Chapter 791 - 297: Taking Over Weibo and Douyin, Seizing Control of Online Discourse (Part 3)

Chapter 791: Chapter 297: Taking Over Weibo and Douyin, Seizing Control of Online Discourse (Part 3)

So, I don’t need to elaborate on how impressive these two rewards are, right?

Since I’ve got the rewards, I should quickly put them to use.

Yang Chen opened Weibo and Douyin, searched for the keywords related to the groom’s escape by car, and indeed found the relevant videos.

"Damn, people nowadays really want to record everything and post it online. Well, you’re doing the right thing, saves me the trouble of having Shield Security Group step in." Yang Chen muttered to himself.

Yang Chen called Yu Shishi and instructed, "Shishi, find the contact information for the secretaries of Weibo and Alphabet Dance Group, call them, and order them to notify Weibo and Douyin operations to boost the reach of that news about the ’bride temporarily adding a 100,000-yuan dowry, groom escaping by car’ — the more viral, the better."

Yu Shishi: "Couldn’t I just directly buy a trending spot instead of talking to their secretaries?"

Yang Chen: "No need, I just acquired shares of Weibo and Alphabet Dance Group. If I still have to pay for trending spots, wouldn’t that make buying the shares a waste of money?"

Yu Shishi: "What? Sir, you acquired shares of Douyin’s parent company too? How could Zhang Xiaoming possibly agree to sell?"

Yang Chen: "I bought them at twice the premium, could he refuse? With that much money, he might not earn so much in his lifetime, so why wouldn’t he agree?"

This reason was straightforward and brutal, leaving people speechless.

Yu Shishi: "Sir, you’re amazing. Got it, I’ll contact them immediately to get us trending for free. Hehe..."

Yang Chen: "Alright, get on it quickly, I’m going racing."

Yu Shishi: "Okay, will do right away."

Having power makes things a lot easier, and just by lunchtime, the news about the ’bride temporarily adding a 100,000-yuan dowry, groom escaping by car’ spread all over Weibo and Douyin.

Meanwhile, the wedding banquet for the newlyweds was underway, and the guests, upon seeing the news everywhere online, quickly started discussing it feverishly.

"Old Zhang has lived a respectable life, yet he’s been embarrassed over a daughter-in-law matter while getting his son married."

"Haha... it’s really a slap in the face, agreeing to 100,000 more on the spot. Tsk tsk tsk..."

"If it were me, I’d rather have my son remain single his whole life than agree to such a marriage. Makes it seem like my son can’t find a wife, it’s pathetic."

"The bride’s family is not good people! Adding to the dowry on the day of the wedding, indeed, they deserve each other!"

...

Soon, both the groom and bride’s families saw the online backlash.

The groom’s father, having lived a dignified life, could not stand the stares and mockery from relatives and friends, and fainted on the spot.

The bride’s parent’s last-minute addition of 100,000 to the dowry angered the broad masses of netizens further, leading to their Douyin and other accounts being exposed, with countless netizens flooding in to hurl insults.

The banquet dishes hadn’t even all been served, and the groom was left with no choice but to announce the end of the ceremony.

Do you feel sorry for them?

Not at all!

If the groom had any integrity, he wouldn’t have allowed the bride to complain about Yang Chen and give bad reviews.

If the bride had even a shred of integrity, she would not have let her parents suddenly demand more dowry, nor would she have blamed an innocent outsider like Yang Chen.

If the groom’s father had any spine, if he had even a bit more love for his son, he should not have forced him to return and continue the wedding.

And the bride’s parents, they are the least deserving of sympathy, as they were the instigators of this whole affair; their greedy demand for an extra 100,000 is what led to this mess.

So, neither family is innocent.

As some guests put it, if they’re not a family, they wouldn’t stick together — these two families are a perfect match, one willing to hit, the other willing to take it!

...

At around three in the afternoon, Lin Shuying, whom Yang Chen hadn’t seen in a long time, gave him a call.

