Suming hadn't logged into his Weibo account for just two days, and when he logged in again, the comnts section had already exploded.
A video had been shared, the one from the other day on the back mountain, where Nangong Yan rejected Ren Chen in front of everyone. A fan with a Weibo account was present and recorded it on their phone, then uploaded it online.
The main elents of a story include: ti, place, characters, and events. Whether a story is captivating depends a lot on these factors!
Nothing tugs at people's heartstrings quite like gossip, and the 'event' captured in the video was extrely exciting; it had happened just a couple of days ago, and the location was at the well-known Fox Ho;
As for the characters, they were even more compelling—one was the Weibo account holder, the familiar park manager comrades, and the other was a beautiful young famous journalist; even the villain was a suave, handso man!
Not a single piece of gossip has ever been so closely tied to the fans' lives! It's like live gossip happening right around them!
All over Weibo, it was boiling with activity, with several hundred more comnts appearing, all about this video.
"What a woman of clear love and hate!"
"This girl is too direct, isn't she? That handso guy looks so pitiful..."
"Clearly, the values are all wrong! So what if he's handso? Does being handso give you the right to be the third party, to pry into soone else's relationship?! Park Manager, I support you!"
"Park Manager, you're just a wimp. If soone dared chase my girlfriend, I'd slaughter their whole family! I hope you wear a green hat for life, unfollowed with determination!"
"...Is there sothing wrong with this person's brain?"
"But honestly, the third male lead is really handso, Park Manager, introduce him to ... What a waste, sha on that..."
"Actually, the Park Manager is also quite handso. He could've relied on his looks, why the hell should he compete with skills?"
"Park Manager, when did you get a girlfriend? Whoo-whoo-whoo, can you hear the sound of my heart breaking?"
"Wow, I've seen this third male lead before, my classmate works at their company, and I heard the company is getting ready to go public on the startup board. Park Manager, you've t your match!"
...
The real surprise, this gossip video, had a better promotional effect than advertising on TV—Weibo followers were shooting up, and at this rate, it looked like it would soon break through the hundred thousand mark.
"Is this even possible?"
Those who can't keep up with trends are dood to be eliminated, and after careful study, Suming identified three types of new followers because of the video.
One type was dominated by Nangong's strong queenly aura, coming to support her specially; the second was purely there for the spectacle and incidentally found interesting animals in this Weibo—the majority were tuned to fandom through this route; the third were sidelookers, all here for the handso guys, a small handful for the park manager, and the majority for Ren Chen.
This ratio clearly showed that Suming was handso at best, while Ren Chen was very handso, following the path of a sunny fresh at.
With so many fans leaving comnts, Suming definitely had to show up.
"Thank you everyone for your concern, we are doing very well, socialist corners are solid and cannot be toppled." Then he attached a photo of two hands held together.
However, even though socialist corners are solid and cannot be toppled, as long as the imperialists' desire to destroy us isn't dead, one cannot afford to let their guard down!
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The Foreign Business Club in Yangchuan City is located next to a small park on the outskirts and, from the outside, has a heavy Western architectural style, very similar to Arica's White House. Twenty years ago, the Foreign Business Club was Yangchuan City's largest state-owned hotel, offering dining, accommodation, and entertainnt, and was the only hotel catering exclusively to foreign businesses.
After the hotel was restructured and acquired by a private company, it was completely transford into a private club in the past few years, renowned for providing first-class service, luxurious experiences, and high-level security for privacy. Of course, the fees are not sothing ordinary people can afford. Those who frequented the club were either rich or noble, and it only served mbers, without mbership, even the wealthy could not enter.
Ren Chen was a VIP mber of this club, and he was sitting in the sa private room where he had t with Yang ng last ti, with Yang ng also present.
"So, you're giving up?" Yang ng was quite surprised.
She hadn't expected that within a few days of not seeing him, Ren Chen had lost the overbearing confidence of 'easily charming all the fierce won in the world' and was actually preparing to give up on pursuing Nangong Yan.
Yang ng had known Ren Chen for quite so ti now, yet this was the first ti he had seen him willingly back down in such a matter.
"Cutting losses in ti," Ren Chen shrugged, his tone slightly gloomy, "She put it that bluntly—pursuing her further would be pointless. It's a sunk cost."
Yang ng's gaze swept over the new Cartier watch on his wrist, her slender phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and she snorted with evident disdain, "I thought you were so capable, but you can't even handle a girl fresh out of school."
Ren Chen's expression suddenly darkened, his eyelids flipped and he gave Yang ng a cold glance.
Ren Chen had been outright rejected by Nangong Yan, but Nangong Yan hadn't spent a cent of his money from start to finish. She had no financial demands of him and had never given him any hint or hope—it was Ren Chen who had built castles in the air. So even though he had lost face at the ti, he couldn't very well lash out at Nangong Yan.
