Chapter 385: The Tallest Tree

"That's good," Li Shen nodded, then took out a data report and handed it to Wu Yu.

"As for Boring Short Videos, having Liu Weiwei and the others handle the promotion is enough. As time goes on, more and more people will know about it, so we can appropriately shift our focus to other livestream categories."

"This is the data for the agriculture livestream category. You can take a look."

Agriculture livestream category?

Wu Yu took the data report and quickly thought of Professor Yuan, Yuan Chenghua, whom he had met at the Agricultural University previously.

As the deputy manager of Boring Short Videos, he monitored the situation of various livestream categories every day to see if they had the potential to develop.

He had also been paying attention to the agriculture category, and he had even watched Professor Yuan's livestreams.

However, the results of the livestreams were not ideal, and there were only a handful of viewers in the Livestream room.

Of course, this couldn't entirely be blamed on poor livestream performance; a large part of the reason was that their Boring Short Videos platform simply didn't have many users.

Currently, ninety percent of the users on the platform were in the academic-subject Livestream rooms.

Feeling puzzled about why Li Shen would show him agriculture livestreams, he opened the data report to take a look.

After a while, he closed the report and looked up at Li Shen.

"Brother Shen, this report seems quite ordinary; there's nothing special about it."

This data report regarding the agriculture livestream category was basically the same as what he already understood.

"Then take a look at these news reports," Li Shen said, taking out a few more news reports and handing them to Wu Yu.

Wu Yu took them and read through them, his brows quickly furrowing slightly.

These reports recorded agricultural disaster issues occurring across the country during this period.

The disasters listed were quite varied. For example: increased rainfall in Hekou City led to many more diseases in the vineyards compared to previous years; in severe cases, the grapes in entire vineyards became infected and spoiled.

There was also a town under Xiguang City where a farmer bought fake fertilizer, causing crops on several acres of land to be scorched to death.

Crops in Pansong City suddenly became diseased, and due to delayed treatment, there was a massive reduction in grain yield.

… In this data, whether it was a natural disaster or man-made, the final result was always a reduction in yield or total crop failure.

Looking at such news, Wu Yu, having come from a rural family, naturally felt personally affected by these reports.

Because his own family had suffered similar harm.

"How about it? Any thoughts?" Li Shen asked calmly, observing Wu Yu's expression.

"It feels rather helpless!" Wu Yu sighed. Regarding these situations, he expressed that he had no way to solve them.

Ordinary people just have to rely on the weather to make a living.

"No, we can do a lot. We cannot avoid large-scale natural disasters like droughts or floods, but we do have ways to avoid a series of disasters like these infections," Li Shen slowly shook his head.

"I spoke with Professor Yuan from the Agricultural University the day before yesterday about these disasters. Professor Yuan stated that many crops, fruit trees, and vegetables show symptoms before they fall ill. As long as one observes carefully, one can discover them, and then, based on these symptoms, confirm what disease it is and provide targeted treatment to solve it."

"For example, the grapes in Hekou City—that was the result of increased rainfall causing a certain type of bacteria to multiply wildly in that environment. As long as one observes carefully, in the early stages of the disease, small black spots will appear on the tips of the grapes, and they will feel softer to the touch than normal grapes."

"These are the symptoms of the grape disease. As long as it is discovered in time and treated with targeted medication, it can be resolved."

"And our next step is to develop the agriculture livestream category. We just need to make the agriculture livestream category as popular as the academic-subject livestreams, with many farmers watching."

"By then, if crops really do encounter issues, they can ask those livestream hosts who are rich in agricultural knowledge during the livestream. They can identify the crop problems immediately and then provide solutions."

"Furthermore, we can also sell agriculture-related products through the Livestream rooms. Of course, we must be strict regarding quality control; there cannot be any quality issues."

"As long as we accomplish all of the above, even if we can't completely eradicate crop disasters, we can significantly reduce their occurrence."

"…" Li Shen explained all the thoughts in his mind. Agriculture is a crucial issue at any time and cannot be ignored.

As long as they use Boring Short Videos to drive the agriculture livestream category and let farmers all over the country know that this livestream exists.

By then, not only will crop damage be reduced, but they will also have substantial profits from selling quality-assured agricultural products through the livestreams.

Listening to Li Shen's words, Wu Yu's eyes gradually lit up. If it were really like this, then crop disasters would indeed decrease significantly.

But soon, he thought about the situation of Boring Short Videos and said somewhat distressingly.

"But how are we going to do it? President Chen doesn't allow us to promote it."

Because of the policy of not promoting Boring Short Videos, the current number of users on Boring Short Videos has not even reached one hundred thousand.

And among them, 90 percent are parents of students watching academic-subject livestreams.

And now, even if they want to develop Boring Short Videos, if they don't promote it, it will be very difficult to get Boring Short Videos into the sight of those farmers.

"That is indeed a problem, but we can try the promotion methods used for the academic-subject livestreams and see if they have any way to promote it."

"I have an appointment with Professor Yuan. We will go meet him in a few days, and we can discuss this issue then," Li Shen said slowly after a moment of contemplation.

The issue of promoting Boring Short Videos was also a problem that had always given him a headache.

"Why do you think President Chen doesn't advocate for promotion?" Wu Yu sat on the side and asked with a puzzled expression.

He had never been able to figure out this question. Other short video or livestream platforms all spent a lot of money on promotion during their initial launch.

But when it came to President Chen, he hadn't invested a single penny in promotion.

"I discussed this with my master once, and we finally summarized it in one sentence: The tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind," Li Shen recalled the words he had discussed with his master, Wei Yan.

"Is President Chen worried that if Boring Short Videos becomes too popular after promotion, it will attract resentment from others?" Wu Yu looked at Li Shen, his expression seemingly still difficult to understand.

"Here, it's not just Boring Short Videos; it also includes Nanhe Coffee, Changfeng Garment Factory, Hundred Books Law Firm… most of the companies are like this."

"President Chen has always had his own plans," Li Shen said meaningfully, his eyes filled with deep respect.