China influencer gains 2.8 million followers in a day for tossing pancakes like basketball
Inventive, skilled street vendor with gift of gab employs catchphrase, engaging banter with customers to become social media sensation
A Chinese influencer who runs a scallion pancake stall and is famous for his unique technique which resembles shooting a basketball has attracted 2.8 million followers in just one day.
Jump Shot Brother, from Fushun, Liaoning province, northeastern China, is a street vendor and now has nearly 8 million followers across the internet.
His profile says: “Specialised in various kinds of food made from flour and popular all over China, such as oil-less pancakes, scallion pancakes, and crispy sauce-flavoured pancakes.”
His account features a series of videos where he skillfully takes out the freshly prepared cooked pancakes then spins and cuts them adeptly.
Then, instead of bagging the pancake in a normal way, he tosses it accurately into a small plastic bag, resembling doing a basketball jump shot, all while casually chatting with customers at his stall.
In addition, the words “six yuan” have become popular among his viewers as he utters the catchphrase in response to any customer questions.
