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Proof it wasn't luck
The second time wasn't luck. We had cracked the code between cinematic storytelling and viral content
The second time wasn't luck.
We had cracked the code between cinematic storytelling and viral content:
1 million views on the next post.
2.2 million views after that.
1.6 million views on the third.
The same principles that work in $300M movies work in 30-second videos. We just had to learn the translation.
Hook, conflict, resolution—it all worked. Whether it was a 3-hour Scorsese epic or a 15-second TikTok.
Now we had a repeatable system. Time to teach it.
4 days until the live training.