Du Yunkai came around the back of the car and turned around to see Wenxi getting off the car. He stepped onto the sidewalk, hugged Wenxi who looked worried, and said to the phone next to his ear: "Sister, I'm getting off the car, go ahead."
Wenxi leaned in Du Yunkai's arms and listened along. The more she listened, the uglier her expression became. She took out her cell phone to check the trending searches, and the more she looked, the angrier she became. She gripped the phone so hard that she almost wanted to crush it.
She let go of Du Yunkai, turned around, opened the door of the back seat and got back in, thinking that she had to confiscate Liu Wangxue's phone first so that she wouldn't see it. As a result, she saw Xu Qingsong hugging Liu Wangxue to comfort her. The second half of the sentence she heard was also related to "cyberbullying". She thought, this is bad, it seems that they both already know about it.
Wen Xi immediately looked furious, the car door slammed shut, and she said to Liu Wangxue while poking her phone, "Xu Xu, I know too! Don't worry, I'll scold these rubbish to death for you two! Everyone has PR skills, I'll have our studio's PR department take action, and if I don't beat them to death, I'm not Wen!"
Liu Wangxue was suddenly startled and hurriedly let go of Xu Qingsong. She knelt on the seat and leaned towards the back seat, quickly snatching Wenxi's mobile phone. She looked down and found that the words in the chat box were only half typed.
Wenxi's cell phone was suddenly taken away. He followed the phone with his eyes and was stunned for a moment: "What are you doing?" Then he stood up from his seat and tried to take the phone back.
Liu Wangxue leaned back, put one foot under the seat, leaned against the front of the car, pressed the phone against the windshield, pressed the keyboard to delete all the contents in the chat box, then swiped upwards from the bottom to exit the chat software, and put it behind the tissue box.
Wenxi didn't understand what she was doing and why she was stopping her from helping. She was really angry: "Xuxu, give me back my phone!"
Liu Wangxue was also angry, but she was more afraid. It was already uncomfortable enough for her that Xu Qingsong was involved. If Wenxi's fate returned to the same situation as in her previous life because of this incident, she would really feel worse than death.
Liu Wangxue looked at Wenxi very seriously, pointed at her, and said in an almost commanding tone: "The phone will be confiscated. You, sit back."
Wenxi was a little frightened by her eyes at that moment. She had never seen Liu Wangxue like this before. This unyielding aura made her, who had been a boss for many years, subconsciously obey. She was speechless for a moment and sat back obediently. But her eyes did not leave Liu Wangxue's face. She always felt that her almost fierce expression was filled with unspeakable pain.
Xu Qingsong had no choice but to comfort both sides: "Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, you can't be impulsive at this time, let's discuss and deal with it properly."
Just after Liu Wangxue said that she wanted to go back to the resort to check the surveillance footage, Xu Qingsong first calmed her down, then looked at the trending searches and comments to understand the general situation.
He doesn't hang out in the entertainment circle or read entertainment gossip, and he doesn't know the two female celebrities who were fighting with each other, but he knows the underlying logic of this war of public opinion, and can see that the driving force behind this incident has ulterior motives.
Xu Qingsong took Liu Wangxue's hand, asked her to sit down, and said, "Let's make an assumption first. If it was really because of the female star named Qin Zhihua, they promoted this internet celebrity and removed the hot searches about her at the same time to divert the public's attention. Obviously, they have basically succeeded. But what is the unreasonable point here?"
He successfully attracted the attention of Liu Wangxue and Wenxi, and they asked back together after hearing what he said.
Liu Wangxue: "What is it?"
Wenxi: "What's unreasonable?"
The hot drink that Liu Wangxue had just bought to warm her hands was placed in the cup holder. Xu Qingsong tested the temperature and found it was still warm. He picked it up, unscrewed it and handed it to Liu Wangxue, asking her to drink some. Sweet things can help soothe her mood.
Xu Qingsong said: "When the internet celebrity was promoted, what was the hot topic about him? He was beaten during a live broadcast. And who was the one who beat him in his narrative? It was me. So according to common logic, the first topics discussed following this hot topic should be topics related to live broadcasting, such as the proliferation of live broadcasting and how ordinary people should deal with being filmed without permission. But we all know that it is difficult for this group of people on the Internet to discuss something rationally, so the person who will be exposed and cyberbullied in the end is very likely to be me first, and after the truth is revealed and the incident is reversed, it will be this internet celebrity."
