C6 The Black Fans Were Scolding Everything Was a Conspiracy?

Faang Cheng swiftly responded to Round Porridge. Yet, after a brief wait, there was still no peep from Round Porridge's end. "Nowadays, these online pundits are bold enough to challenge anything for clout. Even the official Zhao's Group has tagged me, and they're still playing dumb."

Muttering to himself, Faang Cheng refreshed his phone and suddenly, his notifications exploded with hundreds of new tags. He glanced at the content, his eyebrows arching in surprise. During his silence, Round Porridge had posted a lengthy rant.

"The righteous youth and the wealthy magnate unite?! Snap out of it—it's nothing but a capitalist's script!" The bold headline was a jolt to Faang Cheng's eyes. Without hesitation, he dove into the article.

It didn't take long for Faang Cheng to devour the convoluted narrative. "I'd love to crack open this person's skull to see what's inside..." The content was absurdly outrageous, so much so that Faang Cheng thought it was a whole new level of ridiculousness.

The article detailed an alleged collaboration between Zhao's Group and Faang Cheng, even flaunting several contracts that Faang Cheng had never laid eyes on. It suggested that Zhao's Group was seizing the moment to dominate market resources and expand their capital, all in preparation for their next big venture.

Shockingly, Faang Cheng was portrayed as an ultra-close associate of Zhao's Group, even labeled as an elite who had studied abroad and returned. Reading Round Porridge's description, Faang Cheng scratched his head in bewilderment. "Since when did I study overseas and come back? And I'm Chairman Zhao's nephew?"

But all that was trivial compared to the article's impact. As soon as it went live, it captured the public's attention. Detractors had exhausted every effort to label Faang Cheng a fraud, yet they'd come up empty-handed. Now, Round Porridge had posted a few doctored images that seemed authentic, sending the naysayers into a frenzy. They pounded their keyboards with glee, and in no time, the comment section was awash with vitriol against Faang Cheng.

"I told you so! Something felt off the moment that heroism video surfaced. And anyone could see through the auction video that followed!"

"It seems we underestimated the situation, thinking it was all about simple sales and a little traffic hype. We never imagined he had such a grand vision!"

"Capitalists are lighting up the streets! Capitalists are lighting up the streets!"

Faang Cheng glanced at the content with a slight frown, unfazed.

Because.

His fans had already converged on this smokeless battlefield.

In the comments section, Faang Cheng's loyal supporters arrived en masse, immediately clashing with the trolls.

"Really? Jumping to conspiracy theories already?"

"The director of the orphanage that was outed has already made a video. And here they are, still spinning conspiracies. Don't people think before they chase clout these days?"

"Hey, blogger, could your 'evidence' have less obvious Photoshop? I zoom in and the colors don't even match—it's laughably fake!"

"Exactly! You're just posting this stuff for the buzz, aren't you? Let me guess, next you'll play the sympathy card and then start peddling your goods?"

"Let's get the comments section in line, quick. We can't let our Faang Cheng Daddy see this mess and get upset—he might cancel the giveaway!"

"The giveaway can't be canceled. The moment Faang Daddy announced it, I stopped all my craftwork. I can't have quit for nothing—I'm saving all my luck for that soul-stirring win!"

Once Faang Cheng's fans arrived, the comments section buzzed like a marketplace, albeit a silent one.

With each refresh, Faang Cheng saw hundreds, even thousands of new comments and shares.

Watching the haters relentlessly peck at their keyboards, slinging insults, Faang Cheng simply chuckled.

The giveaway was no joke.

"Round Porridge, I'm eagerly awaiting your 'Oli Give' moment."

Round Porridge, with a substantial following on the platform, helped to amplify the already trending event.

Suddenly, the incident eclipsed some celebrities and shot straight to the top of the trending searches.

Watching his popularity skyrocket, Faang Cheng felt an overwhelming rush of joy.

"My goodness, with the hype this high, how many shockwaves will I create when the giveaway begins?!"

Faang Cheng eyed the system's numbers with a rising sense of anticipation. If the buzz was high enough, the shock value he'd rake in could skyrocket, reaching the threshold needed for an upgrade!

The Shock System wasn't just for exchanging shock points for lottery chances; accumulating enough points meant you could level up. What lay beyond the upgrade was a mystery—Faang Cheng checked, but the system was mum on details. Still, it was a no-brainer that better rewards awaited post-upgrade.

As time flew by, the online feud showed no signs of slowing. The hype only intensified as the lottery drew near.

Finally, the moment for Faang Cheng to conduct the lottery arrived, and the sheer volume of traffic repeatedly crashed the Weibo platform. Backstage, the programmers' inner monologue was a collective groan of frustration.

Faang Cheng prepped the content and tagged Zhao's Group. As the clock struck the appointed hour, he released the post without hesitation.

The lottery draw was automated by the platform, meaning even the haters stood a chance to win. Not one to hold grudges, yet unwilling to let them have the upper hand, Faang Cheng tapped into the system with a specific command: "Filter the lottery entries. Exclude anyone who's posted hater comments!"

The system processed his directive in a flash, costing Faang Cheng 200 shock points.

With the post live, the platform buckled under the traffic yet again. Despite frequent crashes, the undeterred masses logged in over and over, eager to join the lottery.

Right on the heels of the lottery's conclusion, Round Porridge dropped another bombshell of a post: "You can't wake someone who's pretending to sleep."

He was essentially calling out those who ignored his warnings and joined the spectacle as fools. Watching the buzz surge after Round Porridge's comment, Faang Cheng could hardly contain his glee. A little more excitement, and it would be a windfall of shock points!

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