Just as Strawberry Duoduo predicted, not long after she posted on Weibo, she received a system notification that her Weibo post had become popular.
It is obvious that all kinds of forces, water armies, onlookers, fans and haters who are trying to take advantage of the situation, have regarded this Weibo post as a battlefield.
"'Whale Sea Chronicle' is doing pretty well. It looks like there's even more screenings scheduled for tomorrow. The box office will definitely reverse its decline!"
"'Whale Sea Chronicle' is so miserable! It was on Weibo all day and was criticized, but the box office was not affected at all! I can only say that the public has a keen eye, and the manipulation of the fan circle will not affect the box office at all!"
"A certain "White Lotus" company's tactics are truly impressive. No wonder they've been the top-grossing Spring Festival movie in the past few years. Seeing how successful "Whale Sea Chronicle" is, they've bribed the media and are smearing it!"
"Can the online trolls above have some shame? They're even trying to discredit the press releases? Are all the box office scams from the various recordings fake? They clearly faked the high box office, but they act like the high box office is because of my talent. How ridiculous!"
"Ah, I've finally seen how they throw dirty water. No wonder Whale Sea Chronicle has so many outrageous tricks, it turns out they're really shameless! It's clearly just a passerby who comes out to criticize you, but they can actually whitewash it and pretend to be a competitor to stir up trouble. Amazing!"
"Capitalism is awesome! If someone hadn't found evidence, wouldn't everyone have become miserable by now? But don't get too complacent. With the current trend, it's only a matter of time before 'The Lotus Lantern' makes a comeback!"
Strawberry Duoduo must remain neutral, but she had already registered a small account and started cursing at those internet trolls.
She finally realized how disgusting the people behind "Whale Sea Chronicle" were. They had clearly relied on shady practices such as stealing box office revenue and buying screenings to maintain today's box office, but they whitewashed it by saying they were capable and were just being smeared.
Tang Yue looked at what everyone was saying and gradually calmed down.
Thinking of this, Strawberry Duoduo just felt angry!
"Did you see that? We've run into someone shameless this time! Can I post a post on Weibo to vent my displeasure?"
Wang Xingrui also spoke:
"Tangtang, Sister Fei is right. If we respond now, we'll really be harassed. What we need to do now is actually wait for Brother Yang to respond."
Guan Fei said in the group:
"Tangtang, calm down. This will only make people think there's a real conflict between us. But in reality, we're clearly being trolled, and they're expecting a response! There's all sorts of people online these days, and they love this kind of drama where competitors clash, and both sides are equally trolled!"
"Okay, I'll just go on my second account and curse people out, just to satisfy my urge to talk, okay?"
"Yeah, I saw it." Zhou Yiyang paused. "I can only say that I underestimated the shamelessness of some people. But the high box office and good attendance of "Whale Sea Chronicle" are very strange."
When he called Bai Yangyu, Bai Yangyu could feel that Zhou Yiyang on the other end of the phone was in a bad mood even through the other end of the phone.
"Interesting." Zhou Yiyang touched his chin and said softly:
"Do these people think I'm a fool? With this kind of rhetoric, do they really think I'm a paper tiger?"
Su Yin: "Isn't it only 12 o'clock? Brother Yang went to bed so early. Is he taking care of his health?"
Another person who was as angry as her and could hardly sleep was Tang Yue.
Bai Yangyu: "You young people, don't you sleep after midnight? We'll see tomorrow. This matter is all caused by the Internet trolls, and there are people who are deliberately trying to fish in troubled waters. Don't say anything. Let's see tomorrow morning. Based on my understanding of "Whale Sea War Chronicle", they will definitely make further moves. It can't be as simple as just stirring up trouble and hiring Internet trolls."
"If it's just about stealing box office revenue, it won't have this effect. Immediately have someone check the pre-sales for 'Whale Sea Chronicle' for the next few days. Especially in remote areas and late-night screenings in small cities."
Naturally, no one had any objections, and the group was soon filled with heroic screenshots of Tang Yue using her trumpet to debate with a group of scholars.
Bai Yangyu immediately understood the implication of Zhou Yiyang's words and felt relieved.
"Mr. Zhou, you should have seen the news." Bai Yangyu whispered.
Zhou Yiyang narrowed his eyes, revealing a murderous look.
Ling Hu: "Is this the Spring Festival period? The off-screen battles are so exciting! I thought this Spring Festival period would be a three-way race, but I didn't expect The Hangover to drop out of the competition so quickly."
Luo Chen: "But Brother Yang hasn't made any movement yet. It's reasonable to suspect that Brother Yang is asleep."
Anyone who has seen this movie knows how poor its quality is!
Lin Xuaner: "If it weren't for the outrageous performance of 'Whale Sea Chronicle', 'The Lotus Lantern' would have already grossed over 300 million yuan today, and would have nearly surpassed it tomorrow, effectively clinching the Spring Festival box office title. But now, it's clear that 'Whale Sea Chronicle' isn't satisfied with the script."
She suspected she was so agitated because the heater was too hot.
When he woke up the next day, he looked at the trending searches and news push, and then he realized how much good things he had missed after falling asleep last night.
Zhou Yiyang was indeed asleep at this moment. He actually didn't expect that the forces behind "Whale Sea Chronicle" would be so shameless, so after drinking some wine, he fell asleep early.
Fortunately, Zhou Yiyang was still clear-headed. He knew that winning a war of words was meaningless. To him, what really mattered was finding more evidence that Whale Sea Chronicle was using unfair competition tactics.
Tang Yue calmly opened her cell phone, glanced at the various comments on the Internet, and almost jumped out of bed.
He was worried that Zhou Yiyang was angry and started to curse at the producers of "Whale Sea Chronicle".
"What the hell!" She immediately sent a screenshot of the Weibo comment to their company's internal group:
The moment she sent the message, Tang Yue found that her Weibo account had been forcibly taken offline.
Only in the face of evidence can the rebuttal of "Whale Sea Chronicle" become meaningless.
"I understand, Mr. Zhou. Don't worry, I'll check right away. Guan Fei already went to see someone she knows about the theater chain this morning. If Whale Sea Chronicles really signed a contract, there would definitely be news leaks."
"Well, if you find information, don't use our media to expose it. It's better to sell it to marketing accounts and let them play with it. They really like to manipulate public opinion, so we'll play along with them."
Zhou Yiyang’s principle is very simple. He will not take the initiative to intervene. He does not want to drag "The Lotus Lantern" into trouble.
However, he couldn't let the people from "Whale Sea Chronicle" go. Zhou Yiyang was not a person with such a good temper.
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