Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Yu Ru started working.

Shan Ci is still responsible for helping Yu Ru respond to customers and edit videos.

Yu Ru checked out the recent trending searches on several major social media platforms and realized the situation was indeed not looking good. Fang Longfei was a relatively unknown designer, unknown to the general public, known only to those in the fashion industry. Now that negative information about him had been exposed, he had managed to gain a wave of attention by hiring online influencers and posting comments and playing up his own misery.

The negative information she spread was that Fang Longfei had organized a group fornication, was taking drugs, bullied new designers, had someone in his family embezzled public funds and exploited the people, plagiarized, and even went berserk and beat people up in the street...

Fang Longfei's current explanation is that he was tricked into participating in the incident and forced to take drugs, but he has now quit. He bullied the new designer because he was the one doing something wrong, and he simply stood up for him. He went on a rampage in the street because he suffers from depression and was emotionally aroused that day. As for the allegation that someone in his family embezzled public funds, it's nonsense. The family member had already left the company during the time the funds were embezzled.

Some of these explanations were written, and some were videos he filmed and posted on his own social media accounts. Yu Ru read through the clarifications posted by his studio and himself, then randomly clicked on one of his clarification videos to watch.

"Hello everyone, I apologize for taking up public resources. I will now explain the truth behind all the things being said online. Please treat them rationally..."

In the video, Fang Longfei looked haggard, his complexion red, his eyes dull, and his cheeks swollen. He looked like he'd been badly beaten. At first glance, it looked like he'd been beaten. But Yu Ru knew that wasn't the case. Jiang Zaizhou had said that Fang Longfei had recently had unsuccessful plastic surgery, and his current horrible appearance was probably the aftereffects of the failed procedure, or perhaps he'd recently smoked something he shouldn't have and gotten high.

Less than a minute into the video, Yu Ru paused. Fang Longfei's appearance was too much for her eyes, and she didn't want to watch any more. Instead, she opened the comment section to read the comments. The comments disappointed her even more; no one had their own opinions. The relationships between people were like flies buzzing around a rotten fruit. To the flies, they found it delicious; to the fruit, its decay was something that could be appreciated by living creatures. Only to humans, the scene before them was disgusting corruption.

"It's remarkable that the young man was able to be so determined as to quit drugs."

"It seems like he's suffered a lot during this period. He looks so haggard."

"The authorities have issued a notice. It seems he was wrongly accused in this matter."

"Everyone should be more kind-hearted. This young man has been driven to depression."

……

Yu Ru frowned at the comments section. She had previously exposed so much dirt on Fang Longfei, each one punishable by death, so how could he still be whitewashed? Were these people supporting him fakes, trolls, or even real people?

The most abominable thing is the government. Fang Longfei's family is based in Tucheng, and the government officials there actually helped fabricate a false statement, claiming that Fang Longfei's family had committed no offenses. Instead, they claimed that his family had been involved in charitable activities and had made significant contributions to the local economy. It seems that corruption is rampant there, and Fang Longfei's family has become the local tyrant, completely controlling the situation.

She should also recognize that public opinion can never force public power, but it can nourish public power. However, public opinion is not completely useless. She will need the power of public opinion in the future.

"Mom =???? ?( 'Д`)?" At this time, Shan Ci, who had been helping her with her work, suddenly called her.

Yu Ru raised her head and looked at it, "What's wrong?"

"Many bosses want to meet you for dinner, chat and design. Boss Wang, who likes to wear cheongsams, wants to meet you the day after tomorrow. The boss who gave you the Bobcat wants to meet you next Wednesday. Boss Liu, who was hurt by a Phoenix man, wants to meet you this Sunday. Oh, right. The boss's husband is a Phoenix man, and he found a mistress. Now the mistress, along with the child, has come to force her to abdicate. The boss probably wants to meet you to talk to you about this matter and ask for your help. ＼(`Δ')／"

“Oh, there are so many. What should I do, Mom? (.? ??)?”

"Except for the boss who has something to do, everyone else should just want to eat, chat and design, right?"

"Yes, only the boss is in trouble. (つД`)"

Yu Ru pinched her brows tiredly, "Why are there three or four of them all at once? Just agree to all of them, Shanci."

“Okay, Mom. (﹡?o?﹡)”

"Shanci, I'll reply to the boss's messages, and you can reply to the others for me."

“Okay, Mom.

Yu Ru replied to the boss's message before continuing to check on Fang Longfei's affairs.

She thought, if the online comments were one moment clearing his innocence and the next exposing his shame, with this back-and-forth, any normal person could see that someone was definitely manipulating public opinion. She couldn't create hype for Fang Longfei anymore; it was time to find someone else to push him onto the trending search list.

Who should we replace?

Yu Ru stared at the screen and thought carefully.

After a moment, she decided to push Park Yayan's cultural theft to the hot search, and then expose the spies on the judging panel of the innovation competition. Finally, if the official did not block Park Yayan's account, she would help her cancel it.

Tucheng,

Fang Longfei got very angry in his big villa. He smashed everything that could be picked up. The room was in a mess and there was almost no place to step.

After smashing everything in the living room to pieces, Fang Longfei finally stopped, tired, and plopped down on the sofa. He looked at his agent and assistant standing in front of him and said sinisterly, "Fuck you! Jiang Zaizhou is just the son of a bank president. Why is it such a big deal now? Everyone in his family will be investigated."

The agent and assistant looked at each other, not daring to respond.

The room suddenly fell into a dead silence. Fang Longfei picked up a broken bottle and threw it at the two of them, shouting, "Are you speechless? Don't you know how to respond to what I say?"

The agent swallowed and said, "Brother Fei, hiring those people to flood the internet with messages did have some effect. Now your reputation online has improved a bit."

"What's the use of feeling a little better? My dad is coming over today. He usually doesn't care about me, but now he's coming to find me. It must be a big deal. Fuck you, why didn't you stop me when I was doing something?" As he said that, Fang Longfei picked up a can on the ground and smashed it at his agent's face.

The agent didn't know how to respond and didn't dare to dodge, so he just stood there and let him throw things. Fortunately, his throwing was not accurate and didn't hit him.

"You too...fuck you, you don't even bother to persuade me or stop me. You didn't even check the people I came into contact with, you have no sense at all." Fang Longfei picked up another piece of glass and threw it at his assistant.

The assistant was unlucky; all the debris fell on him.