Chapter 18 Paradise is on Fire
On Sunday, Jiang Zharen slept until noon before turning on his phone, intending to check the data in bed. When he went to the backstage, he found that he had lost 10,000 fans.
What's going on?
Jiang Zharen sat up suddenly, thinking he had seen it wrong.
He immediately started looking through the data and found that the video he posted yesterday was still steadily increasing in views, and the number of comments and favorites was even increasing faster than usual. He couldn't see any problems. He clicked into the comment section and found that the comment section, which was harmonious yesterday, was now full of people speaking in favor of Fantasy Park, mocking him for doing anything to gain popularity. There was even a highly praised comment that exposed his black material and was pushed to the front.
This had never happened before. Jiang Zharen quickly clicked the report button in an attempt to delete the comment, but it didn't work. He was so angry that he slammed the bed and immediately contacted his team. "This fantasy park is too arrogant. They think they are rich, but they hire water armies, and we hire water armies too. I don't believe that a small park in the countryside can be rich!"
My colleague was very anxious. "Oh no, Brother Jiang, this time it might be true. This morning, an uploader named Xiao Zhou started a live broadcast. Now many people are watching his live broadcast replay, and the number of views has skyrocketed. You should check it out!"
Then a colleague threw me a link.
Jiang Zharen clicked on it, sneered after reading it, and quickly replied to his colleague, "This must be fake! It's just a special effect!"
Seeing his stubbornness, his colleagues were helpless. "This is a live broadcast replay, and there were so many people in the live broadcast room at the time, they all saw it. How could it be a special effect?"
Jiang Zharen said confidently, "How could it be so realistic if it wasn't special effects?"
A colleague said, "Even if it's really a special effect, these monsters have never been found anywhere in China or abroad before, which means they are indeed something from Fantasy Park. Special effects of this level would cost at least hundreds of thousands. Even if we calculate it at 500,000 per monster, there are 75 kinds of monsters that have appeared in various videos so far. This would cost at least 30 million. Who can afford to spend so much money? The owner of the park is either ridiculously rich or very good at special effects. Why doesn't he work for a top special effects company in China? Why open a park? Brother Jiang, there is only one possibility, that is, Fantasy Park has really developed holographic technology, and it is extremely efficient, and they have a very powerful special effects team under their command. There is even another possibility that they have developed a software for high-speed rendering and high-speed calculation and loading actions. Fantasy Park is his alternative publicity method. If this is true, he can enter the richest man list just by selling software. Brother Jiang, we can't afford to offend such a person!"
Jiang Zharen: "How do you know so clearly?"
Colleague: "The CEO of Hongxuan Technology posted on Weibo this morning. What I just said is his analysis. He also publicly stated that he would return to his hometown of Jinan City to visit the owner of Fantasy Park."
Jiang Zharen was surprised. "The CEO of Hongxuan Technology is from Jin'an?"
Colleague: “What else?”
Jiang Zharen immediately switched the interface and entered Weibo, and found that Mr. He from Hongxuan Technology had indeed posted a long Weibo post, and the content was almost the same as what his colleagues had summarized. His face suddenly became gloomy.
The colleague continued, "Brother Jiang, how about we delete the videos related to Fantasy Park these past two days?"
Jiang Zharen's videos used to have decent traffic, but they hovered around a few hundred thousand views. Leveraging the popularity of Fantasy Paradise over the past two days, his videos have reached over two million views. He was reluctant to delete them. He said stubbornly, "What Hongxuan Technology says might not be true."
My colleague was speechless. "Could it be possible that the CEO of such a large company could be bribed by a small amusement park?"
In the end, Jiang Zharen simply didn't believe Fantasyland could create holograms. It was something modern technology simply couldn't achieve. Just listen to what Xiaodai Mengmeng and Xiaoxiao Yizhen described: being able to smell, touch, and hear things. Modern technology can't even achieve naked-eye 3D, so how could it possibly make the leap to holograms? He wasn't afraid of being ridiculous.
But since Mr. He from Hongxuan Technology had spoken personally, he couldn't completely ignore it. Jiang Zharen said, "Holography is impossible, but it's possible that he's developed efficient special effects production software. But it's also a fake hologram! There's nothing wrong with the video we released."
