152: Are you a fake fan?

Inside the conference room, the Competition Organizing Committee's supervisor looked displeased while watching the video on the projector screen.

In his plan, no matter how Gao Xiaofan responded, the Competition Organizing Committee would draw a wave of traffic and attention. Even if Gao Xiaofan said he wouldn't participate, the Competition Organizing Committee would still receive the most attention during this controversy.

Gao Xiaofan participating was naturally the best outcome, but he never expected this jerk to play outside the rules.

This is like playing cards; you always have to keep something in reserve!

The Competition Organizing Committee played a pair of Threes. Good heavens, Gao Xiaofan, you went straight for the Joker Bomb!

Originally, according to the plan, whether Gao Xiaofan participated or not, the Competition Organizing Committee would slowly maintain the buzz and let the incident continue to ferment.

But now, everyone ignored the Kings Battle Tournament Organizing Committee and instead started focusing on the flag Gao Xiaofan raised!

Kings Battle? What is that? Deng Yuan? Who is that?

What the audience wants to see is a flashpoint, they want to see the Joker Bomb, not your pair of Threes!

At this moment, the supervisor of the Competition Organizing Committee even felt a hint of fear. Gao Xiaofan's move made him unable to stop thinking.

Was it an unintentional act of youthful arrogance, or a calculated, strongest possible strike?

Regardless of which it was, all of the Competition Organizing Committee's backup plans were utterly crushed. The heat and benefits from this storm were now out of their reach!

"I can give you what you want, but if you want to frame me and steal from me? Impossible!"

Was this Gao Xiaofan's meaning? At this moment, the Competition Organizing Committee was panicking severely!

On the other side of the screen, the fan data on Gao Xiaofan's personal homepage kept fluctuating.

54.87 million!

A one-minute video gained over 4 million followers!

Deng Yuan, seated at the conference table, also had an ashen face. Originally, after he released his video, his follower count was steadily rising. But ever since Gao Xiaofan released his second "flag" video, his follower count had actually started to decline.

Some fans even started questioning in the comments section whether he, as a veteran and leading figure in the fishing world, should also post a similar video.

Of course, he wasn't afraid of Gao Xiaofan, but he was afraid of public opinion. He had been the champion of the previous Kings Battles, and the internet was already rife with speculation about collusion between him and the Competition Organizing Committee.

If he were to imitate Gao Xiaofan and post that video, he wouldn't dare to imagine the consequences.

Most people would probably become even more suspicious of him! "How can you be so certain that you will be the champion!"

He already slightly regretted getting involved in this mess. Now that Gao Xiaofan's video was out, if he made any missteps during the competition, they would be magnified endlessly—he didn't even need to think about it!

Even if he said nothing now, when he won the championship again, who knows what netizens would say about him—they might accuse him of collusion again!

The more Deng Yuan thought about it, the worse he felt. Looking up again at Gao Xiaofan in the video only increased his irritation.

"Why are young people today so explosive? You say a few things to them, and they just blow up!"

He imagined the commotion among netizens when Gao Xiaofan inevitably lost to him and was forced to quit the internet~

Deng Yuan couldn't help but shiver~

Just raising a flag has this effect now. When he actually quits the internet later, he'll surely be cursed to death by netizens. He could already envision the comments at that time!

"An elder bullying a junior who has a disabled arm! Shameful!"

"Forcing someone to quit the internet! Detestable!"

"Rigged match! Vile!"

The two people in the conference room looked at each other, and finally, both sighed.

Forget it. Let him be arrogant for a while!

...After Gao Xiaofan hung up the phone, he wasn't in a hurry. He first went to wash up, smoked a cigarette, and then leisurely went to the Die-Hard Fan Group to say a word.

"Alright, everyone. The ruckus is over. Come back now~"

He wasn't afraid of trouble regarding the fans' public opinion; since it didn't involve politics or dangerous speech, what could the platform do?

But since he was operating on the platform, and the platform had spoken, he had to save face for them!

Ten minutes later, the Wo Zi Army slowly returned to their respective fan groups and started chatting and joking!

The triumphant return of the Wo Zi Army meant that those Fishing Bigshots no longer had to worry about being bombed with comments. This allowed those battered Fishing Bigshots to breathe a sigh of relief, although the comment sections below their videos were still filled with the aftermath of the Wo Zi Army's assault, making them hideous to look at.

These bigshots were extremely regretful that they had tried to stir up trouble~

During this time, some hardcore fans suggested they respond by posting a similar video, which almost made the Fishing Bigshots so angry that they wanted to kick them out of the fan group and block them!

Are you an idiot?! What flag should I raise?!

Didn't you see that Deng Yuan was the champion in the previous Kings Battles?

And you want me to raise a flag? Do I have the strength to do that?!

Just tell me, are you a goddamn fake fan?! Huh? Do you want to see me quit the internet?! Huh!

I heard that one of Old Ma's level 16 light-board administrators directly defected, hahahahaha~

Thinking of this, the bigshots, who had been cursing internally, suddenly felt much better.

Although Gao Xiaofan's fans stopped their assault, this scene was clearly observed by the Onlookers.

Countless Self-Media Bloggers began reposting and analyzing, desperately trying to catch the last train of popularity brought about by Gao Xiaofan.

"Shock! This Man Actually Said Such Things in Public!"

"...Although Brother Wo Zi is very brave, I checked the data. Kings Battle essentially gathers the nation's top anglers. Competitors are at least National First-Class Competitive Angling Masters, and some team captains are even National Special-Class Competitive Angling Masters. Brother Wo Zi isn't even Third-Class~"

"But regardless, Brother Wo Zi's flag makes me admire him. Although I only have over a million followers, asking me to quit the internet is like asking for my life~"

"What Kind of Magic Does This Man Possess, Commanding 50 Million Die-Hards!"

"...The cohesion of the Wo Zi Army is terrifying! We can see that the comment sections under all Fishing Bloggers' videos have been overrun. Tsk tsk, the state of the dead is truly miserable~"

"Of course, after asking some fans, we learned about Brother Wo Zi's past, which also makes me admire him! It's truly very positive energy! He once gave up his chance to escape to save hundreds of people from a Program Production Crew!"

"The most crucial thing is that he survived! Let me find a video for everyone to watch. Tsk tsk... So handsome and dominant! He's practically the Son of Destiny! Who the hell wouldn't love and follow him?"

"One Video Gains 5 Million Followers: A Deep Analysis of Short Video Operations!"

...Gao Xiaofan lay on the bed, looking at his phone, lost in thought.

With this much buzz, opening a live stream wouldn't be too much, right~