Chapter 202: That

Weibo, which was originally bustling and chaotic, making one feel as if they were in another world, suddenly had an article with off-the-charts popularity.

And it hit the trending list at an inconceivable, seemingly abnormal speed.

Consequently, the Internet Water Army on the other side was dumbfounded.

What are you all doing? We're all in the same line of work; at least we put on an act when we're working, but you? You're not even pretending?

An account that previously didn't even have ten followers posted an article, and it actually hit the trending list directly in such a short time!

What are you doing? This isn't playing by the rules!

Are you treating the broad masses of the people like fools?

This was the news Zhou Yi's friend received, because this time he was acting as if he didn't care about anything, frantically boosting the popularity.

After looking at these messages, this fellow threw his phone to the side and said, "Keep increasing the heat!"

"Our employer said they wanted to reach the top, after all..."

Yes, he also knew that what he was doing was a bit too much; never mind what outsiders would think, even his peers would feel annoyed.

But there was no help for it; who told that brother to pay so much.

He just committed a mistake that every Internet Water Army in the world would commit; he had no choice, he couldn't refuse...

"But brother, if we do this, even if the people on Zhalang are stupid, they can still see that we are manipulating the popularity," his brother beside him said, with a hint of worry on his face.

Even if the Internet Water Army is hyping something up, they have to be a bit careful and follow some objective laws, rather than having all kinds of popularity appear out of thin air.

"Pay a little attention, delete those replies questioning the manipulation of popularity first, you know how to control the comments, I don't need to teach you, right?"

After saying that, this fellow also felt it was a bit unstable, so he picked up his phone to take a look, and at this, he was directly stunned.

Because under that article, it was very obvious that many people were heaping praise; it was truly all kinds of rainbow farts!

Even those who questioned that the article had bought its popularity were being roasted by that group of people until their own mothers wouldn't recognize them.

He was a professional in the Internet Water Army business, so he could tell at a glance that these were all real people, not "ghost soldiers."

Damn it, he had just said that people nowadays shouldn't be this stupid, and yet, in the blink of an eye, everyone gave him a lesson.

It made the leader of the Internet Water Army unable to help but say, "Can you believe this situation? Even novels wouldn't dare to write it like this!"

Such an article, combined with all kinds of popularity, allowed many people to find a place to speak.

"The Sun Rises As Usual": Seriously, I thought I was crazy. Oh, he opens an amusement park to do business, I go to spend money, and I'm supposed to feel like it's a favor? Then wouldn't I be a beggar kneeling down to ask for food!

"Master Huang": As for the comments from those people earlier, they really were beggars kneeling for food. Let the bullets fly for a while, though I am becoming more and more interested in that A Yi.

Under such popularity and such discourse, on the other side, General Manager Chang began listening to reports again.

"What's going on? Not only did the other party not delete the video, but now it has turned into this situation?" General Manager Chang looked at the Secretary in front of him, a bit confused.

It was originally a small matter, and it wasn't like the Company hadn't been sued over this before; it was never a big deal.

But this time, it turned out like this.

"That A Yi is not deleting the video, right?" General Manager Chang asked again.

The Secretary in front nodded: "The public relations department specifically sought him out, but no matter what they said, the other party was unwilling, and even told us to use whatever tricks we have."

Is there really such a stubborn and difficult person in this world?

"Could it be that the money wasn't enough? Can't we just give more money?"

The Secretary shook her head: "The other party is unwilling to listen to us, and..."

"If you have something to say, just say it!"

"And we found by looking at his previous videos that this person shouldn't be short of money."

The Secretary watched General Manager Chang's expression as she spoke, being very cautious.

Actually, she wanted to say that not only was the other party not short of money, but he was the very wealthy kind...

If he wasn't a rich person, how could he turn around and top up one million?

Also, in order to teach his previous Company a lesson, he actually went as far as to start a new Company and poached all the previous Employees.

Really, this Secretary considered herself well-informed, but she had never seen such an outrageous person.

It seemed he was just doing it for the sake of being pedantic.

General Manager Chang's brows furrowed: "So this time it should still be related to the other party, right? Otherwise, that article couldn't have gained popularity so quickly."

"Why is there no movement on our side?"

The Secretary gave a bitter smile and said: "The colleagues in public relations are already working overtime, and the public relations funds have been used, but the effect is not great..."

As mentioned before, public relations is about money, money, and damn it, money. If you don't have money, what kind of public relations are you doing?

