Chapter 121: Why Should I Apologize! (Seeking Votes and Subscriptions)

Another beautiful day.

Wang Yue opened her phone and began scrolling through various videos, taking the opportunity to marvel at the magical nature of the internet.

In her daily life, she is someone who quite likes small animals, especially dogs; who doesn't like a loyal dog?

That is why, after watching that video of a dog being beaten yesterday, Wang Yue was very angry; she reposted the video, added to its popularity, and even argued for a long time with some people who joked about "taking it to be eaten."

She felt that people cannot, or at least should not, discuss the issue of eating dogs under such a video.

Of course, outside of this identity, Wang Yue is also a loyal fan of an Up Master on Bilibili named Zhou Yi.

Yesterday, she happened to send the video to Zhou Yi and asked this Up Master, who is usually very fond of getting to the bottom of things, what he thought about it.

As it turned out, when she woke up today, she saw that the Up Master had actually updated!

Without even watching the video, she followed her usual routine of urging for more content in the comment section first.

"Is this it? Even the donkeys on a production team wouldn't dare to rest like this!"

Regardless of the situation, urging for more content is something that cannot be neglected.

After urging, Wang Yue finally opened the video; the title of this episode was "The core of the conflict between humans and dogs is the conflict between humans and humans!"

Eh, is this episode about the issue of raising dogs?

Could it be that the Up Master, known as the "adult version of Conan," has also encountered such a problem?

This is, of course, teasing Zhou Yi, because this person seems to have a kind of magic; wherever he goes, problems appear.

Of course, you could actually interpret it as... the problem was already there, and only the Up Master went to face it!

That is why one would feel, why are there so many troublesome things around him?

The video began, and as Wang Yue watched, something felt off; this dog seemed to be the same one from the video she saw online earlier.

Exactly the same...

Wang Yue is a dog lover, but she has to admit that when a large dog makes a lunging or biting motion near you, even if it really doesn't bite people, you will still be afraid.

Especially for many people who were chased or bitten by dogs when they were young.

As a result, the development of the video made Wang Yue feel like she couldn't hold it together anymore.

"Why are there such dog owners? Walking a dog without a leash is equivalent to the dog walking the human, and they don't even hang a dog tag!"

After sending the bullet comment, Wang Yue continued to watch, and then she discovered the severity of the problem.

Yesterday, that dog owner who had already been described in many comments in the video as being very kind-hearted, actually threatened the other party directly in front of so many people!

She even said something like, "My dog is more expensive than your child!"

Damn, this is truly outrageous; has this woman gone crazy?

Even someone like Wang Yue who loves dogs would not consider a dog more precious than a human!

In a situation of Emergency Avoidance, you might eat a panda for a day, but what can you do to your fellow human?

Unsurprisingly, by the time the video reached this point, the bullet comments were already absurdly numerous, most of which were question marks.

"Wind Clear Moon": Her dog scared someone's child to tears, and yet she is so righteous? Although that middle-aged woman is also a bit irritable...

"Purple Star Moon": Damn, I've finally seen it; is this what a 'superior person' is? If I didn't know better, I'd think she was someone important; has the Qing Dynasty not fallen yet?

"Namo Gatling Bodhisattva": Am I the only one who noticed this middle-aged woman is the same one who was giving advice earlier? Sure enough, it's easy to talk when you're not the one involved, but now that she's bent over, she wants to hit someone!

There are many topics being discussed, but the key point is whether this woman is being a bit too arrogant.

Although there is a thick Mosaic, because the quality of Zhou Yi's Sports Camera is so good, the video looks just like high-definition domestic footage.

That arrogance of Ms. Zhang is simply displayed to the fullest.

And by the end, seeing the scene of the dog being captured, many people understood: this woman is the same dog owner from the previous video.

This is truly ironic; before this, although Wang Yue didn't think that everyone who likes dogs is a good person, she had that idea in her subconscious.

After all, liking dogs implies having a kind heart, and a kind-hearted person shouldn't be too bad.

As a result, after watching this video, Wang Yue felt a bit dazed.

She even felt that her behavior of adding to the popularity yesterday was like a snowflake in an avalanche...

Of course, thinking is one thing, but Wang Yue's hands still didn't stop as she began to repost the video; this time, this time it was for justice!

It's different from last time...

Because Zhou Yi is already a significant Up Master now, his audience is very active, and coupled with the people who steal videos, the video began to spread everywhere in a very short time.

Also because the previous dog-catching video had become absurdly popular.

Thus, in a very short time, the entire public opinion began to shift again...

This left the Jingzhou City Urban Management Department, which had already prepared a response, feeling a bit dazed.

Because in a very short time, Xiao Hua, who was originally being cursed at for being cruel and even faced with Social Death, suddenly became a hero...

