Chapter 117: The Complete Reversal of Public Opinion

"At this digging speed by netizens, they'll probably figure it out soon; those two streamers are backed by the same MCN."

Sitting upright in his wheelchair, Fu Le, who hasn't appeared at a regular meeting for a long time, spread his hands.

"Sigh, I really don't know who lost their mind to sign these two big Buddhas; the money hasn't shown up yet, but the fire has already lit, how lamentable."

Around the massive conference table, some were happy, some were worried; Zhang, seated at the head, pondered for a moment and sighed.

"Everyone, Fu is right; our newly founded MCN company has suffered a serious PR crisis."

"The situation is urgent; let's all speak up—any remedial or solution ideas?"

No one spoke, but several faint glances fixed on Li, who was in charge of this area.

Sweat already covered his chubby face; he swallowed saliva, prepared to apologize first, using retreat as advance to maintain dignity.

But just as he stood up, Fu Le began to speak to himself.

"Everyone, actually I have a method!"

【This means… only a thousand slots???】

【Hou Li Xie, I am a two‑handed sword enthusiast, I want to play this game right now!】

Besides that, it was almost all flattery and envy.

"Everyone can rest assured, the game is real."

【Why not use a great sword (angry)?】

【We see everyone's support, we keep everyone's goodwill in our hearts, the closed beta is more than half over, we will announce the open beta after it ends】

【Suggest a mixed‑gender stepping sewing machine challenge, to showcase Xiao Leizi and He Tao Lu's strength】

"My waist feels a bit uncomfortable, I'll get up and stretch, stretch…"

The smile doesn't disappear; it just moves from one face to another.

In an instant, public opinion erupted, a series of hot points merged, completely occupying all online headlines that day.

That night, a web‑game ad replaced its promotional PV, and novels on various sites began featuring a story codenamed Sun Moon.

Before the words finished, the sounds in the conference room instantly grew dense.

Seeing the trend reversal, the bloggers who had been playing Codename Sun Moon naturally sprang into action, quickly vindicating the game and themselves,

Fu Le was also stunned, recalled the official operation that had only said a few words since the group opened, and could only sigh.

【Why are the things you produce like a pile of dog poop, yet you let Huaxia take the first kill of VR·3A, and even use the most traditional fantasy theme?】

【Too much sword, too much sword, woo woo woo】

【Great game, when can we play it, love comes from France】

【Not in vain that I stayed up late grinding for so many days, the dungeon is really super fun】

Because of some malicious people, this matter was also translated into English and posted on foreign sites.

【Honestly, believing Lei Xiaozi's words is worse than believing I'm Qin Shi Huang, I now believe the game is real】

But the comment section wasn't the malicious remarks they expected, or rather the direction of the comments was completely reversed!

Silently walking into the sparsely populated corridor, Fu Le lowered his voice.

Gunner: 【Everyone makes mistakes; as long as you try to make amends you're still friends, I'll post another gameplay clip, please watch calmly】

Fan creations about the current character also began to surge, and the gunner's demo video skyrocketed to five million views in just three hours.

"Also, impressive—how did you do it? You managed to get such fierce material!"

"Before others start, let's call the police first."

Without further addressing the pallid, angry‑looking Li, Fu Le hummed a tune and walked to the corridor.

【Surely not really wronged?】

"No, no."

Wait, who is this at the end?

Self‑reflection Qiangzi: Calmly settle 【Changed my ID, everyone come to the live room, Qiangzi apologizes to all offended friends with a 'not' (fist salute)】

"Ah, then don't delay, get treatment soon."

"As a veteran of the marketing industry, I think the biggest PR taboo is first being hard‑headed, second being verbose, so my plan is simple…"

What a hard work on oneself—clearly did nothing, yet in just two days completed a shift from strong headwind to strong tailwind.

Li trembled his facial skin, could only sit down sheepishly.

The reporter touched his eyebrows.

Then pretended to have just seen it, repeatedly saying "Sorry".

【Little boss, remember this account, the closed beta definitely can't draw it, better not give it in open beta!】

After finishing the last can of cola, Ji Ming leaned back satisfied in his computer chair.

Waving a huge pile of saved screenshots, he began tagging the netizens he had argued with till midnight yesterday, truly a Khan‑style troop mobilizer.

Thus, the hype for Codename Sun Moon shot up like a rocket.

Time was tight; after the regular meeting ended, the so‑called business elites all hurried out of the conference room.

The top comment was a red‑neck man using his own photo as avatar, who, like a goblin possessed, f**ked every Western developer.

【Already edited a clip "Your Pedal", please support Lei He cp meow】

"Li, that watch looks good, why aren't you wearing it today?"

【So He Tao wasn't harassed, she is slandering the game's official?】

Wave Culture unexpectedly stepped forward to issue an official notice, announcing termination of contracts with notorious streamers "Lei Ge Kan Shijie" and "He Tao Mini", and has already reported to police, will fully cooperate with the investigation.