Is it that settling things with others doesn't require money, or that hiring the Internet Water Army doesn't require money?

It's not that their big Company doesn't have money; it's mainly about whether it's worth it.

General Manager Chang thought for a moment and said: "Then let's respond first. These regulations of ours weren't set by us ourselves."

The Secretary nodded and then walked out.

On the other side of Modu, Yan Jianhong, who had already planned to go home with his wife and child, felt like he was going crazy.

Only heaven knows why an article he wrote casually could have such high popularity in such a short time.

In minutes, it blew past all the trending topics of many celebrities above it.

It was truly blowing past them without any mercy, rising like a rocket!

Because of this, Teacher Yan didn't even dare to go on Weibo now; his private messages had piled up like a mountain.

It was too terrifying. Teacher Yan used to envy those big influencers who could attract many comments just by posting a status.

Now looking at it, it seems this isn't necessarily a good thing.

Is his writing talent really to such a degree?

Teacher Yan felt that he could try the path of writing when he went back; he recently heard that those web novel writers could make a lot of money.

And many Self-Media outlets said that web novels can be written by anyone with hands!

In an instant, Teacher Yan felt his entire body filled with motivation!

Come to think of it, he was certainly lucky, because he had just performed a Human Flesh Search; otherwise, with his article, he would have been found out in minutes.

Under the gaze of the masses, Modu Dreamland issued a response.

"Recently, we have seen news on the internet regarding our company's park..."

In Modu, inside Huadong University of Political Science and Law, Fang Dazhuang had finished another lecture and was now discussing some hot-topic cases with a group of students and faculty.

These past few days, the turmoil in the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with him at all, as if he were not the one who had gone to the Court to file a Lawsuit.

Dreamland Company certainly wanted to contact Fang Dazhuang, but unfortunately, Fang Dazhuang had been staying at the university and rarely even looked at his phone.

Wang Lele and the others were feeling uncomfortable because of the news online, but as for Fang Dazhuang, he remained the same.

He even spoke very little about the case itself; in Fang Dazhuang's words, for this case, you could lead a dog up there and it would still win.

Just then, someone suddenly said: "Teacher Fang, that Dreamland Company has responded. They say that the requirement prohibiting outside food from entering the park is the same at Dreamland locations in other countries."

"Therefore, they believe it is not illegal."

Hearing this, everyone looked over in unison, and some people pulled out their phones and had already started checking.

"Teacher Fang, what do you think? If it really is the same in other countries, then we..."

The student was interrupted by Fang Dazhuang before he could finish.

"So what if it's the same in other countries?" Fang Dazhuang looked at the student and said: "Just because they can't bring it in other countries, does that mean we absolutely cannot bring it either?"

The student was a bit flustered for a moment, but still said: "But if other countries can't either, and we insist on them allowing it, wouldn't that be a bit inappropriate?"

Fang Dazhuang shook his head and said: "Young man, do you know how a judge decides a case?"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he continued on his own: "A judge decides a case based on facts and guided by the law. Which law is this law? It is the law of our country!"

"Where is that Dreamland Company and the amusement park? It is in our country, right? Since it is in our country, it must certainly abide by the laws of our country!"

"Even if there are issues with the regulations, they must be judged according to our country's laws, not by how things are in other countries!"

The student stood there stunned, and the other students also had thoughtful expressions on their faces.

They had actually all studied international law, and there are strict regulations in international law regarding the applicable law for international jurisdiction.

But how to put it—learning it is one thing, but being able to use it at a critical moment is what counts as having truly learned it.

This was being led astray by the other side; the same company, the same amusement park, placed all over the world, and they claim the regulations should be the same.

But that in itself is not acceptable, because wherever you are located, you must follow the law of that place.

And the laws between countries, while they might seem similar, actually have differences!

In the United States, even the laws between different states have differences; some places have the Death Penalty and some do not.

In other words, whether you will die if you commit a crime depends on which state you are in. It sounds absurd, but this is the legal reality.

Of course, it is normal for a country that is essentially a son to not care about that.

Just then, someone checked and said: "It seems the United States doesn't have this regulation; it's only here on our side."

With that, no one said anything else.

Fang Dazhuang shook his head and said: "Let's continue with the previous topic. If you go to solicit a prostitute, and after you finish, you use fake money, then what is the nature of this?"

"Does it constitute a crime?"

Such a topic—truly worthy of Professor Fang, explosive enough!