Facing a biting dog, he took the initiative to step forward and block it...

Heaven knows why, but it was just that kind of absurd situation.

However, a response would still be made, it would just be modified.

The general meaning was that because many people reported an overflow of stray dogs, during a special rectification operation, staff members discovered that a member of the public was about to be bitten by a dog and acted decisively to handle it...

In any case, it was meant to be praise.

And under these circumstances, the comment section of "Zhongquan Feifei" began to fall directly.

As the saying goes, internet traffic is a double-edged sword; when you think about using it to make money, you must be prepared.

Because when it starts to backfire, that kind of violence is something you simply cannot withstand.

Some people directly took screenshots of those lines upon lines of "I hope the dog is okay" and "I hope the pretty sister can save the dog," and then paired them with words like "Your child's life is not as precious as my dog's life" and posted them in the comment section.

"This is so ironic; earlier you said she must be a good person, and now? Why don't you come out and say something now."

"You couldn't even wait for the bullets to fly for a while, and just jumped out to stir up trouble; now you see it, right?"

Facing these surging waves, "Zhongquan Feifei" no longer dared to show his face; he had been scolded to the point where he had no ancestors left.

And what everyone finds most infuriating is, by what right does that woman dare to say such things? It is all caused by her walking her dog without a leash; shouldn't she apologize?

Because of the phrase "Jingzhou Cuisine" in the middle, it didn't take long for someone to find out that this is a chain restaurant located in Jingzhou.

It undertakes many banquets and is quite large in scale.

Consequently, the storm of public opinion soon began to rush toward Jingzhou Cuisine.

It is said that this woman is a shareholder of Jingzhou Cuisine.

Just at this moment, at home, Zhang Li had already smashed several items.

"By what right should I apologize? Just because of a few words from me, they have started attacking the Jingzhou Cuisine brand, and I still have to apologize?"

The core point was just one: no apology!

So, under the instruction of her husband, Jingzhou Cuisine made its first response in the face of public opinion.

The general meaning was that the Company has many shareholders, it is not "someone's family company" as she said, and these remarks have nothing to do with the Company.

And most crucially, given that the other party affected the Company's reputation in this matter, the Company has already terminated her employment relationship.

That's right, the Company responded: she as a person has nothing to do with the Company, the Company is not her family's, and we have also terminated her employment relationship.

Nothing wrong with that.

As for Zhang Li, she didn't take this matter to heart at all; for her to apologize was absolutely impossible.

And so, afterward, Zhang Li went out to walk her dog as usual, continuing to live her "comfortable and tranquil" life.

However, perhaps because Ms. Zhang has a low level of education, or perhaps because she underestimated the power of the internet, in short, after this response that completely fooled the intelligence of Netizens was given, an even fiercer storm struck again.

Some Netizens directly pointed out that the information that can be found shows that ninety percent of the shares of this Company belong to one person, and this woman is clearly the boss's wife of that Company.

Under such circumstances, you actually responded like this?

Moreover, what is wrong with that boss's wife? Why can't she just apologize?

And so, under such heat, many Anchors who rushed from all directions to chase the trend appeared at the entrances of Jingzhou Cuisine in Jingzhou City.

It was truly like playing with monkeys, doing all kinds of live streams there; as for whether they were doing it for justice or something else, that is unknown.

With such a big commotion, the locals in Jingzhou City naturally knew about it too.

Unsurprisingly, by this time the reputation of Jingzhou Cuisine was already ruined; except for those who really had no way to cancel, all other locals who had booked banquets came to the store to choose to get their money back.

There was no other way; under these circumstances, your boss's wife said those kinds of things, and people wouldn't even want to come to events held here because they would feel embarrassed.

Being attacked online, he sat very steadily, and naturally there were people to manage the groups of Anchors at the door, but when the large-scale refunding began, Sheng Xingtian finally couldn't sit still.

Because this public opinion had already deeply affected his business, making him experience pain like cutting his own flesh.

At home, Zhang Li had already returned from walking the dog and was pondering where to go for a beauty treatment in the afternoon.

As a result, she saw her husband returning home in a towering rage.

"You apologize to me online, did you hear me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Li was stunned: "Sheng Xingtian, what is wrong with you? Why should I apologize? What did I do wrong!"

"Are you yelling at me today? Do you think that just because you've made it big now, I'm just a 'yellow-faced woman' and you look down on me?"

Thinking of those losses, Sheng Xingtian felt heartbroken and said again: "I'm telling you, either you apologize, or you know the result yourself!"

"Because of your affair, the Jingzhou Cuisine brand is now ruined. Do you know how many people came to ask for refunds just today?"

"How am I supposed to do business in the future!"

Ah, this... Zhang Li suddenly didn't know how to answer. She previously thought that her family's business was so big that there was no need to pay attention to those trolls on the internet.

