Influencer

Chapter 1

Chris closed his phone, taking a second to close his eyes after he had just spend nearly two hours doomscrolling to find new content.

Chris was 20 years old, doing college courses part time, and working a full time retail job. And it sucked. But he enjoyed making videos online, posting them, seeing what was trending that he could follow. It's not like Chris wanted to be super famous online, but he figured if he was already growing a small population on social media, why not try and make a little money off of it?

He had a little over 1,400 followers on Instagram and a TikTok account that occasionally managed to get a few thousand views. Most of his content consisted of casual vlogs, grocery hauls, gaming videos, and the occasional video about his daily life.

But one thing he noticed about more famous content creators was their content: they had found their niche. And he wanted to find his.

He'd tried gaming videos. Those did okay.

He'd tried reaction videos. Those did slightly better.

He'd even tried making daily vlogs, although most of those struggled to reach a few hundred views.

He sighed, getting up from his bed to go make dinner. His small apartment was quiet, so he threw on a movie from his living room before walking over to the fridge, and opening it to barely anything.

"Damn," he said, muttering under his breathe, "I need groceries..."

He pulled out some leftover pizza, threw it in the microwave, and sat down at the kitchen's little island, opening his phone up again, and started scrolling.

As he ate, his Tiktok feed was more or less of the same, before he stumbled across a video niche he wasn't all too familliar with. A girl, smiling, before an enormous spread of food: burgers, fries, chicken sandwiches, mozzarella sticks, and a couple of enormous drinks. The video had millions of views.

He looked at the videos hashtag when he found it: #mukbang.

He clicked on it, finding tons of other videos just like it. Video after video of people talking while they ate, doing asmr while they ate, trying new things, and so much more.

He knew his attention span was a little gone, but he sat there and that first girl's video. Then he watched another, and another, and another, until he felt his eyes get a little blurry and turned away from his phone. He glanced at the stove, and realized he'd been scrolling another hour or so.

"Huh," he muttered. Maybe he could do that.

At 5'8, Chris wasn't particularly atheltic, seemingly average, although he did enjoy eating, so maybe it was apparant, his 160lbs on his frame. In fact, he considered himself something of a foodie. He loved trying new restaurants, ordering takeout, and experimenting with different snacks.

He just hadn't considered making a whole video out of it.

But the more he thought about it, the more appealing the idea became.

He threw away his trash, standing up, and headed to bed. He figured since he was off the enxt two days, he could try it tomorrow and Thursday, and see if this was his new niche.