【I cursed Lei Xiaozi for the game yesterday, please draw me (cry)】

【League of Legends, please join our Disappeared Samoyed fan group, thank you】

"Is that so, what a coincidence?"

Thanks to Xi Er Wei Ya for the technical support; below is a thousand made of magical flames.

He politely saved some pictures, then suddenly remembered something and quickly switched the page back to the official account.

His gaze swept over everyone present, and he broke into a smile.

Don't even mention domestic scarves; even the Twitter trend has a "yangyue" tag.

"By the way, I've also figured out the PR part of diverting attention; consider it the company's atonement and my personal repayment..."

The reporter's eyes widened slightly, his words full of disbelief.

Below, cups and goblets clinked, people rose and sat amid clamor, and the guests were delighted.

【What did I see? Even the dog has parents, not no dad or two dads?】

【Alright, alright, support righteous reckoning, I just love watching boomerangs!】

Sure enough, the Ieta who could cut a bloody path against the wind yesterday has already started unleashing Earth‑bursting Sky‑star in the comment section.

No one noticed that while the two streamers were being hung up for torture, all platforms seemed to simultaneously start promoting videos related to Code: Yangyue.

"What a coincidence, I'm one of the players of Code: Yangyue who jointly spread rumors with them."

"Director Fu, actually there was only the latter part, but …"

Thus, besides the two streamers and the MCN behind them, the discussion focus was once again the newly spotlighted Code: Yangyue.

"I've been in the business world for over twenty years, thought I was already a graduate, but today I realized I'm still an apprentice."

……

We're all in this line of work; who can't smell the scent of money?

The man pushing the wheelchair behind him, wearing glasses, was last night's gossip tabloid reporter.

【Hard to imagine what our game went through; the heroine they fabricated is even less cute than that white Samoyed.】

【Damn, did you see that dragon? The last time I was this excited was November 2008.】

At this very moment, some reclusive master.

"Hahaha— Ha??"

Moreover, under a vague wind direction, Ji Ming noticed new voices also emerging online.

No wonder no one recognized it; they're just playing with contrast, right!

One is a somewhat dim‑witted round‑faced girl, the other a heavily made‑up, alluring mature woman, but on close look there are similarities in their brows.

Especially since it wasn't even evening yet, another explosive news broke.

"They originally planned to contact the police during the day, but I happened to intercept them and rushed back home overnight to fetch evidence."

"Xi He… Wang Shu…"

"What a coincidence, that old lady died a few days ago; the will was found by the young couple while sorting her belongings last night."

"I know the game best, so I guessed yesterday they'd crash, and prepared a targeted PR plan in advance."

【@Circus C‑position, can you perform that again? 'If this crappy game were real, I'd pee upside‑down'】

【f**k sweaty, f**k huge, f**k obedient…】

Fu Le first answered a question no one asked but everyone wanted to know, then began his narration.

Moreover, although public opinion can be steered, the speed of the situation's fermentation is definitely faster than anyone imagined.

With a faint smile, Fu Le pressed the remote, switching the PPT to the next slide.

"Yes, what we need is technical backbone!"

【So confusing, what is the official doing?】

【Since Lei Chu is a liar, could the things he hammers also be innocent?】

"Director Zhang didn't state it outright, but Wave Culture should temporarily be under my jurisdiction; I'm short of staff here—how about it, interested?"

He couldn't let the hype slip, so he quickly logged onto the major official accounts and posted the long‑awaited second update.

"Can I be a leader?"

【I really love the dog, please please please!】

【Can generating love power increase lottery odds? I just drew JiMiYin and a group of muscular holy knights' fourth love rag…】

"So‑called reclusive master, is it really just like that?"

"Look at them, unhurried, uncompetitive, yet always turn danger into safety and even reverse defeat into victory."

【I told you it's real, I really am a player! (image)】

But the ruthless antics online are just too fun; watching new jokes pop up every second, he, as the person involved, really finds it hard to stay composed.

Wang Shu just wants to play games: 【Actually I've been playing this game for a long time; today I took a set of photos in‑game to see if there's a female warrior vibe.】

【Caught streamer gets a +1, and buy one get one?】

Coincidentally, the last video of both streamers was attempting to hammer people, and they were hammering the same game.

Ji Ta Xue Bao: 【Damn, being a content creator for two and a half years, today I finally faced the storm; in‑game I improvised a 'Passion' piece with my buddy, stay encouraged!】

……

Tapping the table, from noon to afternoon, in just a few hours Ji Ming had already cracked open seven bags of sunflower seeds and opened eight cans of cola.

Fortunately the closed beta had only a hundred participants, with only a handful of female players; Ji Ming scanned the list and could only grab a photo to post.

An unspoken understanding, everything said without words.

"Sorry, Director Li, do you have something to say?"

【No, are they saying the two are from the same family?】

【Emergency PR, and such an operation?】

But the above wasn't black material about the two streamers nor screenshots of netizen comments, but a photo he took in the game.