Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Unconsciously, another week had passed. After the efforts of Zu Qi, Tang Yukuan and the three computer science students, the new website was finally built. Although it was still very simple in all aspects, it was small but had all the necessary features, including payment channels such as credit cards.
Zu Qi took a look at the masterpiece he had worked so hard for so long and was very satisfied. He immediately took a screenshot of the website page and posted it on Weibo, along with the words “grand opening of new store”.
After careful inspection, he sent it out.
In less than a minute, Duan Kai’s urgent call came.
After picking up the phone, Duan Kai’s deep and unhappy voice sounded in his ears: “Are you starting to sell things again?”
Even through the phone, Zu Qi was still overwhelmed by the other party’s aura that was so powerful that it had almost become a substance. Suddenly he shrank his shoulders with some guilt and whispered: “I’m just helping my friend to promote…”
Duan Kai and Zu Qi had been together for two or three months, and he had already seen through Zu Qi’s character, so he changed his words and asked: “So have you joined?”
After a long silence, Zu Qi finally couldn’t hold back: “Added…”
The criticism he imagined did not come and he could only hear an inaudible sigh from Duan Kai’s end, as he then said: “You will say it later. Remember to tell me before posting on Weibo, otherwise I will have a heart attack sooner or later due to your shocking behavior.”
Zu Qi admitted his mistake honestly: “It’s okay, just leave it.”
Duan Kai took advantage of the situation and said, “Anyway, with your black and red physique, I’m afraid it won’t be long before you are scolded by the black men and become a hot search topic. I’ll buy some navy now.”
“Brother Duan…” Zu Qi murmured, extremely moved, “You are so kind to me. No one has ever been willing to spend money to pay for trolls to protect me…”
Duan Kai said coldly: “You may have misunderstood. I will only pay for trolls to post scolding posts on your Weibo.”
Zu Qi: “…” Damn, I was moved unnecessarily.
However, Duan Kai still kindly explained: “The funds provided by the company are not enough to buy high-level navy. Rather than being seen through by others at a glance that you have bought a navy, it is better to put all the bad reviews on it and increase the popularity at the same time. It can also gain sympathy.”
“What if passers-by hate me even more after seeing those comments?” Zu Qi said weakly.
“There are already so many people who hate you, does it make any difference if there are more people?” Duan Kai asked calmly.
“…There seems to be no difference.” Zu Qi’s heart was almost pierced by Duan Kai’s words.
He had to admit that Duan Kai really had foresight. After hanging up the phone, Zu Qi hurriedly logged on to Weibo. Sure enough, after a while, he saw his name at the 57th spot on the hot search list, followed by the word selling apples.
Although Zu Qi may have a reputation of not doing his job properly, he had brought considerable traffic to the new website. If those people did not enter the website, how would they know that he was selling apples?
Zu Qi exited the hot search list interface and stayed on his Weibo background.
He saw the small red numbers in front of the comments, likes and private messages column growing at a very fast rate until it became “99+” and then stopped.
He clicked on the Weibo post he just posted and was surprised to find that only about twenty minutes had passed. The number of likes and comments on the Weibo post had already exceeded 5,000. He clicked on the comment area again, and after the number of comments was refreshed, it jumped directly to more than eight thousand.
The top five most popular comments were all about the Apple’s price.
[A fifty-dollar apple? I just want to ask are those apples made of gold? Can eating it extend your life?]
[Is this an apple sold to fans? Only idiot fans would be stupid enough to buy such expensive apples. I would rather go to the vegetable market and buy three pounds of apples for ten yuan. Is Zu Qi teasing us like fools?]
[I really want Zu Qi to introduce on live broadcast what is special about his fifty-dollar apple…]
….
Scrolling down a little further, Zu Qi saw a few more neutral comments.
[By the way, have you forgotten the meditation fans you used to diss before? When that thing first came out, you were the ones questioning it here and there, but when the time came, you grabbed it crazier than anyone else. [Pick your nose]]
[I don’t care if it’s useful or not, I’ll buy it first. Anyway, I don’t lack the fifty yuan, so I won’t be out of stock later and have to look at it helplessly.]
There was also a picture attached below this person’s comment, which was an order for an apple placed on the website five minutes ago.
Of course, at times like this, there would inevitably be gangsters.
[Is the scammer out to make money again? He didn’t make enough money from his fans last time, so this time an apple costs fifty yuan. I’m afraid he is obsessed with money! (ps: I’m not a fan, so I don’t need to be identified. I just can’t stand the money-making behavior of some celebrities who have no bottom line just because they have a few fans)]
[If I remember correctly, Zu Qi is still filming “Palace Wall”, right? A while ago, Qiao Yang was praising Zu Qi on Weibo for his love and dedication to his job. It turns out that he is so dedicated to his job. He is also working on a side job while filming. What a shame! [Smile][Smile]]
….
Tian Ling, who was still in college, was one of Zu Qi’s many anti-fans.
