Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 190, Section 187: Shimamura-nee, we've done a great job! (Part 1 of 3)

Sure enough, after the interview ended, many of Yuna Shimamura's fans realized what was going on.

At first, many people were amused by something as trivial as "Shimamura-san exposed Bin-kun".

After all, this is also the purpose of the reporter's deliberate guidance.

But things changed after Shimamura Yuna directly expressed her dissatisfaction.

They realized that Shimamura was angry.

After a little thought, I also understood why Shimamura Yuna was angry and upset.

They understood why they had to confront the reporter directly.

'It's because this guy is trying to generate buzz by stirring up trouble among the players.'

'It's because this guy is planning to make a big splash.'

'Shimamura almost got caught up in the hype.'

Moreover, with Shimamura Yuna getting so angry, most people realized what would happen if she actually went along with what the reporter said.

It's worth noting that the level of fandom surrounding Yuna Shimamura is unmatched by many others.

A streamer who started as a Vtuber, and is also Japanese; she doesn't do abstract content and is quite innocent.

Yuna Shimamura has intentionally refined her image, explicitly stating that she doesn't like attracting fans through abstract concepts.

In this situation, the purity of Shimamura Yuna's fanbase is simply unimaginable.

Basically, they are a group of people who are very empathetic in protecting Shimamura Yuna.

These people suddenly felt that Shimamura Yuna was in danger of being killed, and they were all furious.

After the interview, the topic immediately became a hot topic on Baidu Tieba.

How would you evaluate Yuna Shimamura's angry confrontation with reporters during her post-match interview?

Then the comments below were filled with fans of Shimamura Yuna showing their protective instincts.

[Does Shimamura really dislike being dragged into controversy? Whether it's her livestreams or matches, she doesn't like to talk about controversial topics. This host just came right up to her and asked her how she would rate BIN. If she doesn't answer well, won't that cause another wave of controversy?]

[BIN's reputation is bad right now, so people might still be celebrating and thinking it's great to win big. But if CFO and BLG's matches clash in a couple of days, and CFO loses, then it'll be Shimamura who gets the blame. This reporter is really disgusting.]

Indeed, these people are celebrating now, but if BLG beats CFO in a couple of days, Shimamura will be the one getting criticized, and these others will disappear into the background.

This reporter is disgusting, holy crap!

In short, under Shimamura Yuna's guidance, her crystallized fans are now furious.

Fans of other LPL players probably wouldn't react much to this.

They might sigh and say something like, "Shimamura Yuna is really smart, she didn't fall for it," or "That reporter is disgusting," but they wouldn't get too emotional.

However, Shimamura Yuna's fans were different. Out of their desire to protect Shimamura Yuna, they quickly organized an attack on the reporter.

Moreover, this is not limited to domestic activities.

It is also being conducted simultaneously on the external network.

All the mothers of Yuna Shimamura around the world, unite! (By the way, the proportion of male mothers is higher than the average).

Shortly after the match, the reporter was identified, and his Twitter account was also discovered.

His Twitter account was immediately bombarded with messages in both Chinese and English.

The English content is quite extensive and seems to be well-reasoned, questioning his lack of professional ethics and character.

However, the Chinese content, perhaps because the person couldn't understand it anyway, turned into pure personal attacks and insults.

The comment section was filled with all sorts of insults targeting the other party's parents, or even insults that made the other party's parents untargetable.

This junior reporter, who usually gets a few replies to every tweet, had never seen such a level of cyberbullying before.

They immediately switched to a defensive posture.

Incidentally, after being criticized, she also displayed a wave of traditional Western classic innocent charm.

Some of my Chinese fans are too extreme. This was just an interview, and your personal attacks against me are extremely irrational.

However, this completely ignited the anger of all Chinese fans.

What, are only Chinese people criticizing you in the comments section?
In terms of language ratio, although Chinese fans make up the majority, there are also quite a few who speak English and other languages.

So they just like to keep an eye on us Chinese?

Similar topics have been discussed countless times online in recent years, and to be honest, Chinese audiences are somewhat alarmed by them.

Basically, there's a fixed formula: someone explodes in the media, then doesn't apologize, and then changes the subject: "Oh, how could I, a Chinese person, be so mean?"

