Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

There are only twenty-nine days left until the two-month deadline set by Lu Xiaobu himself.

Lu Xiaobu shocked the world with a spectacular achievement of 150 billion, and just when everyone was wondering if he would fall into a fatigue phase, Lu Xiaobu gave them a hard slap!

"Lu Group launches a soundless short video platform."

Short video platform?

Everyone was stunned.

What does that mean?

What do you mean by a short video platform?!

People who saw this news were a bit bewildered!

They understand what a video is, and they get the concept of online dramas!

But short videos, what does that mean?!

Oh, it’s not that they don’t understand the literal meaning, they’re not fools after all!

They’re talking about this format, short videos, how short is short?

One minute, five minutes, or ten minutes?

And what’s the point of short videos?!

Everyone was full of questions.

However, out of trust for Lu Xiaobu, and his knack for unusual ideas, many people downloaded the app anyway!

After all, it’s free!

...

As a homebody, Meng Yu’s daily life consists of playing games, watching movies, then indulging in a brief moment of sage time, before going to bed!

Same monotonous life as always.

However, he felt content and comfortable living it.

What? A girlfriend?

He’s already prepared to stay single for life; he’s quite fine on his own, and why would he bother finding someone when it might not be as good as now!

But, as much as he says that, occasionally he still feels a bit bored, like the games and movies have lost their appeal.

He’s desperately in need of a new form of entertainment!

And today, it seems Lu Xiaobu heard his call, releasing a new form of entertainment.

Of course, he downloaded it immediately!

Simplistic start screen, nothing too complicated.

Upon entering, the first video instantly captivated him!

What is this?!

So cool!

Meng Yu watched the dazzling flashes on his phone with eyes full of surprise!

Then he looked to the side.

Those three simple and understandable icons were instantly clear to a seasoned homebody like him!

Like, comment, and share — all in one go!

What are you waiting for?!

After watching it three times, he got a bit tired of it and swiped up to the next one!

While swiping, he sipped on his homebody’s staple, the homebody’s happy drink!

"Pfft!"

And the next sip, he spat all over his phone!

"Hahaha! What kind of silly stuff is this?!"

Meng Yu coughed and laughed, looking at the video on the screen, laughing until his stomach hurt!

And so, various sounds of shock and laughter echoed continuously in this small room.

And what followed was Meng Yu’s continuously swiping fingers.

One video after another, either funny, fresh, shocking, or beautiful, kept popping up.

Finally!

"Grumble!"

Meng Yu’s stomach growled.

He was hungry!

It was only then he realized that at some point, the sky had turned dark!

"Wow! This was too much fun!"

Rather than regretting the time he’d spent, Meng Yu was quite happy.

He thought it through clearly, happiness is more important than anything!

And at the same time, across the world, countless people felt just like Meng Yu!

The short videos, with their concise and impactful highlight moments, quickly immersed people in them, making it hard to pull away.

Moreover, as you watched more, the system automatically pushes the most suitable content for you, allowing you to enjoy it repeatedly.

If you like funny stuff, the funny videos will increase.

If you like storylines, the plot-oriented videos will increase.

If you like beauties, well, you all know!

Thus, it created an interesting phenomenon.

When short videos were just launched, it seemed like they weren’t very popular, with few comments.

However, come mealtime, comments came flooding out like an outburst!

"Oh my god! This is so fun! So fun!"

"I really recommend everyone to check it out, I laughed so hard this afternoon my stomach hurt!"

"Really amazing! My favorite is the tech-savvy ones, oh, by the way, it’s called technique flow, throwing it around like crazy!"

"Why is this software only out now?!"

"This is so awesome! And you can shoot your own, I’ve decided to make one, my soundless account is ******, please follow me!"

"Good stuff!"

"Also, have you noticed, many big influencers have joined in!"

"Not just big influencers, I’ve seen many professional players too!"

"Yeah, I saw them too, it’s incredible!"

"..."

Seeing these comments, quite a number of people started to try it, but still, many remained skeptical, thinking it seemed fake.

"This must be Lu Xiaobu buying fake reviews!"

"Exactly, even if it’s innovative, no need to hype it this much!"

"Look at all of you exaggerating it so much, I don’t even want to watch it!"

"..."

Who can understand what these people think?!

However, Lu Xiaobu never cared about their opinions!

"Shimen Fire Department officially joins Soundless!"

"Shimen Public Security officially joins Soundless!"

"Shimen Special Combat officially joins Soundless!"

"CCTV officially joins Soundless!"

"Imperial Fire Department officially joins Soundless!"

"Imperial Public Security officially joins Soundless!"

"..."

A series of official accounts started joining in crazily.

Nothing special, don’t overthink it.

Just telling those haters one thing — come if you want, or not!

In an instant, these shocking announcements began to impact the mental defenses of the nation!

Download it?!

Yes!

Watch it?!

Yes!

Play it?!

Yes!

Lu Xiaobu, it’s all up to you!

The descent begins!

...

"Damn!" Feng Xiao cursed at the conference table!

He’s a businessman, a top-tier one before Lu Xiaobu came around, and he has that much vision.

So, he was the first to see the huge profits in this!

This... will surely lead the new era!

"Mr. Feng, I was wrong!" The person who previously insisted Lu Xiaobu was on the decline now looked completely bewildered.

Who am I?!

Where am I?!

What am I doing?!

Really, he could no longer feel shocked, his mind was blank!

This was beyond his understanding!

If Lu Xiaobu’s formula milk, animations, phones for seniors, etc., were all sustainable, then these short videos are close to being created out of thin air!

And the most crucial part, it went viral right off the bat!

How is anyone supposed to analyze this godly move?! How to understand?!

Sorry! Goodbye! This exam is out of syllabus!