In fact, she had no feelings for Zu Qi before. But ever since it was revealed on the Internet how Tang Moning bullied Zu Qi and robbed him of his resources, Tian Ling began to hate Zu Qi extremely.
The reason was very simple, Tian Ling was Tang Moning’s poisonous fan.
Therefore, when the negative information about Tang Moning was exposed overwhelmingly, Tian Ling’s first reaction was not to stop following him, but to go to Zu Qi’s comment area and like those comments that criticized Zu Qi.
If Zu Qi had not instigated this incident, Tang Moning’s dirty information would not have been exposed, and Tang Moning’s image of a male god in her heart would not have collapsed.
Tian Ling really hated Zu Qi so much that she even set Zu Qi’s Weibo as her only special attention, just to watch netizens criticize Zu Qi for the first time.
This time, Tian Ling also went crazy liking the sarcastic comments about Zu Qi. While staring at her phone with all her concentration, she said to her friends around her without raising her head: “Zu Qi started selling things again.”
“I saw it. He posted it on Weibo.” Her friend sneered, “An apple costs fifty yuan. He is really crazy about money.”
Tian Ling just happened to read the comment announcing the order and immediately threw away her phone angrily. She said angrily: “There are actually fools willing to give him money. Don’t those people have any brains? They dare to buy an apple for fifty yuan a piece!”
“They have money but no place to spend it.” Her friend said, “Forget it, don’t mention it. It’s Xiao Min’s birthday today, don’t spoil everyone’s interest.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Min, the birthday girl, came to the box surrounded by several boys and girls. One of the boys was pushing a five-story beautiful cake, and the other boy was holding a tightly packed small cardboard box.
Tian Ling and her friends quickly calmed down their expressions and gathered around her.
Then they ate cake, played games and sang. A group of young people had a great time. It was not until the birthday party was coming to an end that Xiao Min asked the boys to bring the small cardboard box and put it on the table.
“Xiao Min, what is this? It’s so mysterious.” Tian Ling leaned over curiously.
Xiao Min walked to the door and turned on the light in the box. She smiled proudly, then took out the key and opened the tape wrapped around the carton under the expectant eyes of everyone. She said, “This is a gift from my aunt.”
“You mean Aunt Huishan? This gift must be great!” Tian Ling said with surprise and joy. She was still a loyal fan of Liu Huishan, and her phone screen saver and portrait were all photos of Liu Huishan.
Liu Huishan was beautiful and capable. She was an independent woman in the new era and a role model that young girls such as Tian Ling aspired to follow.
They had just met Liu Huishan two days ago thanks to Xiao Min and found that Liu Huishan’s skin condition was much better than on TV. It was like a freshly peeled egg, tender and smooth, which made several little girls jealous.
While thinking this, Xiao Min quickly opened the carton.
Everyone quickly squeezed over to take a look, and suddenly let out a burst of sighs.
“It turns out they are apples…”
“Xiao Min, your aunt is too stupid. She is a first-line actress, but she only gives you these few apples.”
“Go, go, you don’t understand, so don’t talk nonsense. “Xiao Min said, “I have been pestering my aunt for a long time, until I managed to persuade her to send a few over on my birthday.”
Someone suddenly remembered something and joked: “Don’t tell us, these apples are bought from Zu Qi by your aunt.”
Xiao Min’s eyes widened in surprise: “How did you know?”
Others laughed and said that Xiao Min and Liu Huishan were deceived by Zu Qi. They took out their mobile phones and found Zu Qi’s Weibo. Through that Weibo post, they entered the new website promoted by Zu Qi, saying that as long as someone was willing to spend money, the apples could be bought whenever they wanted.
Not being able to buy anything for the money and having to call to request to receive a box of a handful of apples – these were all gimmicks created by Zu Qi.
Listening to everyone’s gloating laughter, Xiao Min gradually darkened her face, picked up the unpacked carton and left the box.
Seeing that Xiao Min was really angry, everyone ran over to stop her, but Xiao Min pushed them away in shame and anger.
“I came here with good intentions to share with you what I finally got, but if you don’t appreciate it, forget it but you still make fun of me like this.” Xiao Min’s beautiful face turned red and she said sternly, “And that box of apples was given to me by Zu Qi. He didn’t charge a penny to my aunt. I don’t want to hear you say that about him.”
Tian Ling stood in the back row and heard Xiao Min say this. She then suddenly became angry for some reason and retorted: “Your aunt is so famous that one advertisement can cost millions. Who knows if Zu Qi wants your aunt to advertise for him for free?
“Zu Qi is not that kind of person!” Xiao Min frowned, “My aunt said Zu Qi has a very good character, and those rumors about him on the Internet are all rumors.”
Tian Ling said unceremoniously: “That’s because your aunt was also deceived by Zu Qi. Zu Qi is not a good person at all. Don’t you know about him and Xue Jue? Everyone knows that he is a scheming person who relies on his body to get ahead!”
“You’re talking nonsense!”
“I’m not talking nonsense!”
As they said this, the two girls who were having a good birthday party also broke up unhappily.
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