Reborn in 08, a heretical cultivator starting a business

Chapter 233: 315 Hot Search, a Huge Hit on Weibo!
The emergence of the trending topics list, in particular, is captivating as it gathers the most talked-about news of the day.

Scrolling through Weibo and checking trending topics has become a daily routine for many people.

Eating melon seeds is human nature.

Weibo is the best place to gossip.

The early adopters of "WeChat Farm" VIPs not only enjoyed it but also constantly showed it off to others.

As a result, even non-VIP users who couldn't get early access to Weibo are eagerly anticipating the official launch of version 3.0.

WeChat version 3.0 was fully released at 12 noon on March 14th!
Many non-VIP users who had been eagerly awaiting the update promptly downloaded the new version and upgraded.

Go experience Weibo and claim the co-branded gift pack from WeChat Farm!

Follow the instructions, select interest tags, complete daily tasks, browse Weibo, post on Weibo, and follow friends to earn chances to win prizes.

Users can win different prizes, including but not limited to rare seeds, outfits, and dog food.

Complete the tasks for seven consecutive days to receive an extra three-day VIP trial card for "WeChat Farm" and three days' worth of dog food!
Complete the tasks for ten consecutive days to receive an extra five-day VIP trial card and five days of dog food!
Complete the tasks for fifteen consecutive days to receive an extra week of VIP trial card and a week's worth of dog food!
Share to other platforms to invite new users and you'll also get extra chances to win prizes.

This is very popular with users, and after trying it out, they become familiar with how to use Weibo.

To earn rewards from the tasks in "WeChat Farm" and VIP experience cards, users log in to Weibo every day to browse and post on Weibo.

Moreover, there are many interesting things happening on Weibo, which doesn't annoy users; on the contrary, they enjoy it.

The trending topics list, in particular, is of great interest to the public.

However, many users are simply interested in the rewards from the tasks in "WeChat Farm," nothing more.

However, driven by both WeChat and "WeChat Farm", Weibo still experienced rapid growth.

Even a terrifying outbreak!
Even Wang Yufei was shocked: "Chairman, Weibo is developing too fast!"

"As of noon on the 15th, just 24 hours after the full reopening, Weibo's user base has already exceeded 50 million!"

Wang Junshan, however, was not surprised at all: "It's normal."

"Don't forget, WeChat Farm has over 1.3 million monthly active users and 4000 million daily active users."

"These 4000 million users log in to WeChat Farm every day to steal crops, and even get up in the middle of the night to harvest them. For the WeChat Farm gift packs and membership rewards, they will also click the Weibo icon to become Weibo users."

"That's true." Wang Yufei nodded.
"The joint promotion will last for half a month. In addition to daily lucky draws, there will also be extra rewards such as a 15-day membership card for WeChat Farm and 15 days of dog food. For the membership and a series of rewards, active users of WeChat Farm will most likely log in to Weibo every day to complete the tasks."

"But after 15 days, there will likely be a large outflow of funds."

"Our mission is to use these 15 days to retain these tens of millions of users who came for the game gift packs and cultivate them into loyal Weibo users!"

"That's right, that's your mission. To expand Weibo, we launched WeChat pop-ups and a 15-day collaboration event for the 'WeChat Farm' gift pack. It's fair to say that we've given Weibo the greatest support, and you've also gained a lot of users."

"But if we can't keep them, then we can't blame anyone else."

"Rest assured, Chairman, we will not let you down. We will definitely retain as many users as possible within 15 days!"

Wang Yufei said, "I guarantee that Weibo's monthly active users will remain in the tens of millions!"

"Alright, then I look forward to your performance!"

After speaking, Wang Yufei returned to the Weibo department, his expression grave. He looked around at everyone and said:

"With 5000 million daily active users, Weibo can be considered a huge success."

"If, after half a month, the WeChat Farm co-branded event ends and our Weibo daily active users are less than 1500 million, or even less than 1000 million, that would be a disgrace to our entire business unit!"

"To this end, I have made a solemn pledge to Chairman Wang: if Weibo's daily active users do not reach 1500 million within half a month, my personal year-end bonus will be completely deducted, the entire management team of the Weibo business unit will have 70% of their year-end bonus deducted, and everyone else will have 50% deducted!"

"On the contrary, if Weibo's daily active users remain strong and reach over 20 million, I will apply to the chairman to increase everyone's year-end bonus by 10%! If the daily active users reach 2000 million, I will apply for an increase of 3000%!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

They all knew that Wang Yufei wasn't joking.

If daily active users really drop from 50 million to below 15 million, that would be truly shameful.

