Chapter 54
There was a flash of surprise in Jiang Zhulang's eyes, which was not seen in the live broadcast process. He looked at the host and found that she was also quite surprised.
catch?
Still not answering?
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Jiang Zhulang's mind, and finally, he nodded.
He wanted to see what this "single master" had to say.
——After he produced such evidence.
After receiving a positive response, the host made a few operations and successfully connected with the other party.
As the picture shook, a person wearing a mask that covered the lower half of his face appeared.
From her tightly tied scalp, revealing her five-finger-wide forehead, her still childish eyebrows and eyes, and the pink glasses most common among elementary school students, it is not difficult to tell that she is very young.
Oh no, she can't still be a primary school student.
The corners of Jiang Zhulang's mouth twitched, and he suddenly felt a headache.
【Ah? Elementary school student? ? 】
[Is this the little sister who stole half a million dollars from her parents? ]
[I am crying so hard, even elementary school students are richer than me QAQ]
Obviously, the kid also saw the questioning words that kept floating in the live broadcast room. He rubbed his hands shyly and said, "Well... hello, everyone. I'm not an elementary school student. I'm in junior high school. I'm already in the second grade this year."
She raised her head, as if she was proud of the fact that she was not an elementary school student.
Hearing her childish, shrill voice, the host was stunned for a moment, but soon recovered and asked softly, "Hello, little sister. I want to ask you, are you really the underage author?"
"Yeah, I am."
[Is there any evidence? Could it be a conspiracy to whitewash it? ]
[I don't believe it anyway. Why did she come out at this time, not earlier? If it was really her, why didn't she come out when the rumors were flying around?]
[It's obviously fake. How can a junior high school student know how to connect live? ]
Looking at the doubts on the screen, the child frowned unhappily, turned the camera towards the computer screen, and scanned the code to log into the Penguin account in front of the live broadcast room.
Child: "Yes, it's me! The reason I showed up now is because my mom cut me off from the internet. She allowed me to continue playing with my phone only after I got straight A's on the test. And then I saw Mommy Rowe being scolded by you guys!"
Mommy, Royce...
As soon as these four words came out, Jiang Zhulang shuddered all over and his ears turned red with embarrassment.
It is a common word on the Internet, but why does it sound so strange when it is called out in the three-dimensional world?
The child's voice silenced the rolling barrage of comments, leaving the screen blank for a few rare seconds.
The host laughed dryly and said, "Okay, then the little sister has applied for connection many times in the backstage, do you have anything to say?"
Child: "I just wanted to apologize to Ross...Before, because I like Ross's style of painting, I wanted to commission my OC, but I didn't expect that Ross would be scolded...Also, the Internet said that I spent 500,000 yuan on commissions, but this 500,000 yuan is the total of all commissions, and Ross only paid 5,000 for that picture. This 500,000 yuan is the New Year's money I saved for so many years."
"Moreover, Laws actually returned the money the day after my mother came to the door, and did not say that it would not return the money.
I wanted to come out when Ross was scolded before, but my mother forced me to disconnect from the Internet and scolded me many times. By the time I could touch the computer, the matter was over..."
She kept talking over and over on the other end of the line and took out screenshots of refunds and showed them on the screen.
Seeing that the parties involved had come forward to clarify the rumors, most of the audience in the live broadcast room changed their attitude compared to their previous half-belief and half-doubt, and stood on Jiang Zhulang's side on the issue of the "500,000 yuan sky-high manuscript fee."
[It turned out to be a rumor. I was saying that Ranma-kun has a clean and refreshing face and doesn’t look like the kind of person who is greedy and has no bottom line.]
[Emm, now the person involved has come out and it has been completely confirmed, right? So what about those who insisted that he photoshopped the picture before? ]
[Damn unscrupulous media, can't you sue these guys? Do you know that you will be held legally responsible for spreading rumors? I am speechless]
[Uh uh uh, since the money has been returned, why is her mother still talking nonsense in front of the media? 】
[I understand the anger of parents when they see their children spending money recklessly, but they shouldn’t implicate innocent people. I almost feel sorry for Luanmajun. He was scolded by his parents, and after returning the money, he was still cyberbullied. He finally recovered and opened a second account, but was exposed again...]
[Honestly, please find a temple to pray, don’t offend the bad guys]
[I am sick of people who blame others without any reason. Your child spent money, and it was New Year's money, so what does it have to do with others? When you exposed the media, you cried your eyes out, but when you received a refund, you didn't say a word, right?]
Of course, there is always a small group of people who, even when the facts are laid out before them, remain blind and immersed in their own world, feeling as if they are the only sober person while the rest of the world is drunk.
[Haha, it's obvious that this is a planned collusion. Does logging into the Penguin account mean that it's the real person? How can there be such a coincidence that one side starts a live broadcast and the other side connects to it?]
【Actors, actors, actors!!】
[Why are you hiding so much? If you have the guts, take off your mask. Are you wearing a mask because you are afraid that your identity will be discovered? ]
Faced with the accusation, the child felt very uncomfortable. She blinked frequently, looked quite helpless, and was almost about to cry.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the host decisively disconnected: "Okay, thank you for speaking up, the connection is over. Next, does Random Man have anything else to say to everyone in the live broadcast room?"
