Chapter 35: The South China Tiger
Some people are curious and will try to understand what happened;
After learning about what happened, most people will change their opinion of Wenchi;
After refreshing my understanding of Wen Chi, I naturally started to doubt the negative information he had previously exposed.
…
This is a virtuous cycle.
Netizens began to put aside their tinted glasses and take a new look at the online blackening of Wen Chi over the past half month.
[Perhaps we should think rationally. Who knows what the entertainment industry's so-called gossip is?]
Even if the negative information is true, Wen Chi's behavior towards Tiger at least proves that he has a kind heart and is not beyond redemption.
[I had already stopped being a fan, but after watching the live broadcast, I suddenly want to come back...]
certainly.
Where there is rationality, there will be stubbornness and prejudice.
Even though the thrilling live broadcast screen recording is there, and hundreds of thousands of viewers who watched the live broadcast can verify it, there are still people who believe that this is a premeditated hype.
A former top star's whitewashing tactics are truly amazing! He spent a fortune recording a show, cast three idiots as supporting characters, and the script follows cliché: yesterday it was a rare orchid, today it was a wild tiger, and tomorrow he's planning to discover the eighth wonder of the world? Less acting, more sincerity!
The person who posted the post was a well-known Weibo influencer with many followers, who immediately followed suit and mocked him:
[If you're so powerful, why not dedicate yourself to world peace? I won't even watch the Nobel Prize, haha!]
[It seems the bankruptcy rumors are false, or the boss behind the scenes hasn't left. How many people in the entertainment industry can be so generous?]
Someone actually thinks the tiger thing couldn't be faked? Hey girl, let me teach you something. Everything in this world can be faked! The circus has harmless tigers, plus they have a trainer. Is that too hard? Too bad the whole act wasn't done properly. The tiger left without a real appearance. It seems Wen Chi just can't bring himself to do it. If you did a Wen Chi fight tiger scene, I'd definitely love to see it! I promise I'm not bashing you, hahaha!
The mockers swarmed in, and those who hated Wen Chi, who were forced into a corner, immediately became arrogant and powerful, as if they had some backing, and flooded the entire platform with comments criticizing Wen Chi.
Many passersby who didn't know what happened were successfully misled and really believed that Wen Chi was so crazy that he asked a circus tiger to perform with him on the show.
The situation seemed to be getting out of control.
Wen Chi's agency was as quiet as a chicken;
The production team of "Taohuayuan" hesitated whether to intervene.
...Things took a turn for the better.
The cause was that a netizen saw Wen Chi’s video and focused his attention on the tiger behind the bushes.
She usually likes to read bloggers' popular science articles. Not long ago, she had just read the Atlas of Extinct Wildlife in China and thought that the tiger's pattern was very similar to the one in the photo. She was puzzled and casually @ed a famous popular science blogger and asked him:
Is this a South China tiger?
This blog post attracted attention and attracted a lot of ridicule, saying that the South China tiger has been confirmed extinct in the wild, so how could it be casually photographed on a variety show?
As a result, Bowujun quickly came online and actually replied:
Based on the tiger's stripes, coloration, and build, as well as the faintly visible "false eye" on the back of its head, I believe it bears a strong resemblance to the extinct South China tiger! I've contacted the Wildlife Conservation Association and await further updates.
This incident left everyone confused.
Even the rampant haters couldn't find a place to focus.
What?
You told me this is a South China tiger?
The South China tiger, declared extinct in the wild? A nationally protected species?
What a joke!
The blogger Bowujun has a good relationship with the official association. After making a private call, he received a reply quickly.
The people from the association were very excited and said they would immediately send people into Chunshan to observe the traces of the South China tiger near the filming location.
Bowujun immediately sent out this reply:
[Bowujun: It is basically confirmed.]
Suddenly, the entire Internet was in an uproar!
Is this really a South China tiger? I'm so excited! I can't believe it!
Every time I see another species declared extinct, I get frustrated. But today, I'm especially happy. I feel like our environmental efforts over the years are paying off! I hope to see more extinct plants and animals return to Earth!
This reversal is truly astonishing! I just had an argument with someone, and they flatly said it was all Wen Chi's hype, and that tigers were circus animals with no intelligence. And now? Who would dare doubt it? Even if the production team is willing to play along with Wen Chi for hype, they probably wouldn't want to go to jail with him. This is a South China tiger!
[That's right! Hey, first grade, a beast in prison! Who dares to bring him to perform?]
A storm that had just been brewing disappeared into thin air in such a bizarre way.
…
The office on the 43rd floor of the office building is spacious and bright, overlooking the prosperous scenery of Yanjing, which can be regarded as the configuration of a successful person.
Unfortunately, the office owner, sitting behind the oversized desk, was smiling fawningly and apologizing repeatedly on the phone:
"...Yes, I didn't expect things to turn out this way. It's mainly because of the South China tiger... No! Of course I know what I should do! Don't worry... Yes, yes, I remember your kindness... Okay, I will definitely make sure Wen Chi never gets over it!"
Finally hanging up the phone, the man threw away the phone, loosened his tie, and pressed his aching temples. He didn't expect things to develop to this point.
He called his subordinates on the internal line, and when they came in, he immediately ordered them not to stop suppressing Wen Chi.
The subordinate smiled bitterly and said, "Even if you're a water army, you can't blindly lead the trend. Low-level tactics are easy to be seen through, and they will become less effective as time goes on."
What the subordinates didn't say was that there were already signs that it wasn't going to work.
I'm afraid that suppressing Wen Chi won't last long.
But as a boss, how can you easily accept a subordinate’s words of no?
The man yelled, "Then why don't you try a different angle? Bring up his old grievances! Oh right! Didn't a lot of people question Wen Chi yesterday about that Lancao thing? Just seize on that point and hammer him down! It would be best if you could brand him a criminal! You don't need me to teach you the rest, do you? Netizens these days are all brainless. They've been spreading negative information all over the internet for half a month, and you just forget it!"
The man was furious.
It took a lot of cursing to vent the anger he had just felt.
The subordinates had no choice but to bow their heads and agree repeatedly.
The man glared at her: "What are you still standing here for? Go!"
“Yes… yes!”
The subordinate was about to leave when he received a message at the last minute.
After reading it, the subordinate's face changed.
"Our methods may not be effective anymore."
"What?"
"Just now, the official account of the provincial research institute posted an article thanking the program team, including Wen Chi, for the discovery and protection of rare plants. Many official accounts have been reposting it, including the Wildlife Conservation Association... If the official side takes action, no one will believe us, no matter how many trolls we have."
(End of this chapter)
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