When Liu Wangxue heard him say this, she hurriedly went to pull his hand. No matter what the situation was, she didn't want to see it.
Xu Qingsong paused, held her hand and pressed it, signaling her not to be nervous and just analyzing. He continued, "But look at the voices on the Internet now. Although the Internet celebrity is still on the hot search, he has been invisible in most people's discussions. Who was the first person to be exposed? Xuxu, it was you. And it was promoted by a marketing account with a lot of traffic with a strong purpose, and someone who claimed to be your former colleague relayed to help push it, focusing all the attention on you. They exposed me just by chance. It is unreasonable and must have another purpose, and we don’t know what the purpose of the person behind this matter is yet, so we must not be impulsive."
After listening to what Xu Qingsong said, Liu Wangxue calmed down completely.
The online violence in her previous life really left a deep shadow in her heart, and it was also the root cause of her depression. During the treatment process in those years, she almost gave up several times, and she actively cooperated for Gu Xuelan. After several years, it seemed that she was cured, but in fact, she knew in her heart that the scar on her wrist was always reminding her that although the shadow had faded, it had never dissipated.
Liu Wangxue originally thought that rebirth was nirvana for her, and she had basically let go of everything and let go of a lot. She initially announced her retirement from the Internet in the live broadcast room because she wanted to completely stay away from all these right and wrongs. Unexpectedly, after all the twists and turns, the online violence about her came back and implicated the people around her.
The moment she hung up the call with Yue Cheng and started looking at the trending searches, she was really scared. She was afraid that things would develop out of control like in her previous life, and she would lose her relatives and friends, and her life would be shattered again.
At this moment, after listening to Xu Qingsong's analysis, she calmed down and thought, yes, although this was also a cyberbullying, it was different from the one in the previous life.
In her previous life, the cyberbullying was directed very precisely at her for getting pregnant before marriage.
From Ling Ling's words last time, Liu Wangxue learned that the instigator of the cyberbullying was neither her nor Mu Jingsheng. It should be her friends or family who wanted to vent her anger. But she didn't know who was the mastermind and who was the pusher, nor who picked up the pregnancy test sheet that appeared at the beginning of the cyberbullying incident. In the end, the carnival ended, and her life was shattered and could never be put together again.
And now, the cause of this online violence is the fight between Tan Xin and Qin Zhihua, and the fight between them seems to be over. This is also what Liu Wangxue couldn't figure out after she calmed down. "I don't mean anything else. I just think that according to normal logic, if Qin Zhihua doesn't want to lose, she should continue to expose Tan Xin's dirt, or the company should take action, then Liu Shi should expose Yun Xi or other artists from other companies' dirt. There is no need to start with a small internet celebrity, and finally bring the fire to me. I'm not a celebrity, and I'm not famous. What exactly do they want to do by doing this?"
Wenxi was so angry just now, but now she has calmed down and thought about Xu Qingsong's words carefully. She really shouldn't be impulsive at this time. If she is impulsive at this point in time, the result may be to add fuel to the fire. After listening to Liu Wangxue's words, she suddenly laughed: "You are not famous yet? Do you have any misunderstandings about yourself?"
Xu Qingsong looked at the expressions of the two people and then felt relieved. He smiled and raised his hand to pinch Liu Wangxue's face: "My great screenwriter, do you know that you have become a god in the gaming industry now?"
Liu Wangxue slapped his hand away, thinking that he was really broad-minded and was in the mood to joke: "Stop it."
"It's true!" Xu Qingsong emphasized that Liu Wangxue did not read game forums, but he did.
Since the release of "Da Zhao 21 Cases", it has been the most discussed topic in the largest game forum "3F Player Community" in China. Especially after Liu Wangxue was revealed to be the screenwriter of the game in the "Tang Songhe Incident" and Jingshan Technology also confirmed it, a discussion column appeared in the game section, and the discussion column was full of admiration and praise for the screenwriter, such as "I didn't expect the screenwriter to be a woman, so young, with such meticulous logical thinking, and many eye-catching ideas in the plot."
After seeing this, Xu Qingsong discussed it with Du Yunkai, and they seized the opportunity to release the news that the game would be adapted into a PC game, and clearly told the players that the script of the PC game would be changed, and Liu Wangxue was invited to write it. However, he did not say what was changed, only that the map would be expanded, the gameplay would be changed, etc., which triggered a new round of heated discussions on the forum. Some people even launched an activity to dig deeper into the existing plot, and discovered many clever ideas of the screenwriter, which made them admire him even more, and at the same time raised their expectations for the PC game.
