Rant Show: I Angrily Criticized a Million Parents

Chapter 416 Principal Wang exposes Zhou Yang's fraud?
"30 movies? Has Zhou Yang gone mad?"

"He's exaggerating. 3000 episodes of TV series, plus movies and animations—most people can't do that, right?"

“That’s right, that’s right. But judging from his expression, his promise is not empty talk. If it can be completed on schedule, it will meet the needs of almost all classes and all kinds of enthusiasts. This platform will shine brightly.”

As the reporters and media turned to ask questions, they found that Zhou Yang had vanished without a trace.

A staff member stepped forward and bowed to the audience, saying, "Today's event has come to an end. Please leave in an orderly manner."

Less than ten minutes after leaving the event, Zhou Yang's phone started ringing incessantly with notifications, almost like it was going crazy.

He put down his water glass, glanced at his phone, and found that the Weibo comment section was filled with a large number of fan comments.

He browsed the comments; most supported his decision to continue operating the platform, while some expressed doubt.

This reaction was within his expectations, so he wasn't too surprised.

He continued scrolling down the screen, but in an instant noticed a familiar profile picture.

He paused for a moment and realized that this was a Weibo comment that had just been pushed to the top.

The yellow "V" sign on the profile picture immediately reminded him that the person who left the message was none other than Principal Wang, Wang Sicong, a prominent figure in the industry.

Wang Sicong only wrote two sentences: "From an investor's perspective, video websites have long lost their investment value. If Yangfei Film and Television Network Platform succeeds, I will eat shit on live stream!"

……

Zhou Yang checked the time; the message had clearly been posted just two minutes ago.

Unexpectedly, the number of likes surged to over three thousand and continues to climb.

Wang Sicong is no stranger to him; he always likes to have conflicts with celebrities, but he is used to it.

However, he never expected that he would be the one to be criticized like this today.

Looking at the words "Otherwise I'll eat shit" on the screen, he couldn't help but smile contemptuously, sighed calmly, and imitated a middle-aged character he had played before: "You're still young after all."

He was already used to being ridiculed by the crowd, and it couldn't stir any emotion in him.

Under that comment, many haters expressed their support, and one even wrote:
"Agreed. If this platform really becomes popular, I'd be willing to be a shit-eating streamer."

"I could eat poop while standing upside down without any problem!"

"Stop talking about eating shit, just tell me what to do and I'll do it!"

"Are you kidding me? His platform is popular? Maybe his fans are all brainless idiots!"

……

Looking at the comments in front of him, Zhou Yang's face showed an inscrutable expression: Are the IQs of these internet trolls all worrying? They can actually be so enthusiastic about eating shit. It seems that he may very well witness an unprecedented online frenzy of eating shit.

Thinking about this, he couldn't help but stare at the ever-increasing number of comments and likes on his phone screen, secretly marveling: This is truly an interesting contest...

However, at that moment, the technicians responsible for maintaining the website suddenly called.

"Mr. Jay, the backend data suddenly surged just now, with downloads increasing by hundreds of thousands. The server is almost crashing, and we are working on emergency maintenance. We suggest you increase manpower support as soon as possible..." The technician's tone revealed a hint of fatigue and helplessness.

Zhou Yang could imagine the scene of them working through the night on the front line of maintenance.

He realized that his previous considerations were flawed. He had thought that a few people would be enough to handle the situation, but he did not expect the situation to escalate so quickly and the topic to generate such heated discussion. It seems that he needs to expand the size of his team.

Thinking it over in his mind, he comforted the other party: "Don't worry, I will send manpower in this short period of time, and technical support will be here soon. Hang in there, you've worked hard during this time, and you'll get a raise at the end of the month, with your salary doubling!"

Upon hearing the news, the technical team was thrilled, expressed their gratitude, and solemnly promised to maintain the platform.

A week has passed, and the platform has been in operation for a week. Under normal circumstances, the hype surrounding an event should gradually subside after this period.

However, what is puzzling is that during this period, the popularity of the incident did not diminish over time, but instead intensified, occupying the top spot on Weibo's trending topics list every day.

Zhou Yang believed that now was the perfect time, and he was eager to see the overall online buzz, so he shared screenshots of the platform's download numbers at different times on Weibo.

The three charts clearly show that downloads exceeded one million within the first hour of the platform's launch.

Just one day later, downloads surged to 10 million, and nearly half of the users registered as members, including 3 million in China and 2 million overseas.

This data is truly astonishing.

It's worth noting that even the largest video website in China has never reached 10 million users so quickly; it usually takes at least a year.

Yang Fei's video only took a week to produce!
This is truly shocking!
Those industry leaders who had been observing and those who were waiting to see the joke were now all dumbfounded.

Fans flocked to the Weibo account of the person who had initially expressed doubts to leave comments:

"Seeing is believing, and justice will prevail!"

"You used to laugh at Brother Yang for lacking business acumen, but now it seems you've all become a laughing stock!"

"You keep saying that Brother Yang is not good enough and that his movies are bound to be bad, but what happened? Don't you know that you were bought to maliciously slander Brother Yang?"

"Indeed, he doesn't mind the stench of excrement, and he's a habitual spewerer; he's utterly disgusting!"

Some well-known bloggers expressed their grievances and got into arguments with their fans, arguing that: "Don't just look at the number of clicks; anyone can fabricate data. What really matters is whether you have any real results."

These remarks immediately drew agreement from haters: "That's right! I think you guys just bought data, just like that fake prosperity, putting on a show. In reality, you're just paying for fame and asking for trouble!"

"I think so too. How could there be such a large amount of data? It must be fabricated!"

For a time, fans and haters were on opposite sides, arguing fiercely. Some haters were furious and started mentioning Wang Sicong on Weibo, hoping to suppress the fans in this way.

Just then, Wang Sicong himself posted a new long article on Weibo, titled: "An Analysis of Website Operation Data Tampering Technology".

This Weibo post immediately caused a sensation. Besides the top post, "Zhou Yang's website is booming," the second post was "Wang Sicong exposes Zhou Yang's fraud."

Seeing the topic's popularity rapidly rising, Zhou Yang felt the time was right and posted another Weibo message that he had prepared beforehand.

The Weibo post contained only one short line: "Online business data is true and publicly available," along with a financial income certificate certified by a provincial notary office.

(End of this chapter)