Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Internet Storm
Chapter 54
Chu Sheng watched Xia Nuan reunite with her companions, watching her being held tightly in someone's arms. He rubbed his fingertips, recalling the warmth they had felt just now. The corners of his lips curled up, and he silently said, "Goodbye."
#Xia Nuan returns to China##Xia Nuan is rescued##Xia Nuan appears at the airport#·····
There was chaos on Weibo. A paparazzi account posted a Weibo post about Lou Su rushing to Italy late at night, and attached a picture: a picture of Lou Su entering the airport gate without bringing anything with him.
Before long, #楼下cp破鉴赏# became one of the top trending searches.
But more often than not, there were malicious trolls spreading obscene rumors about Xia Nuan, claiming she must have experienced something unspeakable in the past few days. This content was frequently posted on Xia Nuan's Weibo account, clearly indicating someone was behind the scenes.
There are also posts on Weibo, Douban, and Xiaohongshu that meticulously fabricate stories about Xia Nuan's experiences in Italy, even with a clear timeline. These are completely malicious rumors.
Lin Dayong was driving Xia Nuan home, with Ji Mian and Lou Su in the car.
Lin Dayong hadn't expected such an awkward situation. He wanted the two of them to leave separately, and even had a nanny car come to pick them up, but neither of them would agree. In the end, he had no choice but to send Xia Nuan home first.
Ever since the plane landed, his phone has never been silent. It's either vibrating with WeChat or ringing constantly. People he's not familiar with would tap on it, while those he's more familiar with would directly ask Xia Nuan how she is and what happened.
Lin Dayong simply muted his phone and turned it off, not replying to anyone's messages. They'd only just returned to China within an hour, and already over twenty media outlets had contacted, hoping for exclusive interviews with Xia Nuan. If it weren't for the other people working at the company, Lin Dayong wouldn't have been able to handle the situation alone.
Lin Dayong watched Xia Nuan walk into the house and stopped the two people who wanted to follow her in. "I know you two are worried about her, but I think what Xiao Xia needs right now is rest, not the trouble of entertaining you."
After Lin Dayong sent the remaining two people home, he immediately returned to the company to hold an emergency meeting with the online public opinion management team.
Xia Nuan closed the door and fell asleep. She fell asleep almost the next second after she touched the pillow. She would wait until she woke up to talk about anything. There were too many magical stories happening to her in the past few days.
At this time, various public opinions on the Internet are still fermenting.
Lin Dayong was so anxious that he couldn't sleep all night.
At six in the morning, he lay on the table and rested for a while. When he woke up, it was already past eight in the morning.
The assistant poured him a cup of coffee, and Lin Dayong waved his hand. "Why didn't you call me? What's going on online right now? Have you suppressed those online trolls? Remove all the trending searches online if possible. Also, please get me the information about those star-rated media outlets you contacted yesterday. I need to review them again."
After Lin Dayong finished speaking, he yawned several times in succession.
After the assistant brought all the information, he said, "Boss Lin, all the negative news about Xia Nuan on the internet has disappeared. Also, a scandal involving an actor cheating and domestic violence has been exposed, and netizens are now condemning him, suppressing the trending searches about Xia Nuan."
The assistant had a strange expression on his face. He handed the pad to Lin Dayong and said, "Also, Mr. Lin, look, this is a Weibo post I saw this morning."
A user named @楮盛Eustace posted a photo showing Xia Nuan and a blond foreign man from behind, with a five-star hotel looming in the background. The caption read: "An unexpected encounter, see you later."
@楮盛Eustace's Weibo account appears to be a world-renowned photographer, but previously, his posts had only been of landscapes, never portraits. He previously had fewer than 80,000 followers, but as soon as he posted this photo, many people flocked to his Weibo account.
The number of fans is soaring.
Soon, netizens found the specific location where the photo was taken, a luxury hotel in Sicily, Italy, where the minimum stay per night is US$10,000.
Netizen 1: So, Xia Nuan, this is a photo of her during the days she was missing?
Netizen 2: What happened? Who is this man? I just searched the entire internet and couldn’t find a single photo of his face.
Netizen 3: I'm in Italy. I've heard of that hotel. It has a big background. It's right next to a famous mafia base.
Netizen 4: Can someone pass me a piece of paper? What happened? What happened to Xia Nuan?
Many people in China were unaware of Xia Nuan's disappearance, as most media reports were fabricated and based on hearsay. As a result, no one knew what had happened to her in Italy. Two days ago, the Chinese Embassy in Italy negotiated with Italian officials, and when the incident became a hot topic, Chinese netizens finally became convinced that Xia Nuan was indeed missing.
Although Xia Nuan has appeared now, no one knows why she disappeared, what the reason was, and how she was found.