Then they try to avoid being criticized by directing attacks against CN, which is a common way to avoid getting hurt.

Chinese audiences have gotten tired of this kind of gameplay in recent years.

So, after hearing that, everyone became angry.

Moreover, this whole thing started because you had bad intentions and tried to do something wrong but failed, so you turned around and attacked others with cyberbullying. Isn't that a bit too much of a hypocrite?
Since you say you don't want cyberbullying or personal attacks, then you do!

Since you say everyone is too extreme, then they're not extreme enough!

You haven't seen what real cyberbullying and personal attacks look like!
After the match, Shimamura Yuna also paid some attention to this matter.

Because she was genuinely angry about this.

And
So she wanted to see how effective her clarification of the final question had been.

As soon as I opened Twitter, I saw that reporter spouting white lotus flowers, saying that Shimamura Yuna's fans were too extreme.

This angered Shimamura Yuna.

She has never publicly criticized anyone since her debut.

As a result, on his first attempt, he encountered someone who was stubborn and argumentative.

She felt that the other person should at least pretend to be dead, or apologize to her.

Instead of doing so, they turned around and accused their own fans of being extreme.

So, because I was a little angry
She immediately replied in Chinese: "Before questioning whether others are too extreme, consider whether your own actions could potentially harm others. You can't always try to shirk responsibility by saying 'You guys are too extreme' after you've angered everyone."

If what we've just described so far was all just small-scale, spontaneous activity by fans...

The reason for using Chinese is simple: to express an attitude.

I support Chinese fans; my fans are innocent.

If Shimamura Yuna were to personally step onto the field, it would be a complete kill on the game.

Chinese fans were immediately outraged, each feeling that they were on the same side as their idol.

In terms of the offensive, we must increase our efforts.

Moreover, many Western English-speaking audiences do indeed have prejudices against Chinese viewers, and many people are indeed misled by this kind of topic-shifting approach of "although I am wrong, Chinese people are too extreme and lack manners".

The reason why many people on foreign websites like to use this method is because it is indeed effective.

Before you even discuss whether what I did was wrong, just tell me whether the Chinese people are of low quality! But after Shimamura Yuna personally intervened, the matter was definitively settled, leaving no room to change the subject or shift the conflict.

Many previously hesitant viewers on foreign websites also began to join the attack.

Many people may not even know about this or care about this small matter.

However, because "Shimamura Yuna rarely personally confronted people," people started to pay attention to this matter.

Now, the journalist who tried to use Racist to divert attention has experienced what real cyberbullying is like.

With Yuna Shimamura personally getting involved, the matter quickly became a trending topic on Twitter.

The reporter's Twitter account was immediately flooded with comments and became inaccessible.

This time, he finally gave in.

He immediately posted an apology tweet on behalf of Yuna Shimamura.

I am very sorry that I said some things during the interview today that could easily be misunderstood; this was absolutely not my intention. However, I hope everyone will refrain from launching excessive personal attacks against me because of this.

This matter was supposed to be over.

But to everyone's surprise, the reporter couldn't resist and continued to play the innocent card, posting another tweet.

I have screenshots of all the malicious comments. I hope everyone can speak rationally online.

This completely enraged everyone.

Chinese audiences tend to be rebellious and can't stand innocent girls or those who like to pretend.

The more you forbid me from doing something, the more I'll do it.

The more you try to stand on the moral high ground, the more I'll show you what it means to be immoral.

How do you say that?

Since you forbid it, then it has to be done!

After that, the reporter's Twitter comment section was unsurprisingly flooded with comments again.

More savage personal attacks, more savage profanity and abuse.

He soon realized that the personal attacks he had just received were merely the tip of the iceberg of his aggression.

The real low quality is only just beginning.

Furthermore, because Shimamura Yuna has many fans on foreign websites, and due to the influence of biased thinking, people no longer say things like "Oh, my old Zhong is so bad" or "Chinese people have such low quality."

On the contrary, they felt that the scolding was justified and that they felt relieved.

I'm starting to see the true nature of Chinese people.

After that, Shimamura Yuna's fans flocked to her Bilibili comment section, saying, "Shimamura-nee, we've done a great job."

