Long Aotian's autobiography: From poverty to an annual income of a million

I, Long Aotian, was once a penniless programmer who dropped out of a computer science degree, living a 9-to-5 life with a monthly salary of only $2,000 to $4,000, residing in a small shared apartment and surviving on instant ramen. Life seemed bleak until one night, while aimlessly browsing YouTube, I discovered a fact that changed my destiny: those small creators with fewer than a million followers are actually getting rich, and at a shocking speed.

Revealing the secret: Attention is more valuable than time
Long Aotian began to delve into the secrets behind these creators' success. Their strategy was simple: **not exchanging time for money, but capturing attention**. In my daily job, I exchanged time for money, but the attention economy is completely different. A viral video can bring millions of views, continuous advertising revenue for years, and even make money while you sleep. This is the power of leverage.

Liberation from traditional work
In traditional jobs, even with good luck, salaries may only double in five years. But the time invested by video content creators in a single video can yield long-term returns. Realizing this, Long Aotian began to analyze the content of these successful channels and discovered their 'viral formula':

1. Capture the audience's attention within 7 seconds;
2. Create an 'open loop' every 30 seconds to maintain the audience's sustained interest;
3. Tell real stories and end with practical action points.

By analyzing over 100 videos, Long Aotian understood that most creators missed at least two of these key elements. At that time, Long Aotian began to build his own system:
- Hire scriptwriters at $50-100 per script;
- Recruit voice actors at $30 per video;
- Find unique editors at $100-200 per video.

The beginning of the road to success
Long Aotian's first video had a production cost of zero, took only 10 hours to make, and received 5 million views within a week of release. This proved that Long Aotian found a huge market opportunity. Subsequently, Long Aotian optimized the process, created more channels, and expanded into different fields. Now, I manage over 20 channels with an annual income exceeding $1.3 million.

An astonishingly effective system
On some channels earning $20,000 to $40,000 monthly, Long Aotian's time investment was only one hour each month. This is because I established an efficient system, and the videos my team produced are even more engaging than Netflix's programs. Brands actively seek me out, paying $3,000 to $9,000 to mention their products in my videos, with advertising revenue adding even more profit.

This is how Long Aotian achieved financial freedom overnight. Through systematization and focusing on the attention economy, I discovered the fastest way to earn $30,000 a month.