Chapter 78 Let the Bullets Fly for a While
"These linked posts are obviously well prepared. Judging from the situation, the attention to related topics will become higher and higher, and the speed of spread will also become faster and faster. If you don't clarify it in time, your live broadcast ID will probably be associated with the black label of 'deceiving the world and stealing the reputation' in the future." Diwuyuan reminded Qi Huan with a stern face.
With Qi Huan's small number of fans, it would be impossible for her to become such a hot topic without someone behind the scenes operating the platform, and we cannot rule out the possibility that other people and other platforms are fanning the flames.
"Yeah." Qi Huan nodded. From the perspective of communication, the first impression of users is the most profound and the most difficult to correct. No matter in the past or now, black labels have always been the best weapon for spreading rumors and smearing to lock in negative associations.
"The first post was posted on Planet No. 2 in the Ninth Star Field, the second on Planet No. 5 in the Seventh Star Field, the third on Planet No. 1 in the Fourth Star Field, and the fourth on Planet No. 5 in the Fifth Star Field." Diwuyuan typed on the keyboard for a while and quickly locked onto the locations of the posters and related records. "I cross-checked the star network tracks of these people in recent days and found almost no overlap. Whether online or offline, it is difficult to determine that they know each other. Their methods are very professional."
"The locations are so scattered, it must be deliberately to prevent follow-up investigation."
"How about I let Bai Fu send an official letter first, contact Miracle in the name of defamation and ask them to delete these posts, and then immediately arrange an emergency clarification press conference for you?" Diwu Yun looked at Qi Huan, then turned to the other side to look at Jiufang Yu.
"Deleting the post might be exactly what they want. They were just questioning and didn't have any substantial evidence. If we delete it, it would make us look guilty. To some extent, it would further confirm the statement in the post that someone is behind me marketing. After all, under normal circumstances, a useless little chef wouldn't be able to contact a platform like Miracle to cover his mouth and delete the post." Qi Huan put his thumb on his chin and rubbed it gently.
"Besides, since they are well prepared, they will most likely have a second wave of posts waiting, and they can use the topic of deleting posts to increase the popularity. If we speak out again at that time, our credibility will be low, and we will be easily led by them by the nose."
Qi Huan was very familiar with the process of online hype. In his previous life, he had not only witnessed countless cases, but also had been approached by seven or eight Internet celebrity incubation companies and public relations planning companies, wanting to sign contracts with him and cooperate with him. They had made many proposals for his character design and marketing planning, including positive, negative and routine hype. The longest timeline of a plan was planned for ten years later.
Although Qi Huan finally decided to be a free "self-employed person", the cases listed in the planning and proposals did help him gain a lot of knowledge. After a while, he could roughly see some of the clues when encountering online events.
"Then what should we do? Should we just ignore it? If you don't come forward and explain, people will also accuse you of being guilty, right?" Diwu Yuan frowned.
"It's okay, let them be for now and let the bullets fly for a while. If they want to push the flow, let them do it." The man at the cusp of the storm was not in a hurry at all. He gently stroked the back of the young master's neck and signaled him to close his personal terminal. "Let's eat first."
Fifth Yuan: ???
Why don't you say something! Diwuyuan anxiously winked at Jiufangyu.
Jiufang Yu spread his hands, indicating that he was powerless. If Qi Huan needed some advice, he would definitely give it to him, but now Qi Huan obviously had his own ideas and did not need advice for the time being, so he just had to stand behind him and support his decision.
What use is there for you! The young master glared at Jiufang Yu angrily.
Jiufang Yu smiled faintly, leaned over and whispered a few words in his ear.
Diwuyuan's black and white eyes immediately lit up and he nodded, "I'll get it done after dinner."
"Thank you for your hard work." Jiufang Yu patted his shoulder gently.
"Remember to add this condiment into the soup." Qi Huan pointed at the dish of condiments in front of him and introduced it to everyone at the long table.
There were naturally three side dishes imitating the original Taishi Geng dish, but as there were too many people, there weren't enough side dish dishes, so he just piled together the three things: crispy fermented bean curd skin, green ke leaves similar to lemon leaves, and petals of nine-leaf chrysanthemum.
Coincidentally, he had not had much hope of finding chrysanthemums, but when he asked Qiu Ran, he unexpectedly got a piece of news. There was a member of the medical team named Jiang Xian, who had more than 20 pots of flowers and plants brought from the Ninth Star Region in his room, and one of them was a tender yellow nine-leaf chrysanthemum.
