roccoschili Chapter 120 The other party was too eager to succeed, but in the end, she still won.
Chapter 120 The other party was too eager to succeed, but in the end, she still won.
Before Su Qi knew what was going on with Shen Chaohuai, his system received a notification.
[Your national popularity has risen to 7420 due to a sarcastic interview between newcomer Shen Chaohuai and veteran actor Gu Xing on set.]
Su Qi put down her teacup: "What?"
She can win even while lying down; does she really have the legendary protagonist's halo?
The blog was launched, and Su Qi browsed the pages and comments.
What does Shen Chaohuai mean by saying he disturbed her spring dream?
[Gu Xing personally clarified the rumors, what else can that prove? He's settled down for some unknown starlet.]
[I know Gu Xing has his eye on Su Qi, and Su Qi is Shen Chaohuai's nominal sister. It's normal that the older brother doesn't allow his sister to be associated with any rumored male celebrities, so the atmosphere was a bit tense.]
Su Qi hurriedly watched the interview video, but she couldn't understand the art of language, which was so convoluted and roundabout.
She immediately called Shen Chaohuai, but the call was disconnected after only three seconds.
Soon, Lynn called: "My dear sister, how come you can still get attention even when you're not doing any gigs? Now look what's happened, everyone's saying you're shameless and trying to climb the social media ladder by clinging to Gu Xing. Tell me, how are we going to handle this?"
Su Qi crossed his arms: "How can you blame me? It's because I was targeted and marketed by some scoundrels."
Lynn: "Then I'll call the PR team and tell them to control the comments immediately."
“I’m really worried about you. If you don’t film or take on any gigs, even more bad things will happen.”
"What can I do? I'm just a natural trending topic magnet," Su Qi said casually, playing with her fingers.
As a result, things became even more complicated, and a hashtag titled "Su Qi, unable to get any gigs, returns to his old job as a trending topic star" went viral.
[Warning! Warning! Your popularity rating has dropped to 6587.]
Please pay close attention to the numerical values. If the values drop back to their lowest point, there is a risk of your rating being lowered.
Su Qi was furious: "What?! Who did this? Who bought this entry?"
Lynn stomped her feet angrily on the phone: "My holiday is ruined! Call the PR team for an online meeting."
"I'm hanging up now. I'll call back when I get the results."
Su Qi put his hands on his hips. There really is no such thing as a free lunch.
While a drop in national popularity isn't that troublesome—it can be fixed by simply reverting to a previous state—the problem is that Su Qi couldn't find the source of the defamatory entry.
This means that even if there is a rollback, the events that happened before will be replayed.
The comments section is full of people saying that Su Qi is taking advantage of the situation to gain notoriety and fame by deliberately buying trending topics when two male celebrities are arguing.
The entry that said she "went back to her old ways" has become the truth, which is completely contrary to the natural order.
The most important thing to do now is to find the source of the entry.
Su Qi still used network IP segmentation technology to roughly pinpoint the location of the first post, which turned out to be a small media company.
She drove and followed the navigation to find the company address; before that, Feifei had searched for information.
This company specializes in helping various figures in the industry buy trending topics.
Normally, celebrities have public relations teams, and even if they need to buy trending topics, it's their teams that do it.
As for hiring a media company, it's definitely not something an artist would do.
Who could that be?
Su Qi stared at the traffic lights ahead.
The lights came on, and Su Qi sped off, startling all the cars around him into stopping.
At most, he's a nobody in the industry.
[Hey hey hey... Master, slow down, Feifei is dizzy...]
Feifei shook her eyes, her tongue lolling out.
We've arrived. It's right here...
As soon as the car door opened, Feifei slid out of the car like water.
The moment the dimly lit workshop door opened, a blinding green light shone through the crack in the door, until the light grew stronger and stronger.
A group of people with dark circles under their eyes, who were sitting in front of their computers, turned their heads and saw a tall woman with short hair that was slightly moving. She had a cigarette in her hand and was shaking it a few times.
Even with her legs relaxed, her powerful aura was still undeniable.
She straightened her leather coat and cloak, her deep eyes scanning her surroundings like those of a venomous snake.
"Su Qi?"
How did she find her way here?
Everyone was so frightened that they hid under the table.
Su Qi immediately grabbed one of the people by the collar: "Why are you running? If you haven't done anything wrong, are you afraid of me, a ghost, knocking on your door?"
"Aunt...Grandma, we were wrong, it really has nothing to do with us."
"We are just working people trying to earn money."
"Aren't you afraid of running into me in hell after making dirty money?" Su Qi pulled out a pistol from his pocket.
He casually cocked the gun, placed one foot on the man's chest, and pointed the gun at him with the other hand.
"You've seen my variety show, right? You know I'm a great shot, right?"
"Tell me, what's your reason for buying trending topics to smear me?"
The man continued to struggle, saying, "You wouldn't dare kill me, would you? This is a society governed by law."
The people around them crouched under the table, not daring to come forward.
Su Qi's actions intensified: "Kill you, then kill the witnesses, that way no one will expose me, right?"
"As for your families reporting you missing, I have plenty of ways to make them disappear as well."
"I...I...I was wrong, Grandma!"
"We only dare to help because someone paid us 20 yuan. All we want is to have a nice meal! Please leave us alone."
Su Qi put away the gun, blew on the muzzle, and wiped the barrel clean with a handkerchief: "Who paid to do this?"
"An anonymous WeChat user with a nickname, something like Yu Guang, but I don't know their full name."
"Grandma, you know that in our industry, who would be foolish enough to give their full name for something that can be done anonymously?"
"We'll do anything as long as the money is right."
“Instead of finding the source, hey,” the man said with a grin, “we might as well spend a few hundred thousand, more than he offered, and we can help you process the entry.”
Su Qi punched him in the eye.
[Ha! Good for you! Even at a time like this, you still can't forget about marketing!]
Master! What should we do next?
"Of course, we should continue to analyze the address from which the information was sent."
Su Qi turned to the crowd: "Who was in contact with the person who bought the trending topics?"
A girl raised her hand tremblingly.
Su Qi asked, "Is the message still there?"
"Still."
The girl frantically searched through the computer, found the WeChat message, and handed it to Su Qi.
Meanwhile, Lynn sent a message saying that she had successfully controlled the comments, and the effects would not be visible for at least several hours.
What Su Qi needs to do now is to stop the source from continuing to add money and prevent public opinion from accumulating.
Soon, the user nicknamed "Yu Guang" sent a message to the computer.
Yu Guang: What's going on? How is public opinion being controlled? I'll add another 2.
Everyone gathered around to watch how Su Qi would operate.
Su Qi replied to the computer: Okay, I'll give you 5 first.
Yu Guang: What's going on? Which company doesn't have a minimum guarantee of 2 plus a markup? What gives you, a small workshop, the right to do this?
Su Qi: When you ask someone for a favor, you have to act like you're asking for a favor. You know that the risks of working for celebrities are already high. If you're not careful, you can be sued by the celebrity and end up in jail. We take risks, so what's wrong with making a lot of money?
Yu Guang: Okay, I'll transfer the money to your account first.
Su Qi: Hey, don't rush, transfer the money to this account.
When Su Qi switched to her own account, the workshop manager was furious: "Miss Su! How could you do this?! You wanted to arrest someone but ended up using our computer to make a quick buck?"
Su Qi: "Don't make a sound."
Only by depositing the money into Su Qi's account could she more easily decipher the precise address from which the message was sent; everything was already within her calculations.