Chapter 357: Some People Are Alive, Yet They Are Already Dead

In Guang City, Yuan Jie has been so angry these past two days that she doesn't even want to go online.

Mainly, she really doesn't want to see the overwhelming moral kidnapping on the internet.

Moreover, she truly cannot say—if you really want to talk about the "hatred of the rich" sentiment that has appeared here, there are many reasons for it.

This point cannot be debated; one can only say that A Yi is certainly not in such a situation, but under these circumstances, whoever comes out to argue a single word will truly be flamed to pieces.

Just as she was feeling stifled, she discovered this suddenly appeared notification; after reading it twice in a row, Yuan Jie was stunned.

A Yi had actually donated long ago? And he donated to a school?

Then why didn't he say anything?

However, Yuan Jie quickly had the answer; she had been to Jingzhou and met A Yi, and she had even eaten with him and added him on WeChat, so the two sides chatted often.

Therefore, she still has some understanding of this "honey badger" type; he is the kind of man who does not care about others' opinions when doing things.

He is earnest just to make sure his own conscience is clear; he just feels that there are too few people nowadays who present facts and reason things out!

Good people are always bullied for one reason or another, and then it is so troublesome when they want to seek Legal Aid.

So he just wanted to be that catfish, to let those unscrupulous people know that there is still such an existence in this society as him, who will stand up and reason with others!

Facts have proven that A Yi has done very well.

Originally, many people would keep phrases like "If you're so capable, go sue" on the tips of their tongues.

There is even no lack of customer service representatives at some Companies who are like this; when you talk to them about the law and regulations, they will always end by saying, "Then go sue."

But now, this situation has decreased a lot compared to before.

Because A Yi's videos have let many people see that the Court does not seem as mysterious as they imagined, and it is not the case that everything will be particularly troublesome just by going to the Court.

On the contrary, many people are only tough in words; when you really go to the Court to sue them and really make them receive a Summons, they will admit defeat at a speed faster than the French surrender.

It's just that you hid this too deeply, hey; other internet celebrities and stars donate money and are so eager to carve the four words "I donated" on their faces whenever they go out.

After all, in this day and age, as long as you donate, you have immunity from being flamed.

Even if you do many bad things, as long as you donated, the person's fans can whitewash it: "You actually dare to talk about my idol? You say he has so many problems, how many pennies have you donated?"

Doesn't that sound a bit familiar? Does it feel like the Master Huang of the past, the great philanthropist Huang?

Master Huang is kind-hearted; he repairs bridges and paves roads, and he gives alms to relieve disaster victims when natural disasters occur; he is absolutely a great philanthropist.

But, Master Huang is also the city's biggest human trafficker and the biggest loan shark.

So, if you donated, you are a great philanthropist; those who haven't donated are not allowed to say a single word.

However, Yuan Jie can probably understand Zhou Yi's thinking, but others might not.

At this moment, facing this news, many people's first reaction is: "Are you f***ing kidding me? This must be fake!"

As a result, after looking carefully, they discovered that it was actually real!

Moreover, the other party said they could send the address of the Hope Primary School and the donation records to everyone, and they welcome everyone to investigate.

However, if one rashly says online that this must be fake without investigation, then the other party does not rule out taking legal channels to seek Legal Aid!

In the past, legal channels were just for scaring people, but now, regarding matters related to A Yi, very few people would dare to gamble on this...

Under these circumstances, the vast number of Netizens who jumped out to say all sorts of things about how A Yi should be banned are completely speechless.

"I... I slapped my own face with a loud crack; nothing to say, I apologize to A Yi. He really did donate, and it was a Hope Primary School, and he never publicized it. A Yi is awesome, I'll just cancel my account myself."

"+1, look at the earliest donation time; it was when he first started as an Up Master. Really nothing to say. I scolded him for so long saying he didn't donate; it turns out he was treating us like monkeys. Cancel it, the water on the internet is too deep, I can't handle it..."

Those who took the initiative to stand up and apologize belong to the more broad-minded ones, while those shameless big-Vs, needless to say, pretend not to see no matter how much others tag them.

In the end, they even closed their comment sections.

Playing dead, anyway, every time such a reversal happens, they play dead, and when the matter passes, they continue to come out to earn dirty money.