It's only natural to deduct year-end bonuses.

"Does everyone have the confidence to maintain daily active users?" Wang Yufei asked again.

"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison, their fighting spirit soaring.

"Very good. From now on, no one can slack off; everyone must go all out!"

"As for how to do it, it's about doing a good job in operations, inviting more celebrities and media to join, and making our Weibo content better and more interesting so that users love watching it!"

"Of course, there's also our trending topics list, that's a killer weapon."

"The 315 Gala is our first wave of buzz, and we must manage it well. It's related to the success or failure of Weibo, and it also affects everyone's year-end bonus and performance evaluation!"

"I won't say what a wolf eats if it travels a thousand miles, but a dog does the same. Whether you're a wolf or something else depends on your performance! Give it your all!"

"Yes!" everyone responded enthusiastically.

Soon, a topic became a trending topic:

[#315 Gala Exposes Counterfeits#]

This topic quickly became a trending topic and attracted the attention of millions of users.

The 315 Gala's anti-counterfeiting efforts have always been a hot topic and received much attention.

In the past, without Weibo, people often watched TV and discussed with family and friends, or on forums and online communities.

However, the limitations of these platforms and models make it difficult for other users who don't pay attention to 315 to access or discover them.

But Weibo is different.

The hashtag #315GalaExposingFakes# trended on social media, and everyone got interested. People who hadn't paid attention to 315 before, or who had forgotten that today was March 315th, all started to pay attention to this.

Even people who are hearing about the 315 Gala for the first time are very excited.

After all, the 315 anti-counterfeiting campaign is closely related to people's lives.

Many of the brands and companies that were exposed for counterfeiting are well-known, and even frequently consumed, brands and companies in various fields.

They are all directly related to one's own interests and are essential to one's well-being, so it's hard not to care.

Other trending topics are just something many people are simply observing from the sidelines.

The #315 Gala Anti-Fake News# is not only something to watch for entertainment, but also something we are interested in, so naturally we have to take it seriously.

Unsurprisingly, the hashtag #315GalaExposingFakes# just reached 20th place on the trending topics list, then quickly moved to 10th, and then 5th.

Many netizens followed suit and posted Weibo posts with the hashtag #315GalaDebunkingFakes#.

The content is incredibly diverse.

[The #315 Gala Exposing Counterfeits# is finally here! Let's see which despicable companies are caught this year.]

[#315 Gala Exposing Counterfeits# I'm guessing some counterfeit phones come pre-installed with malware and are maliciously deducting fees!] These posts quickly garnered likes, shares, and replies from a large number of netizens:

"Yeah, yeah, those knock-off phones are really damned. They made a fake 'WeChat Farm' and deducted 50 yuan from my phone bill. I really hate them."

"Me too. I was so envious when Nokia released the mobile version of 'WeChat Farm' that I impulsively installed a fake 'WeChat Farm' on a knock-off phone, which immediately shut down my phone."

"It's all tears. Why don't these knock-off brands just die? They deserve to die. I was playing on my dad's phone, and the 100 yuan I just topped up was gone. My dad almost beat me to death!"

"Crack down on counterfeit phones that maliciously deduct fees! Make this a hot topic, they have to be on the trending searches and featured on 315!"

"Counterfeit phones have low specifications and can't run WeChat Farm properly. There's no official version of WeChat Farm! Don't be fooled!"

"Mr. Wang, even counterfeit phones need 'WeChat Farm'. I'm looking for the official version of 'WeChat Farm'."

Besides the malicious deductions from customers using counterfeit phones, netizens have also exposed many other fraudulent practices, which have attracted widespread attention.

For example, cracking down on the spam text message industry chain.

The National Research Institute of Medical Sciences is making false claims about stem cell therapy!

Nissan 4S stores falsely report repair items ("minor problems being over-repaired").

The "Good Memory Learning Pillow" is a false advertisement; it promises photographic memory!
……

These topics have caused a huge uproar and attracted widespread attention, reposting, and commenting.

The comments section has become quite interesting:
"Nissan 4S stores are so greedy. A minor problem that could be fixed for 500 yuan was charged 3 yuan. I've had enough. I've already reported it to 315 (the consumer rights hotline), and a reporter came. I hope it gets listed."

"My God, it's actually true! Turning 500 into 3 is just too much."

"It's normal. Minor problems often lead to major repairs. Do you really think 4S stores are standardized? It depends on your character."

"We must crack down on this. Cars are so expensive these days, and they're still ripping off car owners like this."

"The Memory Pillow improves memory and makes you remember everything you see? It's obviously fake. How can anyone believe such false advertising?"