But Yang ng was different. This woman had received nurous benefits from Ren Chen. In his eyes, Yang ng was a commodity that could be settled with money. Now, she was ridiculing him to his face. Ren Chen was soone who highly valued his face and naturally was displeased, his voice icy as he said, "If you have no solution, then shut up and stop talking nonsense."
Ren Chen usually had the appearance of a sunny handso man, beloved by everyone, and seed like an innocuous, dashing young man. But now, with his smile gone and his face set, he projected an ominous character.
Yang ng felt a chill when she t his gaze, and the mocking smile on her face turned into an awkward grin.
"What's with you flipping your mood so suddenly, it's quite boring. I was just joking…" Yang ng feigned a wronged look and said, "It's not like there's absolutely no way."
"Really? Tell ." Ren Chen said. Nangong Yan was the first stronghold he had not conquered in his many years of romancing, and although Ren Chen said he had given up, the failure had subtly beco an obsession. If given the chance, of course, he wanted to win over Nangong Yan.
"That day you said the key was Nangong Yan, and there was no need to trouble her boyfriend. I actually disagreed, but you seed so confident at the ti that I didn't speak up."
Yang ng seed to have a knack for stirring trouble. When it ca to backstabbing, she ca alive, animatedly saying, "With a girl like Nangong Yan, who has soone in her heart, she can't make room for another. So as long as she's dating, it will be hard for you to make a move. Besides, what gives her the nerve to be so tough? Is it just because her boyfriend has so money? If her boyfriend is ruined, there might still be an opportunity for you."
Ren Chen stared expressionlessly at Yang ng, silently listening to her until she finished, "You also have a point, but it's almost all nonsense. Her boyfriend is the deputy director of a zoo, how am I supposed to take action? Besides, I definitely can't appear in this myself."
If Ren Chen personally went against Suming, even if he defeated Suming, Nangong Yan would ultimately resent him for it. Plus, Ren Chen knew that his financial and social power wasn't enough to effortlessly crush Suming, especially since Suming, as the deputy director of a zoo, a public figure, had complex connections with governnt officials; he was even more difficult to deal with.
"There wasn't an opportunity before, but now the zoo has just undergone restructuring, and there's a great chance right in front of us. Didn't you go to Fox Ho the other day…" Yang ng told him her plan.
After hearing her out, Ren Chen closed his eyes and leaned back on the sofa, contemplating for a mont. Going over Yang ng's words in his mind, with his experience, he found it to indeed be a viable thod. Even if it didn't completely topple Suming at once, it could still get him into significant trouble.
Whether in officialdom or in business, the last thing anyone wants is 'trouble'. A minor issue could lead to a slew of complications and problems, and one misstep could affect everything. This was especially true for semi-public figures like Suming.
For example, Ren Chen himself was in such a situation. His company was preparing for an IPO on the Growth Enterprise Market. Any slight unfavorable news could affect the IPO, and any impact on the IPO would imdiately affect a series of collaborative projects at the company.
"What do you gain by telling all this?" Ren Chen asked.
"? We're friends, of course, I'm on your side to help you…"
"That way of talking is treating like an idiot," Ren Chen said, shaking his head.
Yang ng shivered under Ren Chen's gaze, clenched her teeth and said bitterly, "If it wasn't for her boyfriend, I would still be the popular host at the station. How could I have ended up like this today! If you can ruin her boyfriend, you'll be avenging . As for Nangong Yan, without her boyfriend's support and constant supply of exclusive news tips, how could she, a green girl, compete with ?!"
"Oh, I see, you want to use another's hand to kill," said Ren Chen.
"Our goals are at least aligned," Yang ng smiled again, "Boss Ren, the video of you being rejected has been posted online, go see how people are laughing at you, you've beco a laughingstock. Can you really swallow this blow, to be stepped on by so country bumpkin?"
Due to frequent etings of influential individuals at the Foreign Business Club, security and confidentiality asures were extrely tight there. Each private room was completely soundproof and even equipped with anti-eavesdropping devices, so Yang ng and Ren Chen could speak freely within, with no reservations.
The two of them talked for several hours in the private room and, getting caught up in the mont, they went at it once more, reliving old mories.
After they left, a nondescript little wasp crawled out from under the sofa, buzzing as it flew out through the open door.
"HAHAHA, finally back to the predictable script. I knew it, soone as wealthy and successful as Ren Chen wouldn't give up just like that!"
Suming retracted his Soul Attachnt Ability, stroking his chin as his eyes rolled around.
He hadn't expected Yang ng to be involved. To put it bluntly, she was even more detestable than Ren Chen.
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