The more times like this, the more you can't lose your composure. Just then, Jiang Zharen's boss called. Many people who run self-media accounts on the internet sign contracts with companies, and Jiang Zharen is no exception. He was able to reach hundreds of thousands of followers in two years thanks to the company's promotion and support. Noticing that his boss was also alarmed by the Fantasy Park incident, Jiang Zharen hurriedly said, "Don't worry, it's okay. I can handle it."
After hanging up the phone, he glanced at the mixed comments section, sneered, and immediately posted a status.
Jiang Zharen: Current technology makes true holography impossible. My previous videos were flawless. Time reveals true character. Fans and friends, please don't worry or get angry. I, Jiang Zharen, have never been afraid of attacks or slander. I'm putting this out there today: Fantasy Park will never possess true holographic technology. If it could, I'd kowtow to it live!
This is a very harsh statement. Not to mention whether it is embarrassing or not, if you kowtow a hundred times, you will probably be bleeding by the time it is over! This also indirectly shows Jiang Zharen's determination. His fans were originally skeptical about Xiao Zhou's live broadcast, and they dared not say a word when they were criticized by netizens who didn't like Jiang Zharen. Now, after seeing Jiang Zharen's update, they suddenly felt like they had a backbone. They were so happy that they ran around to tell others and even straightened their backs.
"I knew the hologram in Fantasyland was fake! The live broadcast must be fake too."
"Yesterday I saw a post from some idiot saying he was going to fly across several provinces and cities to see the mayor of Jinan. I laughed. He's not very smart. He really needs to broaden his horizons."
"Brother Jiang, I will always support you!"
The comment section was soon occupied by Jiang Zharen's fans again.
Just when Jiang Zharin thought he had the situation under control and his fans believed that justice had triumphed over evil.
Jinan City’s official TV station, official Weibo, and official accounts on video platforms simultaneously updated a new video interviewing Fantasy Park.
In the video, a sweet-looking young reporter holds up a Jinan TV station sign and asks the young director, "What was your original intention in establishing Fantasy Park?"
The boy in the interview video has a gentle appearance, large eyes, and wears a pair of black-framed glasses. He looks more like a student than the director of an amusement park. He said gently, "Actually, I didn't found the park. It's a legacy left to me by my grandmother. It used to be the Tongxin Amusement Park. It couldn't adapt to the times and closed down. So I decided to revamp the park and turn it into a paradise suitable for all young people."
During the reporter's interview, the young director led the reporter to visit the park's viewing corridor and took the reporter to experience the monster-killing project in the abandoned park. The reporter and photographer were scared and screamed, and the audience watching the interview couldn't help laughing.
During the interview, they saw a bank asset appraiser approaching. When questioned by the reporter, the park director explained, "I didn't expect the park to be so popular. It's currently too small, and some visitors already have to queue to enter. To provide a better experience for visitors, I decided to rent a large piece of flat land behind the park from the government and develop several projects that will connect with the abandoned park. Of course, this is also motivated by my own selfish desires. After all, as the park director, I also hope that the park can grow bigger, be better, and make more money."
The barrage was immediately filled with laughter, saying that the headmaster was really honest. Many viewers also said that they made a lot of money and gave him their full support!
At the end of the video, there is a clip of the reporter's interview with a group of tourists, including junior and senior high school students, people from society, young people, middle-aged people, and even several elderly people.
Young people generally think that the park's projects are very exciting and truly holographic, and they strongly recommend it. Middle-aged people see the development momentum and say that with the fantasy park, Jinan City may develop into a new first-tier city in the future. The elderly said that they were a little scared at first, but it was okay. They expressed their support for young people to play this, saying that it is better than being in front of the phone all day and can also exercise the body.
One of the gray-haired old men said in high spirits that since coming to the park to fight monsters, his headaches have disappeared, his eyesight has become clearer, and even his back is straighter than before.
Seeing this, the barrage of comments was filled with "Ha" sounds, thinking that this old man was so funny. Could he be an actor hired by the head teacher? His speech was so rhythmic that it sounded like an advertisement.
The reporter also said that you are exaggerating, saying: "The abandoned park model is indeed fresh and interesting, and it can also serve as a form of exercise, but isn't it a bit exaggerated to say that your eyesight has improved?"
The old man waved his hands repeatedly, his face serious. "At my age, why would I lie to you young people? I used to have presbyopia and had to wear glasses every day. After coming to the park and fighting monsters a few times, my vision has become clear. Now I can even read the newspaper without any effort!" The old man said mysteriously, "I think the director is a person of great merit. Young people, you still have to believe in some things!"