"Cough cough, stop scolding me, I bought it anyway, it was 7200 each, but they gave me a discount to 6000 yuan."

"What the hell? Are you out of your mind? You actually believed that?"

"I bought it too. It was all for my child. I was scammed out of 5800 yuan."

"The memory foam pillow is real, and it really works! It's a high-tech product, containing 'nano memory particles' that can improve memory. After using it, you'll 'remember everything you see, and get perfect scores on exams.' Don't slander it!"

"Nano memory particles? Do you want to see what you're talking about?"

"Hey, did your kid get a perfect score?"

"Definitely not. With the parents' IQ, their child wouldn't get a perfect score even if he took a magic pill."

"Haha, that's a really harsh criticism. But it makes a lot of sense. People actually believe such unrealistic things; the parents are probably not very bright, and the children are definitely affected. Sigh."

"Damn it, you want to die? Wait here, give me your location, and I'll come and beat you up!"

"So what if you reported it? With your IQ, you might get sold by human traffickers halfway there. You want to beat me up? That's ridiculous."

"How childish. You're a parent now, yet you talk like a child. I suggest you spend more time on Weibo to broaden your horizons and prevent yourself from being easily fooled."

"Stem cell therapy shouldn't be fake, right? It's an expert project, an international team."

"It's obviously fake. The experts are all embellished, and the international team is just a bunch of foreign charlatans pretending to be experts."

"Those of us in related industries often hire 'experts' to sell health products. Their education and qualifications don't matter; all they need is a silver tongue and the ability to sway people. Once they put on a white coat, anyone can be an expert. The real experts, on the contrary, are mostly dull and can't sell the products."

As these posts gained traction, the number of online users on Weibo skyrocketed.

Originally, most of the 50 million users only stayed for ten minutes, finished their daily tasks, and then left to steal crops in WeChat Farm or watch videos on PPS...

However, with the explosive popularity of the #315 Gala Anti-Fake News#, many users have started to stay and watch for a long time.

I kept refreshing Weibo, following the posts exposing fake news, replying, and discussing them.

There's no way around it, these posts are just too explosive.

Many of them have overturned the public's perception.

Even many college graduates can be deceived and fooled.

Moreover, many of today's internet users have never attended university.

It's no wonder they got scammed.

Looking at the content in the post, and seeing that the products they had purchased and used were all exposed by netizens, many people became unsettled.

So much so that I spent the entire afternoon browsing, posting, and replying on Weibo, completely immersed in it.

They not only discussed it themselves, but also shared the posts with WeChat friends, Baidu Tieba, and forums.

Share this with your friends and family to help them avoid these pitfalls.

Even if QQ blocks all links from WeChat, netizens will still reply directly with text messages, asking their QQ friends to come to Weibo together.

Many people even enjoy stealing crops in WeChat Farm while browsing Weibo.

This caused Weibo to become incredibly popular, with its user base soaring.

By 8 p.m., Weibo had over 60 million users.

Most of them were driven by WeChat and "WeChat Farm".

However, because of the 315 Gala, I became completely obsessed with Weibo.

Seeing this, Wang Junshan was in high spirits:
"The average daily usage time per user on Weibo has increased from 10 minutes to 37 minutes, which is a significant breakthrough and progress."

"If things continue to develop this way, Weibo will be stable."

Wang Yufei nodded: "Yes, the timing of the 315 event was excellent. With the gala airing, it will attract more attention, which will increase the number of users and their viewing time, and improve user engagement."

"This wave of hype can last for several days, but it will gradually subside after a few days. In less than a week, this storm will be over. Then we'll have to find new explosive news."

"That's right. In the early stages of Weibo, we need several major events to ignite the platform in succession, keep its popularity high, and cultivate users' habit of checking Weibo every day to see what's new and sharing it. You guys need to develop more ideas and plans in this regard."

"Don't miss any trending topics, whether it's the entertainment industry or anything else."

"Even if there are no hot topics, we have to find ways to create them."

Wang Yufei nodded: "I will focus my efforts on this area. After the 315 Gala, I plan to focus on the G20 Summit and the financial crisis. As for fashionistas, I have prepared the 'Spring and Me' event to encourage more netizens to participate, share their spring outing photos, and cultivate a group of beauty bloggers from it."

"Yes, both of these directions are fine, but it would be best to have a few more new projects."

The two directions Wang Yufei chose are in line with the current situation.

The G20 summit during the financial crisis can attract many users, especially in the context of the financial crisis.

While "Spring" and "Me" are elegant names, their appeal lies in their attractive appearance, which can attract even more users.

(End of this chapter)