But she didn't expect that just because of that matter, it actually caused her family's business to be affected, and significantly so...

There was no other way, Zhang Li could only choose to write an apology letter by hand.

As for whether the apology letter could be accepted, that is unknown, because there are too many onlookers on the internet.

The chaotic internet makes people feel a bit surreal...

For the past few days, Zhou Yi has been watching the development of this matter.

The wind blew back and forth, and in the end, it even started regional discrimination directly because of the matter of that Zhang Li's family.

Things like all Jingzhou people are 【censored】, especially those Anchors, who really dare to say anything to get famous.

On the contrary, not many people care about that dog now.

Manager He from the Property Management had contacted him; that Zhang Li's dog indeed did not have a license and has now been taken away by people from the urban management department.

And because of this matter, the atmosphere of dog walking in the Small Residential District suddenly changed!

Originally, many people didn't want to use a leash, but now, this phenomenon has disappeared.

Naturally, Zhou Yi also exposed his identity on the internet because of this matter.

At the very least, the Yuefu Residential Quarter where he lives has already been known by many of the audience lords.

Everyone expressed one after another that they wanted to go to Jingzhou to find the District Bully, lock him in a dark room, and not allow him to eat until he produces a video!

Now, his identity as the District Bully has been confirmed.

"Who could have thought that this matter was originally just a small problem of walking a dog without a leash..."

It is truly outrageous!

Although Zhou Yi explained repeatedly that he just wanted the truth, unfortunately, no one listened to his words...

After learning that Yuan Jie also planned to come to Jingzhou, Zhou Yi decided it was better not to live here for now.

The mysterious truth-seeking Up Master "A Yi" and the real Zhou Yi cannot be equated, because the real Zhou Yi also has many things in life that require compromise.

Anyway, there is no need to worry about the Company, and the evidence for the video theft case on Lawyer Fang's side has not been fully secured yet.

Might as well go home for a trip!

Saying he would go, he took a few clothes and daily necessities, and Zhou Yi drove off directly.

Last time his mother said that if he wasn't doing well, he should just go find a job, so he would drive back to let his parents see that he also drives a Four Circles.

Although on the internet, it seems that driving a car worth a few hundred thousand is nothing at all, and Netizens have an average starting point of one million.

But Zhou Yi knew that back in his hometown of Lincheng, driving this car really did mean one was doing quite well for themselves.

He went down to the basement garage to drive out, and seeing the empty parking space next to his, he kept feeling like he had forgotten something, but he just couldn't recall it...

Forget it, head home first.

And after Zhou Yi left, Miss Xiao Xu drove back, calculating that it should be time to rent the parking space.

But what about Zhou Yi?

Not giving the gift was one thing, but he wasn't even renting the parking space anymore?

Reality and the internet seemed like two different worlds; everything online was boiling over, while in reality, life remained the same life.

The auntie selling savory crepe at the entrance of the Small Residential District wouldn't give you less vegetables just because of things on the internet.

Setting aside those uncomfortable matters, this world was still quite comfortable.

Driving to Lincheng required taking the expressway, and at the intersection leading to the expressway toll station, there was a traffic light with a very long duration.

This intersection was actually very busy, with many cars needing to turn left, but there was only one left-turn lane.

When Zhou Yi was in college, he often passed by here while taking unlicensed taxis back to Lincheng, and this was also the intersection where the most scraping accidents occurred.

The reason was simple: many people would drive up, see such a long line, and just keep driving forward.

Then, when they got close to the solid line, they would force their way in.

That made accidents very easy to happen.

However, Zhou Yi had always been an honest driver; if there were many cars, so be it—it was nothing more than queuing and waiting for one extra traffic light.

It wasn't worth cutting in line.

There is a saying that goes well: for many drivers, you cannot cut in front of me, but if I want to cut in, you have to let me...

Zhou Yi queued for quite a while; halfway through, a few cars tried to cut in, but seeing him following closely, they gave up.

However, finally reaching the solid line, Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

Preventing others from cutting in on this road was truly mentally draining; those people didn't seem to understand what queuing meant.

But surely no one would dare at the solid line... Holy crap!

It's Monday, time for the routine request for recommendation votes; there are a few too few, just enough to get by is fine. Also, I want to talk to everyone about the recent plot. I see many book friends commenting that staying in the Small Residential District isn't quite right, it's too dense and tiring to read. This is a problem with my outline planning. Since there's no time to change it, I've been following the events I originally planned one by one. But thinking about it now, I can intersperse them. Additionally, regarding the dog-raising event, I personally think it wasn't written well; it was too big and felt forced... In short, feel free to say whatever you want, Jiu Jian will read and think about it seriously.

(End of this chapter)