Xu Qingsong said: "Not only that, think about it, Sister Yunxiang is going to film this drama. Once this drama is broadcast, you will not only be famous in the gaming circle..."
When Xu Qingsong said this, a message flashed through his mind: "Drama?"
"Drama!" Liu Wangxue suddenly understood, and his previous doubts disappeared, and his mind became clear.
Wenxi looked at her excited expression and didn’t understand: “What drama?” Hasn’t it been filmed yet?
Wenxi didn't know the inside story, nor did Xu Qingsong. Liu Wangxue hadn't told them. Now after the explanation, he guessed, "What do you think? Could it be that Liushi also heard the news? They are both regretful and jealous. Plus, Qin Zhihua lost, so they are even more resentful and want to stir up trouble."
Wen Xi understood now: "Shouldn't we dig up some dirt on the actors? Especially the leading actors."
Liu Wangxue shook her head. "The actors are carefully selected, especially the leading actors. Sister Yunxiang attaches great importance to this drama, so she would never allow actors with problems to participate. Liu Shi probably couldn't find any dirt on the actors, so he turned to me as the screenwriter. Anyway, he wanted to throw a basin of dirty water on "Moon Over Spring Stream" no matter what."
Du Yunkai opened the car door and heard this: "Wow, you guessed almost the same as my sister."
Wenxi moved to the left and let Du Yunkai sit in.
Liu Wangxue turned around and leaned on the chair and asked him, "Is that really a reason?"
Du Yunkai closed the car door and nodded, "Eighty to ninety percent."
Du Yunxiang told Du Yunkai the whole story on the phone, and even told him her guess, just to let him tell Liu Wangxue that this matter was not caused by her, and asked her not to dwell on it. Du Yunkai joked: "My sister was worried about you, it seems that her worry was unnecessary, you are much more capable than she thought."
Xu Qingsong asked: "What else did your sister say?"
Du Yunkai said: "My sister said that this matter will definitely not end here. But she told us not to worry, she has already prepared people, but she is holding back for the time being, wanting to see what Liu Shi will do next, and then wait for an opportunity to kill him with one strike."
"Okay, okay!" Wenxi applauded, and she felt relieved.
"I have another worry," Liu Wangxue said, "That secretly filmed video includes not only Qingsong and I, but also you, Xixi, Huayu, Xiaoyu, and the twins. I'm afraid that if things continue to ferment, it will affect everyone."
Wenxi wasn't afraid at all: "If it affects us, then let's start a war. If we use it well, maybe we can even boost everyone's career."
After she finished speaking, she reached out to Liu Wangxue and said, "Can you give my phone back to me?"
Du Yunkai signaled Liu Wangxue not to worry: "It's okay, I've already told my sister, she will be monitoring the movements on the Internet and will respond at any time."
Liu Wangxue returned the phone to Wenxi, still worried and reminded her: "You can only let your studio make the preparations, nothing else is allowed!"
"Okay, okay!" Wenxi agreed, took the phone and started sending messages to the studio's public relations department.
Liu Wangxue sat back in her seat and leaned back to look at Xu Qingsong. It was over. Not only did she implicate her boyfriend, but she might also implicate his family. If something really happened to the twins, how would she face it in the future? Xu Qingsong leaned over and held her hand, comforting her: "Don't worry, the twins only go on WB when they do Cosplay. They never pay attention to these things and you won't see them. And their WB only posts Cosplay photos, never personal information. Think about it, who can recognize them with heavy makeup and strange clothes? Don't worry."
As long as this matter is not over, Liu Wangxue will never be able to feel at ease. Besides, if the twins are not looked at, then what about the other people in Xu Qingsong's family? Don't they all look at them or pay attention to them?
Liu Wangxue said: "What if..."
"It doesn't matter if something happens. The twins' hearts are very strong. Don't worry." Xu Qingsong patted her hands, as if he had guessed the hidden worries in her heart, and said solemnly, "I'll take care of everything. Don't worry."
After he finished speaking, he turned to the two people in the back seat and said, "So let's go back to the resort first?"
Du Yunkai looked up and asked, "Why are you going back? Did you forget something?"