Jiang Zhulang took out the recorder he had prepared in advance, "I do have something to say."
He stared straight at the camera with a cold gaze, as if he was looking through the lens at those anxious and ugly faces.
"I happen to have some recordings here, and I want to play them for everyone in front of the screen."
…
Before the live broadcast started, Brother Li was already waiting in the live broadcast room.
Different from the comments questioning the charity organization's collusion with others, he did not think Jiang Zhulang could make any waves. Maybe this live broadcast was set up by the charity organization to humiliate him.
Think about it, a black history artist who received a fee of 500,000 yuan from a minor, made minor changes to a bad-ending comic and published it under a pseudonym to make money. Anyone who gets involved will die.
Although he knew that Jiang Zhulang only took five thousand and returned it, so what? The mere fact that he was a minor was enough to make him suffer.
Although he would lose the most profitable cash cow among his contracted writers, but...
Thinking of what "Lotus" had promised, that she would sign a contract with him by using her relative's identity, and that a large sum of money had been deposited into the account, he felt at ease selling the person, and even happily poured a glass of wine, drank while watching the live broadcast, and occasionally joined in the angry curses in the barrage.
But as the live broadcast progressed, he slowly changed from lying down to sitting up, with his head and neck stretched forward, as if he wanted to stick to the screen.
Did Jiang Zhulang wake up from the shock? ? Evidence was presented one after another.
And that damn "Lotus", wasn't it said to be foolproof? How come someone dug out its IP and directed and acted in it?
What's even more abominable is this damn kid. She didn't say anything during the "500,000" incident, so why is she joining in the fun now?!
Since you shut up at the beginning, why can't you shut up forever? !
What's so funny about parents cutting off the internet? Aren't they just afraid of the situation getting out of hand? For someone who can do such a thing as stealing money to commission an article, is he afraid of not finding a chance to secretly go online to clarify?
Seeing Jiang Zhulang gradually clearing himself and more and more people speaking up for him in the live broadcast room, he was shocked and angry, with an inexplicable regret in his heart.
If, if he really turned over.
So what should he do? !
The reason why he had the confidence to tear his face off with Jiang Zhulang was because he saw that his reputation was ruined and he was destined to be abandoned by the website. But if he took this opportunity to whitewash himself and abuse his fans to retain them, I am afraid his fame would rise to a higher level.
So, can this editor who has gone crazy still keep his job?
Thinking about the school district house he had just bought with a loan and his monthly mortgage payment of up to 5,000, Brother Li became anxious and hot.
If he had known this, he might as well have been his confidant editor. Anyway, he always pretended to be very good. If he hadn't been unwilling to lend him 200,000 yuan, he wouldn't have brought up all these things later!
"I happen to have some recordings here, and I want to play them for everyone in front of the screen."
Hearing the words coming from the screen, Brother Li shuddered and had a bad feeling in his heart.
Recording, what recording?
Could it be that before...
No, that's impossible. Jiang Zhulang is such a simple-minded person. How could he record the conversation after handing over his phone and turning it off?
Besides, he had observed after entering the tea room and found that there was no camera in the room.
“Hoo, hoo…”
He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, but driven by fear and worry, he picked up his phone involuntarily, and without even checking his account, he opened the familiar dialogue box and sent a message:
"I advise you to stop while you are ahead and don't be ignorant of good and bad."
Seeing this sentence, Jiang Zhulang raised his eyebrows with a subtle expression.
Originally, the recorder had a playback function, but since Brother Li had sent such a message, Jiang Zhulang felt that if he didn't show it, he would be unworthy of his "good intentions".
So, the 2 million+ viewers in the live broadcast room watched Jiang Zhulang share his mobile phone screen and upload the recording file. Then, he accidentally switched to the Penguin chat interface and hurriedly tried to close it, but instead clicked on and amplified the threatening words.
Manga Cat Editor——Eat Eat Eat Plum: "I advise you to stop while you are ahead and don't be ignorant of good and bad."
This interface was displayed for five seconds before Jiang Zhulang reacted and interrupted it, switching to the audio playback interface.
【？ ？ ？ ？】
【What's going on? ? 】
[Oh my god, is this really a comic cat editor? ]
[Ah ...
[It’s here, it’s real, there’s a corporate certification logo in front of the ID]
[Wow, what's going on? Is this threatening him? Is there any problem with the next recording?]
[My goodness, what did the random coder do? How could an editor do something so threatening?]
[Emmmm, could it be that the information about his fake account was really sold by the editor? I guess the following recording is related to this editor]
"Wrong order, sorry."
Satisfied that everyone in the comments was talking about this blatant threat, Jiang Zhulang apologized insincerely, his hands moving non-stop, tapping the play button.
——The conversation between two men could be clearly heard on the phone.
"It's over, it's all over..." Brother Li sat down on the ground dejectedly.