My Website Is About to Go Bankrupt

Fang Yang, a struggling bar singer, soul-transferred into a parallel universe where he inherited a dying website and a music academy, graduating from a student who lost both parents. He revived th...

Chapter 189, /.

Wang Minghua and Tan Zhaofeng were surprised by Zhou Haiqing's efficiency. In less than an hour, all the evidence had been collected. Liufeng Film and Television's network of connections was truly impressive, befitting a film and television company based in the capital. They deserved a thumbs up!

"Brother Zhou, your company is really impressive. We haven't even gotten any results yet."

Tan Zhaofeng couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder Liufeng Films has made a name for itself in Beijing. Their ability to gather information is unmatched by local film and television companies."

"Alright, now our task is to expose Yuehai Media and Qingcheng Film & Television, these two deadbeats. In just the past hour, the online comments have been extremely unfavorable to us. If this drags on any longer, it might affect tomorrow's box office."

Wang Minghua just checked online and found that most of the criticism is directed at the three companies. Apart from some fans arguing, all the casual viewers have sided with the other side, especially Yuewen rating website, which has garnered a huge amount of traffic. If the investigation isn't thorough, the three companies will really point all their criticism at Yuewen Entertainment Media, and a major battle will break out between the two sides.

"It's not appropriate for us to get involved directly, since the other party hasn't shown their face yet. We'll find a big influencer to expose this, and then the three of us will step in and demand an explanation. This time, we're going to fight them even if it means breaking ties. Cutting off someone's money is like killing their parents; this isn't something we can just let go of."

Zhou Haiqing is not afraid of Yuehai Media's island-based background. Besides, having lived under the emperor's nose for a long time, his hatred for the island nation is ingrained in his bones. He didn't have the chance before, but if he doesn't go all out to destroy it this time, the big boss will probably go all out to destroy him tomorrow.

“I have no objection. Either we don’t make a move, or when we do, we make sure to cripple the enemy. Over the years, Yuehai Media has been stirring up trouble in the south, constantly resorting to blacklisting. I’ve long been fed up with them.”

Tan Zhaofeng is no coward. Anyone who sits in the position of general manager must have a temper. In the past, he was afraid that he couldn't beat Yuehai Media when he was alone. Now that the three of them have joined forces, what is there to be afraid of?

“Then let’s each of the three of us contact a big influencer. I’m afraid that one person alone might not have much impact. Instead of just giving a testimony, let’s take this opportunity to get a big one. Maybe it can even give our movie a boost. Opportunities to do a lot with a little money don’t come around often.”

Wang Minghua made the final decision, stating his thoughts: each party has its own well-known influential figures, and if only one party is given the opportunity, the other two will argue. It's better for each party to act independently. As long as the timing is right, the response will be even greater, and he believes many people will enjoy such a juicy scoop.

After discussing it together, the three of them went offline to assign tasks. Now they just had to wait for the big V to post his comments and see how everyone reacted.

At 11 p.m., while the internet was abuzz with discussions about the repeated voting and fake voting by fans of Yanyun Film and Television, Liufeng Film and Television, and Nandu Film and Television, a film and television influencer with five million followers suddenly posted a comment: "What is the intention of well-known film and television companies hiring online trolls to deliberately fabricate data and smear their competitors?"

This comment begins by pointing out that a certain company spent tens of millions to produce a campus romance film in order to promote two of its young male stars. Unexpectedly, it suffered a major setback during the pre-sale stage, ranking at the bottom and its screening volume plummeted. On the day of the screening, the occupancy rate was less than 30%. In order to avoid the film going down the drain, the company tried every means to get another company to instruct its online army to secretly boost the ratings of its competitor on various rating websites in the name of fans. They then guided public opinion to put pressure on the competitor, hoping to incite netizens to have a negative impression of the competing film and thus pay attention to their own film. The following is a string of evidence, including screenshots of the chat logs between the two parties.

This comment caused a huge uproar online. With pictures and evidence, it didn't even give the other party a chance to argue. It directly crushed the other party. It was almost as if they had given out their ID number. It could be used as evidence in court. The evidence is conclusive!

Netizens were surprised to find that the party that had been criticizing the manipulation of fans all night was actually the victim. The fans had never done anything like that. Even if they gave high scores, it was normal. Every fan supports their idol. As long as it's not malicious behavior like repeatedly giving scores, no one can control this, right?

The netizens who were being used were immediately enraged. They thought they were the ones who should be criticizing others, but instead, they were the ones who should be criticizing others. Weren't they just helping the wicked? Look at my temper! I can't stand the bullying of the weak. This vicious snake must be taken down. We can't let it continue to do evil!

Angry netizens grabbed their keyboards and blocked the entrance to the official website of Qingcheng Film and Television, unleashing a torrent of insults and curses directed at the website's ancestors. Like Gatling gun bullets, the barrage of insults instantly blew up the gates of the official website of Qingcheng Film and Television, and the flag representing the victor flew high in the courtyard of the website.

The impact of millions of netizens in a short period of time was simply beyond the reach of Qingcheng Films. The staff of Qingcheng Films, who had been monitoring the online comments, immediately closed the comment section and surrendered.

The angry netizens hadn't even fully vented their anger when they were disgusted by Qingcheng Films' self-destructive behavior, and almost died on the spot. Weren't you guys so powerful? You could hire online trolls to stir up trouble and manipulate netizens at will, but you collapsed with just one wave of criticism. It hasn't even been a few minutes, and I haven't even vented my anger yet!

Just as netizens were still feeling indignant, another influential blogger posted a comment, which was similar to the previous one, but this one went a little further. After analyzing the relationship between Qingcheng Film and Yuehai Media, the blogger specifically pointed out that this group of online trolls was secretly controlled by Yuehai Media, and provided evidence, including a large number of bank transfer records, which was solid proof!

Feeling they had nowhere to vent their anger, netizens immediately besieged Yuehai Media's official website. Their pent-up anger poured out, just like with Qingcheng Film and Television's official website, where a barrage of bullets instantly shattered Yuehai Media's website.

Caught completely off guard, Yuehai Media's official website was instantly riddled with holes and left in ruins. By the time Yuehai Media employees realized what was happening, all that was left was a mess of chicken feathers and leaves shivering in the cold wind.

The official website of Yuehai Media was also forced to shut down. The smug netizens returned to the main site, and the blog headlines were recording the netizens' glorious achievements tonight. The anti-fake fan rating, which had been occupying the top spot on the hot search, had disappeared without a trace. Now, the top five hot searches were all about the fake behavior of Qingcheng Film and Television and Yuehai Media directing online trolls to create fake news.

Aside from the top two being comments from influential film and television critics, the third was a hastily produced article from a certain studio, a case of the pot calling the kettle black. This press release vehemently denounced the despicable behavior of Qingcheng Film and Television and Yuehai Media, practically pointing fingers at the two companies and denouncing their actions for disrupting the fair development of the industry and creating chaos in the film and television sector. It argued that such companies should be crushed into the dust and never be able to rise again.

Although the remarks were strong, they received unanimous praise from netizens, who all liked and said that "Wrong Love" should be banned. They said that movies produced by such companies should not be released to offend people's eyes and should only be entertained by themselves.