"The anonymous netizen who broke the news on Tianya is either Han Qin herself or one of Han Qin's lackeys. Others don't know so much about the contract between you and me."
Wen Ying expressed reasonable doubts.
Zou Weijun actually thinks so too, but without evidence, Zou Weijun did not jump to conclusions.
"Even if Han Qin was behind this online meddling, what about the local reports in Chengdu? Han Qin's reach isn't that far-reaching."
Wen Ying was also wondering about this.
Public opinion online is one-sided, and it's obvious that someone is misleading the public.
Netizens can easily be instigated by those with ulterior motives to follow the trend and boycott "Teen Idol". Wen Ying is not too worried, as the online keyboard warriors and real-life readers only overlap to a small extent, and most of those keyboard warriors who scold her are not her potential readers.
Her readership should be young people, especially middle school students.
Teenagers have something in common. They are usually locked up in school to study, but they let themselves go during holidays. When they finally get the Internet, few students will visit forums. Isn’t chatting online and playing games more interesting than visiting forums?
The user base of Tianya Forum has never been teenagers.
Although she knew what was going on, Wen Ying still felt a little unhappy.
At home, she was willing to bow to Manager Chen because she was her biological mother.
Once she leaves home, why should she still indulge some idiots?
According to local public opinion in Chengdu, Wen Ying suspected that Zhao Dong was behind this, but then denied it.
Zhao Dong didn't know that "Fish Against the Current" was her pseudonym.
Moreover, the criticisms in the newspapers have a subtle feeling of "fans pretending to be haters". If Zhao Dong really took action, he would not be so nice to her.
At first, Wen Ying thought that it was Zou Weijun who arranged the publicity for her, but after meeting him, she confirmed that it was not Zou Weijun.
Who does good deeds without even leaving a name behind?
Could it be Editor-in-Chief Song?
There is no reason. Even Chief Editor Song didn’t put so much effort into Song Chan’s book!
Wen Ying crossed out the answer "Song Foxiang" in her mind. Seeing that Zou Weijun was worried about the online boycott, she decided to solve the online issue first.
"Aunt Zou, Xie Qian said you hired a lawyer for me?"
"Yes, my lawyer and I have already discussed it. We are going to sue Egg and demand that the magazine clarify the truth of the matter and restore your reputation."
Zou Weijun knew that Wen Ying wanted to keep her pen name secret, and stressed that Wen Ying did not need to come forward.
Wen Ying shook her head. "Auntie Zou, I'm not worried about being exposed. I'm saying that since you've hired a lawyer, why not sue that anonymous netizen on Tianya as well? I almost forgot to ask if the lawyer's fees are included in the publicity budget. If not, they can be deducted from my future royalties."
Wen Ying really wanted to roll up her sleeves and go up, but she couldn't.
Wen Ying really wanted to pay for the lawyer's fees herself, but she had just handed over the money a few days ago.
Age and poverty have become obstacles in Lawyer Wen's charge forward!
When talking about asking Zou Weijun to advance the lawyer's fees, Wen Ying's face turned red.
It's shameful for a reborn person to end up like her!
"Don't worry about the legal fees. This is for the sales of 'Teenage Idol' after it's released. The leaders at work are very supportive. But why are you suing the netizens as well?"
It’s not that Zou Weijun is narrow-minded, it’s that the times are restricting Zou Weijun.
Wen Ying smiled and said, "The internet isn't a lawless place. Aige magazine has damaged my reputation, and the netizen who broke the news and stirred up trouble is doing the same thing. Of course, we should sue them together! The lawyer should have told you that even if we win the lawsuit against the magazine, Han Qin definitely won't be the one to apologize. Any of her comments, once published in the magazine, become the magazine's opinions. Aige is taking the blame, but Han Qin remains unaffected?"
If "Teenage Idol" becomes a big hit, Han Qin will definitely be affected. She let go of a best-selling author, and the leaders in the magazine who originally supported Han Qin will be dissatisfied with her.
But can a mild punishment, or a period of being benched, make up for the bad things Han Qin did to Wen Ying?
Of course not!
Han Qin hit a wall when she stepped on Wen Ying this time. Wen Ying herself was not a punching bag, and Zou Weijun was willing to stand up for Wen Ying.
If it were any other new author, I'm afraid they would have no choice but to endure it silently.
The inequality in status has made Editor-in-Chief Han accustomed to being superior and bullying new authors at will... Wen Ying doesn't want Han Qin to continue to be the editor-in-chief of "Aige" and continue to bully other new authors!
It’s not enough to just sue the magazine, you have to sue Han Qin herself as well.
Wen Ying was worried that she couldn't find Han Qin, but the anonymous netizen on Tianya Forum who broke the news gave Wen Ying hope that her wish would come true!
Wen Ying has worked in the field of online rights protection.
Of course, she and Zou Weijun had no way of finding out who the anonymous netizen was, but Tianya Forum could.
The other party's anonymity is for ordinary netizens, but it is transparent in the forum background. Nowadays, forum registration does not require binding a mobile phone number or real-name registration. You don't know whether the poster is a man or a woman, but you can see the poster's IP address!
Wen Ying made Zou Weijun a little dizzy: "If I want to sue that netizen, do I also have to sue the forum?"
"We don't actually sue the forum, but we send a lawyer's letter first. Generally, the forum will cooperate and provide user information. If the forum doesn't cooperate, we'll sue the forum as well, just going through the formalities and forcing them to provide user information."
Anyway, that's how it was done more than a decade later.
Zou Weijun thought for a moment and said, "How about I call the lawyer over so you two can have a discussion?"
Zou Weijun couldn't judge whether it would work or not. She was worried that Wen Ying was just being impulsive, and that professional matters should be left to professionals.
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