And accordingly, the topic "Apologize to A Yi" also began to soar in popularity.

Others don't know, but anyway, the young girl Fang Miao is truly feeling triumphant now!

"Hey, didn't you say you checked the donation records of the last few years? Said you couldn't find them at all? Where did you check, uncle? I really admire your ability to tell lies with your eyes wide open!"

"Why aren't you talking anymore? Speak up, you didn't die, did you, uncle?"

The hand Zhong Le used to hold his phone was shaking; he suddenly feels now that he must have seen a ghost to have been arguing with someone as insane as A Yi.

Most importantly, you f***er, you've been scolded so many times since you started posting videos, why didn't you bring this out earlier!

If you had brought it out earlier, would I have said those things?

What Zhou Yi said before, he wasn't anxious at all, because someone else would be anxious.

I donated, and I kept records; you now stand up and say you checked and there were no records. Our country also has corresponding regulations regarding this aspect; if it exists, it exists, if it doesn't, it doesn't.

Then guess who will be anxious?

Not only did the young girl Fang Miao mock him, many of A Yi's audience members also came to leave comments and check in.

Zhong Le didn't dare to say a word; he was thinking about whether he could drag out the current situation.

However, although the internet has no memory, it doesn't mean everyone has amnesia.

The previous matter about pre-installed mobile software hasn't passed; it's just that many opinions were suppressed by the previous rhythm.

If you want to make people forget a matter, the best method is to use other bombshells to suppress it.

Among these bombshells, the most useful ones are naturally celebrity scandals; they are simply foolproof!

However, even though many relevant experts have been saying these past two days while setting the rhythm that pre-installed software cannot be dealt with in one stroke and must be viewed according to market conditions, this is a different matter from moral kidnapping!

This boils down to the right of choice!

As consumers, everyone has the right to choose freely regarding pre-installed software!

While trembling, Zhong Le received a call from the Company's HR.

"What? You want me to go for a talk?"

Although it seems you didn't have any faults, many Companies are very clear that even without this person, A Yi would still have made this video.

But... this does not hinder everyone's desire not to see him.

And as it happens, Zhong Le just so happens to be an architectural engineer for the Slow Application of one of those mobile phone Manufacturers...

To put it bluntly, the replaceability of his position is actually quite high; it is not as irreplaceable as one might imagine.

This is the current status quo of the entire industry, because in a certain sense, many professions that sound high-end and are related to the internet do not actually have as high a technical content as one might imagine.

It is more about needing you to have a good body...

Why? Because you need to be able to endure the grind. Programmers once set up a 996. ICU website, which was quite sensational at the time.

Some people are alive, yet they are already dead...

However, this was not the end; this time, everyone witnessed what it means to be a stickler for details.

When the topic "Apologize to A Yi" reached a certain level of popularity, someone came out to express opposition.

They said it was just a misunderstanding, that it was his own fault for not speaking up, and why should they have to apologize to him!

As it turned out, they shut their mouths not long after.

Because a thoughtful person specifically compiled a video, digging up all the mocking comments about donations under the comment sections of every video, from the initial "reverse top-up of one million" to the recent "who is the master of my mobile phone," and then posted a video after summarizing them.

The title was: Let me tell you why an apology is necessary! You've been scolding him for a year, is it wrong to apologize?

Nothing left to say, absolutely nothing left to say. What is called a freak? This is a true freak!

A Yi is a crazy person who is a stickler for details, and his audience are also crazy people who are sticklers for details!

With so many videos posted over the past year, and each one having such high popularity and comments exploding in number, the fact that the other party could actually search through all these comment sections to find and summarize the comments scolding him for donating—what a massive workload that must have been.

Nothing to say, really nothing to say.

At the Company, Chu Lan watched this series of operations and sighed; the boss is truly someone you cannot guess.

With the rhythm gone, the matter of pre-installed mobile software began to be seen by everyone again. This matter is not big, and for many people, it is even very small, but now, this is a big deal!

Many things, if not put on the scale, don't weigh four taels, but once put on the scale, even a thousand catties won't hold them down!

Just like those things Zhou Yi brought up before, only after they were posted did everyone realize: damn it, so that's how it is!

It is just that many people still think that A Yi's Legal Aid this time will be hard to do.

