novelODS Chapter 405 The Night Was Cool as Water
Chapter 405 The Night Was Cool as Water
Liu Xingnuo found it gave her a headache.
Of course she was jealous too.
She's also a female fan, and she gets upset when she sees photos of Jiang Feng and An Ke leaked online.
But she knew even better that this was no longer just a matter of fans being jealous.
Someone is deliberately trying to steer the issue in three directions: "Anke is tied to Jiang Feng," "Jiang Feng's team doesn't respect fans," and "Jiang Feng's business strategy is chaotic."
This is no ordinary argument.
This is using fans' emotions to stir up trouble.
This is precisely the type of play that is the hardest to defend against.
Because it's not a fabrication.
Jiang Feng does not have a studio.
There was indeed no publicity or promotion.
Indeed, the business was not disclosed in advance.
And indeed, he and Anke filmed a double GG (Girl's Game).
Every single one of them is true.
It was just that someone changed the angle and pieced it back together into a knife.
Liu Xingnuo couldn't help but post a message in the super topic:
[Let's calm down first. Unannounced business deals shouldn't be released randomly, and leaked information isn't always complete. You can demand the team become more professional, but don't let others lead you to criticize Jiang Feng himself.]
Within a minute of posting it, the comment section was flooded with messages.
"Coming to wash again? How much did you charge?"
[Fans' legitimate demand for the right to know is what you call being manipulated?]
[Since you're so magnanimous, then go ahead and be a cybernetic amulet. I hope you can only rely on leaked photos to follow celebrities from now on.]
No wonder your partner doesn't treat you like a human being!
Liu Xingnuo: "..."
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes in despair.
Familiar. Too familiar.
When fan groups lose their minds, that's how irrational they become.
It tastes great and doesn’t require a lot of salt.
Around 2 a.m., the popularity of Jiang Feng's super topic not only did not decrease but increased, and it surged all the way up.
The number of sign-ins in the super topic that usually reaches 50,000 to 60,000 per day suddenly exceeded 100,000 that night!
The posts were refreshing at a dizzying speed: some people were desperately admiring the pictures, some were frantically attacking Anke, some were cursing the "useless team," and some were digging deep into how many business deals Jiang Feng had taken behind their backs.
Just when the situation was already chaotic enough, an even more devastating bombshell suddenly broke out in the supertopic.
Someone released Jiang Feng's latest itinerary – a travel guide for two on Feizhu (a travel platform).
It's unclear which powerful entity used their influence behind this, but this revelation is extremely detailed.
Not only did they reveal the filming time and specific location, but they also exposed the level of collaboration for the short film, the ambiguous romantic couple's trip, and the fact that the female lead was still "Enke"—all of this was laid bare!
This completely broke the defenses of the super topic.
Those who started the trend immediately followed suit, fanning the flames wildly in various groups and public forums:
[Don't get your self-pity, you casual fans in this supertopic. You're not that powerful. This young lady is a "paid fan," she directly invested in the production and started a relationship with Jiang Feng on his own terms.]
[Please don't judge Xiao Jiang by the standards of Chinese entertainment idols, okay? Xiao Jiang is a college student and a talented live streamer. He didn't debut because of your votes. What's wrong with him dating a rich woman? Let's just leave it at that.]
[Hilarious! So all those all-nighters working on data were just to be stepping stones for other people's dating lives?]
These words were barbed and piercing.
While seemingly speaking up for Jiang Feng, she was actually infuriating his most vulnerable "girlfriend fans" and "career fans."
The anger was completely ignited.
However, because Jiang Feng did not have an official studio account, the fans had nowhere to vent their anger, and the situation instantly shifted as they began to look for a "scapegoat".
The first to be affected was Jiang Feng's publicly known business partner, Zhang Jindong.
Zhang Jindong's Douyin account was bombarded with tens of thousands of private messages and comments in just half an hour.
[Useless partner! Is this how you plan Jiangfeng Business?]
[Besides engaging in double bondage and bloodsucking, what else can you do?]
[Get out here and give your fans an explanation!]
Next to suffer was Fang Ningxue's carefully cultivated "Zhengfeng Esports" official account.
The comment section was completely flooded with comments from the confident post he made earlier that day about "70 million in revenue in seven days".
[Making so much money, and you can't even afford a PR team? A makeshift operation is a makeshift operation!]
Is the company also being controlled by that woman through investment?
[Is Jiang Feng being used as a tool to make money and gain followers?]
Once emotions find an outlet, they can escalate like an avalanche and become unstoppable.
At 3:30 a.m., a joint initiative was suddenly launched in the super topic.
[Everyone, venting online is useless; this makeshift organization simply doesn't see our demands!]
[Aren't they supposed to be shooting travel photos for Fliggy in Hangzhou tomorrow? The address is already available!]
Sisters in Hangzhou, come with me to the event tomorrow!
[Normally, everyone should refrain from crowding around the school; that's not good. But if I'm taking pictures of GG, I'll go check it out; is that alright?]
We must confront them in person! We must find out exactly what happened with that woman!
We need to show the team the fans' attitude! If we don't put real pressure on them, they'll really think their fans are easy targets!
With deliberate instigation, the emotions that were originally just online complaints have finally begun to spread offline.
Those with ulterior motives laughed, thinking, "As expected, they're a makeshift team; they can't even withstand this kind of pressure."
As Liu Xingnuo looked at the constantly refreshing posts, a chill crept into her heart.
She knew something bad was going to happen tomorrow.
It's just that we don't know how far it will go.
She gritted her teeth and booked a train ticket from Shanghai to Hangzhou for tomorrow.
Storm is coming.
……
It's 3:40 a.m. The lights are still on in the temporary office in the startup park.
Fang Ningxue sat in front of her computer, three forms spread out before her. One was the budget for the new office renovation. Another was the list of customer service staff to be recruited. And the third was the initial sponsorship plan for the second "Zhengfeng Cup".
She had only intended to export the data from the official Zhengfeng eSports account backend and casually check the comments on the "70 Million Revenue in Seven Days" post to prepare for tomorrow's promotion. However, when she opened the comments section, Fang Ningxue's hand holding the mouse froze.
[You've made so much money, yet you can't even afford a PR team?]
[Is Jiang Feng being used as a tool to make money and gain followers?]
[A company controlled by a female capitalist will eventually destroy Fengshen!]
The comments refreshed extremely quickly and were filled with extremely malicious language, completely unrelated to the business of Zhengfeng Esports.
This is clearly related to Jiang Feng. Is this a sudden public opinion event? Moreover, it's an organized, scripted, and targeted smear campaign.
Fang Ningxue's previously drowsy mind was instantly jolted as if doused with a bucket of ice water, and her nerves immediately tensed up.
She had originally planned to rest, but she lost all interest in doing so. She scrolled through the comments one by one, following the clues, and within a few minutes she had roughly figured out the sequence of events, eventually tracing it all the way to Jiang Feng's Weibo super topic.
The moment Fang Ningxue clicked into the super topic, her fingertips twitched slightly, and her heart felt as if it had been gripped tightly by an invisible hand.
My nose tingled first, and then that tingling feeling surged up into my heart like a tide, coming unexpectedly.
The night is as cool as water, and my heart feels even more desolate, the chill penetrating the night even further.