"Damn, nglong, what's going on? How did you end up clashing with the California Electric Eel? Did he offend you? You're splashing quite so mud there!" It seed Wang Ling couldn't digest the gossip and couldn't help but call Zhang nglong.
"This isn't really slinging mud, the victim is Yiyi's friend," Zhang nglong briefly explained.
"Pfft!" Wang Ling couldn't help but laugh, "Sorry, off-topic, but is it really that small?"
"It's super tiny," Zhang nglong was speechless, "How should I describe this feeling? It's like you think you're picking your nose with your finger, but it actually turns out to be just a cotton swab, you get what I an?"
"Hahaha, killer!" Wang Ling held his belly, Zhang nglong's description was just too apt, "So, what are you planning to do?"
"I'm going for a full-on hamr blow," Zhang nglong had never thought of sparing Zhang Bufan, he Zhang nglong wasn't a saint. If this had happened to soone else and he didn't know about it, he wouldn't bother, but since it happened to a friend nearby, it was undoubtedly a death wish.
"You'd better be careful, with his over fifty million followers, if there are a couple of million brain-dead fans among them, that'll be enough for you to handle.
"Hahaha, I'm really not scared," laughed Zhang nglong, "I actually hope those brain-dead fans are as foolish as possible. Once this Zhang Bufan gets hamred by , they'll absolutely lose their minds. By then you'll see just how miserable he can get."
"Dude, I'm only on the second floor and you're already out in the stratosphere with this round."
...
Zhang Bufan's scandal suddenly sparked a heated discussion online, and of course, the lines were clearly drawn between fans and haters.
Most importantly, many self-proclaid victims had co forward, posting chat records and other evidence online through their friends and various channels.
Regardless of whether these posts were true, an incomplete count had the number of victims reaching thirty, most of whom were between ages 18 to 20. Outrageously, there were even minors aged 16 and 17!
"This is my sister's personal ordeal. Originally, she planned to live with this secret, but with Director Zhang stepping forward, she felt compelled to support him. These are the chat records left by Zhang Bufan at that ti!"
"Damn, what kind of person is this, asking girls to drive 300 kiloters to et him? Does he want a free ride?"
"When President Wang drives 300 kiloters to et soone, and Zhang Bufan asks soone else to drive 300 kiloters to et him, you really see who has the moral high ground."
"To be honest, President Wang is really classy, by comparison, he's practically a saint!"
"Disgusting, I'm gonna puke. If it weren't for Director Zhang revealing this, I'd still believe he was as good as people say online!"
"Still, we can't just believe Director Zhang and those chat records alone, who knows if they're even real?"
"True, let's be rational here, this evidence can only be corroborative, definitely not conclusive."
"Damn, even now are you still gonna whitewash this?"
"So are still enjoying the gossip, while others are already mourning at the grave."
...
"Can't believe there are actually people willing to co forward and spill the beans?" Zhang nglong looked over the 30 or more articles, so of which were likely stirred up by haters, but he believed so must be true.
"Louis Vuitton... damn, why are these ads so annoying?"
A beast like him even endorses so many products?
Zhang nglong casually checked and found that Zhang Bufan was indeed the spokesperson for various top brands in Huaxia and globally. No wonder he could rake in billions in Huaxia and still have money to engage in such deeds.
Zhang nglong directly made a call to the boss at Weibo.
"Zhang... President Zhang, do you have any instructions?" The entire Weibo was ablaze with activity, and among those involved was Zhang nglong's account manager, who seed sowhat at a loss. Was Zhang nglong about to play the authority card again?
"Take down all the ads endorsed by Hu Bufan for . I feel sick just looking at his face now!" Zhang nglong said.
"But President Zhang, those ad slots were paid for by the brands. If we do this, it would be like breaking the contract innocently, and the brands will co after us."
"I told you to take them down, why all the fuss? It's not them who will be coming after us, but I who will be going after them!" Zhang nglong said, "Starting now, lock the top trending spot on Weibo for my account. I'm going to play the authority card again today!"
"But President Zhang, your actions... the higher-ups will disapprove!"
"That's not your concern!"
Zhang nglong hung up the phone and imdiately called Academician Zhou.
With such a big fuss, even soone of Academician Zhou's age couldn't possibly be unaware.
"You troublemaker, are you stirring up trouble again? When did you start acting as the entertainnt industry's disciplinary inspector?" Academician Zhou's reprimand carried a hint of indulgence.
"I had no choice. I was just celebrating my girlfriend's birthday that day, and then that ss happened. If it hadn't involved , fine, but since it did, I have to see it through. I'm just giving you a heads-up first."
"So, this thing is for real?" Academician Zhou's tone beca much more stern, "I've always said those celebrities need to be disciplined. Every ti it's all talk and no action. With such a situation now, let's see what they have to say one by one!"
"nglong, I give you the authority to handle this matter as long as you keep it within bounds. This ti, we must thoroughly clean up the entertainnt industry!"
"That's what I was waiting to hear!"
With Academician Zhou's firm support, Zhang nglong proceeded without any reservations.
These stars strut around so arrogantly just because they have so popularity and money? An academician has to take any advertisent to treat his wife's illness, and he gets condemned for it, while an actor earns more than a billion a year and a bunch of mindless fans treat him like a god. What kind of values are those?
"A Californian making money in Huaxia, I'd like to see how you do it!"
Zhang nglong directly tagged all the brands that Hu Bufan endorsed in a Weibo post.
"@Louis Vuitton, @Lanco, @L'Oreal, @Porsche... A public figure should maintain a public figure's image. Soone like this doesn't deserve to earn Huaxia people's money or be any brand's spokesperson. I give you three days to terminate your contracts with him, or else you'll bear the consequences!"
"666, aweso, President Zhang is really tough!"
"President Zhang is right; a celebrity with a tainted record doesn't deserve to be an endorser. Terminate the contract imdiately!"
"Not just terminate the contracts, they should also pay compensation. This person has damaged your brand's image, you must sue them for all they're worth!"
All the tagged brands were thrown into panic.
What's going on here? Was it easy for them to pay such high prices to get Hu Bufan as their spokesperson? A single endorsent cost tens of millions or even more.
If Hu Bufan really was a tainted celebrity, that would be another matter, but with no solid evidence yet, if they terminated the contracts now and later there was a twist in the situation, wouldn't that give their competitors an advantage?
But if they didn't terminate the contracts, they had seen what Zhang nglong was capable of. Not to ntion these big brands, even if they united, they couldn't compete with even a finger of Zhang nglong!
They felt like they were walking on a tightrope now, with dangers at both ends.
All they wanted was to enjoy the spectacle, but how did they end up being part of the spectacle themselves? The joke was on them? They really had it tough!
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