But obviously, the clothes Xia Nuan was wearing in the photos on Weibo did not appear in any official Reuters on the official Weibo of the variety show "Let's Travel Together", and this man was not any guest of this variety show.
Netizen 5: Didn't you notice? Xia Nuan's skirt and her shoes. Ugh, my old nose is expensive now. I'm a little jealous. No, I'm jealous to the point of going crazy.
Netizen 6: "You're just being comprehensive. It's just a dress, and the shoes are just inlaid with diamonds. Aren't celebrities wearing designer brands? No matter how expensive they are, how much can they be? One million? Two million? Isn't haute couture only one, two, or three million?"
Netizen 5: I don't know about the skirt, but the design and fit are great. But those shoes, oh my god, they're probably almost a third of a small goal.
Netizen 7: Damn, I have a friend who is not feeling well and wants to be reborn.
Lin Dayong had no impression of this person, Chu Sheng, a foreigner with blond hair. "Have you contacted him? Ask him to delete this Weibo post immediately."
The assistant shook his head. "I tried to contact him as soon as I saw this Weibo post, but he doesn't have private messaging on Weibo, and there's no contact information. I've already contacted Weibo officials to see if they can get in touch with him."
Lin Dayong rubbed his head. He was still a little dizzy after only two hours of sleep. "You just said that all the negative news about Xia Nuan has disappeared. Not bad, you guys are quite efficient this time. I'll give you red envelopes when this is over. That movie star scandal was caused by you—"
The assistant's mouth twitched, but he still interrupted him. "Boss Lin, although I really want the red envelope, the people from the online public opinion team told me that it wasn't them who did it. They only took down a few water army dens, but the news online seemed to have disappeared all of a sudden. Besides, the scandal involving that actor has nothing to do with us, and the paparazzi who broke the news about him is not unfamiliar to us."
Lin Dayong came to his senses. "Could it be that Weibo officials are personally involved? Is there someone putting pressure on them?"
Lin Dayong opened his phone and contacted several Weibo executives he knew. One of them immediately called back, "Old Lin, I can't really say anything about this. It was just a sudden order from my boss. You know, not all the people who can speak here are Chinese."
The meaning of this sentence is obvious enough.
Lin Dayong: "Thank you for this time. I'll treat you to a meal next time. You can choose the place."
"That person is Chu Sheng Eustace. Have you found his contact information?"
The assistant shook his head. Weibo declined, citing client privacy as a reason. But they hadn't been refused before when they'd asked. The assistant refreshed the Weibo interface, and suddenly, a new entry appeared for @楮盛Eustace: Global Managing Partner of Coken Capital.
"Keken Capital, what is this?" The assistant took out his phone and searched for it. His hand suddenly shook and he almost dropped the phone. "Boss Lin, this Chu Sheng seems to be the actual person in charge of Keken Capital."
Lin Dayong also didn't know about Keken Capital. "What is Keken Capital? What kind of company is this?"
"Cohen Capital is the third-largest venture capital firm in the world. I just saw an analysis that said this company had a classic investment where 30 million turned into 6 billion dollars. Furthermore, they have many investments like this. However, I just searched a lot of information online and didn't see the face of the person in charge. And Weibo authentication sometimes makes mistakes, so he may not be—"
"Mr. Lin, what is the relationship between this person and Xia Nuan? Can we control him?" The assistant's voice was shaking.
Lin Dayong's expression was not very good either. He picked up the phone, his fingertips lingering on Xia Nuan's name, but he never pressed it.
After about ten seconds, Lin Dayong's phone screen went black and he came to his senses.
"I'm going to go look for Xiao Xia. You guys keep an eye on the public opinion. We absolutely cannot let something like what happened yesterday happen again."
Xia Nuan was woken up by the incessant ringing of the doorbell.
She had a good sleep last night, which she hadn't experienced in a long time.
Whoever rang the doorbell didn't call me first. Xia Nuan touched her phone and pressed the screen a few times, but there was no response. She then realized that she had turned off her phone last night.
It was Lin Dayong outside the door. Xia Nuan quickly opened the door and said, "Brother Lin, is there something urgent?"
Lin Dayong's anxiety and worry were so evident that even his eyebrows couldn't hide it. His eyes were also bruised, and he looked like he hadn't slept all night. Xia Nuan hadn't seen him with such an expression for a long time.
"Brother Lin, what happened? Is it the online rumors—" Xia Nuan took a deep breath, "I'm sorry to trouble you. I'm fine, don't worry about me. I can cooperate with whatever you need me to do now."
Lin Dayong shook his head. "No, public opinion is under control now. It's just that, well, ah—"
He hadn't asked Xia Nuan anything before, and even forbade anyone else to ask her about what happened during her disappearance, for fear of upsetting her. But today, he had to ask.
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