Chapter 834: Chapter 348: Hot Searches Explode Again

Next up is Big Mimi; she’s a notorious repeat offender, buying promo articles to ride the hype and never missing a chance.

The third one to get crushed was Brother Qian. It had only been half a year since the Gna scandal, and I mobilized an army of 50,000 to relentlessly dig up his past dirt. Let’s see how much money you’ve got to suppress trending topics.

Dare to mess with my precious daughter? I’ll destroy you!

What? It was a fan of the Three Little Ones spreading rumors to frame you? Doesn’t matter–crossing paths means you’re dead!

Gou Dongxi banged out a flurry of keystrokes, then renamed the document–Death Files.

Just how outlandish is this list?

It basically includes all major actresses and rising stars. The top-tier male celebrities fought for a while and then retreated, but the actresses kept going, as if Xingyu didn’t even exist to them.

The only actresses who stayed out of it were Feixian, Ni Ni, and Pang Bing–the latter was currently riding high and didn’t want to tarnish her reputation by getting involved; Ni was recovering after two major flop productions and keeping a low profile; as for Feixian, she’d practically vanished from public view. Other than these three, every other actress from the ’85 and ’90 generations was embroiled in drama.

“I don’t get it…”

Shi Zeyu shook his head, looking utterly confused: “Makes no sense.”

Zhang Yuhang glanced at Su Huai but stayed silent.

Su Huai chuckled and replied, “This is also a kind of preventative measure. They organize themselves to squabble under your trending topic hashtags, creating a war zone while ruining your appeal to casual viewers and blocking potential fans from receiving any meaningful information about you.”

“Wait, you can use this strategy?”

Shi Zeyu was stunned: “But Yu doesn’t have any direct conflicts with them over resources, right?”

Su Huai shot back, “How can you be so sure? Why do you assume Yu couldn’t land legitimate business deals, exclusive endorsements, or key roles?”

After a brief pause, he turned and instructed Luo Qiangqiang: “Go rally the Yu Family Army. Reclaim the hashtag #WhoIsYuji for us. Everyone’s bottling up rage–I’ll give them a place to vent. Guide them carefully, focus the purity of their aggression. Bullying fans? Please, as if we don’t know how.”

Luo Qiangqiang cheerfully set off to work.

The livestream fans exploded with rage the moment they heard.

What?! We just had an epic showdown in the PK sphere, and on such a perfect day, you brainless fangirls dare to step on Yu?

Convenient timing–we can’t watch livestreams right now, holding in all this pent-up anger with nowhere to release it. And now you’re practically begging to be destroyed?

Take them down!

The male fans charged ahead.

The narrative didn’t flip, but the battleground was completely leveled…

The young men who watch livestreams are surprisingly fierce when engaged. Normally, they steer clear of unrelated drama, but since this is directly relevant, they went all in–collectively downloading Weibo and delivering a storm of insults laden with expletives.

Plus, they could communicate in group chats, checking which phrases could get blocked, have their posts deleted, or trigger reports. On the spot, they adjusted language, becoming more cryptic, more infuriating with each insult.

Even temporary bans were no big deal; creating burner accounts is practically standard procedure for livestream players–they’re experts at multi-account management.

One person managing five accounts? Piece of cake.

The Yu Family Army’s unrelenting thirst for combat and devastating battle skills quickly stunned a whole swath of rising-star fans and hired cyber armadas, leaving them utterly crushed without the slightest resistance.

The e-sports fans had always been fighters in recent years, never losing when clashing online. But while e-sports fans generally don’t spend money, every member of the Yu Family Army contributes real cash to back Yuji, amping their power exponentially.

Then Luo Qiangqiang took his “fearless instigator” mindset to the next level, calling in Yu Yangyang to lead the charge–completely clearing the squares of all participants.

Once wasn’t enough–after bulldozing through the arena, they looked back to find fans still steering narratives in comments and did it all over again.

Eventually, they fought until not a single entertainment fangirl dared to show her face. Only then did they blow retreat horns.

The battle began before 9 PM and carried on until 6 AM the next day. By morning, the social media spaces of every major female celeb in the entertainment industry lay in ruins.

This event generated yet another trending topic, the fourth–Yu Family Army completely wipes out the ’85-line actresses.

As the buzz died down, Wang posted a Weibo update–yes, that’s right, Yu’s officially joining Panda. Excited! Following the usual tradition: 66 smartphones up for grabs.

The fifth trending topic to ascend to the top.

By now, it was 10 AM on the 19th, and the entire livestream recording had been uploaded to Bilibili. Clips were scattered across the internet.

Yuji’s Weibo search index and Baidu search index showed no signs of peaking, continuing to climb higher, surpassing all other stars of the same period.

Her follower growth was astonishing–overnight, 15 million new fans on Weibo, 1.2 million on Bilibili, 2 million on Douyin, and 4.2 million on RedNote…

Xingyu’s official company account reaped massive benefits too. Apart from the “useless” Weibo followers, every platform saw meteoric growth, with over 20 million total new followers across the web.

In just one night, the company itself had transformed into a top-tier entity. Whatever they released afterwards finally wouldn’t be met with apathy anymore.

For instance, Zhang Yuhang posted on the official account: “We’ve established branches in over a dozen cities nationwide. Beautiful environments, excellent perks–welcome to join us if you’re nearby! [Image][Image]”

At first glance it might seem unimpressive, but it actually means 7,000 individuals shared the post with friends, thinking they might want to consider a future at Xingyu.

That’s reputation, or trust.

Gou Huai seized this opportunity to crush competitors, urging Zhang Yuhang to publicly release standard contract templates while the buzz was still high.

“We at Xingyu are dedicated to regulating the industry’s ecosystem. Patient, forward-thinking, and willing to grow alongside streamers and bloggers, sharing in their success.

However, many unprofessional companies, driven by short-term gains, rely on deception, tarnishing the reputation of the entire brokerage industry.

In light of this, I am now unveiling Xingyu’s four-tier contract framework and exposing common contract scams.