Because his demands are hard to handle. If a Lawsuit for Infringement is filed, the claim for compensation would be too small, because others at most occupied your memory, and you cannot prove how much loss this situation caused you.

And for a single Litigation, those mobile phone Manufacturers simply won't pay you any mind.

For one, their legal departments aren't just there to eat for free, and for another, it doesn't matter if they lose.

So now, many people want to know, what exactly is A Yi going to do?

Zhou Yi had already left the Company and returned to his home in the Guangming Peak Residential Quarter, just preparing to play two rounds of games, when his phone rang.

"You are a Manager at Oupian Company? Hello, may I ask why you are looking for me?"

Without even guessing, Zhou Yi could already imagine that the person on the other end was definitely a peer of Manager Chu, just not knowing how their conscience was.

The Manager Lan on the other end smiled and said: "Mr. Zhou, actually your matter is very easy to handle, there is no need to make such a big deal out of it. If you feel that some software cannot be uninstalled, then we can have someone help you uninstall it."

Help, how to help? Naturally, it is by rooting.

Theoretically speaking, after rooting, you can possess the administrator permissions of the mobile phone and do whatever you want.

Why do many mobile phones turn into bricks? It is because people mess around after rooting.

What is differential treatment? This is differential treatment.

Many people are unwilling to accept this, thinking that these big companies should treat every customer equally. In fact, think about it in your own heart, is this possible?

Is a bank powerful? Look at how they treat big clients versus ordinary clients.

And if you go to places like Zhihu, you will often see comments from bank employees.

Banks make money by relying on big clients; some small retail investors don't make them any money at all, yet they complain about this and that, saying the service at the counter is not good or that is not right.

Whether this is correct or not, we don't know, after all, we are not professionals.

But differential treatment exists in every industry!

A Yi is a big internet celebrity, so after he posted the relevant video, people would think about coming to resolve him.

As long as the person who raised the problem is resolved, then the problem naturally no longer exists.

If A Yi could delete the video, then naturally this matter would end right there.

Although it seems no one has been able to make A Yi delete a video in the past...

But Manager Lan is very confident; she is also a top-tier public relations manager!

"Manager Lan, I have always been a straightforward person, let's speak directly. You saying this definitely means you don't understand me. If I only wanted to uninstall it myself, then I wouldn't have done this test!"

"I don't need you to help me uninstall it; I want your mobile phones to allow consumers to uninstall it according to regulations. Consumers must have this right!"

If one is to be a stickler for details, then be a stickler for details once and for all. What does it count for if only I can uninstall it?

What's more, if I wanted to uninstall it, would I still need to find you? Wouldn't it be enough to find a place to flash the phone?

"No, Mr. Zhou, listen to me. I know about your past affairs, but this time is different. I am sincerely considering it for you. Even if you file a Lawsuit against our Company, or file a Lawsuit against all mobile phone Manufacturers at once, what can you do?"

"You won't get any compensation, right? For you, it is a case of the loss outweighing the gain. And on our side, as long as you agree to delete the video, then everything is easy to talk about..."

Manager Lan's voice was very pleasant, but Zhou Yi did not want to listen anymore.

Having one Manager Chu to listen to was enough.

"Manager Lan, let's leave it at that. I naturally have my own methods for how I conduct Legal Aid."

"But Mr. Zhou, whether you file a Lawsuit or not, the video you posted has already seriously affected our Company's reputation. This... we really still want to cooperate with you." Manager Lan said again.

"...... Hung up."

When words don't agree, half a sentence is too much. Zhou Yi decided to directly blacklist these so-called public relations manager phone numbers in the future.

One or two of them both think they understand him, but as soon as they open their mouths, they expose everything.

On the other side, Manager Lan looked at the hung-up phone and shook her head. This was just the first contact, it didn't count for anything.

There are too many people who hold her point of view, because as an individual, if you really want to be a stickler for details to the end, it is basically impossible to cause any major impact on others.

And just under these circumstances, at the Jingzhou City Intermediate Court, the lawyer entrusted by the Handong Provincial Consumer Protection Committee arrived at the Case Filing hall.

This Lawyer wore gold-rimmed glasses and was a bit chilly on top of his head; just looking at him gave one a very formidable feeling!

Fang Dazhuang has personally stepped out to take on this Public Interest Litigation case!

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