fans were also indignant, especially some anglers who regularly go fishing. They felt that Jiang Yu's fishing skills were so amazing that, in comparison, Jiang Xiaoman next door was just a cook who could make a few farm dishes. How could he compare to their master Jiang Yu?
Everyone is urging Jiang Yu to break up with Jiang Xiaoman as soon as possible!
After all, Jiang Xiaoman couldn't even set up a proper eel trap.
Such technically challenged people don't deserve to stand next to their experts!
Watching the fans on both sides engage in sarcastic banter in the comments section, both parties involved were somewhat amused and exasperated.
Lang Ying saw it too. She was a little worried and even came over to ask if she needed help saying something.
"No need, Sister Yingzi. I heard from others that when fans are arguing, it's best for idols not to get involved, otherwise it will escalate and be worse. Just think of us as elementary school students. After the argument is over, we still have to go to class and play together, right?" Jiang Xiaoman waved her hand with a smile.
Some short video bloggers deliberately stir up trouble to gain followers and even manipulate them, so compared to them, he and Jiang Yu are really quite Zen.
Sure enough! As soon as Jiang Xiaoman and Jiang Yu started selling smoked fish, both sides immediately stopped arguing and nervously stared at the yellow bike.
After all, each store only had 100 jin of smoked fish this time, and the fans of both sides had just had a fight. Neither side could win the argument on a "technical level," so they had to compete on sales.
As we all know, the fishing community, like the photography community, is a group of big spenders.
Jiang Yu's fans all felt that they were sure to win this round!
However, they forgot that many of Jiang Xiaoman's fans were wealthy fans of Jiang Cancan...
When it comes to spending money to secure endorsements, fangirls will never admit defeat, okay?
The phrase "striving for excellence throughout life" is naturally suited to these fangirls!
Everyone was eager to try.
The latest trailer for Jiang Xiaoman and Jiang Yu has surprisingly not even reached 10,000 comments...
"Xiaoman, Xiaoman! Oh my god! Am I done for? There are no comments all of a sudden!" Jiang Yu rushed over to find Jiang Xiaoman in a panic.
Jiang Xiaoman peeked into his comment section, then opened her own video and burst out laughing—
"It's okay, don't worry! Let me tell you, this is the same old trick. If you don't believe me, wait until after tonight and then post another video."
Jiang Xiaoman smiled mysteriously.
really!
Before Jiang Yu could release a new video, after he finished shopping that night, a lot of comments suddenly appeared under his previous video. Jiang Yu took a closer look and was speechless.
Are netizens these days really that cunning?
Because of the small number of comments, they were afraid that if the number of comments increased, it would boost the popularity of Jiang Xiaoman's live stream preview video and attract more people to compete with them for the goods, so they wished they could hide the video.
The fans who managed to snag the video said it was nothing, and that everyone was kind enough to have reported and taken it down long ago, otherwise no one would have seen it then. Humph!
Jiang Xiaoyu: "..."
Thank you so much for not reporting and taking down my video!
...
Jiang Xiaoman and Jiang Yu's homemade smoked fish jerky was a great success!
As local fans were the first to receive their smoked dried fish, more and more people posted tasting videos.
The kitchen novice followed Jiang Xiaoman's instructions: wash the smoked dried fish, lay it on a plate, sprinkle minced garlic and dried chili flakes on top, add two spoonfuls of soybean paste, half a spoonful of balsamic vinegar, drizzle with a little rapeseed oil, and steam until cooked.
This method produces smoked fish that is fragrant, spicy, and incredibly chewy! It's also perfect with rice. Jiang Xiaoman has a secret recipe for this smoked fish: she adds a little diluted honey when marinating the fish. This gives the smoked fish a slightly sweet taste, and the honey makes the fish meat more succulent than traditional salted fish. Once you start eating it, you simply can't stop!
"Waaaaah! I thought a pound of smoked fish would last a long time. I was wrong! I was so wrong! My husband and I finished it all in one meal!"
"I feel extremely regretful right now! If it happens again, I will report Brother Xiaoyu's fish-selling promotional video immediately! Nobody can compete with me! I want to buy twenty pounds of it!"
Netizens who don't know Jiang Yu and Jiang Xiaoman are still lamenting their situation.
Several local private restaurants that were already familiar with Jiang Yu and his wife had already reached out to Shan Yan and quickly placed orders for several hundred kilograms of "Jiang Xiaoman's Secret Recipe Smoked Fish"...
Chapter 133
Because the other party needed the goods urgently, Jiang Yu and his team didn't go to the market to find bargains this time. Instead, they went directly to an acquaintance who contracted the reservoir and ordered 2,000 catties of local black carp.
Then they hired two quick-witted women from the village, along with Lang Ying. The three of them were responsible for gutting and cleaning the fish, while Jiang Yu and Shan Yan, along with their husband, cut it into pieces. Jiang Xiaoman was in charge of marinating it.
The reason this smoked dried fish is so delicious is mainly due to Jiang Xiaoman's improved recipe for the fish marinade.
This thing is their "secret to wealth," and they can't just teach it to others.
Although we hired two more people to help, which meant an extra 200 yuan in wages per day, Shanyan managed to negotiate a good price for their secret-recipe smoked fish!
Logically, customers who buy in bulk should be given a discounted price.
But Shan Yan put on a show, saying that his family's river fish are especially good to their fans. If the wholesale price is too low, he would rather sell them to his fans, since it would only cost a few yuan more for shipping.
Finally, the batch of smoked dried fish sold to private restaurants was priced at 35 yuan per jin (500g), only one yuan cheaper than online.
But the rocks told them not to feel pressured, after all—
"Do you know how these restaurants sell smoked fish? Such a big white porcelain plate! And there are only five or six pieces of smoked fish in it! And they're cut into small pieces! And one plate costs 38 yuan!"
"I reckon the smoked fish they bought for 35 yuan a pound will eventually sell for at least 200 yuan!"
Shan Yan's words completely put their minds at ease.
Just before the Lunar New Year, they ordered another 5,000 catties of live fish. After rushing around, they finally managed to gather more than 3,000 catties of their secret-recipe smoked fish for their eager fans.
This time, they didn't even dare to release any teaser videos, fearing that their cunning fans would report them and take them down. Instead, they directly added the yellow bike to the video they released that day.
The fans were speechless.
In the end, it was the fiercely competitive fangirls who defeated the fishing enthusiasts who were full of wealthy people. With their impressive speed in snapping up idol merchandise and endorsements over the years, they snatched away almost half of the secret-recipe smoked fish!
What? You're saying that girls these days don't know how to cook?
Hilarious! She may not be able to cook, but she has a boyfriend who can!
If all else fails, you can pack it up and take it home, then ask your mom to cook it for you.