Lin Shuying: "Brother Chen, are you free tonight? My sister and I want to invite you to a bar for fun. We’re about to be driven crazy by work, and if we don’t relax, we’re going to break down both physically and mentally."

Yang Chen: "Tonight? Which bar are we going to?"

Lin Shuying: "Let’s go to TAX-A."

Yang Chen: "Alright, see you at nine tonight in front of TAX-A."

Since Yang Chen forced the Lin family to hand over the reins to the Lin Family Sisters, those sisters have really worked hard and done a great job, with all the industries the Lin family invested in developing well.

From taking over in November last year to now eight months later, the sisters haven’t had any recreational activities, bearing immense physical and mental stress; they couldn’t hold on without some relaxation.

At 8:50 in the evening, Yang Chen met up with the Lin Family Sisters at the bar entrance.

They were both wearing white T-shirts and denim shorts, showing off their perfect figures.

Lin Anxiang: "Brother Chen, long time no see, you’ve become even more handsome."

Yang Chen: "I’m alright, always been like this; you’ve both become more beautiful."

Lin Shuying: "Hehe... You sure know how to make people happy. Let’s get inside, I want to dance, drink, indulge, and unleash the primal force within me."

Yang Chen: "Look at how pent-up you are, you really need to unwind a bit before you explode."

Lin Shuying: "Exactly, half a year without going out for fun, you say how tough that is."

The three talked as they walked into the bar.

Yang Chen, having to drive, didn’t drink.

But the Lin Family Sisters were like untamed horses let loose, running around happy, drinking and dancing, shouting and screaming; it was clear they had been holding back for a long time and needed to release it all at once now.

Yang Chen sat back with his legs crossed, playing on his phone.

Having just acquired Weibo shares, of course, Yang Chen wanted to see what Weibo looked like now.

After logging into Weibo, he saw a push notification of a post by Wang Nianming.

"Wu Yun, you damned b***h, I’m not killing you purely out of generosity! Anyone who’s friends with Wu Yun is my enemy!"

This brat, stirring up trouble on Weibo again.

Who is this Wu Yun?

How could she make Wang Nianming this angry?

Yang Chen looked through the comments and got a rough idea of what had happened.

In short, Wang Nianming was celebrating his birthday at Shanya with friends, including an influencer named Wu Yun.

This influencer, Wu Yun, wanted to leave after enjoying everything, so Wang Nianming accused her of not understanding the unspoken rules.

Probably both were drunk, as Wu Yun started a verbal fight with Wang Nianming, which ended up escalating into physical brawling.

Wang Nianming had never endured such disgrace, so after sobering up, he posted on Weibo, trying to use his connections to blacklist Wu Yun.

However, Wang Nianming himself is quite a controversial figure.

Many people admire his lifestyle and respect his straightforwardness, his guts to speak and act.

But similarly, many people think he’s nothing but a rascal and without his father, he is nothing.

And the number of people holding these two opinions is about the same, with one word to describe it — polarizing.

In such a case, Wang Nianming posting this on Weibo undoubtedly brought him enormous negative public pressure.

Sure enough, the comments section was full of people seizing this opportunity to call him a bully and such.

Some even said they would boycott Yida Plaza, Yida Cinema, and the like.

Whether it was a coincidence or really affected by this, when Yida Film’s stock closed today, it was down by 3.2%.

Yang Chen frowned — this was a problem, the stock price drop meant Yang Chen’s wealth was decreasing.

Don’t be fooled by the mere 3.2%, it actually means Yang Chen lost about a hundred million.

"Damn it, your posturing is fine, but don’t let me lose money! I’ve told you and your dad several times to keep a low profile and stop stirring up trouble online, but you just won’t listen, huh? Looks like you need a lesson!" Yang Chen muttered to himself softly.

Speak of the devil.

Just then, Wang Nianming showed up with a group of friends.

Not sure what he said to the waiter, but in a few seconds, the DJ shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen, Young Master Wang has arrived! Beers are on him tonight! Applause!"

The whole place instantly became lively, and the atmosphere reached a fever pitch.