Overnight, more than a dozen online troll studios were shut down, and thousands of key leaders were arrested. This scene was exposed by various entertainment newspapers and major social networking sites such as blogs, comedy, and Toutiao, shocking a large number of night owls. Even those who were already asleep were woken up in the middle of the night by friends, classmates, and colleagues, and the big news was cut up and shared.
Network maintenance staff at major social networking sites were working tirelessly, their fingers flying across the keyboard, all to keep the sites running smoothly. The boss announced that as long as the sites didn't crash, they would receive an extra month's salary as a bonus after tonight. All resources were being poured into this task, and all employees were working overtime through the night to get to their posts.
One by one, the office buildings that had been completely darkened lit up, and people rushed to their posts in all directions. The city, which had been sleeping, suddenly awoke on this ordinary day. This day was later known as "Wake-up Day," and even the laws were rewritten because of this day. Internet laws were later created, and a special department of cyber police was established to professionally supervise cybercrime.
Xiao Cao was still sweating profusely while maintaining the precarious server. Seeing the traffic still soaring, he couldn't help but feel miserable. When would this end? Five servers had already been requisitioned, and there was still a risk of them crashing at any moment. The team leader had also joined in the maintenance work, but they still couldn't stop the crazy influx of traffic.
I heard a commotion outside, then the door was pushed open and Qiu Xiong, the head of the network maintenance department, walked in, followed by two colleagues, Xiao Zhou and Xiao Zhao, who were on the day shift.
"Brothers, you've worked hard. The boss said that if you do a good job tonight, you'll get an extra month's salary as a bonus!"
As soon as Qiu Xiong finished speaking, Xiao Cao and the others cheered, and the atmosphere in the room became lively. Xiao Zhou and Xiao Zhao also quickly joined in the network maintenance.
Hearing the cheers from the entire company, Qian Minghao couldn't help but feel relieved. Luckily, he hadn't listened to Li Li and suppressed the trending topic. Otherwise, he probably would have been out of a job tonight. This big scandal made all the social media sites rich, and many entertainment tabloids also took the opportunity to gain a lot of traffic, with some gaining hundreds of thousands or even millions of followers.
Seeing that the danger period had passed, Qiu Xiong gestured for Qian Minghao to come out so they could talk. Qian Minghao nodded, greeted Xiao Cao and the other two, and went out to see Qiu Xiong waiting outside. He quickly took two steps forward and said, "Boss?"
Seeing that no one was around, Qiu Xiong whispered, "Did Li Li just look for you?"
Qian Minghao nodded: "Yes, they want us to suppress the trending topic. I think this matter has become too big of a fuss, so I dare not agree."
Qiu Xiong praised, "You did a good job. Be careful about Fang Yang's trending topics in the future. Don't easily agree to things, especially those from Yuehai. Afterwards, erase all traces of your previous transactions with Yuehai as soon as possible. Yuehai might be in some trouble this time."
Qian Minghao nodded and said, "Don't worry, boss. All traces were wiped away at the time, leaving no loose ends."
Qiu Xiong patted Qian Minghao on the shoulder, "Well done, go on, be careful in everything!"
Not only were the leaders of the online trolls arrested, but also well-known online influencers. Professor Jia was the first influencer to write an article criticizing Fang Yang. Professor Jia was once an associate professor at a third-rate university. He rose from a lecturer to an associate professor by deceiving the public and plagiarizing students' papers. Later, he was exposed and dismissed. He then began to stir up trouble online. Unexpectedly, he thrived in the online world and soon became the famous online influencer Professor Jia, earning millions a year and reaching the pinnacle of his life.
This time, the big spender offered a million to smear Fang Yang and the Yuewen Entertainment website behind him. Seeing that Fang Yang and Yuewen Entertainment Media had earned more than 2 billion in just two months, Professor Jia had always been filled with jealousy, envy and hatred. As soon as he received this order, he picked up the keyboard without saying a word and started working. What was there to be afraid of? He was just a lucky kid!
With the power of his millions of loyal fans, Professor Jia believed he could easily crush Fang Yang this time, thus becoming famous overnight and perhaps gaining millions more followers. Professor Jia wished he could have such a great opportunity to become famous and earn millions every day.
Just as Professor Jia had predicted, after the first wave of online trolls was mobilized, Professor Jia followed suit, posting a lengthy article worth tens of thousands of words. His call was met with overwhelming response, and his millions of followers were overjoyed and joined in. Other online influencers also followed suit, posting their own articles in response. The internet became their playground, where they could say whatever they wanted and attack whomever they pleased.
Professor Jia was intoxicated with extreme satisfaction. If he had been born in a time of war, he would definitely have been an invincible hero who conquered cities and territories, and maybe even become the founding emperor.
Professor Jia was secretly pleased with himself. When he saw a third-tier celebrity stirring things up, he became even more excited and took the lead, doing everything he could to be vile and absurd. He wanted nothing more than to tear Fang Yang to pieces. As for whether he had any hatred for Fang Yang, that was none of his business. As long as he got paid, he was the boss!
Even when the police broke down the door, Professor Jia was still lost in a hazy fantasy. It wasn't until a cold bracelet was placed on his wrist that he snapped out of his daze, bursting into tears and making a complete fool of himself. The dream was over, but it was too late. It just goes to show that justice may be delayed, but it will never be absent!
That night, sirens pierced the sky, and police lights flashed everywhere across the country. Two out of three gallery owners in the Kyoto area were gone, and countless families couldn't sleep.
Sun Hai, chairman of Yuehai Media, slumped in his executive chair. In this battle, Yuehai Media had sent out all its elites except for its top-tier stars. They had planned to follow the gallery owners and fan the flames from behind, thinking that even if something happened, it wouldn't be a big deal. But this time, just when they were about to overthrow and crush that kid, he unexpectedly turned the tables and took the initiative to attack.
Sun Hai never dreamed that Fang Yang would obtain such top-secret transfer records and conversation recordings. If Sun Hai didn't have friends in the police station, he would never have believed that Fang Yang could gather all the evidence in just one day. Sun Hai would never have believed that there was no high-level backing behind him.
Sun Hai rubbed the back of his head, feeling a headache coming on. Now things were reversed. The more triumphant he was back then, the more painful he was now. Twenty or thirty people were caught in a false accusation scandal. Although the nature of the case wasn't too serious and they could be released by paying money, the problem was that this time it was done too obviously. In the end, these celebrities' reputations would be severely damaged. To reverse their reputations, they would have to invest both time and money.
Seeing Li Li standing huddled to the side, Sun Hai couldn't muster the energy to scold her. He waved his hand and said, "Tomorrow, go to the finance department and get some money to bail those people out. Let things be quiet for a while. Go and arrange for some people to go to the mountains to investigate and see which areas need relief. Then, prepare to organize a support and relief delegation for the mountains and clean up these people's messes."
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