The shop owner followed Qi Huan's advice and immediately added the small ingredients according to Qi Huan's "instructions".
Various thin ingredients float in the light golden translucent soup. Gently stir it with a spoon, and small whirlpools will immediately appear, with tender yellow petals, emerald green leaves, and red crispy skin slowly swimming in it, which is pleasing to the eye.
Take a spoonful and take a bite. The freshness and fragrance fill your lips. The fatness of the snake meat, the crispness of the bamboo shoots, the softness of the mushroom shreds, the crispness of the thin crisps, the sweetness of the tangerine peel and the rich aroma of the soup all slide over your tongue one by one. The most amazing things are the green guest leaves and the petals of the nine-leaf chrysanthemum. The juice is sweet, and it stimulates a rich aroma in the steaming soup. It has a strong presence, as if a colorful butterfly flying through flowers, perfectly connecting the flavors of various ingredients like threading a needle, leaving a lingering aftertaste that is endless.
There was silence at the long table. For a moment, everyone was immersed in the collision of tastes that they had never tasted before and could not extricate themselves.
Qi Huan helped Zhou Ba mix the portion for him. Not only did he drink it with great relish, but even Qi Qi, who usually only liked nuts, showed a rare interest in this dish.
Jiujiu and Xiaobai sat on the lid of the wine pot, watching everyone eat, and from time to time reaching out to touch the golden crown with auspicious clouds and auspicious wishes on their heads. The store owner had just made a bun for them by bunting half of their long hair together, and the little guy liked it very much.
"It's so delicious that it makes me want to cry." A purple-haired medical team member sighed.
"It's so delicious that I can do 500 more sets of training." The guard on his left also said.
Jiang Xian nodded. They were so delicious that the two bald nine-leaf chrysanthemums in his room were considered "bald in the right place".
“The final taste of this dish is so amazing, thanks to Jiang Xian for providing the nine-leaf chrysanthemum petals, he takes such good care of the flowers.” Qi Huan smiled and introduced the hero behind the scenes. He was also very satisfied with the taste, especially those nine-leaf chrysanthemum petals, which really were a divine taste between the teeth, with ups and downs.
"Of course. Although he is a branch of the Jiang family, he has a high affinity with plants. Growing flowers and trees can be twice the result with half the effort. Send the dying flowers to his room. After two days, more than 95% of them can come back to life." Qiu Ran said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
Jiang family? The Jiang family that people mentioned in this way should be the one in the fifth star field that controls 60% to 70% of the food supply and fruit and vegetable planting of the entire alliance. Qi Huan looked at Jiang Xian thoughtfully. If the blood of the Jiang family is naturally beneficial to planting, what will happen when encountering an extreme environment like the waste star? Will the positive and negative cancel each other out? Then will there be a chance to plant some fruit trees in the new base in the future?
After drinking the soup, everyone felt warm inside and they also tasted other dishes on the table. Their schedule was very tight. Except for the owner and A Luan, most of the others were busy from morning till night. The daily long table dinner was almost the happiest moment in this busy life. Both body and mind were relaxed in the delicious food.
Some people prefer the tender and chewy fried fish cakes, some like the fresh and sweet Jiang Shilang tofu, some prefer the tender Taibai meat with fragrant soup, and some like the bright-colored and sweet-tasting rouge meat jerky.
Qi Huan’s favorite is the stuffed fried dough sticks.
When he was cleaning up the ingredients, he found that there were still two fried dough sticks left from the morning. He remembered this original dish created by Mr. Wang Zengqi, fried dough sticks stuffed with stuffing. When he took a bite, the tender meat stuffing burst with sweet juice between his lips and tongue. It was dry and wet, hard and soft, crispy and smooth, and the taste was indescribable.
"It's great to be able to follow the leader to the Waste Planet this time," the purple-haired medical staff member sighed as he ate the Rouge Beast jerky, "otherwise I'm afraid I'll never have the chance to eat this delicacy in my life."
“If you ask me, I should let those people who are blindly questioning online come and try it themselves. Just because they can’t do it doesn’t mean others can’t do it either!” Diwu Yuan took a bite of the fish cake in anger.
"Then Huanhuan has to pick a bigger place and put up a few more tables, otherwise the line will have to line up from here to Base 99." A member of the escort team said, patting his thigh.
"No, there's only one Huanhuan. If they come, we won't be able to eat. We should hang a sign at the starship station on the abandoned planet, saying, 'Welcome to hunt stone beasts, refuse sightseeing and eating.'"
Qi Huan listened to everyone's idle chatter, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he glanced at Jiu Fangyu beside him, "I think I have a good idea."
