A few minutes later, Xiao He received a call from He Junhao.
"Holy crap! I actually filmed Xu Youyou and her boyfriend's relationship in my New Year's Eve vlog! But I had absolutely no idea about it at the time!"
"I watched the footage over and over again while editing! I didn't even notice it after all this time!"
"Oh my god, my heart is breaking! I was just like everyone else, following the gossip online, but little did I know I was the first to capture the truth! Ahhh, the sheer volume of online traffic—"
Xiao He: ...
Listening to the antics of the person opposite him, Xiao He's forehead creased with annoyance.
After Xu Youyou broke up with Su Shengxi, she immediately found Chen Cong as her boyfriend. This was a very popular topic last year, and many people were discussing it. As an 8G surfing expert, He Junhao naturally knew about it.
He never expected that this big scoop had already been unintentionally captured in the New Year's Eve vlog footage he and Xiao He filmed long before these people leaked it!
—Although he didn't capture Chen Cong's face in the photo, he did capture her hand! What kind of kind person would help fix someone's hair in such an ambiguous way before getting into a car?!
And if I remember correctly, Xu Youyou was being chased and scolded by Su Shengxi's fans because of her relationship with Su Shengxi. But unexpectedly, not long after that relationship was exposed, she changed boyfriends.
He Junhao was unaware of the twists and turns that had occurred during this period, but he now felt a pain in his chest, as if he had missed out on hundreds of millions.
"It can't be that bad—"
Xiao He was speechless.
"No, Brother Xiao, you don't know, there was once a truly juicy scoop placed right in front of me, but I didn't cherish it. When I wanted to open that scoop again, I regretted it deeply—"
"Stop it." Xiao He stopped He Junhao's incessant chatter. "Hurry up and send me the original video. I need it urgently."
"All right."
He Junhao answered listlessly.
"Oh, by the way, we're having a screening of 'Law of the Jungle' here tomorrow. If you're interested, you can come and attend. I'll have them reserve a spot for you in advance."
After saying this, Xiao He anticipated He Junhao's behavior and moved his phone further away.
"Haha! Thanks, godfather! How did you know I was short on material lately? Let's shoot! I'm going to ride the coattails of your movie's popularity! Oh ho ho!"
Sure enough, the next second He Junhao let out an excited roar.
Xiao He: ...A terrifying person.
After hanging up the phone, Xiao He successfully received the video footage sent by He Junhao.
Xiao He then communicated with the police and handed over these materials as evidence.
Xiao He had done his best to provide the clues he could, and he believed that further investigation would yield results soon...
As Xiao He walked to the entrance of the police station, he saw two familiar figures.
Liu Rulan crossed her arms and looked at the person in front of her expressionlessly: "So, you came back because of these things?"
Although Liu Rulan doesn't know exactly what happened, today's events are enough for her to guess part of the truth.
The man in front of her did not answer her question. He simply put his hands in his pockets, lowered his eyes slightly, and remained silent for a long time.
Liu Rulan took a deep breath and said, suppressing her anger, "I should have reminded you that once you left, you shouldn't come back."
In particular, avoid contact with those people.
Those who carry out the trial will do what they are supposed to do, and he, being merely a victim, should not get involved in these matters further, as it will only lead him deeper into trouble.
Tong Junhui did not answer immediately. He simply looked up at the street and sky outside the police station, his voice devoid of any emotion: "This is none of your business, Sister Liu. You are no longer my manager."
So what he wants to do, and what does it have to do with Liu Rulan?
Liu Rulan was speechless at his lukewarm response, and then her gaze fell on Xiao He.
Xiao He smiled awkwardly and took the initiative to walk over to break the silence: "Uh, I think it's getting late, how about we go get some food together?"
"Eat?" Liu Rulan sneered. "Go back and write a thousand-word self-criticism first! Let's see if that person dares to rush into the fire again next time."
"Well--"
Xiao He's gaze darted around guiltily, then he coughed lightly and said very seriously, "Sister Liu, we've been through so many ups and downs, I thought you were already used to it. Do we still need to go through this process?"
Liu Rulan: ...
The woman didn't say a word, but glared at Xiao He, then turned and walked towards the police station exit: "Let's go back."
Xiao He: "Okay, Sister Liu."
Xiao He then nodded slightly to Tong Junhui and followed Liu Rulan's steps.
Tong Junhui stood there, watching the two figures gradually disappear. His eyes held both nostalgia and self-mockery. Finally, he gave a soft sneer, turned around, and walked into the police station.
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The next day, preparations were officially underway for the first preview screening of "Law of the Jungle".
After packing his things, Xiao He prepared to go out for a hair and makeup session.
As soon as he arrived at the studio, Xiao He received a phone call.
Seeing the name in the contact's name, Xiao He answered with some surprise: "Hello?"
"Old Xiao, that's not fair of you. You gave He Junhao a preview screening ticket, but you didn't give me one?"
Zhai Zhipeng quipped on the phone with a hint of resentment.
Xiao He blushed and awkwardly tried to make amends: "Uh, of course I'll save a spot for you, my good brother! You can come anytime, I'll have my assistant take you straight backstage."
Zhai Zhipeng sighed: "I'm at work, so I'm just saying whatever comes to mind."
Zhai Zhipeng, like He Junhao, was Xiao He's roommate in college. However, unlike He Junhao, who continued to be an online blogger after graduation, Zhai Zhipeng found a job after graduation and has now successfully entered the headquarters of a certain company, where he happens to be in charge of the work related to maintaining trending topics.
These guys in the dorm usually chat in the group chat from time to time, posting random things. Yesterday, He Junhao excitedly announced in the group that he would be attending the preview screening of "Law of the Jungle," which earned him "Don't swallow your mouth and shut up" emojis from his other two roommates.
Dai Bai is busy with her postgraduate studies, and Zhai Zhipeng, who is also a working stiff, also let out a cry from the depths of his soul.
However, all he could do was go to work as usual, sit in his old office chair, and wistfully become a soon-to-be bald man.
However, Zhai Maluo's work today is a little different.
Today, the team leader instructed them to closely monitor the trending topics around 9:00 AM, be ready to maintain backend data at any time, and ensure the platform's traffic runs normally.
Having worked here for almost a year, Zhai Zhipeng already knew what this meant.
In short, there might be a big scandal around 9 PM, but it won't be pushed through normal traffic. Instead, it'll be generated by fake accounts creating hype. The platform already knows about this in advance and will cooperate with the trending topics to push it up, ensuring that the corresponding "trending topic" dominates the rankings. At the same time, it will push the information to all users "normally," ensuring the platform's traffic operates normally while converting this fake hype data into real user engagement.
This is already standard practice within their organization, nothing unusual, and Zhai Zhipeng is used to it.
However, as the team leader's current "confidant," he still took advantage of the meeting's end to sneak up next to the team leader, grinning and gossiping: "Team leader, why so sudden this time? Can you give me a heads-up?"
Normally, it definitely shouldn't be transparent.
But rules are rigid, while people are flexible. In this industry, there are no secrets; things have been passed down by word of mouth for a long time.
"There was a film screening today, but the rival team sniped it."
The team ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ leader winked at Zhai Zhipeng, subtly hinting at something.
"Wow, wow, these people are crazy—hmm?"
Zhai Zhipeng nodded repeatedly, about to offer some comments and criticisms along with his team leader's words, but suddenly stopped.
Uh, wait a minute, something seems off?
