novelODS Chapter 247 The Heat Fermented
Chapter 247 The Heat Fermented
As the young people who had stayed up all night partying on New Year's Eve gradually woke up, the aftershocks of this incident, which originated from people standing up by West Lake, finally revealed their terrifying power across the entire internet.
The hashtag #HangzhouNewYearsNightCrisis#JiangfengWestLakeNewYearsNightHeroicAct# shot up to the top of the trending searches at rocket speed, followed by a bright red "Explosive" word.
Following closely behind were over a dozen related hashtags, including #Hangzhou'sFirstGuardianJiangFeng#, #EsportsAnchorStopsMajorSafetyAccidentOnNewYearsNight#, #JiangFengProtectsTeammatesInGamesAndThePublicInRealLife#, #ZhengfengEsports'ProfileIsFull#, and #WhoIsJiangFeng#, which all trended on the hot search list, creating a viral sensation.
The trending lists on Douyin, Kuaishou, and Bilibili were also not spared.
The complete video taken by passersby at the scene was used by countless netizens for secondary creations. Some added exciting background music, while others simply played out absurd and remixed the video, repeatedly playing Jiang Feng's clean and neat over-the-shoulder throw and repeatedly mocking the troublemaker.
The highest number of views for a single video exceeded 80 million in just three hours, and the number of likes exceeded 500,000.
The comment section exploded, flooded with memes and praise:
[I used to only know him as the ceiling of Delta, but now I realize he's truly capable and always ready to step up when needed!]
[Hangzhou's top-tier security escort confirmed! 100,000 people escorted to West Lake for New Year's Eve!]
[Turns out my husband is even more handsome offline than online!]
Wow, that aura, that physique, that skill! You're telling me this is a game streamer?!
[Male actors in the Chinese entertainment industry, come out and take your punishment! The one stealing your job might not be a fellow actor, but a crossover streamer...]
[Breaking stereotypes! Esports streamers are more than just gamers; their sense of responsibility and propriety are what make them role models for young people!]
The first big breakout of 2025.
A game streamer appeared in the trending topics of social news, and surprisingly, it wasn't for anything negative.
The hype spread far faster than anyone imagined.
The first to take the lead was the official account of Hangzhou Public Security Bureau. At 10:00 a.m., Ping An Xihu and Hangzhou Public Security Bureau successively released police reports, fully reconstructing the events that occurred on the shore of West Lake on New Year's Eve. They clearly stated that the man involved was dealt with according to law for allegedly endangering public safety by dangerous means. At the same time, they publicly affirmed Jiang Feng's courageous act, with the caption "Stepping forward to protect peace, kudos to Jiang Feng," and even specifically tagged Jiang Feng's personal account.
The announcement was immediately and was widely shared by various official accounts.
Ping An Zhejiang and Zhejiang Public Security followed up by forwarding the report. The Urban Express and Qianjiang Evening News also published interviews overnight, providing a complete report on the incident from multiple dimensions, including the course of events, legal definitions, and social value, vividly portraying Jiang Feng's courage, resourcefulness, and appropriate demeanor.
When the People's Daily's new media account also reposted the video of the incident with the caption "Youth taking responsibility and stepping forward," the online buzz surrounding the event reached its peak.
Jiang Feng became an absolute sensation.
Unlike previous 20-kill challenges that went viral, this one truly broke out of its niche on a societal level.
What's even more remarkable is that this time he not only won over game fans, but also countless casual fans who were captivated by his sense of responsibility and good looks.
Those in the industry know that, in the Douyin ecosystem, apart from top live-streaming e-commerce hosts, the financial bloggers have the highest commercial value among their followers. They have the highest threshold for gaining followers, but they are closest to making money and have extremely strong monetization capabilities.
Secondly, there are top game streamers, who have the largest audience and the strongest explosive power.
The least valuable approach in the long run is relying on female livestreamers who flaunt their fame; fans come and go quickly, leaving no lasting impact.
This breakthrough sparked a frenzy of fan creation across all sectors, completely breaking down barriers between different communities:
Physics bloggers worked through the night to model and calculate, simulating the density of people and balloons in the lakeside, and deducing the potential dangers and casualties that would have occurred if Jiang Feng hadn't intervened and the Gatling gun fireworks had ignited the balloons. They concluded that Jiang Feng's intervention had averted a potential human tragedy.
Fitness and combat sports bloggers dissected his movements frame by frame as he subdued the troublemakers, praising his precise power and perfect control of the timing. Some detail-oriented bloggers even seriously analyzed his body fat percentage and years of training based on the glimpse of abs that Jiang Feng showed when he exerted force.
Even beauty bloggers joined in the fun, repeatedly comparing Jiang Feng's live stream footage with on-site videos, analyzing whether he had undergone surgery or cosmetic procedures, and why his temperament and image had changed so drastically in just half a month of live streaming.
The result of repeated analysis was that there were no traces of cosmetic surgery.
The conclusion is both laughable and sad: the food in Hangzhou may be terrible, but it's definitely nourishing!
This answer sparked a collective deep thought among netizens, and the comment section was instantly flooded with memes and jokes, adding a touch of nationwide fun to the already heated discussion.
This time, his sudden surge in popularity is multi-dimensional and cross-cultural, surpassing any of his previous moments in terms of both reach and solid impact.
Have you not seen how this so-called "Egg God" gained millions of followers in just a few days by boasting and bragging?
The most popular and widely recognized news in the world is always social news!
And there's an unspoken rule in the esports world:
For a game streamer to truly resonate with viewers, top-notch gaming skills alone are far from enough. God-like plays on screen can only attract game fans temporarily, but they cannot make viewers truly remember the living, breathing "person" behind the screen.
Only by personally experiencing things, whether it's the ups and downs of professional competition or setbacks and glories in real life, can a person's image become three-dimensional and vivid, allowing fans to see their complete personality and character.
Only in this way can you attract real "fans"—people who come for you not because of the game, but because of you as a person.
Such fans will follow you without hesitation even if you switch games or platforms in the future. This is the most valuable core asset of a streamer.
Looking at the current esports scene, very few game streamers can achieve this, and those who do are all at the very top of the industry pyramid.
Jiang Feng has clearly already stepped into this group.
Not to mention, there may be official recognition and commendation for this act of bravery.
No one can accurately estimate how much intangible benefit Jiang Feng's clean and decisive over-the-shoulder throw generated—a qualitative leap in traffic, reputation, national popularity, and commercial value.
Everyone thought that Jiang Feng had reached the ceiling of Delta Operations, which meant he had reached the upper limit of the industry.
But they all forgot that being the number one in the Delta was never the end for Jiang Feng.
There are always higher peaks to reach. He started as a game streamer, but he will never stop there.
At this moment, Jiang Feng, the protagonist who was the subject of heated discussion across the internet, had just woken up from a deep sleep.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes, picked up his phone from beside his pillow, and the moment the screen lit up, it was flooded with messages—99+ unread WeChat messages, dozens of missed calls, and countless private messages and comments, with red dots filling the entire screen.