Ice City, Spring Rain Restaurant.
"Family members, this is the shady restaurant exposed by netizens. I, Xiangzi, have always been straightforward and never cover up for my own people. I came here immediately."
"The restaurant clearly displays its prices, and the dishes have already been served. The prices and portions are perfectly correct. Let me show you that video that smears the restaurant. You can see that the dishes have obvious signs of having been eaten."
"This guy ate his fill at a restaurant, took pictures of the leftovers, and then accused restaurants in Harbin of dishonesty and said that tourism in Harbin is expensive. That's just utter nonsense!"
The speaker is Xiangzi, an internet celebrity from Harbin, who is live-streaming to refute rumors.
Since the tourism industry in Harbin became a hit, Xiangzi seized the opportunity and became a social media influencer with tens of millions of followers.
Every day, he takes viewers on a virtual tour of Harbin and provides them with travel reviews.
Therefore, Xiangzi's live streams are getting better and better, and he is very happy and fulfilled every day.
But during this time, Xiangzi noticed that Harbin had suddenly changed.
Posts and comments smearing Harbin have been appearing online, as if people are determined to destroy Harbin.
As a native of Harbin, Xiangzi would absolutely not agree to this.
He was at the forefront of debunking rumors and promptly restored the reputation of Harbin.
Soon, the restaurant owner found the store's surveillance footage, confirming that the user who posted the story about the Harbin restaurant overcharging customers was distorting the truth.
When the viewers in the live stream saw the surveillance footage, they were furious.
"I'm speechless! Our eldest son of the Dragon Kingdom has finally come into the public eye, what are these bastards trying to do?"
"When I saw those comments smearing Harbin, I immediately blocked and reported them. I don't believe a single word of them. Harbin treats us with sincerity, and we will unconditionally believe in Harbin."
"I immediately thought of that three-yuan post deletion incident. It's obvious that bad people don't want Harbin to stay popular. The more such comments appear, the more panicked they are."
"Even a fool could tell this was the work of the Japanese. They saw the long lines outside the July 3rd Crimes Evidence Exhibition Hall, they saw the new Great Wall built by the people of our Dragon Kingdom, and they got scared, so they desperately tried to smear Harbin. But they were wrong, the entire nation of China stands firmly with Harbin!!!"
"Let alone the anchor getting angry, I feel disgusted every day when I see these smears. We Chinese people certainly won't believe them, but if those foreign friends listen to them, then the image of Harbin will be ruined."
"Xiangzi, didn't you say you and Qin Zian had a good relationship? Hurry up and get him to come out and do something about it! If this continues, I'm really afraid those bastards' scheme will succeed."
Xiangzi's expression softened slightly after he saw the friendly comments in the live stream.
In particular, netizens urged him to tell Qin Zi'an to come out and do some work...
Xiangzi was naturally willing, but he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
As is well known, when Xiangzi saw the carpet laid on the steps of Harbin, he once rushed to the Songhua River to confront Qin Zi'an.
As a result, Qin Zian covered the Songhua River with carpets and even pulled off a series of stunts, such as flying horses treading on ice.
That time, Xiangzi completely lost face.
But regardless of the circumstances, he and Qin Zi'an have indeed appeared together in the same frame.
Therefore, Xiangzi often boasts in his live streams about how good his relationship with Qin Zian is.
To be honest, Xiangzi's rise to fame as a multi-millionaire internet celebrity was partly due to his association with Qin Zi'an.
Now, netizens are telling Xiangzi to remind Qin Zi'an to quickly remove these smear campaigns against Harbin.
If Xiangzi hadn't done it, netizens would definitely have turned around and criticized him... He's just a show-off, he can't even do such a small thing right.
Having no other choice but to accept the situation, Xiangzi reluctantly made a phone call to Qin Zi'an.
The phone rang for a long, long time, but no one answered.
Seeing this, Xiangzi quickly hung up the phone.
"Director Qin is busy right now, so let's not bother him for now. After the broadcast, I'll talk to him on your behalf and have a meal with him. I've been so busy lately, I miss the days when I could drink and chat with Director Qin."
Xiangzi coughed twice, skillfully changing the subject: "Alright! The issue of the shady restaurant shortchanging customers has already been debunked. I'll randomly select two lucky viewers to come up for a live chat, and I'll end the broadcast after that."
Whenever Xiangzi's live stream is about to end, he will connect with the viewers in the live stream room to interact.
They would chat about the recent changes in Harbin and discuss the development of Harbin's tourism industry.
The viewers who joined the live stream were quite witty, which made it a popular part of Xiangzi's live stream.
Many netizens even staked out the time slot just to watch Xiangzi and Lao Liu outwit each other.
As soon as Xiangzi clicked on the live chat permission, a lot of live chat requests immediately appeared on the page.
Among the group of requests to connect via live stream, a user named 'TuTu' caught Xiangzi's attention.
This wasn't the first time Xiangzi had seen the user 'TuTu'; in his memory, this person had applied for live streaming at least three or four times.
However, Xiangzi did not choose him, but instead used a user randomly selected by the system.
The reason Xiangzi remembered this "tutu" was mainly because this person was incredibly generous.
The rules for live streaming platforms allow users to use tokens to get their live streams featured in the front row.
If the streamer agrees, then the streamer will be able to receive that portion of the token rewards.
Many netizens who are considered "old sixth" will spend several hundred yuan to get themselves in the front row.
But this TuTu was different; he spent several thousand yuan three or four times in a row, and each time the amount was higher than the last.
He even offered a price of 40,000 yuan for a live stream today.
Seeing this, Xiangzi couldn't help but become curious about the tuk-tuk.
What kind of charm do I possess that could make this guy spend 40,000 yuan to connect with me via live stream?
Driven by curiosity, Xiangzi accepted Tutu's request to connect via video call.
Before Xiangzi could even greet Tutu, an anxious male voice came from the other end of the line.
"Hey anchor, did you see the news? Just a couple of days ago, our village's application to join the 'World's Most Beautiful Villages Alliance,' an international organization, was rejected—the third time!!"
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