"Go back and check the surveillance..." Xu Qingsong laughed, "I have to clarify the fact that I beat someone up. If someone finds out later that I'm an employee of Jingshan Technology, you can expect to be drowned in public opinion."
Du Yunkai was also sending a message to the studio's public relations department at this time, asking them to be ready at any time. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "We have to go back quickly, otherwise when our studio's official Weibo is attacked, they will ask me to fire you. Do you think I should withstand the pressure of public opinion and protect you, or really fire you?"
The tense atmosphere in the car seemed to be completely dispelled by the jokes of these two people.
Xu Qingsong fastened his seat belt, turned the steering wheel and drove the car out again. He drove forward for a while, turned around at the intersection and returned to the hot spring resort.
During the time they went back to retrieve the surveillance footage, the situation online developed further.
Discussions about "Liu Wangxue is a gold digger, Xu Qingsong is the mastermind behind the gold digger, and the two of them teamed up to set a honey trap for Mu Jingsheng" remain high.
These discussions were instigated by the marketing account Yuyin Niao Niao and the fans of anchor Axun, and were fully supported by the internet trolls bought by Liushi Entertainment. Other voices were quickly suppressed and became the dominant voice on WB.
Seeing the huge traffic, some other marketing accounts and small bloggers also wanted to get a piece of the pie. Some of them followed suit and forwarded the posts, some took the opportunity to rehash old news reports about gold diggers, some talked about their own experiences with gold diggers, and some even taught people how to identify gold diggers.
Every blog post or video is filled with ego-based emotional venting or so-called "morality"-based kidnapping. Even some girls who wanted their boyfriends to buy them a cup of milk tea were labeled as "gold diggers" by these "gold diggers".
As a result, the wind direction gradually shifted. Liu Shi watched as the online discussions gradually deviated from the track they had laid out, away from the preset protagonist "Liu Wangxue", and spread to a larger and wider range, so he hurried to take the next step.
During this period, Qin Zhihua's fans were not idle either. For the sake of their sister, and with the guidance of big fans in the group, they would definitely not let the heat go down.
A fan posted a photo in the group: [Should I say it or not? Anyone with a discerning eye can tell if there is a problem.]
The photo comes from the WB of a fan of Lou Rui, and it is also a Reuters photo of "Moon Over Spring Stream". It was the day when we were waiting for rain in Zhouzhuang Ancient Town. The rain stopped and the filming was finished. Everyone packed up and went back to the B&B. Liu Wangxue, Ni Jia and Lou Rui went together. The stone road washed by rain was a bit slippery. Liu Wangxue was attracted by the small objects in the window of the shop next to him. He slipped and stumbled and almost fell. Lou Rui and Ni Jia reached out to help him at the same time.
This fan not only took photos, but also videos. After posting them on WB, fans below praised him a lot, saying that their Ruirui is handsome and kind-hearted, always taking care of the ladies around him and being such a gentleman.
Liu Shi’s next move was also this photo, but not just this one.
Regarding the Reuters photos of Lou Rui in the crew of Moonrise, there are not many photos of him and Liu Wangxue appearing in the same frame. After all, fans want to see the real protagonist, and who would bother to take photos of other people around the real protagonist.
It was these few photos that were collected together by Liushiquan, and released through a marketing account called "Entertainment Wan" which has a similar amount of traffic to Yuyin Niaoniao, accompanied by a long article that "speaks for itself through the pictures".
The PR department of Liushi had been struggling to find any dirt on Lou Rui before, but after the reminder from the subordinate, the director suddenly realized that the male lead and the screenwriter were having an affair, so how could this not be considered dirt? According to the timeline uncovered by netizens, Qingsong and Liu Wangxue from the small county town had been together for a long time, so what did these photos mean now? Of course, it was very likely another honey trap after the honey trap.
As soon as the article with the accompanying picture "The screenwriter cheated on the singing and dancing idol, the traffic king intervened", it drew the public's attention back. This time, with the addition of Lou Rui, the traffic king, the discussion soared again.
[Wow, this is really eye-opening. This woman is so capable! ]
[You really have some skills, otherwise how could you tick one after another]
[Tsk, if you have this ability, it would be great to open a class and teach. You can still make a lot of money, which is much better than selling yourself.]
[You are right. I urge my sister to open a class. We are willing to pay ten or eight dollars to study with you. After we finish our study, we can make five million and never worry about anything in our life.]
[Go die now, why not be a gold digger?]