All I can say is that, after this incident, the whole world knows just how powerful Yuna Shimamura's fans are.

Moreover, after Shimamura Yuna personally stepped in this time, her popularity among Chinese fans has increased even further.

Because, in the eyes of Chinese fans, Shimamura Yuna's fate was a relief for them.

If Shimamura is forced to back down, it will become a classic case of "Chinese people have poor manners," "Chinese people are too extreme," and "we should reflect on the manners of Chinese people."

Even though it's a favorable situation, as long as someone is willing to use this tactic to shift blame and create a false sense of justice, it's always a situation where Chinese netizens can't reason with them.

It was thanks to Shimamura Yuna's fate that they were able to turn the tide and completely overwhelm this weight-loss reporter.

Therefore, many casual observers who were previously indifferent to Yuna Shimamura have become fans of her after this incident.

[I think Shimamura-san might not have intervened if she hadn't seen her mainland fans being bullied, right?]

[It's true, Shimamura is really a nice person. People like DOINB fawn over China because their main fanbase is there, but Shimamura is actually popular worldwide now, yet she still chooses to support her Chinese fans. Now I can't help but become a fan.]

[Shimamura-san is truly amazing. I feel like there are almost no VTubers on Bilibili who speak Japanese better than her. Shimamura-san had a slight accent at the beginning, but now her Japanese is almost native-speaking.]

[It really does sound like a local Taiwanese accent.]

[Shimamura's accent isn't exactly Taiwanese; it's just that some of her vocabulary and accent are influenced by her teammates. Her accent doesn't sound like that of a typical Taiwanese person, but overall, her Mandarin is quite standard.]

[That's true, Shimamura-san is amazing.]

It can only be said that Shimamura Yuna unintentionally engaged in a wave of fan recruitment activities without even realizing it, thus gaining favor with Chinese audiences.

Moreover, if she knew that Chinese audiences thought her accent had improved rapidly, she would probably feel a little embarrassed.

Because this thing isn't about progress or not.

It's just that when she first started live streaming, she hadn't spoken Chinese for a long time and was a little unaccustomed to it.

As he streamed for a longer period and spent more time with the CFO's teammates, he gradually regained his memories from his past life, and his accent slowly returned.

It was just a somewhat pleasant misunderstanding.

But whatever the truth is, in the eyes of the audience, Shimamura Yuna values ​​her Chinese fans more than any other foreigner, her accent is improving rapidly, and she really stands up for her Chinese fans when something happens.

Moreover, he is not the kind of person who would reluctantly lower himself to please Chinese fans if no one watched him on foreign websites, and would immediately cut ties and abandon Chinese fans as soon as he became popular on foreign websites.

Even though she's already very popular on foreign websites, she still quietly cares about her Chinese fans and maintains a certain image with them.

I ask you, is there a better template for Lafite than this?

It's fair to say that Shimamura Yuna's image in the hearts of her Chinese fans is now as good as it gets, as wonderful as it gets.

Now, Yuna Shimamura has won both the competition and her popularity, a double victory.

You could say they've won big.

Although several teammates were not involved in the incident, they were just watching the drama unfold.

They were even more enthusiastic about gossiping than Yuna Shimamura herself.

Everyone was glued to their phones, scrolling through Twitter.

"Wow, Shimamura-san's fans are so awesome."

"Damn, I definitely wouldn't dare offend Shimamura-san's fans."

"This is really a fierce expedition, that's impressive."

"Sigh, I want to be like that too. If anyone makes me unhappy, I'll make them unhappy too. But I don't think I'll have the same influence as Shimamura-san."

"If you get along as well as Shimamura-san and are as pretty as Shimamura-san, maybe that will work."

"So I have to wear women's clothes?"

Seeing her teammates gossiping, Shimamura Yuna felt a little helpless.

She felt that after this, no reporters would try to take advantage of her or try to get her to say anything sensational to create hype.

Unless you want to be cyberbullied again.

However, seeing this situation, she wondered if she was being a little evil.

Although it was the other party's own doing, the fighting power of their own fans was still stronger than they had imagined.

(End of this chapter)