Jiufang Yu raised his frosty eyelashes slightly, indicating that he was all ears.
"Secret." Qi Huan blinked at him mysteriously.
Jiufang Yu: ...
"I was just kidding. Let's discuss this in your room after dinner." Qi Huan's bright eyes reflected the red sunset, like a burning flame, vigorous and warm.
Honglin finally started distributing soup to the people in the nomadic base. The slurping sounds were like the chirping of insects in summer. When they had a free thermos, the robot bear dragged it back and added noodle soup. Qi Huan didn't care whether they wanted to test the poison again. He told Honglin to put the thermos next to the long table after eating, and then went back to the starship to discuss countermeasures with Jiufang Yu and Diwu Yuan.
As soon as Diwuyuan entered the room, he grabbed two pillows on the sofa and opened his personal terminal to check the latest situation on the Star Network.
Jiufang Yu sat down behind the desk, and Qi Huan sat down in the armchair opposite the desk.
Jiujiu sat on the black ball's head, and Xiaobai turned into a paper crane and flew low over their heads. The three little guys chased each other and ran around in circles on Jiufangyu's large desk.
Jiufang Yu casually moved away a stack of documents that were blocking their way and placed it in the corner of the table.
At the top of the document was a half-length photo of a man, who was about forty years old, with short brown hair, cold eyes, obvious nasolabial folds around his lips, and a short beard.
"Who is this?" Qi Huan glanced at him but had no impression.
"Honglin asked us to help look for the missing former leader of the nomadic base." Jiufang Yu pointed at the man's photo. It was said that this man was a Class B sentry, and was known for his speed. His figure was also very similar to the man who had spied on Qi Huan.
"Come and have a look. The discussion on the third best chef in the world has escalated again on Star Internet." Diwuyuan flipped over a display screen and pointed it towards Qi Huan and Jiufang Yu.
The number of posts questioning and denouncing the issue has now increased to hundreds. In addition to the ones they have seen before, the most popular ones are also extremely offensive.
Some people started with the ID "The Third Chef in the World", saying that he was arrogant and had bad character. Some people investigated the living standards of the natives of the waste planet and questioned that he could not afford high-end ingredients and could not afford the high cost of ingredients like the Qiankun Wanwu Egg. Some people even posted a few photos of the human restaurant and screenshots of the menu on the wall, pointing out that the human restaurant did not sell the dishes in the live broadcast room, and asked sarcastically, is it because you can't make money not selling these dishes? It can't be because you don't know how to cook them, right?
At this moment, Qi Huan was like a sieve, with holes all over his body, and he could be attacked anywhere. Many celebrities from all walks of life on Starnet forwarded and commented.
The comment section was filled with a flood of insults and abuse, and in many comments there were even more asterisks blocking bad words than there were words displayed.
"Another one has come out, and this one is gaining popularity very quickly. It's already ranked fifth in popularity after only ten minutes of being posted." Diwuyuan brought another new post to the display screen.
This post dug up screenshots of various rotten eggs, five eggs, and six eggs reviews at Renjian Restaurant a few months ago and compared them with the current uniform gem five-star and six-star reviews. It said with certainty that rotten eggs and six eggs were obviously his true level. It also ended with speculation and doubt. A person's cooking skills soared like a starship in two or three months, and he was reborn into a genius. Either it was fake, or he had some kind of adventure and got some extraordinary recipe.
By the time they finished reading it, the popularity of this post had instantly risen to the top.
The real purpose of the post was revealed. It turned out to be a recipe. Qi Huan sighed helplessly when he saw the end of the post. He didn't expect that the thing he made up to cover up the reason of improving his cooking skills would be remembered by others with real feelings.
"How about we hold a briefing to explain it?" Diwuyuan looked at Qi Huan, then at Jiufang Yu.
"No need." Qi Huan shook his head. "At this time, we can't let the other party lead us by the nose, otherwise we will continue to fall into the vortex of self-proof."
"Then what are you going to do?" Diwuyuan's porcelain-white face wrinkled into a ball, looking very worried.
Qi Huan raised his eyebrows slightly, "When the time comes, I will give a brief response and explanation in the live broadcast room, and then put the Clear Sky Feast on the shelves."
Diwuyuan and Jiufangyu looked at each other and saw question marks in each other's eyes.
"What is the Clear Sky Banquet?" Diwuyuan couldn't help but ask.
"It's the banquet that was first broadcast live. I just gave it the name."
Fifth Yuan: ...
Could you be more casual?