Fang Dazhuang didn't think much of it, but on the other side, the students who heard the lecture had already posted Fang Dazhuang's answer online.

It was a simple question: which law do you need to follow!

This response cannot be taken out of context, because since the other side used "everyone is the same" to Debate, we naturally have to Debate using the differences in law and international jurisdiction.

At the very least, since this company is here with us, it must be regulated by our laws; there is no problem with that at all!

A total thrashing!

Consequently, under these circumstances, public opinion became even more heated, and claims about Dreamland Company "treating people differently" or "discrimination" emerged one after another.

In terms of a war of words, they had truly suffered a total defeat.

And now, the Pudong grassroots People's Court was even more worried.

The case itself was not large, but the impact of the case was huge!

It could even be compared to the clause about "prohibiting outside food and drinks" from back then.

So they still wanted to try Mediation first; this idea itself is certainly fine, as currently, Civil Disputes are basically handled primarily through Mediation.

Two days later, at the entrance of the Court.

Zhou Yi stretched and looked at Fang Dazhuang beside him, saying: "Coming to Modu this time is a huge loss. Not to mention not having a good time, here we are starting another lawsuit."

Fang Dazhuang smiled: "Aren't I responsible for everything inside the courtroom? You are responsible for everything outside."

"Thinking about it this way, with the two of us together, it seems we don't fear anyone..."

Then, the two men looked at each other and suddenly let out an inexplicable laugh...

Behind them, Zhou Xinran remained expressionless and took a step back, thinking: Don't look at me, I don't know those two men; that's right, we aren't close.

Today, the Modu grassroots People's Court had specifically notified both parties to come for Mediation.

Entering the Court, Fang Dazhuang was familiar with the path and quickly led Zhou Yi to the Mediation Room.

This made Zhou Yi sigh; they say people spend a third of their lives in bed, so he could say that Fang Dazhuang spends the remaining third of his life in court.

"Teacher Fang is here, please sit. This is Ms. Xu Xiaoqi, the representative for Dreamland Company, and their legal counsel, Lawyer He," the judge in charge inside pointed to the two who were already seated and said.

"This is Mr. Zhou Yi, Lawyer Fang Xujing, and Lawyer Zhou Xinran."

Both sides introduced themselves to each other. Lawyer He was already looking at Fang Dazhuang; he had heard of him for a long time.

He just didn't expect that someone he originally viewed as an idol would now be sitting across from him.

Zhou Yi, however, looked at Ms. Xu Xiaoqi; unsurprisingly, her appearance and figure were top-tier, almost on par with Yuan Jie.

Truly very "public relations."

"Since everyone is here, let's begin. Mr. Zhou, please state your side's demands first."

Although it wasn't at the Guangming District Court and felt a bit unfamiliar, lacking the feeling of home, the familiar procedures still calmed Zhou Yi down.

"Our demands are very simple: first, compensation for the food expenses for the six of us; second, an amendment to the clause regarding the prohibition of outside food. That is all."

The judge nodded, then looked toward the people from Dreamland Company beside them.

Lawyer He shook his head and said, "The food expense compensation is easy to discuss, but the clause regarding the prohibition of outside food cannot be amended."

This was what his superiors had specifically instructed before he came; it absolutely could not be amended!

Xu Xiaoqi also nodded and was just about to say something when she saw the two men opposite—oh no, and that quite pretty female lawyer—suddenly stand up without any communication.

"Teacher Fang? What are you all doing?" The judge hadn't even reacted in time.

Fang Dazhuang turned his head to look, and in a tone that took it for granted, said, "We're going back. Since they've already said it's impossible to amend, why should we stay?"

What? Xu Xiaoqi looked at Lawyer He with a bewildered expression; have you ever seen a Mediation like this?

We only just said a few words, and you're already planning to leave?

At this moment, no one knew that in Zhou Cainiao's heart, he had already begun to celebrate. That's it!

It's this feeling; back then, it was just like this with the two of them, and now someone finally gets to experience the taste I had back then...

Awesome!

The make-up chapter is here, and it's now at fifty-two thousand words. Alright, the previous chapter was indeed a bit padded because I got carried away writing it. Lao Zhou has this bad habit; when I get carried away writing, it's easy to pad it out. I apologize to everyone.

Thanks to True Self Virtue Love, Hundred Year Novel Fan, Blood-Stained Red Heart, Lazy Willow, Ice Cream Good, Jade Sail, and Book Friend 2022. Thank you, brothers, for the tips.

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