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In addition to those who talked about Liu Wangxue, Lou Rui's haters also jumped over excitedly, followed by Lou Rui's fans. Everyone was eating melons. After Liu Wangxue's affairs were exposed, these fans didn't feel real. After all, they were just co-writers. Lou Rui was usually friendly and caring to everyone around him. Fans felt that they were not even friends, because Lou Rui never mentioned Liu Wangxue in WB. However, some people still stood up to defend Liu Wangxue, but there were not many people, so there was nothing they could do.
It’s different now. This group of blind people actually directed the anger towards Lou Rui. If fans can sit back and watch as it has nothing to do with them, they will be expelled from the fan club, so everyone started to control the comments.
Yes, we only control the comments and do not participate in verbal battles. After Lou Rui was accused of taking drugs, his fans have developed a rational mind, a strong heart, and sharp eyes. They are not afraid of this kind of slander because they know that Lou Rui has Yunxi's support.
Therefore, the big melee that Liushi’s public relations department had expected did not break out.
At the same time, Xu Qingsong also had a second piece of information exposed. Just as he had just joked, it was his relationship with Jingshan Technology that was exposed. It couldn't be said that it was exposed, but someone took the initiative to expose it.
This information comes from a small blogger in the game section of WB with the nickname "Chun Yu Jing Shan". This person is a college student, and he also studies a game-related major. At first, he was a fan of the game "The Twenty-one Cases of Da Zhao". Later, at an alumni exchange meeting, he heard the introduction of the studio by the seniors who had already joined Jing Shan Technology. He became a fan of Jing Shan Technology directly, and like many students, he directly called it "the dream company" and regarded joining the company as his ideal after graduation.
He had good intentions originally. Seeing so many people spreading rumors and slandering Xu Qingsong and Liu Wangxue on the Internet, he wanted to help speak out.
He was really angry. Although his nickname sounded elegant and poetic, he was actually a straightforward person and was famous for his bad temper in the gaming area.
He directly posted a message to curse: "You bunch of rabble really made me see the diversity of species again. I don't know which part of the brain is missing or the abnormal development of the brain nerves is directly connected to the anus. This is a disease. Go to the anorectal department to register and have a look. Don't say anything here without any reason! Do you know who they are? He is Xu Qingsong! A partner of Jingshan Technology! The chief programmer of "The 21st Case of Dazhao"! She is Liu Wangxue! The screenwriter of "The 21st Case of Dazhao"! They are all gods in charge of games in ancient Greece! I advise you to stop talking, we have finally released such a classic Chinese style game, and now you are here to slander our chief programmer and screenwriter! Ha, then I have to have a conspiracy theory, what on earth do you want to do, what kind of people are behind this?! 500,000 walking people? I call on the National Security Department to conduct a thorough investigation!!!"
Just as Wenxi realized after she calmed down, acting impulsively at this point in time would most likely add fuel to the fire.
Those who vent their emotions on the Internet are always easily provoked, firmly believing that their three views are absolutely correct, that their words are the truth, and that they will never allow others to refute them. Similarly, when faced with such words, they feel that if they do not fight back, it is equivalent to admitting defeat and being greatly insulted.
[I think the blogger is the one whose brain nerves are connected to his anus. He actually tolerates the ancient Greek gods to come to our country and run wild. Who do they think they are? ]
[The gold digger girl and the gold digger boy have already been judged, how come we are just discussing the facts and are still being labeled as walking 500,000 people? What is your intention when you say this?]
[I think this game should be thoroughly investigated. With such a main programmer and screenwriter, the values expressed in the game must be very disgusting! What's the point of finally releasing such a classic Chinese style game? Our great China is full of talents. Do we need a main programmer and a screenwriter like him? Do we need Chinese style games? ]
【Games have been harmful to people since ancient times. How many ancient people lost their ambitions because of them? How many young people in today's society are harmed by games? Games should not exist. Everyone has the responsibility to boycott games! 】
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After the war of words started on this WB post, someone really verified Du Yunkai's words and went to the official Weibo of Jingshan Technology, asking them to fire Xu Qingsong. At the same time, a group of people gathered together and clamored to boycott the game and Jingshan Technology.
The PR department of Liushi Entertainment looked at it and thought, huh? Why is the wind blowing again? The director grabbed a handful of his sparse head and asked, what's wrong with this generation of netizens? Can they be more organized and disciplined? Where are the Internet users? Pull the wind back for me! (End of this chapter)
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