Jiufang Yu frowned slightly, "Haven't those dishes already been put on the shelves? Put them on the shelves again?"
"No, this time I want to put up for sale the chance to dine at the Qingkong Banquet in person." Qi Huan pulled a pen from Jiufang Yu's pen holder and started spinning it between his fingers.
"You mean, let them destroy the star?"
"Well, aren't they questioning that I'm playing the victim and exaggerating the hardship of life on Waste Star? Then let them come to Waste Star and see for themselves." The pen between Qi Huan's fingers turned faster and faster, turning into an afterimage. "Aren't they questioning that those things are not made by me, so they can't be sold in restaurants on earth? Then come and try it for yourself."
“But wouldn’t it be faster and more convenient to just broadcast a live show to prove it?” Diwu Yuan didn’t understand.
"Of course it's different. If you want to use live streaming to clear yourself of suspicion of proxy-production or fakery, you have to release the entire production process. Even so, people who don't believe it can still raise questions like there are people helping or guiding you outside the camera. There are endless doubts. And to get to the level of self-evidence is equivalent to publishing the recipe." Qi Huan's rotating fingers suddenly stopped, and the pen hit his palm with a snap. "If you want a recipe, dream on."
"Well, let's invite a group of people to Feixing for the Clear Sky Banquet, and I'll pay for the expenses then." Diwuyuan promised generously.
"No, they have to pay for their own travel expenses. We have to sell them the dinner spots, and they have to sell them at a very high price, otherwise I won't be worthy of my reputation as a 'genius chef'." Qi Huan smiled with a cunning look in his eyes, "The hunting season is over, and now all the bases on the waste planet are suffering from a lack of business. This wave of traffic cannot be wasted. Let's hold a clear sky banquet once a week."
"You mean, to divert the traffic from the Internet to offline?"
"Yes. It's hard to enjoy life on a waste planet, but it's not easy to experience hardship on a waste planet, right? It's a waste if we don't make money. We can set up a ruins tourism experience service for ordinary residents of the alliance. We can take them to see the broken and rotten places. We don't need to build anything extra. We can even talk to Honglin and others to develop this place into a tourist spot, which can also increase their income."
“But the abandoned star is in the First Star Field, far away from other star fields, and it is so unsafe now. Add to that the cost of starship tickets and other expenses, it will be a waste of time and money. What if no one is willing to come?” Diwuyuan frowned, a little worried.
The three little guys were tired from playing and disappeared suddenly. The small golden crown on Jiujiu's head and the Qilin lock on his neck fell to the table with a jingle. Qi Huan picked them up resignedly and said, "I showed my genuine craftsmanship. If he wants to prove it, he has to pay the cost with real money. This is called knowledge payment. I have no obligation to help them answer their questions and improve their cognition for free."
"If no one comes, then there will be no one to clarify the facts for you, right?"
"They may not come here to clear the air for me, but they may be deliberately trying to continue to smear me." Qi Huan smiled and put the Jiujiu gold-removing jewelry into the storage bag. "The worst case scenario is that no one comes, and all the fans in the live broadcast room are gone. My live broadcast career will end here. Then I will change my vest and live broadcast room and continue to broadcast with a virtual image. What can they do to me?"
If those people want to control him, they can only target four weak points: reputation, money-making channels, public opinion environment around him, and family.
He is now debt-free and has never wanted fame or fortune. The two bosses who are closely related to his money-making channels are now sitting in this room to help him find a solution. The guards of Feixing are all his die-hard fans and there is no public opinion environment that can ferment doubts. As for his family, he has even less.
Jiufang Yu shook his head speechlessly, but he felt a lot more relaxed in his heart. What he was most worried about was that Qi Huan would be hurt and depressed by those remarks. Now it seemed that Qi Huan was much stronger than he thought.
"Besides," Qi Huan changed the subject, a sly smile spreading through his bright eyes, "I have a feeling that the Clear Sky Banquet will be a big hit."
This matter has been pushed to such a high level of popularity now, those internet celebrities who forwarded it will not give up the opportunity to bind the popularity later. By then, eating at the Clear Sky Banquet will be the biggest topic of conversation. There are only twelve spots available each week, and they will definitely scramble to get the ticket.
Diwu Yuan tilted his head to look behind Qi Huan. He felt as if there was an evil tail swaying behind Qi Huan. "So when are you going to launch the Clear Sky Feast?"
"Tomorrow." Tomorrow is the day of the routine live broadcast, and everyone who is paying attention to this matter will definitely come to his live broadcast room.
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