This old man was quickly made into an emoticon package by netizens. He had gray hair and a face full of wrinkles, but his eyes were bright and lively. He looked at me with a mysterious expression, and the text below read: Young people, there are some things you still have to believe in!
Then, like a virus, this meme began to fill the comments section of Jiang Zharen's post. Within half a day, the "Grandpa" meme had all sorts of new variations. Some showed a stern-faced grandpa saying, "You son of a bitch, don't you dare disbelieve me?" (jpg). Others showed a grandpa gazing cheerfully at the camera, "What's wrong? You don't believe me?" (jpg). Others showed a grandpa waving his hand, "Don't come over here if you don't believe me." (jpg).
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Netizens made all kinds of fun of the interview with the old man, and Jiang Zharen's comment section became a free world for full-scale sarcasm.
Fantasy Park became popular again in this wave of popularity. This time, it became a hot search on Weibo that day. Internet users from all over the country got to know Fantasy Park for the first time in this way. Later, when Fantasy Park became the top park in the country and even the world, these original tourists still remembered the ups and downs of public opinion on the Internet in those two days.
Of course, this is a later story. At this moment, the comment section of Jiang Zharen’s post has been flooded with stupid netizens.
The top comment is: "It hurts! Don't forget the 100 bangs we promised!" The picture is a serious expression pack of an old man.
Jiang Zharen's face turned green when he saw this comment with 10,000 likes.
Of course, what was even more unbelievable was that the official television station would actually publicly endorse Fantasy Park! Jin'an City might be a small, unassuming city, but Jin'an Television Station was renowned. It was the first station to reform and embrace the internet's trends when the internet boom swept across the country. Over the years, it had also produced several popular variety shows for young people, and even its purchased series were based on popular shows for young people. While Jin'an Television was often criticized for lacking seriousness, it was incredibly popular among young people. Furthermore, despite the criticism, it was an official program and rarely fabricated anything. The release of this interview with Jin'an Television practically sealed the deal.
"Why would Jinan TV give a positive interview to Fantasy Park? Is Fantasy Park's holographic technology real? How is this possible!" Jiang Zharen wanted to convince himself that the TV station had also been bought by Fantasy Park, but he knew that this was just deceiving himself.
Anyone can see that the monsters appearing in the interview video are real and it is impossible for them to be simple post-production special effects. What's more, the interview was done in the morning and the interview video was sent out in the afternoon. In such a short time, there is no time even for special effects.
So, he really hit a wall this time? Seeing that the comments section had completely gotten out of control, Jiang Zharen panicked. At this time, the boss called again, obviously to hold him accountable.
Jiang Zharen was exhausted after dealing with his boss, and now he had to face the team's problems.
"Brother Jiang, what should we do now? Ever since the TV station released the interview video, our followers have been dropping. We've already lost 50,000."
"Brother Jiang, someone is spreading negative information about us again, including pictures and videos of us bullying the little up for publicity."
"Brother Jiang, someone sent us a court notice and a lawyer's letter backstage... It wasn't Fantasy Park, but several people joined together to sue us, saying we hired cyber-trolls to attack them..."
"Brother Jiang..."
Jiang Zharen was so overwhelmed that he had to deal with it until late that night. He took advantage of the slight drop in the heat and secretly deleted the videos of the past two days and the update he posted today.
Unsurprisingly, this has drawn widespread ridicule from netizens. But so what? Netizens have short memories. Who will remember this little thing after this?
Jiang Zharen thought to himself that it was just a loss of tens of thousands of fans, and the number would increase again after a few months of operation. As long as he kept a low profile during this period, it would be fine.
Jiang Zharen fell asleep tiredly. The next day, the alarm clock didn't ring, but he was awakened by a rapid knock on the door.
"Who is it?" He opened the door angrily, but was startled by the two uniformed policemen in front of him.
The female police officer waved her ID in front of him and said coldly, "Jiang Zharen, right? Someone reported you for workplace harassment and soliciting prostitution. Come with us!"
Jiang Zharen was reported for pimping and was put in jail. This was not something Chi Yi really did. He didn't have time to deal with people on the Internet. He was busy applying for a loan and the fourth upgrade of the park.
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