Yang Huajin said urgently, "Shouldn't we clarify this on the blog?"

Fang Yang's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he said, "Clarify what? We pay over 100 million yuan in taxes every year. These tax departments don't collect taxes for nothing. They know the situation. Smearing us is just saying they've neglected their duties. They're not just for show. Besides, what about the art auction? We've never auctioned anything. All we need to do now is preserve the evidence against these smearers. When the time comes, we'll hand it over to the police and fight them to the death. The internet isn't above the law. Isn't it much better to wait until they're in jail than to send them some ineffective lawyer's letters now?"

Yang Huajin thought for a moment and laughed, "You really have a way with things. Strike the snake at its vital spot. This time, we must make sure to hit them hard so that all sorts of monsters and demons won't come out in the future!"

Fang Yang laughed and said, "So what you need to do now is to collect and preserve as much evidence as possible, and then make your move after the big fish comes out."

Yang Huajin's brows immediately lifted. "Alright, I'll go with Lao Chen to keep an eye on this right now!"

Shaking his head, Fang Yang immersed himself in writing the script again. "Ding-dong," the sound of his phone's notification woke him up again. He picked it up and saw that it was a video request from Zhou Xin. As soon as he opened it, Zhou Xin said anxiously, "Fang Yang, are you okay? I see all sorts of bad news about you online. You should quickly send a message to clarify things, otherwise it will get even worse."

Fang Yang laughed and said, "It's alright, let them make a fuss, let the bullets fly for a while longer!"

Zhou Xin was taken aback and said, "But if this gets too big of a fuss, it will have a huge impact on you, especially if it catches the attention of the relevant departments. If the impact is too great, the official departments will take action."

Fang Yang: "I just hope they make a huge fuss. Randomly naming and slandering a public figure—if all they do is apologize, then I'm too easy to bully. Don't worry, everything is going according to plan. Tell your dad that your side absolutely mustn't make a move. The big fish hasn't been caught yet; there's no need to do anything."

Zhou Xin hesitated and said, "Okay then, you need to be careful. If there's anything you can't solve, call me and I'll find someone to help you."

Fang Yang laughed and said, "Okay, don't worry about it, it's nothing."

Just as she hung up the phone, Zhao Liang called: "Yangzi, how did you offend those gallery people in Kyoto? I saw it was making a big fuss online, so I asked around. Apparently, these people from the Kyoto gallery want to get you. Should I find someone to talk to them?"

Fang Yang was a little surprised to hear that it was the Kyoto Gallery people who were behind this, and quickly stopped them, saying, "Don't take any action yet. First, find out if these people have any special relationship. If not, don't worry about it for now."

Zhao Liang: "Alright then, I'll go and inquire again."

Before he could hang up the phone, Ouyang Ming called again, "President Fang, the online comments about you are very unfavorable. Should I take action on your behalf?"

Fang Yang said gratefully, "Thank you for your kindness, Director Ouyang. This is not a big problem. I have already found the mastermind behind it and will solve it soon."

Hearing that Fang Yang had found the mastermind, Ouyang Ming felt relieved, hung up the phone, and continued to monitor the information online.

Perhaps due to Fang Yang's inaction, or perhaps due to the intensified online offensive by the other side, the situation escalated further that evening, drawing in numerous onlookers and uninformed passersby. Because of Fang Yang's silence, everyone assumed that Fang Yang was in the wrong and left messages demanding that relevant departments thoroughly investigate the facts. As many as five million radical members even registered and activated their memberships, storming the Yuewen Entertainment website to cause trouble, but unfortunately, they once again suffered a crushing defeat.

At 8 p.m., Fang Yang received a call from Zhao Liang. "The situation over there has been investigated. It was just that a few gallery owners with some connections joined forces to force you to withdraw from the calligraphy and painting market. So they bought a group of online trolls. Later, somehow, Yuehai Media also got involved, instructing a few big V's to speak out, and also bribing a few troll leaders to fuel the fire online."

After listening to Zhao Liang's report, Fang Yang was also helpless. After all this time, it turned out to be just a few clowns. However, it was ridiculous that they had such a big impact online. It turned out that no one had thought of calling the police to deal with it, which made these people bolder and bolder, and they dared to say anything.

"Do you have any evidence of their collusion? Otherwise, if you call the police, you might only catch a few small fry."

Zhao Liang laughed and said, "You can rest assured that I can handle things properly. I will definitely do the whole thing. I have already sent the relevant information to your email."

Fang Yang: "Okay, let me take another look. If no big fish come in, then we'll prepare to haul in the net."

After hanging up the phone, Fang Yang went to his email and found an email from Zhao Liang. Judging from the size of the file, it was over ten gigabytes, indicating that it involved a large number of people. Such a large file would probably take more than half an hour to download.

Click to download, and watching the download speed crawl, Fang Yang continued to monitor the online buzz. After half a day of this, and with no direct response from Fang Yang's side, the enthusiasm of the onlookers waned considerably. The blog headlines also showed signs of cooling down, gradually falling from their previous top three positions to a maximum of seventh.

Seeing that it was already the evening's peak internet usage time, Fang Yang was ready to close the net if no new big fish took the bait by nine o'clock. Although the online reputation was bad, he still made more than 20 million yuan that day. After the public opinion changed, all the negative impacts would become a thing of the past, and the money that remained was real cash.

At this moment, Yang Huajin, who had been staring at the blog, suddenly said, "Xiao Yang, a few third-tier celebrities have popped up and are vehemently demanding a thorough investigation on their blogs."

Chen Chen immediately switched the large screen to the blog, and within two minutes, he had exposed those minor, third-tier celebrities. Fang Yang looked over and saw a comment from a celebrity named Kunbao: "For celebrities standing in the spotlight, honesty is of paramount importance. I utterly despise public figures like Mr. Fang who embellish their abilities without regard for reality, and I am ashamed to be associated with him. I suggest the relevant departments conduct a thorough investigation to restore a clear blue sky to the entertainment market."

Below came a dense chorus of cheers: "Kunbao is right, we must boycott people like this, our Kunbao brigade will collectively boycott them."

"We must not only boycott, but also tell more netizens to keep their eyes open. First squadron, assemble, follow me!"

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After reading the comments from several celebrities, I realized they were all very similar. It's clear that this was a planned event, and the formation was quite neat. To say there was no connection between them would be a lie.

Fang Yang paid little attention to things online, and asked Yang Huajin, "Uncle Yang, do you know which company these people belong to?"

"They're all from Yuehai Media. Kunbao is a popular star who debuted less than a year ago, with over 20 million fans. He specializes in filming idol dramas and is quite popular among young girls."

"You couldn't resist any longer!" Fang Yang laughed. "Let's wait a bit longer and see if there are any bigger fish."